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SNL Takes Shot at ‘Glenn Beck’s Holy Roller BS’
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Comments (208)
Awakenow
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:21pmI could be wrong but SNL not only isn’t funny it is irellevant and has been for some time. Which one of these guys is the replacement for John Belushi, Eddie Murphy,or Chevvy Chase or which of the wemen represents the Gilda Radner or Jane Curtan replacement? I know, I know that was a long long time ago but to me that was when it was both relevant and funny.
As far as the Blaze relevence pointing out the cultural failures of the media, either news, entertainment or in this case non-comedy is very relevent.
Report Post »TheAmerican ✞
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:52pmAWAKENOW You know what is funny, the fact that if it were not for Glenn B and Sara P to make fun of, they would not have any ratings at all. Thats funny. You know what else is hilarious, all the things that the democrats did like healthcare, cap and trade, all the bailouts and the stimulus, they cannot talk about or campaign on, but the republicans can, now thats funny.
Report Post »mitcha_ca_sux
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:19pmThe point many seem to be missing here and which in fact GB has explained quite succinctly is that without Morals you cannot have a Constitutional Republic. Religion and morals go together like sliced bread :)
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:39pmButcher won’t garee with that. He gets his morals totally from his “intellect.”
Report Post »Larry Sheldon
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:14pmI don’t watch TV at all (closest exceptions are Beck’s programs from Internet recordings and a few on-line clips recommended by reputable sources).
Obsessive reporting on Johnson, Johnston, Sullivan, Stewart, et alia does not happen at reputable sources.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:12pmI’ll say it. SNL was AWESOME way back in the beginning when the cast was on real drugs! Serious, I’m just saying,
Report Post »Not the comedians today..on their lame Prozacs and Viagra..no, no.
The HARD stuff!. I’m not condoning it, just making an observation.
aeronut44
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:15pmI though Viagra was the HARD stuff.
Report Post »Maybe the GEESE Know More than the BEES Know
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:49pm@aeronut44
Report Post »lol!
walkwithme1966
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:11pmI thought the sketch was funny – but then what do you expect from a liberal/progressive/democrat?
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Report Post »Larry Sheldon
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:09pmI wish The Blaze would make arrangements with the AssofSpazzHQ for them to add SNL to make a third item they report on, and drop it here. Maybe they will have time for a fourth and you can get them to cover Jon Stewart as well.
I get tired of the obsessive reporting on stuff that is of no value whatever.
Report Post »Mithra
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:09pmA parody of a parody.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:40pmMirtha, I enjoy your posts so please explain. OK?
Report Post »American Pride
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:04pmInserting Glenn Beck in the scene seemed very forced. It did not flow at all.
Report Post »Eternal Lucy
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:04pmI agree. It did seem out of place. The sketch even closes on an entirely different note, so: yep -entirely forced insertion there.
But I did find it funny because it mirrors me and my daughter. Me the GB fan, and her the one who rolls her eyes at me being a fan. I could totally relate to this.
It was mildly funny. The part that disturbs me a little is the atheism reference. Seems to be a growing epidemic among young people. When did this start?
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:39pm@Eternal Lucy- it all started when our schools began teaching the kids that we came from nothing.. if we were evolved from nothing what is the reason to follow ANY morals? or believe in God? if it is all just survival of the fittest then why SHOULD anyone believe in God? That big lie has not only led to disbelief of God, but is also the roots of racism.
Report Post »blacksmith
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:03pmI watched snl some during the elections of 08. They were so far in the tank for Obama that they even trashed the Clintons. Really? Now how far to the left do you have to be when you think the Bill and Hilarity are to conservative?
Report Post »bobby535
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:40pmT.V. in general is starting to nose dive. I used to love the documentary channels, but now days you can barely get through one without some kind of agenda interference. National Geographic is the worse. It is like the MSNBC of documentary channels.
Report Post »Eternal Lucy
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:09pmI think it started nose-diving about 10 years ago.
