Glenn Beck on Massa: “This is a moment that will decide the course of this nation, possibly”
posted at 6:58 pm on March 8, 2010 by Allahpundit
From the opening of today’s show, a teaser of tomorrow’s blockbuster. I tipped my cap to him earlier for his political savvy in using Massa as a symbol for Democratic ruthlessness, but he sure does seem eager to believe this guy’s account of what he did wrong and how the leadership has supposedly mishandled it. Which, as the boss emeritus takes great pains to demonstrate, is an exceedingly bad idea:
He’s a sick, desperate pol looking to save his hide and distract from his smelly ethics problems and personal problems. This is not a hero, not a bona fide champion of reform and integrity in government. He’s the jerk who gave the figurative middle finger to his own constituents as he proclaimed last year that he would ram single-payer down their throats no matter what they thought…
And now, tainted by scandal, he’s running to Fox News to cast himself as a warrior against Obamcare and its left-wing overlords?
A radical backer of the Big Labor card check bill, he’s now trashing union corruption.
C-r-a-p-w-e-a-s-e-l.
Follow the link for examples galore. Beck knows all this, I take it, and has decided to play hardball with the left by giving Massa a forum anyway. Nothing wrong with that; it’s fine Chicago turnabout. But the more credibility he stakes on Massa’s “salty language” nonsense, the greater the risk that this backfires if the Dems produce a smoking gun proving that Massa was guilty of more than that. Just bring him on, prod him about backroom deals and political pressure, and keep away from the ethics stuff. That way, if he gets hit with something later, it’ll look like some minor attempt to distract from the real issue rather than a bullseye that discredits his entire testimony. Exit question: Is this a bad idea or not?
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Who cares? It’s better than reality TV. “I like to watch”. It’s better than the movie, by far, and couldn’t happen to ‘nicer people’.
Thugs are indignant.
Schadenfreude on March 8, 2010 at 7:43 PM
They don’t hate Glenn Stinger, he’s just an uneducated rube and they all went to school and are sooooo smart.
thomasaur on March 8, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Related parody showing the absurdity of it all: Passage of Radical Health Care Bill Hinges on Democrat’s Allegedly Drunk Gay Sex Joke and Nude Shower Encounter with “Son of Devil’s Spawn” http://optoons.blogspot.com/2010/03/passage-of-radical-unpopular-health.html
Mervis Winter on March 8, 2010 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been very surprised at the lack of interest in this story from those on the right.
It seems people are missing the point. The issue is not whether or not this guy is a far-left corruptocrat with an affinity for men…
Is Messa guilty of anything that Barney Frank hasn’t done? Barney ran a prostitution ring from his house where he grows pot. But he’s not being run out of town.
The difference is Frank’s Yes vote.
Dorvillian on March 8, 2010 at 7:47 PM
capejasmine on March 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM
That’s probably the way it will go down, but isn’t that going to burn a whole lot of politicians?
Matthews just said the way Obama is going to cover 30 million more people and save money will be kind of like dividing the fishes and the loaves amongst the masses.
joedoe on March 8, 2010 at 7:47 PM
Actually, Beck chased him down.
Pablo on March 8, 2010 at 7:48 PM
That’s the way I saw it too. I was wondering at first but seeing the tape now makes me think he will be careful how it is framed. He wants to expose the corruption and the deal making more than anything else.
wi farmgirl on March 8, 2010 at 7:50 PM
What a long, strange trip it’s been….
PrincipledPilgrim on March 8, 2010 at 7:51 PM
Will Beck’s red phone ring this time ?
macncheez on March 8, 2010 at 7:52 PM
I ran to the store for mind bleach.
katy the mean old lady on March 8, 2010 at 7:53 PM
If it makes 6 more Dims vote NO on HC, the DO IT.
Dr. Dog on March 8, 2010 at 7:53 PM
It is very disturbing. I think it’s violent. I do. Call me crazy. I keep hearing “the Chicago way”……and this kind of thing really creeps me out. …but…it could be made up?false? ……it’s so easy to believe. Scary.
bridgetown on March 8, 2010 at 7:54 PM
Can’t wait to watch. Looks like good tv to me. Would love to be a fly on the wall in the WH right now.
Urban Infidel on March 8, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Depends on how Beck runs the interview. If he’s savvy enough, he’ll give Massa just enough rope….to hang the Dem leadership with. I’m not exactly a fan of Beck, but I think I’m at the point where I think he’s up to the task.
