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BeckWatch: As Wildfires Burn, Beck Flames Victims

October 22, 2007 09:19 PM


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Starting today we are going to be turning our attention to Glenn Beck and his outrageous verbiage. This is a bigger job than any one person can handle. So if you notice anything that Beck says or does that warrants our attention, please let us know and we will be sure to document it and write about it. Tips can be sent to jason@huffingtonpost.com

CNN has gone to significant lengths to cover the ongoing story out of Southern California, where fierce Santa Ana winds have helped spread raging wildfires from Los Angeles to the Mexico border. News anchors have checked in on the story throughout the day. The CNN website is running breaking news out of California in their lead position. Citizen "I-Reports" are being solicited, and the network is even reaching out to those who have been evacuated from the area, taking down information and promising to "post your emails so that your family and the general public can know you're safe."

Amid CNN's full-spectrum coverage, however, only one man has had the guts...err--rather, the mental derangement--to find the silver lining in the inferno. That person? Glenn Beck, who told his listeners, "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today."

Uhm...okay. What's the context? Somehow, Beck was attempting to make a point about how we "need to come together" and how "we're all one America" and that "just because I disagree with you doesn't mean you hate America," and somehow, instead of all this heading towards some great big Kumbaya-drum-circle moment where Noah's dove lights on Beck's shoulder and the entire world gets bought a Coke, it culminated with Beck celebrating how the Fire Gods were smiting the domiciles of our nation's enemies.

Really, the last time San Diego was thus abused by a member of the press was when Ron Burgundy told the city to "go [redact] [them]selves." I mean...wow. Just wow. You stay classy, Glenn!

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- Bulbul I'm a Fan of Bulbul 46 fans permalink
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Good info.
For myself I can not be on the watch, in order to do that I had to turn that CNN on, and ruin the rest of my evenings. Until a couple of months ago I did not know who he was until he showed up (invited) on ABC morning show to give his 2c worth.
After Jason`s blog I was shocked to find out , this fool has in fact has his own show !
Appreciate all the watchers, and hopefully he is taken off the air.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:16 AM on 10/25/2007

CNN is in the business of selling advertising time, air time. Glenn Beck fills a spot for the extreme right wing and mormon viewers. Advertisers normally don't care where or when their ad runs, just so long that it is during a widely viewed program. When the advertisers feel that their ads are not producing results on the Beck show, they will pull the ads or ask CNN to change the time slot. Beck produces income for CNN. When he no longer attracts an audience, he will no longer attract advertisers, and CNN will pull his show.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:40 AM on 10/25/2007
- Bulbul I'm a Fan of Bulbul 46 fans permalink
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Thanks.
But does this "sorry excuse" generates any ratings ? He is running against Keith and the rest are Fox people.
Why did they fire Don Imus ? Advertisers pulled out from Imus and then advertise on to these. All they do is spread hatred. To me that itself shows double standard !
Bush-Cheney took us to a dangerous time and these people are a total wastage of time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:07 AM on 10/25/2007
- ssaz I'm a Fan of ssaz 4 fans permalink

How can anyone take anything Glen Beck says serious. He is one of the most ill advised and unbalanced people on TV. I'm dumbfounded that CNN even gives him air time. Glen is a perfect example of what's wrong with this country. He's a perfect bigot in sheep's clothing while secretly espousing the views of the Mormon Church. I wonder how many planets he gets for his public service in the church?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:37 AM on 10/25/2007
- loki I'm a Fan of loki 134 fans permalink
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Where is HUFFPOs Beck watch they said they were doing? He has said a lot of stupid things since he said this Im sure. He is breathing, he has to have.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:54 PM on 10/24/2007

BE SURE TO SEND THESE COMMENTS TO THAT HABITIAL
LIAR - WHO CLAIMS TO BE A PATRIOTIC AMERICA & YET WOULDN'T REPORT ON A STORY HE WAS TOLD ABOUT AWHILE AGO BY ME...

I'LL GO BACK IN MY MAIL & FIND WHAT I SENT HIM & I WILL SEND YOU A COPY OF WHAT I SENT HIM...

