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CNN's Beck: "[I]f you're an ugly woman, you're probably a progressive as well"

February 15, 2008 6:05 pm ET
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On the February 14 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing a Health magazine article about "Surprising reasons you're not having sex," Glenn Beck raised the subject of "ugly people" and said, "[I]f you're a guy, you can get past it. I don't think you can as an ugly woman." Beck, who also hosts his own show on CNN Headline News, continued: "[Y]ou've got a double cross, because if you're an ugly woman, you're probably a progressive as well." He later added: "If you believed in God, you'd know that there's going to be another chance for you. You don't have to be ugly in heaven. You're going to be your perfect self, and there will be another perfect somebody waiting for you on the other side."

From the February 14 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

BECK: BECK: Now, here's a story I found: "Surprising reasons you're not having sex." Here's the first one. Your bed isn't sexy anymore. We hear it over and over again the bed should be used for sex and sleep only. So why do we insist on bringing in third parties, laptops, PDAs, Law & Order, et cetera, et cetera. You know what, my doctor has actually told me that, under doctors' orders, nothing else in bed. He said just sleep. And I went, just sleep? And my wife said, "You heard him; just sleep." "Your meds are stealing away your sex drive." Whoa. Surprised by that one. Reason number 3 you're not having sex anymore. Your crazy, busy life.

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BECK: I mean, here are some other reasons. "You're ugly." Hello! I'm not a sex expert but I'm -- you know, I'm thinking, you know, you're ugly and, you know, that's a tough one to overcome especially if you're a woman. If you're a guy, that's not hard to overcome. I'm sorry. That's just the way the world is. Have you -- how many ugly guys have hot wives? Take me, for example. I don't know why she married -- I think it was low self-esteem. I do. No, really I think it was low self-esteem. I got in -- you know, you buy when the market is low. You know what I mean? While everybody else is selling, you buy. And I think I got in there right at the right time. Low self-esteem, low, wait a minute, could go a little lower, she might come down to my price. Hang on, OK, sold! Now her self-esteem is going up. And if my income wasn't going up, she would have ditched me long ago. She would have gone, "Wait a minute, I think I was depressed when I married you." I'm just -- look. I'm not Tania, but I am a thinker. I'm on to you, Tania!

OK, so anyway, I was talking about ugly people. Ugly people, if you're a guy, you can get past it. I don't think you can as an ugly woman. I don't -- no, I don't. If you're an ugly woman, I apologize. Oh, you've got a double cross, because if you're an ugly woman, you're probably a progressive as well. Oh, jeez. I'm sorry. Today's just not your day. But you know what? If you believed in God, you'd know that there's going to be another chance for you. You don't have to be ugly in heaven. You're going to be your perfect self, and there will be another perfect somebody waiting for you on the other side. Until that time --

— K.E.
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    • Author by tommy (February 15, 2008 6:14 pm ET)
         

      Alright now Mr. Beck, I am challenging you to provide a link (I'm always being asked, why not you?) that proves physical appearance is linked in anyway to ideology, or is at least gender specific?

      I looked under Maybelline and Revlon and Politico and came up empty...

      ;) 

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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (February 15, 2008 6:24 pm ET)
         
      He is of the mormon faith and that explains his ideology vs appearance connection. This post is just as dumb as Beck's statement. Hey Beck, from reading my posts, what do I look like ?
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      • Author by MoonbatYouBet (February 15, 2008 6:29 pm ET)
           
        Huh?  I'm not familiar with the specifics of Mormonism so I may be off, but that seems like a gratuitous bit of religion bashing.  Is there something in theri philosophy that gives you that conclusion?
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        • Author by wolf kotenberg (February 15, 2008 6:58 pm ET)
             
          I went and googled Glenn Beck and found out some things. I don't think the mormon faith allows a person to speak ill of another so i think he is a fake mormon. Which explains his rant.
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          • Author by snoopy (February 15, 2008 7:37 pm ET)
               
            I think he's an extremist mormon. All that inbreeding among multiple wives is no different from the royalty of old. Keeping your genes in the house really produced some screwed up abnormalities.
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            • Author by oscar the grouch (February 15, 2008 7:50 pm ET)
                 

              Snoopy, from what I read somewhere, Beck is a convert to the Mormon faith, so he (and you) can't use the inbreeding as an excuse for his boorish behavior at times.