Beck just needs to paint the narrative. And by that I mean not paint Massa as some sort of innocent victim (or allow Massa to do the same), but focus more on the Dems being craven enough to do anything, even sacrifice one of their own immediately (that’s a key point, because they may have always planned to cast him aside before the Nov. elections), in order to get this abomination of a bill passed.
It will also give him the perfect opportunity to expose just how corrupt the “most ethical congress EVAH~!” really is, if he can prod Massa into admitting – or even just theorizing – that Pelosi and / or Hoyer knew about these allegations before they said that they did, and only turned on him when it became apparent he wasn’t going to vote their way this time.
Vyce on March 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Ummm. Massa was supposed to resign by 5:00 today…did he? Do we have confirmation?
Weight of Glory on March 8, 2010 at 7:56 PM
Massa was a no vote before not because he thought it was wrong for the country it was because it was not progressive enough. Beck wants to find out if he is still a progressive. Or has he found out the progress is not to move to a better world but progress to move to government control of everything. Beck is going to look in the guys eyes (ala PutinPootpoot (sp)) and see if he truly has had his awakening moment or is he just looking to save is but.
Is Massa done lying by the toilet and has the hangover cleared enough to start a new.
Beck will be able to tell very soon after they meet.
Beck will have more eyes on his 1 hr show than a the entire day on messNBC
tjexcite on March 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Hehehe
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:01 PM
Pass the popcorn!
sarainitaly on March 8, 2010 at 8:02 PM
Apparently Beck stated on his show that Massa did in fact resign.
Weight of Glory on March 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
I don’t understand the exit question. This is our government at work and the Obama administration ran on a pledge of transparency. If this makes some folks uncomfortable so be it. There certainly is no reason to shoot messenger Beck for giving a Congressman in the center of the greatest transfer of wealth & power in our country’s history a microphone.
miles on March 8, 2010 at 8:03 PM
I thought the memo going around said that Beck was fringe or something…
It’s kind of like when Candy Crowley rolls her eyes when Delay tells her Republicans shouldn’t try to appeal to the welfare voting block
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:04 PM
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I think you answered it already AP. Given MMs advice, simply hand the guy his own hand grenade and stay out of the blast zone by avoiding the touchy ethics stuff and then give the guy the opportunity to pull the pin or not. Chances are he’ll finger the pin and spill about Rahm’s swingin’ richard dance etc while going down swinging awfully hard. (richard dance and “going down swinging” pun not intended)
ted c on March 8, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Beck said he did.
allrsn on March 8, 2010 at 8:07 PM
too bad the oscars were last night, this interview may be eligible for some award if GB does well on it….??/
ted c on March 8, 2010 at 8:08 PM
Or at least an open thread???
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Michelle OWNS a blog and has a few NYT bestsellers herself~please don’t make us laugh by trying to declare yourself on the same level as Michelle, Allah.
HornetSting on March 8, 2010 at 8:17 PM
It’s a win-win. Either Massa stays and is compelled to vote against Obamacare to justify his statements, or the Dems have to prove he’s slime by outing the evidence, which reinforces the justifiable view that they are a corrupt party.
EasyEight on March 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM
To paraphrase:
I think Beck may be going off half cocked here. My gut tells me Malkin is right. I’d love to see Massa rip the WH a new one but everything tells me this guy is just looking to pull his twisted butt out of the fire. Don’t get me wrong, even if he is a crapweasel, that doesn’t mean the WH isn’t as well, but Beck is really taking a risk here. In the end, Beck can hang himself by over reaching but the bad part is the left will hang all of us for his misjudgment.
jnelchef on March 8, 2010 at 8:20 PM
The more I hear about Messa, the more I think this is a huge mistake by Glenn. I hope he knows something we dont or something Messa is going to say is going to be such a bad thing for the Democrats and Obama. But so far, it doesnt look like a good idea. The guy looks like a weasel who is blaming others for his own mistakes. Also, him quitting rather than staying and voting No shows to me hes a coward.
bucsox79 on March 8, 2010 at 8:22 PM
The wonder if Massa used any salty language during his shower scene with Rahm?
