Beck's charts by the numbers
A year ago, Glenn Beck rolled out the first in a long series of increasingly bizarre blackboard scrawls and graphics intended to link President Obama and the progressive movement to extremists and dictators and otherwise illustrate Beck's conspiratorial worldview. Throughout the year, he has used chalk, markers, and Fox News' graphics department to bring his theories to life. Media Matters for America has reviewed Beck's charts and detailed them below by the numbers.
"[S]ometimes I feel like Russell Crowe from A Beautiful Mind trying to lay it out for you."
-- Glenn Beck, September 23, 2009
Beck's charts visualized
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Administration Officials
Most mentions: President Obama (35)
Other notable current and former administration officials:
Alan Solomont
Aneesh Chopra (2)
Anita Dunn (5)
Ben Bernanke (2)
Brian Deese
Buffy Wicks (3)
Cass Sunstein (5)
David Axelrod
Ezekiel Emmanuel (2)
Hilda Solis
Jackie Norris
Joe Biden (4)
John Holdren (6)
Julius Genachowski (2)
Kathleen Sebelius (3)
Mark Lloyd (6)
Mark Patterson
Michelle Obama
Peter Orszag (2)
Rahm Emmanuel (5)
Robert Gibbs (2)
Tim Geithner (9)
Valerie Jarrett (7)
Van Jones
(27)
Yosi Sargent
(4)
Current and Former Democratic Officials (Not in the Administration)
Most mentions: Barney Frank (6)
Other notable current and former officials:
Andrew Cuomo
Bill Clinton (4)
Bill Daley
Bill Richardson (2)
Charlie Rangel (3)
David Paterson
Dick
Gephardt
Jimmy Carter (2)
Kevin Johnson
Nancy Pelosi (5)
Phil Angelides
Ted Kennedy
Tom Daschle (3)
Progressive Groups
Most mentions: ACORN (25)
Other groups that have
appeared:
AFL-CIO
Apollo Alliance
(10)
Bay Area Police Watch
Black Farmers USA
Center for American Progress (5)
Ella Baker Center
Fund for the Public Interest
Greenpeace
Health Care for America
Now (4)
League of Conservation Voters
PRLDF
Progressive Future
Progressives for Obama
Roots Against War (RAW)
SEIU (19)
Sierra Club (2)
STORM (2)
Tides Foundation (4)
UAW
United Steelworkers (2)
Workforce Development Institute
Progressives
Most mentions:
John Podesta (10)
Other notable progressives:
Andy Stern (8)
Bertha Lewis (2)
Carl Davidson
Carl Pope (2)
Dale Rathke (4)
Ed Whitacre
Franklin Roosevelt
George Soros (7)
Heather Booth
Herb and Marion Sandler
Leo Gerard
Paul Booth
Paul Krugman
Peter Singer
Robert Creamer (4)
Sonia
Sotomayor (2)
Susan
Crawford (4)
Wade Rathke (7)
Other Conspirators
Bill
Ayers (11)
Che Guevera (4)
Frances Fox Piven (2)
Hugo Chavez
(5)
Jeff Jones (11)
Jeremiah
Wright (2)
Mao Zedong (5)
Richard Andrew Cloward
Saul Alinsky
(4)
Countries
China
France
Germany
Switzerland
United Kingdom
From various editions of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
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Hopefully, he will burn out soon. He's dangerous.
I'm sure he'll burn out as soon as there's a Republican in office.
Beck was a loon when there was a Republican in the White House and the Republicans held the majorities in both houses. You are ascribing political ideology to someone who has none.
Anyway, I see that media matters posted his charts but provides nothing to refute his claims. If they have in the past, they might want to link their evidence.
"A = B" is not a claim. "A = B because C" is. He does not make an intelligent argument, so there is no intelligent argument to make in reply.
And, yes, i am certain he knows he is doing it. Then he says, as you do: "debate with me". He's not interested in debate.
Surely OPMMAFA (Only Progressive Media Matters For America) actually tried to refute the messages behind the illustration. It is telling that they chose not to.
And it is simply too much trouble to use the search feature in the upper right-hand corner of your computer screen.
My objections to him have nothing to do with political ideology . . . I truly believe that he has none.
