Beck Has No apologies for promoting an anti-Semite Nazi sympathizer
This morning on his radio program, Glenn Beck responded to the general outcry over his approving comments last week for the work of Elizabeth Dilling, a virulent anti-Semite who actively supported Hitler and the Nazis during World War II. Beck's response contained neither an apology nor a disavowal nor any indication whatsoever that he was at all contrite over using his considerable media presence to promote a discredited and hateful woman's writings.After decrying "criminalizing politics," conservative media falsely claim WH's "garden-variety politics" broke laws
Conservative media have claimed the White House's controversial conversations with Rep. Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff -- which have been described by experts as "garden-variety politics" -- constituted criminal activity. But when Bush administration official Scooter Libby was investigated, tried, and convicted, conservative media decried it as "criminalizing politics."Most days conservatism seems to rests it's political agenda on ankle biting from the peanut gallery combined with a stinking truck load of hypocrisy. That could be because at the end of the day conservatism is just a bunch of hateful, spiteful, morally bankrupt twits with personality disorders .
While right-wing media call Sestak, Romanoff controversies illegal, experts call them "trivial," "garden-variety politics"
Right-wing media: White House discussions with Sestak, Romanoff illegal, "impeachable." Numerous right-wing media figures have suggested that the White House's offer to Sestak of a position on a presidential panel if he did not enter the Pennsylvania Senate primary constituted a violation of the law or even an "impeachable offense." Likewise, conservative media have claimed the White House's discussions with Romanoff about possible positions with the administration were illegal.
Experts: Job offers "trivial," "garden-variety politics," "unexceptional." Legal experts have pointed out that the Romanoff and Sestak controversies violated no laws. Moreover, political experts and historians have pointed out that such offers are common. For example, University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato called the allegations "garden-variety politics" and "absolutely trivial." He added, "Let's stop criminalizing garden-variety politics, which is what this is." Similarly, historian George Edwards reportedly stated: "There is no question whatsoever that presidents have often offered people positions to encourage them not to do something or make it awkward for them to do it. Presidents have also offered people back-ups if they ran for an office and lost. All this is old news historically." And Ron Kaufman, who served as President George H.W. Bush's political director, reportedly stated, "Tell me a White House that didn't do this, back to George Washington."
