Maybe Jesse Lee Peterson had the night off. Who knows.
Somehow, far-right nut Glenn Beck managed to find another black man (Stephen Broden of Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church) who would come on his show and do his bidding to attack President Obama and all people affiliated with his administration with the usual nutty charges … socialist, radicals, atheist, Darwin atheists, Marxist … yadda, yadda, yadda.
After Broden spews his garbage then Beck comes back and sneaks in a cheap shot on Michelle Obama.
Beck then essentially reveals (without saying it straight out) that he brought this man on there to get the racism charges off his back. Beck, of course, brings back Rev. Wright again … just because he can. Broden comes back on with the bogus charge of moving the country toward socialism.
Glenn Beck says he would love to have Broden back, but it is quite obvious as to why he wanted this man on the air.
Broden allowed himself to be pimped by Glenn Beck to become little more than Uncle Ruckus from the Boondocks (see video below).
The master of self hate, the man who seems to hate his own skin, is back at it again. First, I’d like to thank Field Negro for bringing this to my attention on his blog. The statement below comes from the self-hating “black” man named Jesse Lee Peterson. Peterson has achieved a level of fame thanks to his willingness to go onto conservative television and radio programs or to go on the Internet and make disparaging comments about black people. He is sort of like a racial mercenary who is used by conservative whites to attack black people while they (men like Hannity, Beck, Cunningham, Liddy and others) keep their hands clean and sit back and smile. Peterson is akin to what, during the days of slavery, was a slave catcher. The slave master would send his house slaves (slave catchers) to go and capture runaway slaves while not having to expend much energy and without having to work up much of a sweat. These black slave catchers would do the dirty work to return their people to bondage while gaining modest benefits from the slave master.
With that as the backdrop, here is a statement from Peterson’s group BOND:
“Black Group Comes Out In Support Of Glenn Beck.
BOND Action, Inc., a national cultural action organization, has come out in support of FOX News Channel broadcaster Glenn Beck. Beck has been under attack from the radical left-wing group ColorOfChange.org after he said last month that he believes President Obama is “a racist.”
ColorOfChangeorg was founded by Van Jones; a self-described “rowdy black nationalist.” Jones now serves as White House environmental advisor (“green jobs czar”). So far advertisers including Geico, Ally Bank, and Sargento Cheese have been intimidated into pulling ads off The Glenn Beck Show. “BOND Action, Inc., will be working to expose the source behind the boycott and counter it,” said Founder and President, Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson.
“Glenn Beck is right, Obama is a racist! ” added Rev. Peterson. “Where were the boycotts and outraged activists when President George W. Bush was being falsely maligned as a ‘racist’? This is a blatant double standard. This boycott is an attempt to silence Beck from continuing his expose’ of Barack Obama’s socialist agenda and his radical ‘green jobs czar’ Van Jones.” ColorOfChange.org claims some 33 advertisers have pulled their ads off The Glenn Beck Show, but that number is reportedly exaggerated. ColorOfChange.org has a checkered past. The group reportedly endorsed outrageous statements by rapper Kanye West that former President Bush gave troops permission to go to New Orleans and shoot black people during Hurricane Katrina. Beck’s television program draws more than 2 million viewers and BOND Action, Inc., is calling on advertisers not to cave in to pressure.
Rev. Peterson said, “ColorOfChange.org claims that it exists to ‘strengthen Black America’s political voice’—but it’s clear that they are a left-wing, racist political group that deal in lies. This attempt to silence Beck is an attack on free speech and must be countered.”
BOND Action, Inc. is a 501 (c) (4) cultural action organization, which exists to educate motivate and rally Americans to greater involvement in the moral, cultural and political issues that threaten our great country. Contributions to BOND Action, Inc. are NOT tax-deductible, but are confidential. For more information call (877) WE-ACT-77 (932-2877) or visit www.bondaction.org”>“
Here is a little something about Jesse Lee Peterson:
I hate to put the two in the same blog post, but I can’t let today go by without commenting on a disturbing link that my friend, Sharon from Wisconsin, sent me from the New Republic. It involves our old friend, Jesse L. Peterson, and I am so embarrassed and repulsed by this negro (No caps in Negro when referring to him) that I am seriously considering dedicating some funds and time to have a study done on him. (I am serious) I am sure that there is a psychiatric professional who studies the type of behavior that this man exhibits. This level of self- hatred and reprobation is beyond “Stockholm Syndrome”, it is a sickness that knows no words.
