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The 912 Project - Glenn Beck

912 Group of Central Ohio

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I saw a few minutes on the news.  Anyone get to go?  I had to work.  He railed on the mayor for about 40 minutes this morning, if anyone could post a summary of what he said, I'd appreciate it.

tx
neocon

I'm writing up a report, but here is some video from WBNS 10TV

http://www.10tv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3276678

HAH!  Does the WBNS headline really say "More Attacks From Talk Show Host"?!
 

yep! the folks on the glenn beck insider forum that that was funny too!

boy, you really know we're living in a Nazi christian theocracy when we've got people running around the country defending handicapped children who have been raped at school.....

if you're an insider, be sure and listen to hour 2 of 28 april's show, its hilarious, another Stu-as-coleman call in, and a recap of the black mayor's conference, comments on Ludacris, Time's worst mayors....hilarious

So what are Mayor Mike's top priorities?

He's out for his own personal benefit and his own exploitative ways. He is coming into the city of Columbus and bashing our students and bashing our city." Coleman says that’s fine, as long as Beck pays his hotel bill.

You knucklehead Mayor Mike if you had any reading comprehension (for those of us who listened to what Glenn had to say) your the least of Glenn's concerns, he merely exposed you as another bureacrat worried what your next elected office will be. What Glenn is concerned about is the safety of CPS students' and the quality of education they aren't receiving. You went to college again for what? I guess basket weaving doesn't require much reading comprehension, monkey see monkey do.

I also have more bad news for Mayor Mike this issue won't go away even IF Glenn drops it from his show. We as citizens are outraged that the "supposed top law enforcement officer" of the city has such a lax attitude concerning a situation that took place back at Easter. Here is a good question, what if this would have happened to Mayor Mike's daughter? Believe me this never would have languished this long.

Not only are you a MORON.....your a fake padding your pockets that the expense of your brothers and sisters who thought you would do your job. Damn I've run out of duck tape again.
 

[has been called]

TALK-SHOW HOST BRINGS HIS RANT AGAINST MIFFLIN, COLEMAN TO TOWN
Published: Friday, April 29, 2005
NEWS 03D
By Jennifer Smith Richards
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Part comedy, part politics. One night only.

"Welcome to the 'Don't Question My Manhood Tour,' '' radio talk-show host Glenn Beck told a sold-out theater yesterday. "If something goes wrong, I beg you, no one call 911 for at least an hour. We wouldn't want to draw media attention.''


Beck, whose Philadelphia-based syndicated show has been called the highest-rated morning show in Columbus, devoted last week's shows to railing against the Columbus Public Schools and its handling of the now-notorious sexual incident at Mifflin High School. He continued his criticism in front of the crowd at the Riffe Center's Capitol Theatre.

"Somebody needs to stand up,'' he said. "There doesn't seem to be anybody willing to admit there's a problem.''

Mifflin earned national attention when, on March 9, a 16-year-old developmentally disabled girl told school staff that she was forced to perform oral sex on two boys in the auditorium. Another boy videotaped as other students watched, an investigation showed.

The girl's father ignored Mifflin officials' advice and called police, who began to investigate that afternoon. School administrators had discouraged him from calling 911, saying they feared the media would find out and further upset the girl.

A Franklin County Children Services official said yesterday the agency has been asked to meet with school administrators to go over mandated reporting responsibilities.

John Saros, executive director of the child-welfare agency, said it completed its investigation into the welfare of the girl last week, but he wouldn't say yesterday whether it established any abuse.

Beck said he didn't come to Columbus as a ploy to boost ratings, as some have suggested. The disabled girl's story touched him, he said, and he wanted to bring more attention to in-school sexual assault, which he said is happening nationwide.

"I also wanted to raise enough money to get at least one student out of what seems to be a failing school system,'' he said.

Proceeds from sales for the $15-per-ticket show totaled about $8,000, Beck said. They will be offered to the 16-year-old girl to help pay for private school, he said.

If, because of her disability, she needs to remain in public school, a scholarship fund will be established at a yet-to-be-chosen private school, Beck said. Some private schools have limited resources for special-education students.

Beck said he had not spoken with the girl's family but had talked to the family's attorney.

Some audience members said they came because they were fans of the talk-show host and hoped to hear more about what happened at Mifflin.

"He's brought something to the forefront that we do have a tendency to brush under the rug,'' said Georgann Rozzo, of Columbus.

