Beck tells Newsmax: "I fear a Reichstag moment"
September 30, 2009 12:45 pm ET by Media Matters staff
From a September 29 article on the conservative website Newsmax.com:
Media phenomenon Glenn Beck recently sat down with Newsmax for an exclusive interview offering his take on everything from President Obama, to the threat to talk radio and even a worry that our Constitutional government may disappear after a "Reichstag" event takes place.
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Beck, who is also thriving on the radio, in bookstores and on the comedy circuit, sat down with Newsmax magazine's Editor in Chief Christopher Ruddy and voiced his concerns about a coming attack on talk radio.
But his real worry is that many Washington elitists really don't like our form of government and want to see it abolished.
"I fear a Reichstag moment," he said, referring to the 1933 burning of Germany's parliament building in Berlin that the Nazis blamed on communists and Hitler used as an excuse to suspend constitutional liberties and consolidate power.
"God forbid, another 9/11. Something that will turn this machine on, and power will be seized and voices will be silenced."
Previously:
Beck: "There is a coup going on ... it has been done through the guise of an election"
Beck says "the Germans" during Hitler's rise "were an awful lot like we are now"
Given that Obama has done nothing, repeat, NOTHING to show that he doens't like your form of government, you're such an idiot.
And again, with the Nazi references? You're truly and utterly pathetic, and again, are basically calling for the "elimination" of this President, simply because you don't agree with his policies.
Go crawl back under your bed and weep yourself to sleep.
What's that you say? The Patriot Act didn't result in dictatorship? Hey, I never claimed Bush was as competent as der Fuhrer was.
Maybe Beck has a point here. We should be on the lookout for people "blaming communists" or ignoring Constitutional liberties by convicting people without a trial through the use of edited illegal videotapes.
Oops, Glen. Was this supposed to be a private strategy session with Newsmax?
You've done it again Col., nailed it and to the core.
That's the best description of Beck I've seen yet. It puts him right where he belongs -- in the same category as Heidi and Spencer from The Hills.
Barkeep? I'll have an Irony, please. Make it a double.
I am reminded of Jon Stewart's appearance on Crossfire, where Stewart said the media is hurting Americans...
John Stewart on Crossfire.
As an interesting note, there was mention of soldiers refusing orders in Iraq, which reminded me of Fox's coverage of a soldier refusing orders because he wanted to see Obama's birth certificate.
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Mum Is the Word
Therein lies the rub . . . Beck is a comedian. His schtick is the frightened, paranoid white guy with a gazillion conspiracy theories. His audience thinks he's telling them truth.
Folks - wake up!! Beck and Limbaugh rake in $m's per year. Limbaugh gets paid $45m by the Radio Network alone and Beck is not far behind him.
They will continue to be as outrageous as they can without risking arrest so they can continue with the ratings and raking in their millions.