As for his books . . . I live in one of the most conservative areas in the country [seriously, according to voting records] . . . Beck's books [and all other books written by the so-called "conservative" hate talkers] gather dust on the shelves and usually end up, after a few months, on the bargain book racks. Even at our local Wal-Mart, his books don't sell. The reason that these books go on the NYT bestseller list is because of bulk sales. Places like World Net Daily, NewsMax, etc, buy very large quantities of these books and offer them at cost to their readers.
I'm not sure why you mentioned the Edwards . . . I think John Edwards is lower than pondscum and have never liked him.
You are conflating "dems" and "reps" with political ideology. Not the same thing. As I said, I don't think Beck has a political ideology. His only interest is self-promotion.
Books, the point was that his books get to the top and stay there longer than most any other books around, except for Palin's. And that despite the lack of coverage or publicity from mainstreet media, which bent over backwards to cover the Edwardses' books. Only point. Believe me, I am from his state and I am as embarrassed as anyone.
You may be right about dems and reps. Still infer from what he says that he leans libertarian.
To be honest, the more mainstream you are, the dumber your content must be.
Need me to cite facts?
1. Jersey Shore
2. Road Rules
3. Daisy of Love
Do I need to go on?
You are ignoring the REASON that Beck and Palin's books "get to the top." It's called BULK SALES. Pretend conservative groups buy these books in bulk and basically give them out for free. That's why O'Reilly's books are best sellers. He gives one away EVERY NIGHT to a viewer and then gives copies to the troops. Someone has to buy those books. A great example of bulk sale induces "best sellers" is the Rick Warren book, "A Purpose Driven Life." It broke all kinds of records. Why? Because they marketed the books to churches as "teaching tools." Churches were given plans on how to utilize the books for small group meetings. Our church alone bought enough that every man, woman and child in our church got a free copy and they encouraged the members to hand out copies to their friends. Our church membership is over 3000 people. I personally received 8 copies of the book . . . Free. Just about every single church in our city and there are HUNDREDS participated in this promotion. The promotion was nationwide. Personally, I got to Chapter Three and was disgusted. Anyway, that's what happens with Beck's books and Palin's books. As I said, nobody in my very conservative city is buying this garbage. If we aren't buying it, I doubt very many other individuals are, either.
I will say again, I doubt Beck ascribed to any political ideology. He has no concept or knowledge of most of the political ideologies and philosophies he speaks of . . . he's just a Zoo Radio DJ with a good gig. He's going to ride it as long as he can.
Also if those channels are left on for hours in a row, they get a higher weight in the ratings. If you watch 10 mins of CNN it gets a small number, but if you watch a full day of faux on only one tv, it gets a larger weight number even though it should be the same number of viewers. (I looked all that up because I wanted to find out about this and I hate that I go into businesses with TV on but most only show faux, it made me think that must be an influence, and it is.) So every time someone brags about those shows ratings, 1) they are probably not true actual viewers but may be more about time left on and 2) they come nowhere near the numbers of the "nightly news shows". Nothing to brag about there!
That makes how much they influence people with their propaganda that much scarier, because that is actually how propaganda works. And way too many people spout those talking points and I can't even argue facts because they dismiss them out of hand.
CNN/HLN: 99.098 million HHs
CNBC: 96.78 million HHs
FNC: 96.26 million HHs
MSNBC: 92.64 million HHs
More people watch FoxNews than watch CNN, HLN and MSNBC combined.
The true numbers are:
FNC - 102 M (Fox website)
CNN/HLN - 93 M ("Deal Magazine")
CNBC - 84 M (Nielsen)
MSNBC - 78 M (NBC website)
*all numbers from 2009
Your numbers are too ridiculously close to be true and ignore that two years ago the MSNBC channel was moved by most providers into "pay tier" status.
That people are enthralled by charts and drawings...shouldn't surprise anyone. This is a largely visual nation, looking for the next gratifying image. Apparently we need only for something to have a true sound but not a true quality, if you're catching my drift. It needs only sound good enough, not actually be true.
Beck thrives through this.
Insofar as i listen to Beck, i do listen very carefully. And i repeat: he does not make arguments, he makes baseless allegations. Based on this argument, i do not believe he is interested in debate, but rather in in sensationalism and ratings.
