Campaign to Pull Glenn Beck Off the Air Gains Momentum, Here and Abroad

CaptainObvious · Feb 19, 2010

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Belief in the constitution using hate-speech, fear mongering, racism, sexism?

Few Glenn Beck quotes

African-American is a bogus, PC, made-up term. I mean, thatâs not a race. Your ancestry is from Africa and now you live in America. Ok so you were brought over â either your family was brought over through the slave trade or you were born here and your family emigrated here or whatever but that is not a race.

âCan you spare some change? Have you ever been asked this by some random panhandler? A good response is âSorry, I only carry hundreds.â It gets em every time.â

âIf anyone doesnât know what shared sacrifice means, itâs the poor because they are never asked to pay for anythingâ

âPalin/Beck? Ridiculousâ¦I was just thinking, what Iâm gonna take backseat to a chick? While youâre at it, go shoot a bear! Make some stew! Iâm hungry in here.â

You self-centered, self-righteous, socialist, out-of-control, dangerous, man-hating bitch. Shut your mouth. We might have bought into this crap in the 1960s because too many people were doing LSD. Weâre not on LSD anymore. You need to start making sense.

âUgly people, if youâre a guy, you can get past it. I donât think you can as an ugly woman.â Adding, âyouâve got a double-cross, because if youâre an ugly woman, youâre probably a progressive as well.â

Let's take'em one at a time.
1. African American a made up PC term? I agree, it's not a race and it is a PC tool for the race baiters.
2.Response to panhandlers, I only carry hundreds. Insensative and out of touch.
3.Shared sacrifice and poor don't pay for anything. Insensative and out of touch.
4.Palin/Beck. It's called humor. Those looking to be offended will be offended. Get a life.
5.Self centered, self rightous, socialist, man hating bicth...Don't know who he was talking about, but he was probably right.
6. Ugly men get a pass while ugly women don't. Absolutley true! Women that look less than perfect have a much more difficult time in their career than men do. Looks count for far more than they should! They shouldn't, but they do.

Ricter · Feb 19, 2010

Quote from hermit:

Belief in the constitution using hate-speech, fear mongering, racism, sexism?

Few Glenn Beck quotes

African-American is a bogus, PC, made-up term. I mean, thatâs not a race. Your ancestry is from Africa and now you live in America. Ok so you were brought over â either your family was brought over through the slave trade or you were born here and your family emigrated here or whatever but that is not a race.

âCan you spare some change? Have you ever been asked this by some random panhandler? A good response is âSorry, I only carry hundreds.â It gets em every time.â

âIf anyone doesnât know what shared sacrifice means, itâs the poor because they are never asked to pay for anythingâ

âPalin/Beck? Ridiculousâ¦I was just thinking, what Iâm gonna take backseat to a chick? While youâre at it, go shoot a bear! Make some stew! Iâm hungry in here.â

You self-centered, self-righteous, socialist, out-of-control, dangerous, man-hating bitch. Shut your mouth. We might have bought into this crap in the 1960s because too many people were doing LSD. Weâre not on LSD anymore. You need to start making sense.

âUgly people, if youâre a guy, you can get past it. I donât think you can as an ugly woman.â Adding, âyouâve got a double-cross, because if youâre an ugly woman, youâre probably a progressive as well.â

I watched Beck just once and didn't care for it, but I will say that those quotes are funny, if only in an Archie Bunker kind of way.

hermit · Feb 19, 2010

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Let's take'em one at a time.
1. African American a made up PC term? I agree, it's not a race and it is a PC tool for the race baiters.
2.Response to panhandlers, I only carry hundreds. Insensative and out of touch.
3.Shared sacrifice and poor don't pay for anything. Insensative and out of touch.
4.Palin/Beck. It's called humor. Those looking to be offended will be offended. Get a life.
5.Self centered, self rightous, socialist, man hating bicth...Don't know who he was talking about, but he was probably right.
6. Ugly men get a pass while ugly women don't. Absolutley true! Women that look less than perfect have a much more difficult time in their career than men do. Looks count for far more than they should! They shouldn't, but they do.

