Glenn Beck planning some kind of big announcement tomorrow
posted at 6:46 pm on November 20, 2009 by Allahpundit
At a rally Saturday at a massive retirement community in central Florida, Beck is planning to unveil what he has billed as a “big plan” for 2010, which is expected to involve the 9.12 Project, the group he started earlier this year and named for the day after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, when he says the nation was unified.
“Coming this January, my whole approach changes on this program,” he hinted cryptically on his Wednesday show. “This next year is going to be critical and I think it’s going to change and I think we are going to set it right, at least set our course right. And if that means the Democrats or the Republicans are destroyed along the way, well, good. Good.”
He’s been hinting about a “big plan” for weeks. Marc Ambinder speculated last month that it might be a massive voter registration/GOTV drive; that may well be true given that the announcement’s taking place at The Villages, Florida’s most famous retirement community and ergo a symbol of a district where voter turnout is perennially high. And yet, there’s got to be more to it than just GOTV, doesn’t there? Telling people to go out and vote wouldn’t require a change in the “whole approach” of his show. Endorsing particular candidates and telling people to go out and vote for them would. Presumably he’s going to declare the launch of his very own PAC.
And if he does, given his nonchalance about the destruction of the GOP, then what? Let’s say his PAC endorses Rubio, who goes on to lose narrowly to Crist in the Florida primary. Will the PAC be indifferent in the general election? Or will it actually call on conservatives to stay home and not vote to protest the lack of a true small-government choice among the two candidates? This is what I mean when I say that, theoretically at least, he’s on a collision course with Limbaugh. As much as Rush hates RINOs, he’s made it perfectly clear that he’s prepared to elect them and accept half a loaf instead of none at all. Beck, it increasingly seems, is not. Which way, true believers?
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It depends, AP. How statist is statist? Back to a point I made earlier today, if we are talking Scozzafava style DIABLOs, then I see no reason to hold any hope, much less my nose.
Moving to the right (?), let’s talk about Crist: just how “moderate” was Porkulus? Even completely throwing out the debate between the Keynesian and Monetarist schools, what “moderate” republican throws away 800 billion to pay off Obummer’s political buddies?
I don’t require simon purity of thought; but if the candidate is just going to vote primarily for harmful policy proposals in the name of “bipartisanship”, then I don’t see how we lose that much when an actual
socialistDemocrat takes the seat.HobbesDFW on November 20, 2009 at 7:28 PM
maybe he is going to team up with O’Reilly in some fashion. They are going on the road together in January. He’s a showman, I think this has something to do with formatting his show…he has done this every year on the radio.
shomegirl on November 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM
He’s taking over oprah’s spot on day time.
Indian Outlaw on November 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Question to the absolute purists out there:
if the GOP fails to take back control of Congress because of conservative unwillingness to pick the lesser of two evils and the Democrats ram more government control and unending unsustainable entitlements down our throats, raise taxes and increase the debt what will be your basis for complaining about these things?
gwelf on November 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM
He’s been going somewhat survivalist too. If anyone has read Patriots by Rawles he really seems on that track. Be prepared, know who to trust, be ready to take back the Republic, yadda yadda.
He’s also been talking about the Continental Congress at lot too… methinks its almost time for a new one.
Firefly_76 on November 20, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Beck will be taking BillO with him to the Villages
and just leave BillO there
macncheez on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Thank the Intelligent Designer for Rush Limbaugh.
IU_Conservative on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Why is he doing it on the day that we need as much media attention on the Senate as possible?
JohnJ on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Beck has yet to do anything stupid or risky. He is well researched, thoughtful, patient, and methodical.
I’m looking forward to hear what he has been cooking up…
katy on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Paul is -8 in the last poll vs. Obama, which is the same as Palin. He has an easier road to the Presidency than Palin (who has greater unfavorables). link
Obama wants to see some Hockey Momz in 2012, not a principled conservative…
The Dean on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Glenn Beck planning some kind of big announcement tomorrow
They’re real and they’re spectacular!
