‘I Bet He Has More Than One Ascot’: Beck Parodies Intentional Misreporting by Mainstream Media
- Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:30pm by
Mytheos Holt
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To quote Glennbeck.com, “You just know things are too good when Glenn busts out the pipe.”
Glenn Beck busted out a pipe and smoking jacket today to mock the recent spate of misreporting from MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell – or as Beck called her, “Mrs. Alan Greenspan.” In tones of dripping sarcasm interspersed with genuine outrage, Beck savaged Mitchell both for her hypocritical attacks on Mitt Romney’s wealth, and for the blatantly dishonest bit of selective editing the network had done. For those of you who don’t recall this most recent bit of media malfeasance, here’s the Blaze’s Erica Ritz explaining:
In the MSNBC clip, Romney is shown discussing Wawa’s convenience stores like he has never been to one before (presumably because he is “too good” for such an establishment).
Introduced by Andrea Mitchell saying: “I get the feeling–take a look at this– that Mitt Romney has not been to too many Wawa’s along the roadside in Pennsylvania,” Romney says: “I was at Wawa’s, I wanted to order a sandwich. You press the little touch tone keypad, alright, you just touch that, and you know, the sandwich comes at you, touch this, touch this, touch this, go pay the cashier, there’s your sandwich. It’s amazing.”
Momentarily speechless, Mitchell repeats, “It’s amazing,” as her guest breaks into sharp laughter.
Too bad the clip was taken wildly out of context.
In reality, Romney was illustrating the difference between private and public sector efficiency. After telling a story where his friend had to fill out a 33-page form twice to complete a change of address with the government, Romney holds up touch-tone sandwich-ordering as an example of private sector efficiency– not as a marvel of how the “common” man lives.
Ritz also included the clip MSNBC used, along with the full clip – in context – both of which can be seen below. MSNBC’s version:
The real thing:
As you can see, the MSNBC clip completely ignores the comparison Romney was trying to draw – a fact that was apparently lost on Mitchell, even after other people pointed it out. That, or she didn’t care, considering that she still cut out the first part of the analogy when showing the “full” clip on MSNBC today, and didn’t say anything that could be remotely construed as an apology. Watch Mitchell’s “update” below:
Beck, quite understandably, had had just about enough of this kind of snobbery masked as populism. His blistering mockery can be seen below in full below:
“Romney was not talking about Wawa’s ordering system by itself,” Beck explained, infusing every syllable with the deepest sarcasm. “And by the way, it is fantastic, it’s a fantastic ordering system. Not many other places or convenience stores have it. He was making a larger point about the private sector versus the public sector.”
“I don‘t care if you’re rich. God bless you if you’re rich. I don‘t care if you’re poor. I don‘t care if you’re middle income,” Beck finished off. “How about as a nation we stop having a problem with the rich? How about we start directing that time and that anger toward hypocrites, the stupid, and people who intentionally manipulate stories for political power, Mrs. Greenspan?“
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Comments (51)
dontbotherme
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:53pmMSNBC minion lies. How odd. I am so glad that the lie & the truth have gone viral. Perhaps those who are half asleep will learn something about demanding the truth from their media, or switch channels.
Report Post »Michigander
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:04pmThere is one problem, you have to be literate to use Wa Wa’s system, so maybe Romney really is a snob.
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:34pmHmm….so those who expect literacy from the general populace of the most developed nation on earth are snobs. (Raising hand) Ok….(sigh)…..count me in as a snob. Time to brush up on my British accent, I suppose. (Chortling).
I imagine you were probably being sarcastic, though.
Report Post »Truthbeliever2
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:51pmGlenn used to BUST OUT THE PIPE on progressives like Mitt Romney. Now he supports them in taking the most powerful position in all the land.
What do you stand for again Glenn???
Oh! That’s Right! You stand for making money off of peoples emotions.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:55pmMichigander: You weren’t really paying attention, were you now?
Report Post »GenOptimus
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:20pm@true & @end All I’m reading in your comments is simply a couple of babies whining and saying “I want to sin, I want to sin, I want to sin and not be guilty of sin”. The Lord Jesus is real whether or not you want him to be.DEAL WITH IT!!!!
Report Post »If your rights come man and not from the Lord then any man has the authority to take them away.
