The most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped to stoke the fires of anti-government anger is right-wing media host Glenn Beck, who has a TV show on FOX News and a popular syndicated radio show. While other conservative media hosts, such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, routinely attack Obama and his administration, typically on partisan grounds, they have usually dismissed or refused to give a platform to the conspiracy theorists and anti-government extremists. This has not been the case with Glenn Beck. Beck and his guests have made a habit of demonizing President Obama and promoting conspiracy theories about his administration.
Tim Rutten of the LA Times noted the ADL report for a column that asked if FAUX should cancel Beck's show because he's getting more into politics. This got Beck's attention and yesterday he attacked the ADL (and NOW) as "has as much to do with the plight of the Jewish people as the National Organization for Women has to do with the plight of women."
Here's the audio:
For a guy who openly called Pres. Obama a racist, Beck's got pretty thin skin.
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