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Beck mocks NYT's Brooks: "We are whipping people up into a frenzy, and you will kill people because we tell you to"

October 02, 2009 10:12 am ET

From the October 2 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

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    • Author by all your eyes (October 02, 2009 10:23 am ET)
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      I wonder if he actually read Brooks' column?

      Once in a while, Brooks is actually right about something.

      Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh are extremely damaging to the GOP, and the more the GOP tries to cater to their every whim, the worse off they will be. Keep it coming, guys.
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      • Author by achorn316 (October 02, 2009 10:26 am ET)
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        He probably did, but he has no comprehension skills so it didnt sink in.

        Most of his audience didnt read it though (too many big words, not enough pictures.)
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        • Author by captfoster2 (October 02, 2009 11:51 am ET)
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          Most of his audience didnt read it though (too many big words, not enough pictures.)

          "My Pet Goat" anyone??
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      • Author by Max Credits (October 02, 2009 10:30 am ET)
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        No way he read it. He says he's not even mentioned until the end if the piece. And, of course, Brooks says nothing of violence, only illusory power.
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      • Author by toombsie (October 02, 2009 10:34 am ET)
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        So Beck is mocking Brook's column by mocking "talk-radio's power" even though Brook's column is about how talk radio doesn't have that much power?

        Does that make any sense? Beck's reading comprehension skills are at a 3rd grade level.
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      • Author by bintx (October 02, 2009 11:05 am ET)
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        Beck, Hannity, O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Savage, et al, are extremely damaging to our country . . . their effect on a political club is irrelevant. Their hyperbole and lies are dangerous and destructive.
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    • Author by achorn316 (October 02, 2009 10:25 am ET)
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      Yup Beck.. you nailed it right on the head.

      People are killing other people because of you and the other right wing talk show hosts. And government needs to do something about it, before its too late.
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      • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 12:14 pm ET)
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        Are you honestly advocating for government censorship or being facetious? I find the banishment by advertisers much more democratic and appropriate...and possibly more effective!
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    • Author by The_Cat (October 02, 2009 10:35 am ET)
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      Where in Mr. Brooks' column did he call for radio 'personalities' such as yourself to be silenced, by the government or anyone else, Mr. Beck? Oh, wait. I've actually read the article, and no such call was made. Nor has it been made by the current administration.

      You've stepped in a large pile by calling the President a racist, and in response, a large enough group of Americans stood up to do defy you that you have had all of your major sponsors disappear.

      The article is actually about the illusory power you and those like you wield. It exposes the fraud that when Limbaugh speaks, people act. The truth? When people like you and Limbaugh speak, people get angry, but polling numbers are unmoved. In other words, for all your blackboards, for all your lies, for all your snide and factless and witless ranting, you remain completely powerless. As it should be.
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      • Author by epkklk851 (October 02, 2009 11:22 am ET)
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        Excellent, you read the column, too.
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        • Author by The_Cat (October 02, 2009 11:54 am ET)
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          Of course. I felt it was only fair to Mr. Beck and Mr. Brooks both. I'm beginning to wonder if someone composes a Cliff Notes of each days printed media for Mr. Beck's consumption at this point, epkklk851.
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          • Author by epkklk851 (October 02, 2009 1:36 pm ET)
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            I'd say it was the cut-rate version of Cliff Notes, I think everyone at Fox gets them, they always get the key details wrong.
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      • Author by puppienrainbows (October 02, 2009 11:24 am ET)
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        Gee, kitty, achorn316 is real upset and wants these people silenced "before it's too late" and wants the government to do it but you eloquently state "(they) remain completely powerless". Which is it? Are they completely powerless, as you say, or are they sooooo dangerous, the government NEEDS to do SOMETHING before it's too late. The fact that two entirely different mmfa regulars have such a diametrically opposed opinion makes one wonder how anyone here can be taken serious.
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        • Author by Max Credits (October 02, 2009 11:29 am ET)
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          Troll.
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        • Author by worrierking (October 02, 2009 11:44 am ET)
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          Maybe because we're human beings with different backgrounds, experiences and interests. No one needs to pass a test of their beliefs to be included. Nothing is black or white or with us or against us.

