Is Glenn Beck Nuts????

[wa3zrm]

Anyone here going to be in DC on 9/12?

[sgreger1]

that's all beck is, a shit whiffing stirrer of hate.

Lol, although i heavly disagree, this is absolutely hillarious lol.


But seriousely though you can bad mouth someone all you want but when he is asking the questions people wanna hear, and getting quadruple the ratings of the liberal news shows, you can't blame the guy for figuring he's doing something right.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.




Judging by the fact that congress's approval is the lowest it's been for 24 years, and that any right-leaning news show has higher ratings than all of the liberal ones combined, and that right-leaning books are all the national bestsellers currently, I would say that maybe less people are buying into Obama's fake "change' campaign.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

[sundog]

Never got the hate part about Beck. As far as I can tell he's never expressed hatred towards anybody . . .

. . . except liars, cheats, murderers, etc. etc. etc.

And even then I wouldn't classify it as real hatred. Not the kind I saw every day for eight years directed at George Bush by the left.
And the left STILL hates Bush, so much so that it's causing some of them to become unbalanced. :lol: :lol:

[spirit72]

At any rate, the original question was 'Is Glenn Beck Crazy'?

And the answer is 'Yes'. He's certifiable.

Boss Limbaugh and Coultergeist put together have got nothing on this guy, and even Bill-O looks like a grumpy dirty old man in comparison.

So there

[sundog]

Beck is crazy - like a fox. :lol:

When he's together with O'Reilly it's obvious that he's miles ahead of the old man. Much quicker and a lot sharper.

[wa3zrm]

I'd like to better frame the original question to this thread. To this end, I ask if Glenn Beck is nuts based on the following:

Beck's shows have been described as a "mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future ... capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans." Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer, a commentator rather than a reporter, a rodeo clown, and identified with Howard Beale "When he came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy." Time Magazine describes Beck as "[t]he new populist superstar of Fox News" saying it is easier to see a set of attitudes rather than a specific ideology, noting his criticism of Wall Street, yet defending bonuses to AIG, as well as denouncing conspiracies against FEMA but warning against indoctrination of children by the AmeriCorps program. "What unites Beck's disparate themes is a sense of siege" states Time Magazine, but notes that Beck describes his program as "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment."

Beck's opinions have helped make his shows successful, but have also resulted in protest and advertiser boycotts. For example, in 2006, Beck made a self-proclaimed poorly worded question, "prove to me that you are not working with our enemies," and saying "And I know you're not. I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel" to Muslim congressman Keith Ellison, which resulted in protests from several Arab-American organizations. Ellison later dismissed the comment.

During the 2009 Henry Louis Gates controversy, Beck argued that President Barack Obama has repeatedly shown "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture" and saying "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist." These remarks drew criticism, and resulted in a boycott promulgated by Color of Change. The boycott resulted in over forty advertisers requesting their ads be removed from his programming, to avoid associating their brands with content that could be considered offensive by potential customers. Beck stated that he was unapologetic for the remark, commenting that the President is not above criticism, and arguing, in an ad hominem fashion, that Color of Change co-founder Van Jones (inactive in recent years) was a "self-professed communist" and asserting that Jones was a "committed revolutionary".

Glenn Beck considers himself a Libertarian. Beck put together a campaign, the 9/12 Project, that is named for nine principles and twelve values, extolled by Beck, that he says embody the spirit of the American people on the day after the September 11 attacks. Beck supports individual gun ownership rights, and is against gun control legislation. Glenn Beck has suggested that Obama's health care reform agenda is a means by which he can effect reparations for slavery.

Based on the aforementioned information (with emphasis on his various opinions and stances), I ask again, is Glenn Beck nuts?

[VBSnus]

But seriousely though you can bad mouth someone all you want but when he is asking the questions people wanna hear, and getting quadruple the ratings of the liberal news shows, you can't blame the guy for figuring he's doing something right.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.

Judging by the fact that congress's approval is the lowest it's been for 24 years, and that any right-leaning news show has higher ratings than all of the liberal ones combined, and that right-leaning books are all the national bestsellers currently, I would say that maybe less people are buying into Obama's fake "change' campaign.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Controversy sells. Status quo does not.

Also, you're comparing apples to oranges. A political commentator/entertainer vs. the legislating body of a nation?

One is free to say anything he wants to make ratings. The other must account for the good of a nation.

I ask again, is Glenn Beck nuts?

No, he is very good at what he set out to do: get high ratings and make good money by antagonizing the status quo.

[zmanzero]

that's all beck is, a shit whiffing stirrer of hate.

Lol, although i heavly disagree, this is absolutely hillarious lol.


But seriousely though you can bad mouth someone all you want but when he is asking the questions people wanna hear, and getting quadruple the ratings of the liberal news shows, you can't blame the guy for figuring he's doing something right.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.




