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Beck: "Office of Minority Health" could allow for "litigation against Doritos" since "minorities" may "eat more Doritos" 

July 24, 2009 11:26 am ET

From the July 23 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by sidewinderliberal (July 24, 2009 11:27 am ET)
         
      face palm
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (July 24, 2009 11:31 am ET)
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      And Beck apparently swallows more crap than I've ever seen one person regurgitate.
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    • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (July 24, 2009 11:34 am ET)
         
      Here for a special comment is Bill "the Butcher" Cutting.
      [http://fotocache02.stormap.sapo.pt/fotostore02/fotos//c8/33/ee/2243368_0sTzD.jpeg]
      What in HEAVEN'S NAME are you talking about?
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    • Author by harley (July 24, 2009 11:35 am ET)
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      Reich-wingers living in fantasy world....shocking.
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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (July 24, 2009 11:38 am ET)
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      Wow. There racial stereotypes AND batsh!t insanity, all in one clip! He's reached a new "high" in his up-is-down world.
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      • Author by snoopy (July 24, 2009 11:41 am ET)
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        Apparantly the GOP talking point is "push as much racism as possible so we can call that uppity n-word an uppity n-word to his face".
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        • Author by NiceguyEddie (July 24, 2009 12:14 pm ET)
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          Why don't they just say it already? They've already trotted out monkeys, watermelons, kool-aid, gang-lingo... Just be honest, huh? Just get it out of the way:

          N ! G G E R!

          SAY IT, DAMN YOU! SAY IT! SCREEEEEEAM IT!

          YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!!!

          N ! G G E R! N ! G G E R! N ! G G E R!

          FIRST N ! G G E R PRESIDENT!!!

          GIVE IN TO THAT DESIRE!!! SAY IT ALREADY!!!

          Could you imagine? I can see it now: One guy (Beck, maybe?) will let it slip, not completely, but everybody will hear it. It will be like - "Nig... Negr... Um... African..." (Maybe when he's hosting Michael Steele on his show?) Then, since he's knows he's screwed now anyway, he say [basically what I laid out above.] Right away you'll have the dirtbags like Savage, Liddy and Cunningham jump right on board, while the big boys like Limbaugh and O'Rielly will try to maintain some decorum. (That perverse majesty to what they do.) Then you'll have some old segregationist like Pat Buchanan try to tell us why it was OK to say it... in context maybe, or something like that. Chris Mathews won't say it, but he'll report on it endlessly, never actually condemning it either. Sean Hannity won't say it, but he'll publicly wonder what all the big fuss is about. (Probably in an interview with Ann Coulter, who'll agree with him.) And then they'll get onto to how it's some kind of reverse-racist limit on their free speech or something. (And THAT'S when Limbaugh will finally get on board.)

          Wouldn't that just be GREAT? Could you SEE uncle Ruppert trying to squirm out from under THAT?! I'd watch Fox, just to hear them waffle about it!

          (And meanwhile, the dem's would pick up 10 more seats in the senate, and 20 in the house, mostly in the southeast.)
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          • Author by snoopy (July 24, 2009 12:31 pm ET)
               
            I was kinda expecting them to do that, eddie...
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            • Author by NiceguyEddie (July 24, 2009 12:35 pm ET)
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              "We don't care when Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor use the word "N!gger," becuase we know they're not racist. How do we know that? THEY'RE N!GGERS!" ~George Carlin

              There are no bad WORDS, Snoop. Only bad PEOPLE, with bad INTENTIONS. Words are absolutely neutral, independant of their context. ;)
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              • Author by Übermensch (July 24, 2009 12:52 pm ET)
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                I miss George Carlin already
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                • Author by NiceguyEddie (July 24, 2009 1:13 pm ET)
                     
                  ALL of my heroes are dead: Harry Chapin (1981), Jim Henson (1990) and George Carlin (2008). I truly miss them all.
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          • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (July 24, 2009 12:42 pm ET)
               
            I wrote a bit of speculative fiction a while back about what would happen if/when Limbaugh let it slip. It went something like this:

            DAY 2- Condemned for the remark, Limbaugh denies ever making it.

