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Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
Conservative blogger Charles Johnson of the site Little Green Footballs reported yesterday that Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 special election, signed a pledge to uphold Glenn Beck’s 9/12 Project principles in Congress. The signed pledge is available online , ...
Doug Hoffman: The Glenn Beck Candidate
Doug Hoffman: The Glenn Beck Candidate
littlegreenfootballs.com — Politics | Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:02:19 am PST What exactly does Doug Hoffman stand for?... And who is he standing with? Would you believe Glenn Beck? At the endorsements page of Doug Hoffman For Congress , we find a link to the Gold List at ... (more) Doug Hoffman: The Glenn Beck Candidate
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mediamatters.org — Appearing on Fox News' Glenn Beck , John Fund claimed that Hispanic voters in Camden, New Jersey,... are being told that there is "a new way for you to vote, la nueva forma de votar" -- an anecdote Fund suggested was evidence of voter fraud in the ... (more) John Fund fabricates evidence of voter fraud in NJ
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The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York
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Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His 'Mentor,' Will Keep In Touch
TPM Election Central — ... Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in NY-23, appeared today on the Glenn Beck show -- and declared that Beck is a "mentor" of his, and that he'll stay in touch with Beck if he's elected: ...

Glenn Beck: Hoffman (N.Y. 23rd) 'mentor'
The Swamp — ... pressing Hoffman about climate change. "Well, I think there's a lot of debate on there. I don't believe that it's totally manmade,'' Hoffman said. "And I certainly don't believe the cap and tax bill is going to solve that problem.'' Beck and cohost Pat Gray alighted to the comment about the cap-and-trade energy bill that has cleared the House, and which a Senate committee will start marking up this week. ""He's getting stronger,'' the hosts cheered. "I have good mentors here,'' Hoffman told his hosts. " Wait, wait. Are ...

Election Tuesday Eve: Palin Hits VA with Ralph Reed
Taylor Marsh — ... dial. The biggest GOTV rallying cry in American media today, led now by Glenn Beck far more than Rush Limbaugh. See Hoffman in NY-23 if you don’t believe me. ...

Follow the leader
Political Animal — FOLLOW THE LEADER.... The day before the closely-watched special election in New York's 23rd, Doug Hoffman decided to take some time to check in with his friend Glenn Beck. It is not a casual connection. Lee Fang explained that Hoffman is one of a small number of congressional candidates to pledge his "sacred honor" to "uphold Glenn Beck's 9/12 Project principles in Congress." And on Beck's radio show today, Hoffman continued to toe the line, assuring the host that he doesn't believe that climate change is "totally" the result of human activity. It prompted the host to ...

The Beck-Palin Party, Ctd
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Hoffman appears on Beck and slowly undergoes conversion therapy: HOFFMAN: I have good mentors here. GLENN: Wait, wait. Wait, wait. Are they mentors that will show – HOFFMAN: I’m talking about you, Glenn. GLENN: Oh, okay. I was going to say all right, as long as they are standing out from the shadows. [...] HOFFMAN: No. Yeah, well, I’m going to keep in touch with people like you so I don’t get infected with that disease. Beck persuaded Hoffman that climate ...

Liberals attack Doug Hoffman’s most endearing qualities
rightofcourse.com — ...      Think Progress is attacking Doug Hoffman for his affiliation with Glenn Beck (Have you noticed how the word “progress” has been hijacked to mean “move toward socialism”?).  As is typical for those who lean so far left, the author, Lee Fang, has missed a few points.  Let’s discuss a few of the larger problems. ...

Hoffman's mentor: Glenn Beck
The Reaction — ... As Think Progress is reporting (saving us from having to subject ourselves to such madness), Hoffman was on Beck's radio show today, and Beck and his co-host Pat Gray were aggressively pushing him even further to the right (in this case, on climate change) -- and Hoffman was like a supplicant without any will of his own: ...

Doug Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His Mentor (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — While Rush Limbaugh was out proclaiming former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava "guilty of widespread bestiality," Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman was pledging his allegiance to Glenn Beck. In the latest, strangest twist in the race for NY-23, Hoffman declared Beck a "mentor" of his, and told the radio/television host that he'll "keep in touch" with people like him once he's elected: HOFFMAN: I have good mentors here. GLENN: Wait, wait. Wait, wait. Are they mentors that will show - HOFFMAN: I'm talking about you, Glenn. ...

Stuck in the Middle of the Political Goo
Little Green Footballs — ... Hot Air may have put me in their “Left Channels,” but Think Progress still categorizes me as a “conservative” blogger: Think Progress » Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’. ...

Democrat Wins In New York 23rd
Liberal Values — ... Scozzafava became a target of leading spokesmen of the national Republican Party such as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. Many Republican leaders, including Sarah Palin, backed Conservative Party candidate Douglas Hoffman. Hoffman even referred to Glenn Beck as his mentor. ...

Hoffman ?Un-Concedes? The NY-23 Election After Prodding From His ?Mentor? Glenn Beck
The Hollywood Liberal — ... at the waist? No? Okay, good. Second question for you, are you officially un-conceding at this moment? HOFFMAN: Yes, if I knew this information at the election night, I would not have conceded. BECK: So are you un-conceding? HOFFMAN: If that’s possible, yes. BECK: If the President can bow to an emperor and nobody says anything, yeah, I think you can unconcede. Listen here: If anyone could get Hoffman to unconcede the race, it would be Beck, whom Hoffman has called his “ mentor .” Hoffman has signed a pledge to ...

Mark Kirk Gets Skittish About Possible Glenn Beck Endorsement (WATCH)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... caught up with Kirk and asked whether he would be open to an endorsement from the Fox News host, similar to the one Beck gave Doug Hoffman in the recent New York Congressional election. ...

Mark Kirk Gets Skittish About Possible Glenn Beck Endorsement (WATCH)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... caught up with Kirk and asked whether he would be open to an endorsement from the Fox News host, similar to the one Beck gave Doug Hoffman in the recent New York Congressional election. ...

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GOP Rep. John Linder To Endorse Conservative Party's Hoffman In NY-23
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DeMint Endorses Conservative Party's Hoffman In NY-23
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‘Nativist Extremist’ Minuteman PAC Endorses Hoffman For Congress
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