          The concept isn't too hard to grasp. The only place in America where different views are not tolerated seems to be among conservatives.

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        • Author by The_Cat (October 02, 2009 11:51 am ET)
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          So, you are trying to catch me on the horns of a dilemma, hoping that I will not look for a third option? Perhaps achorn316 is being sarcastic. Perhaps I understated the nature of the problem a bit.

          Do I think incendiary rhetoric is dangerous? Yes, I do. The first example that springs to mind is of course Dr. Tiller, whom Mr. O'Reilly inveighed against by calling him a baby killer. What I don't see are legions of people flocking to do the bidding of blowhards like Mr. Beck or Mr. Limbaugh, however. They remain a minority. President Obama won a majority among the electoral college, and from voters themselves. Two million people attended his inauguration. Compared to the 70,000 that showed up on 9-12, I believe this is a fairly clear indication of the mood and feeling of the country overall.

          Should the government step in? I believe not. Feel free to take that as seriously as you wish, puppienrainbows.
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          • Author by puppienrainbows (October 02, 2009 12:21 pm ET)
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            Thank you for an insightful reply. As far as Dr. Tiller is concerned, there are too many people out there with a penchant for violence and are too devoted to a strict calling to render proper personal comportment. I don't blame O'Reilly for Dr. Tiller's murder but that is my opinion. As for Glenn Beck, I listen to his radio program daily and find him entertaining and humorous. Most of his dialogue is satire and should be considered harmless. I don't listen to Limbaugh anymore. He tends to corner himself verbally and then reacts in an over-the-top fashion that makes me uncomfortable. Hannity is dedicated to his idealism and won't bend. Dr. Savage is self-centered and has had too many run-ins with the Bay area city councils which sour his outlook on extreme liberalism. Keith is the same as all of the above, merely a mirror image. My whole point of this is that I believe, as you do, that silence is not golden and that it is up to every individual who 'tunes in' to any radio/tv personality, to use good judgement when reacting to the content of these shows.
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            • Author by Max Credits (October 02, 2009 12:32 pm ET)
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              Glenn Beck telling his listeners that they "will kill people" is not satire.
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              • Author by puppienrainbows (October 02, 2009 12:40 pm ET)
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                Why don't you recite the entire dialogue instead of just three words. Anyone can pick out three words from an entire paragraph and twist it anyway they want. Also, provide the context for those three words. "will kill people" is an innocuous and incomplete sentence that means absolutely NOTHING. Try again, paperboy. Make that dysfunctional paperboy.
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                • Author by Max Credits (October 02, 2009 12:42 pm ET)
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                  What? Anyone with ears can play the clip, I need not transcribe it for you! Are you claiming that Beck's being satirical here or not? Yes or no....
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                  • Author by puppienrainbows (October 02, 2009 12:58 pm ET)
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                    Yes. Satire. When you grow up and leave your dad's basement and 'see' the world, you'll learn to appreciate adult humor.
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                • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 12:57 pm ET)
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                  "These elites (after speaking about Obama and advisors) are taking us down a road that will only end in death camps." From about an hour ago. There are plenty. I think there is a site practically devoted to it...oh, yeah this one.
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            • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 12:47 pm ET)
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              So, you believe that full responsibility lies with the listener and none goes to the speaker? I certainly oppose censorship, but believe that speakers bear some responsibility for their rhetoric. Do you believe otherwise? Do Muslim clerics bear no responsibility for the violence of their following when the express hatred for Israel and call for Allah to take revenge? Why hold Hitler responsible for Krystal Nacht? He did not order the troops to break windows, most of the work was done by ordinary citizens; he simply pointed to the Jewish problem. Internment came later. Do you believe that his rhetoric has no bearing? If I joke to someone that a man behind a door is coming to kill them, and this person then shoots that man behind the door, do I bear responsibility? Glenn Beck is responsible for the effects of his words and I ask him to knock it off.
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              • Author by HopeNovak (October 04, 2009 6:33 pm ET)
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                The "man behind the door", is the best common sense analogy I've heard about this whole f'ed up mess.
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        • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 12:11 pm ET)
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          So what, two different people have two different opinions? What's your point? No one else who posts can be taken seriously because there are two diametrically opposed positions by other posters? Only opinions that echo other opinions are serious? What? Are you a Maoist? What is wrong with you?
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        • Author by kfraz43 (October 02, 2009 12:19 pm ET)
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          Pup, they're BOTH right - their hate speech incites violence, but also alienates people. They do not have enough reach to influence an election, but they definitely speak to many people who are predisposed to violent tendencies.