            DAY 3- Several blogs circulate an audio clip of Limbaugh making the statement. Limbaugh claims the statement was taken out of context.

            DAY 4- As the controversy heats up, Fox covers the story. Steve Doocy remarks “But some say black people are the real racists for not wanting us to use it.” The entire rest of the segment is devoted to discussing Tawana Brawley and the Duke rape trial.

            DAY 5- A reporter asks President Obama about the remarks at an unrelated press conference. Obama simply says “There’s not really a place for that kind of rhetoric” and moves on. The New York Post, the Drudge Report and Fox all run the headline “OBAMA THREATENS TO DEPORT BELOVED RADIO HOST”. Glenn Beck compares Limbaugh to Anne Frank.

            DAY 6- Sean Hannity reminds his audience that Southern Democrats were racist in the 1950s, and thus it’s Barack Obama who really hates black people. Guest Alan Keyes agrees, adding that he himself has only ever been called the word in a respectful manner.

            DAY 7- RNC chairman Michael Steele condemns Limbaugh’s remarks, saying that black men lynched in the early 1900s would know how devastating the word can be. 2 hours later he apologizes for criticizing Limbaugh, adding that there is no proof of anyone being lynched ever.
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          • Author by blk-in-alabam (July 24, 2009 12:42 pm ET)
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            It is comming just be patient.And when they do,their downward spiral speed up.Not because they said it.But because their last card has been played.There is nothing left to say.This is how it works.Their audience sits on pins and neddles each day hoping they say it.That is both sides of the audience.One want it to verify who the host really is.The other side the supporters,the ones they make their money off of.They want it as a release.In their opinion,tell the truth as they see it.But once they say the N word,your audience has reached the peak of the high you promoted.Niether side has any reason to listen to anymore.I hate to use a sex analogy but both sides of your audience walks away with the feeling,I GOT MINE.
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    • Author by shaggles (July 24, 2009 11:42 am ET)
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      Who says minorities eat more Doritos?
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      • Author by peace4all (July 24, 2009 11:45 am ET)
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        i have to agree with you there. i am white and i would say that without me Doritos would go out of business.
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      • Author by blesscurse (July 24, 2009 12:50 pm ET)
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        White people also consume the most Rap and Hip Hop music. I wonder if Beck knows this?
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    • Author by The_Cat (July 24, 2009 11:45 am ET)
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      Glenn Beck says that he wants to save you from the all pervading power of government run health are. He says that it is a cover for reparations, which he decries. Further along, he and his guest explain that concentrating on making sure minorities are treated equally will result in doctors being graduated based on race as opposed to ability. But he is -lying-. I know what he -really- means, what his -real- motivations are. When he talks about reparations, what he means is money. He is unwilling to shoulder the additional tax burden government health care might impose on him. Further, when they speak about minorities receiving preferential treatment, what they mean is that they are worried that the moneyed, privileged upper class citizens (such as the Bush family) will no longer be the sole recipients of that preferential treatment, which to them seems completely unfair.

      See how easy it is to put words into somebody else's mouth and make them look foolish? This is what passes for journalism among the conservatives, and it's becoming all too pervasive. I hate to say it, but the liberals need a Rush Limbaugh, a radio show host who will lean as far left as Rush leans right. That way, the conservatives can spend at least some of their time on the air in outrage against someone on our side of the line. This will hopefully cut into the time they spend mud slinging.
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      • Author by RABBITLUVR (July 24, 2009 11:55 am ET)
           
        "I hate to say it, but the liberals need a Rush Limbaugh, a radio show host who will lean as far left as Rush leans right."

