Every Party Needs a Pooper… Killjoy Glenn Beck Attacks Scott Brown After Historic Win (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 4:20 PM
Every Party Needs a Pooper…
Glenn Beck attacked Scott Brown today for posing semi-nude in Cosmopolitan more than 20 years ago as a college student. Beck also attacked the Massachusetts Republican after his historic win for the comments Brown made about his daughters during his acceptance speech.
While Scott Brown was posing semi-nude and getting paid Glenn Beck was likely struggling with substance abuse. We all have made mistakes as young adults. Why Glenn thinks the Cosmo spread is such a huge flaw in Brown’s past is anybody’s guess.
UPDATE: Glenn was even harder on Brown on his radio show today. Mediaite reported:
“I want his every move watched in Washington. I don’t trust this guy…This one could end with a dead intern. I’m just saying, it could end with a dead intern.”
That’s a bit over the top to say the least.
UPDATE 2: The Great One Mark Levin didn’t appreciate Glenn’s attacks on Scott Brown today.
UPDATE 3: Ayla Brown defended her father after Glenn Beck’s attacks today.
The Politico reported:
“That is incredible. It just surprises me that people can be so negative,” Ayla said. “I feel as though all fathers across the nation can relate to having daughters and having these conversations…That’s our dad. There’s nothing creepy about it at all.”
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 52 Comments
wildwood commented:
I totally agree with you on this. I couldn’t bear it. Can’t we have ONE day to be happy and enjoy the fruits of our labors? He did this on the radio too and I turned him off immediately.
Joe Camel commented:
I get asked if my son is “available” all the time, as it is in reference to them being “single”, not having to do with anything else. Frankly, I thought it was funny and clever, showing some levity in the moment. Being the most conservative person I know, I asked at least 20 others today on their thoughts on the comment. They all took it the same way I did, and saw nothing wrong with it in the way it was stated. Like Glenn and most of us, we all have done things we may not be proud of in our past. Glenn should know that. Oh well, I am not getting all the “tingles” on this win as others I guess, as this man does not share many of my conservative views; but, wow, this was a huge upset in perspective.
William commented:
It was lame. But Glenn’s mouth takes him to dumb places every once and a while; and we all have our diva moments.
exceller commented:
come on Glenn, give it a rest.
Randy commented:
Glenn is forgiven.
bg commented:
++
Glenn hasn’t got a sense of humor??
i’m literally shocked..
all that great investigative work is going to be
set on the back burner or sunk due to his ego..
sad to witness a truth teller take himself so audaciously serious..
perhaps that’s an innate problem with genius,
they believe they are inherently above it all..
so disappointed.. *sigh*
==
pamlinson commented:
There’s not many more loyal supporters of Glenn than myself, but I was disappointed he made hay out of this one. We needed to have OUR day to celebrate, WE DESERVED IT after what the liberal lunatics put this country through.
Sounds Silly commented:
I’m not sure why Beck is going on about this, but he is talking about exactly what they are talking about on the lefty blogs.
So has Beck joined them for the day?
It was a tense few days; there is no need to make an issue from nothing. That is what the left is for.
Jayne on the left coast commented:
The past two days I have turned off Beck. Brown was 22 won a contest and posed nude, while still covering the good parts. Evey male posed in Cosmo back in the day. The comments he made about his daughters was funny. I am a retired conservative female and think Beck has gone off his meds. He is off my DVR schedule. Glenn give it a rest and have some sense of humor.
Dell commented:
Glenn is always a “little out there” and today was no exception.
I think Brown got caught up in the euphoria; the exhilaration of just pulling off one of the greatest upsets in American political history, and he got a little more personal (trying to be funny) than most of us would have liked – myself included. But I didn’t lose any sleep over it and I doubt his daughters did either.
Lord knows, there were/are a bazillion good story lines to talk about…GB just picked the wrong one.
Sounds Silly commented:
Some comments from different conservatives on Radio Equalizer.
Chisum commented:
Every party needs a Pooper
So does every blog.
Right, Poopsicle?
Donna commented:
I think Glenn was just tamping down the enthusiasm so people don;t get complacent and let up on Obama and his merry band of commies
Rhymes With Right commented:
I have never understood where Beck gets any credibility. Given his history of mental instability (and I’m not talking about the drugs), I don’t see why anyone takes him particularly seriously.
pamlinson commented:
For everything Glenn Beck has done for us in defense of our country and bringing attention to what is going on when no one else saw it – we need to give this man a break. Thank you Glenn for all you have given of yourself.
sharprightturn commented:
While I don’t fully agree with Beck on this one, I think he just may be on the page that Scott Brown is not an ultra-conservative, nor will this win solve all of our problems.
I think the nude spread is not something most people would do, but Brown was younger and we’ve all done things that weren’t so smart back in the day. I think Beck just doesn’t like it.
The comment about his daughters was funny and harmless.
I am very excited about this win, but hesitant at the same time. I don’t want this movement to lose its steam even temporarily because of such an exciting and important upset.
I don’t think that will happen, but we have lots more to do and even more conservative candidates to support all over the country.
Let’s understand that Brown is a moderate and for now his win has caused a massive storm that is causing upheaval on the healthcare bill and Democrat plans.
But don’t believe for one minute that Cap and Tax or Amnesty are dead. They aren’t.
Scott commented:
I’m excited that Brown won only because he needed to win to prevent the country from lurching drastically to the left. So far left that we likely wouldn’t be able to correct it in the future if Coakley won.
But I agree with Joe Camel. Brown is no conservative. He voted for universal healthcare in MA; he supports abortion rights (but opposes partial birth abortion); he’s for civil unions.
He may be conservative by New England standards, like the weak sisters in ME, but he’s a RINO where I come from.
I was disappointed DeMint endorsed him because DeMint’s endoresment wasn’t going to sway many, if any, voters in MA, but it now makes me question how committed he is to restoring conservatism.
manateespirit commented:
I thought he could be a bit jealous of that body! Hah! If I understood it correctly, he posed to earn money for law school. It didn’t show anything more than the ladies in England showed in the calendars a few years ago…remember that movie?
And the daughter thing, no big deal. I don’t know if it’s his Momonism coming through, he’s lost his sense of humor or both. I believe he is just a teeny bit jealous.
I’d rather see and listen to Scott Brown than see photos of BO. Brown is MUCH easier on the eyes and he seems easy to be around. BO is mean spirited.
non_dhimmie commented:
Forgive Glenn he and his research staff only trust “the people”….Personalities lead to tyranny, etc. etc.etc…..Afterall…..The WON is a G_d to 52% of Americans and probably 200000% in the muslim world and europe…..Glenn is just freaked out…too good to be true kind of thing….He’ll be fine….And we must never forget VAn Jones etc.
and his love of the Founding Fathers. He is just saying be cool….My fear is O adopts him as his best friend, like McLame, Hatch and Kennedy….Keep your fingers crossed.