Report Post »american1st
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:10pmi watch a TV show or documentary about animals and i just wait for global warming to be mentioned! they must have passed a law that no more then 20 min of airtime for nature w/o mentioning global warming…
the bias is everywhere and if you start noticing and counting the bias by omission it’s even worse…
Report Post »CrystalClear
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 10:15pmI have noticed so much leftist propaganda on TV, movies, magazines, so-called news channels, even the History Channel, I can no longer watch a show through to the end, I almost always change the channel due the insults heaped upon conservatives. I still try again to find a show to watch, but inevitably must change the channel.
It is a good thing I have a good selection of home videos and at times must watch the “Dirty Harry” series because Inspector Callahan did not buy into the PC scene from the very beginning. Like myself and other conservatives, he knew better. On the back of my Sudden Impact video tape, Clint Eastwood says it best, “People are a little edgy about the rights of criminals taking precedence over the rights of victims. I think the public is interested in justice, and that’s what Harry stands for. He’s unique because he stood for the same principles from the beginning, when it wasn’t terribly fashionable.” Sudden Impact was released in 1983 and those sentiments still hold true today.
Report Post »Alvin691
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:40pmThat is about right, note the atheism comment? It‘s time for the writers of SNL to put their big boy pants on and realize religion isn’t a bad thing.
Report Post »MikeRaleighNC
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:34pmanother yawn….
Report Post »bobrsta
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:31pmI think Glenn’s a big enough man to laugh that off. If the mention of his name gets one person watching SNL to tune in and maybe wake up, it’d be a good thing.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:30pmthis is the true bases for Religion
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/user/philsegrave#p/u/0/OLyDR0RF0l4
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MrButcher
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:46pmhuh?
if, by this twisted insanly foolish logic, the #11 is so import and and “reveals” so much about the future and the “new world order and the olympics” (huh? what?), why will the world end in 2012 and not 2011? doesn’t that make more sense?
this stuff is beyond fruity. please don’t share your stupidity with the world. it’s shameful and you just wasted 8 minutes of my life watching that and 3 minutes wasted responding….hey, wait, you just wasted 11….. minutes…..of…. my….. life!! wow. weird.
ironic?
Report Post »very
Freelancer
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:25pmI couldn’t even finish watching this piece of BS…. If you crunch enough numbers, you will find ANY repeating sequence. This is just more of the same old grand conspiracy crap. By the moniker you chose, I can assume that you are an Alex Jones fan as well. Sad life you must lead believing that everything is a conspiracy huh?
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:32pmThat cideo is a bit outthere. But, the 2012 prophecies are not made up. They have been confirmed by astologers to correspond with the natural cycles our solar sytem and our galaxy go through. Geologist have confirmed great upheavals that occured on regular interval and those intervals correspond with the calendars transitions. I have done a lot of research on the subject and have been very skeptical about the prophecies. The more research i do the more i find a basis in fact to imply that the prophecies point to one of these transitional times. To put into simpler terms it is as natural as the changing of the seasons. The calendar only marks the comming of these transitions. The 2012 event will be chaotic and wrought with terrible castastrophies. These events are not the rath of a GOD they are the natural cycles on a universal scale. Yes, they will have dramatic results on our planet.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:31pmIt is obvious that some people just have too much time on their hands!!!
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:42pmIt is these type of posts that discredit God and make Him out to be unloving. Be assured that He laid the signs of the times but most people don’t have the eyes to see or the ears to hear. Very much like the people in Noah’s day.
Report Post »daverag
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 11:43pm@AMERICANPATRIOT01 See The 2012 Deception by Chris White http://youtube.com/nowheretorun1984 … 2012 is bull.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:30pmhey, it’s funny.
i’m an avid watcher of Beck and love his (and his staff’s) investigative journalism and opinions. but whenever he gets on the holy-roller schtick “god is the only answer for our country’s problems” blah blah blah etc, i sometimes have to change the channel. it brings down the show so much in my opinion and, at times, ruins it.
but i know i’m in the minority here on that.
