http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/glenn_beck This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Glenn Beck en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180007 Glenn Beck falsely claimed that "drilling in ANWR alone would yield 100 million barrels a day." In fact, according to Energy Department researchers, if the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is opened for drilling for oil in 2008, the estimated peak production would yield, at most, 1.45 million barrels a day in 2028. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806180007 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:24:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 On <em>Good Morning America</em>, ABC News' Claire Shipman confronted Glenn Beck with his remark in March 2007 that Sen. Hillary Clinton is "the stereotypical bitch." Beck responded, in part, that "probably a better word was 'nag.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:54:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230007 Glenn Beck apologized for playing a cropped portion of a speech former President Bill Clinton made in January and "taking it out of context." After replaying the portion of the speech in which Clinton said, "We just have to slow down our economy" in order to combat global warming, Beck stated: "That's what we played yesterday. However, if you look at the text of the entire speech, that is taken out of context. What it is, and actually it's horrible, and I apologize for it ever getting on the air in this context." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230007 Fri, 23 May 2008 17:30:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210011 On his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that former President Bill Clinton said, "We've got to slow down our economy" in order to combat global warming, and aired a portion of a speech Clinton made in January. However, as Clinton's full remarks make clear, he did not suggest "slow[ing] down our economy" to fight global warming. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210011 Wed, 21 May 2008 18:01:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805010004 On Glenn Beck's CNN Headline News program, Ann Coulter asked of Sen. Barack Obama: "Is Obama a Manchurian candidate to normal Americans who love their country? ... Or is he being the Manchurian candidate to the traitor wing of the Democratic Party?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805010004 Thu, 1 May 2008 15:32:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110006 On CNN Headline News' <em>Glenn Beck</em>, columnist Mark Steyn said of Michelle Obama: "[T]his is Kim Jong-Il dressed up with a bit of Oprah Winfrey dressing." Steyn also called Obama "a conventional university socialist." Host Glenn Beck said of Obama, "Her language is riddled with socialism," and said of the Obamas, "[T]here's a socialist agenda there for America." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804110006 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:10:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200009 On <em>Glenn Beck</em>, Ken Blackwell stated of Sen. Barack Obama: "Here is a guy who basically said that, while he was in Reverend [Jeremiah] Wright's church, he embraces [Nation of Islam founder] Louis Farrakhan." In fact, Obama has called himself "a consistent denunciator of Louis Farrakhan," which neither Beck nor Blackwell noted. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200009 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:20:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110008 CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck suggested that, in a recent item, <em>Media Matters for America</em> claimed that Beck did not "directly ask [evangelist John Hagee] about the Catholic Church and anything like that." In fact, what <em>Media Matters</em> noted in the March 5 item was that Beck did not challenge Hagee on his specific comments about the Catholic Church or any other of a long list of controversial statements he has made. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110008 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:31:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803070014 <em>Chicago Tribune</em> columnist John Kass sat by as Glenn Beck repeated a baseless claim in Kass' column and added a falsehood of his own regarding Barack Obama's house purchase in Chicago. Beck repeated Kass' claim that Obama received "a $300,000 discount" on the purchase of his Chicago home and falsely asserted that indicted businessman Antoin Rezko "bought the property next door at $300,000 more." Kass did not dispute either assertion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803070014 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:45:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050008 On his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck hosted evangelist John Hagee but did not note any of the numerous controversial statements Hagee has made on various topics, including the Catholic Church, Islam, women, and homosexuality. Beck concluded the interview by saying: "There are people -- and they said this about Bill Clinton -- that actually believe he might be the Antichrist. Odds that Barack Obama is the Antichrist?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050008 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 16:34:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802250008 On <em>Glenn Beck</em>, National Review Online editor-at-large Jonah Goldberg said: "I think one of the things that is decidedly fascistic, or at least just a bad idea, is looking for silver bullets. You know, when [Sen.] Barack Obama campaigns, he's basically saying, 'I'm a silver bullet. I'm going to solve all your problems just by electing me.' FDR, Hitler, all these guys, they basically said, 'All your problems can be solved.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200802250008 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:37:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290013 Discussing Sen. Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama, Glenn Beck asked Republican strategist Amy Holmes, "[Y]ou ever just pictured Ted Kennedy naked?" Beck added, "[Y]ou know, that picture with him with his shirt off just kind of pops into your head. And you're like, 'OK, I won't have children now.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290013 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:33:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250012 Glenn Beck asserted that Hillary Clinton is "a liberal fascist ... who wants to redistribute the wealth in this country the way she believes is good for everybody," adding that her desire "to get back to the appropriate balance of power between government and the market ... sounds like the Soviet Union," and that "Comrade Clinton has railed against the excesses of the offensive executive pay packages and an out of whack tax code that favors the wealthy while holding down the middle class." Beck also said of John Edwards: "Now, put a red star on his furry head. He's a communist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250012 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:14:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250004 On his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck repeatedly suggested that the top Democratic presidential candidates have not shown support for the ongoing Writers Guild strike. In fact, all of the Democratic front-runners have expressed support for the striking writers. John Edwards joined them on a Los Angeles picket line, and Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton each issued statements of support for the writers. The candidates also withdrew from a planned December 10 CBS News debate, forcing its cancellation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250004 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:13:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801230006 Responding to guest Jeff Frankel's statement that "[a]ll the past tax cuts have gone primarily to the rich, and I think it's -- it is time to give some of it to lower-income, working Americans," Glenn Beck said, "Nice of you to join us, Stalin. I mean, that is the redistribution of wealth!" This is not the first time Beck has invoked the Soviet Union in characterizing policies or people with whom he disagrees. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801230006 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:46:06 EST