Phoenix Cuéntame Billboard and Brave New Foundation Attacked On Glenn Beck

By Robert Greenwald

Brave New Foundation

August 11, 2010

Listen to the Clip from Glenn Beck
 

There is a coordinated effort to devalue everything you value. There is a coordinated effort to highjack this country.” 

This is how Glenn Beck, the man who recently compared Obama’s America to ‘Planet of the Apes’ began his morning referring specifically to Brave New Foundation and attacking our work during his radio show.

Beck’s attack came in response to the billboard we just put up in Phoenix through Cuéntame protesting the immigration law SB1070. Beck himself refers to the law as ‘anti-immigration’ NOT ‘anti-illegal immigration’. Because that is exactly what this law is. It is not comprehensive immigration reform; it is an attempt at institutionalizing discrimination and racial profiling. And we will defend our right to speak up now and in the future. We will not be censored or silenced.

Beck is rallying his troops against us, “So, you're going to have to get involved because look who paid for this billboard…Robert Greenwald…one of the things he did was he bashed the FOX News network with a movie Outfoxed.”

More about Outfoxed

Beck is angry because we consistently point out the mistruths in his and Fox’s propaganda. We must be prepared to keep fighting and defending our rights. Can you help us by contributing an additional $15 so that we can stand up and fight back?

This billboard was decided on and money was raised by the 38,000 members of Cuéntame. Beck is coming after us because, thanks to the contributions from donors like you, we’re able to be so effective at getting our voice heard. Our position and billboard have already been covered by media from the Associated Press to local news stations.

Brave New Foundation stands behind Cuéntame and the collective voice of its members. We will not be silenced by Glenn Beck and his outlandish, fear-based attacks. There is a place for dissenting opinions and Brave New Foundation will continue to be the catalyst for creating important dialogue needed to affect social change.

“I mean, this is it, gang. This is who's controlling your country and now they're coming with Brave New Foundation.”

Robert Greenwald
and the Brave New Foundation team