Well said, Field.
I think the Field Negro would find a lot of support from those who have been sickened over the years by the vicious racist comments that come from Jesse Lee Peterson over the airwaves. Jesse Lee Peterson has been a disgraceful man (his support and echoing of Glenn Beck’s comments are additional evidence of how over the top he is) over the years by using his black skin as a bit of a shield to attack black people as he takes the dirty shortcut to his pitiful version of fame.
Here are more disgusting words coming from Peterson.
Here is an opportunity to support the effort of ColorOfChange to change the inappropriate use of racial politics by Fox News talk show host Glenn Beck to demonize President Obama.
Stop the race baiting
Call on advertisers to drop
sponsorship of Glenn Beck
FOX’s Glenn Beck:
“This president has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for white people … this guy is, I believe, a racist.”
Beck is on a campaign to convince the American public that President Obama’s agenda is about serving the needs of Black communities at White people’s expense. It’s repulsive, divisive and shouldn’t be on the air.
Join us in calling on Beck’s advertisers to stop sponsoring his show.
Fox News far-right talk show host Glenn Beck has been trashing a man named Van Jones. Media Matters for America has a clip of CNN’s Howard Kurtz posted on its Web site. In the clip, Kurtz points out, however, that Beck is being irresponsible and abusing his platform by not admitting his own hidden agenda in his attack of Jones. Beck has been targeted for boycott by a group (ColorOfChange) that Jones once was affiliated with as co-founder. Beck has been angry about the success of the ColorOfChange boycott and has used his anger to attack Van Jonesand attack President Obama (by attacking Jones and trying to portray him as a black radical). Not to demean Jones, but he serves in a position few people would have much interest in if not for the efforts of Beck who is attempting to again use racial politics to (1) save himself, (2) attack President Obama and (3) portray himself as being attacked by black radicals to appeal to his mostly conservative audience. Beck’s efforts are probably meeting with success since he knows what appeals to his audience at Fox News and on the radio.
I don’t always agree with Sen. John McCain, but he is far more credible and a far more respectable individual than Dick Cheney, the former vice president could ever dream of being. Certainly, Sen. McCain (based on his well-documented personal history and his willingness to be more objectively educated on the topic) is far more credible than Cheney on issues having to do with torture.
In a strong pushback against claims made by former Vice President Dick Cheney, Sen. John McCain insisted on Sunday that the use of torture on terrorism suspects violated international law, didn’t work, and actually helped al Qaeda recruit additional members.
“I think the interrogations were in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the convention against torture that we ratified under President Reagan,” said the Arizona Republican. “I think these interrogations, once publicized, helped al Qaeda recruit. I got that from an al Qaeda operative in a prison camp in Iraq… I think that the ability of us to work with our allies was harmed. And I believe that information, according go the FBI and others, could have been gained through other members.”
The senator, appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, offered his assessment just hours after Cheney defended the use of torture during an interview with Fox News Sunday.
Cheney, a long-time torture advocate, is definitely at odds with Sen. McCain, but considering Cheney’s dubious history I think it’s better to side with John McCain.
Here is an excerpt of what Henry Blodget, as posted by Huffington Post, had to say about how Fox News should handle Glenn Beck for his stupid and irresponsible comments about President Obama:
It’s no surprise that advertisers are running for the hills after Glenn Beck’s idiotic remarks about President Obama. Fox should now take the appropriate step and fire him.
