Showing posts with label Glenn Beck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glenn Beck. Show all posts
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Media Brotherhood
Two good segments from Rachel Maddow - Seriously? and The Whole World is Watching - on the continued heated rhetoric and misinformation being spread by Glenn Beck and the others, and the violence being used against the press in Egypt.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Business As Usual
It's good to see, following the event in Arizona, that right-wingers are dampening their rhetoric. Oh, wait. Glenn Beck feels Barack Obama is a dictator, like Mubarak of Egypt. Some even feel we should have mandatory gun ownership.
The case of Egypt is a good chance for the U.S. to examine our foreign policy and our, what most of the world sees as, hypocritical claim to be champions of democracy, yet we support dictators worldwide. Egypt is second to Israel in aid from the U.S.
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Sunday, January 23, 2011
How Dare You Say My Hateful Speech Incites Hate
Who is the most dangerous (well, top 9) person plotting against America? According to Glenn Beck it's Frances Fox Piven, a 78 year old political science and sociology professor.
Peter Dreier has the sordid details including Beck's numerous incitements and his minions responses.
Update:
Dave Neiwert, from Crooks & Liars, has more.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
False Equivalence
There's been a major dust-up over blame for the Arizona tragedy. Many on the left are pointing fingers at the vitriolic rhetoric of the right as agitating such misguided violence. Those on the right are using their well-worn, "Guns don't kill people. People kill people" schtick. There will be no mea culpa from those on the right. In the fantasy world of conservatives, words only have ill-fated consequences when spoken by Democrats.
It appears Jared Loughner wasn't unequivocally a Republican. He was, though, obviously a disturbed individual whom should have been commited, from his many reported awkward instances, long ago. Yet, the fact that he chose to target a Democrat should give us some indication on which side of the spectrum he tended to lean.
Nevertheless, the fact remains, Republican rhetoric has instigated and inflamed violent and uncivil actions across America. Even moreso since Barack Obama has taken office. Soon after Obama was inaugurated reports were released detailing the rise in right-wing extremism. Conservatives ignored and/or scoffed at the reports. The Becks and Limbaughs of the world continued their end-of-times warnings and hate-filled broadcasting.
Oddly, some on the right want to claim, "Democrats did the same thing [violent rhetoric] back in 2004." Really? Democrats were telling people to use "second amendment remedies" to take their country back? Democrats were blanketing the internet with gun crosshairs on Republicans they wanted out of office? Democrats were labeling those on the right as fascists bent on destroying our country and way of life? Not even close!
And, another big difference between those of us on the left and those on the right is the fact that when and/or if someone on the left were to use such incendiary language or images, the overwhelming majority of Democrats would condemn such actions. On the right, instead, we see nearly the entire party rally and defend such divisive spewings.
Even in the aftermath, conservatives continue to criticize. These ideologues just don't get it. So much for teachable moments.
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Funnies
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Friday, May 15, 2009
Stay Classy, GM
Whether or not this was just a public relations position Fritz Henderson - GM CEO - was delivering, he took a classy stance with Glenn Beck regarding the auto industry and the UAW. [Paraphrasing] "They [the UAW] have been more a part of the solution than part of the problem." All the while Glenn Beck attempts baiting Henderson and smearing the unions. And, Glenn's closing admonition classically encapsulates the expanse of Beck's boundless stupidity.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Eat Endangered Species?
Hat tip to David Neiwert at Crooks and Liars for this post. I never thought someone could out-stupid Glenn Beck. Way to sink to the occasion, John Stossel.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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