The author of the article, Dana Milbank says, "It's not fair to blame Beck for violence committed by people who watch his show." She goes on to describe some of the other Beck-inspired incidents.A week after the incident, the mystery was solved. "Tides was one of the hardest things that we ever tried to explain, and everyone told us that we couldn't," Fox News host Glenn Beck told his radio listeners on Monday. "The reason why the blackboard" -- the prop Beck uses on his TV show to trace conspiracies -- "really became what the blackboard is, is because I was trying to explain Tides and how all of this worked." Beck accuses Tides of seeking to seize power and destroy capitalism, and he suggests that a full range of his enemies on the left all have "ties to the Tides Center." On Monday, he savored the fact that "no one knew what Tides was until the blackboard."
For good measure, Beck went after Tides again on Fox that night. And Tuesday night, Wednesday night and Thursday night. That's on top of 29 other mentions of Tides on Beck's Fox show over the past 18 months (two in the week before the shootout) according to a tally by the liberal press watchdog Media Matters. Other than two mentions of Tides on the show of Beck's Fox colleague Sean Hannity, Media Matters said it was unable to find any other mention of Tides on any news broadcast by any network over that same period. Beck declined comment.
I'm not that politically correct or journalistically fair, I blame Glenn Beck. In my book, he bears part of the responsible for these incidents, only a few of which come to light. Thousands of lesser ones must go unconnected to him but are actually a result of his hateful talk. And that's not to mention the millions of his followers who enjoy an increased hate of government and hate of progressives and hate of the Left, all in the name of what, freedom, rights?
What's your opinion? What do you think about Glenn Beck?
"I'm not that politically correct or journalistically fair, I blame Glenn Beck. In my book, he bears part of the responsible for these incidents..."
ReplyDeleteReally, does anything else need to be said on the matter?
If Glenn Beck had NOTHING to do with the events, and there was NO connection to him in ANY way, you'd still blame him. That kind of hate can't be healthy, MikeB.
Your shared responsiblity idea is as wrong here as it is when you blame the gun owner for getting burgled. Only the guy who does the act is responsible. Do you really accept the concept that someone else could whip you into a frenzy and cause you to do things that you weren't already inclined to do? Really?
Seriously MikeB, what is the difference between Glen Beck’s hateful talk on Tides, and Jadegold’s hateful talk on the NRA? Of course the most obvious difference is audience. So if Glen Beck were reaching dozens of people on a blogspot, instead of millions on TV, would he be OK in your book? Or is your only issue where the hate is directed?
ReplyDeleteAnother difference between the two is that Beck is more the engine driving the hate machine, while Jade is just a cog in the wheel. Jade didn’t make this stuff up himself- he is simply disseminating the hate. That is how the hate machine works by spreading out the workforce. Is one morally superior to the other?
ReplyDelete" what is the difference between Glen Beck’s hateful talk on Tides, and Jadegold’s hateful talk on the NRA? "
ReplyDeleteMost obviously, what I say is true.
"Most obviously, what I say is true"
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to tip your waitresses, folks. Jade will be here all week.
Anon: “Don't forget to tip your waitresses, folks. Jade will be here all week.”
ReplyDeleteThe two drink minimum here at MikeB’s is a total rip off. 7 bucks for a Coke- give me a break!
Ok Jade, we’ll start with your latest smear:
Jade: “Is the NRA racist? Hey, I'll stand up and say they are.”
Show us how that is true (We’ll end with you proving how they are a terrorist organization).
"Most obviously, what I say is true."
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The man who shall not be named said, "Your shared responsiblity idea is as wrong here as it is when you blame the gun owner for getting burgled."
ReplyDeleteThe fact is I normally blame those poor victims of gun theft if they used improper storage methods. So, as usual your comparison is exaggerated nonsense.
I blame Glenn Beck, a man of superior influence, for knuckleheads like Byron Williams and old man Adkisson down Tennessee way. You remember him don't you?
And again you've missed the point. You can't be led to do to something that you weren't already inclined to do. The people who commited the crimes are the only ones responsible. That's how it works in the grown-up world.
ReplyDeleteMikeB: “I blame Glenn Beck, a man of superior influence…”
ReplyDeleteIs the “superior influence” line a nod to my question? I know it seems like I am just making fun of Jadegold, but I am asking seriously- at what point should you be responsible for what you say? Is it only when people start to listen?
Yes, TS, I think the level of responsibility goes up with the level of influence. If I say something stupid, it does not have the same import as if Glenn Beck says it. What's wrong with that?
ReplyDeleteBut, don't you agree with our mystery writer who says only the doer is responsible for what he does?
"If I say something stupid..."
ReplyDeleteIf!? You mean "when", right?
Wait, so OBL is just influencing people, and bears no blame for anything that happens because of what he says?
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