Glenn Beck Calls Pres. Obama a Racist, Lets Boycott the Advertisers

Glenn Beck is an idiot. Plain and Simple. I have never liked him, don't watch him and will never watch him. He has done some really stupid things, but I believe this is one of his worst.

In case you aren't familiar with what he has done, here is the video of it:



Yes, this is from Media Matters, because I refuse to link or post anything from Fox News. Now, the head of Fox News makes a statement and says, this is Glenn Beck's opinion and not the opinion of Fox News. Well, way to go.. What the heck does that mean?

This is just unacceptable. But, Beck is not the only one, he is just the latest. We hear this from Limbaugh all the time. The only problem is that Beck did this not only on Fox & Friends early Tuesday morning, he repeated it on his radio show later on in the day. So, that's a double dose of the mess.

Now today, on MSNBC, the best thing I have ever heard from someone came out. Well, I believe Keith Olbermann has suggested it before. Here is what Donnie Deustch had to say:

Deustch: He called this president a ‘racist’ and a ‘hatred of white people’, okay? This has to stop. Here’s the only way this stops. The reason this man does this, this Glenn Beck does this, is because it attracts viewers, it creates controversy…

If you’re an African-American or white American who’s tired of this kind of talk, write to the CEO’s of those companies and say: ‘you know what, put it somewhere else on Fox News, I’m not saying take it [your advertising] off of Fox News, take it off this man’s show.

The following advertisers were listed by Deustch on air:

General Motors
Campbell Soup
Chrysler
Proctor & Gamble
Pfizer
Kellogg
Walmart
Kraft Foods
Nestle

Here is the video of the segment with him, Tamryn Hall and Jonathon Capehart discussing this and where he makes the suggestion. Watch it and watch how Tamryn is shocked by his suggestion.



Even Joe Scarborough, who I never agree with said it was over the top, from his Twitter page:

Conservatives attacked the Dixie Chicks for saying much less about President Bush than what Beck said about President Obama.
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I agree with Donnie, this has to stop. However I think we should tell them to quit Fox all together.. but I see his point. Baby steps. The only way to get this stopped is to pull the advertising. This has been done before. So, get your pencils out, get your emails ready and start writing.

There is a diary at DailyKos which lists all the contact information for the sponsors and you can get to it by clicking on the link here. It is a great post and has all the information I have here plus the contact info. Check it out and get the address and lets get this done.

Send each of the advertisers an email, keep it polite, keep it simple and keep it fairly short. Let them know you don't appreciate the hate speech from Beck, that you will not support it and that if they continue advertising on his program you will stop buying from them until they do. That they need to remove their advertising from his program and move it to other programing at Fox. Thank them and end it there. But we have to make sure we send enough to do some good.

Boycott Business That Play Fox, Or Ask Them to Change Channel

Last night Keith made the suggestion that instead of writing Fox News, or calling them, boycotting the advertisers, or writing or calling them, this time the best way to get the message across is to hit business who play it in public. Or talk to people who watch it.

Show them this clip, with O'Reilly telling lies about Dr. Tiller, who was the doctor assassinated in his church Sunday morning. The number of lies O'Reilly is telling is so numerous it is hard to list them all.

Watch this clip from Keith and then watch the clip from O'Reilly and see the difference. Then watch what Media Matters has to say about O'Reilly.



Now watch O'Reilly and see his rants and calling Dr. Tiller so many names and blaming his assassination on everyone but himself.



Among his many outrageous statements, quite possibly his most inaccurate was:

"I report honesty."

Yeah, Honesty and O'Reilly can't get in the same building let alone the same sentence.

Here is one piece where O'Reilly threatened Dr. Tiller. This was in 2006.



Again he went after him in 2007.



I could go on, but you get the picture. As Keith pointed out this was a continual thing. Dr. Tiller performed legal procedures. It is also worth noting that this was a small portion of his medical practice. He also did adoptions, C-Sections and all other types of normal deliveries.

And again, just to show the contrast. Here is Frank Schaeffer, who was a member of the so called religious right, in fact one of the founding members with his father, who is actually apologizing for his role in causing the assassination of Dr. Tiller. He is truly upset over this. Why can't O'Reilly step up like this?

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To just define him and call him an abortion doctor is disingenuous at best and misleading at the least. He was considered a hero by a lot of people and performed a needed service to many couples. Yes, couples.

For O'Reilly or anyone to say this isn't an agonizing decision to have to go through this procedure during the latter stages of a pregnancy is just ignorance on their part. The thought of carrying a fetus for 7 months and then having to have it aborted due to complications beyond the control of the mother or the father, because of severe health conditions, which are very limited is just horrific.

Yet, O'Reilly and his ilk try to say that anyone who is willing to pay the money can go have this done. That is just a lie. It is not that easy to have it done and it has been proven in court that it is not done that way. So are they calling the men and women of the jury liars?

Please, think about it. This is a tough subject for anyone, but it is a personal decision and should be between the woman and her doctor. Not a television commentator or someone on the street protesting. Or some group that thinks they know what is best for me, when they don't even know me.

So, suck it Operation Rescue and all the rest of you jerks. Back off and leave me and my body alone. (Not just me but all women) I am tired of this crap. It is time we all stood up and took over this conversation. Stop being quiet, speak out, don't just sit there anymore.

One of the ways we can start taking back this conversation is to stop calling them Pro-Life. We are all Pro-Life. But we are also Pro-Choice. They are Anti-Choice. That's what we have to start calling them.... ANTI-CHOICE.

So, remember, That's your assignment, if you go somewhere and they are playing Fox News, ask them to change it, if they refuse, tell them you are leaving, tell them why you are leaving and then leave.

2nd, Stop calling these people Pro-Life.. Call it like it is.. ANTI-CHOICE!

Got it! Good.. thanks.. have a nice day!