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            • Author by hstybuf6553 (February 17, 2008 1:55 pm ET)
                 
              what you describe is the opposite of inbreeding, dolt.  spreading your genes to multiple women is not inbreeding.  breeding with your sister for the tenth generation, now that's in-breeding.
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    • Author by Lynn (February 15, 2008 6:24 pm ET)
         
      The things this man opines on. BTW, aren't Beck and his kind  always complaining about how movie stars and other celebrities are Liberals. They're pretty good looking people huh? Beck is a fool, he really is.
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      • Author by tommy (February 15, 2008 6:33 pm ET)
           
        Lynn, No offense, but I think what is foolish is to try and make rational sense of this idiocy from Beck.  Who listens to him anyway?  And moreover, why is this here, except to show Beck being sexist, or saying liberals are ugly?  Or highlighting how he wastes time on his program?  All of the above, I guess.
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        • Author by friedbergboy1422 (February 15, 2008 6:55 pm ET)
             

          Hi Tommy,

          I have no clue who would watch this guy, but somehow he pulled in a prime time cable television show.  I wish someone would figure out exactly who his demographic is!

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        • Author by Lynn (February 15, 2008 6:56 pm ET)
             
          I don't know Tommy; the existence of Beck’s TV career is one of those head scratchers. I also find it amazing when men who look like Beck, Imus, and Limbaugh are always talking about a woman's looks. Do these guys own mirrors? Oh that's right; it’s OK to be ugly if you're male. He should have said it's Ok to be male and ugly if you have lots of cash. You know as unfortunate as it is our society treats unattractive people differently but I'm pretty certain that unattractive poor guys experience the same plight as their female counterparts. BTW, I read a study where they found that men and women generally marry people on their own attractiveness level if you will, so contrary to this nonsense Beck’s spewing here nobody is truly doomed to a sexless life based on their looks.
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      • Author by pete592 (February 16, 2008 2:50 am ET)
           
        He said progressive women are more likely to be ugly, not liberal women.
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    • Author by cArn (February 15, 2008 6:31 pm ET)
         
      I think he was referring to how the Mormon religion used to reject blacks on the basis of skin color. I could be wrong, though.
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    • Author by Cartoon Messiah (February 15, 2008 6:39 pm ET)
         

      "Ugly people, if you're a guy, you can get past it."

      Is Beck implying that he is smart? Cuz I don't think so...

       "If you believed in God, you'd know that there's going to be another chance for you. You don't have to be ugly in heaven. You're going to be your perfect self, and there will be another perfect somebody waiting for you on the other side. "

      What if your perfect self is ugly? So, if you don't believe in God, do you stay ugly for all eternity (i guess corpses are pretty ugly). Is Hell full of ugly people who used to be beautiful?

      Vanity. The vanity of all these media phonies is hilariously pathetic. Their entire vapid lifestyle is based on the frail and tenuous concept of "image" - an illusion and nothing more.

      Beaver, I've known a lot of "ugly" women who are a hell of a lot purdier than your doughboy self, and they had nooo problem "getting past it".

      But I'll bet you have.

       

       

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (February 15, 2008 6:49 pm ET)
         
      Who watches this guy?
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    • Author by Governor (February 15, 2008 7:03 pm ET)
         
      Holy crap, I simply can't forgive myself for listening to the entire clip.  He's like a seconds-away-from-being-pulled sitcom spin-off that spun off from a never-aired pilot sitcom that was not good enough for the cutting room floor. 
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    • Author by matrixbio2014 (February 15, 2008 8:42 pm ET)
         
      The Glenn Beck show simply shows how pitifully low CNN has become.  It's not journalism, it's not reporting.  It's a psychological freak show.
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    • Author by pearlene_scott1602 (February 15, 2008 10:13 pm ET)
         

       You know what, my doctor has actually told me that, under doctors' orders, nothing else in bed.

      How much did your wife have to pay that doctor to give you that order? Judging from your looks, I bet she didn't even ask how much she was just grateful.

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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (February 16, 2008 2:48 am ET)
           
        Pearlene, that's uncalled for! I'm sure Mrs. Beck didn't give the handsome young doctor any money to make him say that.He may have even left her a few bucks, assuming Beck is being honest in describing his wife as a prostitute.
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    • Author by proudconservative (February 15, 2008 10:36 pm ET)
         

      Glen how can you say that after looking at these links below..