Norman Blizter on November 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I know you have this weird fixation with Beck that we still don’t understand (Did he steal your parking spot one time?), but you’ve really got to start watching his show more if you want to comment on him.
I can almost guarantee you that he’s not going to “tell” people who to vote for. I would also think the odds that he would launch a PAC are very slim.
Anyway, back to posts about Meghan McCain, The View, and 2012 Huck vs Palin polls… While the country collapses under our noses.
RightWinged on November 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Liberals will not sleep tonight.
Bishop on November 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM
What does it always have to be black or white? Why can’t a person be true to his values by doing everything possible to get your favorite elected, but if he/she doesn’t win the primary, still vote for the next best option in the general? Does that not make you a “true believer”?
BKeyser on November 20, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Maybe his 3rd party strategy is to act like a politician without running for anything. If he were to build up a faction that he could control, then Beck might be in a position to bargain with the GOP. “If you nominate X number of true conservatives, then I will endorse your ticket and direct my minions to vote for you.”
Actually, that sounds like a right wing version of ACORN. It would be awfully interesting if that is the road Beck takes….
Mallard T. Drake on November 20, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Who told you to put the laugh on ? Did I tell you to put the laugh on ?
macncheez on November 20, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Something tells me that you wouldn’t real or spectacular if they slapped you upside your little pin head.
katy on November 20, 2009 at 7:33 PM
I think there was a very specific reason Vince Flynn called Beck last week. Hence Beck’s comment tonight about only blowing up the party to save it. I’ll be curious to see in which direction he heads.
Connie on November 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Paul is a nutcase, #1 (his sons ok though). #2 You can’t put a guy that has racist newsletters (whether perceived or real, doesn’t matter in the media) in his past up against the first black president. That’s suicide. The stories write themselves. And, unlike with the crap that they made up about Palin, I couldn’t actually object to them hopping onto that story.
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Is Beck allowed to promote a PAC on his TV/radio show? I don’t think so.
lorien1973 on November 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM
much better…
katy on November 20, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Something that would be very helpful is a new group with a central clearinghouse for recruiting new candidates to run against all those bozos that’ve been in office for decades, are in the pockets of various lobbyists, and have just become deaf to what their constituents actually want. Then, if that new candidate signs on to certain conservative principles, they’ll get a recommendation for national financial support, and the party primary they run in is up to them. Their principles matter, more so than their party.
RBMN on November 20, 2009 at 7:35 PM
Half a loaf is better than none.
A tenth of a loaf (henceforth to be known as a “Scozzafava Share” is to be resisted.
Canucker on November 20, 2009 at 7:36 PM
I don’t know if this has been said on this thread yet, but after listening to the show yesterday, I wasn’t left with the impression that this announcement was primarily political in nature, which would explain his indifference. He was hinting yesterday about what he called “life boats”; that following Saturday, we will all be about building “life boats”. It was in the context of the impending financial crash. I don’t know if that helps, but it puts a little more context meat on the speculation bones.
Weight of Glory on November 20, 2009 at 7:37 PM
This isn’t going to be a political announcement folks. LISTEN to the teaser Allah Linked
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:37 PM
I agree with this statement, and said something similar. Mark Sanford would have looked like a good governor to get behind, and that blew up. I don’t think Beck is trusting enough of any individual to go out and actively do that.
I do think, however, he sees a great deal of value in convincing people he might do it. He may even mobilize opposition in some cases – that’s realistic. I don’t see him mobilizing active support. He’s always crying out for some individual to rise up, but he isn’t naming many names. Doubt he starts now.
stldave on November 20, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Sounds Galtish. Or maybe Beck is planning on mobilizing a few million seniors to invade DC to let the morons in Congress know that their days are numbered.
