Time to Get Rid of Glenn Beck?

Tyranny! Socialism! Nazism! Big-scary-black-guyism!

Am I the only one who feels that this sort of dangerous, offensive and moronic banter has to go? I don't mean 'has to go' as in 'the government should get rid of him', but rather isn't it time FOXNews finally says 'enough is enough.'?

The dangerous this guy is posing is becoming more and more apparent. Unlike, say, violent video games, this guy is advocating rebellion and revolution in real life. That may be fine if, say, he was do so based on evidence and fact. Instead he is a very well payed sophist; a man who will say anything to get a rise from his poorly educated, easily susceptible viewers. This sort of thing has never been seen before on a news network, and for good reason. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Don Imus; none of them can approach the utter insanity that Glenn Beck.

His constant and offensive distortions of the issues have, in one fell-swoop, destroyed the national dialog of America. No longer is this a debate healthcare, it's a debate about Obama wanting to kill your families because he's a communist Hitler who hates old white people. It's a product of Obama derangement syndrome.

So what do you think; does the Beckster have to go?

But, to be fair, he provides good fodder for Jon Stewart
http://mediamatters.org...

Glenn Beck is on a news station that panders to the less educated working class bible belt. He started off as a conservative and a humorist, which is all right, but to give him a show which is advertised as being 100% serious is just misinformation.

The truth is if Fox pulled the show, Beck would claim Obamas administration but Fox news network under pressure, which in turn would have them even more up in arms. There is no easy solution, and any attempt by Fox to quell Beck will result in him leaving and easily getting hired on some other conservative show.

But if the Fox's network expressed any concern with Glenn Beck initially, it owuldn't have degraded to the current standard, he would have been stopped. Fox wants ratings, not the truth.

In short, Glenn Beck sums up the GOP, willing to stoop to any level to oppose Obama on anything.

At 11/6/2009 9:10:21 AM, MistahKurtz wrote:
Tyranny! Socialism! Nazism! Big-scary-black-guyism!

Am I the only one who feels that this sort of dangerous, offensive and moronic banter has to go? I don't mean 'has to go' as in 'the government should get rid of him', but rather isn't it time FOXNews finally says 'enough is enough.'?

The dangerous this guy is posing is becoming more and more apparent. Unlike, say, violent video games, this guy is advocating rebellion and revolution in real life. That may be fine if, say, he was do so based on evidence and fact. Instead he is a very well payed sophist; a man who will say anything to get a rise from his poorly educated, easily susceptible viewers. This sort of thing has never been seen before on a news network, and for good reason. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Don Imus; none of them can approach the utter insanity that Glenn Beck.

His constant and offensive distortions of the issues have, in one fell-swoop, destroyed the national dialog of America. No longer is this a debate healthcare, it's a debate about Obama wanting to kill your families because he's a communist Hitler who hates old white people. It's a product of Obama derangement syndrome.


So what do you think; does the Beckster have to go?

But, to be fair, he provides good fodder for Jon Stewart
http://mediamatters.org...

Na, Glenn Beck is good for all.
Everyone needs a contrast to show the people a different view of things.

When bush was in office, no one was calling for CNN reporters heads, or any of the mainstream medias head.

Plus, you would think glenn beck would not be your first target... what about rush or ann.

You must see glenn beck as the closest to the truth for you to attack him first.

At 11/6/2009 9:27:54 AM, comoncents wrote:

At 11/6/2009 9:10:21 AM, MistahKurtz wrote:
Tyranny! Socialism! Nazism! Big-scary-black-guyism!

Am I the only one who feels that this sort of dangerous, offensive and moronic banter has to go? I don't mean 'has to go' as in 'the government should get rid of him', but rather isn't it time FOXNews finally says 'enough is enough.'?

The dangerous this guy is posing is becoming more and more apparent. Unlike, say, violent video games, this guy is advocating rebellion and revolution in real life. That may be fine if, say, he was do so based on evidence and fact. Instead he is a very well payed sophist; a man who will say anything to get a rise from his poorly educated, easily susceptible viewers. This sort of thing has never been seen before on a news network, and for good reason. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Don Imus; none of them can approach the utter insanity that Glenn Beck.

His constant and offensive distortions of the issues have, in one fell-swoop, destroyed the national dialog of America. No longer is this a debate healthcare, it's a debate about Obama wanting to kill your families because he's a communist Hitler who hates old white people. It's a product of Obama derangement syndrome.


So what do you think; does the Beckster have to go?

But, to be fair, he provides good fodder for Jon Stewart
http://mediamatters.org...

Na, Glenn Beck is good for all.
Everyone needs a contrast to show the people a different view of things.

Yeah, a contrast, but not someone who is a humorist trying to get ratings rather than give a proper viewpoint.

When bush was in office, no one was calling for CNN reporters heads, or any of the mainstream medias head.

No one on CNN advocated revolution.

Plus, you would think glenn beck would not be your first target... what about rush or ann.

They're nothing compared to Beck. Plus, Beck reaches a wider audience, and a more susceptible audience too.

You must see glenn beck as the closest to the truth for you to attack him first.

Ur, no.

Agreed. My local radio station just picked him up and now I get to hear him every morning on my way to school, so it doesn't appear that conservative media are headed in this direction... Given what we know about Fox news, that it is the most heavily biased mainstream news source that the world has ever imagined, with a slogan that boasts "fair and balanced", I doubt they are seeing it your way. As far as shutting these people up, I say let them spew their nonsense. We only legitimize them with efforts to shut them up. They are successful in what they do, while liberals are not. And for obvious reasons, if you think about it: would you tune in to a liberal talking about saving the planet every day, or would you rather hear a guy that's provocative and controversial? Beck is a ratings-grabber. People tune in to try to catch him making a "Obama is a racist" comment, or something else that will cause a stir; it's not much different than the fact that the Fort Hood shooting got a lot of ratings, while another, more philanthropist news story, would get shelved to make room for the blood and excitement. I think the best thing to do, from a liberal perspective, is to let them spew their nonsense and make a55es out of themselves like these videos show.

I-am-a-panda...

Your nutts.

He is exercising a very american tradition of capitalism.
Let his do what ever he wants, who are we to silence him.
If you don't like him, then turn him off, that is freedom.
You can make a choice not to listen to him, as obama seems to have done.
No need to call for his resignation, he holds nothing of importance to our way of life.

And sorry to break it to you, but i watch him everyday... most of what he quotes and says is true.
Radical, but true.

And he does not make prclomations, he just asks questions like...

"Look at the facts america. Is Obama socialist? It sure does look that way on paper. Anita, call me if i am wrong, please, explain it to me."

"It is the first responsibility of every citizen to Question Authority." - Benjamin Franklin

Don' get rid of him, hes too humorous

At 11/6/2009 10:46:39 AM, Registered_Trademark wrote:
Don' get rid of him, hes too humorous

Your right... this guy is funny!

or

this is funny!
This is great!
Best ever!