It didn't surprise others that Beck traveled to Columbus for a live show.

"If you listen to the show, you know he's so passionate about everything he talks about,'' said Lia Risheill, of Columbus.

Beck highlighted school and teen issues from across the country: Girls wearing too-revealing clothing; kids bringing weapons to school; casual oral sex; and a lack of responsibility among teens.

He also showed Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, who wasn't there last night, little mercy. At times, he called Coleman "Mayor McCheese.'' Clips of Coleman and Beck's on-air debate in which Coleman said, "Don't question my manhood. Don't you ever question my manhood'' were played, prompting howls of laughter and whistles from the audience.

Beck won't be broadcasting live from WTVN (610 AM) this morning, as previously had been reported. A Beck spokesman said a regular show is planned.

jsmithrichards@dispatch.com

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[Farrakhan]

COLEMAN REBUKED FOR SOME INVITEES TO CONVENTION
Mayor says he had no input on speaker list
Published: Friday, April 29, 2005
NEWS 03D
By Sherri Williams
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio Republicans and a national radio show blasted Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman yesterday for hosting a mayoral conference that invited Louis Farrakhan and a controversial rapper to speak.

Farrakhan is scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m. today at the "Think-tank: Mayors Move into the Next Decade'' session at the National Conference of Black Mayors convention at the Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High St.


Staff members for the mayors group scheduled the speakers. Coleman said he had no input.

The Ohio Republican Party said Coleman, who is running for governor next year, should not be embracing Farrakhan because he has made anti-Semitic remarks.

"It is troubling to hear he is embracing such a divisive figure,'' GOP spokesman Jason Mauk said of Coleman. "This has to do with his leadership and associations as a candidate for the state's highest office.''

Coleman said the Republican attack is politically motivated and unfair because diversity has been a focus of his administration.

"I did not invite him or any other speakers to this conference,'' he said. "I have a solid, strong track record in this city of bringing people of all races together.''

Farrakhan was invited to the convention because he is a recognized black leader, said Vanessa Williams, executive director of the mayors group.

"It is our goal to see that as the mayors look toward the 21st century that we have all members represented in the community,'' she said. "The mayors definitely recognize his role in black America.''

Coleman said he does not hold the same views as Farrakhan.

"There are many things I don't agree with Farrakhan about, obviously,'' he said. "At the same time, he's coming to the conference and he has the right to speak.''

However, other civil-rights leaders, including black Republican J.C. Watts, who work toward racial reconciliation would have been a better choice, Mauk said.

"Minister Farrakhan has made very divisive comments about certain segments of Ohio's population,'' Mauk said.

Farrakhan is the leader of the Nation of Islam, a black Islamic organization. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil-rights law firm in Alabama, lists it as a black separatist hate group.

But Farrakhan is an obvious choice to speak at the convention because he has insight into urban problems, said Donell Muhammad, Farrakhan's representative in Columbus and minister of mosque No. 43 here.

"Most certainly, Minister Farrakhan can address concerns, issues and give guidance to these mayors,'' he said. "Why would a family member not be able to come address what is supposed to be one of the best cities for blacks in America?''

Also yesterday, radio talk-show host Glenn Beck condemned Coleman for hosting a conference that would invite Ludacris, a rapper whose songs have been criticized for their strong sexual content.

Ludacris was listed in a preliminary program, but last week his publicist said he would not be attending.

Ludacris, born Chris Bridges, was invited because he is an admired figure in the hip-hop community and has worked with voter-registration efforts, Williams said.

"It was not what he represents in music but in that act of getting them organized in the political process,'' that prompted the rapper's invitation, Williams said.

Rap duo Dead Prez performed at yesterday's youth event. But their invitation to speak was rescinded an hour before the show by the mayor's group because of their revolutionary, politically-conscious lyrics, said member Stic.man, born Clayton Gavin.

Williams said the invitation was not rescinded, but the duo was asked to avoid profanity and political rhetoric.

Stic.man said they agreed to eliminate profanity but would not censor their political message.

He contended the microphone was turned off when the duo performed their song Know Yourself, whose lyrics include: Know your enemy, know yourself. Bush is way worse than Bin Laden is. FBI, CIA, that's the real terrorists.
"We came here to teach kids to think for themselves,'' Stic.man said.