          I know you're used to things being black and white, but just because two people come to two different conclusions doesn't mean one of those people has to be wrong.
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        • Author by bintx (October 02, 2009 1:16 pm ET)
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          oh, yuck, it's back spreading its mindless drivel.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 2:04 pm ET)
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          The fact that two entirely different mmfa regulars have such a diametrically opposed opinion makes one wonder how anyone here can be taken serious (sic).


          Hilarious.People who think for themselves are such a joke!
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          • Author by overmars jr. (October 04, 2009 3:19 pm ET)
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            Yeah, that may well have been the dumbest attempted point I've seen here in weeks.
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      • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 12:01 pm ET)
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        I agree that these fear mongers have little real power to sway huge voting blocs, but the rhetoric of hate concerns me. I do believe that this type of rhetoric is dangerous, not because it compels voters into action, but because it has the power to compel singular madness into action. It is not what he advocates about policy that bothers me (although I disagree), it is simply the words he chooses. I ask him to rethink his rhetoric, not his position. He is confusing censorship with the power of consumers to influence the decision of his advertisers to choose a marketplace for their products.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 2:13 pm ET)
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          eclare, I understand the difference in opinions. I've always said that the problem with these propagandists is the viral nature of their misinformation.

          Their actual audience may be only 1% of the most extreme fringe, but these people like to think of themselves as "informed" and "involved", and consider it their duty to spread the manure to their friends who are too lazy to even listen to wingnut radio.

          For all of the good things possible with the huge volume of media available today, it also gets the lies out more quickly. Especially with the internet, the most ill-informed and/or dishonest people can spread credible looking BS at an amazing rate.

          I know some people who, I'm pretty sure, don't listen to talk radio, and mostly watch sports on TV, but get a lot of right wing emails.It is really their only source of information, basically GOP talking points degenerated down through Fox, am radio, then to private email lists.Each rung down the ladder involves less accountability.

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (October 02, 2009 10:36 am ET)
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      I can't say I've listened to or watched Beck a great deal in the past but my recollection is that until he moved to FOX Beck didn't have quite the same degree of "edginess" that he demonstrates now. I recall Beck as being mostly a happy, clownish type. Now, though, he sounds darker and meaner in my observation. Is that a valid observation...?
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (October 02, 2009 10:38 am ET)
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        A good comparison: Beck used to remind me of a Saturday morning cartoon clown...now he reminds me of clown from a Steven King novel. ;>)
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        • Author by worrierking (October 02, 2009 11:19 am ET)
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          My town has a great Evil Clown.


