The evil librul media pays homage to Glenn Beck
By David Neiwert Monday Mar 30, 2009 2:00pm
I suspect it was just an evil librul media ploy on the part of the New York Times to run such a fluffy little piece on Glenn Beck as this one:
Because, you know, Glenn's best new pal, Bill O'Reilly, has declared war on the NYT. Right-wingers being the good paranoid types they are, no doubt it crossed their minds that this was a classic wedge ploy. Especially when it features nice complimentary remarks from another O'Reilly bete noire, MSNBC:
And always, Mr. Beck’s emotions are never far from the surface. “That’s good dramatic television,” said Phil Griffin, the president of a Fox rival, MSNBC. “That’s who Glenn Beck is.”
The piece does feature some interesting quotes:
Mr. Beck says he believes every word he says on his TV show, and the radio show that he still hosts from 9 a.m. to noon each weekday.
He says that America is “on the road to socialism” and that “God and religion are under attack in the U.S.” He recently wondered aloud whether FEMA was setting up concentration camps, calling it a rumor that he was unable to debunk.
At the same time, though, he says he is an entertainer. “I’m a rodeo clown,” he said in an interview, adding with a coy smile, “It takes great skill.”
And like a rodeo clown, Mr. Beck incites critics to attack by dancing in front of them.
“There are absolutely historical precedents for what is happening with Beck,” said Tom Rosenstiel, the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. “There was a lot of radio evangelism during the Depression. People were frustrated and frightened. There are a lot of scary parallels now.”
Yes, there are.
In any event, we've prepared a compendium of Beck's greatest hits of the past three months on Fox. Just so you all can be reminded just how swell he really is. And start your office pools for when Beck is going to completely go berserk (my prediction: when his ratings begin their inevitable decline).
Or you can just go read the posts from the past few weeks.
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Why does Faux Noise insist on putting the mentally ill on every show they have??
They do it to appeal to their base. Like mentalities and all.
Thank You Crooks And Liars!!
For reminding me - day after day after day - why I threw out my TV in 1989.
Thanks!!
In Glenn's case, the "special needs" appear to be hereditary.
That's the personal note about him that I like most. He was very upset because he felt that someone had made unkind remarks about special needs people a few months back. He has a special needs daughter. However, I notice he didn't stick around to help raise her, but crawled into a bottle and immersed himself in drugs instead. It's a good thing that his first wife was a more responsible person and raised his child...the one he got all weepy about a few months back.
His performance tonight about takes the cake. He was talking about earth hour this weekend so he brought in all these big lights and turned them all on in his studio. Grinning like the ass hole that he is the whole time.
The guy is almost impossible to watch with all those faces he makes. I imagine he is much better on radio where you don't have to see what a strange character he is in person. The very fact that some people think this guy is smarter than they are if frightening.
Thanks David for my daily opportunity to blister beck.
waste their time on this clown. Since they don't read anything but comic books, listen to wackjob radio and wear old stained underware, they think Beck will lead them to the promised land with the Big Sky Fairy.
No other comment needed.
All Clown / No Rodeo
he's channeling Tammy Faye, right? don't be surprised if he adds heavy mascara for dramatic effect.
So far, no one has been able to debunk any rumors that Glenn Beck secretly participates in gay Viagra orgies with Rush Limbaugh.
After watching the video, my friends I thought Beck is scary similiar to the pundit from the movie V!
You mean "V for Vendetta" or the old TV series "V"?
V for Vendetta, the crazy dude that V takes out in the shower.
Lewis Prothero
I prefer V.
Where's Tom DeLay?
Apparently, Beck uses the same acting coach as "The Boner"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1UABBe1v4
God, what a psycho fuck! before you know it he goes on a rampage!
Loony!
Don't insult real rodeo clowns. These people earn a living the hard way.
They don't give free blow-jobs to the rich and powerful, like you do.
This asshole is the newest in a long line of "Worst Persons in the World!" Is it a coinky-dink that almost all of them are on FUCKS Noise?
