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Beck on Yom Kippur fast: "They're already gonna be miserable. ... We could all not eat together ... for the republic"

September 22, 2009 1:19 pm ET

From the September 22 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

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Beck encourages "day of Fast and Prayer for the Republic" on Yom Kippur

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    • Author by pete592 (September 22, 2009 1:22 pm ET)
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      Didn't Fock Snooze and the rest of the right-wing professional liars recently accuse Obama of hijacking 9/11 by declaring it a national day of service?
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    • Author by raine315 (September 22, 2009 1:25 pm ET)
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      I'm not Jewish BUT dayum I am highly offended at his remarks!
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    • Author by Max Credits (September 22, 2009 1:27 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck punched himself in the face on Father's Day.
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      • Author by shaggles (September 22, 2009 3:36 pm ET)
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        He shouldn't have bothered. I'm sure there were plenty of folks who would've obliged.
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    • Author by AB-001 (September 22, 2009 1:30 pm ET)
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      "some Jewish group?"

      "if they're already going to be miserable?" (emphasis added)

      C'mon Glenn, tell us how you really feel about us Hebes, sheenies and Kikes. We've heard it all before; screw your code like "they." We won't be offended; you're beyond being offensive. If you think the fasting is about being miserable, there's no way I could ever tell you what it's true purpose is.

      FYI, the Muslims fast daily for a month during Ramadan, eating only in the evening. Maybe that would be a good model for you? Jews, Muslims, fasting is fasting! Right?
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      • Author by Digital Jedi (September 22, 2009 9:12 pm ET)
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        Do you think maybe Glen thinks fasting is just running in place really intensely for several minutes? Maybe that's why he doesn't get it.
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    • Author by spidoman (September 22, 2009 1:40 pm ET)
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      Beck, you're a mormon.

      As a fellow mormon I should inform you that the first sunday of each month is set aside as a day of fasting and prayer.

      Idiot.

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    • Author by epkklk851 (September 22, 2009 1:42 pm ET)
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      Au Gewalt, Vey iz mir! This is really vile, even for him. His church doesn't have a day of fasting and prayer, but mine does, and I wouldn't want Ash Wednesday or Good Friday co-opted by this slime dog, and I am equally sure that the Rabbis I have known, and the many Jews I know would be deeply offended. I am not even going to mention this one to my Jewish husband or children. He has refused to be in the same room as the Glenn Bleck program since January, and he was offended enough by yesterday's remarks.
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      • Author by raine315 (September 22, 2009 1:47 pm ET)
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        Let the next wave of boycotts begin!
        I would not be suprised if Beck's radio show is dropped in New York City- a large Jewish population AND major market
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        • Author by Max Credits (September 22, 2009 1:49 pm ET)
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          I'm with you on that prediction. He is as offensive as he is stupid.
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        • Author by epkklk851 (September 22, 2009 1:56 pm ET)
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          Yes, the Jews I know are educated and know how to write letters, not the kind of people you want to have mad at you. I can hear the Rabbis I have known telling their congregations to boycott this guy. Is this the moment that gets him fired?
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          • Author by raine315 (September 22, 2009 2:07 pm ET)
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            And Beck being the predictable fool that he is will place blame on Rahm Emanuel for the "Mass Jewish conspiracy" against him.
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            • Author by magnolialover (September 22, 2009 2:23 pm ET)
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              Good call. There is almost no doubt about that should Jews start writing letters to complain about his trying to abscond with their religious rites and traditions.

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            • Author by epkklk851 (September 22, 2009 2:42 pm ET)
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              From what I understand about Mr. Emanuel and his brothers, there will be a rather loud and terse phone call with some sailor language involved. Boy, would I love to hear that one! As to a mass conspiracy, Glennie will say that it really doesn't matter because Jews are only like 1% of the population, and therefore their religion wasn't very popular to start with, and why don't they appreciate his help at trying to attract attention to it.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (September 22, 2009 4:30 pm ET)
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        His church doesn't have a day of fasting and prayer
        Actually, it does, and I'm not surprised in the least that Beck doesn't know that.
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      • Author by Jen7 (September 22, 2009 6:54 pm ET)
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        Mormons usually have a day of fast, the first Sunday of every month. Not certain it's every month, but I know they do have a day of fast.
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    • Author by peace4all (September 22, 2009 1:44 pm ET)
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      it's like his whole show is nothing but trying to see if he can out bigot the his earlier show. and he is so anti-intellegent. a day for fast a prayer is not about being miserable, it's a holy day when you purify the body and awaken your soul so that you can reflect on how to live a better life. i don't think glen know how to fast. if he really wants to show us how it's done, glen should fast in public, so we can see him stick to his commitment.
      if glen did spend a day in fasting and prayer i'm afraid he would be horrified by what he sees.
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    • Author by Ro (September 22, 2009 2:55 pm ET)
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      I'm so tired of this deification of the constitutional framers. And Beck is not the only one that does it; this unthinking tripe is uttered by Americans of all political stripes.

      "Let us walk in the founders steps?" He sounds like a Jem'Hadar from Deep Space Nine.

      I swear, we speak of these long-dead white chauvinist slave-owning anti-tax-extremists as if they were not only geniuses but saints (or even 'gods').

      This crap about the "founders" and "their intent" has got to stop. "Their intent" when they said "All men are created equal" meant all white males and no one else are created equal. I dont want to "walk" in those "steps".

      Yes, they had a few good ideas when read in a 21st century context, but they are not good role models for the modern American to look up to.