          [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Middletownclown.jpg/180px-Middletownclown.jpg]
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          • Author by The_Cat (October 02, 2009 11:44 am ET)
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            See, that just makes me want to watch "Real Men" again, with Jim Belushi and John Ritter. Very fun, very underrated film, complete with the classic 'bad clown attack'.
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          • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 1:53 pm ET)
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            Call him "evil", WK, but at least he's giving sound financial advice regarding the conservative health care plan.
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      • Author by toombsie (October 02, 2009 10:40 am ET)
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        Yes, when he was on CNN he wasn't nearly this crazy. He was much more of a moderate. But then again, he wasn't making nearly as much money on CNN. Moving to Fox someone must have taught him that being CRAZY = tons of money. Now's every book he writes (or pays someone to write) sits at in the top 10 bestsellers list for weeks and weeks.
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        • Author by bintx (October 02, 2009 11:10 am ET)
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          Bulk sales is why his book sits at the top 10. If you go to any bookseller in my uber-conservative town, you will not see Beck's books [or Coulter's or any of the other shouters] selling. Most of the time, you see them on the "bargain" racks. The latest Beck book is gathering dust on the shelves at Wal-Mart. I think the cover turns off most true conservatives.
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          • Author by toombsie (October 02, 2009 11:16 am ET)
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            well it's currently number 2 or 3 on amazon.com - people are definitely buying it somewhere in this country.
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          • Author by srichardson (October 02, 2009 1:58 pm ET)
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            bintx - That's very insightful. I always wondered how these goofballs made it to the top ten list. I really can't believe that there are that many people who would want to read this crap. Of course, a portion of those sales are when they go in the dollar bin at these uber book stores and the liberals buy them to laugh at their stupidity!!
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            • Author by John Paradox (October 02, 2009 5:00 pm ET)
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              Reminds me of how I got Limbaugh's books. Waited for the local Public Library (socialist bookstore?) to have their Used Books sale.. paid $0.20 for each.
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      • Author by rwk0007 (October 02, 2009 10:48 am ET)
           
        I've never seen any of his TV shows, but his radio show five or six years ago was always dark, but funny too. More of an prophetic armageddon clown.
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      • Author by bintx (October 02, 2009 11:08 am ET)
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        Yes, but I will say that the possibility of a black president seemed to unhinge him. Just prior to his leaving (I think involuntarily) HLN, he ran a HORRIBLE video regarding Obama. It was so horrible that I wrote HLN and asked for an apology.

        I think a lot of the change has come because he has to feed the mob who watches Fox, but a large part of it is his personal demons regarding race.
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    • Author by eclare (October 02, 2009 10:39 am ET)
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      Is he really that stupid? I am sure the Peale didn't really call outright for the assassination of JFK and RFK, but isn't he somewhat responsible for feeding into the madness that contributed to their deaths? What about those wacko djs in Rwanda--they say now that they meant "blood on your hands" figuratively. Are they not at all responsible for the genocide that occured there? What does Glenn think about Muslim clerics who do the exact same thing he does? They don't really MEAN Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth--they mean the Israeli system of gvt should be eliminated through peaceful means, right?

      No one is saying, Glenn, that ALL of your listeners will kill. We worry that ONE of your listeners may kill someone who, I don't know, "is holding a gun to your head", or is threatening to set us on fire, or drop us into a pot of boiling water, or who wants to indoctrinate our babies, or who will "bring American to its knees". What is the matter with this man?

      The more he denies that his words could compel someone who is already deranged to act against our president, the more I wonder if he may actually WANT that outcome!
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    • Author by Major Tom (October 02, 2009 10:41 am ET)
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      Yesterday Rush said that there was a danger of conservatives abandoning the GOP and forming a third party... I couldn't help but think he was referring to Beck. Glenn is damaging the GOP, and some of them know it, but have no idea how to stop him. As long as he projects hate and distrust on the Obama administration, he is doing 'the lord's work' in many conservative's minds...
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      • Author by Max Credits (October 02, 2009 10:45 am ET)
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        Yeah, I think the GOP realizes that Beck's base is perhaps the most unreliable band of dimwits ever momentarily assembled on America's collective couch of nonsense.
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        • Author by IRONY 101 (October 02, 2009 10:52 am ET)
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          And Beck's listeners are dimwits. I remember listening to his radio show a year or so ago, before his TV show went to FOX, and noticed there was a stark contrast between his listeners and those of Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh's ditto heads are already indoctrinated and they simply spew back what Limbaugh has already said a dozen times. On the other hand, Beck's listeners seemed to call for help and explanation on some really, really basic stuff...almost like backwards school children. At least Limbaugh's listeners were discussing issues on a more complex, although factually bogus, level, Beck's listeners were more like kindergarteners in comparison.
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          • Author by Major Tom (October 02, 2009 11:09 am ET)
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            Like the obvious lack of knowledge about how a bill becomes a law, or even more basically, how a bill is even taken up... I gave the sausage analogy to a Beckite and they went ballistic about how wrong that is and how the founders would start another revolution if they knew how congress works today. That may be true in some ways, but it is an absolute detachment from modern American history, without even a basic understanding of Civics. They literally don't understand how our government works... And these are the "defenders of our democracy?"
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            • Author by John Paradox (October 02, 2009 5:04 pm ET)
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              how a bill is even taken up

