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Nov 25, 09 7:49 AM CST

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Beck Loses Advertisers for Calling Obama a Racist

By John Johnson| Posted Aug 6, 09 8:43 PM CDT|

(Newser) – Glenn Beck's assertion that President Obama is a racist is rattling at least a few advertisers. Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, and Lawyers.com have stopped running ads on Beck's Fox show, reports the TV Newser blog on Mediabistro. The network itself isn't hurting, however: A spokesman says the companies have simply moved their ads to different shows. Groups such as ColorofChange.org are pressuring advertisers to punish Beck.

Glenn Beck, in 2003. (AP Photo/Mike Mergen, file)

Glenn Beck, in May. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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rajanKazhmin
Aug 6, 09 8:47 PM CDT

Ahhh Glenn Beck. My favorite unhinged zealot of all. This guy has some real poison in his brain. A classic example of a person with no self control projecting their inadequacies on the rest of the world. I don't see how any responsible company could sponsor him and his distorted world view. Reply

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kokuaguy
Aug 6, 09 11:55 PM CDT

Mahalo newser for bringing colorofchange to my attention. Beck's outrageous statement about a racist Obama is unforgiveable. I wouldn't care if he apologized crawling on his knees while allowing Oprah to flaggelate him up and down Pennsylvania Avenue every day for a year. I will forgive Beck the day the Jews forgive Hitler. (Actually, I stole that from my redneck Vietnam Vet cousin -- substitute Jane Fonda for Beck and you'll have the wording of his favorite patch on his leather Harley Davidson motorcycle vest.

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timeandagain
Aug 7, 09 1:39 AM CDT

Pot - Meet Kettle...

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Netstorm2k9
Aug 7, 09 7:17 AM CDT

If I were leading an oligarchy intent on controlling the populace, you know how I would keep the people under my thumb, distracted and dumb, while I advanced my own agenda? I would keep them divided with bi-polar partisanship, taking sides. It would be so easy, with pocket pundits, and morally bankrupt media companies, like dogs barking at each other. I'd play on the peoples emotions from both sides of each issue, letting their desires do my work for me. And while they were distracted, thinking they were fighting for something, I would quietly run their lives, deciding who lives, and who dies

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skeptik
Aug 7, 09 8:13 AM CDT

.......and if I were a troll, netstorm, I would keep cutting and pasting the same comment no matter what the news article was referring to because I didn't really have anything to add to the discussion!

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IndependentThinker
Aug 7, 09 10:44 AM CDT

@Netstorm2k9: So you would run things like Shrub did.

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polstroad
Aug 6, 09 8:49 PM CDT

Beck, with his most odd gestures and grimaces, has embraced Mormonism. I hope they are proud of the moral perspective he shows and that reflects upon them. Reply

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rajanKazhmin
Aug 6, 09 8:59 PM CDT

The Mormon Church is my favorite cult, with Scientology coming in a close second...

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Spudsy
Aug 6, 09 10:46 PM CDT

God spoke in Illinois and Missouri. Excellent. Screw the mideast and their phony tourist sites.

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Timinator2K
Aug 6, 09 8:56 PM CDT

He's gotten a case of the Hyper-Manic-Depressive-Ultra-Fatalist Michael Savage-itis...and I usually like both but, both are close to totally losing it...on air and off'ing themselves. Reply

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Jayster999
Aug 6, 09 9:32 PM CDT

Beck in funny and often very correct. A likable chap in all respects. His religion is no stranger than any other, in fact, it makes more sense than most. Muslims are nuts, Jews are misguided, Hindus are a pantheistic freak show, Buddists worship a man who told them NOT to worship anything and scientology was created by a cynical sci-fi writer. Mormons make most of these others look very sane in comparison. Pagans, atheists and satanists are going to hell and seem to like it that way.

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 9:49 PM CDT

Oh yeah, Jay, lets do a rundown on religion. Christianity got a good start when they told the guys they didn't have to whack their foreskin off and then it stole all it's backstory from Gilgamesh and the Roman cult of Mithra. Then Julian died and Constantine decided that it was a good diversion from the Jews. So much better than that other bullshit. You can believe what you like, but when your start knocking other peoples crap well then you should be the good Calvanist that Cotton Mather wanted for this country.

