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He is a doom-and-gloomer, and like most doom-and-gloomers, there is no development that is ever good. It's almost as if Beck and other doom-and-gloomers ever admit something, even a tiny thing, happened that was good, then their gig is up, or at least they fear it will be.

I am going to assume you didn't listen to his CPAC speech yesterday. I'm also going to guess that you'd prefer Glenn Beck preach hope and change instead of supposedly being a doom-and-gloomer.

Beck loves to speak in generalties like "we have to stop spending!", but is loathe to endorse anyone even if they are saying the same thing.

Different individuals have unique roles to play. Glenn Beck is not running for office; he is not a politician. He is educating people about the process. Do you know any other radio talk show hosts or television opinion program hosts who actually ENDORSE a candidate? If they did, wouldn't you think that they were trying to push an agenda?

If he truly believes everything he says and the attitude he presents, I pity the guy and his family. He must be the most joyless person to be around and he must never be satisfied with ANYTHING, which is a miserable way to live. He is either a horrible pessiment on the verge of a breakdown or a complete phony.

For you to post something like that, it is obvious I no longer have to speculate that you didn't hear his speech yesterday. He has already been joyless; he has already had a total breakdown. Do you wish he had died instead of picking himself up and changing his life for the better? (Do you envy his success?) You could not have listened to him and come away thinking he is a phony unless you are yet another of those intentionally dense, thick-headed, dull-witted people who seem to inhabit FR lately. And we know GLDNGUN couldn't be one of those, right?

I am going to assume you didn't listen to his CPAC speech yesterday.

I watched the entire speech. He provided a nice history lesson. I generally agree with his stands on issues; however, last night he lumped the entire GOP together and bashed them. He made 1 reference to Obama with a line about how easy it is to get the Nobel Peace Prize, then quickly took it back and said it was "beneath him" to make such a joke. When he says the GOP is the exact same as the democrats, he is just plain wrong. When he says he is waiting for some GOP member to have a "come to Jesus" moment, he is showing his deafness. Many have said they lost their way. As I said, it's NEVER good enough for Beck. He can't even acknowledge that anyone in the GOP has said this.

I'm also going to guess that you'd prefer Glenn Beck preach hope and change

No, but he does need more of a balance. After laying the problem, why not show a governor or a Senator or a candidate that has a great idea, and say "this is what needs to be done" or "this is what is being done and it works!". It's because he is loathe to "endorse" any person in particular. Why does he have such a problem with offering an actual concrete, specefic solution?

Glenn Beck is not running for office; he is not a politician. He is educating people about the process. Do you know any other radio talk show hosts or television opinion program hosts who actually ENDORSE a candidate? If they did, wouldn't you think that they were trying to push an agenda?

Educating people is one thing. Giving them no possible hope or solution is something else. You don't have to be running for office to offer a solution of concrete examples of what should be done. When I say "endorse" someone, I mean pointing them out and saying "Hey, this guy/gal has it right. This is what we should be doing!". Rush, for example, has praising Chris Christie, the NJ governor for going after the libs and unions saying "I LOVE this guy!". Beck never wants to "endorse" someone like that, because then he would have to admit that something positive is happening.

Do you wish he had died instead of picking himself up and changing his life for the better? (Do you envy his success?)

Don't be an idiot. I think it's great he's changed his life, but he still talks like someone who is depressed and on the verge of a breakdown. It's always, DOOM, DOOM, and more DOOM. As for envying his success? Hardly. I love Rush and Rush is 1000X more successful than Beck. There are some things about Beck that I really like, but once in a while, he needs to come up for some air and give credit where credit is due when someone somewhere is doing something right.