Glenn Beck Has A Dream

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Originally Posted by indra

I love that he provides a list of answers for his followers to use when they are accused of simply parroting him.

I made that all up for a laugh
how perfect was it?

The (supposed) answer he gave his listeners to use was,

"Nice try, we are capable of thinking for ourselves, just like the Founding Fathers intended."

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Originally Posted by maycocksean

Some of the greatest people I know are buying what Beck and Co. are selling.

It makes me sad.

In general I just avoid discussing politics with them.

But I get it. . .human beings are not always entirely rational and Beck has tapped into some very deep-seated fears and anxieties in this country. What is really ugly is that he is milking that unease and anxiety for all he can.

different people see different things in the tea party movement

I don't think the people you speak of are the whacko- bigots that so many posting in here seem to want to broad brush paint as 'tea baggers'.


and there is this

Bill Clinton: Listen to the tea party - Andy Barr - POLITICO.com

I still believe he is one Democrat that has the ability to relate to what some might call 'average' blue collar workers.

[MrsSpringsteen]

[MrsSpringsteen]

Glenn Beck said he thinks ten percent of all Muslims are terrorists.

As ThinkProgress pointed out, Beck's estimate would mean that roughly 157 million Muslims in the world are terrorists.

Speaking on his radio show Monday, Beck decried the relative lack of coverage that the news media is giving to the figures he discusses day after day on his radio and television shows.

"We have revolutionaries here in America speaking -- American citizens speaking -- about an open violent revolution and no one will cover it!" Beck said. "Would they cover it if you had tape of al Qaeda saying they're going to get out in the streets, they want violence? Of course you would!"

Beck surmised that the media don't think that the threats he describes are sufficient enough to cover seriously. However, he said, they should look at the havoc a relatively small number of "Islamic terrorists" had caused:

"What is the number of Islamic terrorists? One percent? I think it's closer to ten percent but the rest of the PC world will tell you, 'oh no, it's minuscule.' OK, well, let's take you at your one percent. Look at the havoc one percent of Muslims causing in the rest of the world. You don't think one percent, half a percent here in the United States of radicals, of people who want to violently overthrow the government, is a problem?"



UPDATE: As The Huffington Post's Sebastian Howard pointed out on Twitter, Beck's figure of ten percent is hardly new. In fact, Beck used the same statistic in his 2003 book, "The Real America." In it, Beck says that he has concluded, after "reading and prayer," that, while ninety percent of Islam is peaceful, "ten percent wants to see us dead." The remaining ten percent, he writes, is "composed of extreme radicals who have taken Islam through a time tunnel and twisted it into something ugly and barbaric."

[Moonlit_Angel]

Originally Posted by MrsSpringsteen

Glenn Beck said he thinks.

(Sorry, I know it's a cheap shot, but I read it and laughed and...yeah )

Originally Posted by MrsSpringsteen

"We have revolutionaries here in America speaking -- American citizens speaking -- about an open violent revolution and no one will cover it!" Beck said. "Would they cover it if you had tape of al Qaeda saying they're going to get out in the streets, they want violence? Of course you would!"

This confuses me. I'm not sure if I'm reading his wording wrong or what here, but it sounds like he's mad that nobody's covering Americans talking about a violent revolution (which, if that's what he's saying, he must be new or something, 'cause I've heard quite a few stories about it in various news outlets), but then he says they WOULD cover any threats by al Qaeda (as well they should), and yet he's making it sound like the media doesn't consider the latter group's threats viable enough and I'm not getting it. Are my eyes just failing me tonight?

Personally, I think any terrorist group, domestic or foreign, is terrifying and we should definitely make note of the fact they exist and do everything in our power to stop them. Their ethnic background really matters not one whit to me. It's what they're saying and doing that matters.

Angela

[Canadiens1131]

This just in: Glenn Beck is still an idiot.

Thank you for your attention.

[Moonlit_Angel]

His book, as well as Sarah's and Bush's, are all towards the top on our "bestsellers" shelf at work. I get to see their faces quite frequently . Talk about an unholy trio.