It also seems you don't read carefully either.
Me: Insofar as i listen to Beck, i do listen very carefully.
You: ...that you actually do listen (I assume to Beck) very carefully.
I made a statement. You don't need to make an assumption.
Finally: "To the remainder of your response, mainstreet media has had great opportunities to question him..." What does that have to do with any part of my response?
By the way, on the one chalkboard with 8% on one side and 10% on the other - why did he draw a penis with 3 testicles? Anyone know that one?
investment by teacher over lifetime of career and a
$3.8M payout over retirement.
2. CA's 3@50 retirement plan where you retire at 50
and get 3% x (years_of_service) annually forever.
Beck says they are both unsustainable.
Do any of you think this is sustainable? Is Beck wrong?
Also, rather than use words like Loon and wing-nut, why don't you discuss an issue. Why do you attack people rather than discuss the "Facts" of the issues? mmfa is known for it's name calling and ad hominem attacks -- you could change that to real discussions of issues.
Finally, "facts" are only facts when you state them, they are verifiable and people agree on the interpretation of the words.
I do love the way you pretend as if facts are fluid and depend on the interpretation of words. Beautiful Becker defense. And, are you actually defending Beck by blasting ad hominem attacks? Clearly, you do not actually listen to Beck then. His stock and trade is ad hominem attacks. Do I need to link to some for you?
How anybody can make your claim is beyond me. It could be a result of deceit, a lack of awareness, or just coincidence. Im guessing that you know that name calling is rampant among conservative circles since you defend Beck, so that leaves us with the fact that you are being deceitful while feigning ignorance and claiming the "morale high ground"
And to your examples, I believe MikeHuck asked for evidence to his claims, not the claims themselves.
ie Beck says the CA 3@50 retirement plan (followed by your description) is unsustainable. Here is why (Show an income statement or something). Here is where I found the information.
Oh and facts (Ill specify and say current facts) are always facts. Yes they need to be verified.
Communicating those facts involves stating a message in a clear and precise manner in order to convey the same meaning to all parties involved (I think that is what you meant to say. Just being clear).
As for refuting his claims . . . they are simply unfounded, undocumented accusations and rants designed to feed into the paranoia of his faithful followers. For instance, a couple of weeks ago, his tangent was on the Ph.D. program in America. It was pure, unadulterated BS. He had Woodrow Wilson bringing the program in from those Godless Germans. In reality, the first Ph.D.s were conferred in this country when Woodrow Wilson was about 5 years old. If you were listening and you didn't look it up, you'd probably have believed his BS. Based upon your posts, you do. Why on earth would you take, at face value, historical information from a man who may or may not have even graduated from high school, unknown? Beck is no scholar and he's not even very bright. He's simply a Zoo Radio DJ who got a good gig and he's milking it for all the money and attention he can get before people finally wise up. My objections to Beck have nothing to do with political ideology. I just dislike lying.
Have a good one, unknown.
You have a good weekend as well.
Arrows drawn between things on a chalkboard do not a correlation make.
You obviously have not watched him. He blames politicians of both parties for the sorry shape we are in.
His political ideology is the Constitution you dumb F*****. Have you ever seen a program with the quotes he screens after every commercial?
"Question Boldly". G. Washington
"Hold to the truth", T Jefferson
"Speak without fear", M.L. King
Loon? I think not. Excessive concern for our Country, yes maybe so.
We sane, thoughtful people can only hope for a similar outcome/implosion by Beck, though if stating he believed the president has a "deep seated hatred of white people" was not enough, I wonder what would be?
Take this as a shot across your bow, Lefty. You might be able to out-chart O'Really, but you're going to have to step it up if you expect to reach Blecch's level in inane chart-making.
I'll never be able to touch him as far as quantity, but I can give it my best shot as far as inanity. I have my work cut out for me.
Hate to have to point this out, though. It looks like Woodrow Wilson was forgotten to be included in the above lists. I'm pretty sure Beck mentioned (and demeaned) him a few times. Or maybe he doesn't count?
