Audio: Glenn Beck loses it, and justifiably so
posted at 5:35 pm on July 17, 2009 by MadisonConservative
If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll hear about it eventually:
Yes, he flips. Now, this is Glenn Beck, and we’ve come to know him as someone who does not reign in his emotions. He responds without concern about what others think. This is a turn-off to some who think it reflects poorly on his public image and tarnishes the power of the points he makes. Others admire his unabashed openness. I understand both perspectives, but lean more toward the latter. That aside, may I point out a few things?
The woman came on with an attitude from the beginning. She was not looking to have a civil discussion with Beck. She was goading him seconds into the call. Referring to “people like you” before her first point was made was asking for a fight. She accused him of having no logic, and asked “what the hell is wrong with you?” She shifted between fifth gear and reverse to try to manipulate the conversation. The topper, though, was after all of this baiting and prodding, she had the audacity to accuse him of never addressing the bailouts and spending of late, when it’s been his most discussed topic, as anyone who ever listened to his radio show or watched his television show for 15 minutes would know.
Then again, one reproduced link of this clip on YouTube actually stopped the audio right before discussing the situation in Massachusetts, and simply put up text which said “F*** what happened in Massachusetts”. That kind of refusal to address the reality of health care shows that many of these people aren’t even worth engaging. You’d be better off telling a spoiled child why they can’t have whatever they want.
However, I have to admit, this is pretty funny:
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His show is damn-good today.
amerpundit on July 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
LOL….full-court press. Trolls and seminar callers will be working overtime.
ddrintn on July 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Love that picture.
cs89 on July 17, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Beck/Palin 2012!
benny shakar on July 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
“How about the Netherlands?”
CLASSIC!!!
Beck should have punched her through the phone.
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 5:40 PM
OH NO HE DIDN’T.
Allahpundit on July 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Kathy… Free everything for everybody. Damn.
RalphyBoy on July 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
I like a fired up conservative who can get in the faces of the loony left. Ann Coulter has the same talent.
Guardian on July 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
Congrats on the promotion, Madison.
Esthier on July 17, 2009 at 5:42 PM
HA!
homesickamerican on July 17, 2009 at 5:43 PM
PUT THE LOTION IN THE FV**ING BASKET!
RobCon on July 17, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Hey! Check it out! Bunny Shaker has peeped out from behind the dark side.
Guardian on July 17, 2009 at 5:43 PM
There was a palin thread. So bunny resumed his stalking. He touches himself in his girly parts at thought of Palin’s name.
lorien1973 on July 17, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Romneycare is the model for Obamacare.
Never forget that.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Beck/Palin 2012!
benny shakar on July 17, 2009 at 5:39 PM
OH NO HE DIDN’T.
Allahpundit on July 17, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Even a broken troll is right sometimes
or however the phrase goes
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
This made my day. Hilarious! I wish Glenn was on prime-time. Come on Fox News.
jencab on July 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
I have been amazed at the stuff Mr. Beck says that doesn’t get a lot of press compared to Rush. It’s a bit breathtaking how un p.c. he is.
Cindy Munford on July 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM
wow.
what is it with conservative media people and juvenile behavior? with the exception of Krauthammer, Kristol, and Buckley…everyone else who’s ever gone to bat for you on a regular basis delves into this schoolyard bullsh*t. i mean, everyone comes out saying some dumb sh*t on a bad day (myself included…constantly), but cmon.
ernesto on July 17, 2009 at 5:46 PM
that video reminds me of the Vampire thing in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
jp on July 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Lol at 2nd vid.
I love Beck.
The only thing i dont like is when he has Penn and Stossel on his show and goes “do you ever see 3 libertarians on tv?”
We get it Glen, your a libertarian. Now stop repeating that and rock on.
Aquateen Hungerforce on July 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
I.Love.This!!!
Beck is the only one who is dissecting the propaganda and he’s spot on.
katy on July 17, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Mad LOL NICE!
