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Is Glenn Beck turning into an O'Reilly?
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Posted on 01/21/2010 10:48:58 AM PST by NavVet

Beck recently claimed that a state-wide recount in Florida in 2000, would have resulted in a Gore Victory.


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KEYWORDS: beck; troll; troller
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To: capt. norm

I went back and looked at it again on DVR and you’re wrong. He said “I seem to recall that it was later shown that a state wide recount would have given it to Gore” or words to that effect.


81 posted on 01/21/2010 12:43:21 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: GOPJ

He said what he said. I can only guess at his motivation, but the comment is on video.


82 posted on 01/21/2010 12:44:19 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: pgkdan

You mean that if he didn’t do so much good, no one would watch him anymore?

Or as Yogi Berra is said to have remarked about a famous restaurant, “No one goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.”


83 posted on 01/21/2010 12:45:31 PM PST by Badray
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ll post the actual quote when I get home and can look at my DVR. However, other posters in this thread saw the same thing.


84 posted on 01/21/2010 12:45:53 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: NavVet

I think he’s just trying to anger the lefties who are currently in a freefall.


85 posted on 01/21/2010 12:47:47 PM PST by proudpapa (Obama - Worst One Ever!)
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To: NavVet
However, other posters in this thread saw the same thing.

So if two or three people tell me they heard you beat your wife, that makes it true, eh?

86 posted on 01/21/2010 12:48:39 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: eeevil conservative
I didn’t assume anything. I reported what he said and speculated as to what his motives may have been. If you don’t understand the difference between assumption and speculation, go buy a dictionary. Thanks for reminding me to finish reading my copy of arguing with idiots though.
87 posted on 01/21/2010 12:49:00 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: MarkAccord

LOL. Can’t say I blame you. That gets a lot of people (seriously).

I didn’t have a issue with it when I was LDS, but that is one of the first accusations most LDS make against those who leave (they couldn’t live up to the standards).

I still have a few LDS friends (most shunned me when I left), and who are still very nice to me.


88 posted on 01/21/2010 12:52:33 PM PST by reaganaut (- "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: justlittleoleme

I DVR Beck, and I have his most recent book. (Not the self-serving Christmas Sweater crap). I am not bashing Beck, but that doesn’t mean I am not going to say WTF, when he says something stupid.

My guess, is he lead the segment by saying that he had been for a state-wide recount, and then to demonstrate how brilliant he was, he commented (without thinking) that Gore would have won if only he had taken Beck’s advice.

Beck is very good at exposing the radical nature of the Obama regieme, but his 9/12 project, refounding project, both parties are the same etc., and some of his other comments are starting me to wonder if he isn’t more interested in promoting Beck than the conservative movement.


89 posted on 01/21/2010 12:53:19 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: NavVet

I think Glenn Beck will say/do whatever will get Glenn Beck the most attention.


90 posted on 01/21/2010 12:54:18 PM PST by TruJess
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To: Bernard Marx

I think you will find other links in this thread that show full statewide recounts were conducted by multiple lib organizations after the fact and everyone confirmed a Bush win.


91 posted on 01/21/2010 12:54:29 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: Bernard Marx
I saw the program and listened to what he said. You're wrong and Beck was right. A full statewide recount would probably have resulted in a Gore win. See the WaPost story:

Not true. There are standards. A slight dimple is not a "vote". there are defects in ballots, and multiple dimples as well, as was found in Palm Beach. To count, a vote must be legitimate. When all legitimate votes were counted, Bush won by hundreds of votes.

What Beck will never point out also is that if the Libertarian douchebag Browne had not been on the ballot, Bush would have won by many more thousands of votes. Libertarians serve absolutely no purpose other than helping elect Democats, with whom they disagree 90% of the time. Idiots.

92 posted on 01/21/2010 12:54:55 PM PST by montag813
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To: Utah Binger

B. T. Barnum, although it is often falsely attributed to Abe Lincoln.


93 posted on 01/21/2010 12:55:11 PM PST by reaganaut (- "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: ozzymandus

I have it on DVR and played it back twice. When I get home tonight I will post the exact quote. If I just pulled it out of thin air, it is funny that a lot of other posters heard the same thing.


94 posted on 01/21/2010 12:55:43 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: Mears

bump


95 posted on 01/21/2010 12:56:39 PM PST by Mears
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To: NavVet

I heard him say that utterly stupid statement.


96 posted on 01/21/2010 12:56:49 PM PST by bmwcyle (Free the Navy Seals)
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To: mrreaganaut

ping!


97 posted on 01/21/2010 12:58:37 PM PST by reaganaut (- "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: Deb

My point was that his statement that Gore would have won had already been proven false.


98 posted on 01/21/2010 1:03:04 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: Deb

“... I even watched the rerun of his show to make sure I heard correctly. I did. He said that if Gore had just allowed the whole state to be recounted, he would have won.”

Is it possible he was insinuating that had they had a state wide recount the democrats would have been able to stuff the ballot boxes because there wouldn’t have been enough eyes to watch them and then stop them?

Weird to have so many Beck-haters here. Personally I’m looking forward to watching his show Friday and even set my DVR to record it so I don’t miss a second. Even with all of Glen’s theatrics I’ve learned a lot watching his show. It’s not as if the lame-stream media is reporting on Anita Dunn & SEIU & ACORN & ....


99 posted on 01/21/2010 1:06:31 PM PST by carmody
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No, but if three people (with no motive to lie) said they saw and heard me admit to beating my wife, I would probably be in a lot of trouble.


100 posted on 01/21/2010 1:07:11 PM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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