Video: The totally obligatory “Glenn Beck rubs Obama’s face in Van Jones’s Trutherism” clip
posted at 8:29 pm on September 3, 2009 by Allahpundit
He held off on talking about it until halfway through the show in order to give the White House a chance to respond. They didn’t — but they’re going to. You’d better flush this Truther turd, Barry, or it’ll be a righty talking point every time any liberal opens their mouth to whine about Birtherism or some other form of conservative kookery for the next four years.
Capitalizing on the buzz, Fox has a print piece out tonight recounting Jones’s greatest hits. My favorite bit:
“In this environment, I think the Obama administration should be very careful of its dealings with anybody who can be labeled communist accurately,” said Christopher C. Hull, an adjunct government professor at Georgetown University who runs the public affairs firm Issue Management.
“That’s just going to play to the political sensibility that those on the right have that the Obama administration is socialist, literally socialist. … It is unwise to bring in people who actually do label themselves socialist or communist.”
Yes, let us take care to guard against fueling the crazy wingnut notion, seemingly pulled from thin air, that Obama is soft on radicals whom he thinks “mean well.”
GB starts slow here and remains relatively restrained throughout, but his question near the end is a good one. If you believe Bush was responsible for mass murder of American civilians, why didn’t you flee the country or organize an armed revolt? How casual do you have to be about high treason to prioritize lefty crap like “green jobs” or lowering carbon emissions above seeking justice against the government for killing your countrymen? The answer, I suspect: Most Truthers may not really believe it. It’s a pseudo-intellectual pose, just like Jones’s fondness for communism is. At best, then, he’s a poseur idiot who didn’t have the good sense not to sign his name to a petition at 9/11 Truth. At worst, he’s an even bigger idiot who actually believes the “Loose Change” version of history. Either way, time to go.
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Larry Andy focus?
JD come now….
Reagan killed the USSR with a wink, a smile, and balls….
the pity is Chairman Soetoro has the Constitution and Bill of Rights in his sights with as much glee.
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM
If you like we can blame this huge mess on Abraham Lincoln!!! He made us all stay together when we wanted to go our own separate way.
shomegirl on September 3, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Until Michelle Obama wipes her arse with the original document, I can’t believe that anyone named Obama would act to destroy the Constitution. /s
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Actually I listened to half his radio show today. I didn’t say I never watch his show or listen to his show. I don’t have to watch EVERYONE one his shows to know what he is about. I don’t have to watch every single episode of Countdown to know Olbermann is a huge douchebag.
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:37 PM
even then we must respect her decision as I hear that is a sign of veneration of her home planet of Klinzhai…
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Hmmm… kind of like people don’t have to wait for Obama to declare Amerikkka a Fascist Land to know he has Fascist leanings… Well, frick, I don’t really care what he envisions.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM
If one engages and promotes fascism he is a fascist, whether you like it or not is really irrelevant. I personally don’t like my President acting like a fascist.
jimmy2shoes on September 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM
It’s the MobyOlympics with your friend LarryAndy on the Moral Equivalency Bars going for the triple lindy with three quarter roll dive….
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Actually I listened to half his radio show today. I didn’t say I never watch his show or listen to his show. I don’t have to watch EVERYONE one his shows to know what he is about. I don’t have to watch every single episode of Countdown to know Olbermann is a huge douchebag.
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:37 PM
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Been listening to him since 2002….and you truly do need to be listening for at least a month to know what he is about…
shomegirl on September 3, 2009 at 10:40 PM
We can only hope she goes on a birthright trip…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Parody: “Eyebrows Raised as ‘Green Jobs’ Czar Orders Millions of Red Worker Uniforms” http://www.optoons.blogspot.com/ (September 3 entry)
Mervis Winter on September 3, 2009 at 10:41 PM
You seem to have a lot of free time. Go do some volunteer work at your local VA.
katy the mean old lady on September 3, 2009 at 10:41 PM
+100
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I used to think that Beck was nuts. But watching and listening to him these past few weeks has made me change my mind.