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM
to people who are mindless, the Dems can take clips like that to portray conservatives as “Angry White Males”
jp on July 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM
That He is a She… and She did.
Benny.. thumbs up for ruffling Allah’s fur.
LOL, I can’t believe I did it.
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Glen You Sick Twisted Freak, we love you.
fourdeucer on July 17, 2009 at 5:50 PM
Whoa.
MadisonConservative on July 17, 2009 at 5:50 PM
The left has its fair share of juvenile behavior. Since most of them do it everyday (Olby, Matthews) it’s not that noteworthy anymore.
sherry on July 17, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Moronic Obama voter on display. Multiply by millions. Kool Aid. It’s poison, people.
Fletch54 on July 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Beck’s show is awesome today, btw.
Oh, and for folks like AP who would mock Beck in the clip above, he’s being entertaining. He’s not actually “losing it”. He’s big on the dramatics for entertainment, but his points are almost always correct.
RightWinged on July 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM
I have to congratulate him for not going on an obscenity laced tirade. Don’t know how he held back….
skree on July 17, 2009 at 5:52 PM
I didn’t think that was so bad. Once in awhike those idiots have to be yelled at. They think conservatives are mean nasty people anyway, who cares what her perception is after being treated the way she deserves to be treated.
peacenprosperity on July 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Malcolm Muggeridge? Rich Lowry? Jonah Goldberg? JP Freire? Philip Klein? George Will? Thomas Sowell? Jim Geraghty? Charles Payne? Rick Brookhiser? Generalization isn’t pretty.
amerpundit on July 17, 2009 at 5:53 PM
I think ernesto is apologizing for his blame whitey schtick from earlier today.
lorien1973 on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I just found my new ringtone…
“GET– OFF MY PHONE!”
Nethicus on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Not the perfect spokesman but Beck is doing yeoman’s work against Obama, his socialist thieves, and complicit Republicans. Go Glen!
He called the financial collapse over TWO years ago. He’s the only one cutting through the socialist propaganda to shine a light on the leftist vermin destroying the country.
elduende on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Beck is right on and I’ve seen very brave, tough men cry on more than one occasion . . . it’s the intensity of the fight and has nothing to do with personal weakness.
rplat on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Let me ask you ernie, is saying you get a tingle down your leg or talking like Oscar the Grouch while naming the Worst Person in the World every night juvenile behavior?
LOL.
fogw on July 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I like the song!
was awesome! too bad it was meant to deride Glenn and not give him the credit he deserves.
Love me Some BECK!
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on July 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
That’s awesome!!
Why do liberals believe that we can make stuff free just by passing a law? It’s free!! Just pass a law making it free!! No unintended consequences there!
JohnJ on July 17, 2009 at 5:55 PM
He may be nutty but people pay attention.
txag92 on July 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Glenn Beck…..for MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE!!
DFCtomm on July 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
left yourself speechless?
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Anchorage resident Jeanne Devon?
TimeTraveler on July 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
I just found my new ringtone…
“GET– OFF MY PHONE!”
Nethicus on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I’d like that too.
txag92 on July 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Would love to see Glen get the 8:00PM slot from O’Reilly, he needs prime time.
fourdeucer on July 17, 2009 at 5:57 PM
His show today is full of juicy stuff…I worry about Glen’s health…they are going to come after him.
d1carter on July 17, 2009 at 5:57 PM
I heard this when it happened. What was even better, was afterwards, when he had Pat Gray doing the screaming for him. As Stu said, you could just hear Pat’s vocal cords tearing when he does that bit. Every time he’d do it, I’d bust out. People looking at the mailman like he’d flipped…lol
bikermailman on July 17, 2009 at 5:58 PM
This crybaby is REALLY growing on me.
Give ‘em Hell Glenn!!
omnipotent on July 17, 2009 at 5:58 PM
It appears that Benny’s real name is Jeanne Devon.. Be sure to avoid her museum in Anchorage when u visit ak.