The people can’t give themselves rights because that would make as much sense as someone saying ” I’m giving myself a present today”. You can’t give anything to yourself. You can only acquire or receive from another source. Rights have to be given down from a higher authority to all recipients so that only the higher authority has the ability to remove those rights. Government is not an authority higher then the people because it is formed by the people. In the end there is only one source of authority higher then a state of government made by people and that is the Lord Jesus Christ.
tugdiver
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:44amI guess this is why the prisons are full of the children of single parent welfare recipient democrats. Funny how people clinging to the 10 commandments don’t end up in jail or grievously lie like this lady who likely had the information handed to her like a welfare check. If she had worked for her information maybe she would have worked hard enough and taken enough pride in her job to check the facts. When she cam back to correct her “my bad” moment she wasn’t honest enough to play both examples Mitt used and had enough honor, respect and virtue to ask forgiveness. Very Godless. I’ll bet she thinks she is a great parent too. (sorry for ending in a prep)
Report Post »JustJerry
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:20pmFrom the title on the main page I was hoping Glen had finally seen the light and grabbed the smoking jacking and pipe to do his best Romney impression. However glancing through the article I see he has still not come to his senses.
I do agree that Romney is the lesser of two evils but we as Americans need to stop falling for the same old gag.
Report Post »Meyvn
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:45amI love it when he breaks out the pipe.
Report Post »Stink Fist
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:19amIf that was a Ron Paul crowd it would be in a stadium full of people. I bet Romney got less than 100 at that crowd. Romney is the Bilderberge candidate after all. I dont think Glen should be criticizing MSN when Glen does the same thing when it comes to his candi-date.
Report Post »clemV
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:45amSTINKFIST: you’re right. Beck IS the MSM. We‘re the conspiracy nuts for not worshiping everything that comes out of father Beck’s mouth. Ridiculous shills. We’ve already lost our country if people honestly come here for news…
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 12:45pmJust curious, did he ‘break out the pipe’ to debunk Hannity’s chopped (intended to deceive) vid with Obama re: using executive power? No? Shocking…. they distort, you’re deceived.
Report Post »simplygilly
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:21am“If she had the time for the whole clip” she wouldn’t have used any of it… because it would then be a non-story not worthy of gleefully entertaining her empty-headed MSNBC audience.
Report Post »noproblems
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:04amGlenn is a bit naive. Wall Street is thoroughly corrupt and without ethics. I get a little tired of successful media personalities telling us about how to feel about rich folks. Absolutely depends on how you made your money.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:27amExplain naive. You didn’t elaborate on that comment as I felt Glenn was spot on with his assessment since the ones speaking about fairness are the ones with the wealth and control already.
Report Post »PresidentDowngrade
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:19amnaive /spot on? Glen just signed a $100,000,000.00 deal with Clear Channel. Owned by Bain Capitol and is pure Zionist Propaganda. Romney=’s Obama= Bush..Notice how Glen talks the Fed then stops. Who are the real criminals Glen? It isnt van jones, not even Obama. Its Glens bosses which are Obamas bosses which are Romneys bosses?. Glen just bounces a distracting ball up and down and we all stare at it.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:15am@President…. – you missed the whole point of the video. So since Beck is somehow affiliated with others by wealth then he must be a fellow hypocrite just like them? Stupid, hogwash and irrelevant. You don’t listen well. He was clear in showing that a few“elite” and “richest” amongst us are telling America what is fair and that the rich should pay their fair share as they are all in Obama’s pocket. Beck is in stark contrast to this as he shows how some of our celebrities out there are out of touch.
I get it, you should only have a voice of reason if you are struggling and poor….stupid. I guess from your approach all rich people are out of touch regardless of their views. Again…stupid. Believe it or not, but some people who are rich AND on television actually deserve to be there by merit and substance. Beck left Fox as he had options to establish his own identity but you choose to look at who financed his show. Maybe you liberals can understand that banks want a return on their investment so they find what they would call “in demand” opportunities to invest in to create wealth. I know, stupid banks are trying to make money…..what were they thinking.
But go ahead and sling your garbage since you feel that showing you don’t follow anybody lends you some credibility with people as a “free thinker” and open minded American. Good luck with that!
Report Post »xendude
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:06amExcellent Mr. Beck. Nothing angers people like the truth.