I would call that ape a monkey, but the true honest apes would have been insulted. (I've seen "planet of the apes", so i'm an expert) he is worse then a clown, (or an ape or a monkey) he's a stupid fuck!
from his house. After all he lives at the zoo.
rodeo clowns have a real purpose; they protect people when they come out of those barrels. the only thing i'd like to do if i had beck in a barrel would be to drive the bung in and walk away as he serves no good purpose.
On another note, i hope bull fighters get speared by there horns! They are despicable!
Little Becker-Head is just another no-nothing foot soldier in the republican legion of fact-less idiots.
He's a nut.
sometimes I wonder if Beck is one of these "useful idiots" that are used by the power masters to discredit an idea: like for example, that the American economy is indeed imploding, and that the North American Union is being secretly pushed along. Some of his message maybe true but who would believe it coming from a wackjob like Beck?
BTW, didn't Henry Kissenger say recently that he expects the American populace to be disarmed by the end of this year? I'm curious as how he and his Bildebergers are planning to have this little stunt come about...
At face value, one has to be shocked that the NYT would appear to be "fluffing" someone as pathologically challenged as Glenn Beck. However, upon further scrutiny, it appears that their characterisation of him as "crying", etc. only confirms what every shrink already knows: Glenn Beck is a whimpie weenie and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. That's precisely what contributes to his affect on camera.
Glenn Beck is like a very fragile icicle who is reaching the melting temperature. He's due for a huge and very public meltdown if he doesn't get some psychiatric help and some psychotropic meds soon.
then the psychiatric help....then the rehab.....then the redemption. I've seen this movie before. America loves the rehabbed and will forgive them anything.*
*Forgiveness is subject to no one getting killed by one of his ardent followers.
personally i don't have any respect for this klown. he's just a mouth that spits out deception and fearmongering. half truths and lies. he sold his soul to BoozE first and NOW he provides sound bite material for haters. the ones that cry "socialism" use to social programs/socialism to their advantage. then they tell everyone they're against "socialism".
It's a little strange ... when he used those extreme close-ups of his eyes near the beginning, they're bluish-gray, but as you get to the later clips, his eyes are brown. I wonder if he was wearing different-colored contacts for some reason?
And then they turn red, Beelzebub, then his hair turn into snakes, Medusa! Then his belly opens up into the mouth of hell! Fuck m8, he's he anti christ!........run!
Pffttt!
And then he grows to monster giant size and stalks through New York City, his eyes shooting red laser beams down like Mecha-Roseanne on South Park!
Is that Godzila or Mothra? ;)
Mothra is a good monster; she's a moth.
this guy is to the news media as championship wrestling is to professional sports. why are we paying any more attention to him than we do to world wrestling smackdown or whatever it's called?
They are all entertainment now. They have no scruples and no principles. These are not news programs by any stretch of the imagination.
But Fox riding Beck to high ratings is kind of like riding shotgun Satan on a Harley at 150 mph straight into a brick wall.
Either Beck is going to implode all over the place or his angry mob viewers are going to shoot someone.
Cry some more you fucking jerk off! You pathetic fuck! You silly pathetic sob! Silly **** moron!God, go to hell ya twat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwirWWnzJKM
I guess Judith Miller wasn't available to do a piece pushing for a trumped up war with Iran.
As a non-American, I can watch that and laugh my Australian ass off...
If I was an American, I think I'd be a little worried, because I'm sure there are some people that take this nutcase seriously!
"The orphan has a crack pipe!"
of that bunch would say anything for higher ratings and for money. It's money and power. If the country is harmed, too bad. If violence occurs, so sorry. Just the price we pay for allowing the inmates to take over the asylum. In this case, I mean that literally...these guys seem certifiable to me.
...that man is so repulsive. Turned it off when they did a tight shot of his crying eyes, thought I would hurl. It's surprising he could find a woman that would have sex him, little more than reproduce with him.
lately!
A few nights ago, I saw Countdown w/ KO at about 2 am, he showed Beck's bizarre behavior with the dead fish he had on his desk. I snorted so loudly and vigorously out of disbelief and part shock/amusement that I scared my poor little tabby! :(
So, no late night clips of Beck going kookoo before bedtime...for Mimis' sake, and mine!
going to start fixing America? Instead of talking about it.
