Libertarian Reason magazine joins growing chorus condeming Beck's Soros attacks

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Media Matters

Beck's three-day attack on Jewish financier George Soros has been widely criticized by Jewish leaders, Holocaust survivors and, most recently, Commentary magazine which describes itself as "the flagship of neoconservatism." Critics have been particularly concerned with Beck's false smears related to Soros' actions as a 14-year-old Hungarian Jew during the Holocaust. Beck suggested that Soros was a Holocaust collaborator, even going so far as to suggest that Soros helped "send the Jews" to "death camps."

Libertarian Reason magazine joined the growing condemnation of Beck's false attacks in a November 12 post on its blog, Hit & Run. Reason's editor-in-chief Matt Welch decried Beck's attacks on George Soros as a "ridiculous misreading" which "sets back the cause of human understanding." Welch went on to criticize Beck's suggestion that Soros' "actions were worthy of regret" as a 14-year-old during the Holocaust, writing of such attacks, "I am constantly surprised by how quickly people are willing to toss decency and basic rationality out the window when discussing a gate figure from the other team."

Welch also said he was "inclined to agree" with "critics" who "are describing characterizations of Soros' wartime activities as factually incorrect," but noted "even if the descriptions were 100 percent accurate and proportional, I would find" Beck's comments "above appalling on a basic human level."

Read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/201011140010

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I know that Reason is repugnant, but the bottom line is that Beck - to the right of the John Birch Society - must be exposed in every venue possible. He is even more disgusting than Limbaugh in one respect (and only one) - Beck is actively calling for killings, and he is obvious about it, if covert. His code words fool nobody.

[Mimosa]

1. I watched most of Beck's anti-Soros series

If a person didn't know better (and most wouldn't) they'd have been scared and manipulated into hating Soros.

[matt819]

2. You're right on the repugnant description

I picked up a copy of Reason a few weeks ago, just out of curiosity. Couldn't make my way through the garbage. Made me want to wretch.

That said, this is what their "movement" has wrought - hate, every man for himself, and hypocrisy (I'm all for small government except when large government benefits me). Disgusting.

[iamjoy]

3. So When Does Beck Get Fired?

Seriously, CNN fired Rick Sanchez for making moderately anti-Semitic comments about Jon Stewart. Does Glenn Beck get fired for his comments?

Oh wait, he works for Fox news. Of course not.

[gateley]

4. Beck will only be fired if he stops bringing in the money. nt

[Javaman]

10. exactly right...

I think open blood sacrifices of babies would be allowed as long as his ratings didn't dip.

[felinetta]

7. Why would Beck be fired? Faux condones what he does.

[Crowman1979]

5. Beck was never a Libertarian and was kissing Bush's ass since day one!

[Jim__]

6. Beck is garbage.

He'll attack anybody about anything if he thinks it may give him some advantage.

[Grassy Knoll]

8. And when Beckkk sez look it up.....

on the internets, it leads back to Beckks website.

[cilla4progress]

9. I believe we are living in a new "McCarthy era."

It only remains to be seen when - and if - the propagators of the lies, will be found out.

[gateley]

11. Couldn't agree more. Americans seem to love their witch hunts. nt