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Becksteria: "The final chapters, if we don't wake up, America, are being written about us right now"

November 24, 2009 5:23 pm ET

From the November 24 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:

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    • Author by wzwriter (November 24, 2009 5:25 pm ET)
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      That video still makes it look like Becky is doing one of the worst Nixon impersonations I've ever seen... :-)
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      • Author by soze169880 (November 24, 2009 5:32 pm ET)
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        Well, he is. They have the same commitment to the truth and fondness for Jews.
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      • Author by Max Credits (November 24, 2009 5:34 pm ET)
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        They "used" to provide a "function," heck, not "long" ago they really "M E A N T" something! Well, not anymore, "people." For they are "surely" dead. It was "a" heinous crime carried out over "the" past 11 months and "I" for one hope and pray that Glenn Beck is tried "and" convicted of murder for the senseless killing of "air quotes" in 2009.
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        • Author by Don Hussein Fabuloso (November 24, 2009 6:57 pm ET)
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          Air quotes can be used to show that something is being said tongue-in-cheek, or sarcastically, that what is being said should not be taken seriously.

          Fox "news" should adopt the air quotes as their corporate logo, and there should be a pair of hands making that gesture on-screen 24 hours a day.
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      • Author by MeanMrSpicyMustard (November 24, 2009 8:35 pm ET)
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        Glenn Beck demands that you fire the "laser"!
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    • Author by MickD (November 24, 2009 5:28 pm ET)
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      After the final chapter, I will skip to the acknowledgements and the Beckenstein Monster will be properly referenced.
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    • Author by mk3872 (November 24, 2009 5:38 pm ET)
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      Good lord! Does anyone really fall for this apocalyptic hysteria??
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      • Author by mary59 (November 24, 2009 6:29 pm ET)
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        Becky sure didn't worry about the debt clock when Bush was invading Afghanistan & Iraq, & was putting all his wars off the books as "emergency supplementals..."
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      • Author by snewkirk (November 24, 2009 8:20 pm ET)
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        YES, they do! And here comes the scary part: They vote!
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    • Author by worrierking (November 24, 2009 5:52 pm ET)
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      The final chapters about Beck and his followers are being written now?

      And the problem is?
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      • Author by soze169880 (November 24, 2009 5:55 pm ET)
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        The book is all boring, and it's, like a HUNDRED pages or something, man. We got better things to do with our time, like hang out on the National Mall with teabags on our hats.
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      • Author by snoopy (November 24, 2009 6:53 pm ET)
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        The problem is it means racism and fascism is coming to an end.

        Coulda fooled me...
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    • Author by Sharpe (November 24, 2009 10:50 pm ET)
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      You cant just throw out a number in the trillions and say WOW LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE OWE CHINA!!! There is no reference point. Even economists do NOT discuss the national debt using the amount but rather state it as percentage of GDP.

      This debt talk is a joke too - its just a distraction from anything real. The 12 trillion is our debt in 2009 - ooo HOW SCARY! Except who the heck knows what this means. Our GDP grows most years and the recession makes things even more complicated. Really, the debt for 2009 is 90.4 percent of GDP. Not great but by no means something catastrophic. Because this is not some untred water we have entered. In 1950, after WWII our deficit was 94 % of GDP. And guess what? The economy started booming! So the deficit is not any indicator of the future of the economy. Coming out of the recession will likely increase the GDP, improve the dollar and dramatically lower that 90 percent figure. Plus, Japan has been operating just fine on debt far, far higher percentage of GDP than our own. And the books Beck was referring to was likely the cumulation of expenses for Obama's entire term or some nonsense or more likely the projections of the deficit at the end of his term which can be meaningless - countless factors can change such numbers. Of course, beck doesnt say this and he likely never quoted any numbers because they are very volatile and could change within the year never mind three years down the line. This humongous 12 TRILLION NUMBER is just fear-mongering. Its ridiculous. How many people watching this show have any clue what to compare this to or how the debt even works. All they think is WOW - WHAT A BIG NUMBER! That is way more than I will ever have. The number represents every American in the country though not a single individual. Its 12 trillion divided over 308 million not over one lonely American.
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