..not any of those real stars. Don't you watch the show?
Battle of Mega-Streisand
Barbara Streisand, Robert Smith and Sidney Poitier battle in the form of Japanese mega-robots.
70 Million electronic burnout cases probably did.
If he is a rodeo clown, I'm rooting for the bull.
And I'm not talking about the bull that fills most of Fox's lineup.
I don't know what the hubbub is about. The ratings for teh tears scene is overrated.
Broadcast News 1987
I'm not sure beck appreciates a homage
Sounds too French.
Bob Cesca: " … with crocodile tears streaming down his punch-me face, Glenn Beck urged his viewers to: "Believe in something -- even if it's wrong. Believe in it!" "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/the-w...
And give him the old "You are tampering with he forces of nature" routine from "Network".
that can't be true of everyone who helps make his programs possible, can it? Not saying I feel sorry for him at all but it's pretty clear to me he's being used and his producers could not care less what ultimate impact it could have on an audience that doesn't know any better.
Thanks David. That guy is a total idiot, just unreal. His kind wrecked this country, after the destruction and his party's loss, he needs it back, geez. Waste of freakin space, same goes for Norris, brain dead automatons.
Well he's half right, he IS a clown.
Billy seems to be going a tad alzheimery these days, so maybe Fox execs have a plan to retire Billy and replace him with Beck.
Beck and his followers are living proof of the tragedy and expense of ignorance!
...in the US are, the fact that Glenn Beck -- the Biggest Clown in History -- is "popular" among them pretty much says it all.
The guy is a colossal embarrassment, but conservatives are too stupid to be able to recognize a clown when they see one. Shockingly, conservatives also missed Joe the Plumber, O'Reilly, Hannity, etc.
As a huge enthusiast of history, I always find it quite strange that we're bringing Charles Coughlin into these discussions on fascism, especially when fascism is decried as solely a right-wing type of thing.
While Coughlin was an xenophobe and an anti-semite, he had some very strong leftist economic positions including wealth distribution. You can even see it on that wiki page.
He's certainly a fascist, but he's no right-winger (and the same could be said for Hilter and Mussolini, though not at all for Francisco Franco or the Silver Shirts).
these clips are bad enough, but as a whole, almost unwatchable. This is bad. It's a tragedy that this guy even has a show. With Hannity, Rush and the rest of them, they have horrible, idiotic messages, but with Beck-there is a pervasive undercurrent of silliness-no matter what the guy is talking about. I half expect him to come out of one of his crying fits and yell-"a-ha just kidding with you!"
Although Beck is purely entertainment driven, his popularity hints at a deeper problem with this country. The ever increasing polarization of America's population. It reminds me of an old revolutionary slogan "United we Stand. Divided we Fall." Now more than ever the people of America need to stand together and demand change that does not damage this country further.
As many of you know I am opposed to the direction that Obama is taking, evidenced further with his pressuring of GM CEO to resign. However, I am just as opposed to the radical partisan sentiments proffered on this blog. When a person, or a group of people, think that their opinion is the only one that matters and strive to bully opposing opinions into silence and failing that revert to unabridged hatred of that person and their opinions our country is doomed to fail.
If we give up the exchange of ideas. If we exclude those who we don't agree with. If we build up walls around ourselves to protect us from others then how, as a civilization, can we hope to survive.
I say that this trend that I am seeing, heightened by most of my interactions with people on this website, is the greatest destructive force our country has ever seen. It surpasses that of the Civil War, most of whose participants in the south felt they were fighting for their homes and not political idealism.
The exchange of ideas, the discussion and growth of individuals and as a result the systems that we have created, is the most liberal goal one can strive for. Everything else is communism, not the political system but the insulation of like minded people into communes that feed on each others hatred of anything outside that commune.
So I lay a challenge before you today: don't be leftists or rightists, democrats or republicans, be liberal.
"I say that this trend that I am seeing, heightened by most of my interactions with people on this website, is the greatest destructive force our country has ever seen."
Where were you for the last 8 years?
And you're just now figuring this out?
