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Beck attempts to explain Iran's "power structure," including "the Ayatollah" who's "got control of the nukes"

June 22, 2009 5:40 pm ET

From the June 22 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by harley (June 22, 2009 5:50 pm ET)
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      Once again Becky proves that individuals that lack education but have a loud speaker are indeed the most dangerous.
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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (June 22, 2009 5:58 pm ET)
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        yes indeed. He probably also does not know anything about the muslim religion and the Koran. He only recently discovered he is a mormon and that takes a long time to learn all the finer points of that endeavour. besides, he is way too white to even attempt to appear as an expert on muslinism, much less as linked to poilitical governance. There are two things Beck knows about for sure and that is mormonism and rehab, something you usually not find linked in any way.
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        • Author by TheDayV (June 22, 2009 8:34 pm ET)
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          I'd like to know if he's got a chart like that for the mormon religion.
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (June 23, 2009 1:45 am ET)
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        Is he describing Iran's "Power Structure" or the Mormon Church "Power Structure"?
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (June 22, 2009 5:54 pm ET)
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      And somewhere in the heartlands a sweet senior citizen turns to her husband and says: Poppa, thank the Good Lord for Glenn Beck explaining all this stuff to us. What would we do without hum? Now help me finish cleaning these rifles...we've got to be ready to rise up when Glenn tells us it's time. ;>)
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      • Author by kromecom48 (June 22, 2009 6:23 pm ET)
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        Brilliant! It's really about the ignorance of the audience not Beck's obvious idiocy.
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        • Author by snoopy (June 22, 2009 6:29 pm ET)
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          Oh, I don't know. Nothing says stupid like preaching about english only under a mispelled banner.

          [http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/buchanan.jpg]
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        • Author by IRONY 101 (June 22, 2009 6:46 pm ET)
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          Beck is not preaching into a vacuum, that's for sure...and I suspect that the intellectual content of his message is directly proportional to the intelligence (or lack thereof) of his fans.
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    • Author by pete592 (June 22, 2009 5:58 pm ET)
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      If I want to learn about Iran's government, I sure as hell am not going to refer to this jackass. I'm sure there are plenty of xenophobes who will, however.
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    • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 22, 2009 6:13 pm ET)
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      He's got control of the nukes now that St. Ronnie willed them to him.
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      • Author by blueline99 (June 22, 2009 6:23 pm ET)
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        Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons... yet.
        Facts are important people.
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        • Author by shaggles (June 22, 2009 6:25 pm ET)
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          True. And according to our own intelligence they stopped trying to develop them 4 or 5 years ago.
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        • Author by mescal (June 22, 2009 9:04 pm ET)
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          "Facts are important people." - blueline99

          Not if you want to make a sh!tload of money working for the Faux News Channel. Then, facts are a major impediment.
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    • Author by blueline99 (June 22, 2009 6:22 pm ET)
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      Beck... stopping being a fear monger.
      Iran does not have Nuclear Weapon capability yet. They want one, but they don't have any.

      Everyone is afraid of that, so it's easier to scare people by saying that they already do... Like Mr. Beck just did.

      They do have nuclear power plants, but I'm sure that's not what you're talking about since you drew two missiles.

      Tell the truth man... stop spreading bad info.
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    • Author by vysotsky (June 22, 2009 6:27 pm ET)
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      Beck: "First you have Allah up here, uh... Spent a lot of time figuring out how to depict that, and, uh, I hope nobody's gonna kill me for that..."

      Har har, Glenn. Tell you what, Glenn: why don't you draw a chart of the United States' political structure --which will not, if you're honest, include a god-- and we'll see who threatens to kill you for denying the supreme political authority of the lord, yeah? I'm betting it won't be Muslims.
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      • Author by nerzog (June 22, 2009 6:32 pm ET)
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        While he's at it, maybe he can draw a cartoon of Joseph Smith talking to Moron-i.
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (June 23, 2009 1:57 am ET)
           
        Oh boy wouldn't that send Hannity into a spin. He ranted on in such indignation about Obama's remark "America's not a Christian Nation" of course the meaning behind that conveniently escaped Hannity's comprehension.
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    • Author by breno3414301 (June 22, 2009 6:37 pm ET)
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      So when an Ayatollah thinks God speaks directly to him, it's greeted with derisive snark by the nimrods, but when W said the same thing, it was a wonderful thing.
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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (June 22, 2009 7:26 pm ET)
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        I remember rev Jackson got caught with a woman he was not married to, went into seclusion to talk to God and emerged hors later claiming God forgave him. This God thing is a real joke with people in power.
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    • Author by blueline99 (June 22, 2009 6:50 pm ET)
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      Beck, you are a moron, where do you get your information.

      The Iranian Constitution defines the President as the highest state authority after the Supreme Leader.

      Iran has four branches of governement, Executive, Legislative, Judicial, and Assembly of Experts all under the Supreme Leader.

      look it up moron!!!

      He would probably draw out the US government in the same way, with each branch on top of each other.
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    • Author by Rusty_Trojan (June 22, 2009 7:23 pm ET)
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      For once it may seem like this guy has a point... But why arrogantly disrespect another cultures god? I mean if you get right down to it, the christian god and Allah are the same person or deity. The only difference are the splinter celled factions of faith and religion... I feel it all to be wrong, religion that is.

      On a side note i know Glenn Beck is proud to be a recovering alcoholic but, it seems to me he has "water on the brain" from the whole ordeal! This guy gets me about as fired up as that Nancy Grace character on HLN... For the longest time i thought it was "Home Land News" till someone told me...

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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (June 22, 2009 7:29 pm ET)
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      Actually Mr Beck, the ayahtollah does not control the nukes but he may have control of the scientists and engineers who do. Or not ! remember to be an effective leader you must at least have a working knowledge of the subject lest those who do can do a snow job on you.
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    • Author by mjh (June 22, 2009 8:54 pm ET)
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      Maybe its just me, but . . . that screenshot reminds me of nothing so much as the drawings Colin Powell held up before the UN Security Council . . .
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    • Author by Sophist81 (June 22, 2009 11:29 pm ET)
         
      The worst explanation of Iranian government I have ever seen. No surprise. I just wish I could get paid lots of money to go on TV without knowing what I am talking about.
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    • Author by robyn20094113 (June 23, 2009 2:09 am ET)
         
      At any point does Fox News become embarrassed of all the misinformation their commentators spew? Also can't help but wonder if they are getting sick of Beck's endless request for props. The irony is, that's what will probably get him canned.
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    • Author by Bad News (June 23, 2009 2:12 am ET)
         
      Poor Glen Beck.

      That's the price you pay for sitting in the back of the class.


      Mr. News
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