Bully

Free Press, a left-leaning group that advocates media “diversity” and “quality journalism” has sent an open letter to President Obama begging him not to be bullied by Glenn Beck. The group, no fan of conservative talk on a good day, was apparently driven to such histrionics by anger over Beck’s role in whipping up opposition to White House Green Jobs Czar Van Jones, who resigned over the weekend.  Jones is a former Free Press board member.  The press release announcing the open letter said, in part:

“Beck has a First Amendment right to stoke prejudice, and we do not and will not support efforts to silence him. This is not about censorship; it’s about sanity. Our leaders have a responsibility to condemn fear mongering in all its forms, defend those who are unfairly attacked, and support a more diverse media system that provides alternative voices to the likes of Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and other extremists.”

Read the Free Press letter here.  The press release is here.