        Randi Rhodes is about as close as you can get to that. She is batsh!t crazy at times but she IS right. And hilarious... she chews up stupid cons and spits them out.
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        • Author by The_Cat (July 24, 2009 12:09 pm ET)
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          Good to know, RABBITLUVR, and thank you. I will have to seek out Ms. Rhodes, just to see what it looks like through the other end of the spectrum, so to speak. (I tried listening to Rush. Couldn't take it. A big round of applause for the Limbaugh Wire writers for saving me from this!)
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          • Author by jonesjax2374 (July 24, 2009 12:14 pm ET)
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            Stephanie Miller has an outstanding show, and a brilliant voice guy - check her out.
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        • Author by NiceguyEddie (July 24, 2009 12:17 pm ET)
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          For my money? Keith Olbermann.

          Not on the radio, granted, but still much more professional that Rhodes, and no less biting.
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          • Author by RABBITLUVR (July 24, 2009 12:27 pm ET)
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            Good point. Keith should have a radio show... he would do quite well IMO.
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        • Author by shaggles (July 24, 2009 2:03 pm ET)
             
          The funny thing is the same people who defend Rush Limbaugh get absolutely apoplectic over Rhodes.
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    • Author by RABBITLUVR (July 24, 2009 11:53 am ET)
         
      I'd rather snack on Doritos than Stupid-Pills.
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    • Author by worrierking (July 24, 2009 11:53 am ET)
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      Right!

      Because those damned Mexicans just love the taste of synthetic, manufactured ethnic food, just like the Irish love their Lucky Charms.
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    • Author by scubcap647 (July 24, 2009 12:06 pm ET)
         
      I think the Fox commentators are involved in some kind of inter-office contest to see who can spew the most racist garbage without actually slipping up and using a slur that will get them fired. That is the only logical reason I can think of behind their constant references to race in the middle of discussions on issues that don't appear to be racial. I am trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. I doubt everyone in those studios are racist. So there must be some kind of contest where the winner gets a free dinner at Red Lobster or something.
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    • Author by Leftym0m79 (July 24, 2009 12:21 pm ET)
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      Damn. Now I want some Doritos.
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      • Author by Rasta Farian (July 24, 2009 12:44 pm ET)
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        Too funny! I'm eating a bag of nacho cheese Doritos right now - AND I'm a minority!

        Yum!
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (July 24, 2009 12:22 pm ET)
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      Glen Beck uses stuff from various separatist and hate groups.He sanitizes and cleans it up.Many of these groups are ongoing business enterprises.I wonder if they have a fee structure?Will they sue Glen Beck when the wheels fly off.A lot of the stuff he cleans up and uses comes from some of their copyrighted material.
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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (July 24, 2009 12:22 pm ET)
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      The stupid........it burns.

      This whack job gets paid for this stuff
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      • Author by Leftym0m79 (July 24, 2009 12:35 pm ET)
           
        The reason people rubber-neck car accidents and crime scenes, is the same reason this whack job gets paid to spout this crap.
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    • Author by toombsie (July 24, 2009 12:24 pm ET)
         
      Haha wow he's still displaying that stupid flow chart made by the GOP? Beck is such a slime ball. He knows that his propaganda spreading is wrong, but he doesn't care because it's netting him $20 million a year. The more he lies he tells, the more annoying and outlandish he can be the more money he makes and the more books he sells.
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    • Author by lede39571545 (July 24, 2009 1:20 pm ET)
         
      Linda Chavez just joined the ranks of Juan Williams. Where is her pride?
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    • Author by Lane (July 24, 2009 1:36 pm ET)
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      "Well, I can't see anything wrong with what you said."


      Lost all respect for this woman before she even got a second sentence out. That's new for me.
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    • Author by PurpleState (July 24, 2009 3:03 pm ET)
         
      Litigation against Doritos would make for an interesting case, but it's impossible.
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    • Author by Leon612 (July 24, 2009 4:51 pm ET)
         
      2012 can't come fast enough!
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