Originally Posted by
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I can speak for the Glenn Beck War. 2 factions
One faction sees what Glenn Beck is doing as a cause for liberty: promoting the constitution, the founding fathers, questioning everything, supporting 3rd parties, etc. etc. They see Glenn Beck as a mouthpiece for some of the things that they could only wish to speak to millions of people at a time. And while Glenn has some faults, like the drug war, some foreign policy,(but he seems to be coming around on that) the people in this faction realize it, see passed it, and are happy to see someone in the main stream media supporting some of the things we work so hard to support.
The other faction seems to dislike Beck very much, insulting him, bringing things up about his past, calling him a cry baby, etc, and some of these claims are in fact just. Glenn Beck has been pro Iraq war in the past, he has supported the drug war as well, and even likened RP supporters as terrorists. This faction will not stand by and agree with anything Beck says because of these very things. They probably have not watched Beck recently, and are basing all of their judgments of what they remember Beck as being like.
I understand both sides but I tend to sympathize more with the 1st faction. but here's my view on it...
Glenn Beck has a past no one would want to hug, not even his mother. He’s done and said some very irresponsible things such as untruthfully labeling supporters of political candidates as terrorists, fake crying on national television, and reiterating the same old tired Neoconservative talking points on foreign policy. Within the past 5 or 6 months or so, a very big change has occurred within his program, you could even say it started as soon an Mr. Obama took the presidency. The change was sudden, like an automation trigger effect. At first it wasn’t as noticeable, but as time progressed he became more and more vehemently opposed to Obama’s policies, and even shouting out reminding everyone how much he was against some of Bush’s. And now, at current time, an almost transformational shift has occurred in Beck’s attitude. He has started to question our foreign policy, rightfully so, the way in which we handle terrorism, the safety of our constitution, and Obama’s true motives. Somewhere between the switch of an agenda in a news agency, and now is where a lot of speculation on Beck’s true motives sprout. Is this part of the false left-right paradigm? Ratings? Or is Beck truly concerned for our country and the dangerous direction it is headed?
I am almost convinced the man really means well, and truly is concerned. The White House itself seems to be convinced as well, putting Anita Baker in charge of keeping Fox News and Glenn Beck in check and even White House press secretary Robert Gibbs jabs at specifically Fox in one conference. This is not to say Fox News doesn’t lie, or doesn’t have a right wing agenda. While I agree all the news agencies seem to have their own agenda, Glenn Beck himself seems the only one in the mainstream truly asking the tough questions, questions I have asked myself, like: Is the H1N1 vaccine safe to inject into your body, something all other MSM outlets failed to ask, but rather encouraged you to just take. Another is the community organizations(Acorn, SEIU, etc.) tied to Obama and the people in his administration affiliated with them. In fact, I would consider Beck one of the forerunners in getting Van Jones removed from the White House. The list goes on. As far as I’m concerned I will keep tuning in as long as Beck keeps asking the tough questions.
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