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Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government

FUNNY.FRIGHTENING.TRUE.It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius will save the planet, or the rich have to finally start paying their fair share of tax...
The Survival Seed Bank is advertising on Glenn Beck's television show. They offer "survival seeds" for growing your own "crisis garden" amid "emerging totalitarianism." As Media Matters points out, the brand identity meshes well with the host's apocalyptic...
From: Boing Boing | By: Xeni Jardin | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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I didn't get home in time to catch the whole thing, but the concluding parts of the Eric Massa interview on Glenn Beck's show that I did see have me wondering whether Beck or Massa is the crazier of the two. But this much I'm sure about: You have to...
From: FiveThirtyEight | By: Tom Schaller | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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So everyone thought that Eric Massa would go on Glenn Beck's show and trash the White House and…...
From: The Atlantic | By: Marc Ambinder | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Appearing on MSNBC, the majority leader repeats his claim that Massa's departure had nothing to do with health care...
From: The Atlantic | By: Chris Good | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Eric Massa's much-anticipated, hour-long interview with Glenn Beck is over, and it's clear the host…...
From: The Atlantic | By: Chris Good | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Asked on Glenn Beck's Fox News Channel show, the former New York congressman said his actions toward a male staffer at a birthday party might have been misinterpreted. "I should have never allowed myself to be as familiar with my staff as I was," he...
From: NPR | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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One point that emerged in today’s online chat (with Lauren Collins, Nick Paumgarten, and me) on Governor Paterson’s troubles is that politicians are very strange people. Though it hardly seems possible, the ones in Washington,...
From: New Yorker | By: Amy Davidson | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Stay with us right here at War Room -- starting at 5 p.m. EST, we'll be blogging Glenn Beck's interview with former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y. Beck announced Monday that Massa would be on for the full hour of his Fox News show, and he's been promoting the...
From: Salon.com | By: Alex Koppelman | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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And does his beef with Democrats actually help the right?...
From: The Atlantic | By: Chris Good | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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By Mark Memmott Just-retired congressman Eric Massa, who claims he was effectively railroaded out of office by leaders of his Democratic Party, gets two chances to continue his crusade on national TV tonight. As we reported yesterday, he's due on Fox...
From: NPR | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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After highlighting reports last week that the House ethics committee was investigating whether former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) had sexually harassed a member of his staff, conservative media pivoted to promote Massa's subsequent claim that the Democratic...
From: Media Matters | By: Media Matters staff | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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A public service announcement from Glenn Beck. Apply directly to the forehead. [Video]...
From: Little Green Footballs | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Former U.S. Rep. Eric Massa (D., N.Y.) told Fox commentator Glenn Beck that he did "grope" a male staffer, but not in a sexual way. Beck summed up the hour-long interview, saying: "America, I’ve got to shoot straight with you. I think I’ve wasted...
From: Wall Street Journal | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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At least eighty advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck's Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Here are his February 5 sponsors, in the order they appeared:...
From: Media Matters | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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A public service announcement from Glenn Beck. Apply directly to the forehead. [Video]...
From: Little Green Footballs | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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I really don't know what's going on with Eric Massa, but I'm concerned about him. In the space of less than two weeks, we hear news that he's will not seek re-election because of a recurrence of cancer, then we hear that he's under the cloud of an ethics...
From: Crooks and Liars | By: Nicole Belle | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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[1]Image via Wikipedia Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) offered an invaluable insight into the life of a congressman during his Glenn Beck hour. Describing the rampant corruption and "bribery" in the institution, here's what he said: I have had people come to...
From: True Slant | By: Sahil Kapur | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Before he resigned from office, former Rep. Eric Massa was reportedly under investigation for allegedly groping three male staffers, as well as incidents of improper conduct with interns and aides. The southwestern New York Congressman has said he stepped...
From: Gothamist | By: Ben Muessig | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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"I should never have allowed myslef to be as familiar with my staff as I was," former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., told Glenn Beck this afternoon in the first segment of his program. Massa explained away new allegations that he had groped "multiple male...
From: Washington Examiner | By: David Freddoso | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Here’s an open thread as we rub our hands in glee waiting for the Glenn Beck show to begin. The big questions: will Eric Massa even show up? Will he throw a fit and stalk off the set? Will Glenn Beck go nuclear on Massa about the groping investigation?...
From: Little Green Footballs | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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New developments in the case of the right-wing's latest hero: Former Rep. Eric Massa has been under investigation for allegations that he groped multiple male staffers working in his office, according to three sources familiar with the probe. The allegations...
From: Daily Kos | By: Jed Lewison | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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by Umbra Fisk Do you ever think about all the resources, the man hours, the stuff that went into making your iPod? Your cell phone? Your computer? The clothes you’re wearing? Annie Leonard did. And then she started talking to other people about it....
From: Grist | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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I think that maybe Kathryn Jean Lopez, who is to journalism what Mengele was to medicine, had some trouble sleeping last night. She took to National Review's The Corner at 5:13 am to explain that she's really  just doesn't understand why people think...
From: True Slant | By: Michael Roston | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Why? Because on his show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh suggested former CBS anchor Dan Rather was a racist.  And according to Andrew Breitbart's latest right-wing talking points, calling somebody a racist is the worst possible allegations unfurled in America....
From: Media Matters | By: Eric Boehlert | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Social justice is an essential part of Catholic teaching. It's part of being a Catholic. So Glenn Beck is, in essence, saying "Leave the Catholic church."
From: Huffington Post | By: Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Monday, March 8, 2010
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Expect more blasting of House Democratic leaders...