Bishop on November 20, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Going to a retirement community on the day Reid tries to introduce a bill that cuts Medicare is smart — get the reliably voting seniors riled up about Obamacare.
But where possible, push for the whole loaf in the primary.
rbj on November 20, 2009 at 7:42 PM
Gwelf: The ideological purity argument cuts both ways
an example Marco “conservative” Rubio is not if you go down the checklist significantly more conservative then Charlie Crist
But look at the type of man Charlie Is
he said he didn’t know the President was coming to florida. He said this on tape (and lots of folks saw it) when the fact it was a liar liar pants on fire scenario he says he never said it.
He Bro-mosexually hugged obama and sold the stimulus when he thought it would politically be advantageous to him. Now that its a giant shiat sandwich he says he didn’t support it or he supported the principle depending on his audience
When we look at the great number of RINOs their politics are not based on a sense of principles or right and wrong. They are based on political calculation and promotion of their own fame.
Arlen spector could have earned the support of a GOP primary and still voted the same way. Their were times when their were things that were really really really bad that ole Arlen could have stood up and blocked it. But he didn’t have a sense of principle he had a sense of politics
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I doubt the newsletters would come up again. Will Rev. Wright come up again? The general election will be a referendum on Obama’s disaster of a 1st term, and the opponent’s agenda. BTW, it is weird that his son Rand Paul is adopting these neocon positions in Kentucky. Dunno if I’d support him.
The bottom like is Paul has the same margin against Obama as Palin, with more undecideds in the Paul matchup.
The Dean on November 20, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I knew I should have clarified before hitting the “submit” AP. But why you would think I was referring to your post is a bit surprising. I was referring to Beck. While I do like his small government stick, sometimes he just goes on and on endlessly. “Skipping” any HA post would be sacrilegious,(no pun intended).
Rovin on November 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM
There has to be something political about it, because that’s where the bottleneck is, that’s where the power struggle is. Anything else would just be an abdication of citizen responsibility, or writing the system off. I don’t see him going that way.
RBMN on November 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Beck has a habit of hyping an upcoming show and when I tune it, it’s a big nothing. I suspect this is more over-hype.
bopbottle on November 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Did you know the “Private” (personal and corporate) Debt is bigger then the government debt and at a higher rate of interest.
People work jobs they hate to be slaves to a debt which create a culture where parents can’t be responsible for their children.
Their children consume media and become parts of a negative consumer culture to fill up the parents guilt…
its a real big picture issue
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:45 PM
The Villages is not just some old fart hole in the wall. It is Disney on steroids. It spans 4 counties, the people that live there a retired: Vets, businessmen, doctors, lawyers who are overwhelmingly conservative, active and tend to have a nice size retirement accounts.
When Palin came, 40k to 60k showed up in 95 deg heat to cheer her on. oh and they love FOX News.
Indian Outlaw on November 20, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Wow, just wow. You don’t even know for sure what the announcement tomorrow is and yet you are out there bashing Beck for telling voters NEXT NOVEMBER to stay home because the wrong guy narrowly won a primary that is still months away from occurring. Why not go the entire way and demand that Beck be jailed for improprietes in his 2017 taxes!
Or you could take a deep breath and actually try reality for a change.
highhopes on November 20, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Of course not. In fact his Refounder’s Project is all about having politicians squeal on corrupt colleagues, but not giving them publicity for it. I’m just frustrated that AP has this fixation on him, often mocking him, yet clearly knows nothing about Glenn’s show… which is why despite the fact that AP acts as if he’s embarrassed by Beck being a fellow conservative, he doesn’t ever talk about his real points. Collapse of the dollar, economy, Cloward-Piven Strategy, $105 TRILLION in unfunded liabilities. Sure it’s fun to watch bad football plays, and some people may be interested in poll numbers for elections that are years away… Some people may even want lipstick advice from Levi Johnston… but that doesn’t mean we need to ignore the terrifying REAL things that are happening to this country.