Judging by the fact that congress's approval is the lowest it's been for 24 years, and that any right-leaning news show has higher ratings than all of the liberal ones combined, and that right-leaning books are all the national bestsellers currently, I would say that maybe less people are buying into Obama's fake "change' campaign.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

my friend, you are in the trap of mindlessness. the validity of that is equivalent to the question of whether god exists. it has no practical value. i will draw a parallel for you.

i drink the **** out of beer, then i write music and words formed from my head. say i have a large audience. sooo... the melody is what you were humming before you ever heard it? see? welcome to your world.

beck is a f'n overexposed wart that people who lack in their spiritual knowledge cluster upon. so they can rub elbows with those near them and with glee proclaim "jeeze, ain't we right!"

so they feel better about their lives. because... don't you always feel better when you're surrounded by those whom believe as you? and be able to point a finger at something and say "aha! that's it! that's what is making my existence so troubled!"

like the lynching stuff. bet they partied then.




edit - shit!!! i just passed 600 posts with this one!!! a milestone!!!

[wa3zrm]

One is free to say anything he wants to make ratings. The other must account for the good of a nation.

I ask again, is Glenn Beck nuts?

No, he is very good at what he set out to do: get high ratings and make good money by antagonizing the status quo.

OK, now we are getting somewhere. Is Beck just saying what he is saying to get good ratings and make bucks; or, is some actual journalism mixed in there? And, what does his show tell us about the "status quo" since his ratings are going up?

Is Beck just a political Jerry Springer or is there social merit and value to his outlandish diatribe? I find it very strange that advertisers distance themselves from him yet viewership increases.

Finally, if there is some journalism actually taking place on his program, where is it and how is it separated from commentary? Take his reporting of Van Jones for example. Is it responsible journalism or just an effort to make bucks and increase ratings?

[Veganpunk]

that's all beck is, a shit whiffing stirrer of hate.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.

Who would say the Beatles were a terrible band??

[VBSnus]

One is free to say anything he wants to make ratings. The other must account for the good of a nation.

I ask again, is Glenn Beck nuts?

No, he is very good at what he set out to do: get high ratings and make good money by antagonizing the status quo.

OK, now we are getting somewhere. Is Beck just saying what he is saying to get good ratings and make bucks; or, is some actual journalism mixed in there? And, what does his show tell us about the "status quo" since his ratings are going up?

Is Beck just a political Jerry Springer or is there social merit and value to his outlandish diatribe? I find it very strange that advertisers distance themselves from him yet viewership increases.

Finally, if there is some journalism actually taking place on his program, where is it and how is it separated from commentary? Take his reporting of Van Jones for example. Is it responsible journalism or just an effort to make bucks and increase ratings?

Of course there's SOME truth in it. But at the same time, it's exaggerated. Here's how I equate it:

Sean Hannity = Chris Matthews
Bill O'reilly = Keith Olbermann
Glenn Beck = Michael Moore

You've got mild to middling, over the top, and WAY over the top. But that doesn't mean there's no truth...errr, don't mean there ain't no truth. Errr, wait. Damn American Schools.

=D

[VBSnus]

that's all beck is, a shit whiffing stirrer of hate.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.

Who would say the Beatles were a terrible band??

I agree, you've finally jumped the shark on this one sgreger. No one can think the Beatles are terrible.

[tom502]

I like Michelle Malkin, in more ways than one.

[MrSnusNSnuff]

Personally I can't stand Ann Coulter.

[sgreger1]

that's all beck is, a shit whiffing stirrer of hate.

Lol, although i heavly disagree, this is absolutely hillarious lol.


But seriousely though you can bad mouth someone all you want but when he is asking the questions people wanna hear, and getting quadruple the ratings of the liberal news shows, you can't blame the guy for figuring he's doing something right.

You can all say the Beetles were a terrible band and that no one likes coca cola, but the facts are that people love some things and they don't like other things.




Judging by the fact that congress's approval is the lowest it's been for 24 years, and that any right-leaning news show has higher ratings than all of the liberal ones combined, and that right-leaning books are all the national bestsellers currently, I would say that maybe less people are buying into Obama's fake "change' campaign.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

my friend, you are in the trap of mindlessness. the validity of that is equivalent to the question of whether god exists. it has no practical value. i will draw a parallel for you.

i drink the **** out of beer, then i write music and words formed from my head. say i have a large audience. sooo... the melody is what you were humming before you ever heard it? see? welcome to your world.

beck is a f'n overexposed wart that people who lack in their spiritual knowledge cluster upon. so they can rub elbows with those near them and with glee proclaim "jeeze, ain't we right!"

so they feel better about their lives. because... don't you always feel better when you're surrounded by those whom believe as you? and be able to point a finger at something and say "aha! that's it! that's what is making my existence so troubled!"

like the lynching stuff. bet they partied then.




edit - shit!!! i just passed 600 posts with this one!!! a milestone!!!

lol once again nothing but name calling. but the whole being in the company of those who think like you and pointing the finger at others, don't liberals do that every day on their shows as well? Except they get paid less and have lower ratings because few agree with them?

Glenn Beck is just doing his corner of the niche market that is political commentary. Everyone from both sides does it. Calling him names doesnt change that many agree with him.