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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 09:16 AM
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Glen Beck named Misinformer of the Year!

As I've said many times in this blog, hatred makes people stupid, so it's really no surprise that the crying pundit, Glen Beck, has been given the very dubious honor of being named "Misinformer of the Year" by Media Matters, the media watchdog. (And lest anyone think it's a strictly left wing media promoter, check out the stuff that they have on Obama!) The stupidity comes when Beck tries to pawn off his misinformation as actual truth. Look at just some of Beck's statements analyzed (and corrected) by Politifact.org and their "truth-o-meter":

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Glen-Beck-Is-Officially-Cr-by-Daniel-Vojir-091227-198.html
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 09:23 AM
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1. Like Beck's audience fact checks him?
they just take his word as gospel truth.
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Bonhomme Richard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 09:27 AM
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2. He only repeats what they already believe. n/t
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 12:52 PM
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3. Understatement of the year. nt
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 02:30 PM
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4. He's gotta be in the top three for Misinformer of the Decade too.
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-28-09 04:02 PM
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5. K&R.
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