After what the GOP has done to this country, you should expect some outrage from other people. And a whole lotta distrust for people claiming to be born again American.
You're a day late and a few hundred billion short Chris.
I have to say, you've got some nerve criticizing others here when you said nothing for the last 8 years.
In short, your words mean nothing.
I noticed it during the past eight years. I am not criticizing, just pointing out a observation. but thanks for reinforcing my point.
And thanks for proving mine.
You didn't have one
Then you are proving my point yet again.
ok. I am an ignorant person that can't read between the lines to see a point where there is none. So please articulate your point. and please dont simply repeat that i am proving your ethereal point. I heard you on that already. enlighten me to your point.
go read your comments.
Oh, by the way. You're 3 for 3.
I wrote them. I know what they contain. You are a fine example of a communist, not the political system but the definition I proffered. Do you or do you not have the balls to sit and talk. Or do you simply want to continue to spew hate inspired bs, reminds me of the talking heads.
[Deleted. Quit calling other posters out. This isn't fight club-Sitemonitor]
So you resort to petty insults.
unbelievable.
You go right ahead Chris. Attack all you want.
As for sitting and talking with you.
Why should I bother? Bricks can't hold an and intelligent conversation.
Good night Chris. I'm not going to waste my energy on you.
I'd rather sleep.
Ok, go ahead. Say something childish.
I expect it. Which would make you 5 for 5.
again, a statement of fact.
Every time you respond.
Geeeezzz. quit it would ya.
you're embarrassing yerself.
too much.
"I say that this trend that I am seeing, heightened by most of my interactions with people on this website, is the greatest destructive force our country has ever seen. It surpasses that of the Civil War, most of whose participants in the south felt they were fighting for their homes and not political idealism."
I didn't know they had internet blog sites during the Civil War.
And as far as I know no one's ever died from a flame war
(Unless you count Greek Fire.)
sniff sniff.
There is nothing wrong with Bleck that some lithium won't fix. Except of course his lack of logic skills and inability to tell the truth.
This is what happens when you put mentally ill radio people on TV. Somebody needs to save this man from further embarrassing himself.
glands is trying to be this generation's William Jennings Bryant
But he's more anita something.
...he'd have 2.3 million cult followers similar to this psychotic Beck.
It takes Great Skill to Lie your Ass off Every Night.
When are we going to lock these Idiots Up?
to even mock this mockery of life itself is to bring a little bit of significance to some thing so undeserving...
“Where am I? Who am I? How did I come to be here? What is this thing called the world? How did I come into the world? Why was I not consulted? And If I am compelled to take part in it, Where is the director? I want to see him.”
who's mocking who? what's mocking when? im so lost and confused I just want Glenn Beck to show me the way. =*(
But if you mock mockering aren't you mocking mocking?
It plagued me for quite some time that Glenn Beck seemed so familiar, but I couldn't figure out why. Then I remembered an old movie called "Eraserhead," and it all fell into place. Beck was in that flick. He played the baby.
Glenn Beck's show on FOX is as close to emotional pornography as television gets (with notable contenders such as Dr. Phil, Oprah, and Tyra). Bottom line: what Beck is doing on the FOX "News" is mawkishly pandering to unstable far-right wingnuts in the hopes of shifting focus away from the overwhelming evidence of Republican incompetence in the last eight years, and moving the focus back to the same rediculous "culture war" debates that caused us to fiddle while Rome burned nine years ago. That's it, plain and simple. Unfortunately, our country is so muddle-headed right now that Beck's ploy seems to be working. Now that's something to cry about!
You know, in one sense you are right. The Repuglicans COMPLETELY screwed the pooch the last 8 years. Not taking into consideration the whole 9/11 thing which was kinda a lotta crap to deal with in someone's first 6 months in office.
But if you're gonna look with a hard eye at Repuglicans, you have to be JUST as indignant with the Demoncrats that served the 8 years prior to that, and Daddy Bush's problems he brought along after Reagan. EVERY PRESIDENT SINCE KENNEDY HAS SUCKED in some shape form or fashion. I'm tired of all the "Bush did it"..."Clinton did it" bull crap that's been going around. Wake up people, they all suck! The question is who sucks the least? My vote is for Reagan on that question.
