Glenn Beck could go to jail?

[Fair&Balanced]

You do realize that US district judges are subject to FEDERAL law, not state law, correct?
...

Great. Now cite us the federal shield law.

Didn't say there was one, only said that the state law or lack thereof is irrelevant.

 

[The Great Goose]

Much the way that the GOP screwed itself by giving in to nutjob conspiracies resulting in Trump, Beck has seemingly screwed himself in the same way. After the Boston bombing, Beck was SOOO hell-bent on fomenting partisan hatred and insanity, that he attempted to destroy the life of a completely innocent man in a ratings grab.

Now, much like the GOP and Losin' Donald's nomination, it's coming back to bite him in the ass:

In the weeks after the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 others, the conservative media host reported that a Saudi Arabian student was part of the plot. Authorities had “tagged” 20-year-old Abdulrahman Alharbi as a “proven terrorist” who funded the operation, Beck alleged.

“You know who the Saudi is?” Beck, formerly of Fox News, said. “He’s the guy who paid for it.”

The claim was untrue. Police did question Alharbi, who had attended the marathon and was injured in the blast. They even searched his apartment and Facebook account. Within a day of the attack, authorities had cleared him of any wrongdoing.

That didn’t stop Beck from pushing the “money man” theory. In several radio broadcasts and posts on his website TheBlaze, Beck claimed that Alharbi recruited the two brothers who carried out the attack, and ultimately gave them the “go order” for the bombing.

In an order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris in Massachusetts ruled that Beck must identify at least two officials from the Department of Homeland Security who, according to Beck, gave TheBlaze the information purportedly linking Alharbi to the bombing.

The ruling came in a defamation lawsuit Alharbi filed after the attack alleging that Beck falsely accused him of participating in it, causing him “grave injury.”

Saris’s order could set up a First Amendment battle. If Beck refuses to comply, the judge could impose sanctions or even take the extreme step of jailing Beck for contempt.

Judge orders Glenn Beck to reveal sources for story linking innocent man to Boston Marathon bombing

He certainly belongs there. What a stooge.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Beck is insane, but absolutely NO ONE should be FOR the government being allowed to force him to reveal his sources.

I swear some of you idiots place your ideology above all, don't you.

We have libel and slander laws for a reason.

This case is one of those reasons.

libel and slander have NOTHING to do with forcing a journalist to reveal their sources .

The onus is on the plaintiff to PROVE Beck lied, not the other way around.

If Beck was actually a "journalist", he'd refuse and go to jail for it. But he's not.

We know that Beck "lied" - he made false and defamatory statements on national television. It is impossible for him to deny that. Whether he just made the story up himself, or got it from someone else is the only standard in which a defamation suit can be judged on. If I were Alharbi's lawyer, I'm pretty sure that I could make a pretty strong case that Beck's refusal to give his "sources" is evidence that those sources don't actually exist - which would make Beck liable for what I imagine would be a massive settlement.

I am not defending Beck, nor am I suggesting he actually DOES have sources who told him that this guy was at one time a suspect. I'm merely saying no one should want the government to be able to force journalists (and Beck is a journalist, a crazy one, but a journalist nonetheless) to give up their sources.

Well, they can't "force" him to reveal his sources. But there's no question they can put him in jail for refusing.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Much the way that the GOP screwed itself by giving in to nutjob conspiracies resulting in Trump, Beck has seemingly screwed himself in the same way. After the Boston bombing, Beck was SOOO hell-bent on fomenting partisan hatred and insanity, that he attempted to destroy the life of a completely innocent man in a ratings grab.

Now, much like the GOP and Losin' Donald's nomination, it's coming back to bite him in the ass:

In the weeks after the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 others, the conservative media host reported that a Saudi Arabian student was part of the plot. Authorities had “tagged” 20-year-old Abdulrahman Alharbi as a “proven terrorist” who funded the operation, Beck alleged.

