• Quick note - the problem with Youtube videos not embedding on the forum appears to have been fixed, thanks to ZiprHead. If you do still see problems let me know.

What's your problem with Glenn Beck?

honestly, I've never watched his show, so my judgement is pretty weak. But in the clips I've seen, he's always struck me as what you would get if Pee-Wee Herman became a conservative pundit. He's got a lot of goofy conspiracies, and he sometimes (but not always) pushes the usual white resentments, but he's such a ham that I can't take him seriously, and I really don't understand how anyone else can.
 
He used to be on CNN, now he's on Fox. That means he's flip-flopped his apparent beliefs for money. He's entertainment, not fact. He's blustery exaggeration with a side of dishonest. Typical vomitous spew from Mr. Beck might go something like this:

Next up: Is Glenn Beck a goat raper? He's never denied it, so he certainly might be. I don't know. I do know that I'm not a goat-raper, and I am stating that publicly in this open forum. But Glenn Beck? Has he ever publicly denied being a goat-raper? There is absolutely no evidence of him doing that. That's all I'm saying. I'm just presenting the facts to you. You decide for yourself if Glenn Beck rapes goats. Just keep in mind, he's never denied it. Back in a moment.
 
Last edited:
I have disliked the ranting maniac from the first time I heard his snivelly voice. Back then there was no alternmative to hate-talk radio in Seattle market so I was listening to KVI. The nitwit was talkjing about some piece of gun control legislation being sponsored by "Chuck Joooooooooooooooooooooo-mer."

Antisemitic, xenophobic sociopathic moron .

I switched to the FM band.
 
Dorian Gray said:
He used to be on CNN, now he's on Fox. That means he's flip-flopped his apparent beliefs for money. He's entertainment, not fact. He's blustery exaggeration with a side of dishonest.
Click to expand...

Actually he was on HLN which is sort of like CNN's ugly kid sister. But he held mostly the same beliefs then as [he claims to] now. He just wasn't nearly as OTT with the theatrics.

This is pretty comical, though, if you want to talk about him flip-flipping -
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-13-2009/glenn-beck-s-operation
 
Wraiine said:
Now, understanding that he is a mormon and knowing what a mormon believes, I'm astonished that any intelligent person could believe anything the LDS church teaches.
Click to expand...

I don't have anything against him for being a Mormon, only for being a Moron, and that includes being a Mormon without the excuse of having been born one.

Is there a potential rhyme in there somewhere?
 
So I was hoping i could hear from the skeptics here at jref. Do you
dislike Beck?
Click to expand...
yes I dislike beck
Why?
Click to expand...
Because he has followers
Do you think he is an honest man, intelligent, but compartmentalizes his beliefs.
Click to expand...
I think he is a practiced prevaricator, just like so many demagogues before him.

Mormonism is one of the most socialist religions on earth. Surely someone as versed in history like Beck claims, would be aware of the influence his church had on government programs and polices during the early 20th century.

His anti socialism screed only works if there is religious socialism to pick up what he would have government discard. Beck is a hypocrite, but more than that he ultimately advocates a Theocracy - like most Libertarians (sorry guys, look at Somalia). What better way to increase faith but to have people dependent on the church for social programs.

Or is he an intelligent man but dishonest and merely another scumbag tricking the laypeople of America into giving him their money?(obviously those aren't the only options to describe beck).
Click to expand...
I think he is a talk show host.
 
Last edited:
Wraiine said:
So I was hoping i could hear from the skeptics here at jref. Do you dislike Beck? Why? Do you think he is an honest man, intelligent, but compartmentalizes his beliefs. Or is he an intelligent man but dishonest and merely another scumbag tricking the laypeople of America into giving him their money?
Click to expand...

This is something I have been trying to explain to hardcore Christian conservatives for quite some time now... Glenn Beck is nothing more than a radio DJ! He is like all other Radio DJ's (lumped in with Howard Stern, John DeBella, Rush Limbaugh, The Greaseman, Bob & Tom... the list goes on...), he is only in it for the money!

The fact that a few thousand people attended the Beck rally over the weekend has me disturbed but also has me fascinated. It's somewhat indicative of how oblivious and uneducated those of the Christian faith really are. Just because this guy has a petty message of 'freedom' and 'liberty' doesn't put him above his status as a radio DJ! Okay, he makes a lot of money and he gets ratings! Yeah??? ... and?? People are immersed so much in this guy it's pathetic.

As for your question about being honest and intelligent... I think you're asking the wrong question. The question should be if he's doing what a radio DJ does best and that is get ratings by appealing to an audience. Yes, he is. Of course he is, if he wasn't he wouldn't be able to hold a "Restoring Honor" rally. Without ratings, he would probably be tapping his pen at a book signing at Border's or even washing dishes in the Seattle's Best kitchen at Border's.

In summary, I would say Glenn Beck is a radio DJ who has taken his act a little too far!
 
Take Beck at his word: He says he's an entertainer and you should not believe a word he says....advice BAC chooses to ignore.
 
I espouse freedom and liberty too. The country I live in has freedom and liberty. Can I have Beck's salary, please?
 
Dorian Gray said:
He used to be on CNN, now he's on Fox. That means he's flip-flopped his apparent beliefs for money. He's entertainment, not fact. He's blustery exaggeration with a side of dishonest.
Click to expand...
That's what I think. I remember The Daily Show did a bit with him (as a CNN correspondant) talking about how the US health system was so godawful bad. Then when he went to Fox, suddenly the US had the best health system in the world.

The man wants money. To get it, he finds a group of unhappy people, figures out how to milk their unhappiness and BOOM, he's a leader. Rush Limbaugh is almost certainly the same. I don't believe for an instant that they truly believe the stuff they are saying. They are just media whores. Same for Keith Olberman too. Equal time, ya know.
 
Tricky said:
That's what I think. I remember The Daily Show did a bit with him (as a CNN correspondant) talking about how the US health system was so godawful bad. Then when he went to Fox, suddenly the US had the best health system in the world.

The man wants money. To get it, he finds a group of unhappy people, figures out how to milk their unhappiness and BOOM, he's a leader. Rush Limbaugh is almost certainly the same. I don't believe for an instant that they truly believe the stuff they are saying. They are just media whores. Same for Keith Olberman too. Equal time, ya know.
Click to expand...
You just described every TV evangelist in creation.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top Bottom