Beck on being a white Christian who “loves America”: “I just can't win”

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On the April 2 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck claimed that "[c]onservatives get no respect" and asserted that he “can't win” because he is “American[],” “white,” “Christian,” and “conservative.” He said: "[I]f you are a white human that loves America and happens to be a Christian, forget about it, Jack. You are the only one that doesn't have a political action committee for you." He also said: “I mean, I was talking about it with my family yesterday. I said, 'I'm tired of being the least popular person in the world,' ” adding, “We're Americans. Nobody likes Americans. We're Americans, so the world hates us. But then inside of America, we love America -- and that's becoming more and more unpopular.” Beck also said that being “Christian[]” is “not popular anymore” and went on to say, “I've got to find one thing that I agree with the rest of the world on, I guess. I'm tired of being in that group.”

In addition to his daily radio show, Beck hosts an evening program on CNN Headline News and has been hired as a commentator for ABC's Good Morning America.

From the April 2 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

BECK: I mean, I was talking about it with my family yesterday. I said, "I'm tired of being the least popular person in the world." I said look at our family. We're Americans. Nobody likes Americans. We're Americans, so the world hates us. But then inside of America, we love America -- and that's becoming more and more unpopular. So, we're not popular with Americans.

Then we're Christians. That's not popular anymore. But not only are we Christians, we're Mormons. So, we're not even liked by the Christians. I just -- I'm white. I'm human. There are a lot of environmentalists that don't like humans, but within the humans that accept humans, I'm white.

The majority of humans don't like whites. I mean, I just can't win. You can't win. And why is it? Because if you are a white human that loves America and happens to be a Christian, forget about it, Jack. You are the only one that doesn't have a political action committee for you.

God forbid, I forgot that I'm also a conservative. I'm a conservative, which is not popular in America, but I'm a conservative that doesn't like the Republicans. I can't win! I've got to find one thing that I agree with, you know, the rest of the world on, I guess. I'm tired of being in that group. Conservatives get no respect.