Van Jones has given Beck a way to destroy Obama’s credibility without directly attacking Obama because Beck can simply tie Van Jones back to Obama’s campaign statement that the American people should judge Obama by the company he keeps. Moreover, since Beck can pick from several speeches and statements by Van Jones that most Americans would find offensive, Obama cannot get out in front of the story. He is just playing catch up.
Bru on September 3, 2009 at 10:42 PM
LOL! I’m getting lectured about moral equivalency by commenter who is defending a pundit that compares our president to Hitler and Saddam Hussein. THE IRONY!!!
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:42 PM
did He really do that?
Ampersand on September 3, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Please, would you point out where Beck said beloved GWB was Saddam Hussein? Thanks in advance.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:44 PM
I enjoy Beck’s anti-Obama segments now, but by the beginning of 2012 I can guarantee you that he will be shilling for the Republicans and putting party over principle. He knows where the money comes from (Murdoch).
The Dean on September 3, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Hey, when you think that fascism is about Racism and killing Kurds, I guess it would be offensive to suggest that GWB policies were fascist in nature…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM
We’ll just have to see…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Seriously? I think Beck’s closer to the edge than he’s ever been.
He was never nuts, just emotional. It’s the surrounding events that have given a lot of other people some clarity.
BadgerHawk on September 3, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Probably….
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 10:46 PM
For some reason I missed the start up of the issue between Beck and Levin but I have to say that I have heard Beck say things verbatim from web sites and especially Levin’s book with no mention of it. Ego or not, if I worked and researched a book as hard as Levin seemed to, I would be a little torqued as well. And although I love Levin, he does need to let it go. Has Beck even mentioned Liberty and Tyranny by name? He should. Not out of any special respect for Levin but because it’s the right thing to do. Credit your sources.
JeffinOrlando on September 3, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Link
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:47 PM
You missed the memo on Plan B….the RiNOs cost us ’10 I have a plan….and if enough of us make noise about my plan to the RNC we’ll get “change”…
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Oh… now we’re back to Obama… I see… another touchy spot.
Well, first of all, why is it so offensive to compare a politician to an evil politician – if in fact there is some truth in it?
Secondly, perhaps we should judge Obama on his errr actions … or were these just what Obama envisioned?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:49 PM
How easily we forget that Beck strongly voiced support for the $700 billion bailout when it was introduced in September, on his CNN show.
The Dean on September 3, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Yeah I more than sure Obama hasn’t set up anything equivalent to the SS.
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Wasn’t there also something about HC?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Squishes get uncomfortable very easily.
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Would something that Mussolini set up offend you less?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Terryann, would you like all HA posters to sit around a campfire and now pledge allegiance to Obama? Gosh darn, wouldn’t that be a sign of the respect the POTUS deserves?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:52 PM
@JeffinOrlando….we had this discussion the other night. There is only so much you can make different when you are talking about the same exact topic. Did Beck listen to Levin and get a kernel of an idea and run with it, probably. They are two very different men and if anybody is handling this the best it is Beck. Levin needs to freaking get over himself. I love listening to him, but I’m tired of the “but it’s mine” whiny attitude.
The most important thing is this country and how we can get through the next 4 years without a bloody revolution and our Constitution still intact.
shomegirl on September 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Good night folks. Don’t stay up to late worrying about our fascists presidents.
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 10:53 PM
Oh, and Terryann, I’ve heard that Chicago Style Politics isn’t thought of very highly… maybe you should get on Michelle Malkin for comparing Obama’s union base to the brownshirts via the purple shirts. Go ahead. Send her that complaint.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Yeah, cause that burning need for a civilian force with a budget equal to the Pentagon is just something he envisions. Sure as hell doesn’t tell us anything about him.
Spirit of 1776 on September 3, 2009 at 10:54 PM
The SS didn’t happen overnight either Larry….you’ll recall Ogabe’s speech of 2 July 2008?