This is the part where Allah gets all defensive and tells me to stop reading or “tell Michelle to fire me” or some other babyish bs… But it entirely misses the point. I like the blog and it is clearly the most read conservative blog out there, so why wouldn’t I be discouraged about the fact that it’s bloggers are virtually ignoring the biggest and most important, though admittedly less “sexy”, stories of our lives.
RightWinged on November 20, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Here’s my theory: Beck firmly believes that this administration has built and underlying executive “machine” within D.C. that, upon the mark of some national crisis, will be “turned on”, irrevocably changing this country. He believes that part of that process will be to go bigger and more global, as America’s answer to the crisis, be it financial collapse or something like it. Thus, if I were a betting man, I’d say that Beck’s project is to build a competing national machine, made up of the grass roots already in place, that will mobilize local and state governments to reject the bigger/global solution to the “crisis” and instead answer the crisis with local/state solutions. That’s my guess, and it would be in keeping with what I’ve learned about Beck in the last 8 years.
Weight of Glory on November 20, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Could Oprah be joining Beck? Is Beck moving his studio to O’s Montecito mansion? Either would be great – both would be wonderful!
BHO Jonestown on November 20, 2009 at 7:46 PM
There has to be something political about it, because that’s where the bottleneck is, that’s where the power struggle is. Anything else would just be an abdication of citizen responsibility, or writing the system off. I don’t see him going that way.
RBMN on November 20, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Yeah its not political
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I like Paul generally, but you are deluding yourself. I would be a bloodbath. They would bring up the newsletters every day from the nomination until election day. Let’s give his son a chance for the future.
I agree with other posters. Beck has been stressing that he wants everyone to be prepared and be able to be completely self reliant in the event of a financial disaster. Only Americans not reliant on government hand-outs would be able to rebuild in a post cloward-piven era.
Firefly_76 on November 20, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Wright probably won’t, but those newsletters sure will. What, you think the MEDIA will just ignore them? Think of scenario. White conservative vs black liberal. Of course, the media will bring up supposed racist newsletters. If they don’t bring that up (which they will), he still has to deal with his connection to Alex Jones. He is already widely regarded as a nut and he didn’t even get the nomination. Imagine what he will come out looking like if he’s at the top of the ticket.
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Rep. Thaddeus Mccotter (R-Mich). He’s regularly on Red Eye and clearly expresses conservative positions. But he supported the auto bailout because he lives in Michigan. Do we want him replaced by a liberal Democrat because we ran a third party candidate against him and they split the vote?
amerpundit on November 20, 2009 at 7:22 PM
McCotter is pro-life therefore a Conservative. At least that’s how I pick them. Yes, we all have to be careful how we separate the real RINO’s from the over 90% Conservative.
Annie on November 20, 2009 at 7:49 PM
But let’s say that it’s not a Ron Paul clone but a good conservative candidate, and the conservative wins. Even if s/he places second, that would mean that the RINO was the spoiler, not the other way around.
FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 7:49 PM
I think he’s going true investigative reporting and he’s going to start hanging corrupt politicians from both sides of the isle out to dry. His ratings will triple.
He said he’s tired of just being the alarmist and now he’s going to do something about it.
Griz on November 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM
I think it’s a mass migration movement of southern senior citizens to the Northeast.
karlant on November 20, 2009 at 7:51 PM
My basis for complaining: I voted my conscience and can sleep at night because of it.
What will be everyone else’s basis when they vote for RINO’s and they continue to cave to dems, or worse yet, put forth legislation worthy of the dems?
Goldenavatar on November 20, 2009 at 7:52 PM
He has provided some benefits short-term. His clownish behavior,paranoid delusions , and his political aspirations will only harm the cause long-term. God forbid he riles some nut up enough to commit violence in the meantime.
Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Well, I guess he could propose following some of the secular traditions of his religious faith, which includes having enough food and water stored in your house to survive for one year. Stuff like that? Hard to believe there’s no political aspect to it.