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Bella_Abzug_1971-11-30.jpg

      http://www.cindysheehanwatch.com/sheehan_waco.html

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Madalyn_Murray_O%27Hair.jpg

      http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/ODonnell,_Rosie/gallery/AGM-003357/

      http://www.mediaresearch.org/rm/dishonor/2005/manheim042504/segment1.ram

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      • Author by solon (February 16, 2008 4:08 pm ET)
           
        Barbara Bush anyone. ProudMoron, I just dont get why you are so proud of your bone ignorance. Lets see. Sandra Bullock, Kim Bassinger, Julia Roberts are all progressives and besides George Washington lookalike Barb ya got Coulter (shudder) and Mary Matilin. Its so dumb only someone as brainwashed and stupid as YOU would try to gain traction on such an ignorant statement.
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    • Author by Shasta4737 (February 16, 2008 12:12 am ET)
         
      I think Beck is saying out loud what most ultra-conservative neocon men believe anyway. Their dream is the Fred Thompson relationship (old, ugly man with young beautiful babe), and they're going for it -- if the stupid democrats would stop taking their tax money to help people in need and dumb stuff like that. Hey! These neocons could all get all rich with just the tax breaks and death tax money! Sport's cars, hot tubs! Power! Pretty young sweeties in bikinis to do their bidding!           
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    • Author by RationalSocialist (February 16, 2008 1:09 am ET)
         
      The local AM station that plays his nonsense had a promo running for awhile of beck saying, "I'm sick of stupid people... I don't care what color you are.  Am I alone in that?"  He must have a significant lack of self-esteem.
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    • Author by sportsguydave (February 16, 2008 1:35 am ET)
         

      Yeah, yeah, PC..

      Here's a few right-wing women for ya:

      Margaret Thatcher, Phyllis Schlafly, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin.

      All of them are pretty fugly too.

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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (February 16, 2008 1:53 am ET)
           
        Can we stop calling them " right wing " and replace with the more correct " wrong wing  terminology ?
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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (February 16, 2008 2:54 am ET)
           

        Dave, you've gotta give Beck credit for knowiing his audience.While his logic might seem pretty empty to most humans, Proudcon swallowed the whole thing.

        I think Beck just made a faulty leap with his logic. Based on a stereotype of beautiful women being stoopid, he assumed that smarter(progressive) women must be ugly.Cut him some slack,

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        • Author by proudconservative (February 16, 2008 1:31 pm ET)
             

          Kernalfingerlickinggood, wolfenstein and athleticsupporterdavey,

          Is it possible that any of Glen's prior self-depricating humor set the tone for his single reference to progressives?  You guys have no humor and are looking reasons to be and make others angry, too.  I saw a bumper sticker this morning that said, "Really Tick Off a Liberal Today, Just Achieve, Succeed and be Happy!  So true.

          But, you can still maybe get a chuckle from this.  No explanation needed for why most men would keep their hands on her uterus, after her visage and tone of verbage...if you dare.

          http://www.mediaresearch.org/rm/dishonor/2005/manheim042504/segment1.ram

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          • Author by solon (February 16, 2008 4:10 pm ET)
               
            ProudMoron sees denigration of other people as humorous. THEN in his incredible stupidity tells US we have no sense of humor. Kinda like the unfunny comedian that keeps blaming the audience for not laughing at his unfunny attempts at a joke. You are stupid ProudMoron. You dont even know what humor is. You THINK it is an excuse to say any ludicrous and outrageous thing as long as it slams liberals. That is because you are ignorant.
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          • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (February 17, 2008 6:11 am ET)
               

             "No explanation needed for why most men would keep their hands on her uterus..."(LoudCon)

            LoudCon, I'm not going to ask why you want to keep your hands on her uterus, I'm only going to ask what the hell that has to do with anything, and why do you never get tired of making a fool of yourself? I know, it's all anonymous posting here, but don't you have any pride at all?

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            • Author by proudconservative (February 17, 2008 8:50 pm ET)
                 

              Kernalextracrispy,

              I suppose you would have to open the link to see and hear what I am talking about.  It is hysterical...Open it.....I double dog dare ya!

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    • Author by donaldmaddog5642 (February 16, 2008 3:50 am ET)
         
      Many, many years ago when I was trying to get back into the dating game, I enjoyed reading the "personals" in the Village Voice. The ads placed there by females, after the usual, "must love dogs, long walks, art and books, financially secure, etc." would often end with, "NO REPUBLICANS!" I never gave it much thought, being a "progressive" person myself. I met several wonderful women, some becoming friends, if not dating material. One evening, during the political convention period, two of us were watching the Republican National Convention on television. I asked my date about her ad, one

      that ended with "No Republicans". She said, "Well, just look at them. Look closely at both the men and the women." I had never really looked. "What do you see?", she asked. As I watched and mused it became clear to me. The smugness, the self-satisfied demeanor, the "otherness" aura was what I could never put into words. Many of the conventioneers were "attractive" in the usual sense, but kinda "scary".
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    • Author by worrierking (February 16, 2008 11:39 am ET)
         
      Beck brings to mind the lyrics to Frank Zappa's song "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?'

