Beck responds on-air to Washington Post’s Irene/Mormon smear of him

New York Jewish Culture Examiner ^ | August 29, 2011 | Adam Taxin

[Adam Taxin]

Monday, August 29, 2011. 6:24 PM

Toward the beginning of his radio show today, Glenn Beck responded to an effort this past Friday by the Washington Post to smear him and his Mormon faith by means of a skewed article with an even more misleading headline (“Mormon Glenn Beck: Hurricane Irene and East Coast earthquake a ‘blessing’ from God,”)

As discussed in an earlier article in the Philadelphia Jewish Culture Examiner space, the Post was successful if its goal was to spread the impression that Beck really believed that last week’s natural East Coast hurricane and earthquake were themselves a blessing. This is of course as opposed to what Beck actually pretty obviously -- to anyone who listened to his words without a predominating agenda -- meant, which was that there was a blessing in the need for preparedness these could-have-been-much-more-deadly disasters highlighted.

Near the very beginning of his discussion on this topic, Beck (who broadcasts on his own GBTV network and who can also be heard in the New York City area on 800 WLAD-AM) called out the Washington Post’s headline, saying: “So they smear immediately. It’s like saying 'Jew George Hilzig says'."

Shortly thereafter, Beck, who was in Israel during much of the previous two weeks for his “Restoring Courage” solidarity event, said, “Here I am, not playing into the fear, not telling you 'hey, freak out.' What I’m saying to you is: this is a good thing because it’s not going to kill a lot of people, and maybe a few people will remember “hey, maybe I should be a help to others..."

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[chris37]

Ain’t goin’ nowehere until tomorrow.

I can stand right here and not ride the hate the mormons train.

I’m still right here in the kitchen, your heat is nothing.

[Godzilla]

When did I say anything about mormons

Your have to crybaby about that too?

[Godzilla]

I’m still right here in the kitchen, your heat is nothing.

Still waiting for mommy to feed you? You should toss out more of your funny remarks; that's all they're good for.

[chris37]

Does it make you feel better about yourself to insult me?

Just curious ince that seems to be your main activity for about the past 6+ hours.

You’re getting somewhat stale though, I mean, if all you got is chrissy, mommy and crybaby...you’re just wasting time and energy.

I don’t know what you’re really lookin for out of me in this aim, I’ve already stated what the result of the conversation that occurred here will be from my end. You really ain’t gonna get anything else.

But do carry on if you can’t find anythign better to do.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

n00b placemarker

[svcw]

Beck is a mormon and/or he did say the hurricane was a blessing. place marker

[Godzilla]

Does it make you feel good sponging off others?

Does it make you feel good to insult FR and JR?

Does it make you feel good to snivel and whine just because your feelings got hurt and YOU bring up your refusal to contribute to a site you've made clear that you despise.

Does it make you feel good to call people bigots when you cannot sustain your point of view

Or does it make you feel good to be totally caught in a lie. You told me in #79 you were referring to only ONE person, yet you stated earlier

The fact that I won’t ever donate to this website because, as a matter of general policy, I don’t support a-holes, is simply a result of your unwarranted rudeness.

Interesting - you used the plural, so you are referring to others and as this website is the domain of JR - you called him one of those a-holeS as well.

You must really feel good about how YOU can strut around and diss the website and its owner. Taking pride in being a parasite. That is about all you seem to be able to take pride in at all.

[chris37]

How much sense would it make if I said, “as a matter of general policy, I don’t support a-hole”? It wouldn’t even be grammatically correct, and I’d probably have Freepers telling me I’m too stupid to form a proper sentence...

I mean seriously, it’s a general statement of my policy, but in this case, it refers to the one a-hole I was speaking to.

Sorry you can’t get your head around it, and you want to infer that I was talking to everyone under the sun, which I wasn’t, but you can certainly add yourself to the list if you like.

That being said, I’ve grown bored with you, and I can see that you really don’t even know what this all started over, so anyway, that’s all I got for you, Godzilla.

See you on the flip side.

[Tennessee Nana]

I believe souls return to earth,
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Kid you are free to believe anything you want to

however just dont say that reincarnation is part of Christianity cause its not...

and if you have a jesus hes not the LORD Jesus Christ of the Christian Bible because He said

“It is appointed for man to die ONCE and after that comes judgement” Hebrews 9:27

[Godzilla]

How much sense would it make if I said, “as a matter of general policy, I don’t support a-hole”? It wouldn’t even be grammatically correct, and I’d probably have Freepers telling me I’m too stupid to form a proper sentence...

Oh, trying to do a take back eh chrissy? You used the plural, if you were speaking about ONE (1) individual you should have used the singular. Seems you are too stupid to get the sentence right the first time.

I mean seriously, it’s a general statement of my policy, but in this case, it refers to the one a-hole I was speaking to.

Yet you used a plural reference. Didn't you momma teach you that when you find yourself in a hole to stop digging.

Sorry you can’t get your head around it, and you want to infer that I was talking to everyone under the sun, which I wasn’t, but you can certainly add yourself to the list if you like.

Considering that your OWN words spoke to MORE than the one person you CLAIMED - well perhaps you can just blame it on public schools - since you apparently cannot find anyone else to blame.

That being said, I’ve grown bored with you, and I can see that you really don’t even know what this all started over, so anyway, that’s all I got for you, Godzilla.

If I promise to miss you, will you go away? An excellent time to become a missing person.

[chris37]

I already told you what it meant, well more than once, and I also told you that I’m not a liar, yet you persist.

One more time, and I’ll say it really slow so you can try to understand.

I was speaking-

of my general policy-

as it relates-

to the a-hole I was speaking to-

at the time-

I described-

my general policy-

of not supporting-

a-holes.

Please allow me to suggest that you keep reading it, genius, one day you will understand...maybe.

See Jane run.

Start light though, wouldn’t want you to hurt your brain cell.

[chris37]

Firstly, I am a 40 year old man, not a kid.

Secondly, I know I’m free to believe whatever I want.

Thirdly, I didn’t say reincarnation was part of Christianity, I said it was part of my belief system, and since I’m free to believe whatever I want...yeah.

Fourthly, you haven’t had my experiences, and you don’t know what I’ve seen, and you don’t know why I have come to believe what I believe, and I’m not going to bother to tell you.

Anyway, thanks for your worthless input, kid.

[Godzilla]

Oh I understand
a-hole = singular
a-holes = plural

But then in your case it is hard to get the big picture when you have a small screen. Keep talking, someday you’ll say something intelligent!

[Tennessee Nana]

Anyway, thanks for your worthless input, kid.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I quote scripture right out of the Christian Bible and you say that its “worthless”

OK kid...

Whatever...

[Tennessee Nana]

The Christian Bible is regarded as worthless by your mormon homies too...

[chris37]

Ok, we are making some headway.

Let’s go a little further.

Person X is walking down the street minding his own beeswax.

Person Y comes up to person X and starts insulting.

Person X then states to person Y “As a result of your unwarranted insult, action Z is going to occur, because, as a matter of general policy, I do not take **** from a-holes.”

Can you comprehend after studying that example how one person may use a plural noun even though speaking only to a single person?

I find it kind of ironic that you have been calling me stupid all day, yet I have to educate you. I don’t mind doing it as a public service though, can’t have someone such as yourself running around unable to understand the meaning of a simple statement.

Maybe you should stop trying to spin.

[chris37]

Cool.

I don’t know any mormons.

[chris37]

I’m not a christian.

[Tennessee Nana]

I’m not a christian.
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I never said you were

[chris37]

Good deal.