The question is not whether they are true or false, since they are opinions and not facts but whether its indecent or insensitive.

Hello · Feb 19, 2010

I find it funny you find that rude seeing as how you are most likely white, once again media matters has taken a situation out of context for you. When he said this he was talking to a bunch of black conservatives, and it was in fact one of the black conservatives who started in on this topic, and started complaining about all of the politically correct garbage which comes from the left. If you would have seen what he said in its entirety it makes more sense, he also said "I don't call my self a german american" and what he said makes sense, funny how an all black crowd agreed with Beck on this. But partisan guys such as yourself once again chop quotes, take stuff out of context all to incite anger against this guy.

I can not say anything about the other quotes because i did not see those, but i assume he was being sarcastic in a lot of cases, as he jokes around on his show all the time.

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I don't consider it racist, I consider it rude.

Ricter · Feb 19, 2010

Quote from Hello:

I find it funny you find that rude seeing as how you are most likely white, once again media matters has taken a situation out of context for you. When he said this he was talking to a bunch of black conservatives, and it was in fact one of the black conservatives who started in on this topic, and started complaining about all of the politically correct garbage which comes from the left. If you would have seen what he said in its entirety it makes more sense, he also said "I don't call my self a german american" and what he said makes sense, funny how an all black crowd agreed with Beck on this. But partisan guys such as yourself once again chop quotes, take stuff out of context all to incite anger against this guy.

I can not say anything about the other quotes because i did not see those, but i assume he was being sarcastic in a lot of cases, as he jokes around on his show all the time.

"German American" is not a socioeconomic minority group. It's only utility is at Oktoberfest.

hermit · Feb 19, 2010

Quote from Hello:

I find it funny you find that rude seeing as how you are most likely white, once again media matters has taken a situation out of context for you. When he said this he was talking to a bunch of black conservatives, and it was in fact one of the black conservatives who started in on this topic, and started complaining about all of the politically correct garbage which comes from the left. If you would have seen what he said in its entirety it makes more sense, he also said "I don't call my self a german american" and what he said makes sense, funny how an all black crowd agreed with Beck on this. But partisan guys such as yourself once again chop quotes, take stuff out of context all to incite anger against this guy.

I can not say anything about the other quotes because i did not see those, but i assume he was being sarcastic in a lot of cases, as he jokes around on his show all the time.

So criticizing a TV show host who gets paid 2 million a year by a media conglomerate owned by an Australian makes me a partisan? Basically I should gobble down everything the guy says and the parts that are offensive should be considered a joke. Got that now.

bugscoe · Feb 19, 2010

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So criticizing a TV show host who gets paid 2 million a year by a media conglomerate owned by an Australian makes me a partisan? Basically I should gobble down everything the guy says and the parts that are offensive should be considered a joke. Got that now.

When will Beck be off the air?

And, when will you start your campaign against Olbermann?

Scataphagos · Feb 19, 2010

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When will Beck be off the air?

And, when will you start your campaign against Olbermann?

Can't respond to "hermit", as I have him on ignore. But I wonder what he considers "offensive"?

I'm a Beck watcher, and I've yet to hear ANYTHING offensive (but then, I'm all in favor of The Constitution, Limited Government, Fair Taxes, Fiscal Responsibility... that crap) ... beyond his sometimes annoying theatrics.

But factually and conceptually, he's spot on.

Ricter · Feb 19, 2010

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Can't respond to "hermit", as I have him on ignore. But I wonder what he considers "offensive"?

I'm a Beck watcher, and I've yet to hear ANYTHING offensive (but then, I'm all in favor of The Constitution, Limited Government, Fiscal Responsibility... that crap) ... beyond his sometimes annoying theatrics.

But factually and conceptually, he's spot on.

You honestly cannot see how a member of one the groups he mentions in his jokes (I admit some of them are funny) might find the joke offensive? I mean, I can see how you personally are not offended, but no other people?

bugscoe · Feb 19, 2010

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You honestly cannot see how a member of one the groups he mentions in his jokes (I admit some of them are funny) might find the joke offensive? I mean, I can see how you personally are not offended, but no other people?

and Olbermann?