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Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck facing axe

Dr_Patrick said:
Actually, no. It really means I don't care about Glenn Beck. If I cared, you'd see me getting up in arms about the guy. I don't.

Or, silly me, you could quit your baiting and trolling attempts and actually discuss to topic at hand.
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Poor Patrick. Don't get fussy now.

No, it really means you care. Use the proper grammar and you won't look ignorant.

You COULDN'T care less, is what you mean.

Just because the world is full of ignorant fools who wouldn't know a how to use a semicolon if their life depended on it, doesn't mean you need to join their ranks.

If you want to clearly elucidate your thoughts, then do so.
 
Ed Gein said:
Poor Patrick. Don't get fussy now.

No, it really means you care. Use the proper grammar and you won't look ignorant.

You COULDN'T care less, is what you mean.

Just because the world is full of ignorant fools who wouldn't know a how to use a semicolon if their life depended on it, doesn't mean you need to join their ranks.

If you want to clearly elucidate your thoughts, then do so.
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I don't care about your views on my grammar. It has absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand. Again, please try to stay on topic. Is it that difficult?
 
Barbbtx said:
Why do liberals spend so much time trying to silence conservatives? That's all I want to know. Without an explanation I'm left to assume they only believe in speech they agree with.
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Conservatives and liberals are in opposition to one another. They challenge one another's arguments. And in times of particularly heated partisanship, like now, they attack one another's institutions.

To me, most partisan are burning one another's bridges and then pointing at the other side and shouting: "They burned my bridge!!"

In short, conservatives are every bit as guilty as liberals of trying to "silence the opposition." Senate Bill 5, for example, could be cast in that light.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
I don't care about your views on my grammar. It has absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand. Again, please try to stay on topic. Is it that difficult?
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Curious why you continue the issue then. You should also understand, it is not my "view" of your grammar, it is the truth.

Just trying to help. If you want to be heard, speak with power and precision, then your argument will be unimpeachable except for the issue itself which is open to debate.
 
BCR said:
Wouldn't a fall in viewers be expected? I'm sure he lost viewers simply because mid-term elections are finished which led to a loss in interest. I'd like him off the air but there is no way, his ratings will pick back up come early to mid 2012.
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I expect the gains in the last election will calm some of the fervor. Remeber, conservatives, who generally favor the Republican party, were almost entirely disenfranchised after 2008, with Democrats controlling all three branches of the federal government. The pushback last Novermber was substantial, which I expect to have a moderating effect (at least I hope). Add to that an economic recovery and populist voices like Beck's could have less appeal.
 
Ed Gein said:
Curious why you continue the issue then. You should also understand, it is not my "view" of your grammar, it is the truth.

Just trying to help. If you want to be heard, speak with power and precision, then your argument will be unimpeachable except for the issue itself which is open to debate.
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You brought it up in the first place, Ed. I don't give a **** about your views on grammar or your corrections of my posts. I care about the topic at hand and discussing it. If you are going to reply to my post, it should probably have something to do with what I'm discussing. When you start critiquing my posting style you come off as a troll. I really don't need tips from you on how to discuss and debate things. Considering that you are a newbie here, you really are in no position to be lecturing anyone on that.
 
Ed Gein said:
Curious why you continue the issue then. You should also understand, it is not my "view" of your grammar, it is the truth.

Just trying to help. If you want to be heard, speak with power and precision, then your argument will be unimpeachable except for the issue itself which is open to debate.
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Moderator's Warning:
This thread is on Glen Beck and Fox News, NOT the grammar of one of our members. Stay on topic.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
You brought it up in the first place, Ed. I don't give a **** about your views on grammar or your corrections of my posts. I care about the topic at hand and discussing it. If you are going to reply to my post, it should probably have something to do with what I'm discussing. When you start critiquing my posting style you come off as a troll. I really don't need tips from you on how to discuss and debate things. Considering that you are a newbie here, you really are in no position to be lecturing anyone on that.
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Wow, that was a lot of hot air.

All I'm trying to to tell you is, using incorrect grammar makes you appear either stupid, or ignorant, neither of which is likely true. Further, in this regard, your entire thought is negated simply because you use an improper phrase. A phrase, by the way, which makes no sense to even say when used incorrectly. To say, I could care less, is less useful than saying nothing at all.

Nice chatting with you, Patrick.
 
Aa a grammarian like yourself is aware, precise use of language helps clarify subtleties of meaning. So let me aid you in your pursuit of excellence:

Ed Gein said:
Curious why you continue the issue then.
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This sentence lacks competent and complete structure. It is acceptable in casual usage, but in proper grammar, a subject should be included: "It is curious that you would continue the issue then."

You should also understand it is not my "view" of your grammar, it is the truth.
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Two complete clauses combined in one sentence without a conjunction calls for use of a semi-colon: "You should also understand that it is not my "view" of your grammar; it is the truth."

Just trying to help. If you want to be heard, speak with power and precision, then your argument will be unimpeachable except for the issue itself which is open to debate.
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Personally, I would choose a period instead of a comma after "precision," but I can live with it. However, the word which sets off a nonessential clause, which calls for a comma. You've confused the proper punctuation between essential and non-essential clauses: "... the issue itself, which is open to debate."

