Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

alp227

(32,026 posts)
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 12:54 AM Jul 2013

Glenn Beck: Hospitalized Heinz Kerry May Be Faking

Glenn Beck launched a sordid smear campaign against Teresa Heinz Kerry, the hospitalized wife of Secretary of State John Kerry, accusing her and the State Department of orchestrating her medical scare to divert public attention away from reports about the whereabouts of her husband during Egypt's most recent transition of power. In a pair of cheap shots on his radio program and web show, Beck speculated that Heinz Kerry is lying and drew an institutional connection between what he baselessly suggests is Heinz Kerry's fake injury and the 2012 concussion suffered by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which Beck referred to at the time as a "scam."

On July 3, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was deposed by the country's military leaders amidst popular protests. That same day, CBS reported that one of its producers had spotted Secretary Kerry aboard a yacht in the Nantucket Boat Basin. The State Department denied the allegations, and noted that Kerry was "working all day and on the phone dealing with the crisis in Egypt."

Four days later on July 7, 74-year-old Heinz Kerry, Kerry's wife, was hospitalized with symptoms of a seizure that left her in critical condition. Doctors upgraded her condition to "fair" on Monday morning.

On his radio show, Beck compared Heinz Kerry's hospitalization to that of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a blood clot, which he suggested was orchestrated to distract the press from the Benghazi attacks. Beck called the State Department's denial of Kerry's whereabouts a "huge scandal" and wondered if Heinz Kerry's injury -- which took place four days after Morsi's ouster -- was also orchestrated as a distraction, asking "You expect me to believe that Mrs. Ketchup is in critical condition? I mean, no offense, maybe she is." Beck then compared Heinz Kerry's medical scare to Clinton's in 2012, wondering of Clinton's treatment, "Was that just a scam?"

full: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/07/08/glenn-beck-hospitalized-heinz-kerry-may-be-faki/194775

Wow, is this worse than the 2004 Swift Boat attacks or what? And with this kind of talk, can you believe that a lot of average Americans actually take Beck seriously? Also, there's gotta be a reason why Beck included the word "truth" in his latest book Control: The Truth About Guns. He can't hold down an argument on its merits I think. And remember when Beck was hospitalized extensively? I don't remember liberals saying "oh Glenn Beck is faking it".

20 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Glenn Beck: Hospitalized Heinz Kerry May Be Faking (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2013 OP
Gawd he's despicable. cyberswede Jul 2013 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Jul 2013 #2
He's just used to women faking it. Just Saying Jul 2013 #3
DUzy! BainsBane Jul 2013 #10
This speculation comes from the fact he is an evil scumbag. nobodyspecial Jul 2013 #4
For Beck, everything is a conspiracy siligut Jul 2013 #5
Is Glenn Beck a Mormon? Does anyone know? Major Hogwash Jul 2013 #6
I guess this is the wonderful way Mormons treats the world, he can not do anything but lie. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #7
Frauds always think like that. Warpy Jul 2013 #8
This ^^^^^^ treestar Jul 2013 #19
This is their new "explain all" pattern of attack AgingAmerican Jul 2013 #9
If I said what I really thought of Beck madashelltoo Jul 2013 #11
Conservatives think ALL illness is faked. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #12
Scumbag NV Whino Jul 2013 #13
And some other woman snapped him up. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2013 #14
This is the same guy some 20 years ago when he was on The Morning Zoo no_hypocrisy Jul 2013 #15
Glenn Beck is faking that he's a member of the human race. hobbit709 Jul 2013 #16
You should know Douchebag! trumad Jul 2013 #17
What's the difference between Glenn Beck and flaming bag of dog shit? MrScorpio Jul 2013 #18
Beck isn't faking it. He really is a shamless puke. FSogol Jul 2013 #20

Response to alp227 (Original post)

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)
4. This speculation comes from the fact he is an evil scumbag.
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:09 AM
Jul 2013

He would pull a stunt like this so he assumes everyone else would do the same thing. Not sure how you fake a medical crisis. Hospitals and doctors don't routinely lie -- like he does.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
7. I guess this is the wonderful way Mormons treats the world, he can not do anything but lie.
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:26 AM
Jul 2013

Beck would not admit the truth if someone was helping him.

Warpy

(111,267 posts)
8. Frauds always think like that.
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:38 AM
Jul 2013

They know how phony they are and it comforts them to pretend everybody else is just as fake.

 

AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
9. This is their new "explain all" pattern of attack
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 01:47 AM
Jul 2013

Like "Hillary fell on purpose". Same fallacy regurgitated.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
12. Conservatives think ALL illness is faked.
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 02:23 AM
Jul 2013

To them, any illness is a moral failing and means you are a bad person.


When I was in a hospital bed and had just delivered our child by C-section, which is major abdominal surgery, what was my ex doing?

Sitting as far away from me as possible in the far corner of the room telling me I was "lazy".... I couldn't get up for two days because had spinal anesthesia. He thought I was supposed to drop a kid like a peasant woman with no help. I think he wanted me and the baby to die so he would not have the burden of a family. I and the baby would have died without a c-section. There is no doubt about that.

He was mad at me for having a beautiful healthy baby. He never appreciated what he had and threw it all away by his cruelty. He only cares about money. People are not important.

Later I got very sick from his constant nagging. He told the babysitter that I was faking severe bacterial pneumonia--lungs completely full of pus--and that I bribed the doctor to put me in the hospital. The dr. had to vacuum my lungs out several times to save me from drowning in my own poison, and he thought those thousands of dollars of medical bills were totally unnecessary because I faked it all.

They also think people fake being sick because they want attention. Wanting attention is bad.

He's a sick motherfucker.


 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
14. And some other woman snapped him up.
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 02:55 AM
Jul 2013

Last edited Tue Jul 9, 2013, 03:27 AM - Edit history (1)

Our daughter's preschool teacher in fact.

The man shortage is beyond critical is all I can say.

He had a beautiful house, beautiful wife and beautiful daughter and managed to lose it all because I wouldn't tolerate his cruelty.

Oh, and I had to pay him child support.

These macho bastards refuse to deal with human physical needs. This is evident with teachers and bosses who won't let students/employees eat, take bathroom breaks, get up and walk around. They think they are immortal and women are weak because we are disabled by menstruation and childbearing, therefore we should not be accommodated at work.

Glenn Beck is an ass.

no_hypocrisy

(46,117 posts)
15. This is the same guy some 20 years ago when he was on The Morning Zoo
Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:35 AM
Jul 2013

who called on the air the wife of a rival radio show who had just had a miscarriage and mocked her for not being able to carry a baby to term, that she was a failure.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Glenn Beck: Hospitalized ...