R Square on March 8, 2010 at 8:31 PM
this whole story is about as twisted, perverted and corrupt as it gets. The COS poking a congressman in the chest while standing there naked…..? That just violates every rule of guy locker room etiquette there is. There ain’t no small talk, there ain’t no eye contact, there ain’t no business, there ain’t jack nor squat until the shirts getting buttoned.
ted c on March 8, 2010 at 8:38 PM
Breaking buzz from the fly on the wall at the White House…
Michelle pissed about this…..blames Barack.
Barack when confronted by the Queen blames Rahm.
Rahm blames Axelrod for the access card to the showers.
Axelsloth blames Pelosi for giving him the card.
Pelosi defends herself in a phone call saying Barney Frank who vouched for Rahm having access.
Frank asked by Valerie Jarrett about it in an email blames a Bush Administration official for setting up the policy that allowed Rahm access.
Valerie texts the Queen that it was Bush’s fault.
Her Majesty tells Barack to get his scrawny upstairs. She tells him to blame Bush.
Tonight on Hannity Bob Beckel blames the Bush Administration.
And so the fly buzzes along.
PappyD61 on March 8, 2010 at 8:39 PM
What’s in Al Capone’s vault, Geraldo?
John the Libertarian on March 8, 2010 at 8:41 PM
+1 !!
CatchAll on March 8, 2010 at 8:41 PM
I’ve known Eric Massa since 1977… Never known him to vote with his feet…
Sad day…
Khun Joe on March 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM
I would tend to place my faith in Beck to handle Massa correctly after watching how he slapped Blago and Blumenthal around. Beck has said that both the left as well as establishment repubs have designs on shutting him up, so I am confident that he has seriously entertained the possibility that this could be a trap. Maybe he can borrow a pair of Rahm’s ballet slippers to tip toe through this mine field.
Kataklysmic on March 8, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Largely i-r-r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t to the matter at hand.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
- Baltasar Gracian
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 8:47 PM
I think both Blago and Massa were fearing for their physical safety, and decided to go high profile, spill all the beans, name all the names publicly. Makes it a lot harder for them to just “disappear”, ya know?
Mr. Pickles on March 8, 2010 at 8:48 PM
Really? Where’d you get to know him?
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Ain’t America great!
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM
MM’s point originally was not about the Beck thing, MB4. Her point was purely that Massa is not a hero to the right, not even someone to be admired by the right.
There are conservatives on blogs swooning over this scum bag and he’s not worth that.
He is part of the Dems eating their own and should be treated purely as such.
Beck’s a separate issue and is a big boy.
Pass the popcorn.
ORconservative on March 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Where did the guy say anything about Beck “not making mistakes”?
Instead of spending time manufacturing strawmen to wage battle against, why not just acknowledge the commenter makes an excellent point? Beck, like most highly successful people, worked long and hard for many years to get to the top.
That’s a bit different from just being lucky enough to be in the right place & time to be gifted with a blogging job. There a probably 10′s of million bloggers but not nearly as many Glenn Becks.
whatcat on March 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM
Well, I haven’t met these conservatives that are weak at the knees for Massa, BUT I guarantee you, tomorrow will be entertaining and/or tense at HA…
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Largely i-r-r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t to the matter at hand.
Well, I don’t know about any swooning over him, but I do know that …
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
- Baltasar Gracian
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Totally agree, eyes forward. But Emanuel also knows that confronting a guy in that sort of situation is likely to be especially unsettling.
If it didn’t happen the way Mass claims, most normal guys would come out and immediately call the other guy a liar. Such a strange story.
So my sense is it more than likely happened. Emanuel had probably been stalking Massa around the Capital until he could
jumpconfront him in the shower. Anywhere else and Emanuel would have be picking his teeth out of the drain.R Square on March 8, 2010 at 9:06 PM
No matter how slimy Massa is, this story needs to get out and unfortunately, if it comes from a Democrat, even a disgusting one (but come on, almost all of them are disgusting), it is a lot more credible to a certain segment of the population.
That this kind of corruption in the Democratic Party is the norm is the story, who cares what kind of guy Massa is, this information is vital to America beating back the attack from Obama, Pelosi, and Reid. I just find myself uninterested in anything else.
alecj on March 8, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Like I said on the earlier thread, Beck better have a good idea beforehand what Massa plans to say or this could end up as staking your credibility on the equivalent of a one-hour interview with James Traficant.
jon1979 on March 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Beck handing Massa a microphone, a camera, and a huge audience share. Is this a bad idea?