“just as large as the military just as well funded”….
yeah yeah just another “inartful expression” from the “most eloquent speaker evah”….
“change”
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:54 PM
The office deserves respect but if the office holder doesn’t respect the office he gets no respect from me.
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
How easily we forget that Beck strongly voiced support for the $700 billion bailout when it was introduced in September, on his CNN show.
The Dean on September 3, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Wasn’t there also something about HC?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:51 PM
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He did voice some support, but then he backed away from it after he did some more research. He also had a bad experience at a hospital with some drug interactions, which is being thrown at him everyday. HC does need some help, but not the way it is trying to be helped into nationalized medicine. I don’t think anyone disagrees with that, including Beck.
shomegirl on September 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Goodnight Lrry, let me know if Melville narrates your lullaby….
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Spirit, you should know better. The only thing Larry (~Sven) worries about is what Glenn Beck envisions. Silly you.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Well, woopty freakin’ do, cupcake.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Didn’t you see Larry’s Rule in the Constitution? Give Obama some R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM
When did Glenn Beck call Bush a facist? Also, what’s with the “Bush and Clinton are both in on the Sandy Berger” thing? I ask this as a Glen Beck fan, too.
DethMetalCookieMonst on September 3, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:58 PM
As a prof of both Business and Journalism, I can only hope that terryannonline isn’t a journalist. At least, she’s not one of my students! Students learn to analyze subject matter with a good deal more insight and depth. They also reserve judgment, maintain objectivity, and focus on substance. With all due props to Terryann, she doesn’t appear to embrace the basic tenets of the discipline (sadly, virtually none of the MSM does either).
It’s apparent that Terryann objects to Beck’s style as an easy way to dismiss his claims against Obimbo and associates. Perhaps I’m wrong, but that’s my impression.
anXdem on September 3, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Respect is earned not given Larry.
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Larry: “Believe me, when he won, he earned it!”
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 10:59 PM
Van Jones now says he didnt review the language in the truther document before agreeing to sign it. Can this get any more pitiful?
church on September 3, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Thank you, anninca, jr. You make Afrolib look legit.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Clinton dispatched Sandy and the Bush DOJ let it go without so much as a belch. They dropped the ball on this and many have said as much not just Beck.
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Hey he ran as precisely who he is governing as with a precise clear plan outlined in his speeches….
//Larry
remember I call “her” Larry because I believe in “her” gender about as much as I believe “she” is a conservative.
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Wow. I think we just need to realize Beck is over your head.
Can you really see NO similarities? Beck isn’t saying they are the exact same. Sorry he hurt your feelings.
Ampersand on September 3, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Frick, Larry makes Canned on a HC thread look good…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Listen comrade….you don’t expect me to read every document I sign….I am commisar in charge of like 2000 documents a year Comrade….
//Catherine Van Jones(would be donk congresscritter)
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Hey, you know something’s up when AP isn’t chasing her around ;)
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:03 PM
The Child has left the room. Adults now back in charge.
Why did we feed that thing for 4 pages?
So what’s all this talk about Beck kickin Van Jone’s rump? Anyone?
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Dunno… but if you can get AP on board, then you must be doing something big.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Just received from my Lt Governor:
From: Lt. Governor Peter Kinder
Sent: Thu 9/3/2009 4:26 PM
To: Leann Hager
Subject: Education Curricula Should Be Decided Locally
Friends,
Over the past few days I have heard from a number of parents who are concerned about President Obama’s planned televised address to elementary school students across the U.S. More concerning however is the White Houses’ unprecedented move in providing curricula for teachers in Missouri classrooms.
Since taking office in January, President Obama’s administration has take steps never before seen by any presidency in the realm of government intervention.
Over the course of the past nine months, we have seen the government take over automobile manufacturers, financial institutions, they have hired and fired corporate executives and are now attempting to take over control of our privately run healthcare system.