And to all those that have EVER made fun of Bush for not being able to say "nuclear", you are a hypocrite if you don't make just as much fun at a journalist who can't spell "liberal". Take a look at the title of the article. I haven't seen anyone make a comment about that.
As far as "unstable right wing nut jobs" go, my guess is that to the poster of the comment to which I am responding, you fall so far to the left that anybody that doesn't salute the crescent and sickle is a right wing nut job.
Quite honestly it's nice to see someone actually passionate about the direction this country is headed. Any talk show host that's got the brass marbles to shed a tear in front of as many viewers and listener's as he has, earns my respect. Also, if you listen to his show at all and knew what you were arguing you wouldn't even use the argument that he is pandering to the nuts hoping to shift focus off the failed Repuglican administration cause he rips them at least once a week.
That's the difference though. We take responsibility for our screw ups. All I see/hear from far lefters is "poor us, the mean ol Republicans did it. They ruined it and now we've got to clean it up." I've never once heard anybody from the Demoncrat party say.."You know what? We just screwed it hard. We really messed up." I have heard Repuglicans say that. Not near as much as what should have been, but, I've heard it nonetheless.
I just wish everybody would grow up and start taking a little concern for this country and stop crying about it. What's done is done. As far as I know we haven't invented the time machine to go back and change anything. Bottom line is we're forced to live with the decisions the people we put into office make. That's where OUR personal responsibility comes in. And then do what we can on whatever side, to make it better.
Where tf were you the last 8 years?
What? Let me guess? You're a born again American now?
If you haven't noticed, The GOP put us in this mess.
8 years of Boosh's condescending bs. Tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts.
And he never counted in the cost of these two wars into a budget.
Not once.
I smell somethin.
You take responsibility for your screw ups?
HAAAAAAAAAAA! Don't make me laugh.
That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen anyone say here.
Oh, and your crescent moon and sickle comment showed me all I need to know about you freeper.
Ok, so you're belly aching about the tax cuts. Ok, we've lost so much money on the taxes the only way to make them back is to print the money we lost creating hyper inflation, or, we can raise the taxes back to their original rates, PLUS raise them again by what would have to be double digits, to cover the wars, the social security money the incumbent congressmen/congresswomen have been taking out to cover their campaign finance for the last 40 years, and NOW we have all this 9 trillion dollar deficit to contend with that's gonna do nothing but increase over the next 4 years. Not even taking into consideration this socialized medical care they want to introduce.
What's an appropriate tax rate that can make that up?
Tax us say 80% of our income? Think that will work? If we raise it up due on April 15th we should be able to get caught up by the time your great great grandkids graduate with PhDs.
Again, you're freakin pointing the finger! YEAH we screwed up. So did Clinton, so did brother Jimmy. Again I say like that Eagles song..."Get Over It". As long as we're bitching and moaning about what a raw deal we got, the longer we're NOT talking about solutions to the problems at hand! I know you feel vindicated when you bitch about the incompetent right but the left is just as incompetent. So guess what....they are ALL incompetent! Are you going to bitch about it or do something like help figure out a solution!?
Iraq, 12 billion a month, and for what?
10 billion missing. never found. From Iraq.
9/11. Asleep at the wheel.
Katrina, Rita, Ike.
I got news for ya bud. You like to blame Clinton. But during his admin, 20 million new jobs were created.
And the country was running in the black.
So all the bullshit you are spewing is nothing but bullshit.
What? Now you're singing the blues? Cry me a fucking river.
Your 8 years late and a trillion short. You can thank the Neocons.
He's the one who made it so that Social Security and Disability are taxed.
And he's the one who fudged the numbers about unemployment.
If you are unemployed for over a year. You drop off of the list of unemployed.
Today, if you count in all the statistics. We
shouldare at 14 % unemployed.That's depression era statistics.
Again, you can thank the GOP.
I for one don't want your ideas. You've helped enough already.
Thanks, but no thanks.
You know, you're right again. Reagan DID do all those things. He also ended the cold war and broke the back of the Russian economy that would have liked to conquer us. So, your criticizing of Reagan is appropriate.