      Plus, if they were so damn brilliant, why have we had to amend the document they wrote 27 times?
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      • Author by epkklk851 (September 22, 2009 3:18 pm ET)
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        On the first day of my A.P. American History course in high school in 1977, the teacher told us that we could not judge past figures by current morality. It was a very important lesson. Yes, our Founding Fathers meant White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, property owning men when they said that "all men were created equal" and that many of them were slave owners. Yes, by our standards, they would be backwards and bigoted. But if we look at them for the standards of their time, many of them were very forward thinking and on the edge of "political correctness" for their time, way too liberal for many of the general population of the day. The United States Constitution is a wonderous document, fewer than 10,000 words and only amended 27 times, but it has lasted for 220 years. There are few U.S. state constitutions that are as old, as brief, or as unchanged as the U.S. Constitution, and it has been a model for several international constitutions. I think the Founding Fathers did a very good job and we should applaud how well they rose above the prejudices and restrictions of their own time to create this document. By the way, the 27th amendment was actually one of the twelve amendments first proposed in 1789 by James Madison, even though it wasn't ratified until 1992.
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        • Author by Conchobhar (September 22, 2009 3:23 pm ET)
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          Without sarcasm, EP, kudos.
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        • Author by Ro (September 22, 2009 6:18 pm ET)
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          I knew I could count on somebody to whitewash American history and carry on the image of the framers as secular saints.
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        • Author by Ro (September 22, 2009 6:36 pm ET)
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          I'm sure that all the African people that were enslaved & raped, and all the native people that were killed & robbed by the nation founded on that "wondrous" document would have no doubt agreed with your Peggy Noonan'esque feelings about the "wondrous" genius of the "founding fathers".

          *sigh*
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          • Author by epkklk851 (September 22, 2009 8:38 pm ET)
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            The Founding Fathers were not saints, however, as law makers, they did a good job and set an example that has improved the lot of many people around the world. Slavery was an evil institution, it damaged and murdered a lot of people, but the Constitution has three amendments which attempt to right some of those wrongs. May I remind you that Blacks in American, disadvantaged and persecuted as they have been (and for some, still are) the standard of living in the United States is still higher than it is in Africa. And need I remind you that our Revolution could have turned out like the French Revolution, a bloody mess. Instead, those flawed, pale, stale, privileged males gave us a republic that endures today. And it laid the groundwork for our greatest asset, the tendancy of airing our dirty laundry in public. For instance, the race issue. We have problems with race in the U.S., but we talk about it and it does get better. American society is far from perfect, but it tries to live up to its ideals.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (September 22, 2009 4:40 pm ET)
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        Plus, if they were so damn brilliant, why have we had to amend the document they wrote 27 times?
        In case you're serious, it was designed that way to take advantage of the very things they forecast you are demeaning them for not forecasting, and that's pretty brilliant on their part (not yours) to me.

        And, since the first ten amendments virtually came along for the ride, it's been amended 17 times, one time to undo another Amendment. Not bad for 220 years.
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        • Author by Ro (September 22, 2009 6:24 pm ET)
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          In case you're serious, it was designed that way

          Why are you saying that? Did I once ever say that it wasn't designed that way?

          The issue is that if they were so brilliant and pure--so much so that we should "walk in their footsteps"--then we shouldn't have ever HAD to make any changes.
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          • Author by mescal (September 23, 2009 2:43 am ET)
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            What... they should have realized that world wasn't likely to CHANGE in the next couple of centuries?
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    • Author by jmariemo (September 22, 2009 3:17 pm ET)
         
      Isn't he suppose to love Israel and the Jews?
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    • Author by papa bear3 (September 22, 2009 3:38 pm ET)
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      What is the next national or religious holy day that will be co-opted by this guy......what has he planned for Thanksgiving, that the pilgrims were illegal immigrants, show your teabags!

      What is frightening is the tone, he talks with the ease that his audience fully understands and accepts his shtick as fact and will laugh along with him.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (September 22, 2009 4:42 pm ET)
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        what has he planned for Thanksgiving
        Glenn's going to boycott turkey. He can't eat it anyway, as it would be cannibalism. Ham is right out also.
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    • Author by neicie13 (September 22, 2009 4:24 pm ET)
         
      fox comment line 1-888-369-4762 Will it do any good? No se

      Senorita Bonita
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (September 22, 2009 4:27 pm ET)
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      They're already gonna be miserable
      I'll give this to Beck: the man knows his audience.
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    • Author by MRF (September 22, 2009 4:58 pm ET)
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      Could we just call this Beck's war on Yom Kippur? If any other host said this about X-Mass Fox would call it another shot fired in the War on X-Mass.

      BTW As a non-observant Jew I still fast. It's good to do once a year.
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    • Author by worrierking (September 22, 2009 5:02 pm ET)
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      I've noticed none of the nutsacks are using the word "country" anymore.

      It's "the Republic" now.

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      • Author by shaggles (September 22, 2009 5:10 pm ET)
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        Of course. Because Democracy is a form of Socialism and Republics should be run by Republicans.
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    • Author by shaggles (September 22, 2009 5:09 pm ET)
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      I believe Beck has the self control to complete a fast about as much as I believe Sean Hannity has the nuts to have himself water boarded.
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    • Author by borealis (September 22, 2009 5:14 pm ET)
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      Beck is a complete phony about religion or anything else. Oh, wait, we knew that.
      http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/the-commandments/observe-the-law-of-the-fast
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