“You know who the Saudi is?” Beck, formerly of Fox News, said. “He’s the guy who paid for it.”

The claim was untrue. Police did question Alharbi, who had attended the marathon and was injured in the blast. They even searched his apartment and Facebook account. Within a day of the attack, authorities had cleared him of any wrongdoing.

That didn’t stop Beck from pushing the “money man” theory. In several radio broadcasts and posts on his website TheBlaze, Beck claimed that Alharbi recruited the two brothers who carried out the attack, and ultimately gave them the “go order” for the bombing.

In an order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris in Massachusetts ruled that Beck must identify at least two officials from the Department of Homeland Security who, according to Beck, gave TheBlaze the information purportedly linking Alharbi to the bombing.

The ruling came in a defamation lawsuit Alharbi filed after the attack alleging that Beck falsely accused him of participating in it, causing him “grave injury.”

Saris’s order could set up a First Amendment battle. If Beck refuses to comply, the judge could impose sanctions or even take the extreme step of jailing Beck for contempt.

Judge orders Glenn Beck to reveal sources for story linking innocent man to Boston Marathon bombing

This is the man that annointed Cruz and claimed the White Horse Prophecy.

FUCK YOU for trying to link Beck to Trump.

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Yep, Trump was Beck's boy all the way.

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

 

[HenryBHough]

Offered without comment for those who want to consider the judicial principles involved here:

City case set the standard

I will note that Paul was a personal friend.

 

[Rocko]

This is the man that annointed Cruz and claimed the White Horse Prophecy.

FUCK YOU for trying to link Beck to Trump.

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

What country do you live in? He cannot go to jail for not giving up his sources.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

So your for reporters going to jail for not revealing sources ? Got it.

Did they destroy a life by completely fabricating information?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

So your for reporters going to jail for not revealing sources ? Got it.

I stated a fact, not my opinion.

 

[tinydancer]

Much the way that the GOP screwed itself by giving in to nutjob conspiracies resulting in Trump, Beck has seemingly screwed himself in the same way. After the Boston bombing, Beck was SOOO hell-bent on fomenting partisan hatred and insanity, that he attempted to destroy the life of a completely innocent man in a ratings grab.

Now, much like the GOP and Losin' Donald's nomination, it's coming back to bite him in the ass:

In the weeks after the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 others, the conservative media host reported that a Saudi Arabian student was part of the plot. Authorities had “tagged” 20-year-old Abdulrahman Alharbi as a “proven terrorist” who funded the operation, Beck alleged.

“You know who the Saudi is?” Beck, formerly of Fox News, said. “He’s the guy who paid for it.”

The claim was untrue. Police did question Alharbi, who had attended the marathon and was injured in the blast. They even searched his apartment and Facebook account. Within a day of the attack, authorities had cleared him of any wrongdoing.

That didn’t stop Beck from pushing the “money man” theory. In several radio broadcasts and posts on his website TheBlaze, Beck claimed that Alharbi recruited the two brothers who carried out the attack, and ultimately gave them the “go order” for the bombing.

In an order issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Patti B. Saris in Massachusetts ruled that Beck must identify at least two officials from the Department of Homeland Security who, according to Beck, gave TheBlaze the information purportedly linking Alharbi to the bombing.

The ruling came in a defamation lawsuit Alharbi filed after the attack alleging that Beck falsely accused him of participating in it, causing him “grave injury.”

Saris’s order could set up a First Amendment battle. If Beck refuses to comply, the judge could impose sanctions or even take the extreme step of jailing Beck for contempt.

Judge orders Glenn Beck to reveal sources for story linking innocent man to Boston Marathon bombing

This is the man that annointed Cruz and claimed the White Horse Prophecy.

FUCK YOU for trying to link Beck to Trump.

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Yep, Trump was Beck's boy all the way.

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

Till he annointed Cruz. He's still Never Trump. You should see these Mormon whackos. Man oh man they are something to behold.

