Glenn Beck asks for more prayers concerning his health in a strange message

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Examiner.com

Speaking in a very emotional tone Glenn Beck asked his listeners today for prayers. It is not abnormal for Beck to be emotional in his broadcasts, and it is also not unusual for Beck to ask for prayers of protection. However, this message seemed particularly strange and mysterious. Watch the full video to the left.

Before the message Beck said he was not going to be on the air Monday and Tuesday because he was leaving to have medical tests done "out west." The Blaze, Beck's "news" website, reports that the talk show host has been having problems with feeling in his hands and feet. Beck has also been having issues with his vocal cords. The report says that "small fibers" may be involved. Beck says he believes that the "physical, mental, and spiritual are all tied" behind his problems.



Read more: http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/glenn-beck-asks-for-more-prayers-concerning-his-health-a-strange-message

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I started a GD thread on this earlier but thought it also deserved to be in LBN.

[Speck Tater]

1. How long before somebody suggests that God is punishing him? nt

[bherrera]

3. God is punishing him

I am sure his god is punishing him for being such a jerk. Or maybe not. Who knows? Maybe his god is too busy with more important things than Beck's problems.

[wcollar]

11. God punishing?

Then does that mean God has been punishing the rest of us by having Beck in the news all the time?

[cartach]

65. Only those who are foolish enough

to watch him. They may not realize it at the moment just as someone who dallies with prostitutes,drinks and dopes to excess,robs their fellow man etc.,etc., etc., may enjoy the sins without thinking about the future conequences and the fact that someday they will pay the piper. Gawd almighty I'm starting to sound like Beck myself even though I never watch him.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

72. I can neither confirm or deny such a rumor

All I can say is that Dad and Myself are NOT fans of Mr. BecKKK. Anything else would be pure conjecture.

[dennis4868]

2. At least he has health care....

and he can go "west" for care (whatever that means).

[Bette Noir]

42. "Going west" used to be a euphemism for death.

But no, he's probably going to some high-class celebrity hospital. Cedars-Sinai?

[AnneD]

68. In our hospital...

in Houston-we said the patient was going to Chicago, or circling the drain. You talked about the Sign of the Q (tongue hanging out of the mouth).

[grilled onions]

44. Exactly!

He has the choice,the freedom,the coverage,the money to actually have something checked out,worked on. So why is he any better then the masses out there who have little or no coverage at all? They don't have the option to "go west,east or any place else but "go home" and take two aspirin!!

[Nancy Waterman]

4. Spiritual, mental and physical are indeed tied

No feeling in hands or feet = Disconnected from the sensory world

Problems with his vocal cords = He talks too much and needs to be quiet for a while.

The Universe is very clear in its message here.

[Bette Noir]

43. Blindness and numb extremities are both effects of diabetes.

The vocal cord thing is just from talking too much.

Sure, it could be MS, but he needs to be worked up.

[nannah]

61. alcoholism can cause peripheral neuropathy

(numbness in extremities) and cancers of the throat and neck.

[Ineeda]

5. "...questioning the very existence of God..." ????? Hmmm. n/t

[BlueIdaho]

6. Guess all that venom is finally having its effect.

Bad luck Glen.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Brain tumor. Poll_Blind calls it 10:30AM PST, 10/08/2010. OR he's going Bud Dwyer.

One of the two.

PB

[hlthe2b]

20. It could be MS

[alfredo]

31. Chronic masturbation.

[tabasco]

58. That's good for you! n/t

[alfredo]

35. The "small fibers" is probably the nerves. MS maybe?

Or it could be a mental breakdown, or bullshit.

I have a friend who has MS. It is fine in the winter, but once it gets hot the symptoms come back.

[aggiesal]

40. What if he is HIV Positive? ...

Then next week a secret lover comes out of the closet?

Intriguing wouldn't you say?

[CLANG]

46. If he pulls a Dwyer, I just hope it's not caught on videotape.

[AlinPA]

51. Maybe he'd do the Dwyer on TV.

[RamboLiberal]

56. I think only a PA resident baby boomer would get that reference

Which says something about me. :evilgrin:

[Mad_Dem_X]

59. I remember that day...

I was making lunch, and I poked my head out of the kitchen to watch the news. Thank God I was looking away when IT actually happened.

[AlinPA]

62. And me.

[Klukie]

63. Had to think about it for a minute....but then I remembered it..

A generation xer PA resident :hi:

[John Kerry VonErich]

77. And Filter would write a song about it

nt

[davidinalameda]

8. karma's a bitch

[Doctor_J]

9. I will join in prayer

that he suffers as much as the little people to whom he and his subjects would deny health care.

[Downwinder]

10. If prayer makes a difference, he had best get his affairs in order. n/t

[blondeatlast]

84. For the WIN! nt

[Blue_Tires]

12. Obviously due to the fluoridation in the drinking water....

[glinda]

13. I do not wish anyone ill health. I still think he is a mean manipulative human though.

[Grassy Knoll]

14. What an unholy fucking hoax.......

Self promoting sack of dog mess.
Awww poor , poor Glenn .