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 10:30 PM CDT

@deebles - I so wish I could give you a gold star for your lightning sketch on Christianity - shame I could only vote you up once. Outstanding!

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Spudsy
Aug 6, 09 10:48 PM CDT

Take me to hell soon if heaven is full of Beck and child molesting priests and German christian Nazis from WW2. Although I wouldn't mind whipping a bunch of hot Spanish chicks from the Inquisition. Isn't religion nice?

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DarkFrancis
Aug 6, 09 11:57 PM CDT

J, y'can't blame Buddha for Buddhists, just as y'can't blame Jebus for Christians. Bunch of deluded nuts. At least he didn't join WBC, but then, he too is probably a 'fag enabler'. Beck is a bedwetting Mary, regardless of his faith.

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:02 PM CDT

So how come the efforts of colorofcchange, which is taking full credit for this on Huffington Post, are not considered manufactured anger and outrage? An online group is directing everyone how to go about calling the companies, they have the email address of the companies up there, and an online petition to pressure the rest of the advertisers to stop. I would like to know how this is any different then what the left is calling "AstroTurf" with the health care reform town halls. It's not many lefties are watching Glenn Beck and by most accounts cant stand the sound of his voice. So the people who are sending these emails are taking the word of someone else or viewing a clip from a show that could have been changed in some way to get a certain message across (they don't have a clip on the HuffPo but i am sure that they could just link it out, he did say what people are claiming) but that leads to the fact that people could be spreading misinformation and drumming up outrage. so how is this different then what the right is doing with the townhalls? Reply

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rajanKazhmin
Aug 6, 09 9:09 PM CDT

How is this different? Glenn Beck is just a TV show. Town hall meetings are real life.

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 9:12 PM CDT

You are right godawgs. It's not different at all. If you don't like Beck thank goodness you have a thousand other channels. Personally, I don't know anything about him except what I've seen on Jon Stewart. But to watch his show and then demand action is ridiculous. Again, I want to know why so many people who claim to be left keep watching Fox? It's like a fundamentalist going to a strip club. Once you've paid the cover charge you have very little complaining room.

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odowd80
Aug 6, 09 9:15 PM CDT

For one, this is at least a noble effort. This is about trying to shut down a truly vile and hateful television program. But the main reason its not being denounced as astroturf is because no one is PRETENDING that this is a grassroots outcry. Colorofchange is OPENLY saying that they oppose Glenn Beck and are helping others do so. Its not as though this story is being reported as "Thousands of angry citizens spontaneously denounce Glenn Beck." Conservatives are still trying to pretend that these town hall spectacles aren't organized. The simple fact is that they are. This is not wrong in and of itself. The parts that are wrong are the rudeness and the fact that people from outside the districts are crowding out the citizens that congressman represents. This gives a false impression that citizens of the district are against health care reform when the really may not be.

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:19 PM CDT

@raj there is no such thing as just a TV show. Oreilly was blamed for Dr. Tiller's murder, and he is just a TV show. The question that I had was how is this tactic different from the right's complaints at townhalls? I mean you don't think that Glenn "doom bunker" Beck is talking about health care on his show, which is seen by millions each day?

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:30 PM CDT

@odo the conservatives beef is that the left is saying that lobbying groups are paying people to go to these meetings, which they deny. they don't deny doing the same stuff that colorofchange, moveon, and acorn do which is give people ideas and such. In the other article on newser today about the progressive memo the last point in there is that the democrats should use an old school left wing trick and out chant them. also other groups bus organizers in from other places to help with these type of things, ACORN and the presidental election comes to mind.

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 10:15 PM CDT

My God odo, this is America. We don't shut down vile and hateful. We have Freedoms that are more important than what anyone personally thinks. You don't get to choose and neither do I. It's either all or nothing. I know it sucks, but it beats the pants off nothing. I've said this before and I don't think anyone understood but the very freedom that we treasure means tolerating the things that we hate. People here keep talking about socialism, fascism, communism and dictators--well, none of those things EVER happen until a few think that they are right. Soviet Union? Forty nicotine-stained students in a basement in 1917 who convinced millions of people that they were right. Mao's China? Brought to power by the very same professors, doctors, artists that he killed first. It doesn't matter who our president is and it doesn't matter what's going on. The fact that no one breaks my door down and throws me in a gulag is so precious that Beck can dance naked on his desk for all I care.

