Glenn Beck planning some kind of big announcement tomorrow

posted at 6:46 pm on November 20, 2009 by Allahpundit

What could go wrong?

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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Which way, true believers?

Allah: First off it is not 1/2 loaf versus a full loaf. It is the slow screv versus the quick screw. When you vote a rino or a stealth democrat into office as a republican, you are still going to get screwed with statism, it just isn’t going to get crammed down your throat like Obama tries to do. In the end, you still wind up in the same place.

paulsur on November 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM

I voted for McCain. My decision still makes me sick. I will never sell out again. NEVER!

crash72 on November 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM

What is the Overton Window? The Overton Window is a political theory in which you shift the range of acceptance political ideas based upon the introduction of new outer unacceptable ideas.

The Overton Window starts with an initial range of ideas on a subject. Within that range ideas are deemed acceptable ideas; outside are seen unacceptable or outer fringe.

From there the technique is to push unacceptable outer fringe ideas into the range of acceptable ideas. How is that achieved? But introducing even more unacceptable ideas. The theory is that as the public sees new outer fringe ideas more unacceptable, older fringe ideas will push into the range as not so bad, becoming acceptable.

The originator of the theory is Joe Overton, former vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

fourdeucer on November 20, 2009 at 8:21 PM

I saw him imply to O’Reilly that he felt Obama would try to seize power in a manner similar to Chavez. Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:07 PM

Seen this?

canditaylor68 on November 20, 2009 at 8:22 PM

My point is Beck’s routine seems just about perfect for the militia/patriot type individual to go crazy over.

And I could say the same about any pundit, including the media that put forth the idea that President Bush was a war criminal all throughout his presidency. So you don’t have much of a point at all.

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:22 PM

crash72 on November 20, 2009 at 8:20 PM

I did not vote for John McCain. I voted for Sarah Palin. Too bad McCain was such a drag on her campaign… Holy crap, that rhymed!

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM

In St Augustine’s time, a woman couldn’t be certain she was pregnant until the baby insitu moved. The ‘quickening’ as it was known, was believed to occur when the soul entered the body. It wasn’t a bad standard, given science of the time, and considering that genetics hadn’t been discovered yet.

Now we know that infants in the womb move and show independent action long before the mother is able to preceive it and their genetic code is unique and distinctly personal from that point on.

I don’t want to denigrate one of the great minds of all human history, but St Augustine’s yardstick is broken, and must be replaced with a more scientific understanding of embryology.

Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Time slot change…that’s my bet.

SouthernGent on November 20, 2009 at 8:28 PM

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:05 PM

In St Augustine’s time, a woman couldn’t be certain she was pregnant until the baby in womb moved. The ‘quickening’ as it was known, was believed to occur when the soul entered the body. It wasn’t a bad standard, given science of the time, and considering that genetics hadn’t been discovered yet.

Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:31 PM

canditaylor68 on November 20, 2009 at 8:22 PM

Nutty Congress people sponsor crazy resolutions all the time. It is DBA.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:32 PM

What’s interesting is that in NY-23 it was the two progressives, D and R, that were splitting their vote and the Conservative taking the lead. Would Scozzafava been the choice of those wanting a RINO as she might show some party allegiance… someday? The trick is to keep the RINOs in the race to split the progressive vote and to have a viable conservative candidate to pick up those who don’t want progressivism any more. The Republican Party would be smart to lay out a platform that all candidates must adhere to so as to stay a Republican… but then you would have to be willing to kick RINOs out.

Meanwhile a third party would change the power dynamics in DC. A Kingmaker party can often wield far more power than more populace parties by being the deciding factor on who wins and who loses. Three-way dynamics in politics are far more interesting as it tends to solidify the other parties and create a difference between the Kingmaker party and the other two parties. Or else it will soon replace one of the other parties by offering a valid and substantive choice to the electorate.

I’ve had it with progressives in both parties.

Either Republicans can get serious about fiscal conservatism or face up to the fact they are just pale blue with some nice red fringes. It used to be the Party of Lincoln. Now it is the Party of Elitism for DC’s Incumbistani Class. We can thank the RINOs for that, and for not supporting a party platform with impunity because those who want a ‘Big Tent’ are willing to sacrifice a few rock solid non-negotiables and, instead, make everything relative.

Just like the Democratic party.