Oh HELL no it ain’t a bad idea. Just mentioning the Naked Rahm the finger poker probably seriously wounded Emmanuel. If even ONE person verifies Massa’s account, Emmanuel is practically toast – forever tagged as “naked angry shower guy”.
Another comment mentioned a pattern of attacks against Dem Obamacare detractors – how about this for a forming pattern:
- we got Dave the astroturfer being portrayed as in mid-meltdown, mea culpa-ing for his failure to do his primary job, which is to project the message.
- less than 36 hours later, we’ve got Rahm “long warm shower together” revelations, in the week before his NYT Magazine ‘write-up’
Not many dots to connect here – Skippy is looking at the math, seeing the numbers ain’t there, and Dave and Rahm are being set up to be scape goated and underbussed.
My George W says both of them will be the subject of a “2 Americans lost their jobs, and it’s a good day” announcement from Dinghy Harry before Memorial Day. Maybe even WAY before memorial day.
So, Massa on Beck – bring it. Some folks need to be less squeamish about enabling the Dems to turn on themselves. It’s EXACTLY like using mob turncoats to make a RICO case, in that you can BET that the star witnesses are going to be LESS than alter boy material. Gulp some Pepto, and press on.
If this works out, “the Chicago Way” will mean chasing guys around in a shower naked (with apologies to Sean Connery), Skippy’s two most odious hatchet men will be on the way out, Obamacare will be stillborn as wavering Dems bail like rats from a sinking ship, and we can look forward to a HILARIOUS SNL piece come the weekend.
So, bad thing? Why do you even bother to ask?
Wind Rider on March 8, 2010 at 9:14 PM
The allegation is that the President’s top goon stripped naked and confronted someone, entered their personal space and used threatening gestures and language?
Using the left’s own victimology, Emanuel is a sexual predator and should be fired immediately.
R Square on March 8, 2010 at 9:15 PM
Mr. Beck has to know going in that this guy is full of it. As Bill Kristol pointed out this evening, no one made Rep. Massa resign. He could have delayed his departure and voted against the bill but he needed to STOP the Ethics Committee investigation. But if he feels wronged and needs to vent about his party, I’ll watch. It doesn’t make any difference to me if he’s being honest.
Cindy Munford on March 8, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Dem fantasy??? Does Nancy come in with the towels for tushes??
kringeesmom on March 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Hehehe
Congress Mother Dearest?
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Since water boarding is out, perhaps Rahm “the ram rod” Emanuel was testing a new water-based interrogation technique.
Apparently it works because Massa is talking.
R Square on March 8, 2010 at 9:23 PM
There is some good swoons over at GP.
ORconservative on March 8, 2010 at 9:27 PM
NOOOOOOOOOO not the metal coat hangers!!!!
kringeesmom on March 8, 2010 at 9:27 PM
I know Ann Coulter was saying that these are the best Democrats people could expect to get Massa and Paterson as Democrats go – scandals aside they are not left wing loonies. I guess that’s why they were targeted by the Progressives. Both have basically said I can take a hint I know when I am not wanted.
Dr Evil on March 8, 2010 at 9:30 PM
I like the open thread idea.
Can we? Pretty please?
Colorado Anne on March 8, 2010 at 9:33 PM
yes please!!
kringeesmom on March 8, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Good idea. I can’t really recall anyone getting the best of Beck on his radio or tv show. It’ll be interesting, that’s for sure.
Colorado Anne on March 8, 2010 at 9:41 PM
The way I see it, if this guy is legit it is further evidence of Democrat corruption. If it’s worse than this guy says, Democrats look even more corrupt.
pjean on March 8, 2010 at 9:45 PM
True…
Oh, and yes to open thread on Massa meet Beck.
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 9:50 PM
But according to the Little Green Fisters:
Guess I slept through it.
Blake on March 8, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Typically the way corrupt organizations are prosecuted, be it drug rings, the mob or white collar corporate crime like Enron, is with the help of guilty people from within looking to save whatever part of their hide they can. This is no different. If we are going to start insisting on purity tests then you can expect a zero conviction rate (i.e., business as usual).
TheBigOldDog on March 8, 2010 at 10:06 PM
It’s absolutely a good idea, but allah’s advice is sound.
This Massa turd is definitely guilty of something or he wouldn’t be resigning. He’s probably a pervert and they have the goods on him.
Beck needs to stay away from the ethics stuff and let the nutter pontificate on the sleazy backroom deals.
notagool on March 8, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Doesn’t mean they didn’t try to blackmail him with it.
