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Glenn Beck Argues In Favor Of The Slave Trade

Lovely bunch of people you conservatives choose to listen to as your Gods. Brilliant.

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38 Responses to “Glenn Beck Argues In Favor Of The Slave Trade”

  1. Quaker in a Basement says:

    He’s praising a $10/person tax on slaves?

    Right. Where’s the hidden camera?

  2. Say what?!

    I always suspected that there were those who wanted to own slaves like forebears didn’t. This is a kind of pornography that needs to be shot down when we see it.

  3. dotlizard says:

    When I read the title I actually thought, nah, no way he really specifically came right out and endorsed the slave trade, chapter and vese, but yeah, yeah he really did. In fact he was extremely specific. What an evil little troll he is.

  4. Matthew Hooper says:

    Glenn Beck is that lovely brand of obnoxious moron who’s convinced he’s a genius.

  5. Duros62 says:

    Now I’m more convinced than ever that he’s putting us all on.

  6. Jaim says:

    Stay Klassy, GOP.

  7. jr says:

    Glenn Beck attacked a woman after she had a miscarriage and defends slavery but he’s white so con commenters heart him

  8. Felix Helix says:

    It’s classic projection, something conservatives are really good at. If you’re gay but can’t admit it, talk about how ungodly gay people are. If you’re cheating on your wife, preach traditional family values. If you’re scared of brown people, attack your opponents as racists. And if, like Glenn Beck, you’re an idiot, write a book about how to argue with one.

    I don’t think Beck supported slavery on purpose; I think he supported it because he’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to read.

  9. Kirk Aldous says:

    Aside from the issue of paying to import slaves, Beck is suggesting that immigrants don’t pay any money to come to the country. If you know anything about migration in the modern world you’re aware of the incredible fees charged for visa application processing (hundreds of dollars, not to mention the waiting times). It’s a real financial burden for many immigrants and their families (from personal experience). Presumably he’s only referring to people who bypass the legal process.

  10. canadian bacon says:

    “Glenn Beck is that lovely brand of obnoxious moron who’s convinced he’s a genius.”

    … and who’s convinced he’s funny too!!

  11. Wilbur says:

    Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck.

    Yet another attempt by the right to restore civility to political discourse.

  12. Oliver throws the carcass in the water: the piranhas feed.

    Mwahahahahahahah!

  13. Wilbur says:

    Presumably he’s only referring to people who bypass the legal process.

    Or another theory is he doesn’t know what the f*ck he’s talking about.

  14. Wilbur says:

    I’d never describe you as a piranha, Frank. Perhaps a plecostomus (a.k.a. common algae sucker), but never a piranha.

  15. No, Wilbur , I was describing all the people here , like you, who are either willfully (bad) or unknowingly (worse) unable to recognize an analogy, perhaps better described as a metaphor.

    ‘Tis a pity.

    A plecostomus! Preposterous!

    In the dictionary, where the definition of the word fop is located, your picture is there.

  16. Indeed says:

    More:

    Perhaps the funniest (although certainly not the most disturbing) part of Glenn Back’s racist analysis of the 14th Amendment is his claim that to interpret the clause “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside” to mean that people born in the United States become American citizens would be a “revision” of the 14th Amendment. A more faithful interpretation, apparently, would be to see that the plain language of the clause doesn’t apply to classes of people that Glenn Beck doesn’t like. But don’t call that racist or anything! And for God’s sake don’t keep reading the 14th Amendment further — many more nutty ideas in there.

    This kind of thing might merely be a sideshow if it wasn’t also being echoed by, say, major Republican candidates in presidential primaries.

    Solid links in that post too.

  17. Wilbur says:

    Humorless today, are we Frank?

  18. Indeed says:

    This sort of conversation sound familiar?

    COURIC: A twitter question is, adrianinflorida: what do you mean by white culture?

    BECK: Um, I, I don’t…

    COURIC: You said he had a deep-seated hatred for the white culture, what is that? What is the white culture?

    BECK: I guess it’s…gosh. I’m so tempted to make news here today.

    COURIC: No no, I’m just curious, this was actually adrianinflorida.

    BECK: What to do? What to do? Adrian, Go to glennbeck.com. Listen to it. You can hear all of it.

    COURIC: No, but you didn’t really address white culture, I think, in your explanation about President Obama, I haven’t seen the whole show, but can you? Just for our purposes?

    BECK: Just for your purposes? So this will be a little secret between us?

    COURIC: No, for this show, can you explain what you mean by the white culture? Because some people say that sounds kind of racist.

    BECK: Really? It’s amazing to me that, for the first time, I think in history somebody can ask a question and say, “Don’t you think that maybe we have several pieces here?” We have several pieces; George Bush says my grandmother was a typical African-American that had, that had her views bred into her. You don’t think maybe we would ask questions about that comment? How is it that the first time I think in history, you should check on it, somebody says, “Hey. There’s some red flags here maybe we should look at?” … How am I? How am I the target for asking questions?

    COURIC: People just want to know. What is white culture?

    BECK: I’m going to see if I can play your game. People just want to know.

    COURIC: You know, well, Adrian wants to know.

    BECK: That’s good for Adrian.

    COURIC: No but I mean it’s fine if you make a statement though, shouldn’t you be able to defend exactly what you mean by it. I’m not –

    BECK: Katie, how many times have you said, how many times have you said something where you’re like, “I didn’t think. What’s white culture? I don’t know. What’s the white culture?”