That is how we have gotten into this mess… and a third party would be a just reward for acting that way. Might actually sober Republicans up. Or remind them that they didn’t start out as one of two parties and that no party is indespensible.

ajacksonian on November 20, 2009 at 8:33 PM

Last post is more pertinent.

Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:33 PM

SouthernGent on November 20, 2009 at 8:18 PM

Oh, and, by the way: I think it’s funny how you try and trivialize him and call what he does “silly” and yet expect us to believe that he’s some kind of hatemonger who incites violence. You can’t have it both ways.

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:35 PM

Last comment meant for southernblogger. Whoops.

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:36 PM

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:22 PM

You don’t want to see the point, and I will not beat a dead horse. You get another McVeigh type who credits Beck for turning him onto the truth, and you have a serious PR problem for Beck, and the Conservative movement.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM

I hope Glenn does something really fast because I,too, believe that Obama will do something soooo sinister that he will catch us all off guard. I just could not wait until the 2010 elections, and now, I fear that we need to prepare for the worst.

mobydutch on November 20, 2009 at 8:38 PM

Last comment meant for southernblogger. Whoops.

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:36 PM

It’s okay. :-) I’ve had a few people on with names close to mine, but none of them have my charm and none of them can pull off yellow like me.

SouthernGent on November 20, 2009 at 8:40 PM

Oh, and, by the way: I think it’s funny how you try and trivialize him and call what he does “silly” and yet expect us to believe that he’s some kind of hatemonger who incites violence. You can’t have it both ways.

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:35 PM

I am not trying to have it both ways. I am saying he is batchit crazy or putting on a pretty good show of acting that way, and he does have a whole lot of folks eating it up.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:41 PM

I will not beat a dead horse.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM

And your point is a dead horse, so there’s no point in beating it anymore unless your intention is to tenderize it.

FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 8:42 PM

I am saying he is batchit crazy or putting on a pretty good show of acting that way, and he does have a whole lot of folks eating it up.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:41 PM

You do realize you just described nearly every talk-show host in existence?

Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 8:43 PM

I don’t want to denigrate one of the great minds of all human history, but St Augustine’s yardstick is broken, and must be replaced with a more scientific understanding of embryology.

Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:23 PM

Of course and I was using him as an example. I didn’t mean his definition of quickening. But a definition one we can agree on.

There is no doubt human life begins in the womb, it is only a question of when. Though I can not consider a single-cell a Human Life.

I dislike the idea of killing any sentient life.

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Enough trying to reason with true believers. Back to the Kool-Aid, folks.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 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 angel demon 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

This coming from the rapture (fly away doctrine) crowd. Take the beam out of thine eye.

True_King on November 20, 2009 at 8:45 PM

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM

No, you don’t get the point. That’s the problem. Besides clips circulated by Media Matters (or others), have you even watched his show? I doubt it. Your example of one of Beck’s “paranoid delusions” was nonsense. He doesn’t incite violence. In fact, reading your drivel about Beck gets me more heated up than watching him expose this administration. Watch out, I’m a Beck viewer, I could go off at any time. Boo!

Narutoboy on November 20, 2009 at 8:48 PM

This coming from the rapture (fly away doctrine) crowd. Take the beam out of thine eye.

True_King on November 20, 2009 at 8:45 PM

I’ve never understood the people who were all giddy at the thought of being beamed up ASAP…yeah sure WE get a celestial escape pod, but what about everyone else?

Of course, nearly all of those people were either nutty backwoods hicks and/or tottery old geezers/geezerettes whose family was privately taking bets on what week they’d croak.

Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 8:48 PM

Frack RINOs.

Dandapani on November 20, 2009 at 8:50 PM

You get another McVeigh type who credits Beck for turning him onto the truth, and you have a serious PR problem for Beck, and the Conservative movement.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM

Funny how this is never a concern when Earth Liberation Front or some other group does something violent. DHS reports indicate that left-wing violence in the US has resulted in 2x as many incidents of domestic terrorism.

Firefly_76 on November 20, 2009 at 8:51 PM

I can proudly say that I didn’t vote for McCain. I wrote in Ronald Reagan and Sarah Palin. I will continue to vote for Ronnie until the GOP decides to nominate another real conservative or when a viable 3rd party does.