If you'd like me to clarify, I'm happy to to. I'm always ready to teach a neophyte with an interest in proper grammar.
 
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^^^there was a recent Mod smackdown, so as much as I would love to engage in further chit chat, I shall heed the enforcers.
 
Really?

Prove to us that Freedom Of Speech excludes Beck.

I will get some popcorn, this should be good.

Hatuey said:
... do you have a clue as to what 'freedom of speech' actually entails? For somebody who follows a constitutional wannabe whore like Beck, I find it very revealing that you don't know what the first amendment is about.
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Barbbtx said:
Why do liberals spend so much time trying to silence conservatives? That's all I want to know. Without an explanation I'm left to assume they only believe in speech they agree with.
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Being happy that a million people have rejected him as a source of news does not equate to "silencing" him.
 
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Barbbtx said:
You can find that information here. It's a whole website dedicated to silencing Glenn Beck. Freedom of speech be damned. Or as they will say, they are just exercising their free speech by trying to shut someone else up with boycotts and smears.

StopBeck.com: Home of Stop Glenn Beck Effort «
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Hatuey said:
... do you have a clue as to what 'freedom of speech' actually entails? For somebody who follows a constitutional wannabe whore like Beck, I find it very revealing that you don't know what the first amendment is about.
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If the average liberal weenie really cared about America, freedom of speech, etc, then they would agree that this should apply to Glenn Beck...

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
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VanceMack said:
As a conservative type...I can tell you that if it werent for the people posting their daily OHMIGODIVELOSTMY****INGMINDOVERGLENNBECK threads Id never even see his name.
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That's because you're sane. There are a few conservatives on this thread that can't take a crap without consulting Glenn Beck to do their thinking for them.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Nobody is trying to silence your boy. Being happy that a million people have rejected him as a source of news does not equate to "silencing" him.
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Noticed that you bought the rhetoric and ignored the actual ratings. Currently Beck averages close to 2 million a day and if he lost a million viewers that would put him in O'Reilly's category and we know that isn't true. Neilson is the keeper of the ratings and there is no evidence that he lost a million viewers.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
That's because you're sane. There are a few conservatives on this thread that can't take a crap without consulting Glenn Beck to do their thinking for them.
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That is a typical liberal response to anyone that disagrees with you. What makes you such an expert on Beck's program since I doubt you would "waste your time" watching him?
 
Whovian said:
If the average liberal weenie really cared about America, freedom of speech, etc, then they would agree that this should apply to Glenn Beck...
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He has every right to say what he thinks. But, 1/3 of his listeners have voted with their feet and stopped listening. I approve of capitalism and free market economics. :) He can start saying it on the street corner down the street, with a sandwich board on his chest that says "The end is near."
 
The position of the weak is to attack those with whom they disagree.

Now, you do realize that your "opinion" in no way constitutes a "fact" about anything, don't you?

Because as of yet, thats ALL you've brought to this thread.

Catz Part Deux said:
That's because you're sane. There are a few conservatives on this thread that can't take a crap without consulting Glenn Beck to do their thinking for them.
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Conservative said:
That is a typical liberal response to anyone that disagrees with you. What makes you such an expert on Beck's program since I doubt you would "waste your time" watching him?
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Exactly how many episodes of the Glenn Beck show would I need to watch in order to know that he's a haphazard and slipshod "scholar" who promulgates sloppily researched information driven by ridiculously paranoid hyperbole?

Mellie asked several of us to watch a couple of his episodes last year. I watched them in their entirety, did some research on his guests, and realized that Glenn Beck wouldn't know a fact if it took a crap on his face.

Beyond that, I've read several transcripts of his shows, posted a point by point analysis of his 9/12 principles on this forum, and paid a lot of attention to his 9/12 rally last year. I consider that sufficient.

If you don't, tough ****.
 
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Amazed said:
The position of the weak is to attack those with whom they disagree.

Now, you do realize that your "opinion" in no way constitutes a "fact" about anything, don't you?

Because as of yet, thats ALL you've brought to this thread.
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The fact that I brought to this thread is that his viewership has dropped by 1/3 (1 million people). That's the only fact I needed to bring, bro-ski.
 
(smile) I've already shown you he was right about Soro's and the 12th Imam....oh yes, he still has twice the viewers of anyone on MSNBC...I've been atching the Left go on about him getting booted off the air for 2 years, he's still here Bro.

Catz Part Deux said:
The fact that I brought to this thread is that his viewership has dropped by 1/3 (1 million people). That's the only fact I needed to bring, bro-ski.
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Amazed said:
(smile) I've already shown you he was right about Soro's and the 12th Imam....oh yes, he still has twice the viewers of anyone on MSNBC...I've been atching the Left go on about him getting booted off the air for 2 years, he's still here Bro.
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Yes, I find the beck-swillers so convincing as sources.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
He has every right to say what he thinks. But, 1/3 of his listeners have voted with their feet and stopped listening. I approve of capitalism and free market economics. :) He can start saying it on the street corner down the street, with a sandwich board on his chest that says "The end is near."
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I hope he chooses the corner opposite Olbermann... that would be interesting.
 
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