Beck attacks health care reform with smears of Creamer, hypocritical outrage, and obligatory conspiracy theories
In repeated attacks on health care reform efforts, Glenn Beck falsely claimed that progressive activist Robert Creamer was imprisoned for "ripping off the non-profit entity that he's working for" - but the presiding judge reportedly said Creamer's motivation was to actually keep his non-profit alive, not steal from them. While attacking "convicted felon" Creamer, Beck further displayed selective and hypocritical outrage: Beck's Fox News colleague is felon Mark Fuhrman, and Beck's program runs advertisements featuring Watergate felon G. Gordon Liddy.
Beck falsely claims Creamer was imprisoned for "ripping off the non-profit entity that he's working for"
Beck: Creamer was "ripping off the non-profit entity that he's working for." Beck claimed that Creamer was "a guy with such values and morals and that he has no problem completely ripping off the non-profit entity that he's working for. After jail, he went right back to work though for the progressive cause, working for the little people, i.e., the people he was stealing from."
Creamer convicted for trying to help - not steal from - his non-profit so it could stay viable. The Chicago Tribune reported on April 6, 2006 (retrieved from Nexis), that Creamer, the founder and former head of Illinois Public Action, "was sentenced Wednesday to 5 months in prison for using bad checks to prop up his struggling consumer group and for a tax charge" (emphasis added).
Judge: Creamer was not like a typical bank-fraud defendant, "no intention to cause a loss." The Tribune wrote that "U.S. District Judge James Moran agreed that Creamer was not like a typical bank-fraud defendant. 'There was no intention to cause a loss,' Moran said in court. 'Neither the banks nor the government suffered any actual out-of-pocket loss.' "
Judge "said Creamer's motivation wasn't to profit off the money but to keep his consumer advocacy group, Illinois Public Action, alive." The Chicago Sun Times reported on April 6, 2006 (retrieved from Nexis), that in "granting a sentence below the recommended federal guidelines, Moran said Creamer's motivation wasn't to profit off the money but to keep his consumer advocacy group, Illinois Public Action, alive."
Beck's selective, hypocritical outrage on convicted felons
Beck: "I understand that's exceptionally rare for a felon to attend something at the White House." While attacking the Obama administration for allowing the attendance of Creamer at its November state dinner, Beck said, "I understand that's exceptionally rare for a felon to attend something at the White House." Beck later added: "I'm pretty sure convicted felons are usually barred from such events."
Bush awarded Presidential Citizens Medal to convicted felon and conservative activist Chuck Colson. On December 10, 2008, President Bush awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to Chuck Colson. The Associated Press reported on June 18, 2003 that "Colson returned to the White House Wednesday for a meeting with President Bush on Colson's post-prison endeavor - ministering to inmates." The Washington Post noted Colson "served seven months in prison in 1974 after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice in the Watergate-related Daniel Ellsberg case. Colson's more notorious ideas, according to some reports, included spreading false information about Ellsberg and firebombing the Brookings Institution. He was also indicted for his role in the Watergate cover-up." Following his imprisonment, Colson became heavily involved in conservative causes and was most recently involved in helping draft the anti-gay Manhattan Declaration.
Beck's Fox News colleague is felon Mark Fuhrman. Mark Fuhrman -- who pled no contest to perjury charges related to his work on the O.J. Simpson case -- is a Fox News "forensic and crime scene expert" and contributor who regularly appears on Beck's network.
Beck's Fox show regularly airs gold commercials featuring felon G. Gordon Liddy. Beck's show runs advertisements featuring gold spokesman G. Gordon Liddy, who has also made appearances on the network. Liddy "was convicted for his role in the [Watergate] burglary, for conspiracy in the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist and for contempt of court. He spent four-and-a-half years in prison."
Beck pushes Creamer conspiracy theories
Beck: Creamer book to blame for pastors, priests and rabbis preaching "social justice." During the show, Beck linked Creamer's book to religious groups and places of worship now preaching "social justice." But numerous religious groups, organizations, and places of worship have engaged in social justice work for generations. For instance, Catholic Charities USA - a frequent promoter of "social justice" concepts - "was founded in 1910" and writes that "Rerum Novarum, the foundational document for modern Catholic social teaching, [was] written by Pope Leo XIII" in 1891.
Beck suggests WH security breach was part of conspiracy to distract from Creamer. Beck further suggested that the White House security breach was part of a conspiracy to distract from Creamer's presence at the state dinner. Beck stated that "nobody noticed -- nobody noticed [Creamer], because somebody else snuck into the party." Beck then displayed a photo of the Salahis and added: "Yes. Yes. Pure coincidence, I'm sure."
Difference between Fuhrman and Creamer is, Creamer was guilty.
Health Care plan was written in jail... it was bad before, it is still bad now.
350 scandals including the tripling of the deficit and the escalation of the immoral war by our Nobrain President Teleprompter makes this the most corrupt presidency in history.
Approval has plummeted for Obama... now that people see he is working for big corporate banking elites and insurance companies.
Common knowledge that World Council of Churches was formed for political reasons -- Rockefeller, Soros, et al. Why would a Jewish financier be interested in an ecumenical Christian church organization? A movement that started in Europe in 1910 and lead to the founding of the WCC in 1948.
Health Care plan was written in jail... it was bad before, it is still bad now. Really, which one? Teddy Roosevelt wanted national health care, nearly 100 years ago. John Dingle, Senior introduced the bill to the House 60 years ago. This bill has been around with different members of Congress for decades!
"350 scandals including the tripling of the deficit and the escalation of the immoral war by our Nobrain President Teleprompter makes this the most corrupt presidency in history." And what would they be, exactly, or are you talking about the nearly daily stories of scandals that Faux Noise spews? Then again, maybe you can read, so you're probably getting the numbers from that anchor baby pit viper, Malicious Malkintent. She doesn't fact check very well, and doesn't really care, as long as she can spit her venom on some gullible fool. Unless you're talking about dear Ol Uncle Ronnie Raygun and his Veep's less gifted son, Dubya, in that case, I agree. They were scandalous and nobrainers: Iranscam, Contragate, Ollie North, Halliburton, Enron, the Plame Game.
As to the deficit, President Obama added in the $2 Trillion that Dubya ran up in Continuing Resolutions to fund is ill-gotten war and he added in the cost of the stimulus and bailout packages. You will find that Little Ronnie and Dubya are the biggest deficit spenders in history. They also gave money shamelessly to their rich friend through taxcuts. Your wages went down during their terms, but they convinced you that you were better off by waving the flag and invoking God. Really, you should be ashamed that you are so easily duped by such stupid men....because face it, they weren't the sharpest tools in the shed, they were run by smarter men who stood behind them.
Glenn, would you please forward information to me about how I can join one of the far left conspiracies? I'm feeling very left out. I keep moving further and further to the left, and no one ever contacts me about joining.
Thanks, Peets101
But wait, I thought Glenn Beck was CRAZY for saying our Government is pushing some kind of Progressive ajenda...right?
Yet, the Government is doing exactly what is being outlined in a book that is hailed as a "tool for victory" by those who want a Progressive change.
HMMMM!!!
Ignore your preconceptions on what you think Glenn Beck is about. Look at this situation objectively, and tell me if there is another way of looking at it.