After Learning More About Glenn Beck, Harlem Gospel Choir Says No To His Christmas Special
Via Afro Netizen, the news that ColorofChange (the same group which so successfully organized a pullout of Glenn Beck's advertising by informing sponsor's of Beck's racist remarks) has apparently persuaded the Harlem Gospel Choir not to perform with Beck on his Christmas special. (They're saying it didn't pay enough):
The Harlem Gospel Choir just canceled their performance as part of Glenn Beck's "The Christmas Sweater," a live performance that's scheduled to be broadcast in movie theaters across the country this Thursday.
The Harlem Gospel Choir has backed out of a holiday performance with controversial conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck, the Daily News has learned. The famous choir, which has performed for Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II, was set to appear in the simulcast film of Beck's novel "The Christmas Sweater - A Return to Redemption," which opens Thursday in theaters nationwide. The choir canceled the appearance Monday, citing financial reasons.
James Rucker, executive director of Color for Change - which has helped persuade more than 80 advertisers to ditch Beck's show - said the group did an about-face after he called the choir. "We wanted to make sure they understood who Beck was," Rucker said. "We believe their mission is about spreading the Gospel and and promoting harmony, and we thought Beck was the antithesis of that."
Before we contacted the Harlem Gospel Choir about Beck, they didn't know much about him. After learning more about Beck and his history of race-baiting, the choir quickly came to the right decision and cancelled their appearance with him. The choir told the Daily News that their reasons for canceling with Beck were financial, and it's understandable that they would want to avoid getting involved in what could be seen as a political fight -- the choir is about faith and music, not politics. And it's hard to blame them for wanting to avoid starting a fight with Glenn Beck -- he is a powerful man with a large megaphone and a large audience that includes some very hateful people (based on some of the email we've received after launching our campaign against Beck, we know this first-hand at ColorOfChange).
"The Christmas Sweater" is part of Beck's effort to present himself as someone who represents mainstream American values. His desire to work with the Harlem Gospel Choir serves that goal, and it would have helped him position himself as embracing Black people while his rhetoric works against the interests of not only Black folks but most Americans.
That's what makes the Harlem Gospel Choir's refusal to perform with Beck so important -- they are world-famous for spreading a message of peace, love, unity and respect. They've performed for Nelson Mandela, in honor of Dr. King, and before Pope John Paul II. They have proudly represented one of Black America's oldest musical traditions around the world, and now they have refused to allow their name and their legacy to be used by someone like Glenn Beck.
"part of Beck's effort to present himself as someone who represents mainstream American values."
If it takes an effort to present yourself as someone who "represents mainstream American values" - then you don't represent anything mainstream, American or anything of value.
You are just another snake oil salesman and not a very good one at that.
"I know that there are people who do not love their fellow
man, and I hate people like that! " ~ Tom Lehrer (1928 - )
next to Beck for representing mainstream American values.
One paper called Tiger, Cheetah Woods, today
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
the bottom line is he's an asshole.
Tiger's just pursuing the American Dream:
- work hard
- get filthy rich
- screw as many people as possible...
"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of Stupidity" - Frank Leahy
rotten to the core.
Rotten to the core
Now that we've identified the problem how do we fix it?
... there's no fixing it. There may be some un-rotten parts here and there, and there might still be some good to be had, but mainly you have to just throw it away.
So, is it really rotten to the core?
We could make cider!
I'm sorry, but you really are comparing the fallible cheat Woods to the venal scumbag Beck? By many polls, the majority of married Americans cheat. What Beck does daily is far worse.
is for people who don't have any options.
And Hi Fidelity is for clergy.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
Hillarious
...became one of his best friends and mentors. Jordan, a great basketball player and legendary whore, is not the kind of guy a newly married man should hang around.
Cablasian girl like his mother wanted him too?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Oh my God, he's mortal! Who knew? If the guy didn't hit a ball in a cup better than anybody else and make millions doing it nobody would give two shits.
and does.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
In fact, it makes me care less.
He would have been admirable if he had kept his driver in his bag.
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If the bag had been the driver he may have gotten run over.
men carry their brains in their pants.
It would seem a vast majority of women are still shocked when the find that out.
Maybe he can get the Osmonds or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to perform.
Maybe Wheezer can do their sweater song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqgN0T6f1kg
and I hope it gives you the squirts for two weeks.
Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.
The Harlem Choir is full of racists.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
and white people. Just like Obama does.
Good for the choir for refusing to associate themselves with that scum known as Beck. His Christmas show is all about those who are down on their luck pulling themselves up again. He offers his own background as an example of what you can do when you hit bottom. Of course there is heavy religious talk involved. I guess he's trying to be a Jesus like figure to the down and out by showing them the way. I guess he couldn't get a gig as an evangelical money begging preacher on teevee so television and Fox were where his "talents" fit in best.
