Former MO State Sen. Loudon thanks Fox News, Breitbart, Beck for drawing attention to SEIU “thugs” and Gladney Written by Media Matters Staff Published 12/01/09 11:43 AM EST From the December 1 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom: Video file NOTE: While Fox News identified John Loudon as an active Missouri state senator, his BigGovernmnet.com biography notes that he is a “former State Senator.” Previously:Beck, Napolitano push for hate crime charges in Gladney caseBigGov's Flynn calls Gladney attack an “orchestrated hit,” links attack to White HouseBreitbart, Big Government's sensational claims about SEIU assault case fall flatBeck uses blatant distortions to smear SEIU as violent organization of “thugs”Beck relies heavily on Drudge protégé Andrew Breitbart