Glenn Beck Calls Barack "Osama," Says Obama Is An "Unfortunate Name"

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First Posted: 12-19-07 03:31 PM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:45 AM

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On Monday's "Good Morning America," Glenn Beck "accidentally" referred to Barack Obama as "Osama," calling Barack's last name "unfortunate." While the Obama/Osama mix-up was described as one of 2007's biggest media mistakes, the conservative pundit may well have ulterior motives.

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On Monday's "Good Morning America," conservative radio and TV personality Glenn Beck mixed up Barack Obama and Osama bin Laden, saying "I think Osama -- unfortunate name, Obama" is a relatable candidate. Watch. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1348330565http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1178199204


From ABC, 12/17
On Monday's "Good Morning America," Glenn Beck "accidentally" referred to Barack Obama as "Osama," calling Barack's last name "unfortunate." While the Obama/Osama mix-up was described as one of 2007'...
On Monday's "Good Morning America," Glenn Beck "accidentally" referred to Barack Obama as "Osama," calling Barack's last name "unfortunate." While the Obama/Osama mix-up was described as one of 2007'...
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- hockeynut I'm a Fan of hockeynut 5 fans permalink
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wow imagine what he said when he was hammered back in the days of his drinking lol

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:21 PM on 12/19/2007
- Tankan I'm a Fan of Tankan 3 fans permalink

What else would you expect to hear from racist white trash!

Next thing you'll hear they'll be saying his grandfather was a nazi sympathiser!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:17 PM on 12/19/2007
- zull2 I'm a Fan of zull2 38 fans permalink
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You know, Glenn Beck knows NOTHING about dignity or honesty. Having a "less common" name (there's nothing unfortunate about it...my grandfather's middle name happened to be Adolph, and he fought for the US against the Germans on the front lines in WWII...and that's a far cry tougher than having a name that sounds like a name that a guy who was behind a major terrorist act) builds character. Years of having people mispronounce your name, sometimes in humiliating ways (often intentionally), makes you learn to laugh that sort of stuff off. Bearing that name requires a great deal of strength of character.­..you can always go out and legally change it to something more "common", but holding onto that name means that you respect those who came before you and also held that name.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:15 PM on 12/19/2007
- fourex I'm a Fan of fourex 14 fans permalink
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CNN,
Glen Beck is a misogynist and a racist. You pay him to make disgusting comments about people's religion, race, and sex, that have no redeeming value, porn. A positive move would be to remove him from your network. You can pay now or later, but you will pay for this.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:10 PM on 12/19/2007
- lungfish I'm a Fan of lungfish 106 fans permalink
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again we here from the back of the horse.... so predictable. It is interesting how the psuedoconservatives masquerade as being intellectually enagaged and objective while they duck and dodge accountability when the truth is known.
This was no more a slip up than any of the rest of the BS we hear from these guys.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:05 PM on 12/19/2007
- chronic I'm a Fan of chronic 71 fans permalink
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CNN better put thier kkk pig in check.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:04 PM on 12/19/2007

Glenn Beck is a two-bit guttersnipe. Send your emails and comments to ABC television.

Glenn "guttersnipe" Beck must go!

Altogether, now.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:47 PM on 12/19/2007

I think if folks just started allowing themselves to make a similar mistake, some justice might be served: "Glenn Fuck, er Beck--er, unfortunate name."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:34 PM on 12/19/2007

Glenn Beck complains all the time of being falsely accused of being a racist, but being a Mormon, his cult religion based on some mythical golden tablets discovered in a forest in the USA in 1800's, coupled with his cults belief that blacks were marked with the curse of cain, and up until 1978, when a law suit forced them too quit persecuting blacks as a religious policy, his hatred of anyone non white, and or wishing too commit genocide against races of non whites, is not surprising, he is so hated he cried too Ron Paul during the interview he has recieved death threats, fears for his life, seems like a man who talks tough would know if you cannot stand the heat in the kitchen get out of the kitchen...­, he is nothing more than a bigoted, racist hatemonger, warmonger, who likely would pee on himself if actually confronted with combat, like most of these right wing chicken hawks...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:42 PM on 12/19/2007
- Namtillaku I'm a Fan of Namtillaku 2 fans permalink

Beck is a tool that the reich-wing, and corporations use to attack those they want to attack in as crass of manner possible. Facts don't matter once you say something, it's out there.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:36 PM on 12/19/2007
- shag11 I'm a Fan of shag11 7 fans permalink

I hate smart-ass bastards who are funny to no one but themselves. What an ass he is.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:26 PM on 12/19/2007

Well, his name is Glen Fuck, then.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:25 PM on 12/19/2007
- MadamRoma I'm a Fan of MadamRoma 11 fans permalink

Well the main stream Press has kissed Obama's butt, maybe Beck is just leveling the playing field. Go Beck Go!!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 PM on 12/19/2007
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Beck has taken shots at Obama before - many times in fact. Here is one example from February of this year: http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130003

I wish ABC would not continue to be a party to his madness, because its not funny.

There is a serious xenophobia to what he said, though he is masking it in humor, the same way Bob Kerry masked his commntary about Obama in faux compliments.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:15 PM on 12/19/2007

Glenn Beck is a racist bigotted asshole...­.clearly.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:08 PM on 12/19/2007
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