Video: Glenn Beck feeds Paul Krugman an “extremist” crap sandwich
posted at 7:47 pm on June 12, 2009 by Allahpundit
Richly deserved, and I say that as someone who’s goofed on Beck’s more febrile moments myself. If you missed the Krugman column in Headlines earlier, read it now; the lying turd went out of his way to mention O’Reilly and Beck without bothering to inform his readers that the Holocaust Museum shooter evidently had murderous designs on Fox News, too. Even now, I can’t decide whether the left’s extremism blame game is being played in bad faith or in “good.” Is it a simple question of dishonesty, holding people like O’Reilly responsible in order to score cheap points against an enemy whom they secretly believe is blameless? Or does their natural condescension lead them to assume in earnest that right-wingers are essentially stupid, violent, and “easily led,” and therefore putty in the hands of people like Beck? The fact that Krugman, Frank Rich, et al. feel comfortable spitting venom at the right week after week in the NYT and then pointing fingers at FNC for “incitement” when some nut pops off can only be explained, I think, by their belief that no one who reads a cosmopolitan leftist newspaper like the Times would ever do anything as gauche as pulling a gun on someone from the other side. That is to say, this is as much about Krugman’s and his audience’s perceptions of their own elitism as anything else. Either that or Krugman thinks he’s incapable of inciting anyone because he’s incapable of persuading anyone. In which case it’s high time he found a new line of work, no?
Exit question via Christine Flowers: How come all jihadist killers act alone but all “right-wing” killers have a million accomplices?
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beck is right…….thats all I can say…he nailed it..
marktarheel on June 12, 2009 at 7:51 PM
Well , there’s rules for radicals..
the_nile on June 12, 2009 at 7:52 PM
Saw it tonight and heard it today on his radio show. Krugman is an idiot who should be placed in those FEMA camps that don’t exist.
Go Glenn!
Lisa on June 12, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Well, duh. This is what the left believes about EVERYONE, which is why they don’t trust any individuals with any decision and are always looking for some “authority” to declare what should be done (and rain terror on those who disagree).
On top of this very fundamental aspect of leftist ideology, they are also dishonest, disingenuous, lying scum – which is why they don’t trust anyone else.
If you want to know about a leftist, just understand that projection is their main intellectual tool.
progressoverpeace on June 12, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I love this man.
Fox move Beck into Hannity’s place, you won’t regret it.
Why aren’t we in the street?
Knucklehead on June 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Glenn has been right on more than this, AP, I hope you can continue recognizing that.
I_C on June 12, 2009 at 7:56 PM
wow.I had the first comment on this thread…..obama hasnt taxed that yet ….has he?
marktarheel on June 12, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Liiiiiike…?
Allahpundit on June 12, 2009 at 7:58 PM
This will backfire on the left.
Beck has been bringing it home for months and this was right on the money.
Time to call out the hypocrites
katy on June 12, 2009 at 8:00 PM
I like this sane Beck more than that crazy Beck talking about his hemmoroids. More please.
hot-heir on June 12, 2009 at 8:01 PM
OH NO!! I live in Florida- I better start worrying about being underwater. Those damn burping sheep!
Seriously, good job Beck.
bazil9 on June 12, 2009 at 8:02 PM
On his program yesterday, he had the chalk board out with dates and his predictions that turned out to be right including his prediction about BinLaden, the collapse of GM and the housing bubble bust that he predicted in 2003.
He went all the way back to 1997.
Knucklehead on June 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Good for Glenn.
Its time we started giving the left as good as we are getting. The time for playing polite with those who are supporting the destruction of our nation has come to an end.
What is more, it appears that our shooter was a confirmed lefty:
http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/racist-museum-shooter-outspoken-liberal/
-Dave
Dave R. on June 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM
Beck is DVRed every day in this house.
Beck has been right. Even when I thought he had gone over the cliff; he was right.
I agree with it backfiring, but I wish the backfiring would begin ASAP!
freeus on June 12, 2009 at 8:03 PM
How many has he gotten wrong since then for comparison?
Allahpundit on June 12, 2009 at 8:04 PM
Well done, Glenn
originalpechanga on June 12, 2009 at 8:07 PM
I’d add that “delusional” is their normal state of mind.
venividivici on June 12, 2009 at 8:07 PM
That was a cheap shot AP. You asked him to qualify that he’s right about more than this.
Liiiike?
katy on June 12, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Beck needs a better time slot. Move Greta to 7. Beck to 10.
Good riddance Shep.
kevinkristy on June 12, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Like fear sells books? ;)
eforhan on June 12, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Krugman, like other fascists at heart, just wants to stifle dissent and free speech. That’s about it.