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kokuaguy
Aug 7, 09 12:05 AM CDT

deebles -- it's this siimple. Beck has his First Amndt. right to stand on any street corner and slander the POTUS. And I have my right to send a letter to every sposor and label them aiders and abettors to hate speech that gives aid and comfort to our enemiies. Calling Judge (now Justice) Sotomayor a racist was little better but this is the last straw. This is the same kind of shit that got Dr. Tiller murdered. If this President were to be struck down it could spark a race war in this country. Do you doubt that?

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Deebles
Aug 7, 09 1:13 AM CDT

My dearest K-guy. Love you but must disagree. The only thing flaming Beck is leftist outrage. Stop and he will go away, because he ain't Goebbels he's Art Linkletter. He's only as outrageous as the response. Today he says Obama is a racist and it gets him huge coverage in the cycle. Tomorrow, since this got publicity, he'll say something worse. Remember Network? Rupert is making a pile. He's not going to pull the plug because you're feeding the flames. I remember Tiller. What a loss of a man who sacrificed himself so the very few women who needed him had him. To honor him and everyone who stands for the small right thing means that stopping Beck is just like the people who stopped Tiller. Even Tiller would support Beck's freedom to be wrong. If our liberty means anything than like Jefferson said it is sometimes watered with the blood of patriots. You think this life is free? As for Obama, that is a wicked thing to bring up and your blow job just withered to a hand job.

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shonangreg
Aug 7, 09 4:42 AM CDT

godawgs, the primary differences: 1) the grassroots efforts by the town hall disrupters are hidden; that is why it is called "astroturfing" instead of grassroots activism. It is an illusion. This does happen with other groups too. We've all seen a letter that we are encouraged to sign and send off to our rep. If such a letter, be it Republican or Democrat, does not have the author's name written, then it is astroturfing as well. Democrats do do this, though it is not as hidden as *had been* the case with the town hall crashings. 2) the town hall crashings are meant to stop dialogue. They are not simple demonstrations of numbers and zeal. They hog the time and do everything they can to stop the dialogue. Do you dispute this? Have any Democrat groups done the same? The town hall crashers even shout down other questioners. ....... The attempts at preventing dialogue are not protected speech; they are not trying to express themselves. They are trying to SHOUT OTHER PEOPLE UP! How can any of you think they should be protected by appeals to free speech? If there is no civil society, no public order and rules of engagement, then dialogue will be stifled BY MOBS OF BIGOTS on the Left or the Right trying to get more power. .............. Please, someone disabuse me of my notion that freedom of expression means that there have to be rules of discourse. And then try going into Somalia where the government will not restrict your free speech and preach your message to the locals. You people are too much in your heads and not enough in practicality. Please, get real.

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shonangreg
Aug 7, 09 5:55 AM CDT

I meant, "They are trying to SHUT other people up" not "SHOUT them up".

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odowd80
Aug 7, 09 10:01 AM CDT

@deebles: let's not forget, Glenn Beck is only a TV show. He does not have a constitutional right to a cable news show. In order to be successful on tv you need advertisers and viewers. Crappy programs get cancelled all the time. As a viewer, I have a right to accelerate that process by not watching and calling his advertisers to complain. This by no means infringes on Beck's right to free speech. So let's not go over the top with gulags and dictators and such. It's only a lousy tv show.

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:07 PM CDT

So how is colorofchange's campaign against glenn beck really that different then the right's campaign against the health care reform in the way taht they are both structured the same? Reply

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:09 PM CDT

ignore the above post, it took my post awhile to show up. sorry.

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 10:05 PM CDT

question why is the post saying ignore this post got thumbs down? do you guys just thumb down every comment by a conservative by habit?