Ingredients:
- 1 motor-mouthed, abusive, self-centered, bible-thumping hypocrite
- 5,000 gallons various distilled alcoholic beverages
- 300 kilograms various drugs (equal parts illegal and prescription)
Directions:
1 - thoroughly soak hypocrite's brain in beverages and drugs for 20 years
2 - while soaking, thoroughly indoctrinate with Christian cult - the weirder the better
3 - locate right-wing, extremist broadcast network president employed by power-crazed multi-billionaire
4 - represent chemically-addled motor-mouth as part of "Fair and Balanced" programming
And now everyone can join in with The Glenn Beck Blackboard Challenge.
There is a blank blackboard like the one above to which you can add your own paranoid message.
That one is a classic.
It's just a matter of time before those fellows in the white coats will be wanting to haul him off.
I watch his show daily and listen to his radio program whenever I get a chance.
Last I checked he hasn't called anyone a bigot or a sexist unless he can back up the claim .unfortunately you on the left hate him because he actually shows progressives in a true sense liars, elitists, bigots and sexists.
Your double standard is outrageous and shameful. Because he calls you on the issues and makes people think for themselves. Instead of getting a shiver up his leg or forgetting he was black for an hour .dissent with government is a good thing a patriotic ritual that we in the U.S. should all practice
But to blindly cheerlead for a politician is wrong and to critic a politician without facts is also wrong.
Unfortunately he does provide facts and sound bites that enrage the left .because they are true looking them up! I have and 98% of those facts check out so what’s the problem?
Good reporting Glenn Keep it UP
Beck makes outrageous connections and now claims that he has a plan. If his plan is so important for the country, when is he going to release it to save us from our own government. If the situation is so dire, where is this plan?
Beck says he is neither republican or democrat. Is it because he does commentary on the fox news channel that he is neither republican or democrat since fox is fair and balanced?
I don't have a problem so much with opinions, since every political comentater expresses opinions. Beck does not have a logical progression from facts to his assertions. His disdain for facts and logic make his opinions useless.
Unfortunately, logic and facts don't apparently register well with Beck's audience either. The constitution, the founders, and the Declaration of Independence are not general guides on what thoughts and actions are allowed for Beck but rather justification that his points of views are the only ones that matter.
It is exasperating to hear how popular he is.
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The Midnight Review
There goes a restful night for me. Sheesh.
Libruls are the only people who get erections? Is that what your mother told you?
He should have stayed at his job just to tick the wingnuts off.
Has Beck lied or told untruths?
Are his facts wrong?
Maybe his conclusions are off base, but at least they are based on facts. So go after his conclusions using the same facts or bring in new facts he overlooked.
After all he was alone in bringingt out the Van Jones debacle, yet he stuck to his guns.
So he has the courage of his convictions and factual evidence to back him up.
Can you do better without resorting to stupid name calling?
Of course his out and out lies are irratating too. The most famous recent one... Van Jones never said he was an "avowed communists"; this is just a lie but in these uneducated times if you tell a lie long enough and loud enough some will believe you. A pity. (By the way Al Gore never said he invented the internet either; see how this works.)
The best thing about the 1st amendment to the constitution is that it allows one to show your stupidity by the use of your own mouth. Glen is well on the way to exposing himself.
Woodrew Wilson the liberal boogie man; does anyone else find this as funny as I do?
The most disappointing thing about people in the tea party movement and on so-called conservative talk shows (they aren't real conservatives) is that when they disagree with someone they automatically call that person a commie (no lesson learned from Joe McCarthy I guess). I know it is frustrating when the facts do not back up your argument but lies and name calling do not help to battle the problems that this country faces. Hopefully, these people will grow up and be part of the soulution instead of the problem. For these tea partyers to suggest that they are the only patriots is insulting and for them to suggest that their INTERPRETATION of the Constitution is the only valid one is laughable. Their attempt to co-opt the founding fathers is also laughable, should someone tell Glen that our founding fathers were the most PROGRESSIVE political movement in history. Someone should also tell him that T. Jefferson refered to himself as a humanist (what today would be an atheist) and B. Franklin described himself as an agnostic. Context Glen context.
Since 76 advertisers have already pulled ad revenue from his program hopefully Glen and his bs have very little time left.
Peace
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Randy
Ray Finkle's room = Glenn Beck chalkboard