Glenn Beck: "Obama made me a better man."

[kstewart33]

From Talking Points Memo. Excerpts:

Beck — who once said that Obama has a "a deep-seated hatred for white people" — says that the President has made him a better person.

"I did a lot of freaking out about Barack Obama," the conservative pundit told the New Yorker in a recent interview. “Obama made me a better man.”

Beck said that he regrets calling Obama a racist and recognizes that it's hard to relate to the experiences of African Americans.

“There are things unique to the African-American experience that I cannot relate to,” he told the New Yorker. “I had to listen to them.”
....
He told the New Yorker that Trump once called him into a guest room at his Mar-A-Lago resort and then telephoned him. “We had this weird, almost Howard Hughes-like conversation,” Beck told the New Yorker.

He said the conversation left him thinking Trump is crazy. “This guy is dangerously unhinged,” Beck told the New Yorker. “And, for all the things people have said about me over the years, I should be able to spot Dangerously Unhinged.”

Link: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/glenn-beck-obama-made-me-better-man

[lapfog_1]

2. It would have been impossible that Obama could have made him

a worse man.

[LakeArenal]

38. Good one!

[pretzel4gore]

3. damage is done...

trillions of dollars and all faith in human works- the thieves have taken everything of value

[Siwsan]

4. Glenn Beck will say anything that he thinks will keep him relevant.

His fan base is disappearing so he's just changing the bait.

[underpants]

17. This is the third interview he's given recently

I caught some of his show last week and apparently he did an interview with NPR that was on this weekend. He said it was "the most completely unprofessional" interview he'd ever done.

For some reason he was on Charlie Rose a week or two ago. I got through 5 minutes of it. He is still a batshit crazy word salad machine. He just takes long sighing breathes.

It appears that he is trying to market himself to a new audience. You are also right about his fans - The Blaze is about to collapse.

[progressoid]

41. Yep n/t

[uponit7771]

58. +1

[wyldwolf]

5. Maybe he wants to bat for the winning team now.

Arianna Huffington?

[Maeve]

19. He has ALWAYS wanted to bat for the winning team

It just took him a while to figure which one that IS.

[geek tragedy]

7. there's hope for just about everyone. 2016 is one crazy year. nt

[Tom Rivers]

8. i'm willing to forgive glenn beck

but i will never forgive trump and the shit stain he's left on our nation.

[geek tragedy]

9. I said "just about everyone."

Trump is irredeemable, without merit on any level other than possession of a certain animal cunning.

[Va Lefty]

10. I'd believe richer not sure about better

[Gothmog]

11. I am not sure how to deal with this

[LynneSin]

16. Simple - realize that anyone could one day wake up and realize all the shit they were

spewing was wrong.

If Beck is switching sides aka David Brock then all I can say is 'Welcome Home'.

Perhaps Beck and help bring to light how the right wing media works. I truly think most of these right-wing pundits don't believe even half the shit they spew. But since someone is willing to pay them well then they do it.

[LynneSin]

12. People living in Hell are demanding winter coats and ice skates

It just froze over.

Perhaps Glenn Beck should reach out to David Brock about his sudden revelations.

Brock use to slander liberals and especially Hillary Clinton all the time. He was the one who coined 'A Little Bit Nutty and a Little Bit Slutty' when referring to Anita Hill.

Brock is now a progressive and realizes that he wrote alot of shit because people were willing to pay him for the lies.

[underpants]

13. I should be able to spot Dangerously Unhinged.”

That's funny.

[lillypaddle]

14. Whoa! nt

[arely staircase]

15. Beck is a pretty smart guy. He is a con man who played (plays)

a rw kook for money.

[NCTraveler]

18. His life is somewhat amazing in its own right.

Can't stand the guy but do appreciate how desperately he has worked since sobriety to find purpose and relevance.

[randome]

45. Probably a more complex person than we generally know.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]There is nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it.
Nothing.[/center][/font][hr]

[Proud Liberal Dem]

22. Wow

Amazing. I seriously considered him to be a prime candidate to wind up in a straitjacket by now. Miracles can happen, apparently.

[kwolf68]

23. LOL

That still may happen....right before Glenn falls off the edge he starts to sound sane.

Whatever the case, I appreciate these comments about our President and Glenn's evident reconciliation.

I do not trust him however. I'll give him a chance. Get involved. If he's a better man make the world a better place. Your move Glenn.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

29. I wouldn't say I would trust him, given his past behavior

but saying all that makes him seem more sincere and not just "anti-Trump". President Obama is not the kind of person who holds grudges, so I'm sure that he would give Beck the benefit of the doubt. At this point, it's not like there is any particular reason that Beck would feel like he would need to "suck up" to President Obama, right?

A Trump Presidency would probably make A LOT of people (even quite a few Republicans) pine for Barack Obama.

[nevergiveup]

36. That was well said.

You are correct. It is his move. We will see

[niyad]

24. considering what a disgusting, vile piece of filth you are, glen, that is not saying much.

[Drahthaardogs]

25. Glenn Back calling you crazy

Is like Charlie Sheen saying you drink too much

[grubbs]

26. I think he is dying

And trying to get into heaven.

[JHan]

28. Thanks Obama!

[musicblind]

31. Well, I didn't see that coming. n/t

[whathehell]

33. Is Hell freezing over?

[budkin]

34. The guy who had the chalkboard conspiracy diagrams about Obama...

now appreciates him? What is going on in this crazy world??

[AgadorSparticus]

37. He is so FOS...what is he getting for saying this?

[Tarc]

40. Probably hoping to return to a gig on CNN

and flee the Fox News sinking ship.

[AgadorSparticus]

57. That sounds about right....

[SleeplessinSoCal]

39. takes one to know one?

I'm just glad he said publicly that Obama made him a better person. And admitted to his wrongheaded fear mongering.

[KALD]

42. Good for him.

[forjusticethunders]

43. Maybe not all deplorables are irredeemable?

Even George Wallace and Lee Atwater repented, why not Beck. It's certainly a challenge to my decency and goodwill to actually forgive these men though. I'm not as gracious as Obama.

[aidbo]

44. "He said the conversation left him thinking Trump is crazy"

I'm putting this in the 'takes-one-to-know-one' category.

[grossproffit]

47. Sometimes you need to see yourself in others before you can change. Problem is, he helped create

millions of hate filled foot soldiers to take his place.

[grossproffit]

46. Glenn had an Epiphany. He finally sees the totality of the hate he helped create and nurture.

He'll have to do a lot more than this to make right and not by me.

[mrs_p]

48. What has happened?

What is with this (welcomed) self awareness and personal remorse? I am so confused, yet pleasantly surprised.

[asjr]

50. Beck must be in dire straits to give us this baloney.

[Hekate]

49. "I should be able to spot Dangerously Unhinged.” Yes, yes you should, Glen.

He said the conversation left him thinking Trump is crazy. “This guy is dangerously unhinged,” Beck told the New Yorker. “And, for all the things people have said about me over the years, I should be able to spot Dangerously Unhinged.”



Nonetheless, I guess there is hope for nearly everyone.

[prarie deem]

52. Yeah Glenn, I doubt that

you opportunistic schmuck. But hey - if it is true, then I will enjoy watching President Obama walk on water later on - because making you a better man would be a miracle.

[Madam45for2923]

55. I think many people owe President Obama an apology!

and the same with our next President Clinton!

[AngryAmish]

59. He is just trying to find a new set of marks.