Rush is right that 3rd parties are not the way to go right now. However, there is no reason why RINOs are the ones that we put forth as a nominee. We can do better. We must do better. I won’t vote for someone that has no real ideals or principles or looks and sounds eerily like the one running on the D side of the ballot.

SimplyKimberly on November 20, 2009 at 8:56 PM

Enough trying to reason with true believers. Back to the Kool-Aid, folks.

Southernblogger on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Buh buy. Maybe I’ll stop by and visit you at the Daily KOS sometime….

Not.

FloatingRock on November 20, 2009 at 8:59 PM

I’m guessing Beck’s got his a set of minions willing to challenge house seats and possibly senate seats. Maybe not every seat, but I’m thinking half.

Nethicus on November 20, 2009 at 8:59 PM

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM

We’re basically in agreement. :)

Annie on November 20, 2009 at 8:59 PM

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.

Beck should devote a show a week to assess various primaries and general elections. A third of the senate will be up for election and all of the House. He could ignore the invulnerable incumbents and focus on the contested races. He’d do a great service in analyzing these races.

BuckeyeSam on November 20, 2009 at 9:02 PM

Lets look at what Glenn has said

…weed out corruption in your own party
…question everything, but once you know the truth, you must act on it
…prepare for the worst
…get connected on a local level, become a 912er ( not necessary join his group, but see people as Americans not as one party or the other )
…its not left and right, its right and wrong
…educate yourself, and then educate others
…moms will be a powerful force

He wants to make a conservative ACORN basically…I’ve heard someone mention on his show that they want to call it the “Mustard Seed”.

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 9:03 PM

Finally, we have some true conservatives who do not fear speaking the truth, and we must listen to crap like “these peoople are the militia”. The Democrats are accusing Palin of being dangerous, and so, it looks like Glenn Beck is getting the same treatment. (by HA bloggers no less) It is no surprise that the Dems have brought Marxism into every area of American lives. Most Americans are not willing to hear or speak the truth. How depressing!!!!!

mobydutch on November 20, 2009 at 9:06 PM

This coming from the rapture (fly away doctrine) crowd. Take the beam out of thine eye.

True_King on November 20, 2009 at 8:45 PM

Attack the real Christian to defend Joseph Smith. Hold on. Let me just write that down. Got it. Thanks.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:10 PM

I’ve never understood the (rapture)

Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 8:48 PM

You don’t understand because… well, look at your username for the answer. There’s your clue.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:10 PM

we are at war, the country’s very existence is at stake…and you want to continue a religious war? You don’t believe in Joseph Smith, we get it, now either unite or get out.

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 9:27 PM

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

and in case you are clueless on which war America is in, we are at war with Marxists. No one is asking you to be a Mormon, no one is even asking you to like the Mormon religion. But this is not the time to nit pick on whose religion is more true, when you can’t prove yours is more true. Its a waste of energy, energy that we need to conserve and focus on the true enemy of our country…the left.

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 9:32 PM

You don’t understand because… well, look at your username for the answer. There’s your clue.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:15 PM

The point, you have missed it.

I GET the idea of the rapture, I don’t get why people focus on it and ignore the fact that those left behind are in for a seriously awful time.

Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 9:44 PM

apacalyps, we are at war, the country’s very existence is at stake…and you want to continue a religious war?

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 9:27 PM

The reason the country’s very existence is at stake.. is exactly because this nation has forgetten the one true God (Jeremiah 10:10). You should be fighting with me, not against me. The melting pot of religions is melting the nation’s melting pot.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM

Beck, although he does give some insight into Obamaland, is really not a person that should be touted by Conservatives. He’s pretty much about Glenn, and only about Glenn.

Hobbes on November 20, 2009 at 10:02 PM

Hobbes on November 20, 2009 at 10:02 PM

There is only one truth. It does not matter who tells it. Accepting anything other than that one truth is how we got where we are today.

MikeA on November 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM

I GET the idea of the rapture, I don’t get why people focus on it and ignore the fact that those left behind are in for a seriously awful time.

Dark-Star on November 20, 2009 at 9:44 PM

Thank you. I agree.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM

Rush v. Beck…talk about a f&%$@ nightmare.

At the end of the day though I still think Rush is right. Where Beck is of great value is that he may, just may be able to mobilize enough people throughout the country to get those conservatives through the primary door.

Once that happens, and it’s Rush/Beck v. the Democrat…

G’nite sweetheart.

russcote on November 20, 2009 at 10:16 PM

Thank God, finally a warrior.