One thing I will say he is reporting on stories
others are not - besides Keith Obermann & Chris
Matthews / Jack Cafferty - Becks' reporting on issues other won't puts him high up on the list
even though I may not agree with him or some of his guests sometimes...

But you will get a copy of that e-mail that I sent to him = VERY SOON...

PLEASE DON'T FORGET SEND HIM THESE COMMENTS SO HE KNOWS JUST HOW SOME PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT HIM...

THANKS...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:39 PM on 10/24/2007

Send your hate mail to PUSSY Glenda Beck here.

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?69

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:23 PM on 10/24/2007

Today on my rifle range, I changed the targets from pictures of Rush LimpDick to that other blow hard chicken hawk, Glenn Beck.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:18 PM on 10/24/2007
- NCGigi I'm a Fan of NCGigi 2 fans permalink

Put some cream on the fungus, maybe it will go away. How disgusting! What a hateful thing for Mr. Beck to say.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:11 PM on 10/24/2007

Hating your countrymen is the highest form of patriotism.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:47 PM on 10/24/2007
- blackjack I'm a Fan of blackjack 3 fans permalink

All the Corp:, Main Stream Media demanded that MR. Stark SAY that he is sorry to the BUSH CRIME FAMILY , Now you hear a deffing silance about BECK's statement. So this is the LIBERAL MEDIA.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:09 PM on 10/24/2007

Glen Beck is a repugnant asshole of the highest order! I can only stand two seconds of him, just long enough to flip to another channel. CNN has woefully disappointed me...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:42 AM on 10/24/2007
- rras I'm a Fan of rras 2 fans permalink

Before I go through this list of comments I have one question. Do you people have Cable TV or Satellite. Use that remote and flip the damn channel.
It can't be much easier. Besides the guy is so hard to look at with that mug that only a Mother could love.. GEE maybe that's his problem.
You could write the sponsors but CNN has so few sponsors that I doubt very much if they give a shit what a single viewer thinks.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:35 PM on 10/24/2007
- ReelBusy I'm a Fan of ReelBusy 32 fans permalink
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Before you use that remote to change the channel send CNN a letter or email as I did stating that I will no longer watch CNN while Beck is employed by the network. Then change the channel to MSNBC.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:33 PM on 10/24/2007
- Bulbul I'm a Fan of Bulbul 46 fans permalink
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The situation is very sad, but this sorry excuse of a human being, besides having a low IQ, is also not pleasant to look at, not that I watch CNN headline, which is never !

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:57 PM on 10/24/2007
- GeoNorth I'm a Fan of GeoNorth 12 fans permalink

Glen Beck figures, like Limbaugh, like O' Riley, like Savage, like the whole bunch of neo-con demigods, that anybody who disagrees with them is anti-American. And if you or they disagree with them, it's okay to hate you. And to gloat over the misfortunes of fellow American citizens, regardless of their political affiliation is bordering on Soviet. If you remember, there was a time that these neo-con assholes loathed the Soviet Union because of their one party system. Isn't it interesting how the Republicans went from hating Communists to emulating them?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:37 AM on 10/24/2007
- CammyV I'm a Fan of CammyV 6 fans permalink
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His statements were so vile, I had to listen twice to be sure I'd heard him correctly. Get this horrible person off the air. He should be flipping burgers at Bob's Big Boy and not spouting this nasty rhetoric on tv.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:02 AM on 10/24/2007

Glenn Beck is a phony.
Most nights he talks about the external threats faced by the US. But does fat boy ever say it's so grave that even he must join the military and fight them?
No. He sits safely in his TV studio yapping his nonsense.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:01 AM on 10/24/2007

Glenn Beck hates America and hates Liberty by supporting the punk fascists Bush and Cheney.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:11 AM on 10/24/2007

Glenn Beck is a PUSSY.
Always on TV talking about the threat to the USA but never volunteered to serve in the Military.
Like I said.
Glenn Beck is a PUSSY.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:10 AM on 10/24/2007
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