    What? What is the white culture? I don’t know how to answer that that’s not a trap.

    COURIC: Mhmm.

    BECK: You know what I mean?

    COURIC: Yeah I’m not, I’m just, I’m not trying to trap you, I’m just, I think people wanted to know what that meant exactly.

    BECK: Well we know Adrian does.

    COURIC: Yeah, and you’re not going to answer her?

    BECK: I’m not going to get into your sound bite gotcha game which we already are. We already are.

    COURIC: No we’re actually, this is completely unedited so if you felt like you wanted to explain it, you have all the time in the world.

    BECK: Mhmm.

    COURIC: No? Don’t want to go there?

    BECK: Nope.

    COURIC: But basically, you stand behind your assertion that in your view, President Obama is a racist.

    BECK: I believe that Americans should ask themselves tough questions. Americans should turn over all the rocks and make their own decisions.

    One can’t help but wonder if Glenn Beck posts here (and elsewhere) as a sockpuppet (one can speculate as to which names he uses). Or is this merely how Wingnutz do?

  19. Perhaps I am , Wilbur.. I was accosted by liberals last night.. I have to remember not to wander into dangerous neighborhoods at night without my whistle.

  20. jody says:

    Wilbur, I will thank you not to malign the gentle plecostomus. I had one for many hears, and he quietly did his job around the tank, cleaning up after the other fish and making sure shit did not get stirred up.

    In short, he was nothing like Frank.

  21. jody says:

    YEARS. Many years. Dammit all.

  22. Duros62 says:

    And if, like Glenn Beck, you’re an idiot, write a book about how to argue with one.

    See, I thought Ann Coulter had that schtick all sewn up.

  23. Duros62 says:

    Presumably he’s only referring to people who bypass the legal process.

    You’re assuming nuance. Wouldn’t do that, if I were you. For Becky and his fans, all immigrants are illegal.

  24. Duros62 says:

    In the dictionary, where the definition of the word fap is located, Frank’s picture is there.

    fiqst.

  25. Duros62 says:

    COURIC: You said he had a deep-seated hatred for the white culture, what is that? What is the white culture?

    BECK: I guess it’s…gosh. I’m so tempted to make news here today.

    [Insert Peter Griffin laugh here.}

  26. That Couric interview is a prime example of how immature Glenn Beck is… he’s like fart humor.

  27. Wilbur says:

    Frank: cheer up! Monkeys!!!

  28. You have to stand up for Wilbur, now?

    By the way, I detest the use of “fixed”. It makes me cringe. It is so unbelievably juvenile, I am at a loss for words to express my disgust.

    How’s this? In the Urban Dictionary, the only place where the non – word “fap” can be found, there is no picture there, because the Urban Dictionary is not illustrated.

    Duros, you are a jerk.

    Is there anybody left on this weblog who manages to be liberal and NOT a horse’s ass?

  29. Wilbur says:

    Wow, must’ve been some bigass lumps in someone’s cream o’ wheat this morning!

  30. Wilbur says:

    Jody, I’m sorry for your loss. I had to smile when I saw that the Wikipedia article for the pleco described it as “a friendly-natured fish”. Much better fish to be compared to than a piranha, I’d have thought.

  31. MatanteDodo says:

    “One can’t help but wonder if Glenn Beck posts here (and elsewhere) as a sockpuppet (one can speculate as to which names he uses). Or is this merely how Wingnutz do?”

    I once had a disastrous date with a US soldier during his vacation, it ended in a rape attempt after a long pro-life, conservative diatribe. A nutcase in any point of view. Later, I thought he had googled my e-mail or something to follow me around on forums, until I figured out that American wingnuts just use the exact same words to parrot the exact same opinions, so if some posts were long litanies of the exact same wording he’d have chosen, it was not because it was by the same person, it was just standard republitalk.

  32. Buzz Killington says:

    until I figured out that American wingnuts just use the exact same words

    Heh, like “wingnut” ?

  33. Dennis says:

    ….it was not because it was by the same person, it was just standard republitalk.

    Do you honestly think the standard liberal fare is any different?

    Like each post you read isn’t something you wouldn’t see written somewhere else by some blogger, diarists, or netroots wacko?

    C’mon.

  34. Indeed says:

    ….it was not because it was by the same person, it was just standard republitalk.

    Same ol’, same ol’. Alas.

  35. Dennis says:

    MatanteDodo, if you need any further proof of someone who posts nothing but the same standard libtalk, I present to you Indeed.

    Google ‘Oliver Willis’ + Indeed + sarah palin’.

    Or the first two and Jim Adkisson.

    Or Lee Atwater.

    Or Rush Limbaugh.

    See how many different posts you get and how much free thinking enlightenment is involved.

  36. Duros62 says:

    Settle down, Frank.

    Monkeys.

  37. Indeed says:

    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/37986

    Does the person on the top left remind you of anyone?

    Same ol’, same ol’.

  38. MatanteDodo says:

    If I was first fooled into thinking I was being stalked, it was because cloned discourse was not familiar to me before, use logic, silly boy!
    Weird that one would say Oliver could possibly be guilty of the same thing! His blog consists mostly of links to news and quotes from them, with his chosen style, it would be difficult to sound like anyone even if he wanted to. If he still does… well congratulations on your vivid imagination.