Posted on 09/20/2015 5:21:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
When one iconic conservative provocateur calls out another, it isn't just a feud — it's a civil war.
Donald Trump finally came under some real fire at both Wednesday debates, with Gov. Bobby Jindal throwing hard, if distant, punches Trump’s way in the minor league debate earlier in the evening and several candidates pouncing on the leader in the prime-time event. But Trump’s bad week started with a potentially much more damaging attack from Glenn Beck, who went third-rail on Monday to accuse many of Trump’s supporters of being racist. (This accusation would actually be corroborated later in the week.) The shots from fellow candidates on the debate stage still stayed within the parameters of primary propriety, sharp at times but ultimately safe, in accord with the rules of engagement. Only electoral flesh wounds were delivered. Glenn Beck’s attack went to the heart of the Trump phenomenon, with the conservative talker naming the elephant in the room: Trump’s Tea Party supporters are racist.
You’re not supposed to even entertain that notion in conservative circles. It’s a pure fabrication of Democrats and their liberal media machine, goes the conservative line. In fact, conservatives constructed a defense against charges of racism modeled on the “he who smelt it, dealt it” logic of third grade: To name racism is to....
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He’s nutty Beck!
Strange how the Left uses the term “wing nut” as a pejorative without realizing there is a left wing as well.
Glenn’s really lost it. I thought he lost it before, but this is way over the top.
Beck has Thelma & Louised over the cliff, jumped the shark, become irrelavent.
It’s Salon writing about Beck. They’re both crazy.
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Glenn Beck needs to cry a lot more often because he is one crying shame.
Crazy Uncle Glen.
Beck is a turd bag. He dumped on Palin. He is a mormon wierdo
Heck most of us have been rassist for seven years or so now
Does anybody know who it is?
Glenn beck is a nutty nut nutty. If he does not seek help soon I predict they are going to find him one day hanging in his closet.
The headline. Then the name of the publication
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It Doesn’t matter
Let me tell you people something special. It is my professional opinion that Beck is real bad Bi- Polar. He is a total nut job. I knew it when he got on the radio after his hospitalization. I stopped listening to him 3 months ago because he is breaking up , in my opinion. He needs professional help real bad , in my view.
Years ago when Beck was on CNN I loved him. He was a breath of fresh air. These days, he’s unhinged, nasty, bitter, very unhappy guy. I hope he gets help..........mental help.
racist
Damn what a great and powerful intellectual argument...
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He lives in Westlake, Texas, the highest income per capita community in the United States.
People here loved him (I never did) but now that he doesn’t like the non-conservative Trump, he’s a wingnut?
Beck an Icon? Really?
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