Report Post »Jack R
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 6:48am“Walid Pharès, Special advisor to Mitt Romney on foreign policy ”
(11 min video clip).
http://www.france24.com/en/20120616-interview-walid-phares-mitt-romney-israelis-palestinian-syria-iran
Report Post »TRUTHandFREEDOM
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 4:25amIf you have a dollar or you have 500,000, your property rights are the the same in real America, in the founder’s America, but not in progressive America.
Progressivism is poison. Look at the brain damage that it has caused to our media. Look at the damage that it has caused to our freedom, rights, economy and educational institutions.
The people affected cannot even see the symptoms, but it’s even worse than that. They actually see it as a cure. They see an “alternative to freedom” as a cure to hardships instead of a primary cause of hardships.
They can no longer understand that government exists to protect our rights and property.
The fact that we have repeated news stories about people calling the police because they are not happy with their fast food or sandwich order clearly demonstrates that people do not know what government is for. They need the nanny state to handle consmer interaction for them. Will they next expect the fire department to clean out their ash tray?
These people are clearly not Republicans or Libertarians, if you get my point.
Report Post »They do unfortunately vote and they vote for a more powerful nanny.
lassiegirldawn
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:54amI always wondered who those ugly phques were married to. A match made in heaven, NOT, most likely made in hell, because that is where they are trying to take us.
Report Post »LetsBeSmartAboutThis
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:48amLove Glenn, love Rush… but I don’t love Mrs. Alan Greenspan. She’s INCREDIBLY BIASED!
Report Post »Likes-Mitt-in-2012
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:47amThanks, Glenn for holding MSNBC’s feet to the fire for this poor excuse for journalism. I pine for a day when the mainstream media actually does their job. I will not be holding my breath for that to happen, though.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:57amCommies don’t report true news, you will be pinning many a day my friend.
Report Post »Recceman90
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 7:28amPlease don’t hold your breath….people with common sense are hard to find and frankly we can’t afford to lose you.
Report Post »Stink Fist
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:21amIts sad RT is more informative.
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:15amDon’t you just love how Glenn does his little “rich person” stich but yet articles on the Blaze tout his new $10 million dollar deal. He fails to mention his 7 bedroom, 7 bath, 7,900 Sq foot home that he bought for nearly $4 million. Glenn is not a “regular” guy. Letterman and Stewart don’t pretend to middle income people, but Beck would lead you to believe that he is. This is where Glenn’s hypocrisy lies.
Report Post »Likes-Mitt-in-2012
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 2:43amHey Truesounds….
Report Post »You are either very dishonest or a little slow on the uptake. You obviously missed the point of Glenn’s piece. He is not mocking rich people like himself…he is mocking rich people who mock rich people to further their political agenda while pretending they are just everyday folk. Maybe you should take a second look at Glenn’s piece.
GenOptimus
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:36amYou’re the hypocrite here. You want to enjoy your God-given freedoms in a country founded on christianity while shaking your fist in the face of the Lord Jesus. Have you no shame or decency?!
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:51amIf Glenn Beck is just playing Mr. regular guy, why do we all know about his recent multimillion deal? Glenn is also an alcoholic, and a former drug abuser, that has taken control of his life. His life is now successful, for having done so. When I think about people who hide their true identity, Obama is the first that comes to mind.
Report Post »TrueSoundsOfLiberty
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 3:52am@Likes-mitt
That is nothing more than circular reasoning. Glenn is a rich person presenting himself a a regular person to mock rich people…
@GENOPTIMUS
Seeing as I don’t believe in God he/she has not bestowed me with any freedoms. HOWEVER the founding fathers stated that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. And as far as I can see, my mother and my father are my creators and I have those rights. There is no mention of God.
Yes I have shame and yes I have decency, but I will not allow you or anyone else to force your view or version of “shame and decency” on me and hopefully anyone else.
Report Post »suttonea76
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 8:34am@True….(blahblah) – you apparently need to take a comprehension class to understand that Beck was clearly pointing out the hypocrisy from other rich folks who obviously have an opinion to share. It is widely known that Beck is rich, successful and popular and he doesn’t hide behind anything in regards to those truths. So with your logic, anybody who is rich cannot have an opinion in the face of hypocrisy because they are rich themselves? Brilliant…you are not educated since you weren‘t paying attention to the actual message but rather your knowledge of Beck’s wealth in regards to those he was commenting on, which was never apart of the story. Go away liberal with your distortion of the truth.
Report Post »EndTheGOPTEA
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 9:28amGet you silly “God” out of my face!! I am American, I DON’T Follow your God and it is still MY Country too. Please show me Jesus/god anywhere in the Constitution?
