Someone named Beck

[glauistean]

has a TV show in the US and has somehow managed through Rupert Murdoch to have his , juvenile show aired in some parts of Europe (although temporarily in most) thank God.
I had the misfortune to have to sit and listen although valiantly trying to tune out the idiocy and infantile commentary of this person whom I'm led to believe has a huge audience but no sponsors.
That alone is a question that should be posed to Murdoch/Fox/Aisles. What is his function.

After doing a little research on this man I have to say that it is a little disheartening to know that so many of my American friends believe the garbage he spews. It's total and absolute tripe. The least bit of brain matter can reveal the sheer and utter lies of this clown.

He actually used the caving in of the roof of the Metrodome (sic) as proof that global climate change does not exist. Beck!!! You idiot, these unstable weather patterns are further proof that it is real!!!

He compares his own president to Hitler. Hitler was a Fascist ergo a right wing fanatic.
Many conservatives accuse Hitler of being a leftist, on the grounds that his party was named "National Socialist." But socialism requires worker ownership and control of the means of production. In Nazi Germany, private capitalist individuals owned the means of production, and they in turn were frequently controlled by the Nazi party and state.True socialism does not advocate such economic dictatorship -- it can only be democratic. Hitler's other political beliefs place him almost always on the far right. He advocated racism over racial tolerance, eugenics over freedom of reproduction, merit over equality, competition over cooperation, power politics and militarism over pacifism, dictatorship over democracy, capitalism over Marxism, realism over idealism, nationalism over internationalism, exclusiveness over inclusiveness, common sense over theory or science, pragmatism over principle, and even held friendly relations with the Church, even though he was an atheist.

I bet that there are many out there that believe in Beck and his protestations and his "country is failing" meme to actually go out and commit violence against whomever they perceive as their enemy.

God help anyone that has had to listen to this clown. I for one will be glad to hear he is no longer on the air. He is a Fr Coughlin of the new millennium.

[donKey jote]

I enjoy watching his antics ...
as presented by Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert of course

[Mark in Oshawa]

Ah yes..Glenn Beck the man libreals love to hate. Like Keith Olbermann, he feeds the trolls on his side while viciously attacking the other.

Glaus, if you don't like Beck, stop watching and talking about him!! Just like I don't post threads about Keith Olbermann

[BDunnell]

And there is much truth in the statement that all such individuals, whether from the right or the left, would be laughed off the screens in most other countries. How anyone can take such ranting seriously — and millions of people do — is beyond my comprehension.

[veeten]

That's because it's all about opinion, and not facts, that sells these programs. Mixed with hyperbole, they can ascertain a specific audience, one that is not to particularly concerned with, nor willing to make a concerted effort to verify the content.

[Tazio]

And there is much truth in the statement that all such individuals, whether from the right or the left, would be laughed off the screens in most other countries. How anyone can take such ranting seriously — and millions of people do — is beyond my comprehension.

I was channel surfing about a month ago and ran across his show. He had a guy on wearing a yamaka. They were comparing two posters, One was of the proposed Muslim structure to be built near where the Twin Towers used to stand, and one of "The Tower of Babel". It appeared that both Glen Beck and the other guy who I suspect was represented as a Rabi were amazed how similar they looked. As far as I could tell the new structure had a much closer resemblance to the Coliseum in the city of Rome, as it looks now with all of its decay than the cartoon drawing of The Tower of Babel!
That was a real reach and makes me wonder in amazement that some people actually take him seriously.

[Roamy]

I think with all of them you need to be able to ascertain fact from fiction and then opinion-ate the facts

[veeten]

I think with all of them you need to be able to ascertain fact from fiction and then opinion-ate the facts

No, you just need to get the facts for yourself and leave these nitwits alone. You're bound to live a better life.

[Garry Walker]

My favourite Beck moment is this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l46t_nrySg4

True socialism does not advocate such economic dictatorship -- it can only be democratic.

True socialism means you have very little to eat.

[glauistean]

Ah yes..Glenn Beck the man libreals love to hate. Like Keith Olbermann, he feeds the trolls on his side while viciously attacking the other.

Glaus, if you don't like Beck, stop watching and talking about him!! Just like I don't post threads about Keith Olbermann

You have this very vivid imagination where you see things that are not there. Almost akin to someone during delirium tremens.

Keith Olbermann and Beck??? Olbermann at least lives in reality. Beck is off somewhere in cuckoo land as it appears you are too.

If you don't want to participate in the thread don't. You have made assertions about liberals in the past week that you never replied to when asked to address.

So as long as I am a member,don't tell me what to do or watch. Incidentally, I watched for humor. You on the other hand seem, as your reply infers,that you feel he (Beck) has merit.