Social Security should have never been implemented. The Communist Party claims it as their brain child and one of the first steps of converting America to a Communist form of gov't without even firing a shot. If you don't believe me you can look at their website www.cpusa.com.
As for my ideas I haven't offered any. You have a closed mind and wouldn't entertain them because they aren't coming from a lefty and dismiss them all together. I only share my ideas with people I can have open discussion with back and forth in regards to said ideas. You sir do not offer that. That's what's wrong with the country. You can't get past my political stance far enough to discuss a problem. You sir are what I've been "bellyaching" about. You're so caught up in spewing venom you have no time for solutions. You'd rather wallow in your own self pity than to try and come up with solutions. I'm glad you aren't holding political office.
By the way, our messiah (and notice I use lower case as not to offend my own) said SEVERAL times that we ARE NOT in a depression and the economic condition of this country is still strong. What's up with that?
Name one reason why I should listen to your ideas?
You've been and are part of the problem.
Your party is the reason the country is in the situation it's in.
And you want me to give you the time of day to listen to your ideas?
Not. Going. To. Happen.
Buh Bye. Have fun in your own little world.
I will say this, Your party had an excellent budget proposal the other day.
With no figures in it. LOL. typical GOP bullshit.
I've got plenty of ideas.
Returning the tax rates to Clinton era rates for one.
Stop subsidizing farmers. (Corporate Farms)
Cut the defense budget in half.
Take every bonus away from the exec's who ruined their company and the economy and throw their ass's in jail.
As far as me being pissed off. Yeah, I'm pissed off.
At the GOP and all that supported them.
If you can't figure out why. Then you weren't paying attention for all of those years.
You like Rush Limbaugh don't you?
And don't respond. This conversation is over.
Giving Reagan the credit for the fall of the USSR. Is ludicrous. It happened on his watch. That is all. Never mind the preceding 7 Presidents. I give the Beatles more credit than Reagan.
Maybe I missed something. Wait a minute, no, I didn't miss anything, I TOOK responsibility for the right "screwing the pooch". I'm not crying about what the "mean ol' Demoncrats did" their 8 years. I'm crying about the FINGER POINTING that you are STILL doing. In my original post I said we ALL screwed up. I said I was tired of everybody playing the blame game. "We did nothing at all to contribute to this problem, it's all THEIR fault." And I'm saying unless you can change it by going back in time and changing their decisions you lefties are wasting your breath cause I don't see a way you can change it.
Katrina? Rita? Yeah. Screwed it big time. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency is not a partisan agency. I GIVE you that they should have been in there earlier. You'll not catch me arguing that at all. Chalk 2 points up to you. BUT, also remember it was Nagin that refused them immediate entry. The President calls them out but when it's a state jurisdiction the Governor and or the Mayor can refuse service.
That not withstanding...OK, FEMA's response was abysmal. So that begs the question...why would you want the Gov't in charge of running anything with the exception of National defense and roads and bridges?
And please try to stay on point with your rebuts.
I liked the quote:
The conservative writer David Frum said Mr. Beck’s success “is a product of the collapse of conservatism as an organized political force, and the rise of conservatism as an alienated cultural sensibility.”
It's like the Southern Confederacy: after its downfall as a political system, it lived on as a culture. CNN and other media are currently obsessed with this movement, and see it as a way to attract viewers. Even those who parody it like Obermann and Stewart are indebted to it as a way to retain viewers.
Meanwhile, it is completely irrelevant to solving the problems that beset the world.
Before you say this guy is this and that research for
yourself what he is saying. Take a look at "H.R. 645: National Emergency Centers Establishment Act" and DOD Number 1404.10 to
start. If you truly research it you should feel a little
different about FEMA and the future of our country when
your done.
Take Care
Below is the comment that R. Ross left for the Hot Seat question about liking Glenn Beck posted earlier today by Michael Kraskin and my response to their comment.....
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2009/04...
R. Ross3:57PMApr 1st 2009
As Beck has admitted, he is a "clown!"
I used to be a Repblican when young but noticed that way too many of the leaders were simply hateful !
