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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Ahh. A brilliant, witty, clever bit of repartée, there! College? Nah, I didn't think so...
What "hapened" was the pundits got "tred"? I know, more than two syllables and it gets really tough, huh? But you must be right... I'm the fool...
BWAHH-HAWW-HAWW-hah-hah-hahahahaha!!
ROFLAFWAO
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Ahhh! I get it now! So now, since you explained it so well, I should like him calling me a "moron" over the Liar In Chief's birth certificate. See, it makes so much sense when you say it... NOT!
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I like posts like this, it lets us see who all the trolls are as they line up and expose themselves. The perfect world they live in doesn’t exist other that in their PROGRESSIVE minds!!
"He can still get it back... he's not too far gone to change again. Let's pray for him... and for us."
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I guess you only read the parts you like, huh?
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No, it isn't. Obama has never shown his B.C. Obama has paid over $900,000.000 in legal fees (that we know of) to keep his B.C. hidden. You are either badly misinformed, exceptionally gullible, or lying when you (and Glenn) equate this with the "Truther" maniacs.
Poor baby. Don't feel bad. Not everyone can be brilliant.
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The idiots like Coulter (I liked her a lot - PAST tense), O’Reilly the Leprechaun sex pervert, Beck (unstable idiot), Boortz (tedious bore), Medved, Hewitt (dull), Ingraham ( snarky tedium) and a few others could have just said no comment etc. Instead - they used the Alinsky-ite approach to make fun of Americans demanding proof. They can go to h*ll and they can F themselves.
If they want to jump on the consevative bandwagon to cash in like the effing pretenders they are - maybe these AH’s should emulate someone like Rush.
Tonight, I listened to Michael Savage who was praising Michelle Bachmann to the heavens saying she was a real conservative. He loved her CPAC speech and had her on. She is great.
He also met with another great conservative in Cong. John Culverson (or is it Culbertson) from Texas. Savage can be a prickly hothead but he did not smear and insult “birthers.”
AMEN!!! Well put! Finally, a Freeper with a working brain! These bozos (apprently they own no mirrors) attack me for not sharing their toe-sucking love of Beck. So it's oviously okay for them to attack those with whom they disagree...
I get it. I have to appreciate everyone who disagrees with me... but they don't? Seems like pukin', reeking liberal double-standard crappola to me.
If they knew how really, inarguably stupid they look when they do this, they would just stop... but they won't. They're waaaaaaay too smaaaaaaaart. LMAO
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Mark Levin has never been shy and demure about attacking RINO’s why should he be demanding obediance to THE PARTY from others? Very hypocritical.
Thank you, I thought it both inciting and theraputic. With FreeRpublic, we get to vent on guys like Beck. Granted, our stage is a bit smaller than his (sheesh!), but we're still NATIONAL, baby!!!
Good on yer! AND THANK YOU, JIMROB!!!!!!
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The dog has two tails. TWO tails.
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LOL...like the Clinton's closet is sqeaky clean...Vince Foster, Ron Brown, nope no reasons there to keep your mouth shut about zer0.
zer0 is backed by the Chicago mob machine, they probably even have dirt on you.
Care to point out what he has said or put up on the board is wrong?
Good post, I believe he is a fraud in some way. Since he has made so much about himself sealed away, there is a truth being hidden, probably more explosive than any of us could imagine. It may take a lot of time to prove it and may make some feel sorry for him, even though I do not.
Those photoshopped pictures I saw today really gave me pause. They still do.
In case you haven't noticed we're facing probably the most crucial time in terms of what our future holds and you post crap to show the trolls and the other side just ho stupid our side can be.
Who's side are you on anyway?
Did you even read the article? My complaint has nothing whatsoever to do with Beck disagreeing with me. If Beck saw your reply to my article, he would shake his head in abject discouragement and start crying, because you can actually read something, and have NO IDEA what it's whole point was!
I'm not even going to explain it again. Don't feel bad, half the imbeciles who have attacked me for writing this (because they disagree with me, by the way... LMAO!!!) didn't get it either. And they never will.
You see Jed (mind if I call you Jed?), some are born with it.
Others struggle their whole lives for it.
Most die wondering what the f*ck it is.
You feelin me, Jed?
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Every now and then I get the itch to turn a l-o-o-o-n-g post into a real live column/article and post it right here at my “blog”, Free Republic. I have to laugh when I see all the knuckleheads who post “excerpts” here for the purpose of pushing their own blogs, when all they have to do is forget their stupid blogs and post their articles and columns here at Free Republic and get 100X the number of “views” their blogs get.
For example, I just checked, and your column already has over 986 views! How many views do you think it would have gotten if you posted it at Gargantua.blog.com, or whatever? Not remotely close to that many, guaranteed. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much. It took me all of five minutes to write it. :-)
I feel the same way. FR is "my" blog, too.
Thanks Jim R.
First, I think you mean "Whose" side am I on...
Second, I want to personally thank you for adding your two cents (and the "bump"!) to this deliriously America damaging, spine warping, Mommy insulting thread.
I would have thought better of you had you just stayed away. Just kidding! LMFWAO!!!
You big silly!
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