TimeTraveler on July 17, 2009 at 5:58 PM
This is one of my favorite GOMP’s from years ago when he was having Moron Trivia with contestants from around the world, instead of the local city for an NFL game. A caller, Rod, called to get an education on what racism is.
rslancer14 on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Yet it’s you lot who always revert to scatalogical language and “teabagging” jokes. C’mon, now!
Sign of the Dollar on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
My apologies. I didn’t catch it. Ernesto, carry on.
sherry on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
he’s a real Dirk diggler
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
They can’t all have the poise and dignity of Olberman I guess……
that’s Sarcasm SIR!
Ampersand on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Wonderful idea! I may try to do that…capture the audio, then use a tool to convert it to ringtone…hmmm
bikermailman on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Kathy in Massachusetts needs health care now for that annoying, whiny voice she has. Poor thing.
I am proud to be “you people” and I love Glenn Beck!
redwhiteblue on July 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Shuster/Tamron Hall on MSNBC played this as an example of how the political discourse has devolved as a result of “talk radio” and went out of their way to make the case it is only the right wing who are turning discussion into hate. Amazing.
msmveritas on July 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
I hate when Glenn blows up. It’s stupid and pointless, but did he bring up the hospitals in MA going under cuz they don’t have money to pay for all the mandates they are under now?
lorien1973 on July 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Kini on July 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM
I wanna see him rollar skate!
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
I don’t think his emotion makes him less convincing. I just wish he’d stop talking about the Commerce Clause. It makes him sound like a crackpot. Especially combined with the gold selling.
brobin on July 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Why I like Beck (true story)
While attnding his Common Sense Tour show last month someone yelled out “Beck for President!”. He stopped and replied:
“I could never be President because I would be sitting in the oval office saying ‘whadda ya mean we’re out of missiles’”
At that point i knew this was a man I could get behind!
HoustonRight on July 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
yes
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
I LMAO! God I love Beck. This guy never ceases to entertain AND inform.
Sapwolf on July 17, 2009 at 6:01 PM
OT: More good news about Iran
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Right….cause you know Liberals never do anything of the kind.
Dritanian on July 17, 2009 at 6:03 PM
I love how this non-story ends up on Yahoo’s feature page when Jon Stewart manages to produce this sort of faux outrage nearly every night on The Daily Show…..not to mention spittle boy over at MSNBC.
The Ugly American on July 17, 2009 at 6:04 PM
I HEART Glenn Beck…….
Glenn Beck says what our jellyfish GOP WON’T say!
Common Sense. It’s what this country needs right now!
HornetSting on July 17, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Wonderful idea! I may try to do that…capture the audio, then use a tool to convert it to ringtone…hmmm
bikermailman on July 17, 2009 at 5:59 PM
Wiretap pro for mac is good if u have mac
I forget the name of the good one for windows
blatantblue on July 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Beck Rules.
the_nile on July 17, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Click my name. :)
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Ernesto. you are always predictable
CWforFreedom on July 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Mental patient (aka benny shakar)/Barbara Boxer 2012!!
Richard Romano on July 17, 2009 at 6:07 PM
That lady who called in reminded me of AnninCA.
Anybody else think the same thing?
Sapwolf on July 17, 2009 at 6:07 PM
No. Breathless.
Go on…go on…yeahhhh…
MadisonConservative on July 17, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Wow, just wow…holy crap. I partially enjoyed this as it feels good to hear a complete and utter [b]MORON[/b] taken to task every once in a while, but it also stinks that Beck can be so abrasive at times because it doesn’t help his shall we call it, “social outreach”.
SgtSVJones on July 17, 2009 at 6:07 PM
elduende on July 17, 2009 at 5:54 PM
I used to watch him on HN too, and you are right on the money(and so was he!)
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
Translates roughly to, “I don’t know that many conservative media people.”
TheUnrepentantGeek on July 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
“what is it with conservative media people and juvenile behavior? with the exception of ”
Yeah, you never see lib talk show hosts faking assaults cuz they got hammered and fell down or nothing. Nope, no siree.