MB4 on June 12, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Don’t know, I just started listening to him. In fact, when I lived in the sticks in Kentucky, I didn’t even have Fox until I moved back up to Chicago 3 years ago.
Sorry, I tried……
Knucklehead on June 12, 2009 at 8:11 PM
A few years back I watched Beck and his coverage of what was happening on our borders. The violence, missing women, murders. A topic the rest of the msm ignored. Outrageous.
bazil9 on June 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Really?
Alinsky on June 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM
the_nile on June 12, 2009 at 7:52 PM
+1
:)
alohapundit on June 12, 2009 at 8:12 PM
AP I was a long time Beck skeptic too.. his crying, his over the deep end analogies and fears. How did he hook me… the mushy clown was right…alot… a whole lot… We understand he’s an commentator but his crazy predictions hit the mark too many times to dismiss.
Indian Outlaw on June 12, 2009 at 8:13 PM
The Unibomber owned a copy of “Earth in the Balance.” That must mean Al Gore is directly responsible for inciting violence.
AaronGuzman on June 12, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Why is Beck so popular?? He is a Blog on TV. He reports the Blog news. AP if you only had a show…
Indian Outlaw on June 12, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Pretty much so. Krugman is on a mission. There is a purpose to his life everyday and you have just listed the two reasons he gets out of bed every morning. I ignore people like him and Matthews who will eventually spin themselves into a rubber room.
sherry on June 12, 2009 at 8:15 PM
I’m glad people like Glenn are finally hitting back and especially glad that people are starting to realize the Left’s game of getting the Right to self-censor.
The fear of what the Left and the State Control Media will say, is how they control what we say. That is their game and unfortunately way too many on the Right play it and fastidiously follow the Left’s rules for them in doing so. It’s a marvelous form of self censorship that leads people to fear speaking out and worse, defending the indefeasible in order to give the appearance of being “fair” and “honest.” It’s dangerous and self defeating.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Way to go, Glenn. They can dish it, but can they take it? Somehow I don’t think so.
Kelli_D on June 12, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Liiiiiiike…?
Seriously though, I’ve asked before and not sure I’ve gotten any clear answer – What exactly is your apparent beef with Beck? While a lot of people recommended I listen to Beck over the years, I only started paying attention to him when he joined Fox and I have to say, I (and many others) feel he’s the only one who’s really talking about just what is going on. He makes O’Reilly look like some asleep at the wheel MSM turd. I don’t listen to him often, but I’d say Rush can’t even come close to touching Beck.
RightWinged on June 12, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Obviously, because jihadists are intelligent enough to work alone.
I had a hard time spelling ‘intelligent’ – I where’s an accomplice when you need one…
DrewbieDoo on June 12, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Shouldn’t you be tweeting about how horrific your readers are?
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I heart Glenn Beck.
BTW, O’Reilly inihilated the salon leftest hag on his show that was defending late-term abortions.
HornetSting on June 12, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Oh, and btw, the folks here talking about his “prediction” aren’t treating him like a psychic… They’re pointing out that his out of the box thinking and observing what is happening has allowed him to see what virtually everyone else is ignoring.
RightWinged on June 12, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Like Limbaugh, Beck is an entertainer. But I’ve learned more about conservative from these two than I ever could have learned in school. No, they don’t ALWAYS get it right, but they’ve got their principles in the right place.
Dee2008 on June 12, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Illegal aliens, the economic collapse, obama’s lies.
HornetSting on June 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
This is why I usually skip Glenn Beck threads. Because inevitably you say something like this to piss people off and I want to think you do it for hits, but sometimes I think you do it because you’re just an @ss. Why can’t you let the people here — the ones that faithfully click your links day in and day out to pay your salary — have their Palin and Beck without feeling the need to rain on their parade?
LastRick on June 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Now now, Krugman has the right to sound like an idiot if that’s what he wants to do let’s not get too radical. :)
boomer on June 12, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Yes………
………… I hear their is a traveling rodeo in the poor parts of Mexico that is in need of stable boy.
He has all of the qualifications………
Seven Percent Solution on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
+
Thank you Rightwinged… “prediction”
Indian Outlaw on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Beck, like Rush, has a style, a schtick if you will, that rubs some people the wrong way. But the substance of what he says, again like Rush, is usually right on the money. That’s what really matters.
infidel4life on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Missed this while I was typing. Yep, never seen an answer to his GB-hatred, but then again, I’ve also tried to skip the threads because of AP.
LastRick on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Someone should post the video one day of Tim Russert’s old CNBC show when he had Bill O’Reilly and Paul Krugman on the show for an hour. Krugman spent the entire show with a look in his eyes like O’Reilly was going to jump out of his chair any moment and beat him to a pulp and/or eat him.
