FAIR: "CNN's...Headline News hires would-be killer Glenn Beck as host"

[DemBones DemBones]

Just a few gems about this "cordial" guy:
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Beck, best known for setting up Clear Channel's pro-war Rallies for America shortly before the Iraq War, once described how much he loathed anti-war presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (WABC-AM, 3/16/03): "Every night I get down on my knees and pray that Dennis Kucinich will burst into flames."

" In 2004, Beck called Michael Berg, whose son had been beheaded in Iraq, "despicable" and a "scumbag" because the elder Berg criticized George W. Bush in the wake of his son’s death (Mediamatters.org, 5/17/04). "

" On May 17, 2005, Beck fantasized about murdering anti-war filmmaker Michael Moore (Mediamatters.org, 5/18/05): ' I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out--is this wrong?' "


This charming fellow also calls the victims of Katrina AND the victims of 9/11 "scumbags" -- more at this link:

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2803


FAIR suggests:

ACTION: Contact Ken Jautz and ask him to explain his characterization of Beck as "cordial." Ask him if CNN Headline News supports the hateful and violent commentary Beck is known for.

CONTACT:
Ken Jautz
President, CNN Headline News
[phone]

DU it!