Glenn Beck Accosted At Wendy's: "You Racist Bigot!"

Conservative personality Glenn Beck was accosted at his local Wendy's Saturday night, he said Monday on his radio show. In his attempt to procure a Frosty — "Everybody wants a Frosty," he said — he was stopped by a truck driver with food in his hair and called a "racist bigot."

"I wanted to say, I think you have me mistaken for someone else, but I knew he knew who I was and he just hated me for who I was," Beck said.

Beck's full Wendy's rant below:

It happened to me at Wendy's Saturday night. We are on the bus and we stop to get fuel and I said, I'm going to go in, I'm treating. Everybody wants a Frosty. I'm going to go get Frosties. And one of the security guys, said, No, you're not. I said, Yeah, I am. I mean, it's a truck stop. How much trouble am I going to get in in a truck stop? Everybody here you can trust. You're not going in. I went in, but I had to bring the swat team with me and so I'm just, I just want to Frosty, please, the guy standing next to me, who, by the way, I may point out. Had food in his hair, is a truck driver and he turned around. He looked at me and the recognition was immediate and he said, You racist bigot! And I just said -- I wanted to say, I think you have me mistaken for someone else, but I knew he knew who I was and he just hated me for who I was. You conservatives that have destroyed this country! And the hatred was so deep, it was breath taking. Luckily the swat team was there and I just separated myself from him and he just shouted through other people and there were children in the restaurant and he blamed me for everything, I believe including the Holocaust, and the hatred was palpable. The guy screamed at the restaurant, you better not let me see you in the parking lot because I've got a truck and I'll run your ass over! Wow. Is this who we've become? Is this who we've become?

The TV and radio personality recently signed a deal to jump to Fox News, where he will host the 5PM hour starting in spring 2009.

Comments

[onlinewoman]

I don't condone hatred in any way, but I did have to laugh at his reaction here. And then I thought to myself "You have Sarah Palin to thank for this you know". You see, when you have people who react to racism and hatred it is usually because they're following a crowd, not because they are leaders. They're like sheep --- Palin fueled the fire of hatred, and this man joined the bandwagon, even if he was for the other team. All I can say to the GOP is maybe it is about time to start changing your tune, ya think?

[bdaved]

I'm having a hard time following your syntax but I think you're blaming the actions of Mr. Beck's critic on Sarah Palin. If that's what you're doing, I'm having a hard time following your line of reasoning. I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make much sense to me. I just can't see how Sarah Palin incited this particular interaction.

[fredfep]

oh, come on. I am sure Beck was uncritical of Ms. Palin. He backed her cr*ap up, give me a break.

[justkeepswimming]

It speaks volumes that this guy has to travel with security.

[GodBIessAmerica]

Isn't Glenn Beck moving over to FOX News? If so, that will be one more reason NOT to watch the FOX!

[mero909]

Beck is alright. He's a bit extreme sometimes, but generally he has good intentions.

[shanghaislim]

What flavor Frosty, Glen?

Vanilla or Chocolate?

[vabear61]

Waaahhhhhhhhhh!!
Did the bad man hurt your fehwings?

Get ready for the cry baby martyr conservative movement.

[sepiasiren]

They are already starting that mess "We are the last moral minority in an increasingly intolerant world..."

I am not making this up....

[TallGrrl]

Oh SNAP!!!
Joe the Trucker called Beck on his s h i t...in public. At a Wendy's!
Hello, Shoe? Meet Other Foot.

[hexham]

LOL, twice.

[HARVIN]

Call your mommy, Glen.Cry to her.

[Brinna]

mmmmmmmm . . . so, he got a dose of his own medicine and he didn't like it. How extraordinary.

[suemag]

Repugs can dish it out but they can't take it- what else is new?

[UltraClassic]

Freaking out a la Hugo Chavez

[kechip]

I just sent this email to Glenn...

Hey Glenn.

I read what I believe to be a transcript where you said "And the hatred was so deep, it was breath taking. Luckily the swat team was there and I just separated myself..."

Now you know what it is like to be gay. We just don't have a swat team or many other protections but the hate is the same. Scary huh? Really scary, often whey you least expect it, but always lurking.

Happy Thanksgiving. Chip

[hexham]

great point.

[Bastet]

Glad to see Beck's eating junk food. Shorter life span.

[kokoskote]

Haha. Good one.

[Just Joe]

this is hilarious. Joe truck driver rebuking a bigoted right wing radio talk show host for being a bigoted right wing radio talk show host.
you gotta love it.

[ibsteve2u]

Oh, brother.

Mr. "You are not an American unless you think like I do!" whining about extremism.

What is next - Sean Hannity complaining because nobody from GLAAD will date him?

[cody58]

Glenn you reap what you sow. You preach hate eventually it will come back to bite you in the a$$. Get use to it!

[Halfback]

You reap what you sow!

[maca]

"Is this who we've become"? Yes, Glenn, thanks to folks like you. If you're going to spend all your time and energy trying to make half the country hate the other half, you can't be surprised when the half you don't like hits back now and then.

[b8akaratn]

IAWTC 100%