egged on by Glenn Beck and various Tea Partyers, [...]who are playing fast and loose with the facts

Argh! I hope that pun was intentional.

As far as fast and loose with facts, do we even need to say that in reference to Beck and the Tease?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 5,000 Americans annually die from a food-borne illness.

Now some would say this is just natural selection.