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Beck fill-in Bolling suggests footage of chanting ACORN protesters "looks a little bit more mob" than town hall disruptions

August 07, 2009 6:15 pm ET

From the August 7 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by Bad News (August 07, 2009 6:20 pm ET)
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      That's right Fox News finally we see your Plan.
      When in Doubt, Blame it on the Black Man.
      Your Bias is so in our Faces.
      It's not even Subtle with little or no Journalistic Traces.

      Speak truth to power.


      Mr. News
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (August 07, 2009 6:26 pm ET)
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        I saw a lot of dark faces at the ACORN protests...but no swastikas.
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        • Author by mjh (August 07, 2009 11:20 pm ET)
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          "I saw a lot of dark faces at the ACORN protests...but no swastikas." - IRONY 101


          Not to mention a refreshing lack of police presence . . .

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      • Author by fairliberal (August 07, 2009 6:31 pm ET)
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        Who mentioned "The Black Man" or brought up race at all. Another fabrication of the left. Make race an issue even when it is not. There were blacks and whites in those clips, perhaps you should view them again.
        Speak lies to power should be your line.

        And your signature, Mr News Fabricator.
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        • Author by IRONY 101 (August 07, 2009 6:35 pm ET)
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          Uhhh..watch the clip again. At the ACORN protests the faces were primarily dark-skinned...unless it was just a bunch of Republicans having fun putting on a minstrel show.
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          • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (August 07, 2009 6:53 pm ET)
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            Which is entirely possible.
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            • Author by reanna-mator (August 07, 2009 6:56 pm ET)
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              I'd bet on it, actually. It seems the only people who care about ACORN lately are the ones who think they're going to be America's secret police.
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          • Author by fairliberal (August 07, 2009 8:31 pm ET)
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            There were white people in those clips, period. But please point out who blamed the poor black folks like Bad News claimed. Can you do it?

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            • Author by Digital Jedi (August 08, 2009 2:21 am ET)
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              He suggests that this seems more like a mob than anything else, and then shows a picture of a crowd of PREDOMINANTLY black people. What make it smack of racism is the fact that the crowd is signing and chanting peacefully, not disrupting any event or preventing someone else from talking. So why show it? Other than to suggest that loud black people and their white friends are more akin to a mob than a group of exclusively older white people who actually do nothing to advance, but derail, discussion.

              The one thing racists need to learn is you don't get a pass on racism because you throw some white folks into the mix to be disingenuous about with them.
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              • Author by mescal (August 08, 2009 2:37 am ET)
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                Well said, Jedi.
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                • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (August 08, 2009 4:27 am ET)
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                  Hiya, Mescal, where you been?

                  Yes, we have another wingnut who, while easily herded into these racist themes, has no idea that they're happening as long as nobody actually says "Hey, look at all the black people!!".
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              • Author by fairliberal (August 08, 2009 4:12 pm ET)
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                So then what you are admitting is that he is portraying a racially mixed crowd as being more of a mob than a bunch of old folks shouting "read the bill". What you are being dishonest about is your description of the crowd as singing and chanting peacefully. In fact they are shouting quite emphatically at times, declaring themselves as "mighty mighty acorn". And stating they "are not going to take it anymore "and declaring that they are going to "fight back". And stating that they want justice and they "want it NOW ". Sounds like a mob to me. A mob making threats.

                One thing you libs must learn is that when you drag out the race card when no racial issue exists , you do more harm than good in solving the racial problems that still exist. I see far more examples of racism and hypocracy coming from the left these days than the reverse. People like Wright, Gates, Sharpton, Jackson and even Obama. They all love that race card, as do most libs.
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                • Author by Digital Jedi (August 09, 2009 2:48 am ET)
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                  Being emphatic doesn't preclude being peaceful. I said they were singing and chanting peacefully. In other words, no violence. I said they were loud. But I also said they weren't disrupting anyone else's meeting or right to talk.

                  You must have a strange perception of what a mob is if you think mobs threaten. Mobs act, they don't threaten. That's why their called a MOB. The older white folks shouting read the bill are hypocrites because if they'd read the bill, they'd know the lies their spouting are horse puckey. And they're a mob because they specifically act to disrupt any discussion or challenge to what lies they've been spoon fed. They don't care to discuss, they want to make you afraid.