It’s one thing to attack a president’s policies. It’s another to brand the president a racist and say that his decisions are motivated by a secret loathing of more than half the country:
This president has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for white people … this guy is, I believe, a racist.This is the sort of rhetoric and attitude you might expect at a bigoted religious revival or KKK meeting. It’s not the rhetoric or attitude you expect from the host of a talk show broadcast by one of the world’s largest media companies.
I don’t know that I would necessarily say Beck should be fired, but his dangerous rhetoric has to be brought under some kind of control. It’s obvious that Fox News leans heavily to the right (politically speaking), but there has to be some standards of journalistic integrity adhered to on the network conservatives trust.
The far-right nut Glenn Beck, who made unbelievably stupid and racial comments about President Obama(comments that defy even unreasonable logic) has had even more sponsorships pull out of his dreadful, integrity-challenged show (although, admittedly, it is popular among the far-right numb skulls). Glenn Beck calling anyone racist is like O.J. Simpson saying he is searching for the real killers.
The Thursday Glenn Beck show was the same right-wing propaganda as Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, so I did not review it. But I do have more good news. SpendOnLife.com has pulled all of its advertising from FoxNews.com and ended their relationship with them. So they not only pulled their ads from the Glenn Beck show, they are off of FOX altogether.
And more good news, ten more advertisers have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s show, including DirecTV. This brings the total up to 48 companies who have pulled out so far. The companies who said they will pull their ads are: Applebee’s, Bank of America, Bell & Howell, DirecTv, General Mills, Kraft, Regions Financial Corporation, SAM, Travelers Insurance and Vonage. They have pledged to take steps to ensure that their ads don’t run on Beck’s show.
Three of the latest defections — Travelers Insurance, Bell & Howell and DirecTv — join the list of advertisers who claim to have already placed Glenn Beck’s program on a “do not air” list, but whose ads have been seen on Beck’s program, apparently against their wishes.
“We could not be happier with the results of our campaign so far,” said James Rucker, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org. “All 48 companies that have distanced themselves from Glenn Beck should be applauded for their stance.”
“We are still reaching out to companies whose ads we see during Beck’s nightly program,” Rucker continued. “Based on the fact that many of the recent ads on Beck’s program are for gold coins and News Corp properties, it looks like Fox News Channel is struggling to place advertisements on Beck’s show.”
Hopefully these sponsors will be able to spark Fox News to encourage some kind of change from their out-of-control host.
Far-right Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly brought in one of the few people he would have to turn to the right and use binoculars to see, the nutty Glenn Beck.
Next up was Glenn Beck, Billy had Beck on to cry about the liberals who are attacking him. Beck said he dont care, and called them communists.O’Reilly mentioned Van Jones and the colorofchange group, but never once mentioned that 36 sponsors have pulled their ads from the Glenn Beck show. They just ignored it like it never happened, then claimed it was only liberals who are mad at Beck. Earth to Billy and crazy Glenn Beck, when 36 major Corporations pull their ads from your show, including wal-mart, Sprint, Farmers Insurance, and UPS, etc. it’s more than just liberals mad at you.
Andnot once has O’Reilly ever mentioned why those sponsors have pulled their ads from the Beck show, because Beck called Obama a racist who hates white people.So they ignore all the facts to claim that only liberals are mad at him. Hey guys, wal-mart is hardly a liberal company. O’Reilly even said the left is against freedom of speech, and they just want to shut him and Beck up. Which is just ridiculous, and total right-wing lies. The left supports free speech 100%, all we want from you right-wing stooges is for you to tell the truth, and stop putting out all the right-wing propaganda and lies. We dont want to shut you up, we just want you to tell the truth. So we report on your lies, and that is not violating your free speech rights in any way.
O’Reilly called Van Jones anti-American, then admitted he knows nothing about the man. Beck called him a communist, and repeated the same crap he reported about him on his Tuesday show. Beck even talked about the Obama FCC diversity czar, he claims the man is a radical who wants to limit how many kids you can have, and that he is going to shut down all the right-wing talk radio shows. Which is all lies, none of that is going to happen, but O’Reilly sat there and agreed with Beck like it was true. Finally beck said he feels sorry for the Kennedy family, but that he did not agree with Ted Kennedy on anything.