The Left and the ‘Right’ are shitting their pants.

Sixth Guard on November 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM

No thanks to Christianity. I’ll stick with the Gods of my Pre-Christian German Ancestors. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have the same political believes or Love our Country equally.

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM

fourdeucer on November 20, 2009 at 8:21 PM

Dude…
I Love it. There is now a highbrow term for “shifting the goalposts”. If this is the tactic, I am all for it. If it is the third party thing, I’d ask everyone to pause to recall the results of the “Bull Moose” or Perot.

I’ve not heard the term before, fourdeuce… but thanks for the perspective.

Best regards.

roscopico on November 20, 2009 at 10:28 PM

Glenn, we love ya, but voting will not roll back the growth of the Fed Behemoth. It’s too late. Our votes do not count.

fossten on November 20, 2009 at 11:03 PM

No thanks to Christianity. I’ll stick with the Gods of my Pre-Christian German Ancestors.

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM

One day you’re going to realize that I tried to help you.

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 11:03 PM

If we don’t get fiscal conservatives back in the driver’s seat soon, it won’t make any difference. So I have to agree with Glenn here.

disa on November 20, 2009 at 11:07 PM

^^^ No. It’s already too late. It would take 100 years of consecutive elections of ONLY conservatives for the Fed to get rolled back. Never happen.

fossten on November 20, 2009 at 11:15 PM

apacalyps on November 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM

I am not fighting against you, rather I am defending me from you. I also believe that we must as a people get reconnected with God, and repent etc…however, I do not believe we should get into religious wars right now on whose church is true and whose church is false…( esp since you can’t prove it, you can only believe it…its called faith for a reason )…I am confident that if people started to go to church…and turn to God, then God will continue to bless us with Freedom and Prosperity….if however we fight each other, the Marxists will win, and religion will have to go underground.

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

I do not believe we should get into religious wars right now on whose church is true and whose church is false…( esp since you can’t prove it, you can only believe it…its called faith for a reason )…

Conservative Voice on November 20, 2009 at 11:39 PM

I forgot you were a Mormon. And I don’t agree with your above statement. I know you can’t prove your religion, but don’t speak for mine. Most people believe the existence of God can’t be proven, it’s all faith, but that’s not true. Creation proves a Creator and the Bible will prove itself to you through it’s prophecy. Thank you.

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 12:26 AM

Beck’s going to show everyone a photo of ALLAHPUNDIT! (just kidding)

nelsonknows on November 21, 2009 at 12:38 AM

apacalyps,
I know that this probably wasn’t covered in your anti-Mormon seminar, but we already accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, and believe that the Bible is the word of God.

Leave Beck’s religion out of it. There’s a reason why most people find fundies like you annoying. They just can’t shut up about how righteous they are and how the rest of us are going to hell. Enough already.

drflykilla on November 21, 2009 at 1:03 AM

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 12:26 AM

Existence doesn’t prove anything. Existence is not contingent upon a creator. And if Existence does prove a creator, it can be any creator out there.

Mathematically speaking, any religion is more than likely false and has an infetestimal chance of being true. Ditto for Predictions, given enough time and a typewriter, Chimpanzees will by sheer chance type Romeo and Juliet, doesn’t prove Chimpanzees are Shakespeare. Besides, several of the Historical Biblical Prophecies got problems when you look for Historical proof.

Holger on November 21, 2009 at 1:26 AM

Big changes! He’s ditchin’ the chalkboards and going to those electronic boards with that fancy SWOOSH! feature.

eeyore on November 21, 2009 at 2:22 AM

apacalyps, I know that this probably wasn’t covered in your anti-Mormon seminar, but .. Leave Beck’s religion out of it.

drflykilla on November 21, 2009 at 1:03 AM

Hey Door Knob, I’m not the one who keeps bringing it up. Go back and read the headline it says, “Glenn Beck planning some kind of big announcement tomorrow.” I posted one message message wondering if he was going to convert to Christianity. That’s it. And I hope that is his BIG announcement cause I don’t want him to go to hell (I doubt it is though, but I’ll still pray he gets converted). Anyways, all my comments following that are me defending myself against tools like you — they are purely retaliatory in nature. Oh, and PS, if you wanna lecture somebody about leaving others religions alone, then point a finger at Mormon’s like Romney and Beck — NOT ME. Tell them STOP pushing to make Mormonism “Christian.” Never would I argue that Islam and Christianity are the same. What is done to my Lord by the Mormon’s goes well beyond a different interpretation. It’s sickening. It angers me greatly. And I’m gonna speak out whenever I can. Thank you.