Report Post »just thought i’d let ya know
Mithra
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:47pmHe is much better on economic issues such as the firemen’s pension Ponzi scheme and the debt crisis. He loses objectivity with the Revival for my tastes.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:01pmi agree. the stuff on crime, inc and exposing so many leftists organizations i’ve never even heard of and, as you mentioned, the economy. that stuff is just great. invaluable and deserving of a pulitzer even.
faith, hope and charity is hookey jive. the religious stuff, i hope everyone notices, is where the leftists are attacking. distracting from and not debating the ACTUAL threat that there might be elements in our current admin that are trying to destroy the capitalist system and institute some nightmarish unelected leftwing world gov’t. i mean, come on!
instead we talk about religion and so many are forced to defend the undefendable, the metaphysical beliefs that have no bearing on our future.
who gives a damn about god when the visigoths have taken the parliament?
Report Post »M31Sailor
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:17pmMr
Report Post »I attended 8/28 and am a listner of Glenn, Rush etc, Sometimes during his radio show my eyes roll up in my head and I have to go back to rearranging my sock draw. I come back when he has callers (Pro and Con) speaking on the radio. May be my ADD
Sailor
littlebin518 ✝
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:25pmAll I gotta say is, Whoa!
Report Post »firstHat
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:32pmSome stuff is for the short term and other is for the long term. Political stuff is short term and very important. Finding our way back to what we lost is long term. You don’t have to get it as long as you let those of us who do do our stuff. Glad you are still listening even if you shut down on some of the stuff.
It’s kinda like I used to tell my students. Much of what I say won’t even crack through the concrete of you skulls today, but some day it will come back to you and you’ll think…”oh! that’s what she was talking about!.” Years later, many have reached out to me to say just I was right and that they finally grew to understand and have thanked me for planting the seeds way back when. I hope it will be like that for you folks sometime. In the meantime, keep listening, let the stuff that doesn’t seem important drift in one ear, but don’t be surprised if someday it all makes perfect sense. When that happens, just let it.
Report Post »idefine
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:41pmI agree about Glen claiming god is our only hope type thing. Glen does say doesn’t have to be the christian god, and even atheist are okay, but unless you whatch everyday it is easy to miss that point. Part of the problem is the word “God” and what image that brings up in our minds. God = a single being, looking like the popular portrayal of Jesus. Someone says god and the image is God = an powerful man or individual, micro managing the world. That is the image i think the average person has, as that is the imagery we are given growing up in the USA. I have to make a real effort to remember “God” is a higher power, and can mean many differant things to the religions of the world. Anyway, i don’t know where im going with this really.
One thing though that annoys me, the arrogance of former drunks that find god think everyone else’s life must be screwed.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:51pmwell, i take it back. there is one thing Beck says about religion that i like and find very important. but few here take it seriously or actually do it. the Thomas Jefferson quote; “Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear”—WHOA! damn, i wish that would sink in in the long term also. i see very little questioning here muchless any with any sort of BOLDNESS.
i find that very sad.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:27pmButcher: I fully understand why you change the channel when Glee counsels us to trust God, follow His commandments and expect miracle. You’re a proud athiest. You might get tainted by all this talk of God.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:38pmIdefine, love your compassion for someone who turns to God for help and gets it in spades. All of us have many things to repent of and I thank God everyday for the atoning scarifice of His son Jesus Christ.
I find it inspiring to see this type of change. I guess you have a 180% difference in perspective.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:27pmThere is not enough beer in the world to make me believe the economy is getting better.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:33pmBelieve me, by the time it’s all said and done…Beer may be the only solace we have left…hope you know how to make home brew! :)
Report Post »Beltfeed
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:35pmAin’t That The Truth
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:33pmC. Schwehr:
Report Post »You will not be allowed by law to make your own beer. It will be illegal or taxed at 80%, along with guns, bullets, liquor (hard stuff), bow and arrows, knives and gasoline. The left wants to be sure you fall in line with their socialist agenda and you can do no harm to anyone. They know best afterall, don’t ya think? I sure am glad I stocked up on bullets several years ago and have stocked up on food for 2 years now. I saw it coming. The best hope we all have is in God and to get the conservative vote out in all elections BIG TIME – overwhelm the left until they don’t know what hit them. USE THEIR OWN TACTICS AGAINST THEM. THEY ARE SCARED OF US, AREN’T THEY? AND, THEY SHOULD BE! Just sayin…..
manny
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:35pmmust of had alot of beer under bush
Report Post »caseydog27
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:27pmAll the shows inject these sound bites where they have not place or make no sense, Jane Lynch does it on Glee all the time and I loved the show until it got popular and the anti conservative comments started to flow. Stopped watching.
