Originally Posted By ecdc If it's not southern white men lecturing a Latino woman on racism, it's this. Glenn Beck, crazy person, called President Obama a racist. I wasn't going to post it because I know not everyone has the fascination I do with this unintentionally hilarious train wreck of a man. But it's getting more and more attention, and is being picked up by mainstream media instead of just left-wing sites like Daily Kos and Huffington Post. Enjoy the insanity! <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5imGTdQH8JbOAWo_yKxNHpAMTCq_gD99NO3TG0" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/hostedne...99NO3TG0</a>
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones How about this? Everybody is a racist and everybody gets to be a victim. Can we move on now?
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy How does this clown ever get any sponsors for his show? Why would any responsible business want to attach their name to this awful rhetoric?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***How does this clown ever get any sponsors for his show? Why would any responsible business want to attach their name to this awful rhetoric?*** $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$? Just a guess.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I know. It just seems ridiculous, though. Remember when sponsors refused to sign on to NYPD Blue? If it were all about money, that program had an enormous audience compared to the paltry numbers for a cable TV news show. It just seems odd.
Originally Posted By Mr X I think greed drives things far more these days...that plus the whole "corporate image" thing doesn't matter so much anymore. Good point, though!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper "How does this clown ever get any sponsors for his show?" Lots of CEOs are Republican.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Beck is an entertainer. Ratings keep him on the air. There are lots of entertainers I don't care for but they still make loads of money.
Originally Posted By DAR <<George Bush was a racist and so is Obama. So what? >> Have any proof to back up these claims.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Stewart and Colbert both scored with Beck last night, big time. <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-29-2009/so-you-think-you-can-douche" target="_blank">http://www.thedailyshow.com/wa...n-douche</a> The graphic "75 seconds later" is priceless. Referring to how Beck says that Obama "demonstrates, over and over again, a deep-seated hatred for white people" and then 75 seconds later (!) says "I'm not saying Obama dislikes white people." (Though even better, IMO, is Stewart's dissection of Lou Dobbs' weasel words related to the whole "birther" thing). Colbert had the best line, though: "Beck's not saying Obama dislikes white people; he's saying he has a deep-seated hatred for them. Like how Beck likes arguing, but has a deep-seated hatred for logic."
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I wonder if Mr. Beck realizes that Obama's mother was white? I know that he and other wingnuts have been fixated on Jeremiah Wright and Kenya and his Muslim-sounding middle name. But the man happens to be bi-racial. Again, if this is Glenn Beck sober, he must have been unimaginably off the hook back when he was drinking.
Originally Posted By barboy ///How about this? Everybody is a racist and everybody gets to be a victim. Can we move on now?/// Agreed
Originally Posted By mawnck >>How about this? Everybody is a racist and everybody gets to be a victim. Can we move on now?<< Oh yeah right ... and what's CNN supposed to do now? Infomercials? Reality shows? Actual news gathering and reporting?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I don't see how calling anyone a racist is the least bit entertaining.
