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Glenn Beck’s Phony Rich-Guy Populism
One curious consequence of the Democrats’ electoral triumph last year has been the rise of Glenn Beck, a right-wing populist whose daily ravings on Fox News have helped inspire the anti-government “tea party” rallies across the country. In a lot of ways, Beck’s popularity reflects the current ...
Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
thinkprogress.org — 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 ... (more) Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
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
John Fund fabricates evidence of voter fraud in NJ
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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All your sperm are belong to God
Sadly, No! — ... First, some housekeeping — my latest article on Glenn Beck and “rich guy populism” is posted over at the Commonweal Institute’s website. Please give it some lurve by clicking on ...

Rich-Guy Populism -- Glenn Beck
Seeing the Forest — Rich-Guy Populism -- Glenn Beck -- by Dave Johnson Over at Commonweal Institute, Brad Reed has a great post: Glenn Beck Peddles Populism for Rich Guys , The irony is that Beck is only really opposed to big government when Republicans aren’t controlling it. For instance, he has no issues with allowing the government to torture prisoners and is supportive of police brutality. And those big government bailouts of the financial industry that Beck rails against on a regular basis? Back when George W. Bush was president, Beck actually chided Congress for not giving more money to rescue the banks. So Beck isn’t against big government. Rather, he’s opposed to government ...

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