Report Post »SafeguardOurLiberty
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:20pmAgree, and what really upset me is Mr. Shuster came to Pittsburgh to rally for the demo for governor. Isn’t he from CA? Why is he rallying for a dem in PA for the governor? Go home Morrison to your bankrupt state and rally for your idiot Brown for gov.
Report Post »anadee
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:22pmi have no idea what the snl is…but the demos are losing their minds……i will leave it to karma
Report Post »sit back and watch…..better than a comedy tv show….go glenn…….we love you!!!!!
uhadenoughyet.com
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:36pmLOL, I dont even know what channel on my dish network, NBC is!! too sad these guys cant get good writers to come up with some real comedy instead of pandering to the left, or whats left of the left, or whats left of the left that is left watching what is left of the left on whats left of snl and NBC! hehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »lucciocuz
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:22pmOh for the days of Chevy, Jane, John, Gilda, Garrett, Dan and Lorraine.
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:51pmYou’re not kidding ~ just to name a few during that era! There are so many classic SNL’s that are still popular today. I don’t waste my time (or sleep) watching today’s SNL drivel.
Report Post »sandy21957
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:53pmI agree. SNL used to be really funny. Now they are just sad. But then again, over the last 10 years I have progressively (ironic word choice I know) stopped watching NBC. The one remaining show I liked, they sold to CBS. I know I can’t be the one and only person that has done this. Boy, their market share is in the tank.
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:24pmI think the problem is that they need more cowbell!
Report Post »chatom
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:26pmThose were the good SNL. I did watch a little with Dana Carvey. I think the last NBC shows I watched were Law and Order but even they got too liberal and they put SVU against Criminal Mind so lost that one. I guess the only time I turn on NBC is for Sunday Night Football if its a game I want to watch. I couldn’t believe the crap they offered this year as watchable TV.
Report Post »Seattle61
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:56pmDon’t forget Bill! I stopped watching it after they all left. It’s gone downhill ever since.
Report Post »Juniemoon
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:21pmGlenn is not a Holy Roller, he’s not pentecostal. He’s a mormon. Just sayin.
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:20pmThe writers at SNL (and most of the entertainment community) don’t know the difference. I’m not putting them down, I‘m just saying that they don’t care enough about the subject to learn more about it.
The problem is this: for the informed, ignorance is not funny.
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:12pmTexan, that‘s a great quote that unfortunately doesn’t apply to conservatives and especially Glenn Beck. By the way, who says Mormons cannot be holy rollers? They proselytize and are always imposing their values on others (e.g., Prop 8 in CA). If the shoe fits… There I go again, being annoyed by the uninformed who believe they’re informed.
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:56pmABC: Historically, the slur “Holy Rollers” refers to Pentecostals. This slur was created because of the way that Pentecostals sometimes fall on the floor and speak in tongues when they experience what they call “The Baptism of the Holy Ghost.”
I know this, because I used to attend this type of church, and was thus labeled a “Holy Roller.” Thus my being informed on the subject.
By your (incorrect) definition, anyone who proselytizes would be a “Holy Roller.” This would logically include faiths including (but not limited to) Hare Krishna, or Islam. You can see, if you are intellectually honest (and I would not be surprised if you are not) that the slur “Holy Roller” does not apply to anyone, or any faith, who proselytizes.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:32pmJunie; thank you. Mormons are NOT even considered Christians by “holy rollers.” The Church os Satan is what they claim. All you haver to do is attend one Mormon meeting and one holy roller meetting to see the vast difference.
