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Glenn Beck Questions “African-American” Nomenclature (VIDEO)
August 30th, 2011
Glenn Beck is a funny guy. And Mo’Kelly will tell him like Mo’Kelly tells everyone. Mo’Kelly is “African-American.” When that changes I will let you know, not vice-versa.
How quaint of Beck the non-African-American giving his two cents on an experience he will never share in or understand. But it’s Beck…so no surprise there.
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Former White House Green Czar Van Jones Threatens Fox Lawsuit
June 20th, 2011
From The Huffington Post
NEW YORK –- After challenging Glenn Beck to a debate over the weekend at Netroots Nation and in a MoveOn.org-sponsored ad Monday, Van Jones may have taken his beef with Beck a step further.
Jones, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress who resigned from his job as White House “green jobs” czar following the conservative host’s repeated claims that he was a subversive and a Communist, is considering legal action against Beck-employer Fox News.
Jones’ attorney sent a cease and desist letterMonday to Dianne Brandi, the network’s executive vice president for legal & business affairs, claiming that “a series of sensational and inflammatory charges” have been made against Jones on Fox News shows. The statements, his attorney Joseph Sandler argues, are “demonstrably, unequivocally and absolutely false.”
Full story HERE.
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Sarah Palin – Rising Unpopularity?!
January 19th, 2011
Imagine that, Sarah Palin is becoming more and more unpopular. In her ongoing defiance to not “shut up” she is reaping the rewards.
Expect her to launch her own daily radio/TV commentary program in the coming days and take her place alongside Rush and Glenn. Seriously, this is the direction in which she’s headed.
Her behavior of late has torpedoed any chance at political respectability and
presidential candidate viability. It’s clear she’s now she will eschew either of the aforementioned and cash in as the new “Ann Coulter”…just far, far, far less intelligent.
Full story HERE.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reached a new milestone Wednesday, and it wasn’t a good one. Her unfavorability ratings have reached record highs, according to a recently-released CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll.
According to the survey, Palin’s unfavorability rating stands at 56 percent, its highest ever, and up seven percentage points from a similar poll taken before the midterm election. Her favorability rating, on the other hand, currently stands at 36 percent, the survey finds, down two points since October.
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Tucson Tragedy Demands Public Discourse Recall
January 11th, 2011
Slow down America. Slow down.
Congresswoman Giffords (D-AZ)
There is no finish line awaiting the fastest to pass judgment. There is no prize for the swiftest rebuke of political figures supposedly not earnest or sincere enough in their apologies for violent rhetoric in the months and years preceding the tragedy in Tucson.
There is no office of any elected official hanging in the balance. Nobody is set to go to the polls this Tuesday, the next, or anytime soon.
Slow down America. Slow down.
Those on the Left have been working overtime to find the proverbial missing link between the actions of Jared Loughner and the rhetoric of the Right. The smoking…well, um, you know.
It doesn’t exist.
Those on the Right are at DEFCON 2, the political equivalent of football’s prevent defense; trying to thwart blame being laid at the feet of those such as Michael Savage, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh.
It’s a poorly-conceived strategy.
Jared Lee Loughner
One can indisputably link Loughner’s premeditated acts of violence to the Tea Party no more than one could link Mo’Kelly’s premeditated acts of good conscience to the Democratic party. It just doesn’t work that way. You can search my computer, my house, my sock drawer…there won’t be any odes to Keith Olbermann or sonnets in honor of Nancy Pelosi to be found anywhere. My community and volunteer work are no way overtly connected to my political ideals.
It just doesn’t work that way. Related? Probably on some level, but there is no direct path of connection.
Nevertheless, words matter.
In September of 1963, the Sixteenth St. Baptist Church in Birmingham was bombed, killing four children. A week before the bombing, Alabama governor George Wallace told the New York Times that stopping integration in Alabama only required a “few first-class funerals.”
Coincidence? Violent rhetoric? There is no dotted line leading directly from one to the other…but words matter. Know your own history America.
Or think of it this way…
Corporations will spend more than 3 million dollars for a 30-second commercial spot during next month’s Super Bowl, because they know intimately and fiscally that words matter. Along those same lines, nobody will be able to definitively trace whether Mo’Kelly subsequently bought a particular beer, a particular chocolate bar, a specific soda or some tortilla chips because of a given commercial during that moment in time. Yet and still, marketing gurus around the world can cite innumerable studies chapter and verse which have conclusively determined that words (and their messages) matter.
