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You know it’s just a matter of time before they cart Beck away to the funny house.
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God, Gold, Guns and…Fruit Cellars
On November - 25 - 2009
Our economy is built on an unsustainable model that depends on an ever-escalating quota for consumer spending. It’s a failed system, especially when you remove common sense regulations from the investment and banking industries. There are those who believe that government regulation is bad for business. Well, I think we’ve proved that irresponsible deregulation is bad for the economy. The collapse of the financial industry was predicted 10 years ago by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) when he debated against the repeal of parts of the Glass-Steagall Act.
Glenn Beck is talking about total economic collapse because he wants to sell people gold and silver when it is artificially high due to the recession. There are commercials during his show that advise people to invest 10% of their assets in silver, which will likely lose 60% of its value when the economy recovers. I think it’s easy to scare stupid people into doing stupid things.
“I think it’s easy to scare stupid people into doing stupid things.”
Hence, Obama.
Frances says, “There are commercials during his show that advise people to invest 10% of their assets in silver…”
Those same commercials are all over CNBC, Bloomberg and many other financial information based programs.
@Tommy Pane: Hence, fear of Obama.
Beck is nuts, crazy, loonie. He’s now got a whole bunch of advisors, seems like he may make a run in 2012……
Hope he realizes that all is fair game if he does run and the spotlight will certainly shine on his white supremacist leanings and associations.
Beck is a good entertainer. I’m not sure I see him as a Politician.
I don’t see he does himself any favors denigrating himself enough to run for Public Office.
Beck will be a pinata if he runs.
I’ll be at my psychiatrist’s office the rest of the day begging for an appointment and evaluation.
I wholeheartedly agree with Frances. (Which begs the question, with the remarkable level of success he is enjoying, why put himself through that?)
great article re Beck
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rutten25-2009nov25,0,6632984.column
@Janine: “The Plan” sounds more like Mein Kampf.
Frances – Beck envisions a country where we each have greater personal freedom. What’s your problem with that?
@Tommy Pane, I don’t have a problem with personal freedom. I just have a problem with crazy people scaring the bejeezus out of stupid people.
@Frances
you know what, it does sound like Mein Kampf…
and ditto to your Tommy Pane remark above
Frances – The same people that you call stupid, see you the same way. The perspective is the only difference.
@Tommy Pane
Actually, IQ is a lot of the difference
Janine – Sooo… libs have higher IQs than cons?
@Tommy Pane
Not what I said Tommy
@Tommy: Please don’t tell me you don’t see what a nut Beck is. His eyes are practically rolling around in his head like dice. I feel rightwingers defend him because he validates their own paranoia & craziness. Surely you know what a lunatic he is. Right?
@Tommy Pane: This was actually one of Beck’s tamer demonstrations. Who doesn’t want fruit in their cellar? Who doesn’t think it’s wise to save your money? It’s that last part on the Blackboard ‘O Paranoia that I have a problem with. Especially since his show is sponsored by gold and silver sellers. He tries to lend credence to his conjecture that the economy is getting ready to collapse by referencing the NYT. The NEW YORK TIMES!!! Was it in a letter to the editor? We don’t really know because he doesn’t say.
Anyone who buys gold or silver right now, thinking that it is a good way to preserve their assets, is stupid.
Frances – I agree with you about the gold and silver. I don’t own any either. If the economy really DID collapse, toilet paper will be the hottest commodity around. That’s where I’m putting my money!
Beck’s a nut, Janine. No argument there. But who would I rather have on my team? A nut with the same goals as me, or a college professor who’s working against what I believe in.
Tommy, I think that if things collapsed, you’d be surprised at who would be working together to try to survive. All the bullshit we bicker about day in and day out would finally be recognized as bullshit.
Yeah, but you’ll be getting your TP from ole TP!
Frances says, “Tommy, I think that if things collapsed, you’d be surprised at who would be working together to try to survive. All the bullsh-t we bicker about day in and day out would finally be recognized as bullsh-t.”
I really must be coming down with some horrible disease. With the exception of the unnecessarily colorful language (pardon me for taking the liberty to change it) I once again agree wholeheartedly with Frances.
(Maybe 2012 a few years early??)
We’re getting near Thanksgiving. It’s in the air. Good to see some readings today are more positive
Must be the nice smell of the turkey and stuffing !
@Tommy: From Anomaly: Look, a lot of people watch Beck, but it’s outrageous when the sane people call *him* sane. Clearly, he’s lost it. I’m just glad that you aren’t part of that parade.
@Mario: Do you have any idea why I’ve been, “Anonymous” instead of, “Anomaly” lately? When I send a comment from my iPhone, it says Anomaly, but if I use any other computer, it says, Anonymous. It’s no biggie. I’m just having an identity crisis.
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I guess you can tell, I’m not ‘puter savvy