Report Post »Contrarianthinker
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 8:44pmABC, I thought the majority of the voters accepted the Porposition. Darn, I forgot that Progressives use force all the time so they project their demons on others. My apologies
Report Post »slwolfgram
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 9:09pmMost people ignorant of the Bible call anyone who believes a “holy roller”. Just goes to show ya!!! What was Forest Gump said ? “stupid is as stupid does” There are many more things to degrade apart from a person that loves the Lord
Report Post »wewillbethekey2012
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:17pmActually, that is pretty funny.. until they had to bring in their liberal politics.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:25pmThat’s the hook
Report Post »2
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:33pmWhat’s a SNAL?
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 9:47pmI think you mean SNL…it stands for Saturday Night Live?
Report Post »dressseller
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:16pmYeah.. sure they don’t get Glenn …or us. ..But it was kinda funny :]
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:49pmLol :)
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:14pmAgain, I hear that SNL is a “comedy” show but I’m just not seeing it.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:31pmThat‘s because it hasn’t been there since Dan Akroyd left the show…
Report Post »Steve Smith
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:54pmI haven’t watched SNL in ages. It’s not even amusing let alone funny. Heck it’s not even mildly entertaining. And ever since G.E. Smith left, the music ain’t all that great either. Why would anyone bother? I‘m amazed they’re still on the air.
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:51pmSteve Smith, your comment is HILARIOUS. Glenn Beck has been averaging about 1.3M viewers according to the weekly Nielsen ratings, while the SNL episode you cite, which isn’t even close to being the highest rated SNL show this year, yielded more than 3.5M viewers. Beck’s ratings have been falling for some time, prompting stock market analysts and others following Fox to speculate on how the network will respond. Meanwhile, the SNL episode you cite beat out all other night shows that week by a large margin. Funny how you assert your opinion as if it had any authority, when the reality is that your views on SNL are OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM and the numbers bear this out. Just like the most of the rest of the views of Beck’s loyal followers. Too bad for Beck that group is actually shrinking. All while SNL keeps growing its media share…. But go on and throw up more unsupported claims that are TOTALLY CONTRADICTED by the reality and the numbers. It is all the right-wing extremists can do. I blog here frequently and have yet to find a conservative who can marshall a shred of evidence, much less a preponderance of it, to spar with me. I’m the one-eyed amongst the blind. I feel bad for you guys…’til I remember that ignorance is bliss and child-like fantasies are comforting. So keep up the Santa Claus and Tooth Fairy stuff like SNL being not funny. Just don’t take a peak at the mainstream, much less the real world. You want to keep up that blissful state of ignorance…
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 12:55pmABC: A couple of points here, regarding your long winded response to Steve Smith.
1. Mr. Smith only gave the reasons he personally doesn’t watch SNL, and in no way impugned those who still watch.
2. Glenn Beck’s show is:
A. A news and opinion show.
B. On Cable
C. On in the late afternoon, (5 pm Eastern, 4 Central) at a time when many of his core demographic are still at work. (Conservatives work, in case you didn’t know.)
3. SNL is:
A. An entertainment show
B. On a major network
C. On at night on the weekend when most of its core demographic are at home.
So basically, in one bloviated comment you have shown that you:
Report Post »1. Are adept at comparing apples and oranges, and
2. Aren’t so darn bright.
abc
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:24pm1. Mr. Smith said he was surprised SNL is still on the air, as if 25+ years of killing it in the ratings weren’t enough to remind him that his personal opinion of the show should not serve as a proxy for what is mainstream–a common miscalculation of the far right.
2. Glenn Beck’s show is:
A. An entertainment show; calling it news shows you’ve no idea what that should look like.
B. On Cable or Satellite, which has a combined penetration of 89% of the market; big shows migrate from cable to broadcast, but there is ample market to get big on cable directly
C. On in the late afternoon, (5 pm Eastern, 4 Central) at a time when many of his core demographic are still at work. (So many conservatives apparently don’t work.)
3. SNL is:
A. An entertainment show with a 25+ year history that trounced the ratings of other late night comedy that week
B. On a major network that gives it about a 15% natural ratings boost only
C. On at night on the weekend when most of its core demographic are at home.
So basically, in one “bloviated” comment–to borrow your word (you love to speak like O’Reilly, apparently)–you have shown that you:
1. Are tone deaf to people who assert their tiny, minority opinions as though they reflect what the vast majority of people in the mainstream believe, as quantifiable data clearly shows; and
2. Aren’t so darn bright to have totally missed the point of my comment.
By the way, if Beck has so much pent up demand amongst would-be viewers who work for a living, then why does that media company, filled with bright executives, make you guys suffer through Greta when you are actually at home on your couch being brainwashed??
