FoxNews' Glenn Beck

A Person wrote: tszirmay wrote: Entertainment is not always entertaining. Beck is a classic example of American bi-polarism , republican vs Democrat, white vs black , fascist vs communist, christian vs whatever. But have we all forgotten that all these idiots are scripted and are nothing more than controversial puppets ? This is not reality, its propaganda and all in the name of ratings. Wasn't there just a "big" controversy over the people responsible for 9-11 being put on trial in NY? Anyways, it made no sense to me.

You want to make sense of it?  Anything the Obama administration is bad, anything the W Bush administration is good.   It doesn't really matter if there is any continuation of policies.  The W Bush administration dropped the ball despite being handed a good one by the Clinton administration.  Attacking Iraq was more important than dealing with the real terrorist threat that was at hand.  And I really get pissed off at those who think these suspects of terrorism can't be given a fair trial here.  And New York will suddenly become a terrorist target.  Since when did it cease to be one???


Edited by Slartibartfast - November 30 2009 at 13:22

Slartibartfast wrote: You want to make sense of it?  Anything the Obama administration is bad, anything the W Bush administration is good.

Those idiots!  Don't they understand it's the complete opposite!!

Edited by Slartibartfast - April 12 2010 at 09:05

dude wrote: Personally i think Glen Beck does have some interesting things to say and some things that need to be said but it often gets lost in a sea of histrionics and silly theatrics, i can take him in small doses.

France!!!!  I gotta pee!!!!! 

Watched Glenn beck today and cringed as he advocated the flat tax. The man is doing it for the money, of course, but his performance is one of a fascist who despises the working class and tries to label the Democrats as "the left" when they are as right as the republicans.

JLocke wrote: dude wrote: Personally i think Glen Beck does have some interesting things to say and some things that need to be said but it often gets lost in a sea of histrionics and silly theatrics, i can take him in small doses. If you think anything Glenn Beck spouts on about 'needs to be said', you're either very misguided or very unaware. Either way, it's Neocon viewpoints, and they are becoming more and more prominent among the Right-Wing media and political figures. I can imagine the few sane Conservatives left are most likely embarrassed by people like Beck, because more and more people (especially Republicans) seem to buy into this guy's nonsense.  What exactly does he say that you feel is worth talking about? I guarantee you that I'll be able to name anybody else who talks about the same stuff, and with actual sense and sanity applied.

First of all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocon
Look it up. It really annoys me how many people use that term without the slightest clue what it means. Beck is no neocon, he's a classical liberal.

Second, apparently very few people in this thread have actually listened to Beck, because his attacks on George W. Bush for his reckless spending were vicious. Anyone who thinks he is a cheerleader for the Republican party has not listened to his show.

Yes, he's an entertainer, not a journalist, and yes he uses insane stunts to get his point across, but given the ratings he pulls at five in the afternoon, I'd say it's working for him.

Believe it or not, there are a fair chunk of Libertarian minded American's (like me!) who until very recently have had no public figures on their side. All I have to say is that it's sure refreshing to see so much of guys like Beck and Stossel nowadays.

I like that.  Americanist.  Good term, David

America is a continent.

We understand that.  There's also nothing wrong with us referring to ourselves as "Americans."

Even Obama does it.  "My fellow Americans"   "The American people" et al.

We don't refer to ourselves as "United Statians" or "North Americans" and we never will.  Sorry.