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Glenn Beck explains the Overton Window

November 20, 2009 5:59 pm ET

From the November 20 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:06 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck wants to be the Overton Window.

      Note that Beck says that "we started Social Security." No, Beck, creeps on the right (like you) were calling Social Security evil socialism back then too.

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      • Author by Wrangler (November 23, 2009 3:44 pm ET)
           
        Social Security was the start of evil socialism and Gov. have slowly moved to the left. Even the Republican party is no longer a Republican party.
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    • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:06 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck wants to be the Overton Window.

      Note that Beck says that "we started Social Security." No, Beck, creeps on the right (like you) were calling Social Security evil socialism back then too.

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    • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:07 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck wants to be the Overton Window.

      Note that Beck says that "we started Social Security." No, Beck, creeps on the right were calling Social Security evil socialism back then too.
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    • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:07 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck wants to be the Overton Window.

      Note that Beck says that "we started Social Security." No, Beck, creeps on the right were calling Social Security evil socialism back then too.
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    • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:09 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck wants to be the Overton Window.

      Note that Beck says that "WE started Social Security." No, Beck, the political right was calling Social Security evil socialism back then too.
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      • Author by christopher howard (November 20, 2009 6:13 pm ET)
           
        Sorry about the multiple postings.
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        • Author by John Paradox (November 20, 2009 6:23 pm ET)
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          MMFA has to upgrade the server, it seems to wait about five minutes (estimated by the fact that I was watching videos elsewhere while waiting for the 'save' button to work) before responding.
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      • Author by jms (November 21, 2009 9:43 am ET)
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        Social security IS socialism.
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    • Author by bintx (November 20, 2009 6:12 pm ET)
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      Interracial marriage was "outside of the window" once. Women's rights were "outside of the window" once.

      Just because something goes "outside of the window" doesn't make it wrong. He's an idiot.
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      • Author by Boxer1979 (November 20, 2009 6:39 pm ET)
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        African-americans, and other minorites' civil rights was outside the window too. OH I also forgot that the abolishment of slavery was outside the window as well. "On the Outside lookin in is better in his eyes I guess. Well a majority of the people's rights is on the outside right now, so if we move it inside the window then we are radical. WOW!
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    • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 20, 2009 6:12 pm ET)
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      Glenn Beck's Overton Window is so wrong with 1) Abortions are "NOT" covered and "NEVER" will be; 2) Illegals are "NOT" covered and "NEVER" will be; and 3) Not working people who choose to "NOT" work are "NOT" covered and will "NEVER" be.

      But Widows and Orphans should be covered under Glenn's Overton Window, huh? Just pathetic 'mis-information' nothing more, LOL.
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      • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (November 20, 2009 7:27 pm ET)
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        Beck seems to have settled on the audience that relies completely on irrational, emotional instincts to drive their politics.

        What the hell is up with this special status for widows? Widows can't work? Sounds like they're just choosing not to work.

        And the freeloading orphans? Are they going to keep blaming their dead parents for their laziness? Quit playing the victim, orphans!
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        • Author by LKL (November 21, 2009 12:01 pm ET)
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          And the freeloading orphans? Are they going to keep blaming their dead parents for their laziness? Quit playing the victim, orphans!


          Quite right, Colonel. After all, losing both parents does seem awfully careless!
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    • Author by New Frontier (November 21, 2009 9:19 am ET)
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      Thanks, Glenn. Now I realize that, at one time, a broadcaster who called the President a "white-hating racist" on national television would have been fired. Not any more.
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