Williams said the microphone was not turned off but that there were "technical difficulties.''

sherri.williams@dispatch.com

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BLACKWELL INFLUENCED RADIO HOST, COLEMAN ADVISER SAYS
Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2005
NEWS 06B
staff reports
Who alerted nationally syndicated conservative talk-radio host Glenn Beck to the sexual-assault scandal at Mifflin High School? Beck says he first learned about it in The Dispatch. His subsequent on-air interview with Mayor Michael B. Coleman caused the mayor more than a little embarrassment.

But Coleman's chief political adviser, Greg Haas, said he thinks Beck was tipped off by Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, a GOP candidate for governor and darling of national conservatives, in an attempt to set up Coleman, who is seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. During a segment minutes before Coleman went on air, Beck mentioned Blackwell's name.


"I would say publicly that I fully expect that this has Ken Blackwell's fingerprints on it,'' Haas said. "These are his national groupies and you fully expect that all of these folks -- Rush (Limbaugh), Glenn Beck and other guys -- are doing everything they can to elect Ken Blackwell.''

Beck was incredulous when he heard about Haas' charge: "No, Ken Blackwell did not bring this to my attention. I am astounded about how this story has suddenly become about the mayor and politics. This is about the children. Clean up the school district!''

Carlo LoParo, Blackwell's spokesman, called Haas' assertion "ridiculous and offensive,'' adding, "I would think Mr. Haas would have to be responsible for those kinds of comments. You just can't say that sort of thing, particularly involving this type of unfortunate situation.''

-- Joe Hallett

jhallett@dispatch.com

Statehouse advisory board

to get interim director

Former Senate President Richard H. Finan will serve as interim executive director of the Capital Square Review and Advisory Board until a replacement is found for Ron Keller, who steps down Friday.

Finan, who heads the board and oversaw renovations of the Statehouse, will serve without pay.

Keller cited personal reasons for his resignation and has not elaborated on his departure from the post he held for 12 years.

The board last week accepted his resignation by a 6-2 vote after a closed-door executive session. They also appointed a committee to screen and interview candidates.

Minority Leader Chris Redfern, D-Catawba Island, said he voted against accepting the resignation because he wanted assurance that Keller was "leaving for the right reasons.''

House and Senate GOP leaders, who sit on the bipartisan board which oversees operations at the Statehouse, have been trying to exert more control.

They added House and Senate clerks to the board and limited its authority to place art and other items in the Statehouse without permission of legislative leaders.

The House also added a provision to the state budget requiring both leaders to approve the hiring of a new director and putting the board under the jurisdiction of the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee.

Asked after last week's meeting whether he feared the board was becoming politicized, Finan replied, "We'll see.''

-- Catherine Candisky

ccandisky@dispatch.com

Group says it will write

plan to fix school funding

A coalition of statewide education organizations says it will use recommendations of a school-funding task force as the basis for a complete fix to present to lawmakers this year.

If the General Assembly fails to adopt the plan or put it before voters, the education advocates say they might gather signatures to send it to the ballot in 2006.

The nine organizations issued a "white paper'' -- an in-depth report -- on the state budget, recommendations from Gov. Bob Taft's task force and a proposed constitutional amendment on education finance.

The groups, which include teachers unions, professional associations and Ohio PTA, said the task force's recommendations, if fully implemented, "would constitute a significant improvement in education funding.''

The advocates also oppose efforts to create a Tax Expenditure Limitation or Taxpayer Bill of Rights which would limit government revenue or spending.

Education groups said tax and spending limits would be "disastrous for Ohio and for the delivery of public services . . . including education.''

They also oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the legislature to fund an educational system determined by a commission appointed by the governor. The proposal, crafted by former Democratic State Rep. Bryan Flannery, of Lakewood, would slash local property taxes and require the state to increase its aid to make up the difference.

The coalition said the $2.3 billion proposal is too expensive and impractical.

-- C.C.

New committee will focus on security in courtrooms

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer last week appointed Justice Maureen O'Connor to head a new statewide committee to address court safety and security. The announcement came as Moyer and O'Connor attended a national summit on the issue.

O'Connor, who formerly headed Ohio's Security Task Force as lieutenant governor and director of public safety, served as a panelist.

She said the new Ohio Advisory Committee on Security & Emergency Preparedness will focus on identifying best practices for courthouse security, sharing that information and implementing the practices.

Moyer, chair of the summit, said that although Ohio has been a national leader in securing its courtrooms, he appointed the advisory committee because work still needs to be done in assessing the security practices of Ohio's courthouses, standardizing practices across the 88 counties and securing resources necessary to keep courtrooms safe.