WitchDoctor on July 17, 2009 at 6:09 PM
LOL. Maybe.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 6:10 PM
teabagging jokes? i went to the NYC tea party…
ernesto on July 17, 2009 at 6:10 PM
This is what city colleges do to you…
TimeTraveler on July 17, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Stop eating them cheese curds and beer.
Speaking of which.. when you sending me some?
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Don’t know… Sappy.
Didn’t you just meet her? ;)
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM
We are angry white males and with damned good reason
to people who are mindless, the Dems can take clips like that to portray conservatives as “Angry White Males”
jp on July 17, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Aggie95 on July 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Obviously. If you see me all contrarian defending “liberal” policies thats one thing, but you wont ever see me going to bat for an Olbermann or Matthews.
ernesto on July 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM
That wasn’t a “meltdown”.
toliver on July 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM
He’s a very silly man.
greggish on July 17, 2009 at 6:12 PM
Juvenile behaviour?!? Did you listen to that clip at all?
That caller has obviously NEVER been a recipient of socialized medicine in Europe or Canada or hell, even in the USA (since with an 87.9 billion dollar budget the VA __alone__ is more than half the size of Canadacare) or she wouldn’t have been able to mouth half the garbage she spewed with such earnest naivete. At least when Michael Moore wrote that exact script she was paraphrasing from he KNEW he was taking wild liberties with the truth to make his movie as dramatic as possible. She had just absorbed that fabian socialist delusion as fact.
That crazy caller needs to take a trip to Amsterdam and watch the junkies and teen hookers wait for hours on end to get the lesions and sores that constitute an occupational hazard treated in her deluded utopian healthcare vision.
She needs to swing by Britain and watch cancer patients and their families be told that their loved ones won’t be receiving Sutent because the government doesn’t deem an extra six months of life is worth the cost. You think Glenn Beck was being hyperbolic about “prime ministers” coming to America for their treatments? Yeah he was, but that’s only because more REAL middle class people end up coming to America to save their loved ones from Socialized medicine too.
Most importantly, she needed to get the first goddamned clue about Glenn Beck’s outspoken (and borderline irrational) disapproval of any form of government bailout before she made such a patently false accusation on national radio.
She could’ve accused Beck of molesting his own disabled child and she would’ve yielded an identical reaction as when she accused him of supporting bailouts and corporate welfare.
Khorum on July 17, 2009 at 6:13 PM
I think the caller unintentionally identified the solution to our health-care crisis – Americans that can’t afford health care should vacation in France.
sleepy-beans on July 17, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Glenn is one of the only people who ties all the corruption, thievery and nonsense together. Thanks to Fox and R. Murdoch for having the guts to have him on.
4Freedom on July 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Everyone knows this is schtick, right? From ~2003…
Patrick Ishmael on July 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM
You’re forgetting MSNBC teabagging, etc. Double LOLz.
Mommypundit on July 17, 2009 at 6:14 PM
LOL
dangitt on July 17, 2009 at 6:15 PM
It’s about as much of an act as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Too bad those two also happen to be the most relevant liberal commentators by any useful metric.
Khorum on July 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM
I have a lot of faith in Glenn Beck. tells you what we need to know and to be aware of. He has opened up my eyes to a lot of matters that we are facing now.
God Bless
hawkman on July 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Gotta love Glen right in the middle of the meltdown he still has enough of his faculties to work his new book into the conversation…that’s capitalism!
Caper29 on July 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM
Yes, the woman was a numb-skull. But that doesn’t justify a tantrum. People who throw tantrums regularly are normally referred to as “children”.
ernesto on July 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM
That doesn’t make any sense. Olbermann and Matthews spend their every waking moment spouting liberal policies.
You’re strange.
fogw on July 17, 2009 at 6:18 PM
glenn must have a healthy family. What hyperbole by this lady.
ted c on July 17, 2009 at 6:18 PM
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