Glenn Beck Goes After Color Of Change Co-Founder Van Jones - LATimes

[WillyT]

Glenn Beck goes after Color of Change co-founder Van Jones
August 24, 2009 | 3:41 pm

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Glenn Beck used his popular Fox News show this afternoon to attack the background of Van Jones, a White House environmental advisor who co-founded an African American political advocacy group that organized an advertising boycott of his program.

During his 2 p.m. PDT show, Beck did not address the boycott spearheaded by Color of Change to protest the talk show host’s remark last month that he believes President Obama is “a racist.”

Instead, he spent a large share of his program suggesting that Jones, who co-founded Color of Change in 2005, is a radical. Jones now serves as a special advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

During a six-minute biographical profile, set to ominous music, Beck said Jones was twice arrested for political protests and has described himself as a "rowdy black nationalist." The talk show host cast the piece as part of a broader examination of Obama's "czars," special advisers to the president who "don't answer to anybody."

"Why is it that such a committed revolutionary has made it so high into the Obama administration as one of his chief advisers?" Beck asked.

A White House spokesman did not immediately return a call for comment.

“Glenn Beck is trying to change the subject,” said James Rucker, executive director of Color of Change, who noted that Jones has not been active with the group in almost two years. “The issue is his baseless fear mongering.”

Beck's assault on Jones came as Color of Change announced that it has secured commitments from 36 companies who have pledged not to advertise on Beck’s popular program, including Wal-Mart and Sprint. However, some of the companies never had a presence on "Glenn Beck." Representatives of Procter & Gamble and AT&T – listed by Color of Change as companies that had signed onto the boycott – told The Times that their companies did not run spots on Beck’s program to begin with.

While the advertising boycott has generated substantial media coverage, Fox News said it has not impacted the network’s revenues or Beck’s audience. "The advertisers referenced have all moved their spots from Beck to other programs on the network so there has been no revenue lost," a spokeswoman said.

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Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/glenn-beck-ignores-ad-boycott.html

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[XemaSab]

1. Why don't we have a "wanker" smilie on here?

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[EFerrari]

2. Keep digging, Beck!

[Metta]

3. Projection, denial and acting out. They always go hand in hand.

Happy karma, Glen. You think this is bad?

[Cha]

4. bech is on the defensive..33 advertisers dropped him

because he's a hateful idiot who doesn't know when to shut the fuck up.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. Has Beck ever said he liked Black people?

or does BECK say that he has many African American friends but he doesn't like them en masse and especially in the White House?

will he have that 'Imus moment?'

[Mnpaul]

6. Waaaaaa - they are picking on me

[Beartracks]

10. "They're picking on me - that means I'm right!" n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Beck's gonna need a shovel company as a sponsor...

...the way he's digging fast and furiously.

[Political Heretic]

8. "the advertisers...all moved their spots to other programs.... no revenue lost.."

then its pointless. :(

[intheflow]

12. Except UPS.

They withdrew all advertising from Fox: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6381220

[Political Heretic]

13. Damn, go UPS.

Very nice.

[Lifelong Protester]

16. I doubt it is pointless...

that is their corporate mumbo jumbo trying to look tough in the face of adversity... don't believe that they have not lost revenue.

[Forkboy]

17. If he's reacting it's had an effect.

[liberalmuse]

9. I don't think Glenn Beck is one to point fingers at 'radicals'.

That man is full-fledged batshit out of his fucking mind.

[Critters2]

11. Awww...somebody hand poor Glenny a Kleenex.

:cry:

[gordianot]

14. Wall Mart is still selling Beck's book "An Inconvenient Book".

I spoke a couple months ago to the manager (whom I know) he stated, "An Inconvenient Book" was promoted by Wal Mart. It is still being sold by 5 Wal Mart Supercenters at my last count.

[felinetta]

15. Does he really want us to believe he's the victim. He's never at fault. Never takes responsibility.

[DCKit]

18. Bullies don't apologize or show remorse. They try to get even.

If five years or so, Glenn Beck will be unemployable, living in a trailer somewhere pounding 40s, snorting Oxycontin and Meth with his intellectual peers.

Rush will visit often.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

19. He knows "we" don't believe his act -- that's why he attacks us.

But his dumbass viewers swallow it hook, line, and sinker, because they, too, are of the victim mentality. And Baby Beck is laughing all the way to the bank.

Will there be dissension among the FUX ranks? How long will ad dollars from other shows (or the general pool) be used to prop up Beck? Last I heard, he had lost about 37 advertisers, which is significant. Sounds like redistribution of wealth, and we can't have that!