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:08pmABC: I was educated in the English language long before I ever heard of Bill O’Reilly, whose show I do not watch.
“News opinion.“ He gives his ”opinion“ about the ”news”. I’m sorry that you lack the reading ability to understand such a difficult concept. I understand, I was forced to attend a public school, also. It can be a difficult experience to rise above.
Given the demographics, time of play and and network factors, you might as well be comparing CSI: Wherever with South Park. You simply lack the intellectual honesty to admit it.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:13pmThe left has nothing but hate..
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:34pmUnlike the Right:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/glenn-beck-mocks-fire-vic_b_753193.html
Of course, it does catch up with you eventually:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/08/glenn-beck-my-medical-pro_n_755960.html
People should let live and live…
Report Post »Pablo
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:41pmBasic facts are not hate, ABC. Nor is Cesca’s butthurt.
Report Post »AirFiero
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:45pmWell, we knew that some dirtbag leftist would make fun of Glenn by way of his health issues. Looks like “ABC” is the first one I’ve seen (I doubt it will be the last).
Gotta love that “compassionate left”.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:46pmi dont see what either link has to do with hate…………..why don’t you go back under your rock troll……..the sky is falling
Report Post »4jschaefer
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:30pmYour belief that the fire department should have put the fire out is akin to having your wrecked car towed to State Farm and forcing them to give you retroactive car insurance coverage. In the real world actions and inaction has consequences. If you would check your facts, the wife admitted that she was at fault. The problem with your logic is that everyone would wait until there is a fire then pay once the firemen arrive. This would lead to bankrupt fire departments. Oh I know, in your world they would get an Obama bailout. Wake up and smell the twenty-first century. We the people are tired of paying for your mistakes. Grow a set, man up and take the consequences for your own actions and we will do the same.
Report Post »Browncoat359
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:34pmSo I assume that you’re all for sponging off your neighbors,ABC? Oh sorry,you linked to the HuffPo, that answers the question.
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:49pmIt is one thing to state the obvious about insurance. It is another to make fun of a guy who has lost everything. But attacking liberals so viciously it okay, since you’ve already dehumanized them. As for the observations on Beck’s health, I have only compassion for him, do not mock him, but do point out (as he did himself on his show on Thursday) that he is actually not cut out for the name-calling and attacking, which is not his personality, and that such harsh rhetoric is taking a toll on his health. Repeating his only claims is hardly “hating” on the man. But make up facts to suit your narrative. It’s what the conservative extremists do best.
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:16pmI love how the Huffpo article about the fire starts by saying “I won’t make any ad-hominem attacks about Glenn Beck” then proceeds to make a bunch of ad-hominem attacks against Glenn Beck.
Oh those lefties. They are so “above the fray.”
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:28pmLook who’s calling the kettle black, CaffeinatedTexan.
Report Post »abc
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:36pmYes, 4JSchaeffer, let’s let people face consequences. What was former President Bush’s consequences for getting the Iraq War wrong? What was Cheney’s? What were the consequences faced by the Wall Street CEO’s that Bush and Cheney were ready to bail out before Obama was, and who the GOP took care to avoid hurting at all in the financial reforms? What are the consequences to the same old GOP leaders that voted for tax cuts that have increased the debt far more than any of Obama’s spending? What are the consequences to them for now putting forth a Pledge that promises more of the same irresponsible budget math even as they claim they’ve changed? Nice of you to demand facing consequences for the little guy, while CEOs, Wall Street millionaires and elite politicians get off scott free.