One thing about corrupt people, they usually have their own aces up their sleeves….
TheBigOldDog on March 8, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Fox News: Best Investment Saudi Prince Talal Ever Made
It was pile-on time at Fox News tonight as Glenn Beck, Charles Krauthammer, a gal whose name I missed and Bill Kristol all branded Geert Wilders beyond the pale tonight.
Beck classified Geert as a fascist [First they will come for Geert, then they will come for Beck].
Krauthammer said Geert didn’t know the difference between Islam and Islamism — never mind that according to Krauthammer’s idea of Islamic scholarship, neither did Mohammed [Oh what the Hell did Islam's "perfect man" know about Islam anyway!].
The gal is the middle said she agreed with Imam Krauthammer and added that if people like this (Geert) are elected to lead Holland it will suffer the consequences.
Kristol called Geert a demagogue.
In other words, a stomach-turning display — or should I say halal?
Fact is, this anti-Geert pundit solidarity will only delight Newscorp stakeholder Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. That’s because it is Wilders in the Netherlands who stands as the unexpectedly strong spearhead of resistance to the Islamization of Europe and the wider West. As a scion of the most powerful sharia dictatorship in the world, Prince Talal doesn’t like that. How fortunate for him that Fox News [Follow the money] doesn’t like it, either.
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 10:22 PM
My guess is that Beck has his research done by morning.
kringeesmom on March 8, 2010 at 10:23 PM
My guess is that Beck had his research done this morning.
dragondrop on March 8, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Beck also said the far-left (communists) and the far right (fascists) are gaining strength in Europe. He put Gert Wilders & Jean Marie Le Pen into the far-right category, thus calling both of them & their movements fascists.
Now Le Pen is a fascist but Gert Wilders?
Someone on Beck’s staff must be reading Little Green Footballs.
hotdax on March 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM
I’ve known Eric Massa since 1977… Never known him to vote with his feet…
Sad day…
Khun Joe on March 8, 2010 at 8:44 PM
Really? Where’d you get to know him?
MeatHeadinCA on March 8, 2010 at 8:49 PM
He’s my Classmate from Annapolis (US Naval Academy)…
Khun Joe on March 8, 2010 at 10:56 PM
9 out of 10 neurologists say that Little Green Footballs rot the brain.
Beck has his moments but generally speaking he ain’t too bright. Fascism isn’t even far right, but I suppose if Beck doesn’t know where he is going any path will take him there. At least his Saudi sharia masters will keep his pay check coming.
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 11:01 PM
I think this may very well be the key – the lynch pin – maybe exactly what Beck was referring to.
I think a surprising portion of the liberal congress are not the rabid statists that those in control would have us believe.
I think that a surprising portion of the liberal congress are like Ben Nelson – deer in the headlights when they come face to face with the contradictory reality of the line being fed them by the Washington elites that their constituents are going to be so ethereally grateful for the nanny treatment that they’ll not only excuse, but condone, if not outright appreciate the backroom dealing and subterfuge.
I think a fair number in congress are now looking for the exit – a way to get off the bandwagon without ending up under the wheels.
Massa has got nothing to lose – unlike his peers – and his disenchantment, however unjustified, could very easily lead to revelations that we have long suspected, been unable to verify from a public stage, and will wholeheartedly welcome.
I think Beck has a handle on something or he wouldn’t have given Massa an entire show at such short notice. This may very well turn on the exit sign for the rest of them.
Or, it could be exactly what Prince Humperdink had in mind when he so aptly proclaimed; “I think everything could be a trap – which is why I am still alive.”
Either way – this is gonna be five star entertainment. Look for the MSM pre-emptive B-B-Q’ing of Massa to be proportionate with what the administration believes the strength of his hand to be.
oldfiveanddimer on March 8, 2010 at 11:04 PM
heh
csdeven on March 8, 2010 at 11:11 PM
Beck hasn’t done his research. He’s reacting to a single soundbite from a Democrat and is latching on to it because Massa’s a Democrat.
Beck might just lynch himself.
spmat on March 8, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Hey Beck. Good luck on your new savior. I would not be surprised if Massa does not get his own Fox News show. Once the truth comes out about Massa will you people see Beck for what he really is?
Decider on March 8, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Of course to not want more Islam in Europe would be fascist, right Glenn and Charles?