              Obviously, they never watched Schoolhouse Rock (apparently it was 'indoctrination'?)

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJL2Uuv-oQ
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      • Author by Midnight Kevin (October 02, 2009 10:47 am ET)
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        I wish Glenn Beck would take the crazy right-wingers and form a new party,or all the rational, intelligent conservatives to perform a mass exodus from the Republicans...

        As long as these super conservatives associate themselves with the party, there is no hope.
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    • Author by rwk0007 (October 02, 2009 10:45 am ET)
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      Did no one listen to the clip? He was not mocking Brooks because he has power. He was mocking the people who claim he has power to make people kill people because he tells them to by referencing the Brooks article.

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    • Author by GotKids (October 02, 2009 10:49 am ET)
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      Glen Beck is all broken up over having to sell his house in Alpine, NJ. Seems he either couldn't afford it or feared for his financial life when sponsors fled his show like the plague.

      Admittadly, this is a suspicion on my part based on flimsy evidence. But it feels so goooood. I couldn't resisit.

      Embrace the SUCK Glen!
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    • Author by TheDayV (October 02, 2009 11:03 am ET)
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      I'm not so certain Beck's listeners can distinguish the sarcasm here. There has to be a bunch of them that are nodding there heads thinking "You got it, Glenn, just give me a target."
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      • Author by Major Tom (October 02, 2009 11:26 am ET)
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        It's true! A couple days ago when 'Susan' made that 'epic' call to Rush, She asked Rush straight out, 'Tell us what to do,' or give us marching orders.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 1:55 pm ET)
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          Tom, did you hear "Susan" or is the audio on the internets somewhere? That was one of my all-time favorite wingnut calls.

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          • Author by Major Tom (October 02, 2009 4:01 pm ET)
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            Well it's still on Foxnation, though I hear it's edited. I heard the actual call on my lunch break that day.
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            • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 4:45 pm ET)
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              I heard it while driving to get some lunch, and stayed through the commercial break to hear her go on. It was great.
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              • Author by Major Tom (October 02, 2009 6:25 pm ET)
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                One of the few moments in my life that I was simultaneously Laughing and shaking my head in disbelief and shame...
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    • Author by goesto11 (October 02, 2009 11:04 am ET)
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      I think we're missing an important point here: People have ALREADY killed because Beck (and his ilk) have told them to.

      Remember the murdered doctor who performed perfectly legal abortions? Remember the Census worker who was hanged and whose body was desecrated?

      Does anyone think those two murders were spontaneous affairs?

      By my reckoning, Beck's body count stands at 2...so far.

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    • Author by wvbiker (October 02, 2009 11:23 am ET)
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      It seems that everytime I happen to listen to Rush or Hannity, which is when I happen to be in the car in the afternoon since these guys are the only talk radio available on my dial around here, I seem to hear the same neutral dialect midwest type housewife or radio pitchman.

      Am I missing something or could most of these callers be setup stooges?

      I have never wasted my time trying to call in.

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      • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (October 02, 2009 1:59 pm ET)
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        wv, I'm on the west coast, where Rush is on from 9-noon, so I sometimes catch parts of his show when I'm driving in the morning or going to lunch.

        Some of his callers seem like genuine true believers, but I'm amazed, considering I only hear parts of his show a couple of times a week, how often he has a black man who agrees completely with him on, and it always sounds like the same guy.

