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Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck facing axe

liblady said:
if there's no phrase as a "god card"...there should be one. beck plays it all the time.
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Does it bother you to hear someone confident, and secure in their faith speak about it?


j-mac
 
Jetboogieman said:
You have some issues bro, some serious issues...

I don't know what your beef with me is...

But I suggest you take some therapy when it comes to your fear of communists and marxists, for they have no hold in the US.
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It's just another neo Nazi conspiracy theory in the fine American tradition of the John Birch society. Look how Goldman Sachs are part of the "radical usurper's" agenda (which George Bush is a party to as well!).

Stand back. Take a deep breath. Beck is a crank who mixes populist prejudice with end of days paranoia. Those who support him are like flat earthers: they have zero credibility. It's just a shame the contamination has spread so wide but I think you will find the American people are largely immune to such nonsense.
 
j-mac said:
Does it bother you to hear someone confident, and secure in their faith speak about it?


j-mac
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Trollery. Of course if the faith is paranoid nonsense then it should bother all sane and rational people. Do we need to make a list of all the nutters who are/were confident and secure in their faith?
 
Plato said:
Trollery. Of course if the faith is paranoid nonsense then it should bother all sane and rational people. Do we need to make a list of all the nutters who are/were confident and secure in their faith?
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For example:
Hitler
Mussolini
Timothy McVeigh
Osama Bin Laden
Scott Roeder (George Tiller's murderer)
Anyone who called for the death of the Danish Cartoonist who drew Mohammed
The Popes in the Middle Ages
etc.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
You do realize that Glenn Beck's show is a political commentary show and therefore largely opinion-based, right?
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Opinions, that he supports with lies masquerading as facts so people believe him.
 
qwertyuiop said:
Opinions, that he supports with lies masquerading as facts so people believe him.
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I don't think he really cares who believes him. He's a ratings goldmine because of the outrageous things he says, and many fall for it hook, line and sinker.

You give him more credit than he's worth. He is a former zoo crew radio guy, nothing more. The fact that you buy his bull**** enough to be outraged by him is just as bad as the people who buy his bull**** and agree with him wholeheartedly.
 
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Dr_Patrick said:
I don't think he really cares who believes him. He's a ratings goldmine because of the outrageous things he says, and many fall for it hook, line and sinker.
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It's probably more of a combination of both.
 
qwertyuiop said:
It's probably more of a combination of both.
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Ultimately, who cares? His hardcore viewers are going to continue watching him and agreeing with everything he says. Why let yourself fall into the trap of giving a rat's ass about it? If you really want him to fail, stop being outraged by him.

Dedicating a page to his "lies" only gives him legitimacy.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
Ultimately, who cares? His hardcore viewers are going to continue watching him and agreeing with everything he says. Why let yourself fall into the trap of giving a rat's ass about it? If you really want him to fail, stop being outraged by him.

Dedicating a page to his "lies" only gives him legitimacy.
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That is a fair point, but what I am trying to do is to get people to be rational and realize that he is insane.
 
liblady said:
if there's no phrase as a "god card"...there should be one. beck plays it all the time.
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OMGZ! Someone believes in God and isn't afraid to talk about it. *gasp!*
 
qwertyuiop said:
That is a fair point, but what I am trying to do is to get people to be rational and realize that he is insane.
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Even there you are giving him a lot of credit. Does it occur to you that his whole madman thing could be an act? I don't think Ann Coulter is insane either. They are **** stirrers. I think he portrays an insane person because it helps to add to his viewership and the people who are outraged by him. Did you see him when he was on CNN Headline News? His whole thing was completely toned down and nobody gave a **** about the guy. Now that he's on the ratings whore that is Fox News, he has free reign to act as nuts as he wants.
 
Mellie said:
OMGZ! Someone believes in God and isn't afraid to talk about it. *gasp!*
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That's what liberal hate the most. They want religious people to shut the **** up.
 
American said:
That's what liberal hate the most. They want religious people to shut the **** up.
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It's not really religious people. I don't see liberals complaining about hardcore Buddhists. It's more specifically the few Christians who feel like they should try to impose their beliefs on others by trying to get said views legislated. I have absolutely no problem with Christians in general. To each their own.
 
American said:
That's what liberal hate the most. They want religious people to shut the **** up.
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NO, I want those who try and force their religion on others and say those with other beliefs are wrong to shut the **** up
 
qwertyuiop said:
No, what he means is "My bigoted lies are O.K. because its in the Bible."
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It's difficult to understand a non-Beck listener talking about Beck. "Bigoted lies?" Explain.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
It's not really religious people. I don't see liberals complaining about hardcore Buddhists. It's more specifically the few Christians who feel like they should try to impose their beliefs on others by trying to get said views legislated. I have absolutely no problem with Christians in general. To each their own.
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Who does this?
 
qwertyuiop said:
NO, I want those who try and force their religion on others and say those with other beliefs are wrong to shut the **** up
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Me too. But who does this?
 
Mellie said:
Who does this?
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Seriously? For starters, how about the people that try to get prayer in school, the people who try to get gay marriage amendments at a state level and even at a federal level in some cases?
 
Dr_Patrick said:
Seriously? For starters, how about the people that try to get prayer in school, the people who try to get gay marriage amendments at a state level and even at a federal level in some cases?
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Okay. And that has to do with Beck, how? Or does it?
 
Mellie said:
Okay. And that has to do with Beck, how? Or does it?
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It has to do with what American said, and my point about certain Christians trying to legislate their views, which you replied to asking me who does that. A simple look back through the thread could have answered this question for you just as easily.
 
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