Beck complains that Purple Hearts are a progressive distortion of what George Washington intended

Chickenhawks talk so tough...

What the fck are you even trying to say?
That the purple heart is an evil and distorted twit on something?
You are insane. Just truly insane.

But he was trying to build people that understood honor and merit and integrity and God.

So now Becky has stopped channeling Dr. King and is now channeling George Washington.

This guy is nuts.

So the words that we give to an honor are more important than the honor itself? This critique by Becky is REALLY uptight, even by his gloriously uptight standards.

Does Glenn Beck need to get laid or what?

"It had nothing to do with being wounded in action. It had everything to do with doing something of honor and integrity, something to -- something that -- where you really put your neck out and you did something of real merit, not just getting shot -- not that that's --"

Okay so getting wounded while in the service of your country is not "put(ting) your neck out and (doing) something of real merit?" Wow. Every soldier, sailor and airman who was ever wounded in battle should call the Crazy Man out on this gem.

Why does Glenn Beck hate our troops?

It has to be stated again and again, but if any liberal said this during the Bush administration, he would have been vilified to the point of almost being lynched. To say that those wounded in service for defending our nation, those who sacrifice for us may have to live their whole lives with these injuries shouldn't be honored for their bravery is sick.

I have an uncle who served in the navy and 3 great uncles that served in WW II. One of them is still alive and he still carries around shrapnel in his body. Beck wants to equate this "Oh you got shot? Here's your token medal" like handing out stickers? This man should not be allowed to be on air anymore. He has gone way beyond good taste in just about every aspect of our way of life.

Tell that to our brave men and women, wounded and maimed in Bush's preemptive wars. Tell that to the men and women who have lost arms and legs, suffered brain injuries,..... Tell that to our soldiers wounded in World War 2, Korea, Vietnam, the first Gulf War...

You, Beck, are a disgrace.

Beckerhead it was called "The Badge of Military Merit," NOT "The Badge of Merit." So people who get shot did nothing meritorious? The Purple Heart came into being by Executive Order on 22 Feb 1932 President Hoover, General MacAuthur was instrumental in the design of the Purple Heart, neither known for being too progressive.

Wow. WOW. Unreal. How does this man have a single listener left at this point? He has debased, defamed and demeaned nearly every imaginable segment of humanity.

In a sane world, in a just world, this would be the straw that topples this creep from his imaginary throne.

Holy crap! This means Gen. MacArthur and Gen. Pershing were Socialists!

Is Beck against Progressive Insurance Company? Progresso soup? Beck is a fruitcake.

The General, ever desirous to cherish virtuous ambition in his soldiers as well as foster and encourage every species of military merit, directs that whenever any singularly meritorious action is performed, the author of it shall be permitted to wear on his facings, over his left breast, the figure of a heart in purple cloth or silk edged with narrow lace or binding. Not only instances of unusual gallantry but also of extraordinary fidelity and essential service in any way shall meet with due reward. The name and regiment of the persons so certified are to be enrolled in a Book of Merit which shall be kept in the orderly room. The order further states: "Men who have merited this distinction to be suffered to pass all guards and sentinels which officers are permitted to do. The order to be retroactive to the earliest stages of the war, and to be a permanent one." Washington ended his order with: "The road to glory in a patriot army and a free country is thus open to all."

Once again, the Accidental Historian [he occasionally accidentally gets something right, but not often] was incorrect.

Also, this medal was commissioned during the Hoover administration. Hoover, last time I checked, was a Republican who also used his own version of The Southern Strategy. 'Course, Hoover described himself as a "progressive," so using Beck's current BIZARRO-land definition of that term, Hoover was BAAAADDDDDD!!!! [He was, but not because of his "progressive" tendencies.]

If this doesn't wake up his listeners to his mental instabilities, then he will lead them right down the path to Jonesville. You Tea people getting this?

Is this guy actually attacking Purple Heart recipients who were awarded the medal for "just getting shot." Isn't that going to be too much for even his audience?

I have to assume that since Beck thinks he's qualified to be handing out badges of honor that he also thinks he's qualified to wear one. I would love to see him tell a room full of vets that his badge of honor means he's more heroic and honorable than they are.

LIKE THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR??? Geez beck read a book.

Beck's Memorial Day 2010 Address to Veterans:

And to all you recipients of the Purple Heart: I am here to tell you that your medal has nothing to do with honor or integrity.

Your medal has nothing to do with you putting your neck out--after all, you were just shot.

Finally, your medal is not for meritorious action.

No, your medal is a distortion.

Have a great Veterans Day.

Glad you can't say it...

But for MMFA's language police, many would call Beck a word that begins with "pr" and rhymes with "lick."

But, I'm kinda glad we can't use the word to describe Beck.

As the old saying goes, "A 'pr'+'ick' is the best part of a man.", so it's really not much of an insult.

"Dick wad", on the other hand, is a useless, often troublesome leftover and most often ends up in the toilet.

Dick wad is very fitting for this Fothermucker.

And you can use it here.

"The Purple Heart was based on the badge of merit by George Washington. It had nothing to do with being wounded in action. It had everything to do with doing something of honor and integrity, something to -- something that -- where you really put your neck out and you did something of real merit, not just getting shot -- not that that's -- "

Huh, that's weird. Had trouble finishing that sentence for some reason? I can't imagine why. What's the matter, Glenn?

Did you just run up against some sort of contradiction? You weren't about to claim that people who stick their neck out and put their bodies in danger for their country aren't "really put[ting] [their] neck out" were you?

Did it hurt when you ran into that discursive wall?

Oh, one more thing: How is it exactly that you're not perverting the legacy of Washington's Badges of Military Merit by giving them out to people who have bravely risked their... um... teabags by sending them to Congress?

THE PURPLE HEART DID NOT EXIST IN WASHINGTON'S TIME! GODAMMIT!