Couric confronts Beck about ColorOfChange.org boycott; Beck says Americans need to be able to "speak without fear"
September 22, 2009 10:50 pm ET
From the September 22 edition of CBSNews.com's @katiecouric:
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America was founded partially on the boycotting of British goods. In fact one of the things they boycotted was.. tea. You know.. the tea party???
Mr. Beck.. why do you hate the founding fathers?
btw.. that whole "I dont spend much time thinking about it" line was such BS im surprised he could keep a straight face.
Glenn better take that day of fasting and prayer to make up for all the lying he does.
I said this on another thread... The Glenn Beck saga is not going to end on a good note... I almost feel sorry for him.
Almost.
Don't...
What is it with your sides fascination with sixties radicals? Join the 21st Century.
I'm from Philadelphia and Philadelphia has a long history of intimidating black voters at the polls. I don't need to read up on current events, especially in Philadelphia.
More false outrage. And racist fear of the black man.
Fog, your false charges of racism against anyone who dares challenge you and your leftist beliefs is meant to silence people and intimidate them from speaking their minds. You, my friend, are un-American for using such tactics.
You don't care? They showed up at ONE polling station.
A slap on the wrist? What crime did they commit?
By perpetrating the false outrage of these non-Black Panthers playing dress up in front of ONE polling station and being promptly removed by the police is, in fact, racist hatred of the black man. That you can't see that is your problem.
Don't forget, it's usually the racists who can't recognize their own racism.
Nah. They RECOGNIZE it, they just don't ADMIT it. We have come far enough that they realize their attitude is completely stupid so they pretend they're not bigots and get indignant when their dishonesty and bigotry are pointed out.
Now, how many people showed up carrying firearms during President Bush's terms? How many showed up to a location armed where President Bush was giving a speech? (I'll give you a hint: It was less than one...)
Really? So how many of the armed right-wing radicals were arrested or given slaps on the wrist at the townhall meetings?
It was President Bush, by the way, who opined how much easier his job would be if he were a dictator.
Here you go, kydem09. Now, have charges been filed? Were you aware that one of the Black Panthers out front was a certified poll watcher? And that, except for telling this FOX Propaganda reporter to move along, there were no incidents, according to FOX's own reporting?
But police and an investigator from the district attorney's office went to inquire and found no evidence of that, according to spokespeople for both offices."
Is this link more to your liking, kydem09?
Try expanding your horizons a bit, you might find out that you're being lied to on Fox.
You know, Glenn Beck violently disagrees with you, based on every minute of every broadcast he's ever done, kydem09.
Glenn Beck's scary negro militants turn out to be really, really scary dancers
Must be that ever present fear of tutu's driving you...
SO WHAT?
It's meaningless. It's nothing. It's a non-story. It's a shiny object to distract the easily distracted (you) from the real issues.
That's why it's a false outrage. Make a note of it.
Since when is defending yourself from a physical attack wrong? Words were exchanged, and then the anti-health care reform guy threw the first punch.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-finger-bitten-rally,0,7135717.story
He didn't.
There was just a guy standing around minding his own business and someone came up and bit his finger off.
Not to justify biting off body parts, but maybe the guy had his finger where it didn't belong
So, yeah, I am saying that what you claimed happened didn't happen.
The guy whose finger was bitten had harassed and physically intimidated a polite, petite woman minutes earlier. There was then a verbal confrontation with a male, and he then hit that man, dropping him to the ground after a direct connection with the guy's face! What you said was that someone got their finger bitten off for voicing opposition to Obama's health care reform, and that's not what happened. He threw a second punch, his fingers ended up in the guy's mouth, and the guy bit down after the second punch. He got bit because he punched someone, not because he voiced opposition.
Weren't you the one accusing others of phony outrage? Now, you are suggesting that people are afraid to oppose Democratic ideas for healthcare change because they'll get their fingers bitten off? That is pathetic.
I think the comparison works against you, because Jones was an adviser. If you really think that Obama would be influenced beyond his normal boundaries of reason, then that same logic applies to any number of people who hear Beck say things like "the Republic is in danger". They would also be vulnerable to such influence, and their actions would be affected.
Is that about right?
What "agenda" would that be?
his radio show is clearly satire and I believe most people can tell the difference.
You just jumped the shark with that whopper.
I guess you missed the fact that people say they listen to Beck because he gives them "news" they can't get anywhere else. You know, the paranoid racist socialist fascist communist conspiracy theory news.
So how is it satire while at the same time it's supposed to carry a serious anti-Obama message?
"his radio show is clearly satire and I believe most people can tell the difference" - puffinrainbows
But, clearly you cannot tell the difference. Which is it? Is he informing the population or doing what is "clearly satire"? Can you guys at least stick to one coherent defense when defending your entertainers disguised as political leaders?
I'll say again, you are one of the least informed posters on this site . . . and I'm sure it would hold true on any other site where you post.
Glenn Beck doesn't make policy. Obama, with the advice of a self-proclaimed radical, does. That's the big difference. It should be obvious.
So, you said that Van Jones's advice would help Obama announce policy decisions. That means that Van Jones would make policy. But he didn't.
I agree, these statements don't have equivalent meanings. But they aren't distant in implication. You really want to argue about this distinction? Or would you rather address the criticism concerning your comparison between the kind of influence Beck wields and the kind that Jones held?
After all, we're violating his 1st Amendment rights when we call him on his fear mongering and lies.
If Beck meant that people should be able to speak without fear of violent retaliation and without fear of persecution and imprisonment by the government, then yes, I fully agree. But Beck seems to have something else in mind: he apparently wants the freedom to speak without fear of anyone else speaking back.
He has no principles except the size of the paycheck he can negotiate for. If there is a transcript database of his shows it would be embarrassing for him. You could probably put together an hour long show of him contradicting his views on a daily basis.
Glenn Beck said he did not spend much time in his day, even thinking about it. The current Fox News poster child has spoken. Yield, you are ignored! The malicious propaganda will continue. Fox News has demagogy over its growing numbers, of fear-stricken viewers. Times change, people don't.
'My,' America is being taken away. While that is what they say, 'our,' America is evolving.
It be it,
Ronin Kannushi.