(And they would be right.)
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose holiday we celebrate this week, had no Facebook page, no Twitter feed, television or radio program in which to convince the masses of African-Americans to turn the other cheek in the face of fire hoses and firearms. With only powerful oratory at his side, hundreds of thousands lined the Washington Mall on his journey to forever changing America.
Those same words ultimately led to a bullet through his neck. Words matter.
One could argue that Harvey Milk and former San Francisco Mayor George Moscone weren’t assassinated in 1978 purely on the strength of their political affiliations but the power of their words wielded while in office.
Adolf Hitler began not with a gas chamber, but with a poster on a public wall.
Words matter and often lead to both intended and unintended consequences.
Readers do not point their browsers to The Huffington Post, Foxnews.com, The National Review Online or DailyKos.com simply to look at the ingenious html coding and pretty color paneling.
Words matter and invariably inspire action, often leading to unintended consequences.
When you “share” this post on your Facebook page, you’ve tacitly agreed. When you email it to your favorite political associate or adversary, you’ve also tacitly agreed. When you’ve cut and pasted portions to post on your blog and rebut for your own posterity…you’ve most certainly agreed. For some, that is as far as it goes
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For some…
Although commentators such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin only inspire Mo’Kelly to write well-crafted and reasoned rebuttals to their monologues…it would be foolish to allege that their collective “inspiration” begins and ends at words. They know better and hopefully so do you too.
Limbaugh’s radio program boasts more than 15 million listeners weekly. Anyone wish to wager that all 15 million are mentally sane and balanced?
Didn’t think so.
Words matter.
The converse is also true with Keith Olbermann, Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert.
Words matter. Slow down America, slow down.
If you take Conservatives at their word, President Obama mobilized a majority of voters, including a nation of young people to choose him simply on the strength of his words alone.
Maybe…maybe not. But even Conservatives understood and recognized the power of words.
Slow down America. Slow down.
The issue is not whether Jared Loughner is mentally unstable, we know this to be true. The question is NOT whether he specifically subscribed to Tea Party ideology or is some closeted, extremist right-winger. Being mentally unstable is separate and distinct from whether someone is “uninfluenced.” They are not mutually exclusive concepts, and arguably instability opens the door for greater influence.
Words matter and have unintended consequences.
The question ultimately is whether we as Americans are willing to accept responsibility for the toxic political climate we’ve produced.
Our public discourse is broken and the fault is collectively our own. There are those who’ve added fuel to the fire and there are those who were complicit, sitting idly by and watching it burn. You know who you are respectively.
Automobiles are routinely recalled for the unintended consequences of faulty manufacturing and the lives they negatively impact. The same should be true for our political discourse. It’s time to recall it in full. It does not matter “why” Jared Loughner found it reasonable to kill 6 people while injuring 14 more or whose vitriolic rhetoric was more impactful along the way. It should only matter whether we as Americans are willing to accept collective responsibility for creating a political environment in which could be called into question as to contributing or influencing this tragedy.
If we have reason to debate whether our discourse contributed to the tragedy, then it probably has. Any debate over whether we’ve crossed the line means at best we’ve pressed too close to it. At worst, we’ve gone too far.
Either/or…it’s time to recall this brand of political discourse. Not because it’s politically expedient, popular or safe but because our conscience tells us it’s right.
Cowardice asks the question, ‘Is it safe?’ Expediency asks the question, ‘Is it politic?’ But conscience asks the question, ‘Is it right?’ And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.”
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Slow down America, words still matter. Happy Birthday Dr. King.
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Glenn Beck Deserves MAJOR PROPS for "Black Founders" Friday
June 18th, 2010
Mo’Kelly is not a fan of Glenn Beck, but he deserves tremendous props for covering this topic. How this wasn’t sent to Mo’Kelly before now…not even sure. But this is outstanding that the Fox News network (or Glenn Beck specifically) researched this topic and featured it on air. The video will speak for itself. This ran at the end of May. Mo’Kelly MUST give credit where credit is due. Granted, there are Neocon undertones at the end of the program and the “point” of it all is closely tied to Republican talking points, but I won’t quibble about that. I think the larger expression of these facts trumps any criticisms I have.
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Jon Stewart Destroys Glenn Beck Conspiracies (VIDEO)
March 22nd, 2010
This guy is simply brilliant. You can have writers to provide material, but you can’t write this type of delivery. Absolute brilliance and on point.