It shows how sad things are that these cable news commentary shows have hosts interviewing other hosts so they can promote each other and use a little help to advance their extremist agendas. O’Reilly seemed to have Beck on to do little more than to help the ridiculous talk show host try to rehabilitate his damaged image in the wake of his insanely-nutty and racial charges against President Obama that has caused sponsors to distance themselves.
Glenn Beck, not necessarily known for being a champion of diversity and inclusiveness, is shown here in this disturbing video raising questions about Congressman Keith Ellison based on him being a Muslim. This video seems to give insight to Beck’s feelings about Muslims as much as he tries to claim that there is no prejudice in him toward people who are Muslims. He uses the Muslim equivalent to the old “I am not racist … I have black friends” defense.
That great American Glenn Beck has fun making fun of a woman’s handicap. The compassion-challenged Beck never misses an opportunity to make fun of someone’s handicap while people in the background laugh him on.
Fox News far-right bigot Sean Hannity (who has woefully little respect for humanity) went on the attack against Sen. Ted Kennedy not long after Kennedy’s death by pulling up old news and by using the far right’s favorite smear … calling people socialist.
Think Progress added this update to the story about the Florida teenager who was sent home from her high school for wearing a hateful shirt that read: “ISLAM IS OF THE DEVIL.”
15-year old Emily Sapp, one of the high school students sent home for wearing the shirt, was asked whether she knows any Muslim children. “I’ve met Muslim children, but I don’t actually have any contact with them at the moment,” she said. “I don’t know why that is – I guess we’ve just never become friends.” Watch the video here.
Maybe the shirt and the attitude behind it are among reasons why.
Think Progress has been following a disturbing story involving far-right commentator Andrew Breitbart, who has been ripping Sen. Ted Kennedy since his death early on Wednesday.
Here is another excerpt to show you how far out in right field this guy is:
When a fellow conservative tweeted to Breitbart asking him not to treat Kennedy like they believe some on the left treated the passing of Tony Snow and Ronald Reagan, Breitbart responded “How dare you compare Snow & Reagan to Kennedy! Why do you grant a BULLY special status upon his death? This isnt lib v con.” Despite his claim that his attacks weren’t about “lib v. con,” Breitbart repeatedly justified them in ideological terms.
Way to keep it classy.
This is part of the reason the right is becoming increasingly marginalized.
These town hall meetings are becoming dangerous in more ways than one. As you can see in this video obtained by Think Progress, any person with a camera can catch you saying something you’d probably like to have back. Need some evidence? Ask Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), who made the following comment (last week) while trying to encourage some conservatives to stay positive and stay focused on great things she feels her side of the political spectrum can still accomplish.
“Republicans are struggling right now to find the great white hope,” Jenkins said to the crowd. “I suggest to any of you who are concerned about that, who are Republican, there are some great young Republican minds in Washington.”
Uh, this is one where you’d hit the reset button it was a video game.
Here is a follow-up statement to her remarks (which her spokesperson insists weren’t about race):
Mary Geiger, a spokesperson for Jenkins released this statement:
“There’s no doubt the Republican Party has gone through some dark and challenging times in recent years, but thankfully bright young leaders have stepped up to lead the party into the future and she hopes to be a part of it. That was the intent of her comments — nothing more and nothing less. Congresswoman Jenkins apologizes for her choice of words.”
Mary Geiger, a spokeswoman for Jenkins, said the reference to a great white hope wasn’t meant to denote a preference by Jenkins for politicians of a particular “race, creed or any background.” Jenkins was expressing faith fellow GOP representatives in the House would be key players in returning Republicans to a leadership role in Washington, Geiger said.
Maybe it wasn’t about race and maybe it was about race. I tend to think she just had one of those slips that happen from time to time when you’re speaking in public and you say something trying to inspire an audience. It’s obviously a statement she would like to have back, but probably not something she should be bashed too harshly for.