It’s a lot easier to write drivel like Friday’s Times’ column when you’re safe in your Princeton bunker (or safe to make comments like that on “This Week”, when you know the worst you’re going to get is a pithy rebuke from George Will).
jon1979 on June 12, 2009 at 8:21 PM
LESS THAN THE NEW YORK TIMES~
Don’t be a Krugman, Allah.
HornetSting on June 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Didn’t Beck admit that CNN told him outright “no more talk about what’s going on the border”? He talked about it at length when he joined Fox and how he was muffled by CNN.
Knucklehead on June 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Never noticed before now but when Beck goes into that fake “Oh no!” mode to make a point, he sounds almost identical to Gene Wilder. That’s a good thing in my book, btw.
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Can`t hold that against him, everyday I read the news I feel like crying too. He cares and he has predicted much more right than wrong which makes the direction we are headed now really scarry.
LSUMama on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Allah, first you want to know when he was right, now you want to know when he was wrong. Are you a statistician? I actually get a bit annoyed when he starts talking about how he “saw all of this coming”. I don’t care, no brownie points allotted but he is sooo funny and his instincts seem to be good.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
They are Obama and Napolitano fascist lackeys. Once you see that it all falls into place.
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.
- Josph Goebbels
MB4 on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
Even though Beck is right the vast majority of time, I still feel like Celtic fans did when taking about Danny Ainge when he played for Boston. Yea, he’s a punk but he’s our punk
Hummer53 on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
FIFY!
Laura in Maryland on June 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
No, he pretty much holds a segment of HA members in pure contempt. Go read his Twitter blog. Of coarse I might just be a grievance monger with a martyr complex looking to get banned so I can then go and lie around the Net that AP banned me because I am a Christian or some other such nonsense. I duon’t know. You’ll have to ask him. It’s his theory of his critics.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Awesome! Beck is right on.
8starsnorth on June 12, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Allah, I’m not sure if you’re coming back to answer questions about your beef with Beck, but here’s another question for you… Do you see that we are rapidly becoming a socialist country, and that Obama seems to be quickly becoming a fascist dictator (czars, etc.)?
RightWinged on June 12, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Sorry Shep, but someone has to go. You get the 5:00pm slot.
Beck, 7:00pm NOW!
Sapwolf on June 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Which segment? I ask seriously – to me, twitter is something birds do.
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
No, it’s my theory of my critics who outright insult me. Evidently you don’t read the full exchanges over there. But thanks for proving my point about that segment of our commentariat that’s perpetually aggrieved and forever looking to take offense at something.
Allahpundit on June 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
I sent this post to the New York Times. I doubt that they will pay any attention to it, but it is worth a try.
Terrye on June 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
You’ll have to read it for yourself.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Guess I’ll never know, then, thanks anyway (seriously).
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Now that’s just grievous and offensive!
(jes’ kiddin’)
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I hope I’m not included in that… I’m just confused about your apparent beef with Beck.
RightWinged on June 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Allahpundit: Either that or Krugman thinks he’s incapable of inciting anyone because he’s incapable of persuading anyone. In which case it’s high time he found a new line of work, no?
Uighur tour guide. Palau or Bermuda.
Loxodonta on June 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Yup. I’m just an ignorant hick, grievance monger. ROFLMAO!
On another note I am glad to see you screwed up the courage to actually address people here rather than running over to Twitter to do it behind there back. Perhaps there is hope for you yet.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Why are we picking on each other instead of Krugman. Can’t we all just agree that Krugman is a huge butt-boil?!?!!
Laura in Maryland on June 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
ew
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Then engage them, to complain on twitter just denigrates HA to people that just follow you and may not have the time to read the site. And why would they want to, commenters are a bunch of jerks.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
The phonies like Krugman are easy to see and address. It’s the sneaky phonies that you’ve got to worry about. You know, the people who grin to your face and stab you in the back the minute you turn around. Those are the truly dangerous ones.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Beck is like a latter-day John the Baptist.
He works because he gets that there is a lot of latter day populist outrage out there. Beck gets that there is a huge disappointment among the people with Bushism and its flight from accountability and authenticity.
What Beck understands that a lot of liberals don’t get is this: Obama’s support is a mile wide and and an inch deep. Liberals are insistent that people line up and support the Division Street Duce without question. Witness Wanda Sykes’ telling remark about Rush Limbaugh’s remarks being “treasonous”.
They were offhand remarks at a dinner for Teh Won, but they are a tell, in that they betray liberal unease at their long term political position and legitimacy. Olbermann’s insistent rage is another tell that gives away unease in power. He wasted 15 minutes going after Palin tonight in an attempt to rationalize David Letterman’s conduct, while Palin has moved on to other things.