Now, we learn that the President will make a televised speech to elementary school students all across the country. And while elected officials often make classroom visits, this may be the first time that the White House has distributed curricula directly to the teachers to accompany the president’s speech.
While I have the utmost respect for the office of the president, and for this president, this public relations tactic has gone too far. The distribution of teaching curricula from the White House to the classroom clearly usurps the authority of our local school boards and school administrators.
We have seen the federal government intervene into our lives in ways that many of us thought we would never see. This is a clear infringement on the rights of our students and those of Missouri parents.
I believe that if parents choose to keep their children at home during this presentation, they should be able to do so without any consequences being imposed upon their children. And if local school districts across Missouri choose not to make this speech mandatory for students, they should not face any penalties from the state or federal government. Parents who are concerned by the president’s school programming should contact their local school administrators to make their voices heard.
It is important to vindicate parental rights, as parents are primarily responsible for their children’s education.
shomegirl on September 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
My last comment of the night:
Beck said “this IS what Saddam Hussein.” Sounds like moral equivalency to me.
terryannonline on September 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Larryanninacan, jr….I like it.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
Ummmmmmm, calling the Soviet Union an “evil empire” was fantastic and took guts but it wasn’t “sunny” so try a different smear tactic from up your sleeve to attempt to bash Beck. It will fail just as spectacularly, btw.
Oh, and if it talks like a fascist, governs like a fascist; it’s a fascist………
Branch Rickey on September 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
So at best, Mr. Libertarian Glenn Beck has been a libertarian convert for less than a year now. At worst, he will become a Republican state shill at the first opportune moment.
The Dean on September 3, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Oh, sure it is… night, night.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:05 PM
hehe
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Go to bed, your poor braincell must be exhausted, Larry.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Always the optimist. Quite frankly, if Beck became a wild eyed Communist next year, I would be disappointed, but it wouldn’t affect my belief system… Like I said earlier. We’ll just have to see.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:06 PM
I heard Canned wants it back.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:07 PM
What are you blathering about? Don’t get confused, Van Jones is the enemy.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Make it stop. Make it Stop. Major Thread Damage Alert…too late.
She trashed the thread. Mission Accomplished.
Now the Child has really left the room this time. Nite Nite little trollee troll.
Adults back in charge.
Beck gave Van Jones a cavity search. Found some nasties.
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Who is Canned? A Troll?
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:10 PM
AKA AnninCA
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:10 PM
That’s what I thought. Thanks.
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:11 PM
“Plan B” is we join the democrats in ’11 and split the party fella….
“Conservatism” will save the nation even if the GOP won’t…..
an allaince of the blue dogs, slivering off some moderates, joined by conservatives will drive the donks right and marginalize Frau Botox and by extension Chairman Soetoro.
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Probably…..
thomasaur on September 3, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Dammit, I’m so tired from the fascist speak that I don’t even have enough ammo to unload on Van Jones’ lame a$$ excuse. Another thread bites the dust.
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:15 PM
quite…
they are both rather *ahem* ‘formulaic’….
insert rather obtuse nuance sematic driven exhortation into thread….
RandyinCA from stage left, LarryAnn(in theory) from the “real” stage right….
derail said thread from point(usually a point that is scoring direct hits on the donks)
rinse and repeat…
it is like Hannity and Colmes Kabuki Theatre without any of the sparse sense those two managed….
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:16 PM
You can thank Larry the Concern Troll for that
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:17 PM
best summary thus far….
“Van Jones claims not to know Van Jones”….
‘news at 11:00′
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Hey Obama not only knew about Van’s truther position, he probably agrees with it. Right along with believing that the US government blew up the levee that flooded New Orleans.
Linnea on September 3, 2009 at 11:17 PM
I doubt Obama believes this… he just wouldn’t mind using it for political gain… same probably goes for VJ.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:19 PM
it wasn’t the US government it was Dick Cheney and a commando team of Haliburton Navy Seals with depth charges….