Joanne commented:
I think it is legitimate to wonder why a young man would want to pose nude in a magazine, but maybe it had something to do with the money and paying for college tutition – who knows? I just figure that if a woman running for the Senate had posed for PlayBoy, she would have been held to a much higher standard. As for the daughter comments, what father doesn’t make light of his daughters being single. My husband’s biggest worry is for our daughter to find a fella who will take care of her, so he doesn’t have to.
Oh well, you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t – and this goes for both Brown and Beck.
lilliew commented:
It annoyed me to see him making such a deal out of these things today of all days. Cosmo? No big deal, he wasn’t nude and Brown is darn fine looking. Picking on his daughters? I agree with Levin, it shows he has a good family relationship (or else they will let him hear of it later, I’m sure).
Disappointed in Beck on today of all days when we should be celebrating a great victory, not nitpicking little things
D_Fitz commented:
Obama, Pelosi and Reid have waged a 364 day war on America. Last night Massachusetts struck back hard in the war they wage against We The People. I applaud Scott Brown for his conviction and determination.
We owe Scott Brown a debt of gratitude, not our anger. Time will tell if he remains true to his convictions. I, for one, feel pretty damn good today. Far better than I have since last Jan 20.
Marta commented:
I was watching and almost fell off the chair. What a stupid comment. I think the “green monster” has something to do with it.
Kitty commented:
I’m a Beck fan, but I disagree with him on this.
No biggie.
In the overall scheme of things, this doesn’t even register.
…
reliapundit commented:
BECK SEEMS OUTTA CONTROL SOMETIMES – BUT HE’S REALLY JUST SELFISHLY LOOKING AT THE PURE TRIANGULATION SCHEME OF THINGS AND HYPING THINGS UP FOR RATINGS.
SIGH.
redrock commented:
I thought Allahpundit was the only one to this kind of crap. So we actually have more than one.
RedBeard commented:
I can’t argue with Beck’s substance, but his timing was way off.
firstHat commented:
Oh for heaven’s sake, get a sense of humor!
Glenn was picking on Scott Brown with a sense of humor (probably should) more to remind us that Brown is no God than to truly attack him. I agree that calls for Brown for President make my cautionary antennae go up. Even Morrissey over at Hot Air (http://bit.ly/5x0oc7) called for caution (with less humor and on a much more serious note than Glenn).
If your party gets pooped over a joke about something that is clearly not on the issues from someone who has proved himself a patriot in the past, I’d say you are putting your political eggs in the wrong basket. Or, maybe you need to grow up a bit.
MaryAnn commented:
His rant became “creepy” to me and I sent him an email today to let him know that he was off the mark on this one. If he listens to it again it should make him cringe.
However, I still appreciate how he educated the Americans who didn’t do their homework before the election and now are finding out the truth about Obama’s socialist/Marxist agenda. He’s been very gutsy. No one else on TV tackled what he has.
Mo commented:
Glenn needs to lighten up!!! He must not have a very good relationship with his children if he can’t make playful comments and his wife must not have a sense of humor if she would be upset with him. It was a joke and his family laughed about it and then probably harassed him about it when they got home.
Teresa commented:
I for one will be rethinking whether I watch Beck again. He has been telling us the danger we face if these Democrats aren’t voted out.
We just elected a decent republican and he then belittles the man. I am very offended.
I am as smart as Glenn and don’t need him to tell me what I need to know about politics.
I will watch tomorrow night for one thing, to see if Glenn apologizes.
Don Rodrigo commented:
“”"”" every male posed in Cosmo back in the day “”"”
I don’t recall posing for Cosmo, unless they drugged me into a coma-like stupor.
If the latter is the case, I hope the ladies there had their way with me.
LBPruitt commented:
Glenn is doing his job and making sure we don’t give Brown a seal of approval before he earns it. We should all be watching and making sure Brown lives up to his promises. We’ve learned that many do not. Beck is right to be bemoan any talk of Brown as a Presidential candidate. Another politician with inadequate vetting and experience is NOT what we need.
And comparing Brown’s nude centerfold to Beck’s alcoholism is ridiculous. Beck has struggled to overcome a serious addiction, admitting the mistakes and consequences. Not even in the same category.
Party pooper? You’ve got to be kidding me? All of the sudden someone that cautions conservatives about believing everything you hear is a party pooper? If we are this naive, then we do have a long way to go.
Larry Sheldon commented:
I’m really glad we conservatives are down to this as the most import problems to be worked on.
newton commented:
Glenn,
I looked at the Cosmo spread of 28 years ago, and I looked at the man right now.
Verdict: Scott Brown is HOT. You’re NOT.
And what father doesn’t have a little kidding talk about their single daughters, especially when there are a lot of good “candidates” to choose from? Who doesn’t want the best for their daughters? Besides, his own girls and wife were quite lighthearted about it. This was HIS triumphant night!
Have you lost your mind momentarily?? Are you even with us right now?? The election of Scott Brown is a Historic event! Nothing like this has happened before! Newsflash, Glenn: The dynastic era of the Kennedys is OVER!!! Those people were synonym with power and recklessness for a long time. Their candidate LOST – to a regular Joe who, having not a penny to his name, went to law school, entered the National Guard, is a JAG, and was a State Senator. And now, he’s the Republican (!) Senator from MA.
No one gives a rat about a Cosmo spread from 1982. But it made plenty of eye-candy for many ladies across the fruited plain to contribute!
Again: he’s HOT. You’re NOT!
This moment is HISTORIC!!! Yet, what do you do? You fling out manure pies at the whole thing, just because of a Cosmo spread and his joking banter! What planet are you on, Glenn?
I like you, Glenn. You have spoken many times about the small-town, common-sense values that have made this country great. Yet, I sense you seem to have lost your sense of humor. Stop behaving like a jack@$$ and get a clue!
Chill!
P.S. I bet Bill O’Reilly will spank you publicly on this! It will make great TV, for sure!
firstHat commented:
Hmmm I get the sense that we are going to begin to weed the teaparty patriots out of the Republicans As Usual Gang (RAUG).
Now that the RAUG feel the ball is finally rolling, they think they can throw the outside the Beltway folks like Glenn under the bus. I think you better think twice.
Glenn’s comments were said in humor (if you bother to watch the show I don’t know how you can miss that) but with a kernel of seriousness. That kernel of seriousness is important if you know the history of otherwise “good” people going to DC and ending up with lovers in Argentina and fighting over stains on blue dresses.
