Posted on 09/22/2009 3:53:24 PM PDT by Nodems2000
Things Sean Hannity Would Never Say Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by Jack Hunter Digg!Digg Stumble Upon Newsvine SlashdotSlashdot Add to Mixx!Mixx Diigo Google Delicious Reddit Facebook
On yesterday’s drive home I listened to Sean Hannity, as I often do. Hannity was upset, as he often is, about President Obama ”weakening” American defense - scrapping missile defense shields in Europe, not escalating troop levels fast enough in Afghanistan, ignoring an Iran on the verge of getting nukes - you know, not being “conservative.” “You’re a great American!” one lady caller told Hannity.
While I’m not sure how great an American he is, Glenn Beck at least deserves credit for trying to change the conversation on the talk radio Right by getting away from unqualified support for faux patriotism and blind militarism that still so-animates men like Hannity. As of late, Beck’s even become increasingly, and more solidly, antiwar.
Beck’s radio show is not carried on the station where I work, but our competitor (we have Hannity and Mark Levin. Blah.), and I had missed a rant by Beck last week where, as one WTMA listener said to a friend, “Glenn Beck was talkin’ about war like the Southern Avenger!”
While I did not get to hear Beck’s antiwar, supposedly ”Southern-Avenger-esque” rant, Jenn Morrill at the Salt Lake City Examiner apparently did. And it’s a good’n:
On his radio show last week, he apologized to libertarians everywhere for calling himself a libertarian in the past. He has long called himself a conservative with libertarian leanings, but he said he is now leaning so far libertarian that he is almost horizontal. He said, “I’m going through a change here.”
Beck would like the time machine to take him back eighteen months. Why? To go back to when he was calling Ron Paul a “crackpot on so many issues.” Now, he laments, “Gosh. I’d like to reexamine all those issues.” Among those issues is America’s occupation of many foreign countries; Beck specifically mentions Germany, Korea, and Afghanistan. He admits that America’s imperialism has caused a lot of problems. He said, “Progressive members of the Republican party wanted to make sure that we spread sunshine, lollipops, happiness, and democracy to all around the world. That’s great. But the best way to do that is to live a righteous life and be a good example.” And he repeated what Paul has been saying for years, “Besides, we can’t afford it anymore!”
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I hate to say this but the worse things get, the smarter Ron Paul looks.
“As of late, Beck’s even become increasingly, and more solidly, antiwar.”
Bull-Barak. Beck has said (and I agree) either fight the damned war to win it, or bring the troops home.
I understand Beck’s frustration, but hitching your wagon with Ron Paul is not the way to go. Just my opinion.
Ron Paul may be smart, but he’s still a whack job.
Getting the conservatives to fight among themselves is their goal!
Beck was on with Katie Couric. He sounded like an idiot. He aint Rush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody familiar with the current numbers can do this calculation, but about 20 years ago the cost of keeping our troops in Europe was equal to the annual deficit. Restating, if the European nations paid the cost of keeping our troops there to protect them, our annual deficits disappeared. Alas no one ever took advantage of that fact. This was during the Cold War. Europe has never paid the cost for its defense.
I would not call Beck anti-war at all. He simply is doing a service by supporting the troops to get what they need. All conservatives including Hannity support this.
Did not Hannity fight to expose democrats who were undermining our troops in bill after bill during the Bush administration? Hasn’t Hannity worked t support our troops?
I didn’t read the link but this thread is absurd.
Yeah, we should hitch it on McCain or Romney.
Words Sean hannity would never say.....
....where’s the birth certificate..for starters. What a wimp.
The beauty of Ron Paul libertarianism is that, even if you disagree with him, his presidency would be almost invisible to you.
No and No.
“Ron Paul may be smart, but he’s still a whack job.” driftdiver
driftdiver, you do what liberals do; you name call rather than refute ideas with sound reasoning. Are you a liberal? Back up your allegation otherwise keep your mouth shut.
“you do what liberals do; you name call rather than refute ideas with sound reasoning.”
ironic that you did that by name calling
“Back up your allegation otherwise keep your mouth shut.”
Refute me or keep your mouth shut. he’s a whack job, anyone who doesn’t think so is also a whack job.
“Beck was on with Katie Couric. He sounded like an idiot. He aint Rush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I would venture to say that Glen Beck has an higher IQ than you, has more practical knowledge than you and as a result is far, far more succesful than you. So, instead of attacking people by name calling make a constructive comment or keep silent. You have nothing to add.
I am still waiting to hear you refute Ron Paul’s ideas rather than attack him by name calling. You can’t. So just keep quiet you have nothing to contribute.
Whatever you say. Realistically, Paul was the only person who could have defeated Obama. He had the same impassioned supporters and internet presence. BTW, all those Tea Parties, and current supporters of Palin you can thank Paul for that.
“I would venture to say that Glen Beck has an higher IQ than you, has more practical knowledge than you and as a result is far, far more succesful than you. So, instead of attacking people by name calling make a constructive comment or keep silent. You have nothing to add.”
You sound just like one of them liberal elites. Maybe you can run back to the DUmmiefarm and be smart with all the smart people. TROLL!
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