Last night Colbert was listing off the things a butt can do and he listed talking as he showed Beck's face.
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They'd have this Nazi singing the black National Anthem.
Now that I would pay to see!
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MaoMao and the Flack Catchers.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Does the Klan have a choir available?
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The Koffee Klatche Kloggers
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Sounds groovy!
Do comments like this make my butt look fat?
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Green Stamp Redemption Center does.
Do comments like this leave my geezer flapping in the breeze?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
I never got a sweater there but I do still have some green stamps. Those were fun days saving those stamps to get things I couldn't afford to buy.
No, your geezer is all zipped up and not flapping one bit.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
from within. Mad Max Lite
I'm sure he'd feel uncomfortable being near all those, er, "fascists?" Is "fascist" still his code word?
We can't tell you about his code. You'll have to save box tops and get your own Beck decoder ring.
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I wonder when they cancelled on him because isn't his show today and won't this leave a gap. Maybe he can stand and cry for a while to fill that gap.
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or the mega media made up versions?
that these folks have not heard of his AssHoliness.
for beck's straightjacket?
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
No. He's the Christmas Sweater. During the show he's going to break out into a sweat as he mourns the death of Christmas.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
in a cold sweat when he finds himself in the same room with a whole choir full of
"those people."
Now he can whine about the Harlem Gospel Choir's "deep seated hatred for white culture" ad infinitum.
Maybe he should offer to do his show from The Apollo.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
Count on it, he'll be the "victim".
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Maybe Ann Coulter will write a book about him.
A sleeveless sweater:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt_yo76AbQ4&fe...
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
WTF is "A Christmas Sweater"?
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 07:36 — fastfeat
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becky having to waddle to his mailbox to fetch his Christmas cards and back.
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
who looks forward to fruitcakes arriving from great aunts from far-flung nursing homes across the country.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Christmas Eve working out because no one likes him enough to invite him to any celebrations. Like Beck should be treated.
A Christmas Special? What's he gonna do. have his chalk board ringed with garland and find socialist memes hidden in words like Hark?
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
He'll talk about how The Christmas Carol is a socialist/commie book.
...is that people like Glenn Beck will never "get" the message being sent to them because it is always about them being the VICTIM. They are incapable of acknowledging that their behavior causes the bad things to happen to them and are lost in their own self-righteous worlds.
I am not even sure that an event the level of Saul on the road to Damascus would phase people like Beck.
How many in the choir have worked for ACORN?
The Chipmunks. (Who by the way do very nice Christmas tunes and might be available as replacements).
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
I read that Palin shot the Chipmunks from a helicopter and wiped them all out.
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along with a popcorn popper to Mike Huckabee as a Clemency...
er Christmasy kind of gift.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Popcorn popped chipmunks! Dee-lish!
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I'm sure Beck is very disappointed at not having the opportunity to sing with the choir while wearing blackface.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
I'd gladly send one to offset their losses in revenue by making this outstanding decision not appear with Beck.
Don't you just love the free market voting with pocket books?
I would argue that their reasons are, in fact, financial. After learning more about him, there probably isn't enough money in the world to get them on Beck's show.
Tuesday Beck, on his teevee show, asked what would Abraham Lincoln have done about Afghanistan. No, I'm not kidding.
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to make money.
As someone once involved in the moron church, their racism and predudice toward women is perfect for beck...hey...beck's a moron...get them.
$23,000,000 to spew this crap.
Thank you for my daily reminder of the absence of a god.
Maybe someday Beck will have enough money to buy a big needle with an eye big enough to crawl through.
Does He have an excuse note from His Mother?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
Thanks for keeping track of this scam artist. How you can watch him for hours is beyond me, after a couple of minutes of listening to him my ears start to hurt.
the Kid who shoots his eye out?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
I think he plays the part of the leg-lamp.
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Italian.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Neither did the lamp.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
the lost lug nuts.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
He could play the frozen pole. Or, imagine how cute he would look in the bunny pjs.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I hate Glenn Beck as much as every well meaning progressive should, but unless the Harlem Gospel Choir came out and CHANGED THEIR STORY, the reason they canceled was because they couldn't afford to pay the agent fees. From the NY Daily News:
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Anna Bailey, the choir's manager, said the decision to pull out was purely financial.
"I had to gracefully back out," she said. "There wasn't enough money to pay our agent's commission. "
Bailey said the choir does not play politics, and the group was unaware that critics consider Beck racist.
"We don't take a political stance," she said. "This is America. Glenn Beck can believe and say what he believes. He has a good forum for him to do that and God bless that. It was just a slight confusion when the booking was made."
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WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE REASONABLE SIDE, LOYAL TO THE TRUTH. Besides, this hit most media outlets two days ago. I read C&L every day, and I'm glad I do. But this post reminds me more of a teenagers message board than a legitimate source of progressive information. Stay with the truth.