[IScreamSundays]

17. Yeah really...

Probably just taking a couple of days off to golf in Palm Springs.

[wilt the stilt]

15. Think about it

Heart- local and we would see these issues clearly- heart attack high blood pressure
Cancer-always need needs "more testing".
Could be going blind also.
Brain or stomach- that is what I say.

Life can really suck some times just when you think things are great.

[Mz Pip]

16. Small fibers?

I have no clue. He sounds as nuts as ever.

[cstanleytech]

18. I got to wonder though if its not some hoax he is running to scam

people by either trying to gain sympathy or a scam where he he will come back claiming to be "cured" because of the power of God, maybe even both.

[BonnieJW]

28. My thinking as well.

Anyone who will put Vicks Vapo Rub in his eyes to make himself cry isn't above doing shit to gain sympathy.

[hlthe2b]

19. I'm not religious, but my moral compass won't let me wish him ill.

He may not deserve it, but he'll get nothing derogatory in terms of my wishes for him from me. But, I can say that his own subconscious may do him in, if he has any conscience whatsoever.

[sadbear]

21. Reminiscent of Orel Roberts

[rocktivity]

22. More

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9280386&mesg_id=9280722

The smart money seems to be on diabetes.

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Seedersandleechers]

23. That was my initial guess

Diabetes. Couldn't happen to be nicer guy. :sarcasm:

[TheEuclideanOne]

24. GLENN BECK IS GOING TO BE FIRED FROM FOX!!!!

I listened to him all morning and the one thingt hat kept frunning through my mind is that he is using this "Illness" as his reason for "leaving" fox. All the signs are there and if you listen to his words, you can see the groundwork being laid. This my prediction, he will be fired in the next 3 months and will use his "Illness" as his excuse".

When I was a little kid and played sick from school, I used the same tone of voice that he used when he was in his "pity me, I am sick" mode. Once that segment was over, he sounds 100% back to his old self.

[COLGATE4]

39. We can only hope that he finally got his tail caught in a crack

with Roger 'the hit man' Ailes.

[IggleDoer]

52. Do you think that Faux will continue his health insurance ...

... if he gets canned? Doubt it!

He may have to suffer the indignities of Obamacare.

[Bitwit1234]

25. No amount of prayers will cure a defective brain of the type he has.

[EC]

26. So now he thinks he

has MS?

[L.Torsalo]

69. Obvious, I think...

Mucho Stooooopid!

[Egnever]

27. this is his way to bow out of fox gracefully

or as gracefully as this clown can manage. He is a huge loser for fox they want to dump him. He is bleeding money for them like crazy.

[PfcHammer]

29. Fibers.Wut? Like wires from a probe or tracking device implanted.

What's the frequency Kenneth? :wtf:

[NickB79]

30. Small fibers? Sounds like he thinks he has Morgellon's Syndrome

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgellons

And on par for Beck, most medical professionals think that mental problems, not an actual disease, are to blame for the symptoms people report.

[Evasporque]

53. he's been a delusional parasite for sometime.....nt

[SoapBox]

32. Yup...I have a "prayer" for ya Bechy...

...hand...

...finger...

That is the best you deserve.

[tomm2thumbs]

33. his underwear has always been on too tight - constricts his brain

no blood, no brain
no brain, no smarts
no smarts, Fox wants you

[AndrewP]

34. I'm one of those horrible Atheists he dislikes, so I can't help

I wish him luck in his health battles.

I also wish the Nation luck in not being damaged by the rhetoric spewing out of this jerk on a daily basis.

[Javaman]

36. So let me guess, the FBI is about to put down charges on becker for his gold fraud.

Now he pulls the last act of Camile to get out it.

However, if it is true, (hedging my morbid bet), while I think him a vile creature of no known depth, I can only hope that his "illness" teaches him to not be such a colossal prick and liar if he does survive what ever illness this maybe.

[sce56]

37. Grinch syndrome heart two sizes to small!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W8k_-zfUyVg/SxFMX99_EFI/AAAAAAAABfg/eBcdS2lSciA/s1600/grinch+heart.jpg

[truthrocks]

38. His vocal chords? Oh, the irony.

[Bette Noir]

41. Drama queen.

[chriscruzan]

45. Real Christians

DO NOT ask others to pray for them. Real Christians, DO NOT foment hate. Real Christians, DO NOT repeat the same lies over and over. Real Christians, DO NOT belittle the less fortunate. Real Christians, DO NOT force their opinions on others. Real Christians, DO pay their taxes. Real Christians, DO NOT confuse "Trickle Down" with compassion. Real Christians DO NOT vote for republicans. Beck needs help because his master is calling. Recently came across an old bumper sticker I had from 1992. THE ROAD TO HELL........IS PAVED WITH REPUBLICANS. Some things never lose their value.

[obxhead]

57. hmmm. Guess I've never met a real Christian.

You would think all the time I lived in the bible belt I might have met at least 1.

[RoccoR5955]

47. Could the "small fibers," be

His two brain cells coming apart?

[lobodons]

48. He's turning into a Newt!!

These are just the first stages.