Report Post »TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:42amLove the landed gentry spoof. Thanks Glenn. I am glad you are “rich” Glenn but you are wealthy in more than money. My gosh, where would many in this country be without all the information and much with humor you provided for us? I hope we helped add to your wealth. I thank God that I am American and that I have brothers and sisters out there who love this country as much as I do. And that alone makes me rich. And I’m sure glad I was born in Texas and you chose to live here. I think you like us, I think you like us. Smile.
Report Post »Conservative-Atheist
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:12pmGreat clip. I miss seeing Glen on Fox every day.
Report Post »db321
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:56pmThere is never an excuse for integrety.
Report Post »DIR
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 11:10pmEnjoy Glenn’s take on the aristocratic pipe smoking Liberal. It ranks, with me, as one of those goofy, as in funny, characters like Sam Fernando ‘Sam’ (Red Skelton), Jonathan Winter‘s ’little boy picking his seat,’ and others,
Report Post »whitehat5
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:56pmWhat NBC News and Andria Mitchell did is disgusting! That is not, journalism, that is straight propaganda! And i looked up their number and told them so, with no threats and no abusive language. I hope you do the same. NBC News 212 664 3720. vet the number, it should be good.
Report Post »jefferyt
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:12pmhe almost sounds like the penguin in the old adam west batman tv shows.
Report Post »Wildblue3
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:09pmGlenn Great piece. Please don’t let the brain dead Ron Paulites get you down.
Report Post »db321
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:33pmHas anyone noticed that Glenn has a stronger Teflon Coating than Obama does when it comes to the Liberal News. They do not report his successes or even his failure for fear that everytime they do he picks up new viewers. Right now Glenn is in a unique position to sneak up and expose the media, at every turn, in ways that they cant even imagine.
I would say that Glenn is as wise as a Fox – God Bless Him.
Report Post »junior1971
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:49pmThis is the best nutty proffesor segment he has ever done! Share, share, share folks! This is how you wake the sleeping sheeple! Beck f’rekin rules!! Hell yah!!!!
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:33pmDoes “misreporting” include:
NOT reporting on Bilderberg, but “reporting” on a silly quote from somebody REPORTING ON BILDERBERG?
“Reporting on leftist Obama’s Dream amnesty… BUT NOT “reporting” on leftist Romney/Rubio’s Dream Amnesty?
“Reporting” on feel good, Support our Troops “stories”… BUT NOT ON THE CANDIDATE WHOM THE TROOPS THEMSELVES SUPPORT?
“Yeah, but” questions OVER AND OVER AND OVER, when interviewing undesirable conservative candidates?
Alinskyite kneecapping interviews, design to deep-six a undesirable conservative candidate’s campaign?
Incorrect delegate counts?
Media blackouts of conservative candidates?
NOT reporting on the Constitution Party candidates?
NOT reporting on the Libertarian candidates?
NOT reporting on the GOP months-long cheat-fest against Ron Paul?
“Reporting” on DEMOCRAT election fraud… BUT NOT GOP ELECTION FRAUD?
NOT reporting on the lawsuit Ron Paul supporters have leveled at the CHEATING GOP?
“Reporting” to expose ONLY democrats?
BURYING ANY STORIES that make the leftist GOP look bad?
“Reporting” on Soros… but… NOT Murdoch?
While you chew on those questions… I’m headed back to infowars.com and WND to get REAL reporting.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:01pmYou’re right. Gary Johnson has been getting the shaft. Now, I seem to recall seeing Alex Jones around the block a few minutes ago – he was looking for you.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 10:29pmwatch OUT!!!!! the guys in the
Report Post »white coats are looking for you.
just saw them around the corner.
cdcats8
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:23pmGlenn, I am glad you have a sense of humor. Seems there are many Liberals who don’t know the meaning of the word humor.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:19pmJohn Kerry pushed “tax the rich…. those who make $200 or $250 thousand a year”.
Then, Obama and Hillary continued the haves and have-nots and the McMansions.
Oh, and of course Obama inserted Lincoln’s “a House divided” & “a more pefect Union”: race.
Report Post »–holy organized divisivness !
hwyllie
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 9:13pmAmen
Report Post »I-Pay-Taxes
Posted on June 19, 2012 at 8:54pmThank you Glenn!
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