Glenn Beck: Atheists To Blame For All Of America’s Problems

[Minor Axis]

You misunderstand. I am not criticizing Pabst's post. I am agreeing with the bolded passage. I am saying that it is commonplace amongst Americans to use character assassination to discredit the person, rather than what the person is saying.

Thanks for clarifying. I agree. One "so-called" conservative political party has perfected the technique you are referring to. It used to be "you are an honorable person, but your views are wrong". The Republican Party starting about the time of Newt turned it into, "not only are your ideas atrociously evil, but you are a socialistic, commie, pinko fag, anti-christ slime of the earth, who has ungodly relations with your own sister!"

Ok, all exaggerations aside, character assassination, along with all of the wedge issues that divide the electorate, is the Republican Party playbook. It was absolutely so under 8 years of W, it may be less so today as the RP reorganizes itself for a come back.

 

[Accountable]

Character assassination has been going on since the two words were invented. It's hardly new, novel, or worse than before.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Character assassination has been going on since the two words were invented. It's hardly new, novel, or worse than before.

No but to me, I automatically disregard what they say when they have to do that, it's not intelligent, nor is it original. He might as well say "Oh yeah....Well Obama is a big fat doodie head" because that's really all I hear. Guys like him who have the backing, should really give viewers something more, I can get insults about the president from my nine year old.

 

[Accountable]

No but to me, I automatically disregard what they say when they have to do that, it's not intelligent, nor is it original. He might as well say "Oh yeah....Well Obama is a big fat doodie head" because that's really all I hear. Guys like him who have the backing, should really give viewers something more, I can get insults about the president from my nine year old.

Are you talking about Beck? The only character assassination in this thread has been OF him not FROM him. It started with the false, misleading & inflammatory title, which is what I've come to expect from Kelvin. I allege that you expect to hear 'doodle head' comments and refuse to even start listening. I say this because I have never heard the kind of crap from him that Limbaugh and Hannity spew with every breath. I'd love to see clips if you can find any.

Just curious, did any of you who are castigating Beck now listen to him the two years that he was on CNN bitching about the abuses of the Bush administration?

 

[kelvin070]

LOL. I am dragged into this now.

 

[Accountable]

lol. I am dragged into this now.

:24: You're the one who started the thread!! :24:

 

[kelvin070]

You need striking sensationalized titles for newspapers to sell like hot cakes.

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Are you talking about Beck? The only character assassination in this thread has been OF him not FROM him. It started with the false, misleading & inflammatory title, which is what I've come to expect from Kelvin. I allege that you expect to hear 'doodle head' comments and refuse to even start listening. I say this because I have never heard the kind of crap from him that Limbaugh and Hannity spew with every breath. I'd love to see clips if you can find any.

Just curious, did any of you who are castigating Beck now listen to him the two years that he was on CNN bitching about the abuses of the Bush administration?

I never actually Attacked Beck that I am aware of. I attacked the ideology of pundits reducing themselves to insults and rhetorical rants to distill a situation to nothing, no end result at all. And yes, I have on several occasions listened to Beck go borderline Rush. Regardless of what side they are on, it tends to shine a negative light on that party, because for some reason some folks think that if they support a particular candidate, they speak for the entire party. I don't know about you, but I don't need Beck, Coulter, Rush or any radio/TV personality to speak on my behalf. I am more than capable and willing to support my own belief systems. THAT'S my real point

 

[Tim]

Just curious, did any of you who are castigating Beck now listen to him the two years that he was on CNN bitching about the abuses of the Bush administration?

I will occasionally listen to him now as I did when Bush was in office. And it doesn't make a difference if he is bashing Bush or Obama, the man is an idiot. He is not your friend, he is not trying to get the "truth" out there, whatever the truth is. He is not interested in the country and what's good for it. He's an entertainer that is interested in enriching himself by playing to the masses of uneducated idiots out there that eat this shit up like crack. His show is so full of half truths and lies that it's laughable. He takes everything out of context and puts a spin on it so the little truth that he does incorporate makes it seem justified.

But if you want to listen to him and follow him... well, then you better get back to digging your bunker for when Obama's volunteer army (who will be armed as well as the military) come to get you. :24:

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

I will occasionally listen to him now as I did when Bush was in office. And it doesn't make a difference if he is bashing Bush or Obama, the man is an idiot. He is not your friend, he is not trying to get the "truth" out there, whatever the truth is. He is not interested in the country and what's good for it. He's an entertainer that is interested in enriching himself by playing to the masses of uneducated idiots out there that eat this shit up like crack. His show is so full of half truths and lies that it's laughable. He takes everything out of context and puts a spin on it so the little truth that he does incorporate makes it seem justified.

But if you want to listen to him and follow him... well, then you better get back to digging your bunker for when Obama's volunteer army (who will be armed as well as the military) come to get you. :24:

You laugh...that shit is real :ninja

 

[BadBoy@TheWheel]

Besides, this isn't the thread for it, but Obama doesn't need military to bring what's left of this place down. He only needs more....Czars

 

[Codrus]

But if you want to listen to him and follow him... well, then you better get back to digging your bunker for when Obama's volunteer army (who will be armed as well as the military) come to get you. :24:

***puts on tin foil hat and breaks out the shovel****:24:

i listen...but dont follow...as i said and as you have just stated..hes an entertainer..(some...quite a few....take him seriously)....and i find his spin on politics humorous and entertaining. i try to listen to both sides and draw my own conclusion...i watch episodes of colbert on hulu...becuase it entertaining and funny....i would much rather be "entertained" by these two then switch back and forth between fox and msn...if i did that,..i think my head would explode.

if somone can point me in the direction of honest up front political programing that isnt one sided or biased and thats at least somewhat informative and entertaining...i will watch it all day long :thumbup

 

[MommyOfAnAngel]

hahahhah i so meant this for another thread. my apologizes

 

[Minor Axis]

You laugh...that shit is real :ninja

The shit has been real for at least the last 9 years.

 

[DiamondJim]

Glenn Beck has fallen out of any relevance. He got booed and hissed at his own hometown. Olbermann was at a neighboring town, and they gave him a key to the city.

I hear the fat lady warming up on old Glenn!

 

[Accountable]

But if you want to listen to him and follow him... well, then you better get back to digging your bunker for when Obama's volunteer army (who will be armed as well as the military) come to get you. :24:

I've caught Beck in some lazy & shoddy factfinding, spun to help his program, that's true, but there is a lot there to make you think. And there's a lot of factual stuff he brings up that the real news organizations are afraid to touch because they don't want to hurt their standing with the President.

if somone can point me in the direction of honest up front political programing that isnt one sided or biased and thats at least somewhat informative and entertaining...i will watch it all day long :thumbup

Hulu - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 - Watch the full episode now.

Glenn Beck has fallen out of any relevance. He got booed and hissed at his own hometown. Olbermann was at a neighboring town, and they gave him a key to the city.

I hear the fat lady warming up on old Glenn!

I haven't been able to stomach Olbermann more than a couple of minutes at a time, but I've never heard him utter anything but bitter insults (the reason I can't stomach him). I recommend you check the two shows' ratings before you lay any money on your prediction. :cool

 

[kelvin070]

I don't really know much abt this man. But I picked up quite a bit abt him in this thread. I think he is a smart man. He is simply looking for attention and popularity and he succeeded very well. He has a stong base now - both critics and followers. He will move on from here to make tons of money.