Glenn Beck Tearily Praises 9/11 Widow's Work After He Viciously Attacked them in 2005

Glenn Beck has really gone to Crazy Town after he joined FOX News, not that he was much saner on CNN, but he's so much more forthcoming with his insanity since Roger Ailes is now his boss. As you'll see, right wing talk show hosts can flip flop their positions whenever it suits their own needs or whenever something happens in the news that they feel will make them look "compassionate." And this one is really sickening so I had to share this with you..

David Neiwert writes:

Glenn Beck, on his Fox show yesterday afternoon, did a really lovely encomium to Beverly Eckert, the 9/11 widow who was a victim of that horrible plane crash outside Buffalo yesterday. In fact, like most Beck productions, it was downright maudlin. But we had to applaud certain sentiments, such as when he lauded Eckert for her post-9/11 activism: (here's the video)

Beck: After the attacks, she became a vocal activist for families of 9/11 victims. She pushed for the 9/11 Commission. She demanded answers from the government, and helped win the passage of the Intelligence Reform law.

And of course, Beck looked very, very sincere delivering this.

How sincere was he?

Here's Glenn Beck on his radio show back in 2005:

Beck: You know, it took me about a year to start hating the 9/11 victims' families. It took me about a year. Um, and I had such compassion for them and I really, you know, I wanted to help them, and I was behind -- let's give them money, let's get them started, and all of this stuff. And I really didn't -- all the 3,000 victims' families, I don't hate all of them, I hate about, probably about ten of them. But when I see 9/11 victim family, you know, on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up.' I'm so sick of them. Because they're always complaining. And we did our best for them. And again, it's only about ten.

After that, of course, he went on to talk about how much he hated the Hurricane Katrina victims.

But America, look into his eyes! You can see how sincere he is!

In 2005 he just hated those serial complaining 9/11 widows because they were making Republicans who were solidly in power look bad, so they should just "shut up."

Yesterday he needed to emote to his viewers and show them how personally he's committed to supporting the grief we all feel over Beverly Eckert's tragic death because of her great accomplishments. He's a con artist of the highest degree and the 9/11 widows deserve much better than the Glenn Beck's of the world.

John Amato is the founder of CrooksandLiars.com

Comments

[coco51]

He give con artists a bad name. Glenn Beck is every kind of slime on can imagine.

[jalowe1957]

Oh, cry me a river of crocodile tears! What a crock!

[swift goat pet for truth]

A male Tammy Faye Baker. Without the eye make up.

[knerd]

Hypocrisy plus revisionism.

[HonorJusticeTruth]

Glenn Beck has been with us always. The first instance of his silver tongued talk occured in the Garden of Eden where he gave a warm talk about the value of apples to Eve. He does a good portrayal of everyman, making things sound reasonable and right as he lures his audience down the path to his master.

[Diana]

very well said

[mediamarv]

Great job with this post... this is what separates bloggers from the MSM corporate media. It would never occur to CNN, for example, to go back and find Beck's own words to demonstrate what a tool he is, even tho it might help CNN's ratings.
And Beck, being the used corn cob he is, is too stupid to realize (or maybe even remember) that all his previous hysterics are recorded and useable at a moment's notice.
Next time we needa hostage exchange with the Islamic nutjobs, I suggest he be given to them for their amusement.

[nancytheragingliberal]

What took CNN so long to dump this guy? They never should have hired him in the first place and now he is where he should have been all along.....the Fake News station. I am so happy he is not longer on my TV. I NEVER watch Murdoch's Fake Shows.

[ljc]

Lou Dobbs will the next hire at Fake News.

[LindaLeigh]

Glen Beck is great at bringing on the tears. I don't watch Fox but he's been doing it on his radio show for years.

[ge971]

I turned on the car radio the other day and I heard Beck choking up about something he wanted to be remembered as after he left this world.

Once before I heard him choking up about his move from CNN to Fox and God's plan for him.

Now here he is again misty eyed and all.

Does anyone know his address? I'd like to send her a case of Kleenex.

[scarecrow11]

"the 9/11 widows deserve much better than the Glenn Beck's of the world"

As does the American public.

Maybe Glenn the sincere patriot would like to explore Ms. Eckert's statements in more depth.

http://michaelfury.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/the-stones-will-cry-out/

[vicar123]

Thanks for pointing this out. I don't watch TV so I wouldn't know about this otherwise. I still like to read my news even if the letters are printed electronically. What a world we live in. The right wing is just scared because they know their time is short. The greedy are too proud to admit they made any mistakes and would rather see the nation fail than change.

[Lorifromky]

I watched Beck twice on Fox, and both times he was crying. He deserves the talking head Oscar award for emoting.

[blshea]

Faux News is totally out of line and out of control.

[GBGB]

Is that the best you can do? Four years ago, Beck complained that there were "about ten" 9/11 survivors constantly on TV demanding things (his rant sounded like he was complaining about their demands for more compensation). Now, four years later, Beck praises one of the survivors (unclear if she was one of the ten) for her efforts in pushing for the 9/11 Commission and helping to push the Intelligence Reform law.

Is that a contradiction? Maybe, maybe not. In any event, you can find something better to complain about.

By the way, when John Kerry was accused of being a "flip-flopper," the standard retort from Democrats was that Kerry had looked at the facts and re-examined his position. Apparently, when Democrats change their position, it is because they are thoughtful. When conservatives change their position, it is because they are con artists.

(By the way, I have never watched Beck's show, so I am not a fan. I just know that most of the people on this website react in a knee-jerk fashion and, as such, my first instinct is to give the person on the other side the benefit of the doubt.)

[liviapeacock]

I don't remember Kerry slamming people or in any other way behaving offensively, he was speaking about policy.

Apples and oranges.

And rotten apples, at that.

[Cougar90210]

In other words, your "knee-jerk" reaction is to dismiss and disrespect the opinions of the majority of folks who read and comment on the Huffington Post - right? The contradiction inherent in your parenthetical statement reveals the shallowness of your reasoning as well as apparent blindness to your own prejudice.
By the way, take a gander at Glenn Beck sometime. You may think he is the greatest thinker and communicator the world has ever seen, but at least establish some level of critical credibility before you take others to task for expressing their opinions. As for me (and I have actually watched extended segments of his programs over the past couple of years) I find Glenn Beck to be the most pompous, condescending, and arrogantly self-assured commentator on television. The facial contortions and dismissive chuckles he displays while "listening" to those representing "other" views, demonstrate a deep disrespect for genuine conversation and debate. Of course, he always exudes a cloying facade of caring and "everyman" common sense. Watching him truly is a test of the viewer's bull s*$% threshold.
And believe me, my knee is not jerking in any way, shape, or fashion as I type this opinion.

[ElBruce]

1. Yes, she was one of the "complainers." She refused the compensation offer and requested more answers instead.

2. Beck has not said that he has thought things through, looked at new information and then changed his mind on the subject. Therefore, the issue is not comparable to Kerry's position on the Iraq war.

See, it's easy to look up the information that you leave as big gaping holes in your pseudo-argument, and thereby refute it with facts. Talk about "reacting in a knee-jerk fashion..."

[protagonia]

Big, dumb bully trying to repair his numbers and blowing it.