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 3:00 AM

Existence doesn’t prove anything.

Holger on November 21, 2009 at 1:26 AM

Yeah, maybe we are not here, we just think we are. Good point. *shakes head, rolls eyes*

Ditto for Predictions, given enough time and a typewriter, Chimpanzees will by sheer chance type Romeo and Juliet, doesn’t prove Chimpanzees are Shakespeare.

Who told you that? Who told you Chimpanzees could type out Romeo and Juliet given enough time? Do you know the odds of this sort of thing? They are astronomical. I didn’t tell you that. Some of the things you people say are absolutely so silly. You don’t think. Shake up a 1000-piece puzzle in a bag and let the pieces land wherever they want. Dump them over and over. Will they eventually for the picture on the box? Such nonsense! But that’s your thinking. Given enough time, the picture should be complete.

Besides, several of the Historical Biblical Prophecies got problems when you look for Historical proof.

Name one.

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 3:28 AM

I know you can’t prove your religion, but don’t speak for mine. Most people believe the existence of God can’t be proven, it’s all faith, but that’s not true. Creation proves a Creator and the Bible will prove itself to you through it’s prophecy. Thank you.

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 12:26 AM

Unless you are God, you can’t prove beyond a shadow of doubt that your religion is true, Because its faith…do you not understand this basic concept? Let me put is simply, there are 100s of churches all claiming to be the one path, the one true faith…they all have experts in their field that could point to this passage of scripture and that passage…who can show all the great artifacts, etc. And though they may convince you that their religion happens to be the right one, you might be wrong! You don’t even have proof that God exists! Sure there is plenty of compelling evidence, hence the whole Intelligent Design argument…but even ID proponents can’t claim its Christ, or some Hindu God, Aliens, Thor, Zeus or what not. You can’t prove there is a God, and you can’t prove that there isn’t a God…hence faith. You can make compelling arguments, but persuasion is NOT proof.
I believe in the Bible, I believe in Christ, I believe we should strive to live moral lives, etc…and there are many things that witness to me the truthfulness of my faith… but I could be wrong….

The problem is apacalyps, and its what makes people so frustrated with you, is we DONT HAVE TIME or energy to squabble with each other…when the Marxists are striving to Kill All Religion, All Freedom, its time to Unite! We are at War!

And here is another dirty little secret that you fail to grasp…even if you could prove that my religion was false, your religion doesn’t automatically become true by default! Even if you proved every religion except yours to be false, it doesn’t make yours true.

Conservative Voice on November 21, 2009 at 4:16 AM

Allah, would you have accepted a slightly more moderate approach and half a loaf from George III, or held out for independence? Stand up and be a man, choose your side, this is about our very freedom. Doug Hoffman’s victory in NY23 was stolen by Acorn and SEIU. Wait till history shows that one down the road.

davecatbone on November 21, 2009 at 6:33 AM

There is no doubt human life begins in the womb, it is only a question of when. Though I can not consider a single-cell a Human Life.

I dislike the idea of killing any sentient life.

Holger on November 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM

Is the “single-cell” alive? I can’t see how someone could claim otherwise, so I’ll go with that.

If it’s alive it’s a life (that’s only logical). So what kind of life is it? Is it animal? In the sense that it’s not mineral or vegetable, yes. In the sense of man vs animal, no. It’s clearly human. So, by definition, it’s human life.

I agree with you that it’s not sentient. I submit that is irrelevant. Are coma patients sentient? They can have no higher brain functions at all, and yet they sometimes wake up to a perfectly normal life.

Is a lack of higher brain function a reason to take basic rights away from a person? Especially when that lack of function is clearly temporary? This is a serious question. I would like a serious answer.

Squiggy on November 21, 2009 at 7:44 AM

As I wrote when this thread came up. I believe Mr. Beck will call on citizens to join and prepare for the upcoming hard times we are going to experience. Citizens will need to be prepared and generous. It takes a lot of planning to be those things.