From: The Atlantic | By: Chris Good | Monday, March 8, 2010
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New York Democrat Eric Massa, who announced last week that he will resign from the House, claims he's being forced out by an administration hell-bent on passing a health care bill. "Now they've gotten rid of me and it will pass," Massa said, according...
From: Reason | By: Peter Suderman | Monday, March 8, 2010
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U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio got almost 18 minutes of radio airtime Monday with the spiritual leader of the Tea Party movement, radio talk-show host Glenn Beck. Rubio used the time to talk about his vision for the Republican Party, one in which...
From: Orlando Sentinel | By: jim stratton | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Where do we stand on health care reform? Well you’d have a tough time answering that accurately if you’ve been following the story in the press lately. Health care reform has, despite Mitch McConnell’s protestations, already passed the House and...
From: The Faster Times | By: T.R. Donoghue | Monday, March 8, 2010
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As the morning started, I was wondering how this whole situation with Rep. Eric Massa was going to shake out. It has gotten weirder than I ever possibly expected as the one-time Democratic Party's answer to Congressional page-stalker Rep. Mark Foley...
From: True Slant | By: Michael Roston | Monday, March 8, 2010
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by Jesse Taylor 5:00 - 5:05: Beck introduces the show and makes it clear that this is probably going to go terribly.  You are allowed to watch something else, anything else, if this goes poorly.  This is not a good sign. 5:05 - 5:25: Massa retracts...
From: Pandagon | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Glenn Beck: 'I Think This Is the First Time I Have Wasted an Hour of Your Time' By Kevin Allocca on Mar 09, 2010 06:21 PM "America, I'm gonna shoot straight with you," Glenn Beck said near the conclusion of his apparently frustrating chat with Rep. Eric...
From: Free Republic | By: mediabistro.com | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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You know, you’d think a simple (and quite minor) member of the blogosphere could take a few days out, hit the hot spots of digital payment think tank prognostication in London (had a nice chat with the innovation/new tech group at Visa Europe at lunch...
From: RealClimate | By: Tom | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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If you missed it, the video of Glenn Beck's interview with former Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) is priceless....
From: Taegan Goddard's Political Wire | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Glenn Beck’s hour-long interview Tuesday with ex-Rep. Eric Massa was chock full of apologies. Massa said he was sorry for being too familiar with his congressional aides and using foul language. He even said owed White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel...
From: True Slant | By: Robert Iafolla | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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It was awkward, creepy, and uncomfortable-and that was just the first 10 minutes. WATCH VIDEO of departing Rep. Eric Massa's trainwreck of an appearance on Glenn Beck. Massa: I Had to be Restrained from Tickling a Man Things got off to rousing...
From: The Daily Beast | By: The Daily Beast Video | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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After his Eric Massa interview short circuits and produces nothing about Obama’s secret conspiracy to destroy reality as we know it, Glenn Beck apologizes for wasting the audience’s time.
From: Oliver Willis | By: Oliver Willis | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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Ex-Rep. Eric Massa suggested to Glenn Beck tonight there may be some more shoes to drop in his sexual harassment investigation, saying there were lots of text messages he sent. He all but guaranteed it to the Daily News later, telling our Kerry Burke...
From: New York Daily News | Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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THE OTHER DICK DROPS: Reader “Ben H.” suggested Wonkette liveblog Eric Massa’s appearance on Glenn Beck this afternoon. Wonkette, however, is not capable of watching the Glenn Beck Show under any circumstances. This is unfortunate because: “Representative...
From: Wonkette | By: Jim Newell | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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A public service announcement from Glenn Beck. Apply directly to the forehead.
From: True Slant | By: Charles Johnson | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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It seemed like both interviewer and interviewee were dreading their encounter going into Eric Massa's hour-long appearance on Glenn Beck's Fox News program this afternoon. "I have other guests in the on-deck circle just in case," Beck said at the start...
From: New York Magazine | By: Chris Rovzar | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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WTF is going on in A-merry-ca? Are you telling me that even if you are a black doll you can't get equal treatment with your white counterpart? Barbie, if you need a good civil- rights lawyer, call me, I can refer you to somebody. Wal-Mart knows they...
From: The Field Negro | By: field negro | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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He’s really decided to go down with the ship out with a bang, hasn’t he? All sorts of groping allegations. Someone should get him in touch with that Ashburn fellow from California. Does anyone have a report from the Glenn Beck meltdown? I saw some...
From: Balloon Juice | By: John Cole | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Salty Eric Massa did not disappoint on Glenn Beck. Did Massa "grope a male staffer"? Yes, he says. In fact, he jumped on top of him and "tickled him until he couldn't breathe." Because it was his birthday. More »...
From: Gawker | By: Pareene | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual. "It doesn't make any difference what my intentions were, it's how it's perceived by...
From: Washington Times | By: Andrew Miga ASSOCIATED PRESS | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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So, Eric Massa showed up for his Glenn Beck interview. And honestly I'm not really sure where to start. Wow. Riveting stuff. I think it's fair to say, if you've ever wondered what Glenn Beck looks like when he realized he's been had, the 20 minute mark...
From: Mediaite | By: Glynnis MacNicol | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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Glenn was greatly frustrated because he could not get specifics from Massa that "affects you". Glenn apologized to his audience for "wasting your time".
From: Free Republic | Tuesday, March 9, 2010
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The Obama administration is trying to decide on its nuclear “posture.” What stance will nuclear weapons assume in U.S. national security strategy? At ease or at attention? Supine, prone, or erect? The president’s critics, David Sanger and Thom...
From: The Faster Times | By: Russ Wellen | Monday, March 8, 2010
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