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Except that Beck doesn’t classify fascists as far right. He puts fascists precisely where they belong: on the left. Beck’s (correct) spectrum has Statism (fascism and Marxism) on the far left and anarchy (Unibomber lone nutjobs) on the far right.
spmat on March 8, 2010 at 11:26 PM
You never had a rope around your neck, Glenn? Well, I’m going to tell you something, Glenn. When that rope starts to pull tight, you will feel the Devil bite your ass.
Tuco on March 8, 2010 at 11:29 PM
Well, we will find out in due course just who is the puppet and who is the puppeteer, I suppose.
Tuco on March 8, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Something very disturbing happened today on FOX. Glenn Beck who has, for the most part, steered clear of jihad, sharia and Islamic supremacism put his toe in the water and for the first time since I started fighting the long war, I got nervous.
Beck just called Wilders a fascist, and far-right.
He also mixed up Dominique de Villepin with Jean Marie Le Pen.
What is he doing?
Why would he stigmatize Wilders this way? Wilders is the embodiment of what our founding fathers extolled. Individual rights. Freedom of speech. Not sharia law.
Was Beck saying that the UK was right to ban Wilders in the interest of “community harmony?” And the fact that he was allowed to enter the UK last week was a dire sign?
He runs videos of the riots in Greece but never runs the Muslim rampages throughout Europe.
Beck is out of his depth in this. You cannot get up to speed on Europe in one crash course. The Islamic/left wing fringe is everywhere but what right fringe is he talking about in Europe? It can’t be Le Pen, he is nowhere. Is this going after SIOE, the EDL?
Is this going to be be Beck’s narrative? If so he is wrong. And he ought to be silent until he learns everything.
Beck could destroy the freedom movement in Europe — and the US — if he erroneously stigmatizes it as fascist. The little green monster is one thing, and Glenn Beck is another.
Beck should know better. He is doing what the left wing media did to the tea parties. labeled them fascists and racists with impunity.
MB4 on March 8, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Please please please just use the first line or a phrase or a word as the hotlink!!!! Too much blue text!!!!!!
daesleeper on March 9, 2010 at 12:06 AM
He is paid by a muslim so he must make his masters happy. He also now believes in global warming. So defending islam is not even a stretch for him.
In an article entitled Don’t judge Beck by his cover, Beck tells interviewer Dennis McCafferty, “You’d be an idiot not to notice the temperature change.”
“He also says there’s a legit case that global warming has, at least in part, been caused by mankind,” writes McCafferty, under the subheadline, “He believes in global warming.”
Beck’s sudden conversion to the increasingly debunked man-made global warming belief system is a shocking stab in the back of conservatives who consider Beck to be their anointed leader.
Once again, Beck has exposed himself as a chameleon who changes his political viewpoints on a whim depending on whose company he keeps. Beck is nothing more than an actor, fake crying on demand like a circus clown, posturing as some kind of grass roots conservative leader when he has abandoned every true conservative principle.
Joe Bloggs on March 9, 2010 at 12:08 AM
oh, Joe, good assessment of Beck and who better to have this Massa jerk on.
I started and stopped listening to Beck about two years ago. I think he is someone to watch but in a wary observant kind of way.
I don’t know what he is about with this Gert Wilders thing but I hope someone gets to the bottom of it. Pamela Gellar (?sp) is a hell of alot smarter than ole Glenn.
ORconservative on March 9, 2010 at 12:19 AM
Michelle, Allah et al. I don’t need to swoon over Massa to enjoy a nice cup of Schadenfreude as the Social-Democrat-Progressive-Politburo warms up their stereotypical circular firing squad.
Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend (of the moment). Just because Massa is attacking the Obamunists doesn’t mean I have to like or support him. That’s moronic two-state thinking to think one does. I can certainly cheer him on as he slags the Administration and throw him away when he’s done. Just like the Left did when they were done with Scott McClellan.
/Day 399 of America Held Hostage
rayra on March 9, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Everyone who’s going apoplectic about Beck’s “on the right, fascists” comment needs to either (a) actually watch that segment [Part 2] of the show, or (b) clean out their ears and listen to the part where he clearly states that ‘left = communism; right = fascism’ only applies to Europe. It’s even at the bottom-right of the blackboard.
On Beck’s full spectrum, which he spent a couple of shows last week on, the left pole = total government and the right pole = zero government (anarchy).
As he explained last Monday [see Part 2, starting ~1:12] that Communism, Socialism, Fascism, etc. all belonged to the far left end of the spectrum (he blocked them into the farthest left quarter of the spectrum) — that is, total government.
