Glenn Beck: Too bad, Michigan and Florida

[Why Syzygy]

Remember the kid from that interminable 1980s commercial whose father caught him using drugs? The father incredulously asked, "Who taught you how to do this stuff?" and the kid responded, "You, alright? I learned it by watching you."

Well, we are that kid and our government is that drug-using father who doesn't think that anyone notices his bad habits.

Our government is leading us by example, and I don't mean that in a good way. For years, it has spent us into oblivion, mortgaging our future for programs we can't afford, and Americans have happily followed suit, running up credit card bills and home equity loans for things they never should've bought.
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Americans aren't disenfranchised because our leaders won't count votes in a couple of states. They're disenfranchised because our leaders aren't doing their jobs. They're disenfranchised because after working hard to support their families and to raise kids who understand the difference between right and wrong, their leaders do exactly the opposite.

In the cases of Florida and Michigan, I've patiently listened to all the moving arguments about why there should be a "do-over," but quite honestly, they're not arguments at all. They're excuses. If this race wasn't so close, or if these states offered a combined 36 delegates instead of 366, do you really think anyone would care? Of course not.
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Voters in Florida and Michigan should ask themselves one important question before they blindly follow their party: Why did no one seem to care about "alienating" them last year when the rules were intentionally broken? It's only now, when their vote really matters, that everyone is suddenly so concerned about "enfranchising" them.
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/14/beckfloridamichigan/

[jgraz]

1. Is there a point to posting Beck's filth on this site?

[sorrybushisfromtexas]

2. I am going to hell

because for the first time in my life, I agree with something he says. I just hope it never happens with Hannity or Limbaugh, because I would have to take my own life.

[snooper2]

6. He did a segment about the gay Iranian kid...

And was hoping somebody would take him in so he wouldn't be killed....

Beck is 7/8th asshole...

Hannity is 9/10th asshole...

Michael Wiener (savage) is 100% asshole...

[DrDan]

10. then you have cheney who defies mathematics at 110% asshole . . . n/t

[Alter Ego]

8. I know.

I felt dirty for agreeing with Beck on this--I had to go shower.

[DrDan]

5. sounds like a lot of the DU posters . . .

screw the voters - they got what they deserve . . .

[From The Left]

12. Isn't Glenn Beck Supporting Hillary?

[Jersey Devil]

3. blarrrrrgghh

Gleck Beck? You have to be forken kidding. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Why Syzygy]

4. Yeah well you know the story

from the holy book about the jackass that had a holy message for the king. The wise king listened even though it came from an ASS.

Is he wrong?

Think about this. The article goes on to say >

After all, what would it say about personal responsibility in this country if we allow the two states that broke all the rules to end up having the biggest say of all?

[DrDan]

9. please remember the voters lost their voice because

of the actions of the party leaders. They screwed the voters - and the voters are paying the price.

Personal responsibility? The punish those leaders - not the voters.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Glen Beck .... gee thanks for the report

Dude, this guy isn't a clock he's a broken hour glass that was once full of sand.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

11. Not interested in what that creep has to say.

[OhioBlue]

13. Beck has an ulterior motive for whatever he says

He will make a heartfelt case for the exact opposite scenario in a couple of weeks if he thinks it will look bad for Dems.

[Celebration]

14. I can see him taking this position

He's pretty much of a "them's the rules" person. He is correct that it was the state leadership that effectively disenfranchised the voters. Everyone signed off on it, and it isn't as if Hillary is some sort of political neophyte and was conned into it.

In another example he gave, he said "too bad" if a mortgage holder wanted the terms of the mortgage changed. I do think that there is a difference with at least *some* of the mortgage holders. I think *some* actually ARE neophytes, unlike Hillary. I also think *some* of them may have been actually conned, and the terms changed at the last minute. That could be an argument for helping mortgage holders.

If Hillary wants to admit being conned by all this, well, I guess I will listen and see if I feel like she didn't know what she was doing. However, I would say that would cause me to wonder if she could be as easily conned by something like, say, a trade deal.

[Why Syzygy]

15. Or a war in Iraq. n/t