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kokuaguy
Aug 6, 09 11:33 PM CDT

No, just you godawgs (and for the record, I haven't given any thumbs down on this thread, though I've been tempeted by deeb's riffs.) I've had a rum & coke and I'm starting my second so I guess I've found the courage to take her down a peg or two. She's always stimulating, however, but lately you've become little more than a broken record, godawgs. When did you ever concede any liberal or lefist poster here to have made a valid point? People here are just tired of your schtick. It's like C-k, but without the Comic Dog insults and entertaining absurdities. You do have staying power and good manners, usually. You did call Queen Alli a moron though and I haven't forgiven you for that. But you get an occasional t/u from me and usually I'm reluctant to give you t/d. You're like that annoying curmudgeonly relative one tolerates.

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kokuaguy
Aug 6, 09 11:37 PM CDT

odow80 said it all, said it best, and no one here can refute the basic argument that odow80 made. Comparing colorofchange's campaign to the astroturf tea baggers is not like comparing apples to oranges, it's like comparing apples to offal.

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shonangreg
Aug 7, 09 4:28 AM CDT

kokuaguy, you haven't been following the discussions between me and godawgs over the last week or two. We have disagreed strongly, and we have both seen the truth of points each other made, and we have both said as much (conceding points to each other). You may not think godawgs changes his mind as you think he should after hearing your opinion, but he is not trolling, he is nowhere in the same league as CK was, and godawgs does listen if you make a concise, well-worded point.

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IndependentThinker
Aug 7, 09 10:58 AM CDT

@kokuaguy: I am with you on most things but this time your wrong. godawgs may not be popular in his ideas but more than any other unpopular posters here he has the most IDEAS. He states what he thinks and defends it well. He is the type of opposition you should want here. He will make you think and defend your point. @godawgs: You know most people are sheep. They see your name, they vote you down. They see a -1 they follow along and vote you down. Don't let it get to you, and please keep posting. I may disagree with what you say but I still want to hear it.

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DanB
Aug 6, 09 9:08 PM CDT

I sent two letters last week and plan on sending more! This lying sack of filth needs to be bumped off the air...Both radio and TV!!! Reply

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Spudsy
Aug 6, 09 10:51 PM CDT

There are idiots that like this guy. Would you have denied Bush to all of those idiot parents that wanted their sons to fight for nothing in Iraq? Idiots need idiots. Racists need racist friends.

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lindamae
Aug 7, 09 1:56 AM CDT

What an honorable person you are. Did you get a response when you sent in your letter to Letterman about his 2 jokes about Palin's 14 year daughter? That she was knocked up by ARod and that Palin was tired of keeping Spitzer away from her - we know Spitzer went for very, very young prostitutes. You did send a letter, didn't you? I mean - with your sense of values I cannot believe you would ignore old men making jokes about raping young children. It is just like kiddie porn. Don't tell me that you failed? How disappointing. Tsk. Tsk.

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shonangreg
Aug 7, 09 8:13 AM CDT

Please. Linda. Only FOX News controlled zombies think Letterman was joking about the younger daughter. It was apparent all along that he was joking about the one already knocked up regardless of which one was with Palin in New York at the time. Not everyone knows all of Palin's life details.

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paul123
Aug 6, 09 9:13 PM CDT

The truth hurts. Reply

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 11:16 PM CDT

Always. Unless, of course, it's 'your' truth.

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JonmarkP
Aug 6, 09 9:14 PM CDT

I watched a little bit of Beck's show once a couple of years ago. It was if some producer went down to the Greyhound station, found the loudest, creepiest, nonsense spewing paranoid schizophrenic alike in there and said, "How'd you like to get a bath, a crewcut, suit, a new bow tie and have your very own TV show aimed at people just like you? And they DID that! Reply

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rajanKazhmin
Aug 6, 09 9:16 PM CDT

you're not far off. Check out his bio on wikipedia.

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JonmarkP
Aug 6, 09 9:19 PM CDT

Pre-Fox Beck down at the Trailways station: "DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO FREEZE LIGHT? DO YOU? IT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NO ZERO!"

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 9:23 PM CDT

Yeah, and MSNBC put Phil Donohue and his pious self-rightous, I bleed for every person not smart enough to marry Marlo Thomas, ass on TV, too. The only difference is that he was drummed off after a few shows because his act grew old. Beck watchers should accept that a nut cake bleeding heart is about as useless as a right wing gonna say anything, do anything for a ratings point that I can.

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NewserScooter
Aug 6, 09 9:52 PM CDT

It might be a good thing to actually watch him. The guy is funny, bright, and has a pretty good grasp on the facts. He is a lot of fun. And no he is not a racist.