                  And stop calling everyone who disagrees with you a "lib". It's presumptuous. Also incorrect.
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          • Author by puppienrainbows (August 08, 2009 3:05 pm ET)
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            And if that were true, you are unable to tell the difference between a black skinned person and an idiot with abhorrent make-up. To make such a remark, as you have, demonstrates racism.
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        • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (August 07, 2009 6:40 pm ET)
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          Nobody mentioned "The Black Man", fairlib. Most wingnuts don't have the courage of their more outspoken brethren in the Klan or NeoNazi groups.They simply show some select footage of black people, then comment about imagined violence and the contrasting sweetness of the nice old people at the town halls.

          Throw in some "welfare", "Kenya", "Muslim", and you never have to get anywhere near the N word. The wingnut mind is pretty easy to manipulate.
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          • Author by IRONY 101 (August 07, 2009 6:47 pm ET)
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            And why didn't they include footage of the angry Republican "protesters" in Florida disrupting the 2000 Presidential election recount?
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          • Author by fairliberal (August 07, 2009 8:41 pm ET)
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            Listining to you and your fellow progressives clearly shows where the real racists are in this country. To you people racism is a tactic and a weapon. You want to blame white people for the actions of the klan and nazis. So it is equally fair to blame blacks for the actions of groups like the Black Liberation Army who were responsible for the murders of police officers across the country. They all want to do it, most just lack the courage.

            Sorry to borrow your tactics, but fair is fair, right?

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            • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (August 07, 2009 10:01 pm ET)
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              Oooh, yes, the Black Liberation Army. They're SUCH a threat. Get a new boogeyman, you sad little troll. Helpful hint: the only people who ever refer to "the REAL racists" tend to be racists themselves, butthurt about being called on it.
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            • Author by mjh (August 07, 2009 11:05 pm ET)
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              " You want to blame white people for the actions of the klan and nazis." - FAILliberal

              No, Fairlyawingnut -- I'll be more than happy to blame my fellow African Americans for the actions of the KKK.


              As soon as they recruit their first African American member . . .

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              • Author by fairliberal (August 09, 2009 11:41 am ET)
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                To equate the KKK with most wingnuts as the poster did is no more reasonable than equating most blacks with the Black Liberation Army. My comparison was meant to be outrageous, perhaps you didn't get that. Perhaps you don't want to, that is more likely.
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            • Author by mikehuck1976 (August 08, 2009 1:31 pm ET)
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              Yeah "fair" liberal is right. The only racists left in this country are Gates and Obama and Sotomayor.
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          • Author by puppienrainbows (August 08, 2009 3:07 pm ET)
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            Bad News mentioned the black man in the first post on this thread.
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        • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (August 07, 2009 6:53 pm ET)
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          If you think for a second that anyone in Fox's target audience hears "ACORN" and doesn't instantly associate it with "black people we've been told are scary", you're either really stupid or really dishonest. Your username suggests the latter.
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          • Author by fairliberal (August 07, 2009 8:46 pm ET)
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            I think of all the white liberal democrats that are using that group as pawns, and of course lining their pockets at the same time. I also think of the white guys who started the group and embezzled the money , that someone conveniently replaced. I also think of all the voter fraud they perpetrated.

            I also think of the investigations that have been squashed by the democratic leadership in Congress.

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            • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (August 07, 2009 9:17 pm ET)
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              Does it help you to think of things that didn't really happen?Do you mean "think up" these things?

              BTW, you're the second wingnut today that thought he cleverly "borrowed my tactic", and completely failed.I never said that all white people are racist.

