Glenn Beck Watch: 'Is Obama The Anti-Christ?'

While thousands of Americans went to the polls last night, flushed with the civic pride and enthusiasm that comes when careful consideration and a sense of responsibility culminates in the casting of a vote, CNN's Glenn Beck was honoring the day over at his eponymous Headline News show. There, he was brave enough to ask the tough questions - if, by "brave" we mean "obtuse" and by "tough" we mean "inane."

Yea, verily, last night, Glenn Beck hosted anti-Catholic bigot/fervent John McCain supporter John Hagee. And lo, there was a sound that arose from deep in Beck's wordhole. And those sounds formed a question that sounded out across the airwaves unto disbelieving ears. That question: "Is Barack Obama the anti-Christ."

We are not making this up. Glenn Beck, serious newsman, needed to find out if Barack Obama was the Devourer of Worlds, Son of Harlots, Bearer of the Mark of the Beast. John Hagee had to be thrilled by the question: somehow, Beck managed to make Hagee look reasonable.

Jesus wept. Watch for yourself:

BECK: Let me ask you, I get so much e-mail on this and I think a lot of people do, and I've got a couple of seconds. They say Glenn, you and the media, you got to wake up. Barack Obama's making people faint and cry and everything else. He's drawing people in. There are people -- they said this about Bill Clinton -- that actually believe he might be the anti-Christ. Odds that Barack Obama is the anti-Christ.

HAGEE: No chance. He has a lot of charisma. There's a media love affair with him right now. He is a very formidable political person. I believe the best leader for America in the future is John McCain.

BECK: Thank you very much, pastor. Back in just a second. That's good news, at least where I stand.

Comments

[mrdontplay]

...these guys are all the same.

They are feeding the ignorance that our institution has built.

What is it they are so affraid of?

People are all the same and the crap they sell is what perpetuates the beliefs that seperate us.

see, those who are really in charge do not want the PEOPLE united just the STATES.

That's why you see HATE shows like GLEN BECKs.

[wheelskeepturning]

I saw recently on tv how Nostradamus predicted Napoleon and Hitler then said the third reign of terror would be by someone named MABA. Could he have meant Obama?

[dwillisno1]

Yes he could have meant Obama, and he could have meant my neighbor Bob, and he could have meant any one of several billion people who now inhabit the planet. if you had to ask, you obviously don't know what he meant. Neither does anyone else. What he meant is almost as irrelevant as you are.

[wheelskeepturning]

What a happy person you must be. Now I wonder what makes Nostrodamus so note worthy as history passes? There must be some value in what he has written. My reply to Beck's statement was simply what I heard on TV on a History channel program concerning the Anti Christ (if you believe as many do that one will come) as I stated in my comment. I make no judgement as to whether or not it is true, simply passing along the info. I was always told to believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see. Oh, better watch out for that neighbor Bob, I'm sure he doesn't know that you feel that way about him.

[Bushgirlsgonewild]

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Your wheels need greasing.

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[SadButWiser]

I actually do not believe that this man works for CNN. No wonder the BBC World News and Aljazerra English is more watched even when covering US politics.

[PackyJ]

I thought Will Ferrel was the AntiChrist.

Packy "Hussein" J

[AceInTheHole]

This third rate , NOT READY FOR PRIME TIME CLOWN, is a total disgrace to the Broadcast industry and anyone worth their salt in the business should be ashamed of his presense there. It's guys like him and the rest of the miscreant HATE JOCKS on radio and tv who have turned radio and tv into the Devil's Outhouse and a place of utter disgust and disgrace. and not worhty of the eyes that they provide their profane and abhorrent disservice to. Shame on all of these miscreant social contrarians and sell out scallywags from hell!

[Collielady]

Notice how this idiot is appeased and relieved when an even bigger idiot tells him that Obama is NOT the anti-Christ? This skit personifies everything that's wrong about our country.

[naijaman]

I'm not surprised by this. Glenn Beck asked Rep. Ellison, the congressman from Minnesota who is also a muslim to "prove to me you're not a terrorist...". I mean...he asked this of an man just ELECTED to the CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

So again....nothing surprises me about Glenn Beck.

[MariaHopeful]

Glen Beck is an effing idiot! This is what passes for intelligent dialog nowadays. And he is a true representative of the cesspool that is CNN. Idiotic Wolf Blitzer, Candy Crowley and Anderson Cooper along with the silly (even if likeable) Larry King. Hatemonger Lou Dobbs along with pretentious, wannabe Suzanne Malveaux, Dana Bash, Campbell and the one in the morning. The only one worth listening to over there is Cafferty. We should all boycott that channel for a week. If some-one organizes that just let me know.

[lynnn]

MOrmons don't believe in an anti Christ, but I guess a pill popping druggie like Beck might forget that from time to time.

F it let's vet all these freaking pundits.

[Scottiedog]

Glenn Beck is an asshole--period. I can't believe some of the garbage that comes out of his mouth.

Eat penguin shit, Glen, you tool.

[research]

More "Projection" from the rethugs.

Bush IS a rapture, Armageddon "bring it on" "Christian" fanatic but Beck won't talk about that.

[Toonadude]

Everybody knows Nancy Reagan is the anti-Christ. She fed Ronny the words – he just spoke them and, as such, she was our first female president (sorry Hillary). The zodiac stuff, the 666 street address. How much more irrefutable ala Fox News evidence to you need?

[MysticMichael]

Glenn Beck? What a piece of work! Spare me. Please...

[edsel]

What an idiot!

[protagonia]

Hagee?

The one who can't wait for the man-made Rapture to occur, with a multitude of blinding white flashes? When he says something is true...

Get out your decoder rings, kids -

You got it! NOT TRUE!!!

[hannitizer]

Glenn Beck: Just another in the long parade of fools posing as intelligent and thoughtful commentators. Meanshile the American public settles in for the long sleep occasionally interrupted by the sound of their own deafening chorus of snores.

[realpolitic]

He may play the role of a thoughtful commentator until he opens his mouth. Then he plays the role of the court jester.

[Mac101]

For all you who demand that Beck be taken off the air, one question. WHAT ARE BECK AND LOU DOBS RATINGS? If ya ain't figured it out yet it's all about the ratings, ie. benjies. Ask Al Frankin. If you disagree with him do you really want the power to have him removed from the Tube and the air? Think about the 1st admendment!