RBMN on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Maybe an impeachment movement?
Griz on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
So a conservative person who believes in self-reliance and fiscal conservatism is a Rino if they are not opposed to all abortions?
bopbottle on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Don’t accept.
Let the democrats win.
I’d rather have the democrat implementing liberal economic policies which are destined to fail than RINO’s doing it.
Then it will be easier to blame the democrats when the policies do fail.
blink on November 20, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Personally, I’m getting really tired of Beck’s “hooks and teasers” routine. Every week seems to start out with some teaser to get the viewer to watch an upcoming program, either by the end of the week, or by the middle of the following week as Beck needs the time to lay the groundwork. And the groundwork lately seems to be nothing but a rehashing of prior groundwork, although today’s guest was interesting but not enough for an entire show.
Has anyone else noticed how much of other people’s modus operandi Beck has been adopting of late? Limbaugh’s favorite saying these days is “How’s that ‘hope and change’ working out for you?”, and Beck’s guest today, Vince Flynn, is a very close friend of Rush’s. Plus, on his radio program, Beck has been using Mark Levin’s signature hour opener music as a lead-in to some of his segments, and he’s almost verbatim used stuff from Mark’s “Liberty and Tyranny” book without giving the appropriate attribution.
And Beck has been really railing against every ‘crisis’ this administration and the Democrats create each time they want to pass controversial and unpopular legislation, yet Glenn is himself presenting all of this information and revealing scandalous and outrageous actions on the part of the current Congressional politicians as if it were a crisis in and of itself that is almost beyond control. He’s in crisis mode with every program, and the pitch is getting unbearable.
While I give Beck kudos for all that he’s done to use a very public forum to expose what’s going on Inside The Beltway and outside as well, I’m watching his shows now completely emotionally detached, and taking the info he imparts and doing my own research.
Don’t know what he’s up to, but I have several possible scenarios that I can see unfolding with where he seems to be heading. I’ll hold off forming any opinion for now, and go along and watch his shows just because…. if nothing else…. it’s great drama. ;-}
KendraWilder on November 20, 2009 at 7:54 PM
He co-hosts with Palin and they run together in 2012. I think Oprah was informed of this by Ms. P when she interviewed recently, hence the tearful goodbye today. She knows star power when she sees it.
Grow Fins on November 20, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Astroturf much?
FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Beck is overly fearful of this new healthcare bill, so on that premise, visiting the retiree’s is a logical step. Medicare is being slashed, the elderly are fighters, he’ll have them camping-out inside the WH.
Annie on November 20, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Give me an example of one of Beck’s “paranoid delusions.” I catch his show everyday, so if you have any examples, I should know what you’re referring to.
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Well, I guess he could propose following some of the secular traditions of his religious faith, which includes having enough food and water stored in your house to survive for one year. Stuff like that? Hard to believe there’s no political aspect to it.
RBMN on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
its going to be more then just that (but thats part of that)
he is going to tell people to get out from under banks and creditors as much as they can. Have gold and other minerals and metals they can trade for goods and services if a global financial collapse occurs
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:56 PM
I agree, I barely know what the he!! I’m doing, I wouldn’t begin to speculate on Mr. Beck.
Cindy Munford on November 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM
I enjoy Beck, but think he might be a flash in the pan. I can only take so much of his looniness and find myself switching him off before the end of the hsow.
bopbottle on November 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Tonight on Glenn Becks show him and Vince Flyyn talked about an Overton Window. He seems like he is appealing to the retirees because they understand the concept better than younger people.
fourdeucer on November 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Single issue or over-riding issue voters.
Some people would condemn Goldwater as a RINO because he didn’t consider Abortion something the state had jurisdiction over.