 

[Rocko]

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

So your for reporters going to jail for not revealing sources ? Got it.

Did they destroy a life by completely fabricating information?

No. The muslim guy hit the lottery.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

What country do you live in? He cannot go to jail for not giving up his sources.

Tell that to Judith Miller.

 

[TheOldSchool]

This is the man that annointed Cruz and claimed the White Horse Prophecy.

FUCK YOU for trying to link Beck to Trump.

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Yep, Trump was Beck's boy all the way.

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

Till he annointed Cruz. He's still Never Trump. You should see these Mormon whackos. Man oh man they are something to behold.

He's only been never Trump for a few months. He was pro-extremist lunatic for decades before that. Like the rest of talk radio and conservative media. And now here we are.

 

[tinydancer]

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

So your for reporters going to jail for not revealing sources ? Got it.

Did they destroy a life by completely fabricating information?

Shit that's what media does daily and its sickening. Check out an old movie. With Newman and Fields called |Abscence of Malice". It will anger you.

 

[paperview]

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

What country do you live in? He cannot go to jail for not giving up his sources.

Two words: Judith Miller.

 

[tinydancer]

Beck spent his entire career paving the way for Trump. You should be grateful. Now he has to look on in horror at what he's done, and may have to do so from a jail cell.

Yep, Trump was Beck's boy all the way.

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

Till he annointed Cruz. He's still Never Trump. You should see these Mormon whackos. Man oh man they are something to behold.

He's only been never Trump for a few months. He was pro-extremist lunatic for decades before that. Like the rest of talk radio and conservative media. And now here we are.

Piss off. He's been pro Cruz for months on end. It's the Mormon in him.

 

[TheOldSchool]

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

So your for reporters going to jail for not revealing sources ? Got it.

Did they destroy a life by completely fabricating information?

No. The muslim guy hit the lottery.

Well that's a given. He's in for a windfall from these right-wing shenanigans. It's a question of whether all the lies and scheming will be exposed now.

 

[Indeependent]

He's pro Hybrid Seeds.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Yep, Trump was Beck's boy all the way.

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

Till he annointed Cruz. He's still Never Trump. You should see these Mormon whackos. Man oh man they are something to behold.

He's only been never Trump for a few months. He was pro-extremist lunatic for decades before that. Like the rest of talk radio and conservative media. And now here we are.

Piss off. He's been pro Cruz for months on end. It's the Mormon in him.

Yeah that's what said.

Regardless, without people like Beck screaming that everyone is a RINO and everyone is an enemy for 40 years, we could never have a Trump candidacy.

 

[Rocko]

Wrong he will not go to jail because defamation is not a crime. He can be sued but thats it.

He can be jailed in contempt of court. Like right wing legend Kim Davis.

Hey jackass, beck has a right to protect any of his sources. Your article is crap

Sure. He can refuse to give up his sources, and go to jail for it, as well as almost certainly losing this defamation case.

What country do you live in? He cannot go to jail for not giving up his sources.

Tell that to Judith Miller.

Was wasnt jailed for refusing to give up sources

 

[Indeependent]

Fucking stupid asshole. Beck's Mormon and was throwing in behind his annointed Cruz.

Do you really want to make me to make you look like the asshole you and Old School are right now?

He claimed Cruz was the annointed. The White Horse Prophecy. Now I have you both on record claiming Beck was in it for Trump?



Got ya!

Glenn Beck in his OWN words praising Donald Trump - MUST SEE!

Till he annointed Cruz. He's still Never Trump. You should see these Mormon whackos. Man oh man they are something to behold.

He's only been never Trump for a few months. He was pro-extremist lunatic for decades before that. Like the rest of talk radio and conservative media. And now here we are.

Piss off. He's been pro Cruz for months on end. It's the Mormon in him.

Yeah that's what said.

Regardless, without people like Beck screaming that everyone is a RINO and everyone is an enemy for 40 years, we could never have a Trump candidacy.

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