Wasn’t very good anyway, even if the young lady’s death had been fictitious (which would have at least been acceptable).

If this is targetted at “the left”, they missed by a long shot with “the nation”.

Axeman on November 3, 2009 at 2:46 PM

Good point. I don’t even want to watch the video, but if they were spoofing the Left, it doesn’t seem obvious to most.

From all accounts, it appears they have everyone in the country upset Beck’s still alive, which hardly seems to strike against liberals even half as much as it strikes against Beck.

To make it about liberals, you’d have to actually have them stand out from the crowd of those who wish him dead.

An honors student died in the crash today, leaving the nation to wonder why the grisly experience of burning alive was not reserved for Glenn Beck

If this is targetted at “the left”, they missed by a long shot with “the nation”.

If the target was the media, it would have been funnier if the media would have asked common ordinary people “Are you sad it’s not Glenn Beck?” and the people would have asked “Are you out of your mind?” which the reporters took as an affirmation that they wanted Beck dead.

It’s not funny, it’s represented as everybody wanting Beck dead. It doesn’t present any politics for the grieving family, by which you’d judge that they are “left” that is supposedly the butt of the joke.

Somebody suggested the Hillary piece as balance, but they make it pretty obvious by the end that people aren’t dying, they are just listening to forced laughter and weak and phony attempts at relating. It’s mean, but it’s not repeating gruesome details of tragic accidents and repeatedly making the point that it was not Glenn Beck’s legs pinned to the retaining wall.

Uh, am I the only one that took that as a full-on single finger salute to lefties and their obsession (hatred) for Beck? Maybe I’m being too charitable.

Nope. That’s how I took it, too.

Last fall, The Onion had Bush injure himself or fall sick every week. Then in January, he died peacefully.

YYZ on November 2, 2009 at 7:52 PM

WTF

They hit both sides, and are fairly apolitical. They do satire, period.

crr6 on November 2, 2009 at 8:16 PM

That’s cute.

Fatal car wrecks make it open season? Is Laura Bush is fair game?

jonknee on November 2, 2009 at 8:33 PM

You really can’t tell the difference between a grown man who got drunk, drove off a bridge and sought an alibi while the girl inside suffocated to death, later collecting jokes about the woman’s death, and a teenager who got into an accident while sober, tried to help and complied completely with the police instead of using her family name to get her out of the mess, becoming so remorseful that she still can’t talk about the event today?

Really? They’re both exactly the same to you?

Haha, and yet it’s always you guys comparing Democrats to Nazis.

Were you asleep this summer? Did you miss elected Democrats go Godwin on the country?

“Physically assaulting political opponents instead of engaging them in debate” was a thing the Nazis did pretty often.

Proud Rino on November 3, 2009 at 8:10 AM

Good point. Who started the fighting at town halls again?

Lol. You guys were clamoring over Onion articles/videos before but when they attacked one of your guys you guys are insulted.

Norvell on November 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM

When has this site ever been OK with “comedy” that wishes death on someone, no matter political persuasion?

That said, the Onion is generally hilarious. They’re obviously Left Wing, but we watch it anyway. We can take a joke about ourselves. If we couldn’t, we’d have nothing to watch. It’s liberals who are coddled.

Lol. You guys were clamoring over Onion articles/videos before but when they attacked one of your guys you guys are insulted.

Also yes The Onion originated out of Madison, WI where I used to live which is actually thought to be the most Liberal place in the united states. Great City. Constantly listed as one of the best places to live in the country.

Norvell on November 3, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Man are you glib. It’s not funny because of the subject matter, not because of who they attack. I laugh at plenty of Glenn Beck jokes and so does Beck himself but this was just creepy.

Look at it this way, it may be comedy but I don’t think it’s funny and you do. A difference of opinion. If you want to be a simpleton and claim the reason I did not laugh is solely because he is “one of my own” then I could easily reverse it on you and claim the only reason you find it funny is because he is “not one of your own”. see how weak your thinking is?

Had this been Obama we’d hear cries of … RACISM!

Also yes The Onion originated out of Madison, WI where I used to live which is actually thought to be the most Liberal place in the united states. Great City. Constantly listed as one of the best places to live in the country.

That’s Hilarious!!!

(For all those who can’t tell, The Onion is a Right leaning parody organization and this in NOT an anti-Glenn Beck skit.)

elfman on November 2, 2009 at 10:15 PM

The Onion started in Madison, WI, you know, the “Moscow On The Mendota”,(it’s on Lake Mendota) hardly a right wing outpost I’d say.

Here’s one about Obama:

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/white_house_reveals_obama_is

Jeff from WI on November 3, 2009 at 9:24 AM

We’re talking of “death of a living person” here.

It’s incomparable. You can say anything you want about a person’s political beliefs … but insinuating that he is worthy of a tragic death will never be comprehendable.

What if ONN makes the same kind of parody about Obama, Hillary Clinton, or even Joe Biden? TRAGIC DEATH?

NO. Even if I totally disagree with Obama’s policies and programs, as a Good Human Being like the rest, thinking such a script like that is a horrible thing to do.

I hope this will not actually happen to her: A tragic accident of her existing children.

BEWARE WHAT YOU ACT FOR!

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/white_house_reveals_obama_is

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/u_s_condemned_for_pre_emptive_use

They attack both sides!

Come on, people. Don’t over-analyze Onion’s parody, irony or sarcasm. In the only proper analysis, it’s comedy. It is either funny. or not.

Don’t hate me because I laughed my ass off.

(And I love Beck.)

BigAlSouth on November 3, 2009 at 9:04 AM

I did too..LOL I don’t know if people are used to the Onion brand of comedy. It started in Wisconsin. I’ve read their newspaper for years. If you don’t know what’s going on, I’m sure many people thought their newspaper was a real newspaper. Same with their “news” network. Lefty, sure, but they do seem to get around to dumping on both sides, and they do have the “Beck Hatred” White House/MSM schtick down pretty well.