I recently posted a link to Glenn Beck's website on my Facebook Wall, encouraging individuals to play his comedy tour clip and to actually watch his TV show and form their own opinion. Below is the only comment I have received thus far and thought even though obviously dated news I would none the less respond via my blog.
"Kanye West called President Bush a "racist" shortly after Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orelans. Glenn Beck says President Obama has a "deep seated hatred for white people or the white culture." Kanye West is an entertainer and I hold little regard to what he says. Beck calls a sitting president of the United States a racist, and I'm supposed to take that right wing entertainer seriously??? I'm not calling Beck names. He is who he is: a right wing nut job out to make money by capitalizing on FEAR. There used to be a time when the conservatives in this country had William Buckley to argue logically and rationally on their behalf. Now, we're reduced to sound bites, Beck calling a the president a racist and comparing the United States to Nazi Germany. I used to hear that intellectual vomit spewing from the left wing wackos when Bush was in power. Now, I'm hearing it from the right wing and it's now considered "facts" that cannot be disputed. Wow, GOP. How far you have fallen!"
Glenn Beck did in fact call the president a racist and when asked to clarify he sited the 20 years Obama spent in Jeremiah Wright's church listening to sermons from an obvious racist. If Wright was espousing views that he did not agree with, Obama would not have spent 20 years sitting in the pews of that church. Additionally, Glenn Beck sited Van Jones, whom Obama appointed the Green Jobs Czar or advisor, you choose the term. Van Jones is a Black Nationalist with Black Liberation ideology. This is no coincidence. Obama's close advisor and good friend, Valerie Jarrett, has publicly stated that they have been watching Van Jones since his days in Oakland. By the way, Van Jones is a self avowed communist. His radical views are recent and documented. Given this information I look back to Obama himself during the campaign when he states that you will know him by the people he surrounds himself with.
Brian Kilmeade on Fox and Friends did assert that Obama does not only have black advisors. Really?? And my question would be what is that suppose to prove? Obama is all about the grab for power. He will surround himself with the individuals that he feels will help him accomplish that goal. You saw how quickly he dumped Rev. Wright when it was not expedient to maintain that relationship. His racism takes a back seat to his need for power.
My friend goes on to ask if he is suppose to take the right wing entertainer seriously. My response is a resounding YES. This particular entertainer constantly challenges his viewers and radio listeners to research and ask the tough questions. Beck does not expect you to believe his every word unlike someone we know.
He goes on to say that he's not calling Beck names, but then in typical liberal fashion states 'He is who he is: a right wing nut job out to make money by capitalizing on FEAR. This is my favorite part. I am of the opinion that my friend has just as much right to call Beck a "nut job" as Beck does to call the president a "racist". There is no difference. Just because Obama is president, he should not be, nor is he excluded from criticism. The left try to make any dissenting opinion all about race because Obama is black. Remember that pesky little thing called "Freedom of Speech". I relish the fact that I have the right to be offended, as well as the right to offend in spite of the PC police.
I do not care if he is purple. I fundamentally disagree with his policies and feel that they are detrimental to this country. I further understand that if individuals like Glenn are pointing out opposing views, the left call it fear mongering. I call it being informed and an attempt at transparency that the Obama administration does not provide. The White House does not challenge you to research and investigate their data. In fact the opposite is true. They want you to trust that they have your best interest at heart. This little factoid is true for both left and right. If you are in the habit of trusting that the government has your best interest at heart, you need your head examined!
I have to say that I am entertained by my friend's colorful language, ie "intellectual vomit spewing..... now considered "facts" that cannot be disputed." Again, obviously someone who has never watched Glenn Beck's show. I wonder what left wing...ooops main stream media that term came from? Beck constantly begs the White House to dispute his facts. You know what they have come up with? They want him to call the czars, advisors.
And last but not least the comment "Wow, GOP. How far have you fallen!" Amazingly enough I ask myself that very same question but for a totally different reason. Are there any conservatives left in the GOP?? To my friend (hopefully we are still friends after this) I have to say, check your facts. Glenn Beck is not a Republican. Haven't you noticed, that the GOP wants nothing to do with him? Doesn't this make you wonder exactly who is doing the intellectual vomit spewing??
Since my original post I am pleased to announce that Van Jones has been forced to resign. The most popular reasons I have heard is because he signed a petition for the 9/11 Truther's and he called Republican's A..holes. Now I ask you, does anyone really care that he called Republican's A...Holes??? Not once today have I heard anyone say it's a good thing that we no longer have a self avowed communist in the White House within spitting distance of the president. Am I the only one who thinks having communists in the White House is a bad thing?
I think Mike Pence is on to something when he asked for a halt to the czar fiasco. What kind of vetting process is going on here? Is the president allowed to just appoint any thug he wants? Make no mistake, Obama knew Van Jones was a thug.