      Some say your nose

      Some say your toes

      I think it's your mind.
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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (February 16, 2008 12:36 pm ET)
           

        WK, don't forget, Mr. Zappa also wrote,

        Just get me wasted

        and you're halfway there

        cuz if my minds tore up

        Then my body don't care

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        • Author by donaldmaddog5642 (February 16, 2008 2:26 pm ET)
             
          To Col. Harlan Sanders,

          If Frank were alive and if I were a candidate for the office of President, I would want

          him to write my speeches and run my campaign.

          "You think yor're No. One.

          You ain't even No. Two."
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        • Author by solon (February 16, 2008 4:12 pm ET)
             
          Ah Dynamo Humm Love Zappa. Overnight Sensation is the bomb.
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          • Author by eweston8542983 (February 17, 2008 12:54 pm ET)
               
            He was a treasure. Who are the Brain Police, Call any Vegtable. Apostrophe may have been his most accessible work.
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    • Author by tman418 (February 16, 2008 5:58 pm ET)
         
      Yeah, I guess "progressive" Phyllis Schlafly is proof of it (the woman who batteld the E.R.A. and other stuff).
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      • Author by tman418 (February 16, 2008 5:59 pm ET)
           
        Forgot to provide the link

        http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bottradionetwork.com/station_kansasCity/images/KS_EagleForumPetitionDrive06/PhyllisStudio300x400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bottradionetwork.com/phyllisschlaflykansas06.asp&h=400&w=300&sz=18&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=Pnr6NvLDHyIorM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPhyllis%2BSchlafly%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN
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    • Author by solon (February 17, 2008 3:43 am ET)
         
      I guess that makes about as much sense as saying if you are a REALLY STUPID pundit you must be a conservative.
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    • Author by ufleirx (February 17, 2008 9:37 am ET)
         

      Michelle Malkin!!!!

      I am sorry going to bat for her. Ugly, are you insane? Crazy as an outhouse rat, bigoted, with a heart that pmps only acidic bile through her making her as mentioned before absolutely mad. But ugly, no, she looks like an Hawaiin Tropic model and that is why the GOP'ers love her -- unless you know her you'd never see the knife before it goes in. Come on name another attractive woman that speaks for them.

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    • Author by Clevenative (February 17, 2008 10:44 am ET)
         

      I’m not sure how wrong Beck is here. I suppose it all lies in your definition of “ugly”. All he is portraying here is a conservative’s view of “ugly” – should we be surprised? This is just another example of how conservatives tend to project their ideals on the rest of America – and how they generally believe, or like to convince themselves,  that everyone else sees the world through their eyes.

      To conservatives, if a woman isn’t painted up like a horror (only spelling that is ok here) – she is ugly. Personally I’ve always admired a woman who uses little or no make-up - I’ve always been a WYSIWYG kind of guy. I want to see the real beauty in a person – if I wanted a manikin I’d visit Macy’s.

      Another good example of differences in conservatives vs. liberals can be found in fashion. In the 70’s my conservative family always thought that my tie-dyed t-shirt, bell-bottomed jeans, long hair, and platform shoes were “ugly” – but to my peeps it was eye candy. Now what was really ugly were them wide-ass ties, elbow-patched sport coats, and leisure suites that my conservative friends were wearing!:)

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      • Author by Col. Harlan Sanders (February 17, 2008 4:01 pm ET)
           
        Cleve, in the spirit of bi-parisanship, I think people of every political persuasion can agree that these rock !!
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      • Author by solon (February 17, 2008 6:52 pm ET)
           
        You know what a hippy I am? I am wearing a tie dye tee shirt right now.
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    • Author by coolbiz (February 17, 2008 5:35 pm ET)
         
      so jessica alba,jessica biel, scarlett johanson. halle berry are ugly. what a moron.
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    • Author by Timmee (February 17, 2008 6:05 pm ET)
         
      Beck is a rabid cultist and has nothing of value to add to anything. I especially enjoy the part where Beck comforts the "ugly" by saying they won't be ugly in heaven. That and the fact that his wife would have divorced him if he wasn't making good money. Some marriage.

      Don't worry Glen, in heaven you won't have to be a closet homosexual. You can dress in all pink as you walk down the roads made of gold. What an idiot.
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    • Author by sportsguydave (February 18, 2008 2:39 pm ET)
         

      And if you're a dumb white guy, you're probably a conservative as well.

      How's that work for ya, Beck?

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