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM
It’s time to get organized!! And I think Beck is the one to do it.Lottsa money and lottsa votes!! If every conservative would kick in $100.00 to a PAC we would be a power to deal with!!
build the wall on November 20, 2009 at 7:58 PM
My prediction: No pants.
Tom_Shipley on November 20, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Tonight on Glenn Becks show him and Vince Flyyn talked about an Overton Window. He seems like he is appealing to the retirees because they understand the concept better than younger people.
fourdeucer on November 20, 2009 at 7:57 PM
What political it is going to be will come from a cultural approach
think about it
Beck has a childrens book
Beck has a stage show
Beck has a comedy tour
Beck has been promoting authors, shows, and music on his show
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 7:59 PM
He’s leaving Mormonism to become a Bible-believing Christian? That would be great. I’d love to see him drop those golden plates the
angeldemon Moroni supposedly gave to Joseph Smith. Get saved, Glenn. Do it!! I say drop ‘em like a hot potato!apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 7:59 PM
And this comment is absurd. The three latest examples of political violence were committed against CONSERVATIVES. Gladney, the guy who got his finger bitten off, and the woman taping the assault on Gladney, who got her camera slapped into her face. Not to mention Hasan. P.C. mentality was instituted by liberals.
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Re: RINO issue: I heard Reagan once said that someone who agrees with you 80% of the time in politics is a friend and ally, not 20% traitor and enemy.
karlant on November 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM
So a conservative person who believes in self-reliance and fiscal conservatism is a Rino if they are not opposed to all abortions?
bopbottle on November 20, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Do you know a Conservative who is pro-abortion?
Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Didn’t that Pittsburg guy listen to Beck alot?
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:01 PM
He is thinking outside the bun. Double steak grande quesadilla is the big plan! Hmmmm….. maybe not. :)
joedoe on November 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
RUSH.
Buy Danish on November 20, 2009 at 8:02 PM
Re: RINO issue: I heard Reagan once said that someone who agrees with you 80% of the time in politics is a friend and ally, not 20% traitor and enemy.
karlant on November 20, 2009 at 8:00 PM
when 70 percent of what happens in government today is meaningless nonsense thats another issue
karasoth on November 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM
he’s leaving because he can’t live without coffee, beer, & cigars?
fronclynne on November 20, 2009 at 8:03 PM
I’ll accept a woman’s right to govern her body ends before the 1st trimester is up, probably around 30 days, Aristotle called it the Quickening. St. Augustine was also okay with this.
My goal is that Abortion remans perfectly legal but there are no abortion clinics open because there is no demand for them.
Then again I do not have Bible passages dictating things to me.
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM
You know who else listened to Glenn Beck? Adolf Hitler did! AND THEY’RE BOTH NON-SMOKERS! Oh Emm Effing Gee!
fronclynne on November 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM
think about it
I always find a reference to his grand parents and the way things used to be a theme in most of his shows and the way the culture has lost on the younger generation. Just speculating, as no one knows but Glenn.
fourdeucer on November 20, 2009 at 8:06 PM
If liberals chose not to sleep tonight, does this mean the tooth fairy won’t be leaving any more money without a signed government insurance policy? Why liberals are buying into this “historical” legislation is just beyond reasonable thought, (or lack of it). Hard to believe it was 27 years ago that Cal beat Stanford in the last 4 seconds of the game. Maybe the critical mass of the liberals “marching out in sleepless victory” will have their free healthcare plan end like HillaryCare—another spectacular defeat.
Rovin on November 20, 2009 at 8:07 PM
I saw him imply to O’Reilly that he felt Obama would try to seize power in a manner similar to Chavez. I have seen his little routines where “the audience must come to their own conclusion.”
Maybe paranoid is the wrong word because I am not sure he really believes what he is shoveling. He does know how to rake in the cash while the grass is green.
Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Don’t know. I do know that there have been plenty of instances of liberals taking the words of people like Keith Olbermann and using them to justify their murders. For example: The man who recently murdered the army recruiter. He gave the same reason for killing him that Keith Olbermann gives for opposing the war.
