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Post by Professor Cold Heart on Jun 18, 2010 12:13:03 GMT -5
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Post by Distind on Jun 18, 2010 12:35:04 GMT -5
Hey may be intelligent, but he's also a former shock jock.
I doubt his craziness is in response to anything other than the ratings it gets him. It's rare for the truely deranged to be able to hold themselves together long enough to gather an audience.
That said, I don't doubt that there are people who take him at appearance, and those people scare the crap out of me.
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jun 18, 2010 13:18:45 GMT -5
Glenn Beck doesn't believe 75% of the bullshit he spews. He's telling people what they want to hear, and that's "They're out to get you".
He is a manipulator, plain and simple. He's an intellectual, yes, and he's putting his intellect to devious uses.
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Post by m52nickerson on Jun 18, 2010 14:14:09 GMT -5
Last time you watched was when? I doubt you even watched because about the only time Olbermann goes on rants they are during special comments.
Beck and Rush are comedians not because they put funny spins on commentary but because they can't even put two and two together and make wilded leaps of logic.
Those conservative have real (read faux) patriotism because they cry, rant and scream. It really does not matter that they use half truths and out right falsehoods to try and advance their beliefs.
Why would I take your word if you have to read a book on what is common sense?
I might if the tea-baggers had any rational points to debate.
I was with you right until the end when you turn left onto crazy lane.
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Post by the sandman on Jun 18, 2010 14:30:34 GMT -5
Wait...the Patriot act is a LIBERAL policy? Whaaaa....? The Patriot act is quite possibly the most fascist, least "liberal" thing that's been shoved through Washington in decades! The Patriot Act is the mutant child of Rumsfeld-Cheney-Bush....and that unholy trifecta sure as hell ain't "liberal." I suppose the next step is the redefinition of "liberal" and "fascism" to mean the same thing. Oh....wait. The right has already tried that. I forgot.
Dude, the conservatives of the world can't take a huge steaming dump on the nation, and then when everyone starts to wonder about the smell, point at the liberals and say "It was them!" We ALL know who took that particular shit.
As for Beck? I think he only believes about half of what he says, and the other half is just for show. He's a performer making a lot of money tap dancing for a crowd that really loves tap dancing and will pay a man a fortune to keep buck and winging till they drop. He gives a segment of the people exactly what they want to hear and they love him for it. He's as relevant as Michael Moore, just a gadfly. Nothing more.
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Post by Old Viking on Jun 18, 2010 14:34:59 GMT -5
Patriotism is waving your arms, almost total ignorance of American History, blatant lying, and the emotional grounding of a 13-year-old.
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Post by Professor Cold Heart on Jun 18, 2010 15:29:39 GMT -5
Wait...the Patriot act is a LIBERAL policy? Whaaaa....? The Patriot act is quite possibly the most fascist, least "liberal" thing that's been shoved through Washington in decades! The Patriot Act is the mutant child of Rumsfeld-Cheney-Bush....and that unholy trifecta sure as hell ain't "liberal." The chap I quoted seems to consider it liberal because it involves government inteference with personal freedoms. Another comment of his:
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Post by m52nickerson on Jun 18, 2010 15:55:28 GMT -5
....and this
The stupid is strong with this one!
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Post by Professor Cold Heart on Jun 18, 2010 16:03:57 GMT -5
....and this The stupid is strong with this one! After people take him up on the death panel thing:
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Post by devilschaplain2 on Jun 18, 2010 16:19:49 GMT -5
Uh huh...
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Post by Distind on Jun 18, 2010 16:32:22 GMT -5
They seem to forget that some of us actually explained it to them why calling yourself a tea bagger, or saying your are tea bagging(for jesus) is a bad idea. Once we finished laughing.
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Post by szaleniec on Jun 18, 2010 17:42:49 GMT -5
I still maintain (speaking as a socialist myself) that anyone who thinks Obama is in any way a socialist needs their head examined.
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Post by smilodon on Jun 18, 2010 18:32:13 GMT -5
I still maintain (speaking as a socialist myself) that anyone who thinks Obama is in any way a socialist needs their head examined. Isn't the United States already technically a socialist country? I'm probably dead wrong about this but since the government owns and operates some basic infrastructures and services then doesn't that make the U.S. is a socialist country?
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Post by m52nickerson on Jun 18, 2010 19:31:49 GMT -5
After people take him up on the death panel thing: I like when someone asks him to point out where in the bill some of those things are..... If you don't have the time, STFU. I read all the bills, the final one close to twice.
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Post by ragabash on Jun 18, 2010 20:03:47 GMT -5
So, er, anyone read Beck's book? I'm intrigued by this alleged side to his character. I found this review of it that sums up the crazy quite nicely: mediamatters.org/blog/201006110032
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