//Jerry Wright
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Bingo….
they used the truthers who were in part agents provactuer for the libertarians to be ensnared into the DNC fold to score political cheap heat with morons against the GOP….
Van screwed up in thinking the M$M would go into full court press mode to save ALL the leftoids who used the theatrics….
the reporting on Van’s weak spin will be a canary in the coal mine for Barry….
if they ask too many pesky questions about Van’s specious dodges then Barry will know the 45% lost him some adulation and he’ll fire up the Greyhound….elseways Van stays.
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:22 PM
The Left in General to poor impoverished, ignorant people:
“Oh, you think your life is hard? You think that the gubmint system we built for you isn’t good enough? Well, trust us. Give us more power, and we’ll fight for your rights against those evil conservatives that blew up the levees.”
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:23 PM
……That’s not the communist, black nationalist, truther, Van Jones I knew…..
The wheels on the bus barely hit the ground hit the ground hit the ground…..
HornetSting on September 3, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Great post Allah. Beck is on fire…
MestizoMaverick on September 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Isn’t this how everything Barryesque goes?
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM
it wasn’t the US government it was Dick Cheney and a commando team of
HaliburtonNavy SealsBlackwater mercinaries with depth charges…. //Jerry Wright sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:19 PMDuh!
FIFY
Mojave Mark on September 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Like sven pointed out… depends on how VJ gets through this. If somehow Barry’s approval rating goes down a point, the wheels will hit the ground hard.
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM
The bottom line is that Van Jones’ background is scary enough by itself, the Troofer stuff is just icing on the cake. If he debunks the troofer part so what.
He is still an ecoMarxist. His other commie activities alone should disqualify him.
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Oh, believe me… Van’s loyal followers would probably get POed if he denied the trooferism too much…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:28 PM
VJ is stuck between Barack and a hard place.
Geochelone on September 3, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Yeah but he’s a different cat now…
He’s had his bad day….
the donks were thinking his faked 61% would last forever….blue dogs may be liars about how conservative they are but luckily they are cowards who want off the 45% train as soon as possible…
Chairman Soetoro is down but not out….time to redouble the efforts and nueter him by Xmas.
sven10077 on September 3, 2009 at 11:31 PM
That he is… and with that I’m out. Night all.
Larry, it’s OK. You can get back and continue trolling…
Upstater85 on September 3, 2009 at 11:32 PM
“That’s just going to play to the political sensibility that those on the right have that the Obama administration is socialist, literally socialist. … It is unwise to bring in people who actually do label themselves socialist or communist.”
Isn’t it a bit late for that? In addition to Van Jones, there’s Hilda Solis, and Carol Browner – just off the top of my head.
More fun fodder here from Trevor Loudon (who is clearly a source for much of Glenn Beck’s material).
Buy Danish on September 3, 2009 at 11:34 PM
You are not wrong and it isn’t just Mr. Beck. Any use of hyperbole, exaggeration or the occasional sexually tinged or juvenile (I repeat myself) quip by any politician or pundit immediately negates the subject for terryannonline.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2009 at 11:34 PM
I agree totally, I love Levin and the right is very lucky to have him, but this Beck thing is just petty.
Beck is effective(I watch him very little and I agree with the criticisms) but Beck is making a serious dent here and Levin does not need to be sniping from the right like Frum does from the left.\
We get it, we know Levin is an intellectual heayweight and so does the left(that is why they ignore him). He has nothing to prove to us.
kangjie on September 3, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Not only will they protect this communist maggot, they’ll make him vice-president after Biden is disposed of. Just to spit in your face. Right after the crisis that’s coming. The crisis they’re going to capitalize on. The crisis they’ve designed everything in prepration for. The crisis that is the only occurrence that will save this presidency. That’s who our president is.
Griz on September 3, 2009 at 11:40 PM
People should email Mr. Levine and tell him there can’t be too many pundits on the Right and that all of them bring different talents and people to the table.
Cindy Munford on September 3, 2009 at 11:43 PM
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