This was particularly odd in that so many claimed to be "good Christians!"
These "Christians" too often don't want health care for even children, want to start wars or destruction like in Iraq or Gaza, and claim to be careful with money yet under Bush and the Republican Congress they spent and borrowed like no others before.
The Iraq War, if you figure in long term costs like borrowing and care for 30,000 seriously wounded, will be OVER $ 4 TRILLION, or $ 4,000 BILLIONS !!!
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
My response-
Wow. Sure am glad the Democrats haven't just dumped 9 trillion into "big business" and "puffin and stuffin" big government programs that puts most of the money in the hands of the elite democrats! Thank you democrats for giving my unborn children health care! I know the system will be broke by the time my grandchildren need THEIR health care but, that's beside the point.
As far as Republicans being "good Christians", check it. There is no such things as "good Christians" in politics. Save a handful that don't have any real "change power". They are too far overbalanced. It's like those five or six or even 10 on one side of the see-saw and the rest of Congress, the Supreme Court and the new messiah administration on the other. Guess what, the "good Christians" can't tip the scale. They don't carry enough influence. It doesn't matter that more than 50% of America fall on their side, because for some reason or the other the "good Christian" people in the US of A, decided to teach the rightly criticized Republican convention, a thing or two and vote them out of Congress as punishment for spending like a Democrat! :D
As far as the war in Iraq goes, if we had NOT gone in, we'd probably be glowing today. Ok, maybe not glowing, but, I most DEF believe we would have been attacked. Fact is there were WMDs in Iraq. Not when we went in, but, had we gone in sooner we'd have been able to seize them. Satellite imagery showed convoys of trucks leaving those areas that the inspectors (before we went in) were supposed to inspect before they got there. The UN pussy footed around long enough, and I admit, we went along with it in the name of "diplomacy", long enough to give them a chance to get them out of the country before we attacked.
As far as Glenn Beck goes, heck yeah he's a clown! lol He's sooo entertaining. But isn't he a radio show? And a t.v. show host? Yeah, he talks about the world's state and matters of politics but does that mean he's can't crack a freakin' smile every now and then? Gee wiz, lol. Shoot, I got to give him a COOKIE cause most of the stuff he's predicting is pretty much what I believe to be right on the money and it's down right depressing! Ever heard the expression "gotta laugh to keep from crying"?
And back on the health care thing, cause I don't think I properly addressed it, I'm completely against "socialized medicine". To be honest I'm diametrically opposed to anything with the word "socialized" in it. All socialized means is government controlled for the "good" of the people. Mr/Mrs Ross, your view of our government is that they are pretty convoluted. Whether Democrats or Republicans. Can you please give me some examples of things that OUR government has had control of, in a social setting, that has worked out? The government, no matter who controls it is screws up everything. Why would you want to put our health care system or anything aside from roads and bridges, and our national defense in our governments hands? They've got the reverse Midas touch. Anything they get their hands on turns to CRAP! lol And I say that tongue in cheek, but it's TRUE. lol
I agree with you that the babies should have health care, so, here's what I propose. Set up a "socialized" program for children under the age of 18. BUT, instead of forcing everybody on the same program, like Obama wants to do, build the program THIS way....
If a child is covered by mom and or dad's insurance plans, they get that coverage and only have access to the government provided health care if that coverage lapses or in the event of a major life change, i.e. a terminal childhood illness that mom and dad's insurance won't cover. Mom and dad's still have to pay to the limits of coverage though before the socialized coverage starts.
Any children that have no coverage whatsoever will have full access to the government funded healthcare system.
Doctors will not be forced to participate in the socialized system and can continue their practice without interference from the govt, except in situations where there is a life and death situation, but, I think the law covers that already under emergency room treatment.
The gov't will procure pediatricians that choose to participate in the system, whether that be in full or in part (like donating 1 day a week for treating uncovered and or children unable to pay) or however many days they want to do it.
