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Johnny, I bet you feel better

Oxy Mora — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:28:05 +0000

In reply to Americans need to wake up the

Johnny, I bet you feel better getting that off your chest. I agree with your essential sentiment, if not all your points. As a newcomer here, allow me to give you a pointer. When you say "The religion of Islam has more in common with Christianity than the Mormon cult" you tend to lose your audience by painting with a very large brush. But someone here who was a major in philosophy and religion will jump in and disect it with a sharp knife. Other than that, pard, you're preaching to the choir, right on. Beck is a charlatan, a tool of for-profit media, and a disgrace to the country.

Americans need to wake up the

Johnny America — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:05:30 +0000

In reply to Beck, rhymes with yecch: Murdoch flirts with antisemitism... Why?

Americans need to wake up the fact that Beck is simply another opinion pushing charlatan who is a product of mormon cult theology that he mixes with parts of Catholicism and his personal core as a dry alcoholic. And for the record, he is a Mormon and not a Christian. The two are not the same. The religion of Islam has more in common with Christianity than the mormon cult.

The truth about Beck is that he a dry mormon alcoholic who never got the counseling required for alcoholics. Because he does not possess a single ounce of journalistic integrity, he is the perfect abortion poster child for Fox Network. Considering the fact that Becks personal views are extreme Marxist Libertarian, his form of patriotism is false and he is a person who has no real substance or depth.

Glenn Beck consistently demonstrates all the unstable behaviors of a dry alcoholic which include grandiosity, judgmentalism, intolerance, impulsivity, ADD and indecisiveness. In short, Beck, Limbaugh, O Reilly, Hannity, Palin, O Donnell and others like them frequently pervert truth, history, facts and the US Constitution when they open their big mouths.

Touché, but I was referring

Atheist — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:28:59 +0000

In reply to By definition, the ADL has

Touché, but I was referring not to the (duodecuple) tribal aspect of the ADL, but to the fact that its charter refers to its national, as in the United States, aspects. Thanks for the link to the Oozlum bird — it was an interesting read.

No. Yes. No. Murdoch. Yes.

Orlando — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:12:52 +0000

In reply to You must pass the entrance

No. Yes. No. Murdoch. Yes. Yes.

What do I win?

By definition, the ADL has

David Seaton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:08:54 +0000

In reply to I'm somewhat surprised that

By definition, the ADL has chauvinistic and tribal aspects, because it was constituted to specifically defend a very clearly defined and differentiated group of people from being defamed... there is something about these arguments about its nature that reminds me of the Oozlum bird.

I'm somewhat surprised that

Atheist — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:57:52 +0000

In reply to Still the ADL is the

I'm somewhat surprised that you, of all people, would fall for this seemingly Chauvinistic claim. The ADL is based in the United States, and state that they are "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency". I've got nothing against the ADL, but I doubt even they would claim to be the official judge or final arbiter. In fact, if pressed, I could probably come up with a few examples where they've claimed anti-Semitism and many other prominent Jews have disagreed, rightly or wrongly (such claims are not always as clear as with Beck).

Still the ADL is the

David Seaton — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:47:50 +0000

In reply to They are offended by many

Still the ADL is the "official" judge of what is antisemitic and what isn't. It is a "family affair", you don't have a vote.

I think this argument is all

David Seaton — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:43:59 +0000

In reply to The Jewish people can not

I think this argument is all absurd. George Soros was speaking frankly about a situation that no fourteen year old boy could possibly understand and a boy that age's blood is filled with energy and hope. Soros shows himself to be a very wise man who has learned many important lessons in his life.

I must repeat that I think Glenn Beck is totally full of shit or as Mike Huckabee would say, "constipated". I wrote a very long piece awhile back where I explain what the "big lie" is and what it is for. Beck is a classic fascist, nothing particularly original about him. What is extraordinary is that Murdoch is giving him such an audience. Murdoch is the real villain here.

The funny thing is, you're

Atheist — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:33:50 +0000

In reply to The Jewish people can not

The funny thing is, you're probably just a "useful idiot" passing along this out-of-context quotation. Watch it in context and you'll realize just what an idiot you are:

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/3240

To save you some time, I'll let you know: he starts talking about Hitler at about 35 minutes in. The context for Beck's Soros quote is at about 46 minutes in (the quote itself is about 48 minutes in). Soros was addressing the paradox of being happy during a miserable time and a period of immense evil, but perhaps that's just too deep for you to understand. He was also addressing the concept of "ignorance is bliss", but perhaps you're too deep in the forest to see the trees on that one.

The Jewish people can not

Yukondave — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:31:00 +0000

In reply to Beck, rhymes with yecch: Murdoch flirts with antisemitism... Why?

The Jewish people can not follow Abe Foxman like the Taliban or other crazy mullahs. Glenn Beck did not quote the 14 year old Soros. He played the video of the 80 year old Soros talking about the happiest time of his life. The 14 year old Soros remembers his time working for the Nazi's as "The happiest year of my life". Listen for yourself and be the judge and dont act like the Taliban.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX212eLd3YM

SOROS: "It was actually probably the happiest year of my life, that year of 


German occupation. For me, it was a very positive experience. It's a sage thing 


because you see incredible suffering around you and the fact you are in 


considerable danger yourself. But you're 14 years old and you don't believe that 


it can actually touch you. You have a belief in yourself. You have a belief in 


your father. It's a very happy-making exhilarating experience."