Posted on 03/30/2009 4:57:24 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck has already shown he’s a rating success and is leaving a mark in cable news. However, he may have pulled one of his most successful performances yet.
Beck interviewed Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on his March 30 broadcast. But, the radio and TV host took the opportunity to tell Blumenthal what he thought of his investigation into the bonuses received by American International Group (AIG) executives – whose company received federal bailout money.
“Look, you know what you have done, know what you have done?” Beck said. “You have – you are an insult to George Washington, sir. George Washington made it very clear that we are a respecter of laws, not of men. For your own political gain, you have decided to go after these people at AIG because it is a popular thing.”
Beck pressed on, demanding to know what law the AIG executives broke that warranted Blumenthal’s involvement.
“And while I may agree with you that it is obscene, I would like to know, is not what’s right as a rule of thumb – not what makes us feel good,” Beck continued. “You, sir, are to protect people and, and to stand for the law in Connecticut, so, again, I ask you, sir – what law gave you the right to go after them? What law did they break?”
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I saw it! I LOVED IT!!!!
I watched this and thought it was INCREDIBLE!!! Glenn kicked his A$$.
Ha Ha! Deer in the headlights....
Bump for later.
“Is it against the law.”
“It should be.”
Hmmm....
Beck ripped the AG a “new one”!
This video is edited. It omits quite a bit. Like Beck asking the AG about Dodd and ACORN. I am sure the whole video will surface very soon. Beck Ripped The AG a new one.
First time I ever saw Beck’s show.
He kicked this sanctimonius weasel to the curb.
Previously, Blumy declared he was going after those at AIG who received bonuses.
BECK: Is that against the law?
BLUMENTHAL: Well, it is against public policy. And it is unsanctioned by law.
BECK: Is that against the law?
BLUMENTHAL: It should be against the law.
BECK: Is it against the law?
BLUMENTHAL: It’s against the public policy and against the taxpayer…In my view it is unrequired by law.
BECK: It is a yes or no question. Counselor, it is a yes or no question. Is it against the law?
BLUMENTHAL: It is not against the law and I have never said that it is against the law, and I have never said that we would bring an action.
BECK: Then you know what you should do? You should enforce the law. You shouldn’t use your bully pulpit to gain popularity.
If Blumenthal runs for Governor that's one guy that won't get my vote.
Blumenthal was like a baby fawn sipping water from the edge of a cool florida stream. Beck was a gator.
The Glenn Beck Thread was giving blow by blow reports.
It was stunning.
It’s about time! Blumenthal has always been a corrupt, unprincipled, arrogant ass with no respect for the law, who regularly abused the power of his office in matters big and small. Nobody in CT would stand up to him, because, like any good Stalinist, he would have brought the power of the state to bear upon the unlucky truth-teller.
Eliot Spitzer type justice.
What’s up with these dweebs?
Glenn wanted to know why the AG did not act upon the threats to AIG members.Why didn't he send the state police to break up the people threatening the lives of AIG members. Mentioned ACORN and union member frightening children.
The AG said that he was involved in getting protection for the AIG people, but did not want to be seen as being involved in it.
Glenn told him he was not afraid to be involved in threatening AIG, why not be up front about protecting them from harm.
I spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army and at some point when I wasn’t watching my country became unrecognizable. Perhaps I was looking at those who would destroy us from without and missed it. WTF happened to our country?
For those of your list that want a replay...
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