(Interestingly, though, his and Bush's books are both next to a book entitled "Assholes Finish First", which gave me a good cackle the other evening)

Angela

[Bad Ronald]

can only take about 2 minutes of Glenn Beck on a good day

which is about one minute more than i can take of rachel maddow

some of you get so ingrained with your political bias, step back from your narrow minded ideals once in a while

in american politics both sides suck

liberals suck

conservatives suck

all is see here is another group of self serving, self righteous dingleberries wrapped up in life like their own shit doesn't stink

try simply being human beings from now on and the rest will find its way

[BVS]

Originally Posted by Bad Ronald

can only take about 2 minutes of Glenn Beck on a good day

which is about one minute more than i can take of rachel maddow

some of you get so ingrained with your political bias, step back from your narrow minded ideals once in a while

in american politics both sides suck

liberals suck

conservatives suck

all is see here is another group of self serving, self righteous dingleberries wrapped up in life like their own shit doesn't stink

try simply being human beings from now on and the rest will find its way

You waited 6 years to make your first post, and your first post in here was:

meh

politics on message boards

F politics

can't we all just get along?

Yet you've been talking/ judging politics ever since then, and not one post has been made trying to get along with people. You've even taken it outside of FYM and trolled in I/O.

Maybe it's time for you to step back and start taking your own advice.

[MrsSpringsteen]

Aces

Alters are just so much HS fun

I know mine stinks, but thanks for the reminder

[Earnie Shavers]

HOLY SHIT!

These might not be up for long, or hopefully more will pop up. This is some of the most amazing stuff I've ever seen. Fucking nuts. And try and keep up with your error count - it's hard, but do try.

Seriously. Watch. Watch. Watch.

Glenn Beck Restoring Courage - YouTube

Glenn Beck Restoring Courage - YouTube

[MrsSpringsteen]

I could only take about 40 seconds. Anyone who actually watches the 10 min one deserves a medal.

So now he's a preacher? Seeing him there is just icky to me, sorry.

[anitram]

I also couldn't stomach watching more than a minute - did he make it to the part where he hopes that all Jews return to Israel so as to induce judgment day, at which 2/3 of them will be killed and 1/3 will convert to Christianity? Or no?

[Irvine511]

he's not even making any sense. it's less crazy and more incoherent. it's just a series of strung together buzz words.

i will say that it's remarkable how quickly he's dropped off the radar in the past year.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by anitram

did he make it to the part where he hopes that all Jews return to Israel so as to induce judgment day, at which 2/3 of them will be killed and 1/3 will convert to Christianity? Or no?

nah, it's little more than "you're so awesome for havin' beliefs like you do" self-esteem bromide.

sounds like he's run out of steam and is just a motivational speaker.

[Jive Turkey]

He needs to start drinking again

[MrsSpringsteen]

Originally Posted by Irvine511

i will say that it's remarkable how quickly he's dropped off the radar in the past year.

You can't always be the locomotive on the crazy train. There will always be newer, fresher crazies ready to usurp your position. Now he's like the crazy who picks up the horse poop at the end of the parade.

[Earnie Shavers]

Originally Posted by anitram

I also couldn't stomach watching more than a minute - did he make it to the part where he hopes that all Jews return to Israel so as to induce judgment day, at which 2/3 of them will be killed and 1/3 will convert to Christianity? Or no?

In a way, yes. He's certainly on the topic. Some vague looming battle that everyone has to get all worked up about and he's standing up now and he's stood up before and he'll stand up again and soon they're all going to have to stand up. The crowd in front of him is clearly mostly not local either. He's talking to them - and they know what he's talking about.

I can't help but find it fascinating. Just in those 15 minutes there's so much gibberish and bullshit, so much error, and this thing actually went on for an hour! Yet it's all bang on target, right? It doesn't even need to make sense. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

[Irvine511]

Originally Posted by Earnie Shavers

Yet it's all bang on target, right? It doesn't even need to make sense. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

all you need to do is reinforce the brand, it's a lifestyle and identity he's marketing.

[INDY500]

Originally Posted by Earnie Shavers

Just in those 15 minutes there's so much gibberish and bullshit, so much error, and this thing actually went on for an hour! Yet it's all bang on target, right? It doesn't even need to make sense. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

Those bits were not terribly inspiring or memorable but what exactly is the "holy shit,""gibberish and bullshit" stuff? Maybe it's just been a while since you've heard Israel defended unequivocally as an ally of freedom. Maybe it's been a while since you've heard from a public speaker that all we call human rights, law and liberty sprang from the Judeo-Christian virtues of Jerusalem to form the bedrock of Western Civilization.

Or maybe it's just been a while since you've heard that stuff applauded.

Anyway, you specifically tell me what the crazy stuff is--and why it's so crazy--and I'll see if I can defend it in my own meek and humble way. No Glenn Beck I.