Yeah, I know. I'm sick of Glenn Beck, too. I just can't see how any rational person would listen to this man. I use the word man in very loose context here as I consider Beck less than a man, but that is only a personal opinion. You, of course, are entitled to form your own thoughts on the matter. I originally used the word moron while describing Beck instead of the word man, but I'm trying not to use name calling or labels in this piece. That is going to be really hard, so forgive me if my effort falls short of its goal.
I'm going to use different subjects to make my case in this post as to whether the left is blindly following Obama a la the new Hitler or if maybe it is the right who are actually the group who are blindly following their demagogues, who are incidently, far better at stirring up hatred, bigotry and hypocrisy than they are at finding any solutions to the problems that we face as a nation.
This first clip is too crazy to even fathom. Beck's on air antics that often backfire in his face are legendary. His ignorance shines in this video when he compares those who support the Obama administration to frogs that are thrown into boiling water. I'm sure you've heard this adage before, but I'll let Beck explain the old wife's tale. After all, he does it with such relish.
I have to warn you, you can see the steam coming from the pot and he's pulling this stunt on national TV.
That went well! What is this guy, 10 years old? That poor frog. Where are the reptile rights people when you need them? If I had followed this gentleman (I think I just threw up a little) to the recent 9/12 march in Washington, (where incidentally, Beck didn't even show up for his own event) I think I would be looking for a rock to crawl under right about now.
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Okay, on to our next subject. Seems like Olbermann may have replaced O'Reilly with Beck as the new guy to poke fun at. It has become obvious to most of us that Glenn Beck can't spell. Many of us are dyslexic to some degree, so please don't think I'm making judgements about such things. I'm not. My own typos and misspellings are legendary (at least in my mind), but it's becoming painfully obvious that he doesn't understand what he reads, either.
Again, I'm not taking shots at those who have difficulty reading. We are not all wired properly to read, but then we don't all have our own show on a national cable news channel, either. I use the word news very loosely here.
This video shows how Beck, who is always cherry picking the Constitution to make his talking points, has little understanding of the document that our Country was founded on. Apparently he doesn't know the difference between immigration and slavery, either. I'll let the video speak for itself.
What a boob! (Doh! I said no name calling).
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Let's continue, shall we? The Young Turks are always making fodder of Beck for his antics. This clip not only shows how truly nuts this guy is, but also how hypocritical he is concerning health care reform.
In the first half of this video, Beck takes a call from a woman on his talk radio show. She's steamed and wants to offer an opposing view about the health care issue, but instead of having a civil debate, Beck goes ballistic and starts screaming at her to "get off my phone!" and then proceeds to start making girly noises. It's a bit disturbing, but goes a long way to explain the malfunctioning workings of Glenn Beck's mind. This guy is Republican to the bone.
The second half of the clip shows Beck talking while recouperating at home after having his hemorhoids adjusted. Apparently he was having trouble talking out of his ass. He mentions wishing he had a loaded gun to blow his brains out. Next time he's in the hospital for an operation, would someone do us all a favor and please oblige the man with a functional firearm? I wish the doctor would have just sewed the orifice shut so that he would eventually explode. I wouldn't want to have to clean up that mess.
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So this is the guy that millions of Americans turn to for information and truth in journalism. Really? This is the man that millions would follow to the edge of the abyss and then gladly jump on Beck's command? Really? Beck's last book has been on the top of the NYT's bestsellers list for months! Who could possible see this man as credible? Can that many people be that .....uh,....(no insults).... misinformed?.................Really!?
Just thinking about that makes my head hurt.
Beck rants about Nazism, Hitler, socialism, racism, etc. and attaches a myriad of other negative connotations to those of us who consider ourselves free thinkers. He rages at how progressives and liberals are blindly following our new President's lead as he tries to right this sinking ship we call America. (Yes, I question a lot of his moves. I'm not behind everthing he says and does, but then I don't have all of the facts, either.)
I would like to suggest that maybe we, on the left, are cautiously following our President with our eyes wide open to the problems we face as a nation and that those who follow Beck (and those of his ilk) and his seemingly insane nonsense, may very well be the ones with the blinders on, as they march happily toward the cliffs, carrying their hateful protest signs all the way, while simultaniously chanting, "I want my country back!"
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In closing, what liberal blog would be complete without some comedic mockery of our favorite right wing pundits? Enjoy!
Comments
And what's wrong with girly noises?
Rated.
All my relatives watch him, and quote this garbage to me over this weekend.
I just don't want any more vomit today.
But I am glad you put it up there.
Rated.
Good piece, Michael. R