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The Republicans and McCarthyism
September 21st, 2009
The Huffington Post ran this today…
“Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are paving the way for a return of McCarthyism with their hysterical and shrill denunciations of President Obama and his administration as secret Communists and Marxists and Fascists who actually hate America and are trying to destroy it from the inside. Crooks and Liars highlights this well-done video juxtaposing the conspiracy theorists on the right with the disgraced Senator Joseph McCarthy. The result is pretty revealing.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/21/the-return-of-mccarthyism_n_293451.html
Remember, Mo’Kelly said the following:
“Seriously, even Dr. King, who, save assassination could still have been alive today would not have met the Obama administration standard. King criticized the government, openly opposed the Vietnam war and was by every GOP measure a “radical extremist.” In fact, King was far more “radical” than Van Jones and also was branded a Marxist/communist.
This is NOT a comparison of Jones and King, but a comparison of the fear tactics used to discredit them both. Notice the familiar McCarthyism wallpaper.”
- (Mo’Kelly) Dr. King Couldn’t Have Served in Obama Administration 9.7.09
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/21/the-return-of-mccarthyism_n_293451.html
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Tags: Communism, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Glenn Beck, McCarthyism, Mo'Kelly, Rush Limbaugh, socialism, Van Jones |
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Dr. King Could Not Have Served in Obama Administration
September 7th, 2009
Dr. King and President Lyndon B. Johnson
For as much ballyhoo which surrounded the election of President Obama; the approaching one-year anniversary of the historic moment has provided tremendous perspective. I would imagine only the extremely politically naïve thought that the realities of an Obama administration would live up to the previous expectations. At the risk of using any cliché “honeymoon stage” references, this relationship is rightfully like any other romantic involvement. It starts off hot, then cools when the initial infatuation ends. The habits and idiosyncrasies largely ignored during the courtship are somehow more intolerable later on during the relationship.
With that extended relationship metaphor out of the way, let’s look at the recent resignation of White House advisor Van Jones. His “controversial” past concerning 9/11 remarks, intertwined with the public Glenn Beck fiasco turned Jones into a PR liability to the administration. In 2009, PR liabilities are not to be confused with actual liabilities. They are not one-in-the-same.
Although the public story is that Jones resigned, Obama administration “habits and idiosyncrasies” suggest the opposite. This is the same campaign/administration which sprinted away from anything and anyone supposedly “controversial.” The next “controversial” person the administration stands behind will be the first. One could argue that such behavior was an effective campaign strategy but a horrible approach to governance.
You’re the president…act like it. Sometimes “executive privilege” means giving the finger to fringe detractors instead of caving in to them.
Van Jones was chosen to serve because he was a visionary champion of eco-capitalism. The acceptance of Jones’
Van Jones
supposed resignation for reasons thoroughly unrelated to his present tenure reeks of weakness in the administration.
President Obama has now exposed his own pressure point, to which the GOP will exploit time and time again until 2012 and beyond. The precedent had been set long ago during the campaign and the Obama administration is calling the same play over and over again in the huddle.
“Distance, disavow and disconnect. Student Body Left on 3…BREAK.”
In the weeks after the election, the administration offered some 20 pages of a vetting questionnaire to weed out those potential cabinet members and associates whose past might present future problems. It was extensive and arguably unrealistic in scope. Jesus Christ himself couldn’t have served in this administration. Turning water into wine probably would have been later characterized as running moonshine and curing the sick (and raising the dead) without a medical license would have used to prove Jesus was a “quack” and member of the occult.
Robert Gibbs
“Distance, disavow and disconnect. Student Body Left on 3…BREAK.”
I can hear White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs right now, thanking Jesus Christ “for his service,” but not endorse any of his comments made years earlier criticizing Pontius Pilate.
Seriously, even Dr. King, who, save assassination could still have been alive today would not have met the Obama administration standard. King criticized the government, openly opposed the Vietnam war and was by every GOP measure a “radical extremist.” In fact, King was far more “radical” than Van Jones and also was branded a Marxist/communist.
This is NOT a comparison of Jones and King, but a comparison of the fear tactics used to discredit them both. Notice the familiar McCarthyism wallpaper.
If the GOP has done anything well in recent years, it’s been redefining heretofore innocuous words. “Liberal” was changed from a political ideological description to a scandalous accusation. The word “radical” transformed from an objective description of activism into some insidious form of anti-American extremism.