Glenn’s point is that Brown is every bit the unknown (and more) that Obama was.
avery commented:
I never disagree with Beck before but i did to night.be sure to watch Glen friday.Let what happen go we must stay unithy.Remember he ask Sarah Palin if you go to washinton could you save her Soul.The left will try to used what was said to dividen us.I notice couple comment above by the left.
Valerie commented:
I don’t care if Beck was kidding, and i don’t think he was kidding. Glenn has done amazing things for this country by revealing the Obama adminstration and their allies as communists;the outstanding education aspect of his televsion show is indisputable. I am grateful for all that he has done in that regard and many others. But, I do not want Glenn to import his prudish and boorish attitudes into my personal space. And Glenn knows better than many folks that our behavior at 22 is not always admirable.
Tom63010 commented:
If the criteria of being a conservative is that you must never had done something questionable in your life then guess I, nor anyone else is qualified to be one.
As far as his two daughters, Glenn they are grown women! He wasn’t auctioning them off he was making a JOKE!! I’m sure you can search and find that out on the Internet.
I liked the part where he turned to his wife and told her he had a secret and she no no no, no secrets!
This FAMILY is likable so Glenn lighten up!
Actually now that I think about it I’m still mad at Glenn because when I got to the end of Christmas Sweater he fessed up half of it was made up!
I got it for a gift from my wife and when I expressed that sentiment I was in trouble again!
Thanks Glenn I guess you peed on my parade too.
oldguy commented:
Glass houses.
james commented:
when you invite the public into your private life (ie. my daughters are available), trouble ends up right outside your door. as a brother of a popular sister, strange phone calls, people, etc happened a lot. now image the whole nation knowing who you are, where you live, who your dad is…beck probably has more crazy stuff happen to him and his family than 99% of the people that read this blog. i think beck because of his own personal experience feels that what brown did was a bad move.
Opus #6 commented:
You know, we are not going to agree with any pundit 100% of the time. I will give Glenn a pass on this one. As I gave Brown a pass on the Cosmo thing. Honestly, when I was that age, I would have loved to have a modeling gig like that. Sports Illustrated Swim-Suit Issue-style. No question.
raybojabo commented:
Shame on you people for being so quick to judge Glenn. Who has walked in his shoes, or felt the sting of the slings and arrows aimed at him? The people we’re up against are ruthless. I sensed more of a genuine concern in what he said rather than an attempt at ridicule. He has recently mentioned events involving him and his family that required investigation by the FBI. He didn’t elaborate but it could very well involve threats or actions against his teenage daughter. And if Mr. Brown posed nude in a magazine, what else could he have done that could possibly be used against him? If there is anything, it will be found and it will be used to destroy him. I agree Glenn could have given it a rest until the parties are over, and stated his concerns a little more eloquently, but I thank God everyday for Glenn Beck.
Karen commented:
LOL. I was doing some cleaning and had Glenn on this afternoon and he said something like, “He’s NOT the Messiah!” referring to Scott Brown. I had to chuckle to myself because Glenn sounded a little irritated that Scott was getting so much attention. We, as listeners, are not stupid, so it wasn’t necessary for him to make that statement. We know Scott isn’t the Messiah. We don’t need Glenn to point that out to us. I think he’s just jealous of the attention Brown is getting.
chronos commented:
A lot of people need to seriously get a clue and realize what they are doing when it comes to Brown. Yes, he won. Yes, it is a fantastic day to be a conservative. But, it is not a day to fall into the same trap the left fell into with Obama. They made him be all things to all people when he had not done a darn thing.
He was hot, he was smart, he was well spoken, he was the future of the party, he was, he was, he was…
And now, one day after this election, it seems as if every damn conservative has lost their collective minds and have started doing the same thing to Brown. Have none of you learned anything over the past year? A lot of you say you have watched Glenn, but it is pretty obvious that you were not LISTENING!
We respect the Founding Father’s for WHAT THEY DID! not how hot they are. We respect Reagan for WHAT HE DID! not for his potential on 1/20/1981. For over a year, Glenn has been saying that to campaign on a promise is one thing, to deliver it is another. And you all want to bash on him because, in HIS opinion, some of the things Brown has done or something he said last night set off his radar.
He did not bash Brown. In fact, he said he was extremely happy that he won and that he felt a sense of relief that perhaps we could get back on track. He just said it sounded a little weird.
For one second, imagine some ‘hot’ Liberal Democrat saying those things and posing nude. Now, imagine he had just won the state of Texas. Your radar would be going off the same as Beck’s.
Point is, be happy today (I am), be hopeful for the future (I am) and send Brown all the ‘We Love Your HAWTNESS’ emails that you want.
But remember – this is but one battle in a war that has not even begun to get ugly. That is what Glenn has been saying all year and that is what he was reminding you all of today…
RedBeard commented:
Why is everyone so edgy? Maybe it’s all the pent-up emotions being unloaded after the impressive win by Brown, but the seriousness of some of the comments here makes it seem like we’re arguing over something… oh, I dunno… important. [insert rolling eyes are rib-poking smilies here]
chronos commented:
One other thing, to echo a point made earlier (and by Glenn today).
Joking with your co-workers / friends about how your cute daughter is ‘available’ is one thing.
Doing it when the ENTIRE nation is watching is nothing but inviting a world of pain to your doorstep. In that position, I do not even know if I would want the world to know I had daughters, much less joke about their ‘availability’.
(and for the record, I do have daughters and I do love to tease the crap out of them. But I am also not a public figure…)
jim from cleveland commented:
I’m a conservative, but I can’t listen to more than a few minutes of this sanctimonious turd without wanting to throw up.
This huckster tells his audience to “pray with your family” before buying gold from his sponsor. Pathetic.
maak commented:
Most Mormons are VERY conservative. I bet he’d also say he’d be cautious about voting for a person whose poor judgment led him/her to alcoholism in the past. I don’t have a problem with Beck giving his own personal opinions. I don’t worship Beck. I like him because he’s a regular guy (with a fat head and several chins) who makes people think.
Dana White commented:
Beck clearly seems to have an agenda beyond his radio and televisions shows. With his 9/12 organization and cryptic statements about all he’s going to do in 2010, he seems to believe he can be more than a just a talking head in the conservative movement. Kind of like Obama, all the press he’s getting is going to his head.
Along comes Scott Brown, all of a sudden getting all the media attention (Drudge, not Brown, talking about a run for the presidency). So Beck has got to trash him. We all know Beck is the real leader of the conservative movement! As Henry Hill would say PAALEASE!
Glenn, a word from Dirty Harry: “A man has got to know his limitations.”
Also, the main stream media are simply dying to have people like Glenn Beck (people with a history of mental instability and drug/alcohol abuse) be seen as the leaders of the conservative movement. So they constantly pump Beck up!
Glen Beck, please keep your day job!
bg commented:
++
my favorite Scott Brown message..
“they do not grant & privileges to enemies in wartime..
[..]
our tax dollars should pay for weapons to
stop them & not lawyers to defend them!”
you were off kilter on this one Glenn, way off..
==
kate commented:
I thought the Brown family was endearing last night. They exude genuine affection for each other.
Choose between Mark Levin and Glenn Beck? Easy. Mark will always be someone I admire for many reasons. (He’s on now.) Glenn’s gone past his sell-by date for me.
Teresa commented:
Maybe I have no more qualms about throwing Beck under the bus than he has about throwing Brown under the bus.
At least I waited 3 or 4 years to throw Beck under.
maak commented:
Beck may not be wrong about Brown’s comment during his speech. The AP is reporting it as a “Brown’s big gaffe”. http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/17721124
Anthony Mator commented:
I don’t recall the part where Mr. Brown apologized for his foolish decision to pose for Cosmo. Clearly he is not the sort of character who conservatives are going to relate to, and I don’t see why you’re criticizing Beck for making that point. He’s just trying to save conservatives from making the same mistake they’ve made so many times before, which is to stand behind a guy who turns out to not really be one of them. I get the logic behind this race. I get the cold, calculated political reasons why you folks are supporting this guy. But seriously, get a grip.
down with dems commented:
Glenn Beck was harping on the Cosmo thing on election day while the polls were still open, which didn’t seem wise. I like GB but don’t think these issues are a big deal for Scott Brown. If it was a big deal, the liberal MSM would have seized on it and the voters would have chosen differently… they didn’t, so shut up about it.
firstHat commented:
Well, I’d rather throw neither Brown nor Beck under the bus and it seems to me the real venom is here (and now on Hot Air). This along with all the crowing about Bush on Big Government smells like Beltway to me. And nothing stinks worse than Beltway.
I don’t know how to explain Levin, but I think Rush had it right, he quietly disagreed with Beck and let it be. I hope the rest of you can be as adult as Rush.
bg commented:
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Rhymes With Right @ 4:58 pm #16
he’s taken seriously because there is more than
ample evidence to back up what he reports, and
he produces most of it..
the rest, if any more needs to be found, can
be found by doing your own research on his
reports..
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hope commented:
I saw his cosmo photo spread it was not lewd at all. No more lewd than Marylyn Monroe’s photos also taken in her youth. He looked friendly and fit in those photos. Kind of like, “Oh Hi! Here I am just lounging around by the nude beach in the Bahamas” (or something). Cute, not Lewd. A nice looking young man who paid his tuition with the money. Oh! How dare He!? OH The TEMERITY! Of someone to figure out a way to pay for school himself and work his way through school as a MODEL!? OH will we ever recover?!! I could not have posed for that magazine and won at his age. My hat’s off to him.
As far as his comment about his girls, he just seemed like a proud dad who loves his girls and they love him. They are all obviously very close. He knew he was “gonna have some splainin to do” when he got home. The look that his lovely wife Gail gave him after she looked at her girls was all you needed to see of that. It was really a very endearing family moment. It was nice of Scott to become so energized in the moment that he accidentally committed a “Dad the Dork” moment in front of all of us. Very sweet. Nice to see in this jaded world for a change. The crowd roared, his daughter’s and wife’s eyes rolled, his eldest slapped him on the shoulder…I’m still chuckling about it. He and his wife very obviously love each other and their girls.
Gosh Glenn, you go on and on about your youthful wasted time. Why don’t you try looking in the freaking mirror? He was a good (ok, nude at times) kid who was not a burden to anyone including your taxes…not that according to you, you were very productive back then!
Love the guy, love the family (I have watched Gail for decades on channel 5, ABC out of Boston) Love her too, she’s sort of like part of the family that just reports the news. I could not be happier for all of them and for all of us.
TiminPhx commented:
For all the good Beck had done in fighting against this White House group of thugs, the man is dangerous.
With his weepy antics, his very strange “suicidal thoughts” during his hospital admission, he comes across as being ready to POP at any time.
Someone like O’Reily will say things against the conservatives because he is in some ways the pundit version of McCain. He is ready to sell out the cause in search of that all appealing “fair” and “moderate” labeling.
But Beck would be the type to do a total Arianna Huffington (on steroids) and drag a fair number of people with him.
He is the type to taken in by a third party, or to have his ego stroked and lead one.
He in other words could be “our” Ross Perot. But sadly could have the same effect of draining off the votes required to get rid of the Democrats.
He is a loose cannon.
shane comeback commented:
Conservatives tearing at each other is exactly what the opposition wants. Hey,let’s throw Dr. Savage in the mix! He hates everyone! Hey Mikey!
Canthisbe commented:
Both of Browns’ daughters are attractive and seem to be bright and classy women. I don’t think Scott Brown is real worried about finding someone for them. Did Beck get asked to pose for Cosmo and turn down the $1,000?
down with dems commented:
Yeah, Glenn Beck is overly obsessed with the “third party” being the answer to all our problems. It’s not practical, and he just doesn’t seem to like having his thunder stolen… Scott Brown is a Republican and everyone is excited at what he managed to do, and it didn’t involve Glenn Beck or a third party so GB has to have a tantrum. Get over the third party thing, and keep doing what you do to open people’s eyes, Glenn.
bg commented:
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correction re: bg @ 6:25 pm #54
“they do not grant rights & privileges to enemies in wartime..”
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Dougf commented:
Beck has been ‘useful’ on occasion when he rides one of his hobby-horses and in so doing annoys or damages the Obama Administration BUT—
I can’t watch him for very long. Ever.
I have this sneaking feeling that Glen’s elevator really does not go to the top floor on most occasions, and worse than that(if something can be worse than that), he gives off the impression of in fact ‘ being in it for the money’.
The ‘Bold Fresh’ tour with that other self-promoting ‘celebrity is just an indicator of what Beck really is. Mad as a hatter on most occasions and mercenary to boot.
‘Conservatives’ should use him when he is valuable but otherwise stay as far from his pending train wreck as humanely possible.
ProtestShooter commented:
Wow, I’ve never watched Glenn Beck before, and I had no idea he was THAT much of a moron.
Sojourner commented:
First reaction: Lighten up, Glenn.
Second thought: Ah.. maybe your motivation was to nip a Brown ‘cult of personality’ cooking around hunkiness/ available daughters..(late night losers like Letterman just troll for Scott-isms to have at.)
Third reaction: No big deal….you’re part of the reason why we have now have a Mr. Brown in Washington.
Texmom commented:
I think this is one of Glenn’s “moments” and he would be the first to admit that he has poor moments. It’s regrettable that he would rip this guy right after Brown has given us all hope. Very bad timing.
I also wonder if Romney is somehow involved in Glenn’s attitude? Glenn likes Romney, Romney campaigned for Brown, but does Romney have any issues with Brown we may not know about? There might be more than meets the eye here.
bg commented:
++
firstHat @ 6:41 pm #60
i agree.. who’s drinking the kool-aid &
extrapolating on an isolated comment..
thank goodness for GB’s reporting on the
inner workings of the OA & much more..
if not for him & a few other “weirdos”, people would probably
think the New World Order was a Hollywood production..
even those in the know, who have seen & heard irrefutable evidence of
it are still in somewhat of a denial mode as to it’s existence, go figure..
but then again, the global war on terror is
over & there are no Taliban in Afghanistan..
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Jennifer commented:
I’m a Glenn Beck fan, but give me a break. The comments made by Brown regarding his daughters, were just silly and he’s certainly allowed a little giddiness, my goodness, he’s probably not had a decent night’s sleep in weeks and he won a huge political race against the ‘machine’. As we used to say back in 1982, Glenn, chill out!
Rob Taylor commented:
If he wasn’t an anti-communist he’d be another worthless crank. Beck is criticizing what some guy did 20 years ago? Really?
This is what makes conservativism look unappealing to many people who otherwise agree with the principles. Scott Brown showed off his body for money (a proud capitalist) and wants his daughters to meet and marry someone and get out of his house (a good father) and Beck et al get all hot and bothered.
After that documentary coming up I’m done with Beck.
Mike W commented:
Now why would Beck say this? Could it be because the other 2 Republican(?)Senators from New England have been any thing but conservative.Brown Im not from Missouri, But show and prove it to me that your a conservative. I know you are not too strong on the 2nd amendment since yours and Coakleys stand were almost identical. The right to bear arms gives us the final say in our govt. Take it away and we are slaves.
LBPruitt commented:
Looks like there are others that are issuing cautions: http://michellemalkin.com/2010/01/20/seeing-red-graphic-of-the-night-and-a-cautionary-note-for-the-gop/
Bill Mitchell commented:
I just gotta say I don’t get it.
I’ve been a fan of Beck up to this point, but why would he make Brown out to be some sort of intern killing pervert just because he chose to tease his daughters a bit? Best joke ever told at the best time ever – no, but still, not grounds for the Beck attack.
Why the hell would Beck shovel ammunition to the left like this in our very moment of triumph? A real WTF moment.
USMC Thomas commented:
Maybe Beck is so disconnected from his own family he can’t recognize a happy one. I thought it was a warm, funny moment that endeared Senator Brown to his supporters.
Bill Mitchell commented:
The Republicans are like the Redskins – they FIND a way to lose with a lead and 2 minutes to go in the 4th quarter. They play great the whole game and like s**t when it matters.
The other team doesn’t beat them, they beat themselves.
Republicans = Redskins
Glenn Beck = Norv Turner
Peggy commented:
We’re stuck with Beck instead of Laura I on 97.1 in STL. I don’t like him. I thought his criticisms were ridiculous and uncalled for.
Actually, I liked him when he was primarily about humour and before his CNN show.
Westin commented:
All the “caution issuers” are no different from the Eeyores who spent weeks telling us there was no way Brown could win. They’re only interested in attention.
There’s no reason in the world to try and tamp down people’s enthusiasm for the newly elected Senator. None. If he screws up, we’ll find out soon enough. If he’s dishonest, we’ll find out soon enough.
All the people issuing cautions appear to be jealous of the new kid on the block. I say they can go to hell. I’m sick of people telling me what to think, or warning me not to get my hopes up, or chiding me for being too enthusiastic.
It’s not a coincidence that everybody “cautioning” us has his or her own gig that relies on people thinking everything’s going to hell. If Brown begins the Great Turnaround in our politics, Malkin, Beck, and the rest will be out of a job. That’s why they’re telling us to “calm down.” On a certain level they don’t want things to get better. They don’t want us to push Brown and others in the right direction with our enthusiasm and support.
I say keep on cheering for Scott Brown. You don’t need some pundit to tell you what to think. You’re doing fine on your own. You’ll know yourself if and when Brown lets you down. You don’t need some talker to “set your straight” or “break the bad news” or “bring you back to earth.”
AmericaRising commented:
At first I was taken a back by Glenn Beck’s comments about Brown. But then again, we have learned not to trust politicians because of their actions. I think that is where Beck was coming from as far as saying to watch Brown’s every move. Unfortunately many who have been elected to office have become corrupt. I hope Brown stays committed to his principles for the sake of those he serves. That is what voters long for. I don’t know what the “dead intern” stuff was about. I must have missed that show. As far as posing nude 20 years ago, I’d rather see Brown’s layout than Barney Frank’s. Hurl!
bg commented:
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i have always heard GB refer to himself as Libertarian, but then again so does Rush, difference is, one is a conservative the other is still undecided..
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bg commented:
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Peggy @ 7:36 pm #80
i cannot listen to him on the radio either, but his
shows are super, just the opposite with Hannity..
disclaimer: i don’t have cable news,
thank goodness for the internet!!
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rumcrook commented:
USMC ThomasNo Gravatar
January 20th, 2010 | 7:24 pm | #78
Maybe Beck is so disconnected from his own family he can’t recognize a happy one. I thought it was a warm, funny moment that endeared Senator Brown to his supporters.
thats what I thought. hey my family was utterly comfortable with each other, my mom was constantly saying ooooh dad be nice, and my old man was telling or saying some joke that might have been a little embarassing, its how my old man rolled.
HoeneSpringsMike commented:
Glenn pulled a Couric ‘got cha’ on Sarah Palin and now this. I have a feeling Beck has been listening to Olbermann too much and whatever Olbermann has is contagious.
Karen commented:
I’ve done a little more thinking on this and I also had Gleen on this morning while out running errands when he started in on his “Scott Brown is kinda creepy campaign” because of his statements about his daughters. At first, I thought maybe I might have missed something in Scott’s speech last night even though I know I watched every minute of it. They continued to discuss the comment Scott made and all I can say is that they are over-thinking things or reading into things because never once did it occur to me that what Scott said was inappropriate. IT WAS A JOKE! If you watched the banter of the family on stage during the speech, then you would not even question his comment because you would KNOW that Scott was just ribbing his daughters (it’s NORMAL!).
Glenn just had to find something wrong with hot and awesome Scott Brown.
Valerie commented:
OK, all you Conservatives and Republicans out there, please, please quit tearing each other down! I need somebody to vote for, and in my opinion, the reason we have that unintellectual snob in the White House is because you keep eating your own.
I saw Scott Brown’s speech. The bit about his daughter was funny, and not a problem.
As for him posing for pictures 20 years ago, well, I quit fail to understand the relevance of that action to his current political promises. That sore loser, Keith Olberman, tried to connect that action with a political position, and all he did was make a fool of himself.
Don’t be an Olberman.
wanumba commented:
Pretty lame given the political-target-rich environment for Beck’s commentary.
Far better Brown got into COSMO back in the day, wherein WOMEN buy the rag, and not Playgirl.
Can’t accuse Brown of being staid, frumpy, grumpy, prude, can we?
T-Bone commented:
Glenn lost a listener with this one. I normally am a fan and can ignore the fact that sometimes he goes off the track. But I don’t get this at all…
Deanna commented:
We all need to get a life. Yeah Brown was pretty stupid to make that comment, Beck is right there are lots of of crazies out there. And Beck was stupid for going on about it. But as Conservatives we are also stupid for getting upset when someone criticzes Brown. Heck, I’m keeping my fingers crossed he doesn’t end up as one of the worst of the RINOs.
As for being a “kill joy,” I hope so. Mabe we were a bit too much enamoured of the whole thing and needed some ice water thrown on us? Brown is clearly inexperienced and not Conservative. We need to be realistic and not count on him as our “messiah.”
willie the fifth commented:
beck’s comments were over the top; i usually agree with GB, but this time, when he should have been savoring brown’s huge victory he took some wind out of the sails! i agree with GB that we must remain vigilant for the forthcoming election cycle(s) in order to reach our first objective to remove our sitting congressman in the 3rd. dist, and prevent his sister from becoming our home grown babs boxer in kit bond’s seat. i’ve finished celebrating, now i’m in campaign mode for November!
TommyJohn commented:
Unfortunately, He’s lost me as a fan. His attacks on Brown are too much to digest…given Becks own past.
Westin commented:
“Mabe we were a bit too much enamoured of the whole thing and needed some ice water thrown on us?”
What’s this “we” stuff? Speak for yourself. If you want to cool down your ardor, go take a cold shower. It’s none of your business–or Beck’s business, or Malkin’s business–how anyone else on the face of the earth feels about Scott Brown.
Enough with the finger-wagging parental figures. Just stop it.
Solaratov commented:
Well, I don’t know about anybody else, but Beck’s little act seemed to me to be more a “parody” of what we’ll be hearing soon from the leftists. I really do not believe that he was seriously condemning Brown; but was, rather, warning us what to expect.
At least, I’m hoping that’s what it was.
And @ #58: Why should Brown apologize for posing for Cosmo? He used the money to pay for part of law school – and he did nothing shameful or lewd
Deanna commented:
Westin
January 20th, 2010 | 9:29 pm | #95
What’s this “we” stuff? Speak for yourself. If you want to cool down your ardor, go take a cold shower. It’s none of your business–or Beck’s business, or Malkin’s business–how anyone else on the face of the earth feels about Scott Brown.
Enough with the finger-wagging parental figures. Just stop it.
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I rest my case.
bg commented:
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re-posting this in here..
Scott Brown
[Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1980–Present
Rank US-O5 insignia.svg Lieutenant Colonel
Unit Army National Guard]
like him even more!!
fyi re: US-O5 insignia.svg
[standard disclaimer: source Wikipedia]
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jann commented:
I can’t believe no one here didn’t cringe when what he said about his daughters flew out of his mouth, boy I did. I thought oh my God what did he just say?? I turned the TV off after that. Glenn didn’t squash our celebration Scott Brown did by saying that his daughters were available which made it seem like they were desperate for a man. After this year of politicians lying, cheating, stealing and trying to rip all our freedoms away let’s be real and quit romanticizing Scott Brown.
Elizabeth commented:
What the heck? Glenn has first amendment rights just like the rest of us. He can say what he thinks. It’s his show.
The available daughter comment WAS embarrassing for them, you can see it on their faces. It’s not a big deal, but it wasn’t well thought out, obviously. And nudie pictures in Cosmo? I think it’s a safe bet that Scott Brown has at least had second thoughts about them over the years.
USMC Thomas commented:
It’s creepy that Beck would insinuate that it meant anything other than a father joking about his unmarried daughters. That’s the kind of vile, disgusting comments you’d expect from the filthy mouth of Olbermann.
Is it 2010 yet? commented:
I was very disappointed in Glenn Beck’s comments about Scott Brown on his tv show tonight. Very out-of-place. So what if he posed nearly nude in Cosmo 28 years ago? Kudos to him that he still looks just as fit at 50 – he’s a tri-athlete, and that’s much more than one can say about Beck. As for what Scott said about his daughters, I watched the victory speech, and all Brown said was his daughters were ‘available’ and then he retracted it. Big deal. He’s got 2 really beautiful, smart and cool daughters – one’s in med school and the other is a college basketball player and a singer. Chalk up his comments to his exhuberance at winning – something none of us really expected. Glenn sounds like he is jealous! Yea Brown! He needs a football jersey with a big 41 on it!
reitre05 commented:
My, my, how fickle some of you are. You rave about how Glenn Beck has taught you so much, how he has exposed the Marxists that are surrounding the Oval Office, how he has had the guts to take the deep dark secrets of the left and expose them to the clear light of day, but then……………
Beck makes a remark about Brown posing [very] nude for Cosmo. And now many of your are ready to crucify Beck or no longer watch his show. Fine. Don’t watch. But I will tell you one damn thing; you won’t get the information Beck gives you from anyone else. So in reality, it will be your loss as you will be less informed.
Was he a little over the top today on his remarks about Brown. Yeah, but when is Beck not over the top? It is part of his attraction. And you soak it up, don’t you. At least until he make ONE, count it, ONE mistep.
And I suggest you do will all the elites in D.C. as Beck said he was going to do with Brown. Watch them and what they do. We can only hope that once in D.C., Brown won’t start dancing to the fiddler playing the old Potomac Two Step. But if he does, he won’t be the first one.
And I will remind you all; when you have a friend that you know acts in your best interest, do you accept that friend and all their faults? Or do you bail on that friendship at the first sign they made a mistake?
SM-Illinois commented:
Glenn needs to get some shut eye!!
wide_awake! commented:
“I want his every move watched in Washington. I don’t trust this guy…This one could end with a dead intern. I’m just saying, it could end with a dead intern.”
He said while laughing… Listen to the audio IN CONTEXT and you will hear that he was joking! He doesn’t trust any politicians…why would he suddenly trust Brown. He is quite happy that Brown won, but is trying to keep people from going straight back to sleep. Don’t you all get it by now? You can’t make snap decisions about stuff based on a tiny partial quote. I’m pretty pissed at Gateway Pundit for framing this issue so poorly.
wide_awake! commented:
Wow, you’re all crucifying Beck for saying something negative…why don’t you listen to yourselves? You are doing the same thing to him that you’re upset about him doing to Brown.
If all you want is democrat bashing republican praising talk show host, maybe hannity or levin are more up your alley. If you wan’t someone who’ll teach you something and fight for america (not just the republican party), stick with Beck.
ebayer commented:
Hey Glenn…Brown was overjoyed with the win, and was making levity . It was funny.
Michael in MI commented:
Hmm, looks like Glenn Beck could be correct about not trusting this Brown guy: That Was Quick: Brown Would Support Federal Health Plan
Derak commented:
Rush Limbaugh is the voice of conservatism.
He has made mistakes. Big- BIG mistakes. He has, in 21 years, redeemed himself x1000 because of his unparalleled contribution to the mass communication of politics, economics and reason.
He is the man.
Buckley, rest his soul,is dead, but Rush carries his torch.
Glenn Beck is 4 years old on the Rush scale. He will learn, or he will implode. He has something major to contribute. I am a Beck fan. I’m betting that he will learn. His timing stunk. His message, muddled.
Scott Brown made history. Something the Maine sisters could only ponder and covet. I welcome him into the fold of those who wish to promote freedom and pride for America.
Scott has it all. But- time will tell. We are all desperately in search, in need, of a hero.
That is the message of our times.
bg commented:
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Michael in MI @ 11:41 pm #109
i don’t get it, exactly what did Brown state that
he hasn’t openly stated during his campaign??
look, we’re all for health care reform, just not the public option, infanticide or euthanasia, via government, that’s aside from taxing US to death, gah!!
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Alana commented:
I get asked if my son is “available” all the time, as it is in reference to them being “single”, not having to do with anything else.
— wait a minute. You mean Glen Beck (and others) think it meant they were sexually available?
Doesn’t everyone know that available, when said this way, means available for marriage?
bg commented:
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Alana @ 12:26 am #112
re: [Doesn’t everyone know that available, when
said this way, means available for marriage?]
hmmm, albeit nothing else ever occurred
to me.. seems like a pretty fair question..
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Atomic Lib Smasher commented:
Wow. I am glad I was hesitant in buying his new book (doesn’t he have one come out twice a year anymore?) If he’s gonna go with the Keith Overbite rant of “He posed NUDE for Cosmo!” (I’m sure Keith’s 1982 Cosmo copy has the pages stuck together).. I’ll not be listening to him for a while. Sure, we need to watch Brown and our other elected reps to make sure they do the job we put them in power to do, but Jesus…. that’s just too much.
bg commented:
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okay, don’t live in MA anymore, and all i know about Scott Brown is what i’ve more or less gleaned from GP’s posts.. and i know he’s a Republican..
however, i recall him stating he was “independent” (whatever
that means to him, it did stand out in my mind) several times..
so pardon me for asking, but has Scott Brown
ever clearly stated he was a Conservative??
thanks..
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JeffV commented:
Look, what GB was getting at is that we don’t want to make him into a messiah as was done on the left with Obama. And that we don’t know this guy. After all who, back in the 80′s, went around posing nude? I was in HS then and it was a big deal to just drop your pants and hang a bare a–. Maybe Beck’s “smarmy meter” is sounding an alarm to him.
However, I do agree that GB’s comments were too much too soon. But Levin over reacted to GBs comments as well. he is just jealous of Beck’s popularity and is always take shots at him.
Alana commented:
I’m a big Beck fan, and I couldn’t believe what I heard on the first bit of his show today. (It was all I got to watch today.)
I was kind of in a hurry to go out, but there was no humor in it, from what I heard. I was shocked.
Also, I had noticed yesterday or the day before that he was rather surprisingly, oddly UNenthusiastic about Brown. Put together with today, I think – he doesn’t like him one bit, for whatever reasons. And he’s going to continue to tear him down.
Brown was good because he was the monkey wrench we needed to throw in there to protect us from the abyss, of health care, to begin with, and of everything in general.
It was the answer to a LOT of people’s prayers when he won. I mean big-time prayers, and they weren’t predicated on his conservative purity. Those who were paying close attention already knew he wasn’t the most conservative kid on the block.
We prayed for it; we needed it; and we got it.
As for the Cosmo thing, that was in 1982, and it was a ZERO big deal in 1982. They did it as a sort of tongue-in-cheek turn-about-is-fair-play feminist thing. Burt Reynolds was the biggie, and you didn’t see him nude in anything else. It was all considered fairly tasteful at the time, and didn’t even shock people. It was more funny than anything else. If Burt Reynolds did it, it was okay to do it – that sort of thing.
About the worst thing in the world for Beck to do was start in on this moralist thing regarding Brown. I thought, hey, is he crazy after all? You mean I’ve been watching a crazy guy?
Then I thought, no this is just his stupid little corner of crazy, like we all have, but most of us don’t show it RIGHT AT THE WRONG TIME. And it has something to do with religion, I guess, and shock at the centerfold.
Then I started thinking, putting it together with what he said before the election, that maybe he thinks things will turn around, like we all hope they will, and he won’t have anything to doom and gloom on.
I very, very much appreciate his (and his research team’s) laying out, in complete and startling detail, just what all has been going on with these leftists in government. I’ve been a great fan, and turned it on most every day, though I would zone out at the boring parts.
(For example, he seems to get fewer guests as time goes on, and you can actually, literally, sit there listening to nothing but him gazing into the camera for 30-45 minutes. No blackboard even. Bad TV. I thought, why are they letting him do bad TV?)
But I got to tell you, fan or not, appreciative or not, this turned me off to him. On a dime. Which is kind of unusual for me. I’ll give him more chances, and wait to see how it goes.
I get to be turned off to him. Much as you would if someone you knew suddenly told an off-color joke at the wrong gathering. Or some kind of wrong joke. You sit there and think – what? I didn’t know he had this in him. Hmmm.
Also – no, I don’t need anybody to warn me, or any of that. I’m not expecting a messiah.
That doesn’t mean I can’t be totally thrilled about Brown!
And if Beck did feel such a great need to warn us to stop being enthusiastic, that still doesn’t explain his creepy comments about creepiness, and his strange offense about that centerfold.
Hopefully, somebody will get him on a better course. Because I don’t need to watch his show to learn things.
It’s not like “turning on a friend.” It’s more like a friend suddenly revealed this very odd and largely unpleasant side of himself, and you can’t quite look at him the same anymore.
texoz commented:
Maybe Glenn is just trying to toughen the f**k up Scott for the HELL that is just about to begin.