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Mark Sanford had a sense of principles? What about John Ensign?
rightistliberal on November 20, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Don’t doubt Rush.
misterpeasea on November 20, 2009 at 8:08 PM
De Mint has very principled right? Let him fight an election from New York!
It’s like saying Boxer is very “principled” for the socialists! Of course she is. She has to preach to the choir.
rightistliberal on November 20, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Exactly. When somebody agrees with you 80% of the time on the trivial stuff and disagrees with you 80% on the really important stuff, the numbers don’t mean so much. That’s how McCain and Grahamnesty can achieve ACU ratings as high as they do.
FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 8:09 PM
I occasionally watch Olbermann,Matthews, and Maddow. I heavily read lefty blogs. Ill be sure to leave them a note and thank them when I go off the deep end./// sarc
canditaylor68 on November 20, 2009 at 8:10 PM
Sweet. Counter Moby them.
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:10 PM
If Ron Paul is widely regarded as a nut, then why is his margin against Obama the same as Palin’s in that PPP poll?
The Dean on November 20, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Big tent folks. We are constantly being told by some like Frum that we need a big tent. Of course that’s just before they try and push people like Beck and Palin out of the tent. Somewhere in the Bible I think it was mentioned that different folks might receive different gifts. Isn’t that sort of commending tolerance? I don’t watch Beck myself but if he’s got a gift then more power to him.
Metanis on November 20, 2009 at 8:13 PM
He’s going to create Beck’s Gulch.
yogi41 on November 20, 2009 at 8:13 PM
He’s doing a road tour with O’Reilly soon. I’m betting he’s planning to take his show on the road right up through the election. Kind of like the Tea Party Express buses that went across the country. Chris Matthews does his College Tour shows. I can see Beck doing townhall meetings coast to coast. He keeps saying “Wake Up America.” Look for him to practically go door to door doing it.
SleeplessinChicago on November 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Anyone but Obama.
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM
So many people are scared of a 3rd party. It’s funny. If we are ever to have one, it must start somewhere and it must stand for something. Delaying does no good.
BierManVA on November 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM
And how exactly is that paranoid? Obama has had his goons file reports with the DOJ to get the makers of an ad exposing his relationship with Ayers in legal trouble. He has had his people intimidate stations running that same ad. He has singled out a news organization and tried to marginalize him. Mind you, he’s doing this as president, not candidate Obama. He is pushing net neutrality to give government greater control of the internet. He is pushing localism to give government greater control over who gets heard on the radio. And I could go on and on and on. How is Beck paranoid in saying that Obama is trying to take control in the fashion of a dictator?
Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Both sides can incite these kinds of acts when unstable people are involved. My point is Beck’s routine seems just about perfect for the militia/patriot type individual to go crazy over.
Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Yep.
Buy Danish on November 20, 2009 at 8:16 PM
3rd Parties do win. Juts one hasn’t won in 150 years which coincidentally was the Republican Party.
Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:17 PM
It’s interesting that you say this. Very interesting.
SouthernGent on November 20, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Well, we NEED a conservative party.
Not one that often runs its own candidates mind you. This party would mostly endorse conservatives running on other party tickets.
This would give a strong push to the Republicans to move right, since more conservative candidates would have an external source of funding and staffers outside of the RNC.
This would also but the Republican Party in the position of guranteeing a loss when the party leaders select a leftist like Dede Whatshername but would only stay neutral in the often talked about RINO in a blue state elections.
On the other hand, this party could target politicians like L Graham who has no business representing S Carolina…
18-1 on November 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM
I think you’re full of s**t. I don’t listen to Beck’s radio show but I’ve never heard him incite violence.
FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Easy.
Either Palin is as much of a ditz as Paul is a nut…or the media has successfully brainwashed people about the both of them in equal manners.
Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 8:19 PM
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