Now, please don't tell us there is no Santa Claus.
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I'm just saying, the Harlem Gospel Choir would like to be left out of the political back and forth. If we do respect them, let's honor their wish. It's not like we don't have enough on Beck, right? I'm sure HGC folks are like, "Whew, dodged a bullet" but let's leave them out if that's what THEY want. We already know they're on our side!
Ice tea sipping MF'er for an agent?
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
Which one's becky?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyyZaJag2Fc
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
Pat Boone and Anita Bryant still available or are they on tour with Palin's Douchebaggers?
Carrie Prejean's looking for a new gig. She's got the ideology down, she just needs to be taught how to shoot wolves from a helicopter and cut off their forearms and she's good to go.
in the shower while she moans.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
"The famous choir, which has performed for Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II, was set to appear in the simulcast film of Beck's novel "The Christmas Sweater - A Return to Redemption," which opens Thursday in theaters nationwide. "
Opens in theatres on Thursday??? People are gonna pay to see this shit?? Really??? Anyway, I'm glad the Harlem Gospel Choir served notice on Beck that they're nobody's house n*****s. Good for them!
If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders.
George Carlin
Cheney putting on a show called "Christmas Treason"?
"Secular humanism -- a fearless, realistic world view replete with doubt and scepticism that attempts to attain an unachievable state of equilibrium between and among the human qualities of reason, intuition, imagination, memory, ethics and common sense.
"The Christmans Treason...A Rendition"
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
for an obscurantist.
"Secular humanism -- a fearless, realistic world view replete with doubt and scepticism that attempts to attain an unachievable state of equilibrium between and among the human qualities of reason, intuition, imagination, memory, ethics and common sense.
and put it between my pom poms right next to my "Most Ignored User" award.
"I mean Romney is the most conservative on illegal immigration and I don't think Ronald Reagan could get elected in California today."
Ann "Clipped" Coulter
When is Cheney's Christmas Treason lighting ceremony?
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
"Beck's novel"
Wait - aren't all his books fiction?
1. Carrie Prejean
2. David Duke
3. Bill O'Reilly
4. Pat Robertson
He needs to ask John Ashcroft.
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Leeeet the eaaaaagle soaaaar!
does anyone think this 'special' is going to do?
Didn't he do a similar thing once before and it pretty much flopped?
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As a sign of reaching out to the black community, Glen Beck is going to host a group of poor black children to his home for special viewings of White Christmas and Birth Of A Nation.
As a special treat, he'll be serving fried chicken with all the fixin's.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
with me. There's nothing quite like Glenn Beck to put you in a bah humbug frame of mind.
I might watch Colbert's Christmas special from the other year though! :)
I've never seen change without a fire
possibility of lawsuits? There could be quite a few from numerous sources, Beck and or his company, possibly the theater owners, any investors, heck even the people who bought advance tickets.
You can't sue someone for being a backward ignorant racist.
Besides, he'd claim insanity. We'd all have to serve as character witnesses.
"Anyone that makes less than $150K in this country, has no business voting Republican."
How detached would a group have to be in order to avoid awareness of the nature of the Glenn Beck phenomenon? Glad they were clued in on time.
Whatever their stated reason - Beck's insidious purpose will not be successful.
The Choir would certainly have realized in time that they had unconsciously endorsed the personification of hate, bigotry, misogyny and intolerance.
Praise the Lord.
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Since they can't avoid looking partisan by refusing...they should do it...and STINK UP THE JOINT...sing off-key, maybe fall over, maybe only 4 show up...botch it. Why not?!
Moon the audience.
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I sent an e-mail congratulating them on their fortunate decision, because I'll bet they're being swamped by angry Beckites right now,.
In case anyone else wants to do the same, here's their contact info.
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The choir pulled out for financial reasons, not for ethical or political reasons. If they'd said something about what an un-American seditious wanker this guy is that would be one thing. Otherwise, I'm not impressed. I'm not impressed at all.
Who would want to sit through a Glen Beck xmas special? let alone have to go and sit with a bunch of brainless slobs just to view it?
And for the people above who are saying America is rotten to the core...that's not true, America is not rotten, it's just that the people don't give a shit about anything except their Rams and their rims. They don't have a clue and you couldn't give them one if it came with a $50 bill.
So is there a fix, I imagine so...how do we get 3/4 of the country to sit up and pay attention? When people say we are the greatest country in the world ask them, what have we done lately to support that statement and they will have nothing to say, becuase they just don't care what our leaders are doing.
The other night at dinner people wanted to know about Tiger Woods and the party crashers WHILE the President was on National TV saying we're sending 30K more troops to Afganistan. Since my kid is going to be one of those 30K I glared at them and said I didn't care about any of that sh#t.
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