Glenn Beck’s Lie Could Blow Up Ted Cruz

thedailybeast.com ^ | March 30, 2016 | Betsy Woodruff

[jmaroneps37]

Glenn Beck has been one of Ted Cruz’s most high profile surrogates—but Beck’s support could become a little less desirable when he heads to court this summer for allegedly defaming a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing……

One of Ted Cruz’s most prominent supporters could be headed to court soon to defend his Islamophobic falsehoods about a victim of terrorism.

“…But come this summer, it’s Beck who could face judgement. The radio talker currently faces a defamation lawsuit—because he doubled and tripled down on charges that a victim of a terrorist attack was actually the real terrorist.

“… previously unnoticed court filings show his defamation lawsuit might get exciting—and just as the presidential race hits a boiling point. Filings also show that the mediation process, which could have resulted in a settlement, has been terminated.

Filings also show that we may know as soon as this summer whether or not Beck’s suit will go to trial. A First Amendment case like this one would likely attract breathless media attention—especially since it involves a conspiracy-minded media celeb using explicitly Islamophobic language to go after a student.

And if Cruz is the Republican nominee (not an unthinkable prospect), then one of his top surrogates could give him a rolling PR nightmare. The facts of the case are, well, not that surprising if you know anything about Glenn Beck. In the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing terrorist attack that left six people dead, Beck claimed that one of the victims—Saudi national Abdulrahman Alharbi, who was injured in the attack—was actually in on it.

“You know who the Saudi is?” Beck confidently proclaimed in one broadcast a few weeks after the attacks. “He’s the money man. He’s the guy who paid for it.”

[Capt. Tom]

Alharbi?
That to me is a strange name for a Muslim to have.
A Harbi is a class of Kafir (infidel) who is against Islam and openly is resisting its spread.

Someone, please correct me if I am wrong on this. -Tom

[Ozark Tom]

Glenn definitely needs more air time during the campaign. (:})

[SunkenCiv]

In the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing terrorist attack that left six people dead, Beck claimed that one of the victims -- Saudi national Abdulrahman Alharbi, who was injured in the attack -- was actually in on it. "You know who the Saudi is?" Beck confidently proclaimed in one broadcast a few weeks after the attacks. "He's the money man. He's the guy who paid for it."

[Dante3]

Another strike against the unhinged Beck.