As far as adults are concerned, instead of holding a gun to my head and ordering me to pay for everybody else's in adequate health care, as well as forcing me to take coverage that I don't particularly desire to partake in, let compassionate, loving doctors who share the view that everyone is entitled to health care, see the needy people for free. DONATE their services. That's all that needs to happen. Let some good ol' country doctor who'll take a chicken in payment provide their health care. I'm also not belittling those doctors. God love them for what they are willing to do. If every doctor donated a day a week at a free clinic, we probably wouldn't be in this mess.
I guess what I'm trying to say, in all seriousness, is that yes, the Republicans (as Glenn Beck says on his show every day) SCREWED THE POOCH and did a heck of a lot more than drop the ball. They were prob one of the worst congress' in history...next to this one who on March 12th, 2009 topped out with it's highest approval rating in 4 years with 39%, up from like 12% in late 2008. (According to politico.com)
With all that being said, I appreciate your passion, but, it's misplaced aggression. Both Dems and Repugs are all evil but I firmly believe the Repugs are the lesser of two evils. I don't care what people say. We're moving towards a Communist system of government and if you don't believe me, go look at www.cpusa.com and look at their platform. I'm sorry, I don't want to live in a Communist controlled state. I know it looks all pretty on the surface but there is a monster underneath. Just look at how many died under Stalin's rule. Or Karl Marx. We're heading down a slippery slope and I fear for our country. I vehemently oppose some of your political views but I'll defend your right to have them, and as a fellow countryman I don't want to see your rights taken away either. This is OUR country, both yours and mine. I hope I'm completely wrong. If you listen Glenn says that all the time, but, I don't believe I am and I fear it's too late to change the course of the flow of the tide.
God bless our country. Even God bless our President and Congress. I pray God will grant them the wisdom and discernment to do what is right for this country. Again I'm not angry about your views nor do I put them down. I disagree, but, I believe we can disagree and still be friends. My book will be coming out next month. lol Just kidding, but I did just about write one here today. lol
If all of you just took the time to really listen to the message both Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are trying to get out instead of making fun of them, you would realize that the policies Barrack Obama and his administration are trying to push through are going to absolutely destroy the United States. But no, you would rather make fun of people than take the time and really think about what they are saying.
how personal the attacks get and how lacking in positive solutions most of these comments tend to be. I agree with Cat Lady and am proud to stand with her as a second.
I hope you all get to live out your lives and never see the consequences of your choices...but I rather doubt that is going to be the case. Sadly, all of us who made different choices will have to suffer right along with you.
I would wish God would bless our country in spite of all this. However, I kind of suspect He's getting a little fed up as well.
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Please note, no librul refuting (I know, it’s a big word; means ‘show to be false’) of facts, just bluster and rage. For that matter, after the Cowboy sang it out in English, the cockroaches seem to have crawled back into the electronic ether from whence they materialized.
Of the 101 comments attached to this post and the first 80 or so have absolutely nothing intelligent (or intelligible) to offer. Plenty of name-calling and back-slapping, but nothing substantial contributed.
In and of itself, that is a sad commentary on the authors. The fact they are ranting to themselves (self-centered, self-absorbed and self-congratulatory?) is indicative of the problem with their world-view. There is no view, just platitudes and invective – sound and fury signifying nothing. Great stuff at a rally or demonstration I'm sure, but useless in any other context.
I suppose we’ve upset their little world with this invasion by conservative (that means traditional in my case) poll-voters, but then we were asked for our opinion…
You just did what you said we did.
You didn't add anything to this discussion.
You didn't even mention Becks name.
figures.
Hey, if Beck loves this country so much? Why didn't he serve in the military?
Just like Hannitity and O'Lielly.
Funny how these guy get all emotional or passionate, yet didn't feel that serving the country was a very important issue.
I'm not saying everyone should serve.( Although, It would be a good thing if they did)but if they're going to get on tv and spew all that bullshit about patriotism then I think that should have served.
Do you know what is funny( Humor funny)is that these clowns spew all that crap, and the GOPers are too stupid to see that they're being had.
LMAO!
Go back and look at the results of the poll: 62% of the over 60K voters ARE a fan of Glenn Beck.
Golly gee! Duh ya tink da libruls lub us lyk we lub dem?
Is that those folks are stuck in the last century.
Wake up.
Glenn will make a great TV Evangelist.
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