Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Say Hello to Glenn Beck's Latest Target

Sunstein's stance on hunting puts him on Fox host's hit list

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 10:45 AM CDT
Email

(Newser) – Now that Glenn Beck has helped take down Van Jones, he’s set his sights on another Obama appointee: Cass Sunstein, would-be head of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Conservatives initially praised the choice of Sunstein, because some of his writings have a libertarian bent, Newsweek reports. But conservative senators held up the Harvard Law School professor's nomination over concern about his views on hunting and animal rights—even though his position would deal with neither.

Beck is waging war on Obama’s czars, arguing they’re an attempt to circumvent congressional authority. Sunstein wouldn't be a czar, but Beck has him in his sights anyway. He’s told his Twitter fans to gather all the dirt they can on Sunstein, and he’s promised to ensure Sunstein loses the nomination battle. A site entitled “Stop Sunstein” has sprung up, calling him a “radical anti-gun, anti-hunting, animal rights law professor.”

Cass Sunstein, in a file photo from Wikimedia Commons.
Cass Sunstein, in a file photo from Wikimedia Commons.   (Matthew W. Hutchins, Harvard Law Record)
In this May 5, 2009 file photo, newscaster Glenn Beck attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York.
In this May 5, 2009 file photo, newscaster Glenn Beck attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 30 comments
oldgoat
Sep 11, 2009 9:22 AM CDT
Kind of a shame that a drunk hs the nerve to decide who is right and who is wrong.
super_soft_wizard
Sep 11, 2009 6:06 AM CDT
Is this the same Glenn Beck that raped and killed a girl in 1990? I keep hearing about it. Apparently he strangely refuses to confront the issue and apologize.
godawgs
Sep 11, 2009 2:24 AM CDT
@kansas so your basic argument is that there is no brains left in the republican party why? Is it because they have different views of what you see as right? you do realize that on conservative boards they say the same thing about the left correct? While W was in Office you had your daily fix of Keith Olberman and his schtick which is very similar to Glen Becks, only without the ratings.

 
animal rights • hunting • Harvard Law School • Glenn Beck • Obama administration • Cass Sunstein

More Newser Stories

Beck Repeats Shoddy Stats on Obama Cabinet

I Agree With Beck—Obama's Racist: Murdoch

Actually, Fox Is a Legit News Operation

White House Doesn't Take Glenn Beck 'Very Seriously'

White House-Fox Spat Now Involves ... Mao
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne