Sometimes things are too easy. I watched last Friday’s episode of Glenn Beck with my wife and we both felt it was worth sharing with as many people as possible. I’ve posted links to all six segments (scroll down for them). I also posted on Facebook and asked my liberal friends (of whom I have many) to tell me what they disagreed with. Take a few minutes to watch it yourself, then continue reading below.
What were the responses I received?
- This tool is so far gone I could fill up facebook boxes for days.
- We teach respect for beliefs of others and not to be afraid of opposing ideas. To search for their own truth, so that they can be happy as adults. This is what Glenn Beck fears. Not some ideological indoctrination. He is so full of fear it radiates off the screen. He surely lives a sad life, despite his relative success.
- Sounds like Glenn Beck wants to indoctrinate the children with extreme right wing Christian ideologies, so that when they grow up they can do battle with their indoctrinated extreme right wing Muslim enemies!
- I really like the edited children segments and the very earnest way GB tries to come across as he tells you not to let your children listen to anything other than what I want you to tell them. At least that’s what I got out of this. I’m more of a ‘talk to your children presenting each angle objectively so they can form their own opinion’ kind of guy.
- Glenn Beck is a lying bastard….Like Goebells of Nazi Germany fame he’s trying to gin up hatred to a mentally challenged segment of our population (aka anyone who listens to this fat pig bastard) so they will make an attempt on my presidents life. And for that…I spit in his ugly retarded face.
Hmm. From these comments you might be led to believe that Beck is telling people to only believe his viewpoint, or to only consider the Conservative viewpoint. You might think that Beck is spewing anti-liberal hatred and lies about the left. Funny thing though, Beck actually makes some of the same points as those who hate him make. Here are a few quotes from the video:
- “There is an effort to indoctrinate our children. Most of us are too busy to notice.”
- “Give my child the facts on both sides. Teach them how to think, how to find the answers for themselves. Stop indoctrinating.”
- “I want to have these discussions [with my kids], but not at the behest of some covert plan.”
- “I do agree with them on one thing. Our educational system is failing them. But, if you as a parent do not fill that void, Obama’s propaganda-filled friends will fill it.”
Wow. That Glenn Beck sure is a radical neo-con freak. How did my liberal friends miss that point?
Now let’s take a look at what crazy tinfoil hat evidence Beck used to support his freakish beliefs. Here are a few of the talking points from one of the videos he showed:
- Al Gore is asking kids educate their parents. A video was shown with a high school kid saying “after 2004 I was furious” and that parents “need to do something different.”
- Another video example included a middle school girl saying to her parents about the debates: “We really think that what Obama/Biden said about energy is really important, we need to fix that now before it is too late.”
What exactly were you “furious” about son? The fact that Al Gore lost, or the fact that four years ago when you were 12 you missed an episode of Sponge Bob due to election coverage? What are you basing your opinion on, little Missy, when it comes to the Obama/Biden energy plan? Was it something about fake manmade global warming, or was it the debate between Obama and Biden over the right opinion on clean coal?
I’m not surprised at the responses I received, but I am saddened by them because despite the fact that Beck clearly delivered a serious concern with quotes and videos to support his stance, the message was ignored only because of who was delivering it. If I played a video of David Axelrod or Michelle Obama expressing the exact same words I bet I would have received completely different responses.
And believe me, some of the comments above are from people that I know are well-educated. But personal bias or some other subconscious factor keeps them from at least acknowledging that Glenn Beck might be right about something. I’m not searching for agreement, I am trying to educate people.
Unfortunately, until the press gets with the program and starts researching both political teams equally and holding themselves and politicians to actual standards, I feel that America is screwed. The successful election of Barack Obama is one example of how utterly clueless our population is. Some are simply ignorant about the issues while others are willfully defiant to the truth and voted based on race or hatred. The left viewed the ballot through kool-aid colored glasses and ignored the oh so many talking points that conservatives shouted while being mocked by a complicit media industry. How’s that Hope and Change workin’ out for ya now?
And, if you are a lefty that thinks I’m a lifelong diehard neo-con, you would be wrong. I used to be a left-of-center liberal. But I eventually grew up. I voted for Bill Clinton in both of his elections. Unlike so many people out there I actually give a crap about the issues and vote based on my understanding of them and how they apply to my life. I don’t just pull the lever for a party, I look at the candidates. But sadly I am the exception to the rule. Too many people base their votes on the wrong priorities, if any actual priorities at all. Voting is a privilege that should be cherished, not abused. But even the thought of requiring a qualification test for voters to pass is too radical for the radical left. Why? Because it would somehow make things unfair. Truth be damned, to hell with the facts. (I’ll save the topic for another day.)
Please spread the video around. As Glenn said, if there is a void our government will fill it. Our public education system is a massive void and our government, led by a leftist surrounded by leftist radicals is sweeping in to fill this void. If you do nothing now you will be unable to do something later.
