[mountainlion]

Why is it OK for the liberals do do this daily but the right is supposed to be quiet?

[preacher]

bttt

[Vaquero]

Oh effff Beck. Weepy Whiny illegal hugger.

[Fresh Wind]

How did Abdulrahman Alharbi rate a personal visit from FLOTUS, or was that someone else?

[Cato in PA]

‘So three weeks later, Beck urged the government to release its information on Alharbi or else Beck would “expose” him.’

I remember when I actually used to believe Beck’s hype: how he would ‘expose’ people, how he had confidential information from ‘unnamed sources,’ and all that jazz.

What a fool I was.

[Vigilanteman]

What makes Alharbi a public figure, according to Beck? “By behaving suspiciously at the Marathon finishing line when the bombs detonated, thereby causing his detention and a background check by law enforcement,” states Beck’s motion to dismiss, Alharbi “embarked on a course of conduct that was reasonably likely to result in public attention and comment on his background, activities, and immigration status.” Plus, he gave interviews defending himself, said Beck’s legal team, led by Michael J. Grygiel.

All of this is sound legal reasoning from the legal viewpoint of "thrusting oneself into the vortex of a public controversy." The American legal standard on defamation for public figures has always included the "knowingly false and with malicious intent" test, sort of like media darlings did to Sarah Palin.

Alharbi tinkled away his private person status the moment he gave public press interviews.

[mass55th]

"A Saudi Arabian studying English in Boston..."

He had to come to the U.S. to study English? What a crock.

[dware]

or else Beck would “expose” him.

I remember hearing Beck say he was going to expose the guy, and that he was a really, really bad guy, but nothing ever came of that?

[PlasticMan]

They asked for his Facebook password. He gave it to them. They asked to inspect his apartment. He allowed it.

Bad ideas, kid.

[PlasticMan]

Plus, he gave interviews defending himself, said Beck’s legal team, led by Michael J. Grygiel.

This is the biggest example of brazen idiocy short of an accused matricide/parricide pleading for mercy because he's an orphan.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Alharbi was likely involved but since he is part of the Saudi Royal family they rushed him out of the country. He had an outstanding deportation order on him for another incident of terrorist activity/association. It was highly suspicious at the time but got the big coverup and now nobody remembers. I imagine that in this instance Glenn Beck was right. Even a loony tune gets it right once in awhile. Somebody post the pic of Alharbi and his gold 1911.

[Robert357]

Wasn't this the kid that was labeled as a terrorist for deportation and that the First Lady visited in the hospital?

There really was something strange going on about that kid.

[theBuckwheat]

One more aspect of the backstory may be the issue of who and why some Saudi nationals where allowed out of the country immediately after the 9/11 attack.