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Doctor_Zaius
Aug 7, 09 6:06 AM CDT

Phil Donahue had the highest rated show on MSNBC at the time. But the dumbass MSNBC exec's balls grew small and hairless when he started going anti-Iraq war. Had they ridden the storm out it would have ultimately worked for them.

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Reader68389796
Aug 6, 09 9:15 PM CDT

Glenn Beck is a disgraced to all American not only those on the left but to all who try to seek equality for all men. Our President is white and black so how could a dumb fool like Beck choose to call him a racist. We all know who is the racist here. But Beck your days are numbered at FOX. We all know that. Reply

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godawgs
Aug 6, 09 9:25 PM CDT

he is the number 2 rated show on Fox, he isn't going anywhere. he says this stuff for the ratings.

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 9:36 PM CDT

Gawd, when are we gonna learn? You think Beck is some demon--he's just a merchant, a capitalist. He'll say anything. Watch Lou Dobbs whoring himself for a few coins and you see how pathetic it all is. Beck would pretend to pour gas on someone's head for a point. Call the first black President a racist--is that dangerous? No, it's his summer house. Keith O was a freaking sportscaster who saw the money to be made toying with us. You think he cares deeply about what he says--as he said years ago when you guys weren't watching--as much as Hannity. It's bad enough that a bunch of greedy motherfuckers destroyed our economy--you gonna let a bunch of for money commenters destroy all we have left--us?

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JonmarkP
Aug 6, 09 9:16 PM CDT

Alkie, not alike. Reply

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Derni
Aug 6, 09 9:43 PM CDT

Money talks but the station still protects him becaause they -secretly-haha-suppport his views Reply

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cognitivefilter
Aug 6, 09 9:57 PM CDT

glenn beck shouldn't even be on television, he is a straight up idiot Reply

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 10:28 PM CDT

Since when was being an idiot a ban on a TV career? It's very easy to escape y'know - turn the damn thing off, better yet, remodel it with a hammer.

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MrsK
Aug 6, 09 9:59 PM CDT

Ooooooooooo, have the liberals finally made a case against beck's sanity? Next comes a knock at your door. Reply

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MrsK
Aug 6, 09 10:01 PM CDT

Careful what you wish for liberals. Co ing to a town near you when you decide to change Kool-aid flavors. NOT ALLOWED. Reply

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Alexandria
Aug 7, 09 6:29 PM CDT

That's funny, MrsK considering you're the one who seems to be drinking the most Koolaid.

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seanlope
Aug 6, 09 10:10 PM CDT

Jayster is a total dumbass. Trying to defend Glenn Beck is quite worse than being Glenn Beck. I feel sorry for you. Reply

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MrsK
Aug 6, 09 10:28 PM CDT

Next there will be a knock at Beck's door. I pity your blindness.

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 10:55 PM CDT

No, I doubt that that's true. Certainly not a total dumbass. You should remember that a joke is a very serious thing.

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DSizzle
Aug 7, 09 7:22 AM CDT

So who is the bigger fool? The fool or the fool defending the fool? Ouch my head hurts.

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MrsK
Aug 6, 09 10:25 PM CDT

Next there will be a knock at Beck's door. Reply

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JonmarkP
Aug 7, 09 12:24 AM CDT

Beck has a door? Maybe it will hit him in the ass on his way out.

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Caps
Aug 7, 09 11:29 AM CDT

MrsKKK, I think one posting is enough of your nonsense. Not three times.

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jaguarj
Aug 7, 09 12:39 PM CDT

Beck who? and what fucking door? Mrs.K Try and make some sense...not possible? Thought so.

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 10:26 PM CDT

It's called freedom of speech. It's a basic human right. You may not like what they say, but their right to say it cannot be denied by anyone. That includes Beck, O'Reilly (who really is smarter than the rest) and any other of the TV demons we wish upon ourselves. Two quotes for you to consider from those much cleverer than I: "I do not agree with a word you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it." "Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage." Now kids, play nice. Reply

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odowd80
Aug 7, 09 2:38 PM CDT

Being a cable news host is not a basic human right.

