Conservative television and radio host Glenn Beck gave rare praise to Arianna Huffington and The Huffington Post during his Thursday program for covering the good coming out of Ferguson, Missouri amid the protests and unrest that rattled the suburb following the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown.
Beck commended Huffington for going beyond images of protests and tear gas to highlight the good deeds being carried out in Ferguson.
"At a time when most were using Ferguson to divide or gain power, Arianna Huffington wrote a piece herself showing the full picture, which was quite different from the picture that the media has left us with," Beck said.
Huffington highlighted the "community spirit" in Ferguson in an August blog post. Beck complimented her for sharing stories of teachers and religious leaders volunteering, members of the community offering shelter to reporters, and more.
"Yes there were looters. Yes there were vandals. Yes there were bad cops. Yes there were good cops," he said. "The good, the good has far out-shadowed the bad."
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"We have let the pressure in our society build and that's what you were seeing on the streets in Ferguson, that's what you're seeing happen," Beck said. "We have to take the pressure off. We are bound to stand with each other and point out when we agree, when we're right. ... We all have much more in common and we better start finding those things."
Want to help support journalism in Ferguson and St. Louis over the next year? Here's how you can join other HuffPost readers in backing the Ferguson Fellowship. Reported by Huffington Post 3 hours ago.
Beck commended Huffington for going beyond images of protests and tear gas to highlight the good deeds being carried out in Ferguson.
"At a time when most were using Ferguson to divide or gain power, Arianna Huffington wrote a piece herself showing the full picture, which was quite different from the picture that the media has left us with," Beck said.
Huffington highlighted the "community spirit" in Ferguson in an August blog post. Beck complimented her for sharing stories of teachers and religious leaders volunteering, members of the community offering shelter to reporters, and more.
"Yes there were looters. Yes there were vandals. Yes there were bad cops. Yes there were good cops," he said. "The good, the good has far out-shadowed the bad."
*Watch the segment above.*
"We have let the pressure in our society build and that's what you were seeing on the streets in Ferguson, that's what you're seeing happen," Beck said. "We have to take the pressure off. We are bound to stand with each other and point out when we agree, when we're right. ... We all have much more in common and we better start finding those things."
Want to help support journalism in Ferguson and St. Louis over the next year? Here's how you can join other HuffPost readers in backing the Ferguson Fellowship. Reported by Huffington Post 3 hours ago.
