Green Energy
I have never been a big fan of Glenn Beck. And, I would still not classify myself as a big fan of Beck. In fact, I never watch TV news, so I never see his program. I only know of him from traveling around the country. In many markets, he's the only halfway decent program on the air, so I have listened to him when I was in places like South Carolina and Texas.
The part that I think is particularly erudite is the part where he says that Van Jones is suddenly (according to the MSM) "mainstream now ... He's the perfect young, go-gettin' entrepreneur to kick off job creation into high-gear. If that's true, GREAT! I'm all for new kinds of jobs. America MUST reinvent herself. But, if that's not true, what is? All he wants to do is create Green Jobs, right? Wrong! "
So what? Whether Van Jones is a "Truther" pales in comparison to the fact that he is a self-confessed "Black-Nationalist" and a former member (until two years ago) of a party dedicated to the overthrow of the United States Government.
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Green Energy
Is This Man Crazy?
I have never been a big fan of Glenn Beck. And, I would still not classify myself as a big fan of Beck. In fact, I never watch TV news, so I never see his program. I only know of him from traveling around the country. In many markets, he's the only halfway decent program on the air, so I have listened to him when I was in places like South Carolina and Texas.
I have always thought Beck was a poor man's Rush Limbaugh. And, I have always thought Beck was a bit unhinged. His, seemingly, drug-induced rant about the poor treatment he got in the hospital (which seems to have been cleansed from YouTube or I would provide you with the link) was testimony to the fact that the man has, at times, a tenuous hold on reality.
However, I think he is right on the money in this clip.
The part that I think is particularly erudite is the part where he says that Van Jones is suddenly (according to the MSM) "mainstream now ... He's the perfect young, go-gettin' entrepreneur to kick off job creation into high-gear. If that's true, GREAT! I'm all for new kinds of jobs. America MUST reinvent herself. But, if that's not true, what is? All he wants to do is create Green Jobs, right? Wrong! "
The point in my specifically quoting Beck is a bit broad, and requires explanation.
While I have always thought he was unhinged, and a "poor man's Rush Limbaugh", I have also always been impressed by Glenn Beck's attempt to see from both sides of the aisle. I remember clearly listening to him criticize the Bush Administration on multiple fronts, including it's collusion with a Corporatocracy. That is not a "Right" issue. That is a "Left" issue.
However, it happens to be true. And, I commend Beck for having brought it up in the time leading up to the 2008 election.
So here, what I believe we are seeing is Beck attempting to be fair to Van Jones:
" ... He's the perfect young, go-gettin' entrepreneur to kick off job creation into high-gear. If that' true, GREAT!"
Yeah, I agree with Glenn Beck, that would be great. But, this isn't the truth about Van Jones.
I am opposed to the Vlaams Belang and the BNP. I often have people come and argue with me on these points. "The BNP has changed. The VB has changed. They no longer believe what they once believed."
My answer to such people is always of the same nature. Here it is:
"If it is true they have changed, then such a change would be a Paradigm Shift in their thinking. People who go through Paradigm Shifts are Transformed usually because they have had some sort of cataclysmic mental experience. It is almost always the case that you can not get these people to shut up about their Conversion. So, I ask, if Nick Griffin/Filip DeWinter have undergone such a Paradigm Shift/Transformation/Conversion, then where is their testimony?"
I think that is a perfectly reasonable question to ask. And, that is essentially the question Glenn Beck is posing here. In my judgement, Beck is absolutely right to demand an answer to this question: If Van Jones has been changed into a Capitalist, then what was the process of his conversion. This question is especially relevant considering the quoted passage in this Glenn Beck video is from March of this year.
Has Van Jones gone from being a fomenter of Revolution to a raging Capitalist in just six months? If so, how?
And, all the while, the blogosphere's favorite Curmudgeon, Charles Johnson, is apparently defending Van Jones:
Obama’s “green jobs” official Van Jones has issued a statement about the claim that he’s a 9/11 Truther, promoted relentlessly today by Fox News
So what? Whether Van Jones is a "Truther" pales in comparison to the fact that he is a self-confessed "Black-Nationalist" and a former member (until two years ago) of a party dedicated to the overthrow of the United States Government.
Charles Johnson is betraying himself to be about as unhinged as Glenn Beck in a drug-induced haze.
One has to wonder what is in Johnson's hookah, considering the fact that he seems incapable of making basic distinctions anymore.
- Breaking: Siriusxm Suspends Glenn Beck Show After Perceived Threats Against Donald Trump
Someone did the right thing. Hallalujah! Here's the original story about Beck and Brad Thor threatening the life of Donald Trump: GLENN BECK AND BRAD THOR DISCUSS PLAN FOR PATRIOT TO ASSASSINATE DONALD TRUMP From Breitbart: SiriusXM hosts Stephen...
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- I Guess Everyone's Gonna Have To Watch Glenn Beck Tonight ...
When you watch the video accompanying this post, note that Glenn Beck states he was against the Patriot Act. While I am not against the Patriot Act, to my mind this shows that Beck is intellectually honest and even moderate in his views. He is being...
- Now A Beck/johnson Feud
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