Posted on 08/30/2010 9:12:45 AM PDT by kristinn
The Huffington Post has pulled an article published this morning targeting Glenn Beck with a $100,000 bounty after news of the threat was broken on Free Republic.
The article, titled $100,000 For Glenn Beck's Sex Tapes has been replaced with the following message:
Editor's Note: This piece was published directly to the Huffington Post by its author. It didn't meet our editorial standards and has been removed from the site.
The URL for the pulled article reflects the title: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beau-friedlander/100000-for-glenn-becks-se_b_698724.html
The author of the threat, Beau Friedlander, is the former editor-in-chief of Air America.
Here is the text of Friedlander's call for information to destroy Beck:
It is time to pop the tea baggers' favorite balloon (so what if it will be replaced by another?), and with that in mind I hereby offer to negotiate a $100,000 payday to the person who will come forward with a sex tape or phone records or anything else that succeeds in removing Glenn Beck from the public eye forever. I am not offering the cash myself, but I will broker the deal and/or raise the money for what you bring to the table. (And it better be good.)
If you have the goods, or if you want to contribute to a slush fund to buy more takedowns (probably not tax deductible), please contact me at: glennbecksextape@gmail.com.
The Free Republic article was posted at 9:19 a.m. EDT, and was immediately picked up by several Tweeters and bloggers who used the Free Republic headline without attribution or just plain stole the article from FR.
The news about the Huffington Post threat reached critical mass when it was reported by Newsbusters.
Free Republic has proven yet again that its value in the conservative blogosphere even as FR enters its 14th year online next month.
What could/should Glenn do, if anything, about this threat?
What would be the best strategy against this type of attack, the scope of which is escalating?
never heard he was but I’m sure he has at least a peek in here or has someone do it for him.
He’;s mentioned many times he checks the web out too.
If he is then good for you Beck, I do not agree with you all the time but at least you have done this raised money for a good cause and have certainly raised some issues which others will not touch like religion unlike Hannity etc.
Also please do not get took in by O.R. he thinks obama was born here because it was mentioned in a paper ,LOL so much for facts.
I do not know if he was born outside of here but I am concerned as to why much of his past his covered up and secured.
My oldest had to do a paper on some presidents and he could find no info on what obama got at school what writings he did etc unlike every other president.
Any chance of finding out what grades he got etc
Kristinn, you’ve been doing some outstanding work on original research and articles for Freerepublic. Just a hat tip from this quarter to say thank you, and it’s much appreciated. Eagles up, indeed.
$100,000 for Glenn Beck Sex tape or other damaging intel that takes down the clown http://huff.to/cyBzxw
about 4 hours ago via web
Keep shining a light on their antics and threats. He said this morning that Friedlander and Van Jones are ‘best of buddies’.
Kristinn.....can you do a screen shot of it??? I’m HOPELESS at doing that!
Talk about your cockroaches!
So am I. Bootless may be able to do it.
Inquiring minds want to know!
Good.
Within seconds of you posting the original story I sent it to Drudge who has it on his page but with a bad link now.
I knew it would be pulled as soon as the story went viral, Huff knew it was going to get clobbered if they left it up.
Thanks!
LOL out loud!
Good going, Kristinn. I’m glad that the Huffers were able to see through their haze and realize how wrong this was.
Thanks. Drudge links to the blog post that stole my entire Free Republic article without so much as a hat tip or link!
Again, thank you for your continued service to Free Republic and the country. You ROCK!!!
Well, glory be! With credentials like that, who can deny him?
The guy's a scumbag, just like those he associates with.
Again, thank you for your continued service to Free Republic and the country. You ROCK!!!
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