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Jane Hall: "Journalists need to look into" whether Beck's rally was actually non-political

August 29, 2010 1:34 pm ET

From the August 29 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources:

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    • Author by grmce (August 29, 2010 1:42 pm ET)
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      They won't have to look hard.
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    • Author by The_Cat (August 29, 2010 1:48 pm ET)
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      Fair enough, Jane, but you'll understand if I don't hold my breath waiting, right?
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    • Author by dogbreath (August 29, 2010 1:50 pm ET)
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      I don't really care if it was. He has the right to say what he wants to. Moreover, given the the Republican party has an entire media empire at its disposal, do you really think a rally at the Lincoln Memorial is really that significant?
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      • Author by dmhack (August 29, 2010 2:15 pm ET)
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        Nope. Not significant at all.
        Kind of mind-numbing.
        Kind of ego-tripping.
        Kind of lame.
        Kind of not Woodstocky at all. (No babies born, no nudity, no brown acid, no Country Joe & The Fish and about 400-thousand and change less in attendance,)

        Still, I liked the Black Robed Brigade bit. Funny stuff.
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      • Author by Martha (August 29, 2010 3:22 pm ET)
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        Do you even read this blog?

        Beck had NO "right" to speak about politics at this rally.

        Unless of course he wanted his "charity" to lose it's tax exempt status.

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    • Author by draftedin68 (August 29, 2010 1:56 pm ET)
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      The sound of silence

      I agree with Jane, but...

      They can "look" all they want - it really won't make much of a difference for those journalists still working for the Corporate Controlled Media.

      The ownership and management of the CCM determine what gets on the air (or is printed) and I'm pretty sure that the silence will be deafening.

      Her time at FOX NEWS should have taught her that.

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (August 29, 2010 2:12 pm ET)
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      Forget about whether Beck's rally was political...of course, it was. The media need to start exposing Beck's insanity.
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      • Author by epkklk851 (August 29, 2010 2:17 pm ET)
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        True, but it has to be done carefully, because the pseudo-con echo chamber will only claim we are smearing him and attacking his character, (which is true) but then, he has no character or honor.
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      • Author by mmharris438182 (August 29, 2010 2:30 pm ET)
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        How come nobody is talking about the fact that Glenn Beck clearly said God sent the 9/11 hijackers?
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    • Author by AC_Mem (August 29, 2010 3:18 pm ET)
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      Unfortunately Glenda got exactly what he wanted. He has the news talking about him today.

      GB: "I'm sombody now!"
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (August 29, 2010 6:29 pm ET)
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      This should tip an investigation on to republican party tax free foundations.These republican party foundations openly violate their tax free status,and numerous election laws....Republican party money laundry operations should not be subsidized by the USA tax payers.
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      • Author by MickD (August 29, 2010 9:29 pm ET)
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        As soon as we find some lawyers that don't secretly vote Republican, we'll get right on it.
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    • Author by nerzog (August 29, 2010 7:41 pm ET)
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      I'm sure Nostradumbass is sitting in a lounge somewhere with his FOX sugardaddies, laughing at all of this.

      He did a fairly good job of keeping the focus on his smarmy patriotic God Bless America schmaltz. From what I saw, it was a three hour Christian Nation Circle Jerk.

      Now he can look surprised if people criticize it, and use that as proof that the "Liberal Media" are a bunch of Godless heathens out to silence him.

      Of course, we've all seen the hateful, dishonest crap he spews every other day, but he was fairly well behaved at his Dog n' Pony show, since he had a broader audience that day.
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      • Author by draftedin68 (August 29, 2010 9:45 pm ET)
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        Please!

        Never, ever mention Glenn Beck and "Dog n' Pony show" in the same sentence or even the same paragraph.

        You've all but ruined my fond memories of TJ.

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