Bigoted Beck set for CNN debut

[Rose Siding]

Some of Beck's work, snipped from a longer list compiled by Media Matters:

On former President Jimmy Carter: "Is there a bigger waste of skin than Jimmy Carter?"
...
To the 7-year old African-American author of a controversial poem: "You want to go to Africa? I will personally purchase your airfare."
...
On families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks: "his is horrible to say, and I wonder if I'm alone in this -- you know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9-11 victims' families? Took me about a year."

On Hurricane Katrina survivors who remained in New Orleans: "And that's all we're hearing about, are the people in New Orleans. Those are the only ones that we're seeing on television are the scumbags -- and again, it's not all the people in New Orleans. Most of the people in New Orleans got out! It's just a small percentage of those who were left in New Orleans, or who decided to stay in New Orleans, and they're getting all the attention."

Discussing disclosures from a caller who claimed to have tortured prisoners in U.S. custody: "I've got to tell you, I appreciate your service. ... Good for you. Good for -- I mean, good for you. Is it because you did it for the country? ... I have to tell you, when all is said and done, I'm glad people like you are on our side."

On filmmaker Michael Moore: "Hang on, let me just tell you what I'm thinking. I'm thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out -- is this wrong?"
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CNN: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

[ShortnFiery]

1. Very close to signing the "Bookie of Virtue" Bill Bennett up CNN

has sunk to the bottom of the barrel with this David Spade wannabe guy. :puke:

[babylonsister]

2. I feel compelled to send your little collection of quotes to CNN

and then ask them, "WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING?" :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[NYCGirl]

4. I suspect Media Matters has already done that. Anyone want to start a pool

on how long this gasbag will last?

[ShortnFiery]

5. Unfortunately we may be disappointed ...

After all we still must tolerate that shill, Nancy "hang um high" Grace insulting both our sensibilities and intelligence during Prime Time Headline News. :(

[madinmaryland]

17. As much as I despise Nancy Grace, I can't put her in the

same group as Beck. The guy is a bigoted racist.

[ShortnFiery]

18. Point taken. :-) eom

[babylonsister]

8. I don't know; think of all the other gasbags that abound

and are getting paid handsomely. I worry CNN is this close to turning that corner towards Faux, Rush, etc. As bad as they already are, that would be criminal.

[Robbie Michaels]

15. Count me in

I'll give him seven weeks, only because CNN will tolerate his first few imflammatory comments before they show him the door.

[NYCGirl]

21. This guy seems even worse than Savage — maybe 10 weeks for me. NT

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Well, SUPPOSEDLY he doesn't care if it's a Republican or

Democrat. :rofl:

So, Mr. Beck, let's hear those harsh words you've made about Republicans and the Bush Administration. <crickets chirp>

[AndyA]

6. Wrong form for comments at CNN.

This is the one I used:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form1.html?35

[Rose Siding]

12. Thanks, Andy. I'll edit it in.

:hi:

[warrens]

7. Mikey Weiner is still available as co-host

And those nice people from the Westboro Baptist Church, the Phelps family, could supply a fill-in host on the days Glenn has an upset tummy.

[Marnieworld]

9. you should include his first name

I thought that you meant Beck the much more famous rock musician. I was shocked that he would say this and had to click on the media matters link for further info.

[Cha]

11. That's who I first

thought of too.

[Cha]

10. chicken noodle nooze is trying to

out faux faux for a long time now. woofie, bennett, crowley, o'brien, now glenn beck..any other slimey mediawhores come to mind? I stopped watching them in 2002 but see things have only gotten worse from reading the updates on DU.

Edit~is he legally allowed to talk about killing someone? In this case, "Michael Moore"?

So he hates the 9/11 families, does he? Isn't that special.

[pointblank]

13. I measure Glen beck's intellingence by one factor...

He said once that he went "religion shopping" , I guess after he gave up being a party guy and went straight, and after he had "shopped" around for awhile he found that becoming a Mormon "was the best fit" for him.

I am not joking.

[Robbie Michaels]

16. He's a Mormon?

:rofl:

[ShortnFiery]

19. Oh Heavens!

I'll have to ask the young men in white short sleeve shirts next week if they would care to claim him as one of their own? :eyes:

Because we hail a "Church of the Latter Day Saints" three blocks away, they tend to travel though our hood looking for converts on the average of once a month. :shrug:

Perhaps I'll tell them this time that I'm Catholic but will pray TO (we pay through to Jesus) one of MY SAINTS and ask if it's OK to come "be a witness" at their next gathering? I always think of some reason so they will give up on me within the first five minutes of conversation. :P

[WCGreen]

14. WTAM dropped this guys ass months ago....

If that right wing 50k watt station didn't want him, how can they think he will play better on the Cable..

Oh well, just another reason not to watch that shit...

I can't believe Nancy Grace, lier that she is, is still on the cable....

[deutsey]

20. Aw man...I really like "Two Turntables and a Microphone"

I know, I know...not THAT Beck. :evilgrin: