washingtonmonthly.com - 4/10/2009
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AFTER THE SEGMENT.... It was a very special episode of Glenn Beck's Fox News show, when he pretended to douse a colleague in gasoline while talking about setting himself on fire, but what I found especially interesting is what happened...
balloon-juice.com - 4/11/2009
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balloon-juice.com —
So a crazy person got up at one
of Glenn Beck’s 9/12 get-togethers and started ranting about
who knows what, and LGF has the video tape and a transcript : OF course, because Charles Johnson has noted these are crazy people, the ...
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The Mirror Speaks, The Reflection Lies
washingtonmonthly.com - 4/13/2009
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washingtonmonthly.com —
MISUNDERSTANDING THE 'GRASSROOTS' CONCEPT.... Media Matters' Karl Frisch
notes Glenn Beck's role in this week's Tea-bagging events.
It points to a larger truth that often goes overlooked. Beck isn't just helping with turnout. Discussing his ...
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Misunderstanding the 'grassroots' concept
crooksandliars.com - 4/10/2009
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Stuck in the middle with Glenn
Balloon Juice —
Steve Benen (with the help of Rick Moran of all people) nails exactly what’s so scary about the Glenn Beck gasoline stunt video that John wrote about earlier:
But that’s not really the interesting part. Alex Koppelman added, “Unfortunately, not captured in the video is what happened next, when Texas Gov. Rick Perry came on and Beck asked, ‘Governor, you’re regretting being on this program at this point, are you not, sir?’ Perry responded, ‘Not at all, Glenn Beck. I’m proud to be with ...
Rick Perry and Glenn Beck
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Oh dear.
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Crooks and Liars —
Balloon Juice: The country is getting a good look at some pure, undiluted, right wing crazy. We got your leading conservative intellectual right here!
Empire Burlesque: Pakistan counts the toll of the Bush-Obama drone war
War and Piece: Showdown?
billmon: Scalia's Nightmare
Unqualified Offerings: New film depicting actual Drug War abomination
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