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New Beck conspiracy: claims image of Obama writing on blackboard show him teaching his students about Alinsky

November 18, 2009 5:48 pm ET

From the November 18 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by AB-001 (November 18, 2009 5:52 pm ET)
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      Because Alinksy, as a social commentator and agitator, should never be taught? Just like that guy Thomas Paine, whose book "The Age of Reason" denounces religious beliefs as foolishness should never be taught?

      Oops. Cat out of bag there
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    • Author by mymoonq (November 18, 2009 5:55 pm ET)
         
      He scares me, one day soon I'm sure his head will explode.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (November 18, 2009 6:02 pm ET)
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      Alinsky got more respect in his lifetime than Glenn's hero, Cleon Skousen, who was widely viewed as a liar and crank, so dangerous that the FBI, his former employee maintained a very thick file on him. And Glenn is being disengenous, he does believe in redistributive change. He just doesn't want more people to have what he has, nor does he wish to share what he has. He is perfectly okay with taking money from the working class and lining his pocket with what falls out of Rupert Murdoch's pockets. He is such a corporate whore.
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    • Author by rock (November 18, 2009 6:04 pm ET)
         
      How does this guy opine every night about taking America back and then rail against the process of doing just that? The reason why Congress is so messed up Glenn is because of corporate influence, including corporations, banks, and enery companies (utilities), in the political process. Thats why they don't "listen to the people" Glenn. This is precisely what Obama is talking about. Its not about some communist revolution to take over industries. Its just about taking power away from them so they don't have the influence to monopolize the political process.

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    • Author by thename (November 18, 2009 6:34 pm ET)
         
      At least Beck realizes that he's the "last person to the party." Is he really a good year behind the rest of the wingnut-o-sphere when it comes to generating Obama-spiracy scenarios?

      Let's, however, consider Beck's inanity on its merits: note, the diagram he thinks should be drawn has the People on the bottom, below the politicians who are, in turn, below the Corporate-Bank-Utilities bloc. And this is the system he's worried Obama intends to take on? Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't Beck constantly berating politicians for being beholden to special interests and shady, behind-the-scenes activist groups? So why now does he denounce a proposed system in which the people have the power?

      Isn't this a bald-faced admission that Beck supports the current, corporatocracy and will defend it at all costs? Beck, I suggest you take your own advice and "know what you believe."
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    • Author by thebigsheister (November 18, 2009 7:27 pm ET)
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      I can only assume Beck will join me in condemning the redistribution of wealth that has been going on in America since the late 60's? After all, the wealth has been steadily flowing from the middle classes to the super wealthy, is this not cause for concern?
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    • Author by Major Tom (November 18, 2009 7:34 pm ET)
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      The irony is that Beck practices Saul Alinsky tactics. At the end of that clip he was saying how Alinsky "advocated using every means available: legal, illegal..." I don't thik it's a stretch to think that his die-hard listeners don't know he that has adopted the practices of spin, and ridicule. I'd be interested to know what else he said on that tirade related to illegal activities, that he is supposedly against, but insists that other side is using.
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