[Speaking of the blackboard, his whole point in this part of the monologue is that America and Europe have been on wildly different political tracks, with Europe essentially never leaving the realm of Total Government -- thus: Left = Stalin, Right = Mussolini]
As for his mentioning Villepin and Wilders, they were merely real-world examples of how “right-wing” politicians are growing in popularity. He never labels either Villepin or Wilders as fascist (Pam and co. over at Atlas Shrugs need to dial down their hyperventilating).
When Beck does mention fascism, it is in a warning against the European “left” and the European “right” (he repeats “in Europe” for emphasis), both of which fall into that far-left quadrant (Total Government) of his political spectrum. His shift from the examples of Wilders and Villepin to general comments about Europe’s political scene is sloppy, but it is there.
Is it articulated clearly and carefully? No.
Does Beck’s precision suffer due to the rhetorical point he’s trying to make (which has everything to do with America and little to do with French & Dutch politics or the Islamic/Sharia threat to Europe)? Yes.
Is this a tempest in a teapot? YES.
Beck will probably clarify the matter during his radio show tomorrow.
Harpazo on March 9, 2010 at 12:38 AM
Glenn Beck is like Chicken Little on steroids.
SoulGlo on March 9, 2010 at 12:41 AM
People should live in Holland for a year and then come back with an opinion about Wilders. Entire cities have become muslim. A woman in a skirt cannot walk down the street or she is called a wh0re – by Muslim men, women and children.
Most of them are on welfare and expect everything for free. The Muslim boy gangs beat up bus drivers, store keepers, etc. Geert just wants to turn off the tap.
marge on March 9, 2010 at 1:08 AM
This is tiresome. Beck responded to this back in February, when the article came out, pointing out that the article’s author distorted the context of his comments (or just made stuff up) to make it look like he said things he doesn’t actually believe.
He responded to the article’s global warming fiction on his radio show.
Harpazo on March 9, 2010 at 1:08 AM
“This is a moment that will decide the course of this nation, possibly”
Oh, suuuuuuure. Just like with the Brown election…and the elections in New Jersey and Virginia.
Beck himself pointed out some time ago to pay attention to the other hand, not the one you are supposed to notice.
He should follow his own advice.
Dr. ZhivBlago on March 9, 2010 at 1:46 AM
That question can only be answered after the interview.
Antagonist on March 9, 2010 at 2:54 AM
Beck’s own take on whether this is a good idea will depend on the ratings. He is not that interested in the conservative cause. He is primarily interested in being a star.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
Meremortal on March 9, 2010 at 3:34 AM
Beck’s belief that Islam is a peaceful religion being twisted and perverted by “radical” Muslims is nothing new. He advocated this way back in his CNN days, long before he worked under a Saudi prince.
2Brave2Bscared on March 9, 2010 at 5:25 AM
Thanks for clearing that up.
But Beck is still dead wrong about Islam.
2Brave2Bscared on March 9, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Slightly OT but in checking out links to Rahmrod, I just found out that our White House Chief of Staff and advisor to the President’s older brother is – Michael Moore’s agent!
PaddyJ on March 9, 2010 at 5:53 AM
That is how I feel. This is gonna be must see TV. Get him while he is angry for being forced out.
I really don’t understand all the ‘ohhh, I hope it isn’t a trap’ eeyeorisms being posted. Allah must be neutering the Republican spirit on Hot Air and turning posters into lukewarm Romney supporters.
Mr Purple on March 9, 2010 at 6:07 AM
Beck is more than willing to rain on parades, he’s questioned Palin’s authenticity, he sprinkled his special brand of buzz kill on Scott Brown’s win the morning after. I think the chances of him raising the ethos of Massa to a pedestal higher than a gutter’s level are slim to none. I would guess him to tease out the facts both about the man and his experience and let the public judge.
EyesOpen on March 9, 2010 at 6:21 AM
Oh, I for one can’t wait for that!
Remember when Glenn reminded us of what a sick, twisted freak he is the way he got weirded out by Scott Brown’s innocuous comments about his daughters during his acceptance speech, and the exceptionally lame ‘apology’ he gave about it afterwards?
I don’t trust Glenn to do the right thing because he has shown he sometimes just doesn’t get it.
Bizarro No. 1 on March 9, 2010 at 6:24 AM
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