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Alexandria
Aug 7, 09 6:31 PM CDT

Accusing someone of being a racist can fall under the definition of slander/defamation of character which is illegal.

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 10:39 PM CDT

Listen all you brave Culture Warriors - whichever uniform you're wearing (and we're all in uniform here, don't kid yourself - with acknowledgements to Uncle Frank) hasn't it dawned on you yet who's getting rich off your outrage? There are a lot of scared people who declare their cultural convictions in terms of the media they consume. You're just a demographic for advertising; some of us buy Chef Boyardee in Walmart, others organic arugula at Wholefoods. It's just which of the beast's teats you're being urged to suck on, nothing more. At least have the honesty to admit it. Reply

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Deebles
Aug 6, 09 10:57 PM CDT

Oh weglad, there is no greater gift that one human can give to another than the simple gift of understanding what is in another's brain. You give me, without intention, the notion that to speak your own truth--no mater how unacceptable--is still acceptable after all.

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kokuaguy
Aug 7, 09 1:33 AM CDT

deebles, you and weglad both talk a good game, but this merchant of poison is a cancer on the PUBLIC airwaves. His brain is a toxic waste dump. His thoughts are as lethal as the virus that spreads from individual to individual, then mutates into ever more deadly strains. Quarantine his disease. Vaccinate the masses. Before it's too late.

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Radzyn
Aug 7, 09 7:56 AM CDT

unfortunately, there is no vaccination for stupidity.

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weglad
Aug 6, 09 11:23 PM CDT

Yeah - just remember we don't have the freedom to shout "Fire!" in a crowded theatre. Outrage is candy to your opposition - that's where the whole 'taunt-a-liberal / smear-a-bigot' nonsense has got us; see how much fun the trolls have? Name calling does nothing to change a point of view, it just acts as a thin disguise for ignorance. Speaking of which, where is Corona KIng? Reply

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Radzyn
Aug 7, 09 12:21 AM CDT

weglad... I love you right now. I'm forum-humping your leg right now. No seriously though, keep it up :)

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Doctor_Zaius
Aug 7, 09 6:08 AM CDT

I once shouted "Theater!" in a crowded firehouse.

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weglad
Aug 7, 09 6:13 AM CDT

Can't agree with you here kokuaguy, and that's rare in itself...don't enjoy listening to bigotry, but simply deciding to ban the fools won't stop what they have to say - pointing out their right to be stupid doesn't hurt, surely?

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weglad
Aug 7, 09 6:17 AM CDT

Doctor - that's priceless! I shall steal it...

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Todd_English
Aug 7, 09 1:03 AM CDT

Beck is one of the finalists for "BIGGEST DOUCHE IN THE UNIVERSE AWARD" Reply

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cornelison
Aug 7, 09 1:29 AM CDT

Oh, we haven't heard the last of this fruitcake. Beck is starved for attention. Don't be surprised if he shows up at Palin fundraisers. Reply

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lindamae
Aug 7, 09 1:49 AM CDT

Let's put some sperspective on this issue. Obama is allowed to make a racist comment about the Cambridge police as being stupid and we are expected to our heads and agree. Beck holds Obama accountable for his racist comment about the Cambridge Police and it is supposed to be so horrible that his advertisers are threatened? I don't think so. I call Obama racist. Can you come up with any other excuse for his calling the police acting stupidly after admitting he did not know the facts? Or, it could be that he is not racist but just dumb. Stupid. I've lost respect for him and am so sorry that I voted for him. I feel betrayed every day when he does another thing that brings us closer to destruction of the American Constitution. Why can't the American people see it? Probably because the media carefully protects the man rather than report what he does. Reply

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Todd_English
Aug 7, 09 1:53 AM CDT

How was Obama's comment racist. All he said was the Cambridge police acted stupidly. And I agree it was a dumb biased uninformed comment but I don't think it was racist at all. Lindamae you also need to stop playing the race card.