-- Jon Craig

jcraig@dispatch.com

Taft entertained bigwigs

last week, but won't say who

Gov. Bob Taft hosted four governors and about 230 people representing businesses and organizations last week at a Republican Governors Association forum in Columbus.

The association refused to release the guest list, arguing that such gatherings traditionally have been private.

The topics discussed at the Hilton Easton were energy policy and lawsuit reform, but the gathering was closed to the media to allow for the "free flow'' of discussion, officials said.

Taft and the governors from Nevada, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and Vermont held a news conference to say it was important for Congress to pass an energy bill and to reduce lawsuits.

Taft estimated about half of the participants were from out of state, but he directed questions about the guest list to the governors association.

The association said there was no fee to attend the meeting, but it was open only to members who pay $1,000 or more, depending on the size of the organization and other circumstances.

-- Mark Niquette

mniquette@dispatch.com

Judge named to commission

helped desegregate schools

Gov. Bob Taft has appointed former federal judge Robert M. Duncan of Columbus to replace former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Craig Wright on the Ohio Public Defender Commission.

Duncan, who in 1977 ordered the desegregation of the Columbus Public Schools, is vice president and secretary emeritus at Ohio State University and is jurist-in-residence at the OSU College of Law.

-- M.N.

http://shop.dispatch.com/newsarchive/Archi...6067:4:2&md=dir

COMMENTARYDON'T GET INTO A FIGHT WITH THE RADIO JOCK WHO CONTROLS THE MICROPHONE
Published: Sunday, April 24, 2005
EDITORIAL & COMMENT 07D
By Joe Hallett
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reappeared Wednesday in the persona of Mayor Michael B. Coleman.

On the same day, he was a confident Democratic gubernatorial candidate finally coming into his own and a bungler not ready for prime time.


He was the candidate whose campaign team was making all the right moves and committing stupid mistakes.

Such are the perils of stepping into the spotlight of a big-time governor's race.

Aboard his impressive campaign motor home en route to deliver a dinner speech to Delaware County Democrats, Coleman was eager to share what he had learned on his "listening tour'' to 31 mostly rural and Republican counties over the last month.

Hundreds of conversations with Ohioans, he said, revealed a deep despair, confirming his oft-stated contention that the state has lost its momentum. In farming hamlets and suburbs, Coleman said, parents lamented that their children were leaving Ohio to find work elsewhere because only "the Wal-Mart jobs'' are available.

Mayors, city council members and townsfolk were up in arms about state cuts in community funding that jeopardize staffing of police and firefighters. School administrators worried that continual need for new levies is tearing communities apart, pitting parents of schoolchildren against retirees on fixed incomes.

"It's worse than I thought, and the level of frustration is so high,'' Coleman said. "You can just see it in people's eyes. Their quality of life has declined and they see it, and they're angry that nobody's listening.''

Outside a banquet hall at Ohio Wesleyan University, Coleman's aides positioned the bus in front of a massive window, a majestic backdrop for the mayor's appearance. Known as a carefully scripted and prosaic mayoral speaker, Coleman burst forth before 250 Delaware County Democrats. He delivered a lyrical, substantive and passionate speech that brought the faithful to their feet.

Mike Coleman, it seemed, had arrived as the Democrats' best hope in 2006.

But then, maybe not.

Earlier that day, Coleman made a rookie mistake, one that could haunt his campaign. Glenn Beck, the always-angry right-wing host of a nationally syndicated radio show, suckered Coleman into going on the air. The eight-minute exchange was a disaster for the mayor and seeded whispering about whether his chief political adviser, Greg Haas, is ready for the big stage.

Any wisdom in the adage that it's unwise to pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel also applies to anyone who owns three hours a day of national radio air time, can outshout you, cut you off at any time and always has the last word.

"It demonstrates the peril and the folly of going on any show where the interviewer completely controls the microphone,'' said Dale Butland, a Democratic consultant. "People like Glenn Beck have made a career out of bullying people and cutting them off when they start to get the better of him.''

Butland should know: he once got the better of Beck on the air and was cut off; and he advises talk-show host Jerry Springer.

Safe to say, Coleman didn't get the better of Beck, who for three days on his show ranted about the sexual-assault scandal at Mifflin High School. When Beck and his producer launched a mock interview in which a faux Coleman claimed there was a debate in the mayor's office about the propriety of raping a "handicapped kid'' (Is there no shame at 610 WTVN, the local Beck affiliate?), Haas had heard enough. He urged Coleman to make the call.