Senator John McCain isn’t a “radical” by the way,…he’s a “maverick.”
OK, if you say so. Yes, the hypocrisy lies is in the application of the labels.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
“I think Van Jones did the right thing. His extremist views and coarse rhetoric have no place in this administration.”
- Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN)
In a vacuum, there is nothing wrong with Pence’s statement. The truth is though, we don’t live in a vacuum. We live in a world with television, history books and even youtube, elucidating the rampant Republican hypocrisy.
There is no public statement condemning the “extreme” views and rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh, the same Limbaugh that RNC Chairman Michael Steele was forced to offer apologies. The same Limbaugh who compared the Democrats and the Obama healthcare plan to Nazism. To date there has been a public acquiescence of the Republican party to Rush Limbaugh and not one instance of condemnation or repudiation of his rhetoric.
Not by Pence or any other member of the Republic Party.
There was never any condemnation by Republican leadership of then Governor Sarah Palin’s remarks accusing then Senator Obama of “pal-ing around with terrorists.”
Rumsfeld and Hussein
For whatever reason, there is nothing similarly said about former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, even though he’s shaking hands here with Saddam Hussein.
Extremist views and coarse rhetoric? Pal-ing around with terrorists? Hypocrisy.
A South Carolina State senator directly compared President Obama and Osama Bin Laden on his official website.
To which there was no rebuke from Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh or any Indiana congressman named Mike Pence. The 
GOP can’t have it both ways. If Rush Limbaugh is not the de facto leader of the Republican party, then never should the chairman of the RNC apologize for correctly categorizing Limbaugh as “just an entertainer.” It then means that Limbaugh is NOT “just an entertainer” but an influential GOP operative from which the party takes its cues, even the extremist ones doused in coarse rhetoric.
Yes, there’s no place for “extremist views and coarse rhetoric” in the Obama administration, but it’s a-ok within the Republican Party, anywhere and everywhere.
Senator Kit Bond (R-MO)
Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) also weighed in, saying “Can the American people trust a senior White House official that is so cavalier in his association with such radical and repugnant sentiments?”
There’s that word “radical” again. Obviously Senator Bond’s short term memory is deficient and he has conveniently forgotten President George W. Bush and sideman Dick Cheney. Ever heard of Karl Rove?
“Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 and the attacks and prepared for war.”
Karl Rove – June 23, 2005
I can’t seem to find any condemnation by Congressman Mike Pence or Senator Kit Bond then or now regarding these radical and repugnant sentiments on 9/11 and the opposition party. Maybe it’s just a coincidence…just maybe.
In fact, I did find an AP story on the “Republican response.” It read as follows…
WASHINGTON – The White House is defending presidential adviser Karl Rove against Democratic demands that he apologize or quit for implying that liberals are soft on the Sept. 11 attackers and other terrorists.
Congressional Republicans joined the White House in standing solidly behind Rove, saying he shouldn’t apologize and that he was outlining a philosophical divide between a president who sought to win the war on terrorism by taking the fight to the enemy and Democrats who questioned that approach.
Full story HERE.
Or what about Eliot Abrams?
During George W. Bush’s first term in office, Abrams was appointed Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Abrams testifies during Iran-Contra
Director on the National Security Council for Near East and North African Affairs. During Bush’s second term, Abrams was named Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy. The appointments were “controversial” due to Abrams’ conviction in 1991 on two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully withholding information from Congress…during the Iran-Contra Affair investigation.
I was unable to find any similar statements from Republicans decrying the appointment or asking for Abrams’ resignation. It was another “coincidence,” to be sure.
Ultimately the blame must lie with the Obama administration for painting itself into the proverbial corner with its track record of fighting for absolutely no one deemed “controversial” by the political opposition. Instead of doing the right thing and standing behind their “Green Jobs Czar” they did the “Obama” thing…
“Distance, disavow and disconnect. Student Body Left on 3…BREAK.”
Despite the characterization of President Obama as the fulfillment of Dr. King’s “dream,” Dr. King would have no place and would be unwelcome in this present administration. By all contemporary Republican accounts, King was both “radical,” “extreme” and “controversial,” questioning the moral authority of American government. That has no place in the Obama administration. The acceptance of Jones’ resignation is the Democrats’ collective co-signature of such foolishness. Time to audible and call a different play for once President Obama.
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Tags: 9/11, Color of Change, Desiree Rogers, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Glenn Beck, Phil Kerpen, Van Jones |
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