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 Source: ACLU Forty-seven years ago tomorrow, 200,000-plus people marched on Washington to demand full access to the benefits of citizenship for black Americans and an end to segregation. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. The poster that advertised the 1963 March on Washington . . . → Read More: ACLU: Martin Luther King and the Myth of Reverse Racism  View Comments  Civil Rights, Glenn Beck, Media, Racism, Radio, Republican Party, Republicans, Right Wing, Television  African American, Barack Obama, Bigotry, Civil and political rights, Glenn Beck, Intolerance, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Republican Party, Right Wing, Selma March, United States, Washington Source: Committee to Protect Journalists With another journalist murdered in Honduras on Tuesday, bringing the total killed since March to eight, the country’s press is understandably jittery. In a new documentary jointly produced by the Inter-American Press Association and the Video Journalism Movement, Carlos Mauricio Flores, the executive director of Tegucigalpa-based El Heraldo newspaper says, “We journalists are . . . → Read More: Great Article: Who is killing Honduran journalists? (Video)  Source: Politico Even as he prepares for a Saturday rally that could cement his status as an unparalleled force in conservative politics, Glenn Beck is facing quiet but persistent questions from some on the right about whether he can be a reliable partner for advancing conservative causes — or whether his main cause is . . . → Read More: Politico Asks: Is Beck Promoting Conservative Causes or Himself? View Comments Glenn Beck, Media, Personalities, Politics, Racism, Republican Party, Republicans, Right Wing, Television Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Barack Obama, Bigotry, FreedomWorks, Glenn Beck, Intolerance, Joker, Martin Luther King, Personalities, Politics, Racism, Sarah Palin, Tea Party Patriots, United States Michael Calderone/Yahoo! News Fox News host Glenn Beck is known for generating controversy on television and the radio. But some Jewish leaders recently felt Beck went too far, and made their grievances known to Fox News chief executive Roger Ailes. Simon Greer, chief executive of Jewish Funds for Justice, told The Upshot that when . . . → Read More: Glenn Beck’s Holocaust Remarks Cross Line, Lead To Meeting With FOX Executives Political Wire Sarah Palin tells the Daily Caller that she’s intentionally avoiding media outlets she says burned her as a vice presidential candidate in 2008. Said Palin: “With the shackles off, I relish my freedom to call it like I see it, while starving the media beast that was devouring the false reports about me, . . . → Read More: Sarah “Never My Fault” Palin Blasting The Media– Again Andy Barr/Politico Three days after posting a misleading video that cost Shirley Sherrod her job and started a race debate, Andrew Breitbart has posted a 37-word correction unrelated to the controversy he stirred up. The original video Breitbart posted was a two-minute clip out of a 40-minute speech by former Department of Agriculture . . . → Read More: Andrew Breitbart Issues Correction– Sort Of. David Gura/National Public Radio (NPR) This morning, The Daily Caller posted a story about an email message radio producer Sarah Spitz reportedly sent to Journolist, a now-defunct listserv. “If you were in the presence of a man having a heart attack, how would you respond?” The Daily Caller article began. “As he clutched his chest in desperation . . . → Read More: Public Radio Publicist Apologizes For Controversial Remarks About Limbaugh  Andrew Sullivan/The Atlantic “I think she should get her job back. I think she’s owed apologies from pretty much everyone, including my good friend Andrew Breitbart. I generally think Andrew is on the side of the angels and a great champion of the cause. He says he received the video in its edited form . . . → Read More: The Andrew Breibart and Shirley Sherrod Saga: When Will Breitbart Apologize? |
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