Also, you are aware that the US moved away from privatized fire departments in the beginning of the 20th century because of the many problems associated with the scheme. But we don’t even have that in this case. The FD in question still receives state subsidy, so it is not entirely privatized, so the analogy to fully private insurance is not even accurate. Also, I’m 100% certain if the burning house in question belonged to a CEO, Wall Street titan or well-connected politician (especially a Republican, given the state), then the house would not have burned down. When do you start calling for facing consequences to the groups that are best placed to handle such responsibilities from a resource standpoint but who seem to shirk them the most of any group in society? And where is your compassion to at least be quiet and ask others to be quiet, when such a devastating disaster strikes, even if the man is ultimately at fault? The lack of empathy is the right-wing’s greatest weakness…
Report Post »Konservgrammy
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:35pmABC. HuffingtonP! Really? Do your homework …
Report Post »Caffeinated Texan
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:45pmI didn’t know that calling a leftie a leftie was an ad-hominem attack…
Of course, I wouldn’t want to admit to it either, so I see your point.
Report Post »Phreedom
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 11:43amLOL
ABC attempts to enter this thread with hyper-links to HuffPOO supporting his/her arguments. LMAO
Report Post »Constitutional_Patriot_in_SC
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:46pm@abc…. You site the Huff Post……..I would look but I’m allergic to BS. Nothing that crotch rag says is factual.
Report Post »Doc_Slammin
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:13pmThe correct quote should be, “There‘s not enough beer in the world to make me buy into Obama’s B$”.
Report Post »skiphuber
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 12:46pmExcellent
Report Post »2
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 1:32pmWould someone tell Me what is SNAL?
Is it a Nasty Lady? A Dirt-Leg?
Thirteenth Paladin
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:13pmDid Al Franken write this trash. Where’s the comedy? I’m laughing out load rolling on the floor over this one.
anunyapete
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 2:17pmHow did anyone find out about this in the first place? Does anyone REALLY watch SNL anymore? They haven’t been funny since season 1.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:32pmThat show is still on? I watched last in 1990 something…It went from good to idiotic. looks like it hasn’t changed.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 3:56pmSnl has not been funny in decades. who cares what they do. PROUD CHRISTIAN here!
Report Post »ltb
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 4:18pmIf NBC weren’t trying so hard to get Cap & Tax passed so it can make billions from bogus global warming innitiatives, I would imagine bandwagon propoganda shows like SNL would have been cancelled a long time ago. Regardless, NBC, CNBC and MSNBC have been blocked from my DirecTV channel guide since 2008.
Report Post »farmwife
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 5:01pmThis is for “2”. SNL is Saturday Night Live. It used to be good and funny way back in the 80s when John Belushi and Chevy Chase were cast members. I haven’t watched it in years.
Report Post »Joseph8
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 6:20pmjust watched the best of Chris Farley on SNL. The only time that show was funny.
Report Post »WestOfThePecos
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 6:38pmWhy did Sarah Palin do this show back in 2008?
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on October 10, 2010 at 9:02pmThis is why I don’t watch any thing on any left wing network. NBC is at the top when it comes being blatantly left.
On a brighter note, the Culture Warriors have released a new, uplifting video documenting the sights & sounds of the Tea Party Movement!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3OxZhXKQ0
Report Post »fliptailhunter
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 11:30amsnl blows
Report Post »gbandy
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:45pmOh I have tried and you are right there is just not enough beer.
Report Post »Suddenly101
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:07pmOk I admit I laughed a little at ‘I’m laughing out loud on the floor’.
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 7:41pmThat show has sucked since the original 5 left. Guess the dope smokers need something to watch though, guess thats why it’s still around?
Report Post »Helen-of-Joy
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 9:00pmEven my kids asked me this weekend “when was SNL funny mom?” When I was still wearing hip-huggers son.
Proud Beckian here!
Report Post »RONALDREAGAN1980
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 10:52pmThe snl sketch was mildly humorous. However, it was probably very offensive (perhaps blasphemous would be a better word) to those who think Glenn is some sort of modern-day messiah. Does the phrase, “the constitution is hanging by a thread” mean anything to you? Check it out…. apparently Glenn thinks the elders of the Mormon church are predestined to save our country. This dude has some weird beliefs.
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 2:35amtoo bad most college kids in the snl demographic are out of work. they are morewith beck then obama
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