Cindy Munford on November 21, 2009 at 8:53 AM

When you vote a rino or a stealth democrat into office as a republican, you are still going to get screwed with statism

Absolutely true. We’ve lost control of the government NOW. We have to vote in people whose purpose is to DIMINISH the power of government. Both spending and federal laws have to be rolled back.

It’s pointless to vote for anyone other than a true States’ Rights conservative. I cannot see how the GOP can morph into a party advocating the dissolution of Federal power. They are totally invested in their personal power no less than Pelosi or Reid. They’ve got to be abandoned.

rcl on November 21, 2009 at 9:09 AM

I prefer not to know the future. But do believe in participating in the here and now for a desired outcome with the goal of thwarting Newt’s pay-to-play infrastructure. To hedge my bets to thwart conflicts that may lie ahead would only result in compromise on principles. Instead, let us not fear or cheer battles ahead but herald the opportunity to overcome corruption.

FeFe on November 21, 2009 at 9:38 AM

Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld……..Evil Geniuses…
Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld……..Dumb as a box of rocks

Bush/Sarah/Rush………………Evil Geniuses
Bush/Sarah/Rush………………Dumb as a box of rocks

Commies, please call Garofolo and decide “straight up” which is it.

We have a consensus on the right
Hussein, Axelrod, Emanuel, Geitner, the rest of the commies Evil and more Evil.

nondhimmie on November 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Great! Hopefully he will cancel his progaganda show and permanently vacate the airwaves.

The best way to control the opposition is to lead it!
Lenin

MaximusConfessor on November 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM

Why is he going to a retirement community? I don’t understand this location at all.

KrazyKewl on November 20, 2009 at 6:56 PM

Probably no connection, but Sarah Palin had a huge turnout there last year during the campaign.

Dr. ZhivBlago on November 21, 2009 at 11:50 AM

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

What is the color of the sky in your world?

I mean seriously, a person simply cannot smoke enough weed to truly believe this nonsense.

Ron Paul is not a viable candidate for anything. As a Texan, I still can’t figure out how this loon has remained in Congress for so long. He’s got an 18th century mindset, and this is the 21st century.

Forget the Alex Jones craziness, or the Stormfront Hitler Youth, Paul has more crazy than all of ‘em rolled into one.

Name one idea this loon has, other than “audit the fed,” that makes sense in a world that has motorized transportation, telecommunications, and indoor plumbing!

Ron Paul couldn’t even make a dent in the Republican primaries last year. He may as well not have been there.

And PPP polling? Seriously?

Rasmussen shows Sarah Palin is actually polling better than Barack Obama. That will only rise, BTW.

One has to ask one’s self, realistically, who is going to have an actually chance at the Republican nomination,AND attract libertarians in droves, a guy who is well past his prime, who hasn’t had a lucid thought in decades, or a bright young conservative who governs as a libertarian, is taking the fight to Obama on a daily basis, and isn’t seen as a loon by 99.2 percent of her own party?

I’ll take Sarah Palin. All day, every day.

gary4205 on November 21, 2009 at 1:33 PM

I generally like Beck (on the radio; I avoid TV news like the plague), but I’m scared sh*tless that he’s really going to push this third party stuff – as so many genuine, ideologically-solid conservatives have noted, it’s political suicidal. It is possible to have integrity and also be more effective than political martyrdom can achieve. He’s going to scuttle this boat and then expect us all to admire his nobility as he goes down with the ship. NO THANKS.

Between Limbaugh’s approach and Beck’s, I’ll go with Limbaugh. I really really hope it doesn’t come to that, though.

Animator Girl on November 21, 2009 at 2:16 PM

I love ya Glenn but you need to accept the blame for that pink shirt. eeesh.

garry on November 21, 2009 at 2:25 PM

Oh my….watch the live feed incoming from hotair.
http://live.feedjit.com/live/saintpetersblog1.blogspot.com/

njpat on November 21, 2009 at 5:53 PM

You don’t even have proof that God exists!

Conservative Voice on November 21, 2009 at 4:16

Spoken like a true Mormon. You can’t see God because your understanding of Him has been darkened. As for Christians, God has not kept us in darkness but has revealed Himself and His perfect plan to us. He said, “But ye, brethren (Christians), are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief (His second coming). Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us waUxB

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 11:35 PM

Anyways, Conservative Voice. Don’t bother. Thank you.

apacalyps on November 21, 2009 at 11:36 PM

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