Nicole commented:
I have to apologize but I agree with Glenn. Totally inappropriate forum to state that your daughters are available. Unlike Glenn though I don’t mind seeing Brown make this type of mistake because it just shows his character. Like Bush stumbling around I thought it showed how human and how flawed he was like how all of us are. Obama never made any mistakes and those are the ones that need to be watched. NO ONE is that perfect that they never slip unless it is all staged.
I also agree with that we shouldn’t trust this guy. He hasn’t done anything yet. How many people trusted the lies coming out of Obama mouth? Brown said all the right things, okay now it’s time for him to go to work.
We can’t forget the fact that we are surrounded by the progressives. Think of it this way… Everyone has seen the Civil War reanactments where they are in fields with blue and gray soldiers fighting all around. Well imagine this win as one of the soldiers we can’t sit in the field after one defeat and celebrate that victory for a day. The
Nicole commented:
The soldier has to get back up and go to the next attacker. Did anyone happen to read the comments on the liberal bloggers and then Obama blaming Bush again? They don’t understand the message that this was supposed to send.
The one’s we were trying to send a message to don’t get it. They have their agenda and are still going to try to ram it through. Healthcare was just delayed.
We still have a lot of work to do. There is no type for party breaks when you are in a battle.
jim commented:
Great, Great victory for conservatives.
Brown comments–no big deal-
Beck comments–no big deal!
shanecomeback commented:
Amen,Jim, tempest in a teapot. Beck has a slow day from time to time.
wndrnnr commented:
Hi there you all. I a woman, so here goes. His daughter may be defending him, but that night when he made the remark, his daughters and wifes’ jaws had to be practically picked off the floor. Remember that picture, it was on the video on your website, their mouths dropped open and they all looked at Ron with disbelief. While I was watching the video, I was watching the whole picture and you would have to be blind not to notice this. Words speak character, these words while being cute where also demeaning. Like the Comos picture showing a “sell my body attitude for money”,I am available. His remark showed a less than respectful attitude toward women in general. Like Sara Palin would say the “Good old boys’ atttitude.” Glenn Beck should have showed the video and then made his remarks, we could have easily gotten that, very visual for those who weren’t paying close attention. NOW what bothered me was what I read on this blog how he thanked John McCain and Mitt Romey. Two losers in my opinion. Did you ever see them out there fighting for us? To me they are the status quo that we are up against. Why would this man pick them out. Yes he thanked the people, or did he, he did talk about it going to be the will of the people. I will wait and make my judgement, “Show me the money and the results”. Honestly when I read he thanked McCain, it really bothered me. I did not believe in what he believed in, remember the Democrats loved him, he is not and ever will be a true conservative, he is not what I am about. Please don’t get swept up in this wave until it hits the shore. Think why John McCain?
Saxton commented:
I am disappointed in Glen Beck. Can’t he ever be positive? This was hard work–all of us who believe in “We the People”. I thank GOD for Scott Brown and for the wonderful people of MA who made this possible! Thank you, thank you! I did not like what he said, about Scott Brown..at all! Now its him I “don’t trust”–its like he has his own agenda. I don’t trust the progressives, nor this radical agenda–but I do trust the MA people and who they chose to be Senator.Thank you MA, New Jersey and Virgina for sticking up for the American freedom fighters, our children, & our grandchildren. Yes, we need health care for ALL Americans-I believe this, but, not at the cost of kicking our grandparents, great-grand-parents, our women breast-cancer survivors-and our wonderful seniors who built our country to the curb! They deserve “better”–and these back door deals–is wrong, wrong, wrong!!!! I am ashamed of the demo-rat congress for this–its really treason against Americans. Treason! We ALL should be involved in this decision not just demo-rats. Until they reach across the isle and include all of the Senate together and discuss alternative solutions-together, come up with a bill –then I am not for it at all! Glen shame on you–especially about what you said about his daughters-who cares if he made a joke. He is not YOU. He is his own man. I like him-and his family, and I again trust the choice of MA people! And stop instilling fear, fear–you sound like Barry Soreto–oops-Obooma Hussein–
reitre05 commented:
Look, folks, it’s exciting that Brown has broken the filibuster proof hold on the Senate. But whoa, slow down a minute. Let the guy get some votes under his belt before you label him the next “coming”. Is he going to be a Jim DeMint Republican or a John McCain/Lindsey Graham Repubican.
We don’t need another McCain/Graham Republican with the Democrats having already announced they are goint to tackle immigrationn this year.
So how about backing off just a bit and although be excited about Brown’s election, let’s see how he will vote.
And as I said before regarding Beck’s mistep; don’t throw the baby out with the bath water over an untested Senator from Massachussets.
Michael in MI commented:
“And as I said before regarding Beck’s mistep; don’t throw the baby out with the bath water over an untested Senator from Massachussets.”
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Exactly.
Prior to a few weeks ago, we were trying to get rid of people from the Senate like Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, John McCain and Lindsay Graham and now here we’re ripping on Glenn Beck, because he wants people to calm down with their fangirl-ish praise of a soon-to-be GOP Senator who is probably just as liberal as them? Brilliant.
Looks like many conservatives are just as fickle and superficial as the Left. Sad.
The phrase “be careful what you wish for” comes to mind with regards to Brown. Would it have been better to have a liberal Democrat Senator in Massachusetts rather than another Snowe/Collins/McCain/Graham-style Republican who will screw us at every opportunity?
The guy has a legislative history of being a liberal and then talks a good talk in a campaign to get elected. Yet, some are considering him some kind of conservative messiah and turning on Glenn Beck over his tempered analysis of those facts? Geez.
bandit commented:
I never understood the appeal of Beck and I don’t know why anyone would watch him for more than 10 sec – but what’s witht he dead intern stuff? I’ve known Scott Brown for around 20 years and he’s a pretty straight arrow and a standup guy. For all the doubting conservatives Scott is not a social conservative but is from what they used to call the “business wing” of the GOP. I also doubt very much he’s going to change.
Dana White commented:
“The guy has a legislative history of being a liberal and then talks a good talk in a campaign to get elected. Yet, some are considering him some kind of conservative messiah and turning on Glenn Beck over his tempered analysis of those facts? Geez.”
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If Beck wants to critique Brown on the grounds that he’s not conservative enough, I have no problem with that. But that’s not what Beck did. Beck talked about chastity belts and dead interns! As Marc Levin said last night, “some people are a little to fascinated with that 28 year old Cosmo picture.” And Beck clearly is one of those. Beck probably has a poster size version of the Cosmo picture hanging in his office.
oldguy commented:
Maybe the drugs and alchohol were suppressing something deep seated in the mind of Glenn Beck.