Beck admitted that the parody was "outrageous,'' but it worked: "I got him to respond.''

Asked whether, on second thought, he, instead of Coleman, should have gone on-air to rebut Beck, Haas conceded: "That's a fair question,'' adding that the campaign was determined to confront attackers and "we'll probably make mistakes again on over-engagement.''

Coleman insisted he made the final decision, acting to protect the city from a national radio assault.

"You know what,'' he said, "I just don't like bullies.''

But what the bully got him to do could live in campaign infamy.

Joe Hallett is senior editor at The Dispatch.

jhallett@dispatch.com

http://shop.dispatch.com/newsarchive/Archi...8327:4:2&md=dir

Coleman, syndicated radio host lock horns (Dispatch finally reports incident)
Columbus Dispatch ^ | April 22, 2005 | Joe Hallett and Jodi Andes


Posted on 04/22/2005 4:17:53 AM PDT by Columbus Dawg


Mayor Michael B. Coleman received national exposure as a Democratic candidate for governor on shock-jock radio Wednesday.

It’s a venue he would have preferred to avoid, the mayor admitted later.

"It didn’t end up well."

But Coleman said he "just couldn’t bite my tongue" any longer after what he characterized as three days of bullying and "blasting the city" by conservative talk-radio host Glenn Beck.

Even though Coleman was less than his rhetorical best during the chaotic eight-minute exchange with Beck, he said, "I’ll never be regretful of standing up to those who are not telling the truth, who misrepresent the facts, and who are bullying us around."

Beck, whose syndicated show is based in Philadelphia and aired locally from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays on WTVN (610 AM), devoted his shows this week to the sex-abuse scandal at Mifflin High School. Beck has railed against Columbus schools officials for firing just one of the four Mifflin administrators implicated in the failure to report the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old developmentally disabled girl.

In an interview yesterday, Beck said he learned about the incident from a Dispatch article last week and was outraged. He said he has a daughter with cerebral palsy and when he "imagined it happening to my daughter, it ripped my heart out."

Beck, 41, said he wanted to talk to Coleman because he assumed the mayor would be "as outraged as I am." Instead, he said, when Coleman got on the air, "all I heard was blah, blah, blah. He was being a politician. . . . I wanted to talk to him as a dad, not as a politician."

In the interview, Coleman and Beck continually talked over and past each other. The result was verbal chaos.

As Beck began one question by saying, "I’m asking you as a man and a father," Coleman cut him off and said, "Don’t question my manhood. Don’t you ever question my manhood." Coleman later said he misheard the question.

Beck’s is the highest-rated morning show in Columbus, with 100,000 people listening during the week, said Steve Konrad, WTVN program manager.

Coleman said his interview with Beck "was never scheduled," an assertion Beck disputed. On the air Wednesday morning, Beck said Coleman was scheduled to appear on the show at 10:30 a.m. and when Coleman didn’t call, the heckling heated up.

On air, someone on Beck’s staff posed as Coleman. The faux Coleman said he was having an office party, debating the issue of sexual assault.

"There were two sides," the fake Coleman waffled, "one side against rape and one side for rape of handicapped children."

That was the last straw for Greg Haas, Coleman’s political consultant, who said he urged the mayor to call the show, conceding it might have been a mistake.

Coleman knew he’d be attacked but decided to call anyway: "I’m concerned about our kids. . . . (Beck) eventually will move on to the next topic, rant and rave to keep his ratings up, and I’m left to deal with this situation."

Beck yesterday talked about coming to Columbus to host a show.

Since the exchange, segments have been repeated on WTVN — a move Coleman called "irresponsible."

But Konrad said reairing it is the right thing to do. The station also put a copy of the interview on its Web site, www.610 wtvn.com.

"Our phones have been blowing up with people wanting to talk about it," Konrad said.

The embarrassing exchange could have political consequences for Coleman. Yesterday, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Dennis L. White said Lee Fisher told him he was "80 percent sure" he would enter the governor’s race. Fisher was the party’s 1998 nominee and Coleman was his running mate.

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[I have nothing to do with it.]

This is a police investigation. I have nothing to do with it.

...

Staff members for the mayors group scheduled the speakers. Coleman said he had no input.

Let's hear it for Michael "Hands Off the Wheel" Coleman!

Good job with collecting signatures guys!

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