As a person who loves college sports, I have an understanding as to why people are so mesmerized by the concept of polls and rankings and other things of that nature.
But, then again, sometimes I simply don’t get it.
I’ve always been amused by people who track poll after poll after poll after poll looking for even the slightest change to write stories and commentaries about the shifting winds of change.
Yes, one minute you’re high and the other minute you’re low.
I bring this up after reading a story by CNN:
NEW YORK (CNN) — Over the course of this summer, President Obama’s approval ratings have plummeted among independent voters — the largest and fastest-growing segment of the American electorate.
In May, 66 percent of independents approved of Obama’s job performance, according to the Gallup Poll.
By August, Gallup showed the president was supported by 49 percent of independents, a collapse during the health care debate that reflects independents’ dislike of deficit spending, the growth of big government and one-party control of Washington.
It’s a particular problem for Obama because post-honeymoon perceptions are hardening in ways that are counter to his core campaign promise to bridge partisan divides.
People get so caught up in poll hype. President Obama has tried to push through an ambitious agenda early in his presidency while also trying to turn around an economy that was nosediving not all that long ago (something a good number of people seem to have forgotten).
President Obama has tried to do a lot very early in his presidency (maybe too much too soon). But going through the emotional roller coaster with these polls just seems plain silly some of the time (maybe most of the time).
It’s funny to watch two far-right nuts like Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck attack this guy Van Jones and attack Rev. Jeremiah Wright (as a way of attacking President Obama as being associated with black radicals so they can try to scare people). This approach failed miserably in the presidential campaign of 2008, but biased individuals like the dishonest O’Reilly and the reckless Beck are sitting there as if their closets are in order bashing people for being anti-American (it’s the modern-day version of calling people communist). Oh, wait, they invoked the word “communist” in their segment, too.
BECK: This president has exposed himself as a guy, over and over and over again, who has a deep-seated hatred for white people, or the white culture, I don’t know what it is.
Just in case you didn’t think anti-Muslim racism and anti-Islam hatred continues in the United States of American then you have been asleep at the wheel. A Florida high school student came in with a hateful T-shirt and was sent home by the school. This is a highly disturbing story I initially spotted on the Web site Think Progress where it initially caught my attention. The hateful, bigoted message on the shirt (as you can see in the photo) reads “ISLAM IS OF THE DEVIL.”
Students have a right of free speech, and we have allowed students to come to school wearing clothes with messages,” Wittmer said. “But this message is a divisive message that is likely to offend students.” [...]
He said there also has to be equal treatment of different faiths.
“The next kid might show up with a shirt saying ‘Christianity is of the Devil,’” Wittmer said.
This kind of speech is hateful, bigoted and the school district was proper in its decision to send these individuals home to hopefully think about the ridiculous nature of their actions and their clothing choices. This is a dangerous time in our society where hate, bigotry and racism can spark unspeakable acts of violence. In the years since 9/11, the anti-Islam and anti-Muslim hate has only grown stronger in this nation. The good people of this country have to decide that they are going to stand up against this kind of hatred that creates a hostile environment for people.
Wayne Sapp’s daughter, Emily Sapp, 15, was the student sent home from Gainesville High on Tuesday. Both Faith and Emily Sapp said it was their decision, not that of their parents, to wear the shirts to school in order to promote their Christian beliefs. Emily Sapp said the “Islam is of the Devil” statement was aimed at the religion’s beliefs, not its members.
“The people are fine,” she said. “The people are people. They can be saved like anyone else.”
Sadly, Emily simply doesn’t get it.
While trying to excuse herself from the disguised racism that is virtually unmistakable, she is trying to say it’s just about religion. However, condemning an entire religion (which is up for interpretation since some would say the same things about Christianity. That too is wrong) is no less hateful, stupid or wrong than condemning an entire race.
Sandy Gholston
where it initially caught my attention. The hateful, bigoted message on the shirt (as you can see in the photo) reads “ISLAM IS OF THE DEVIL.”