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lindamae
Aug 7, 09 2:07 AM CDT

Todd Obtuse. Obama made his comments about racial profiling before even knowing what the facts were. That's racist. To jump to a conclusion without facts calling one party who is white wrong because the second party is black. There are enough problems with race in this country but we'll never solve them if you keep making excuses for bad behavior. This was bad behavior. A president should know better. If Obama was white, our comedians would never stop with the jokes. The gaffes he has made have gone unreported. Bush was not given the same respect. We still are not at a place where we can make jokes about persons without worrying about racism. A joke is one thing. Obama's rush to vilify the cops because they dared to follow good police procedures which are meant to keep everyone safe and healthy was not excusable. He was racist. If Gates had not been black, Obama would not have made a comment. I've talked to cops who are livid with him and with what he has done to undo years of community policing to develop a spirit of respect. How can you defend him. Check out the entire comment. Reply

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Todd_English
Aug 7, 09 2:47 AM CDT

First of all...I work in Law Enforcement and I thought Gates was certainly justified in receiving a JA ticket. Second i'm not defending Obama. All I said is the comment was not racist. I think your confusing ignorance with racism. Obama made a poor choice to comment on the situation before he knew all the facts. He even says that his opinion may be biased because Gates is a PERSONAL FRIEND of his...Now go pack your minivan with your Palin/Rommey 2012 sticker and go north or south the the next country...because you can bitch all you want but you aint gonna change anything.

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weglad
Aug 7, 09 6:18 AM CDT

You are far too keen to call names to have anyone take you seriously.

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kokuaguy
Aug 7, 09 1:18 PM CDT

LindaMOO -- did you post impassioned protests about the "livid" cop who called Gates a "banana eating Jungle Monkey". No doubt he was saying that or worse about the President. Lots has been posted here about the "stupid" conduct of the Cambridge officers. I didn't see you joining in the debate at that time. For the other side of the argument, look at the posts of prowlerzee.

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jagerhans
Aug 7, 09 6:09 AM CDT

religion and retards are a winning couple over millenia. Reply

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jamerican
Aug 7, 09 9:11 AM CDT

Obama is a racist and should have never said a thing. He quickly judged the situation and assumed it was unfair harassment without the facts...racism. Beck will get new sponsors. There is always a price for telling the truth. Reply

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Caps
Aug 7, 09 10:39 AM CDT

jamerican, I hope Beck gets his butt kicked off the air. Obama is not a racist. How could he be when his Mother was white and he was raise by his white grandparents? Maybe your are the racist.

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Silverbow7
Aug 7, 09 12:25 PM CDT

Throughout history hate mongers have used just this type of rhetoric to incite neighbor to go against neighbor. This has been used to murder millions. In Africa, for instance, it was just a voice on the radio. Do not call hate mongering freedom of speech. It is simply haters hating and wrong for the same reason yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater is wrong when there is no fire. Reply

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PaleRider
Aug 7, 09 3:05 PM CDT

Their loss. Reply

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Shannonals
Aug 7, 09 10:29 PM CDT

Sounds like Beck is struggling with his substance abuse again, which would explain his strange behavior of late. Reply

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lindamae
Aug 8, 09 2:47 AM CDT

I wish you had seen the original Saturday Night Live shows. Or Laugh In. Or do you ever watch MAD TV ? If so, you have to admit they are just the same as Beck in humor. Lots or Alinsky mud slinging. Beck must be doing something right since you can only attack him personally and not his comments. Why is it that liberals can dish it out but can't take it. Just like bullies. I have kept my membership in the Democratic party in hopes that someday it will return to what it was before George Soros bought it in 2004. It used to stand for something other than crooked politicians. Obama has filled his posse with the best examples of Chicago hoods imaginable. I pity the babies of today's world or having to pay for all of our expenses today. Where's the common sense? Reply

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callie
Aug 8, 09 10:06 AM CDT

Beck has always said he is a sober man in a 12-step program. I have also been sober and in a 12-step program for many years. His behavior lately leads me to believe that he might want to take another look real close at the 12 steps. I know he has a job to do but at what price??? When I say my "Thanks" to my Higher Power toniight, I'm going to slip in a little extra prayer for Glen Beck. He sure needs it lately. Reply

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jonesedw
Aug 12, 09 1:32 PM CDT

Yip Pee!!! Reply

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JoeSierra
Aug 26, 09 5:04 PM CDT

Beck has come a long way for a recovering drug and alcohol addict Mormon convert, and he has honed all the deceptive, illusory and misleading skills necessary for survival! Reply

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