Wingnuts

We Don't Need to Use Beck's Tactics

The wingnut outrage of the day happens to be one I kind of sympathize with. Apparently a Huffington Post contributor wrote an item today which offered a $100,000 reward for either Glenn Beck's phone records or (barf) a Glenn Beck sex tape. The editors at Huffington Post wisely removed the piece.

You know my views on Beck and his ongoing scam. But this post crossed the line. Personal lives should be off limits. Not only does it violate this very basic rule, but it knocks us off the high ground and makes our "side" look just as bad as when Beck and others stalk children and noncombatants, or when they mock the president's daughters.

It's just bad form. We ought to be able to debunk what Beck says and expose the shady aspects of his professional life without reaching into Beck's own bag of dirty tricks.