              Fair is fair, but you have to do it right..
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            • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (August 07, 2009 9:58 pm ET)
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              Hey, troll, they DIDN'T commit voter fraud. They REPORTED THEIR OWN REGISTRATION FRAUD. They POLICED THEMSELVES. And of course, when in doubt, claim a conspiracy is what keeps us from seeing the world your way.
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        • Author by MrMustachMan (August 08, 2009 2:44 pm ET)
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          They were protesting not debating. When you go to the town halls it is an area to debate, but when you protest you just shoot out your opinions. Town-hall meetings are not a place to yell out your congressman, but a place to have a civilized discussion. If you want a protest take it to the street and yell out what you want, but then in town-halls discuss it civilized. That is how the American system is set-up to work.
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      • Author by bradweiser (August 08, 2009 3:06 pm ET)
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        Fox News makes no mention of race. This is not a race thing.
        Understand that the town hall protesters are the real tax paying constituents of the representatives from these towns. These people have a legitimate concern for what is happening to this country and a right to voice themselves.
        ACORN/SEIU busses-in paid protesters to give the bogus appearance they represent the real constituents with a grievance. The real concern for all Americans should be- Who is paying for the partisan protests? If tax dollars are involved, that is clearly illegal and wreaks of Chicago-style politics setting up shop in Washington.
        Does MediaMatters.org receive money from any government- foreign or domestic? Is George Soros a source of revenue (directly or indirectly)?
        Follow the money. There in lies the truth.



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    • Author by IRONY 101 (August 07, 2009 6:24 pm ET)
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      All these jokers miss the point that these town hall protesters are assuring that there is no rational discussion of health care reform at forums designed to be informative. Protesting may involve noisily marching around someone's headquarters to call attention to one's cause. However, the right wing media are attempting to portray these protesters as simply asking innocent questions and being unhappy with the answers when, actually, their purpose is to disrupt the meetings such that it is impossible for the representative to fully explain the proposals. The function of these protesters is to sufficiently disrupt the proceedings so that no information, except their own wildly distorted interpretations, is heard.
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    • Author by foghornleghorn (August 07, 2009 6:24 pm ET)
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      "People at the town hall, wondering, is my health care gonna get rationed".

      There ya go folks. That's where the misinformation comes from.

      And by the way, Mr. Beck Wanna-be, the Acorn people were protesting on the streets, not at a town hall MEETING.
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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (August 07, 2009 6:35 pm ET)
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        Fog, did you notice right before that he says something about "it's not the people who are violent", in the middle of his comparison of the two groups? I didn't see any violence in the ACORN footage, I wonder why he may have seen it. Maybe those dark faces that Irony mentioned?

        And yes, the difference between the street where the protest was the event and a protest designed to drown out any discussion at an event are clearly different to any sane human.
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        • Author by mescal (August 08, 2009 2:43 am ET)
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          Hence Fauxliberal's determined inability to recognize that difference.
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    • Author by John Paradox (August 07, 2009 6:48 pm ET)
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      Reminds me of the people of Rock Ridge.

      video
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (August 07, 2009 6:53 pm ET)
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        LOL...! I hadn't seen Blazing Saddles in years but caught a little bit of it last week on cable...including the very funny scene you posted.
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      • Author by TheKidFromKountyMeath (August 07, 2009 6:54 pm ET)
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        Their entire policy position boils down to "HEY! The President is a [DONG]!"
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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (August 07, 2009 9:20 pm ET)
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        I watched Blazing Saddles a few months back on a basic cable channel. I understand why they did it, but it was really distracting with all of the N words bleeped out.
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    • Author by zamfir273114 (August 07, 2009 7:41 pm ET)
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      Why do both sides always insist on mentioning "Nazi" when referring to the other side? It belittles those that suffered the atrocities of the Holocaust. Liberals have a right to protest and so do conservatives. It is the American way. Both sides make me sick, left and right wingers, when they refer to Nazi comparisons on what seems like a daily basis.
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      • Author by foghornleghorn (August 07, 2009 8:25 pm ET)
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        Nobody has a right to protest inside a town hall meeting. It's a MEETING, not a PROTEST.
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        • Author by fairliberal (August 08, 2009 10:40 pm ET)
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          Of course you probably support the protests at conservative meetings at Columbis U by left wing student groups or the assault on Ann Coulter at the U of Arizona (I think it was Ariz). Those are acceptable protests I suppose?
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    • Author by snoopy (August 07, 2009 7:43 pm ET)
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      Speaking of Beck, oh look! Beck fans turned a town hall into a near riot complete with fisticuffs and police charges being filed against them! No wonder Beck was all "please don't screw this up!". His base did just that, and Beck is responsible.
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