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Utah State University President Stan Albrecht used an Earth Day speech to comment on actor Danny Glover's controversial selection as May's commencement speaker as well as the global warming debate, saying that both illustrate a lack of "rational and thoughtful discourse." Albrecht began by saying that "ideological discord" in the United States has reached new heights. "Looking at this life in total, it reflects 40 years of actions that are centered in kindness and generosity, acts that are not at all defined by politics but by compassion for people," Albrecht added. "He has also been a political activist, taking on...

Get yourself ready for it. The media is going to praise Danny Glover for getting arrested for standing up for workers abused by capitalism run amok. On April 16, he was arrested at a protest against the Sodexo food service company for their treatment of workers. He’ll be hailed as a hero and other Hollywood stars will follow in his footsteps, if for no other reason than publicity, but Glover deserves no praise. He has a history of painting America as the problem and anti-American regimes as the saviors of the oppressed. “We’re here today to say no more to...

Actor Danny Glover and 11 others have been arrested during a labor union protest at the Maryland headquarters of a food service company. Montgomery County police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks says Glover and others stepped past yellow police tape and were asked to step back three times at Sodexo headquarters. When they refused, Starks says officers arrested them. The dozen were issued citations for trespassing and let go. Starks says they face a $1,000 fine or 90 days in jail.

Danny Glover was arrested in Maryland today -- after armed police cracked down on a massive protest rally. Glover -- along with 10 other people -- was taken into custody outside of the headquarters of Sodexo, Inc. ... where protesters were rallying against the business practices of the food management giant. After he was released, a smiling Glover told cameras, "We're moving to make some real positive changes."

Actor and activist Danny Glover has offered hugs and moral support to Cleveland-area workers at a men's suit plant that faces a shutdown next month with the loss of 375 jobs. Glover later held a news conference and appealed to Germany's Hugo Boss AG to reverse its shutdown decision. Glover led a boycott of Hugo Boss formal wear at the Academy Awards earlier this month. The company says its shutdown decision stands. The company says the union representing workers rejected concessions at the plant, which it says isn't globally competitive.

Al Gore has just announced his new "A" TEAM to combat climate change and spread the word on Global Warming. Gore said that the addition of Osama and Danny will strengthen the message they are trying to get out to the world and give a real boost to the credibility problem they've suffered lately.  Glover was heard saying that he was really glad to be on board with "The Caveman" and Al. He knows their presence on the world political scene will surely make a difference.  Notable quotes from the press release: Gore:  "To those who are still tempted to...

If Danny Glover thinks planet Earth was mad that no agreement was signed at Copenhagen, wait until he hears that the ear is a big Lethal Weapons fan. The anthropomorphic Big Blue Marble has followed the Lethal Weapons series from its inception and is not happy with the on-again, off-again rumors of Lethal Weapon 5. "Hey, I'm covered three-quarters by water, the other fourth is covered by Riggs," the large rock said. "Ha. Ha. I'm kidding. But, seriously, get it done Glover. You, too, Gibson." Glover recently accused the Earth of causing the earthquake in Haiti after becoming enraged at...

Far-left actor Danny Glover, during an online interview this week, proposed global warming caused the devastating earthquake in Haiti. FNC caught up with the silliness Friday night, as Jim Angle led the “Grapevine” segment: Actor Danny Glover says the earthquake in Haiti is a result of global warming. Glover told GRITtv that it could have happened to any of the Caribbean island nations, quote: “They are all in peril because of global warming.” Then, he lamented the failure of the climate summit in Copenhagen. As a result of that failure, he says, “this is what happens.” The ludicrous Glover quote...

Over the past several days much has been made about the Reverend Pat Robertson's comment that the Haiti earthquake is the result of its 'pact with the devil.' But in the midst of that story the state-run media (SRM) conveniently ignored a statement from 'the Church of global warming' that the earthquake is retribution for the failure of the United States to procure a climate change agreement in Copenhagen. Actor Danny Glover, the political activist who has praised Castro and Chavez, contends that the failure of the world to adequately address 'global warming' in Copenhagen led to 'retribution' in the...

