Countering the 'Glenn Beck Effect'

[The Straight Story]

Countering the 'Glenn Beck Effect'
Progressive Leaders Say Fox News Anchor Distorts Meaning of 'Social Justice'


Fox News host Glenn Beck has been targeting liberals for years but labor unions and other progressive groups are beginning to fight back.
The controversial Fox News host's comments against some churches provokes anger.

"We are working to counter the Glenn Beck effect and turn anger into action for real change," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka during a Wednesday speech at Harvard University.

Trumka's speech, which was delivered to Harvard's Institute of Politics, suggested that Beck was one of the forces in the country who is working to "convert justifiable anger about an economy that only seems to work for a few of us into racist and homophobic hate and violence directed at our President and heroes like Congressman John Lewis."

The head of the AFL-CIO is not alone in trying to counter Beck.

Last month, the 2.2-million member Service Employees International Union began pressuring Beck's advertisers to "stop supporting his dangerous brand of crazy."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/glenn-beck-liberals-counter-fox-news-anchors-effect/story?id=10322168

[NJmaverick]

1. K & R because action matters

[FSogol]

2. K & R. n/t

[damntexdem]

3. To counter the Glenn Beck effect, I suggest antinausea medication.

;-)

[BrklynLiberal]

9. LOL. Spot on!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Hubert Flottz]

4. K&R

Beck really is a nutcase. I hope the people who watch him are not as crazy as he is.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Rec reluctantly, because I don't think Beck deserves so much . . .

of our attention. His schtick can't last, at least as far as political influence is concerned. He may continue to succeed as an entertainer, but nothing more. He's just one more flash in the pan, IMO . . .

[Jim__]

6. I wish them the best of luck.

It's a little hard for unions to fight back against Beck though. Beck has 3 hrs of national radio and 1 hr of national TV every day. The unions are lucky to get as much media time in 1 yr as beck gets everyday.

[snot]

7. Why is everyone so defeatist? Things WILL get better IF

enough of us take effective action.

"Nothing is inevitable, except defeat for those who give up without a fight." -- "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961), script by Irwin Allen & Charles Bennett

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Trumka is a real hero.....in many ways.