Posted on 02/22/2010 3:28:25 PM PST by Gargantua
There exists the possibility that every person who ever ran for a national government office, be they Senator, Representative, or President, were all intrinsically and incurably evil since childhood. The greater probability, however, is that they started out in life as fairly ordinary people. People who, once they got to D.C. and became part of The Machine, it picked away at their charity, nibbled at the edges of their decency, and eventually completely consumed their integrity.
This would explain why they all seem to be reprobate, lying, scheming trash who care little if anything for those whom they were sent to “represent,” and care only about lining their own pockets to ensure getting re-elected. When ambition becomes avarice, it makes any number of lies, evasions, and justifications seem honorable. It also stands on its head the very process it would otherwise have chosen to serve.
Were this phenomenon of the “Mysteriously Transforming Humans” the sole province of the Beltway Banditry, our plight would be so much less grave. The truth is that this propensity for power to corrupt transcends the hallowed halls of Congress and the White House. It pervades Hollywood’s hoi palloi, academia’s acolytes and even television’s talking-heads.
Enter Glenn Beck. As he assumed the position before the cameras center stage on Fox, fresh from other entertainment-oriented pursuits, it seemed his was a benevolent mission to uplift the downtrodden, shine light into corners that loved darkness, and speak truth to the powers that putrefy all which they touch within our governmental institutions.
Right from the start he was lucid if loony, biting with wit and sarcasm, brilliant at connecting dots and ferreting out hoodlums, and humble when and where he himself became a part of the commentary. It was refreshing, informative, and truly revolutionary in the sense that nobody was doing what he was doing. He was the new Paul Revere’s church steeple, shining like a klieg light with the message “Three if by Government!.” (credits to the Freeper who came up with this tagline)
Then a terrible thing happened. His ratings went through the roof. Millions upon millions of people started watching him each night, eager for his next exposé laden performance, and hanging upon his every winsome word. No doubt there were accolades from his co-workers and media bosses. There were most assuredly many who told him how great he was. And, it seems, he started believing them.
He went from assailing those whose vile goal it was to overturn our Constitution and do harm to our glorious National Heritage, to referring in the same breath and with the same disdain to both the “Truthers” who believe the U.S. Government was complicit in 9/11, and the good people here in America who wonder why our President refuses to produce his birth certificate. Birthers, he now calls us--and it’s meant as an insult.
He went from warning us about the politicians who would tell us what to think and whom to believe, to setting himself up as an authority telling us who we should and should not vote for. Deb Medina? NO! George Washington? YES! Sarah Palin? (He’ll let us know once he makes up his mind.)
The once great and finely focused corruption-seeking missile has devolved into a self-promoting pundit who seems now to care more about what he cares about (replete with his own self-servingly tortured rationalizations) than that which is best for us, and for America.
Nobody is perfect. I cannot sit here and tell you that, were I in his shoes, the same fate would not befall me. I can, however, tell you what a huge disappointment it is when we find out that one of our heroes is in truth just another jerk. I was in awe of Glenn when he was our knight in flabby cheeks. Now I’m just sad. America is losing one its few truly brilliant beacons, and a damn shame it is.
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Try Flap Jackson in the Morning this Morning.
Freegards
Questing after the solution to Obama’s eligibility is about more than the constitutional technicality, although that is important. What will keep the inner cities from burning, as you so picturesquely, and so inaccurately, prophesy, is if in addition to a mere technical disqualification it is shown that Obama clearly intended to commit fraud on the American people. You would be underrating and demeaning the entire black community to suggest they would blithely accept a brazen act of deliberate deceit perpetrated against the entire nation with a view to undermining the Constitution. They, if they knew, would not accept Obama as their rightful representative. Indeed, such an event would do far more than merely electing a black president to show that we really are getting past race and into that place where we are all simply Americans, smart, honest, and good.
Glenn Beck is also a Warmer.
http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20100219/ENTERTAINMENT01/100218001/Don-t-judge-Beck-by-his-cover
Settled physics, sounds like "settled science" ala Al Gore. Here is a video explaining "settled physics"
He never told anyone to not vote for Medina.
But good hit piece...
Beck believes in the debunked man made global warming, this guy is all over the map...he is insane, or invloved with the counter intelligence propoganda program,,,,take your pick.
No, it's not.
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Beck as a Fox broadcast gimmick is silly and insulting to Fox News viewers.
Why is the news on Fox so good and news so focused before seven o'clock (Central time) on week days and then devolves into evening crap after wards? Guess the silly viewers actually believe what Beck scratches up on that chalkboard is DEFINITIVE and correct.
Give me a chalkboard on Fox News cable TV.
Best,
R.
What you're really saying is that you don't listen to his radio show in the AM, where he has repeatedly told his listeners (me included) that he's glad he found out her views on the "Truther" saga, and that America should "...get as far away from her as you can. Anyone who calims they have no opinion on this is an America Hater"
Perhaps he meant by this that we should vote for her? Is that your suggestion? Get a life.
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I don’t find too much to dislike about Glenn Beck and I long ago gave up any hope of finding a person who pleased me perfectly. In truth, the little things about people that make them quirky are largely what I sort of like about them.
Really? And what of those whom Beck bashes? Still laughing? You sure B.O. is a "natural born citizen?" How?
The chance exists that you were already "cracked up" when Beck arrived on the scene.
IMHO
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I don't mind his differing opinions. I do mind him calling me an "insane America Hater" for wondering about O'Bizzitch's birth certificate.
And correct English is "different from" not "different than."
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By the way, you just tried the old "switch topics mid-discussion," just like a stinking putrid Liberal. Is that what the "L" stands for? Geron? HHHHMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
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I agree wholeheartedly. I don't expect him to promote the Birther issue, at least until some Court agrees to hear it. I never said he should promote this.
Neither, however, do I want some puffed-up ex-junkie using his national TV audience to paint me as a "crazy, America Hating moron" for questioning O'Blamebush's Natural Born status.
It isn't right, and you trying to change the subject doesn't make it right.
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He uses it precisely because he wants to portray the image of the professor.
Is he or one of his loved ones sick?
I'm a young honest person that just got elected to Congress. The first thing I want to accomplish is to get a new highway for my state. I go to the head of the Committee for help to get this done. He tells me that he can help me as he is politically powerful and can get many of his cronies to jump in too. BUT, he needs help to get this abortion pay bill passed and asks me to help with that. That bill goes against everything I believe in morally so I don't want to vote yes on it. The people that were to help my on me highway tell me that they will not back me if I don't help them on their abortion bill. My next election depends on getting the highway bill past so I give in (or not) to help them so I can be re elected. Now I am just like the other Congress persons, corrupt.
Just don’t place people on a pedestal and it’s easy to look past them.
They’re no different than you or me. Just louder and more “out there”.
Listen for what you believe, agree and move on.
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