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Paul Krugman Trashes Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to His Face: 'Deliberate Misinformation'

John Byrne, Raw Story. February 1, 2010.

Krugman: "People did not know what was in the [health care] plan, and some of that was just poor reporting, some of it was deliberate misinformation."

Glenn Beck Assails Obama and Progressives with Holocaust Imagery

Eric Burns, AlterNet. January 27, 2010.

Beck uses his Fox News perch to preach stunningly irresponsible history, and organize a movement dedicated to destroying progressives and Obama.

Glenn Beck Worries About Scott Brown's Sexual Drive: "I Want a Chastity Belt on This Man"

David Edwards, Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. January 20, 2010.

After Sen. elect Brown offered his daughters as "available," at his victory speech, Beck remarked: "I don't trust this guy. This one could end with a dead intern."

Scandal at Right-Wing Confab: I See Gay People! Religious Right Leaders Withdraw CPAC Sponsorship

Adele Stan, AlterNet AlterNet: Politics. January 14, 2010.

Among the sponsors of CPAC is GOProud, a conservative gay and lesbian group. The religious right is up in arms.

The Most Outrageous Media Comments of 2009 -- Glenn Beck Takes the Cake

Media Matters for AmericaDecember 29, 2009.

The election of the first black U.S. president led to a slew of racially charged comments that were truly shocking, but that's only the tip of the right-wing iceberg.

Glenn Beck's Year of Wild Conspiracies, Paranoid Delusions and Cynical Lies

* Staff, Media Matters for America. December 22, 2009.

Beck's unbridled ignorance and confidence in his own manipulative half-truths and lies make him the most dangerously effective misinformer of 2009.

Check Out Who's Still Advertising on Glenn Beck's Show

Check Out Who's Still Advertising on Glenn Beck's Show

Staff, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. December 17, 2009.

There are some surprises here.

Glenn Beck Defends Founding Fathers' Decision to Count African-Americans as Three-Fifths of a Person

Glenn Beck Defends Founding Fathers' Decision to Count African-Americans as Three-Fifths of a Person

Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 16, 2009.

Just when you thought he couldn't reach a new low...

Glenn Beck's Climate Czar Called for Quarantining AIDS Patients

Glenn Beck's Climate Czar Called for Quarantining AIDS Patients "For Life"

Jeremy Schulman, Media Matters for America AlterNet: Environment. December 11, 2009.

Christopher Monckton advocated for requiring the entire population to undergo monthly HIV tests and forcibly quarantining "for life" those who test positive.

Glenn Beck Better Health Care Analyst Than New York Times?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 9, 2009.

OK, probably not. But sometimes seemingly straight reporting has the potential to be more harmful than crazy, wild-eyed screaming.

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Glenn Beck's "Buy Gold!" Hucksterism Pisses Off Fox News

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 8, 2009.

It finally happened. Glenn Beck managed to embarrass Fox News.

Glenn Beck's Holiday Film is a Box Office Flop

Space Cowboy, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. December 7, 2009.

It looks like most people have better things to spend their money on:

Can You Say Irony? Glenn Beck Offers Insight Into Conspiracy Theories

Can You Say Irony? Glenn Beck Offers Insight Into Conspiracy Theories

Simon Maloy, Media Matters for America AlterNet: PEEK. December 2, 2009.

It's amusing that someone so practiced in conspiracy theorism could demonstrate such ignorance of how conspiracy theories work.

Stephen Colbert: Why Doesn't Obama Listen to Glenn Beck and My Little Pony?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 2, 2009.

Really, are there any better military strategists out there?

Harlem Gospel Choir Pulls Out of Glenn Beck Event

Harlem Gospel Choir Pulls Out of Glenn Beck Event

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2009.

Who wants to be caught on the wrong side of Beck?

Poll: Americans Consider Rush Limbaugh Nation's Most Influential Conservative

Poll: Americans Consider Rush Limbaugh Nation's Most Influential Conservative

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. December 1, 2009.

Limbaugh was chosen by 26 percent of those who responded, followed by Glenn Beck at 11 percent. Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin got 10 percent each.

Glenn Beck Scoffs at Palin/Beck 2012 Ticket, Doesn't Like Palin's

Glenn Beck Scoffs at Palin/Beck 2012 Ticket, Doesn't Like Palin's "Yapping"

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 26, 2009.

The Beck/Palin dream ticket is not to be? NOOOOO!!!

Glenn Beck Has a 'Plan' to Sell Books With March On Washington on the Anniversary of MLK Speech

Glenn Beck Has a 'Plan' to Sell Books With March On Washington on the Anniversary of MLK Speech

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2009.

Glenn Beck announced that he was crafting "a 100 year plan."

Terrifying: Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly Freak Show Coming to Your Town

Terrifying: Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly Freak Show Coming to Your Town

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 18, 2009.

How much would you pay for the opportunity to watch Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly scream nonsense at each other?

Glenn Beck Defends the Right (For Terrorists) to Bear Arms

Byard Duncan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 17, 2009.

Facing a complex question, Beck delivers a devastatingly simplistic answer, then proceeds to bash Dems for no reason.

O'Reilly Warns of a Coming 'Tax Revolt': 'Pelosi Will be Bobbing Up and Down in the Boston Harbor'

Alex Seitz-Wald, Think Progress AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 16, 2009.

This statement appeared to be too much, even for Glenn Beck, who replied, "Uh, I don't think that's necessary.

Murdoch and Murdoch Flak Confused About Racism, Truth

Murdoch and Murdoch Flak Confused About Racism, Truth

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 11, 2009.

What must it be like to do spin for News Corps?

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh Stoking GOP Civil War

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. November 11, 2009.

The right-wing media are trying to play "king-maker." But they are incapable of picking winners and stand poised to rip the Republican Party apart.

Fox Mogul Rupert Murdoch Echoes Glenn Beck, Calls Obama a Racist

Fox Mogul Rupert Murdoch Echoes Glenn Beck, Calls Obama a Racist

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Politics. November 10, 2009.

So much for the supposed "truce" between Fox and the White House.

PETA Teams Up With Glenn Beck to Bash Al Gore

PETA Teams Up With Glenn Beck to Bash Al Gore

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. November 6, 2009.

Apparently Beck thinks PETA is as rad as the NRA. Who knew?