Arianna Huffington, 11.22.2009
Misrepresenting what I said during an appearance on Countdown this week, NewsBusters claims that I'm trying to deny Glenn Beck his "constitutionally protected free speech." Wrong. What I said is that words have tremendous power -- they can inspire and they can incite. There's a reason you can't shout "fire" in a crowded theater. But even though Glenn Beck is shouting "fire" in a crowded, anxious country, I specifically said that the right response to his steady stream of lies, hate, and race-baiting -- all served up with a not-very-subtle undercurrent of violence -- is to put unrelenting pressure on his advertisers and his bosses. Pressure works. CNN dropped Lou Dobbs. I'm actually of two minds when it comes to Beck. Part of me resents spending even a second of my life thinking about him. But part of me recognizes that he's too dangerous to ignore.
Michael B. Laskoff, 11.21.2009
"...content against obedience..." ––W.S.
I first became aware of Glenn Beck in a sort of backhanded way. He was already well on his way to capturing the hearts of conservative America with hi...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, 11.21.2009
Political Analyst and Social Issues Commentator
Glenn Beck loves every minute of the Beck bash. In recent days he's gotten a rock star mob welcome in South Carolina and Washington. He'd get the sam...
Glynnis MacNicol, 11.20.2009
Senior Editor, Mediaite.com
Obviously, unless sometime between now and 2012 there occurs a rip in the space-time continuum and the country slips into an alternate reality, Sar...
Huff TV, 11.19.2009
Arianna Huffington went on MSNBC's Countdown to discuss a new report from the Anti-Defamation League on anti-government rage, that calls Glenn Beck th...
Nathan Daschle, 11.19.2009
Executive Director of the Democratic Governors Association
American voters will reward the party that optimistically puts forth a concrete plan to return prosperity. And while the jury on the new administration is still out, the case against the GOP has long been closed.
Steve Marmel, 11.20.2009
Marmel is a comedian, a writer and a TV producer. It's not as impressive as it sounds.
There's a loud group of people out there who think screaming equals majority, obstruction equals fighting for something, and blind hatred equals patriotism.
Cenk Uygur, 11.17.2009
Host of The Young Turks
The right-wing radicals, unanimous in their agreement that KSM should not be tried in the U.S. courts, aren't just crazy, they're un-American. We don't take people out and shoot them without trials.
Kara Vallow, 11.16.2009
Which of the Left's towering progressive heroes will next be appropriated by the wing nuts? I'd like to see them re-brand a socialist leader or a radical anarchist with the Red State glaze.
Doug Molitor, 11.19.2009
A big disaster movie is inspired by a centuries-old Mayan prediction. Should we worry? There are a lot of ways planet Earth could end it all...
John Lundberg, 11.13.2009
John Lundberg has been writing and teaching poetry for the last ten years. He is a recent Wallace S ...
Lou Dobbs resigned from CNN on Wednesday night. Newsweek's longtime senior editor Jerry Adler published a poem in honor of the occasion entitled "Goodbye, Mr. Dobbs."
Lincoln Mitchell, 11.15.2009
Assistant Professor in the Practice of International Politics, Columbia University
The temptation to attribute Obama's, and the Democratic Party's, failings to elitism and a lack of concern for working class, white voters is strong, even among some progressives.
Joe Peyronnin, 11.13.2009
NYU Journalism Professor
Never underestimate how much shear chutzpah, ambition and attractiveness can get a person in this day and age. Try at least $1.2 million.
Lesley Stern, 11.12.2009
Writer, counselor to the nouveau poor
If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.
Mike Ragogna, 11.12.2009
music biz vet, entertainment writer
Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.
Casey Gane-McCalla, 11.13.2009
Assistant Editor for BlackPlanet.com's NewsOne
What is ironic is that while right wing pundits attack Islam as a cause for the horrific massacre, they continue to fuel the flames for right wing terrorists who have massacres of their own.
Rob Kall, 11.11.2009
Host, Bottom-up Radio Show WNJC 1360, publisher, OpEdNews.com and Futurehealth.org
Limbaugh, Beck and Palin tap the energy and emotions of the masses and flame their biases and bigotry. The web and the media have changed the rules. The grassroots are connected like never before.
James Rucker, 11.11.2009
Founder of ColorOfChange.org
We can't let Murdoch have it both ways -- he can stand by the fact that he supports Glenn Beck's race-baiting; or he can tell us why he doesn't and what he's going to do about it.
Norman Horowitz, 11.14.2009
Senior executive with almost 50 years of diverse media experience
'Tis but thy name that is my enemy; Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, Nor arm, nor face, nor any oth...
Eric Boehlert, 11.10.2009
Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America
We're entering a sort of Fox News Era where media outlets -- where alleged news organizations -- essentially co-sponsor political campaigns. We've mov...
Jeff Danziger, 11.10.2009
Jeff Danziger is a political cartoonist syndicated by the NYTimes worldwide
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