There are things that liberals do that just give the game away.
victor82 on June 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Because this stuff has been brewing for a while.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Yup,Glen’s right!
As if I should doubt him,any how,
Exibit ‘A’,
Earth Liberation Front,torches four multi-million
—————————– dollar homes!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Liberation_Front
canopfor on June 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM
That was as good or better than the Ricky “Vehicular Manslaughter” Sanchez beat down…
Caper29 on June 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
You know, the people who grin to your face and stab you in the back the minute you turn around. Those are the truly dangerous ones.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Oh, you mean the French.
faol on June 12, 2009 at 8:40 PM
To expand about Beck and Bush: Beck started going after Republicans under Bush because of Bush’s spending. Bush lost his support among Conservatives because of his abandonment of Reaganite principles. This is what I mean by Beck’s break with “Bushism”.
One of the reasons that Bush left office at 30% popularity was that he lost conservatives over spending.
victor82 on June 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
In the interest of precision…once upon a time he’d probably have preferred “latter day St. Peter,” but today I think he’d go with “latter day Joseph Smith.”
splink on June 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Stop it you grievance monger! You just want to be banned to fulfill your martyr complex and then tell lies about AP all over the Internet! I know, I learned it on Twitter! The bird never lies! He sees all. He knows all!
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
What the hell is with this twitter stuff? I am already on Facebook…do I have to do the twitter thing too just to know what is going on?
Terrye on June 12, 2009 at 8:42 PM
My theory is that they believe you to be Loki.
MB4 on June 12, 2009 at 8:43 PM
He has only been available in my area recently but apparently he hit W on the hypocrisy of the open borders also.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Na, you know what the French are going to do….
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Stay strong Terrye! Don’t Twitter! I haven’t even gone Facebook (and hopefully won’t).
RightWinged on June 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
victor:
No, Bush lost his support among conservatives because of the whole immigration thing.
I seem to remember that there was a Republican Congress back then as well, and they actually spent the money, and when Bush did veto a bill, they over rode it.
The problem with going after the GOP at that time was that it only helped make Pelosi and Reid leaders in the Congress. And they make the previous Congress look down right frugal. And Obama makes Bush look like Scrooge.
Terrye on June 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Facebook is so yesterday/
Don’t feel bad I don’t tweet either. I just don’t get it.
Knucklehead on June 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Well, you will NEVER go broke betting against the “decency” of the left.
Hard Right on June 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
LESS THAN THE NEW YORK TIMES~
Don’t be a Krugman, Allah.
HornetSting on June 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM
.
I may be wrong about this but from what I read from Allah’s post politically, he is in alignmentment Barry Goldwater.
.
Don’t ask me to source my perceptions. I read a book about BG along time ago and that is how he comes across to me.
Americannodash on June 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Na, you know what the French are going to do….
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Somebody forgot to tell Colin.
faol on June 12, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Cindy:
Yes, I am sure Beck did go after Bush on the border. But the truth is Bush did more to police that border than any previous president ever did and that includes Reagan.
I don’t remember Newt Gingrich doing anything about in the 90s either.
Terrye on June 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
I wouldn’t do that. I would cherish my time here and miss my friends. I actually like Allah, like his posts and don’t see the jibes that many think he takes at Gov. Palin or Mr. Beck. I think the complaints on Twitter are a bad business model. Truth be told, if people wouldn’t post his tweets I would be happy in my ignorance.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:47 PM
LOL! They did. He wouldn’t listen. He is The One-Lite. He thought it would be different for him.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
knucklehead:
I am always behind the times on these things. And I am not sure I want something else to look at.
Terrye on June 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Sanchez beat down…..
Caper29 on June 12,2009 at 8:38PM.
Caper29:
Excellent re-call,there must be a lot of examples of Lefty
Domestic Terrorism in the memory banks of H/A crewmembers!!:)
canopfor on June 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Krugman is like Olbermann, Eric Altermann or blogger/columnists like Glenn Greenwald: tent revival preachers for the Converted. Their job is to reinforce the convictions of the True Believers in Berkeley, Madison, and the East Villiage. Unfortunately, there are lots of lefties out there, and they have something the DNC needs: Disposable Income.
Now you know why they do what they do. I mean, it’s not that they don’t believe what they believe-they do and they are sincere in their wrongheadedness. But there’s a fundraising food-chain aspect to this that people haven’t considered.
victor82 on June 12, 2009 at 8:49 PM
I am sure that’s probably true. Honestly until 9/11 I probably didn’t give a flying flip about the border. After that there seemed to be a large gaping hole in our security.
Cindy Munford on June 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
a long not along
Americannodash on June 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
He thought it would be different for him.
TheBigOldDog on June 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Bet he hates it when the grandkids order french fries.
faol on June 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
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