'Too bad you didn't die': Glenn Beck's announcement brings out the hate tweets

[Coolidge/Dawes '24]

Article here (http://twitchy.com/2014/11/10/too-bad-you-didnt-die-glenn-becks-announcement-of-painful-illness-brings-out-the-hate-tweets/).

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"My brain is back online in a big way," Glenn Beck told viewers of TheBlaze TV Monday night, revealing major improvements in fighting a debilitating neurological illness which doctors said could leave him unable to function after five to 10 years. We're happy to say that prayers for Beck are greatly outnumbering the predictable hate tweets, but as more media outlets like Salon and Mediaite pick up on Beck's story, more people feel the need to get their digs in.

[sparebulb]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5QCMTmLXdI

[enhanced_deficit]

Prayers to bring him peace (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?462842-Glenn-Beck-Reveals-Serious-Health-Problems&p=5697301&viewfull=1#post5697301) is one thing...but any prayers for eternal peace at this point certainly seem uncalled for.

[Brett85]

That's pretty much what people have said here as well.

[acptulsa]

Well, if he had died, it would have been a shame.

But it would have done wonders for his credibility.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=xzYO0joolR0

[Christian Liberty]

Prayers to bring him peace (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?462842-Glenn-Beck-Reveals-Serious-Health-Problems&p=5697301&viewfull=1#post5697301) is one thing...but any prayers for eternal peace at this point certainly seem uncalled for.

What do you mean here? I'm not saying Beck is a Christian (he isn't) but there is always time for repentence..

[RonPaulFanInGA]

That's pretty much what people have said here as well.

Anyone know the RPF screen names of those on Twitter sending the death messages to Beck?

[sparebulb]

Anyone know the RPF screen names of those on Twitter sending the death messages to Beck?

I'm guessing that the people making the threats are the very same people that are making a big deal out of them.

[ravedown]

he loves it...Beck is a extreme kind of narcissist. the more said about him, good or bad...the more it feeds his ego. he probably had a dip in the ratings so he had to call out illness....sorta like when he "revealed" his fathers dark abusive past etc. we get it already.

[brushfire]

That's really a shameful thing for people to say. Of course, many have been conditioned to behave in this manner. Its how we discuss political views in this country - its never about the issues, but the tribes we belong to.

[donnay]

That's really a shameful thing for people to say. Of course, many have been conditioned to behave in this manner. Its how we discuss political views in this country - its never about the issues, but the tribes we belong to.


It's more like an extreme sports mentality. Red Team / Blue Team. Instead of basing an opinion of a person on an individual basis and not because he carries the water for the red team or blue team.

[luctor-et-emergo]

You don't wish people to death, you wish they would see the faults in their actions and thinking, you would hope they would grow and become better people.

At least, in my opinion. ;)