        This usually seems to be just before or after some race-related drivel.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (October 02, 2009 11:28 am ET)
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      Here is a secret, I actually like to listen to David Brooks and George Will. I usually don't agree with them, but they present a reasoned argument. They have positions that are often based in fact. They have valid opinions, and they aren't strident and ugly about them. I get the feeling I could talk to these men and be respected, as I respect them. I read David's column, it is only talking about how people like Beck and Limbaugh are all smoke and thunder, but no power, really they are just the bumbling man behind the curtain. Yes, they may convince a few crazies to do stupid or dangerous things, but they won't result in real power in Congress or the White House. I think Beck understands he is being blown off by a good, educated, articulate man are it annoys him, because he doesn't like being exposed. Good on you, Mr. Brooks!
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      • Author by worrierking (October 02, 2009 11:52 am ET)
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        Brooks has been making me angry for years. I've read and listened to him and to Will far more than I should have but as you said both talk and don't scream.

        They listen and respond. And to both of their credit, they often appear in forums where both sides are equally represented and each side is allowed the same amount of time or space.

        I'd love to see either Beck or Limbaugh actually debating an opponent. Neither has ever had to discuss a topic on neutral ground or go up against someone who won't be browbeaten.
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        • Author by epkklk851 (October 02, 2009 2:06 pm ET)
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          I have tried repeatedly to express my concurrance with you, and I keep getting accused of using profanity when I haven't and it is very frustrating.
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          • Author by eweston8542983 (October 02, 2009 8:06 pm ET)
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            Have you tried Damn Skippy?
            ;-)
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            • Author by epkklk851 (October 02, 2009 8:46 pm ET)
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              I really hadn't used a single swear word, vulgarity, or euphemisum, I have no idea why I was being censored. I misspelled the word "embarrass" but that was it, and even after I edited my remark to remove the word, it was considered profane. I really had no idea that the word "fool" or "blast" were obscenities. Then I read a comment written to me that had much stronger language in it (not directed at me, but there) and that was printed.
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              • Author by eweston8542983 (October 03, 2009 11:24 pm ET)
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                The naughty word nanny has been strange for a long time. It dropped me once for the word rasberry, as near as I could tell.
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      • Author by John Paradox (October 02, 2009 5:11 pm ET)
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        Considering how I felt when I was 11 and Barry Goldwater ran against LBJ, I know I've learned much more about Conservatism (as distinct from NeoCons) since. For instance, Goldwater was looking forward to debating JFK in 1964, not as the Neocons use lies and insinuation, but actual DEBATE. He didn't like having to face LBJ and the c*** he had.

        Also, when I first discovered Project Vote Smart, I was impressed
        with this:
        No one can join the Project's board without a political opposite. People as diverse as former Presidents Carter and Ford, former Senators McGovern and Goldwater, former Governor Dukakis, former Congresswoman Ferraro and current Senator McCain have served on the Project's board, supporting the efforts of the Project's students and volunteers, and ensuring balance and strict impartiality in PVS programs and services.
        http://www.votesmart.org/
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    • Author by blueline99 (October 02, 2009 11:53 am ET)
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      Beck reads the article on the air but doesn't understand what the article is about...

      Where does he get "the kill people" part? Voices inside his head.

      The message is... "Radio Neocons are irrelevant, but the Republican party acts like they are."

      That is the message. Yet he reads the article and if anyone actually listened to what he was reading they would get it... but Beck doesn't listen to himself... he's so focused on changing the message he doesn't realize that Brooks is saying "you're irrelevant, elections have proven that..."

      Beck is a Moron.
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    • Author by srichardson (October 02, 2009 2:10 pm ET)
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      I just don't get it. He's making stuff up again. Where in the world does this stuff come from? The article never even referenced killing someone? Did it? Am I missing something here?
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      • Author by DellDolly (October 03, 2009 8:05 pm ET)
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        He had a knee-jerk reaction to it, and assumed that its point was similar to similar complaints about him from the past where it was said that people like him incite violence.

        That damnable knee-jerk reaction strikes again. Or maybe it's just a "JERK" reaction. Not sure.
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