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Beck admits his conspiracy theories sometimes make him "feel like Russell Crowe from 'A Beautiful Mind' "

September 23, 2009 6:31 pm ET

From the September 23 edition of Fox News' Beck:

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    • Author by phredicles (September 23, 2009 6:36 pm ET)
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      'Beautiful' is not an adjective I would have come up with for Bleck's mind.
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    • Author by MickD (September 23, 2009 6:37 pm ET)
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      Definitely after the BM character's meltdown.
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    • Author by snoopy (September 23, 2009 6:42 pm ET)
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      so he has paranoid schizophrenia and suffers delusional episodes?

      Makes sense now...
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (September 23, 2009 8:14 pm ET)
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        Lately, I've read the word "narcissist" here in describing Glennn Beck and now I'm beginning to see how appropriate that description/diagnosis is. To say that Glennn is self-absorbed is like saying Sarah Palin is just a tad trailer-trashy. Now I am more convinced than ever that Glennn's attention getting tricks will not end well for him. And O'Reilly and Hannity are going to be the first ones to turn on him.
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    • Author by fantagor (September 23, 2009 6:42 pm ET)
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      If he means the times in John Nash's life (not seen in the movie) when he would go on anti-Semitic and racist rants, then I totally agree with Beck's comparison.

      Randy
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    • Author by draftedin68 (September 23, 2009 6:54 pm ET)
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      Batscat Beck channels Tailgunner Joe

      For a movie character with similarites to Beck, I'd have to go with the character played using only archival footage in Good Night and Good Luck.

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    • Author by Limit Corp. Ownership (September 23, 2009 6:57 pm ET)
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      Didn't he just tell Katie Couric he didn't believe in any conspiracy theories?

      A Beautiful Mind / A Rancid Mind-Numbing Moron
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      • Author by snoopy (September 23, 2009 7:10 pm ET)
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        Don't worry, the average attention span of a reichwinger is less than 24 hours. They already forgot he said that.
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      • Author by epkklk851 (September 23, 2009 7:16 pm ET)
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        Yes, he did, I guess he forgot to take his meds today. The difference between Nash and Beck, Nash is a genius who acknowledges his mental problems. Beck is a crackpot who refuses to acknowledge his.
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      • Author by bintx (September 24, 2009 10:13 am ET)
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        Yes, but the majority of his loyal following wouldn't be watching Katie's interview, so they don't know what he said.
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    • Author by Vincenzo (September 23, 2009 7:12 pm ET)
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      I say Paul Giamatti is a dead ringer for Beck, especially if Beck's face gets andy pudgier. The dark comedy biopic could be titled ' Just Sayin..The Beautiful B*st*rd'

      Now he's using phallic symbols and a ball as his props?
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    • Author by worrierking (September 23, 2009 7:44 pm ET)
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      I'm thinking the reference to "A Beautiful Mind" ids lost on the average Beck fan.

      I mean nothin' blowed up at all in the entire pitcher, so they'd have no interest in it.
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    • Author by SLRTX (September 23, 2009 8:01 pm ET)
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      If they did a story about Beck, it would be called "A Disturbed Mind". All the wackiness of "A Beautiful Mind", but with none of the genius.
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    • Author by overmars jr. (September 23, 2009 8:11 pm ET)
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      It amazing how often this guy tries to compliment himself with movie charachters that he clearly doesn't understand at all.
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (September 23, 2009 8:15 pm ET)
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        This guy is living in a dream world. Glennn Beck is clearly not dealing with reality.
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      • Author by mjh (September 23, 2009 9:36 pm ET)
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        "It amazing how often this guy tries to compliment himself with movie charachters that he clearly doesn't understand at all."



        Especially knowing how much the right wing supposedly hates Hollywood . . .

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        • Author by overmars jr. (September 24, 2009 6:03 am ET)
             
          Yeah... until Craig T. Nelson and Morgan Brittany show up at the FNC studios, that is.
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    • Author by Sharpe3884 (September 23, 2009 8:22 pm ET)
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      So beck is a paranoid, delusional schizophrenic. It all makes sense!
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    • Author by LKL (September 23, 2009 8:25 pm ET)
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      I'm actually pretty impressed by how much absolute weirdness and preschool thinking went on in that one short clip. Well done Glen!
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    • Author by mustardman (September 23, 2009 9:21 pm ET)
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      Yea, just like that except John Nash was smart....in fact brilliant. But other than that yea just like John Nash.

      Of course you could make the same case for any complete moron or clinical schizophrenic.
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    • Author by dorothyrw (September 23, 2009 11:21 pm ET)
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      And that comment in a nutshell is everything anyone needs to know about Glenn Beck - he aspires to climb up from his present position to that of a functioning autism patient who is not only smarter but better looking!
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    • Author by vysotsky (September 24, 2009 5:09 am ET)
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      That whole, "They don't surround us, we surround them" thing is making more and more sense...
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