Here is bizarre audio of far-Left actor Danny Glover making a statement on a radio show that said the Earthquake in Haiti is a "response" for "what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen." It would seem Glover was saying the failure of anything significant to be accomplished at the summit last month resulted in the "response" of the massive earthquake taking place. Why should we not be surprised that the Global Warming fanatics would try to use the earthquake to push their agenda. . . . (AUDIO)

Says Glover: “When we see what we did at the climate summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I’m sayin’?” His obscene opinion would be bigger news if Glover had – in the manner of others – idiotically blamed a less-fashionable deity.

With thoughtful insight into the devastation that struck Haiti yesterday, Link TV board member Danny Glover spoke with our friends at GRITtv today to discuss steps forward for the Haitian capital. Glover points out that in this great moment of internationalism, the U.S. has the opportunity to rebuild its relationship with Haiti, and he voices a warning that disasters like this will inevitably strike again as climate change continues.

Why is ACORN's chief organizer friendly with the Marxist anti-American governments of two South American countries? Within ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis's storied rogues gallery of a rolodex may be found contact information for then-Bolivian ambassador Gustavo Guzman and for Sabine Kienzl, a professional propagandist employed by the Venezuelan embassy. The listing for Guzman contains what appears to have been a direct office telephone number.An ACORN insider I spoke with confirmed the authenticity of the rolodex which I have seen. Erick Erickson of the website RedState recently did an excellent job unveiling the rolodex.Both Bolivia and Venezuela are now headed...

In case you haven't seen a TV in the last month, here is some background. Bertha Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Organizer of ACORN, the largest community organization in the country. Appointed in May 2008, Ms. Lewis oversees the operations of its 400,000 strong membership, which is active in over 110 cities across the country. During the past few weeks while Lewis has been all over the press defending her organization, she has claimed that her first priority is ACORN's Clients, those poor people needing housing, medical care, etc. If she is so concerned about "the little...

HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro says a "profound racism" in the United States will stop millions from voting for Barack Obama in next month's presidential election. The ailing, 82-year-old former Cuban president says it is "a miracle that the Democratic candidate hasn't suffered the same luck as (assassinated leaders) Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and others who harbored dreams of equality and justice." Castro's written comments were published by state media Saturday. In them, he insists a "profound racism" exists in the U.S. and that millions of whites "cannot reconcile themselves to the idea that a black person ... could...

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006. Glover, who wasn't in court, was convicted Thursday along with UNITE HERE union representative Alex Dagg and Ontario Federation of Labour President Wayne Samuelson. Canadian Niagara Hotels charged the three with trespassing at their Sheraton on the Falls property during a Sept. 16, 2006, protest. The 60-year-old actor took part in the protest as part of a larger campaign that aims to increase salaries and improve working conditions for hotel workers in the U.S. and Canada....

Senator Obama pulled a Danny Glover during the Democratic candidates' recent YouTube debate on CNN, and no one had the intestinal fortitude to challenge his off-the-cuff remark. When asked if he was authentically black enough, the Democratic presidential candidate answered, "You know, when I'm catching a cab in Manhattan, in the past, I think I've given my credentials." In November 1999, actor Danny Glover complained that six yellow cabs had passed by him and his daughter on 166th Street and Seventh Avenue. He held a press conference detailing his experience, and within days, the Reverend Al Sharpton threatened a class...

Presidential candidate John Edwards hoped actor Danny Glover would be his Lethal Weapon. But a Miami-based group of Venezuelan-American activists chided the Democratic candidate Wednesday for campaigning with Glover, who has embraced repressive Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. ''We are saddened by the fact that you have proudly showed yourself, in the same manner Mr. Chavez showed himself next to Mr. Glover, as if both of you were holding a trophy,'' read the letter sent to Edwards. ``We believe this to be a political miscalculation on your part, as it sends contradicting messages to those who, like us, have chosen and...

There is very sad news from Venezuela this weekend. Hugo Chavez is proceeding with his plan to silence all opposition. The doors to freedom are closing in Venezuela. It is so disheartening to see the people of Venezuela quickly disappear under the Marxist blanket made by Hugo Chavez. This weekend was an important step for Chavez in silencing the opposition in Venezuela. Chavez warned (via BBC): "Venezuelan armed forces are ready. Anyone generating violence will regret it."