[valerief]

49. You mean he's gonna shut up soon? Can't happen soon enough. nt

[AlinPA]

50. Drugs and alcohol probably. He has a history of it. Or else the asshole is just acting.

[Dappleganger]

54. God is punishing us by keeping him healthy.

Of course Beck could be on drugs again.

[Ian David]

55. Fine, let's all tell Glenn Beck we're praying for him...

Study challenges prayers for the sick

<snip>

Each night of the trial, the team faxed a list of the patients to be prayed for to three Christian groups, whose members prayed for successful surgery and a quick recovery. Each of these patients was on the prayer list for two weeks. The doctors then monitored all the patients for medical complications in the 30 days following surgery.

The investigators found that praying made no difference to the health of patients who didn't know whether they were being prayed for or not. But the group who knew that they were being prayed for was approximately 14% more at risk of complications, mainly abnormal heart rhythms. Perhaps, the investigators suggest, this was because it made them more anxious.

The study, which was funded by the John Templeton Foundation, an organization that sponsors research examining science and religion, is published in the American Heart Journal1.

More:
http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060331/full/news060327-16.html

[AlabamaLibrul]

60. "Small fibers"? That, or a predictable stroke compounded his already complex psychiatric problems.

Yes, House is on. Why do you ask?

[rucky]

85. It's Cushing's

It's always Cushing's. Or a parasite.

[tomg]

64. What would be hilarious-

is if he was having a St. Paul moment. "Hey guys. All that stuff I have been saying. Ummmmm. I was pretty off the wall. My bad. In fact, single payer is the way to go for starters. Oh, and I really don't know shit about history. There is a lot of other stuff I was slam nuts about too."

[SomeGuyInEagan]

66. The sheer nylons and garters under his pants too tight?

Like J. Edgar.

[RamboLiberal]

67. He blew my mind Freeway Shooter on his way to Tides to kill says of Beck

Wonder if this is why Becky is suddenly ill - to divert this story next week?

This past summer, as the SF Chronicle reported at the time, a convicted felon named Byron Williams "loaded up his mother's Toyota Tundra with guns, strapped on his body armor and headed to San Francisco...with one thing in mind: to kill workers" at the ACLU and the Tides Foundation, hoping to "start a revolution."

On Monday, the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America will release an interview it conducted with Williams in which he explains that Glenn Beck's Fox News show "blew his mind." From the interview:

MEDIA MATTERS: When you talk about how conservative values have been lost in this country you were talking before about the liberal media. You were saying maybe Fox was the exception. You think Fox is worthwhile?

BYRON WILLIAMS: Well, I'm not gonna say anyone is worthwhile. But I would've never started watching Fox if it wasn't for the fact that Beck was on there. And it was the things that he did, it was the things he exposed that blew my mind. I said, well, nobody does this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/08/byron-williams-glenn-beck_n_756400.html

[LostinNY]

70. Didn't he say on air a few months back he was going blind? NT

[RamboLiberal]

71. A few months ago

In true Glenn Beck form, sarcasm shone through his tears as he announced he was suffering from a condition that could eventually make him blind to an audience of 6,000 attending his “American Revival” tour in Salt Lake City Saturday.

Following the initial announcement, Beck joked that he was “too darn lazy to learn Braille.” His loyal fans wouldn’t expect anything less.

The Fox News host showed a clip of the announcement Monday night on his show, Glenn Beck.

"Yes, I have a problem with my eyes," Beck said in his announcement. "A couple of weeks ago, I went to the doctor because I can’t focus my eyes ... So I went to the best doctor I could find … he did all kinds of tests, and he said I have macular dystrophy."

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2010/07/21/glenn-beck-announces-lose-vision/

[Lucian]

73. I feel nothing but contempt for that piece of filth.

I don't feel sorry for him at all.

[REP]

74. He has my prayers for his health ... he didn't specify what kind of health, though so I improvised

[Motown_Johnny]

75. he seems to have one thing right (IMO)

"Beck says he believes that the "physical, mental, and spiritual are all tied" behind his problems."




It is my opinion that he is deficient in all three areas.

It doesn't surprise me that his physical issues may be rooted in his poor mental and spiritual conditions.

[canetoad]

76. Do prayers still count

If you need to solicit them?

[Arugula Latte]

78. Quick!!! Send Glenn all your money or Jebus and Joseph Smith are gonna call him home!!!

:o

[B Calm]

79. He must have contacted Histoplasmosis a bird dropping disease from Geese.

[Midwest_Doc]

80. Imprecatory Prayers Up!

[lib2DaBone]

81. Glen Beck is Tokyo Rose... a Joseph Gerbell Operative........

Glenn Beck's job is to lead the non-thinking masses into insanity...

He is paid handsomely by whoever is promoting the war on terror....

[Dappleganger]

82. Beck believes that he's a prophet...

and treats his listeners as if they were a church. He honestly believes that God speaks through him and is using Beck in some masterful end-of-days plan.

[spanone]

83. i'd guess he's as fucking rotten inside as he appears on the out.

karma, glenn