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Conservatives have reason to pull away from Beck

Curtis Waterbury - Lake Oswego, Ore.

I understand commentary writer Jonah Goldberg's point in his recent column "In defense of Glenn Beck," and it makes sense overall, but there was something about it that irked me (The Forum, Tuesday).


In an effort to defend Beck, Goldberg states that "liberals never see the antics of their more flamboyant celebrities as an indictment of liberalism itself," so why shouldn't outspoken conservatives be held to the same standard? I agree with Goldberg's argument, but I find it extremely difficult to compare Jon Stewart with someone who calls the president a "racist" and views him as "a guy who has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture," as Beck declared on Fox and Friends.

And then when confronted with the fact that many members of President Obama's administration are white, Beck replied, "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people; I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist."

This kind of commentary clearly demonstrates why conservatives are distancing themselves from Beck. These aren't flamboyant antics; they're just plain ignorant comments. How can President Obama be a "racist" who hates white people, yet like them at the same time, as Beck stated? I'm still trying to figure that one out.
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The people's agenda

R.H. Appleby - Harrisburg, Pa.

Jonah Goldberg writes a great piece, but fails to grasp what Glenn Beck is truly aiming at.

Beck is neither a Republican or a Democrat. He is a self-proclaimed libertarian.

His "agenda" is getting rid of corruption, incompetence and special-interest groups, and returning government to the people.

If this gets "in the way" of the conservative movement's agenda, then the agenda is not worth supporting.

I, like many others, will continue supporting Beck until our cause is accomplished.
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Money doesn't make right

Mark DeBruyckere - Raymond, N.H.

If it weren't for the serious nature of the hatemongering fueled by Glenn Beck, Jonah Goldberg's "In defense of Glenn Beck" would almost be laughable.

Goldberg used the argument that because Beck is so newsworthy and popular, and is making millions of dollars, that he must be doing something right.

Does Goldberg hold that same view for the illegal drug and pornography industries?

Beck called President Obama a racist on Fox News, a fact that was left out of Goldberg's column.

Right-wing extremists such as Joseph McCarthy, and members of the John Birch Society and the Ku Klux Klan, were dismissed by responsible conservatives decades ago.

Today's conservative movement would benefit by doing the same with Beck.

(Media personality: Glenn Beck, who entered the media world as a DJ when he was 13, now has the third highest rated radio program in the USA./George Lange.)

Posted at 12:10 AM/ET, October 09, 2009 in Letter to the editor, Politics - Letters
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It seems as though the libs despise the taste of their own medicine. Confrontational tactics bite when they are aimed back at those who thought they held patent to them.

This kind of commentary clearly demonstrates why conservatives are distancing themselves from Beck.

Says the snake oil salesman. Come on... I see his numbers growing like mad on Twitter. Keep on talking that in the hopes that the Liberals that read that will actually believe it. Spare me... Propaganda.

There were a lot of people running around trying to tell me that George Bush was a Conservative. Snake oil sold by Rove.

Dixie

I thought Glenn Beck's observations about President Obama's racist words and actions were right on the money.

It does not surprise me that Beck's honest and unrestrained style is causing fits with those in our nation that still cannot see clearly due to their brain washing.

Glenn Beck was right on the money and he told the truth and that has garnered him a great deal of support and loyalty from Americans of many walks of life.

W

Knowing a little more about Beck's religious background (to avoid trouble I will not say what it is) gives me a little more insight. IMO, ever since Southern fundamentalist Democrats jumped ship from their party in the late 70's to form the "Reagan Revolution" we have seen different religious groups, in waves, rise to take up conservative values in the political sphere. Beck belongs to one of the more recent ones rising to the occasion. (hint: they are based in Utah). So there is new found success, credence, and idealism all at the same time. This can go to a person's head...but he is very entertaining.

Why should we be concerned about what an Israeli mouthpiece is saying if we claim to be Americans? I could flush his zionist dribble down my toilet. Goldberg believes that Jews have the right to steal Palestian land, treat them like animals, shoot white phosphorous shells at their homes, etc. How is he a moral paragon when it comes to the issue of Beck? He has no problem with illegal aliens "enriching" our country but out of his other mouth he says that Israel must stay racially pure. That's a AshkeNAZI speaking

I support Glenn Beck 100%. He may not always be right about every subject but he allows discussion and debate unlike the liberal fascist idiots that are ready to name call and threaten anyone that dares to disagree with them.


As previously stated, Glenn Beck may not always be right but he was right about obama being a racist and Beck had strong evidence to prove his allegations.

Of course, libs are trying to smear Beck because the American people love and trust Beck. And Beck "call's out" the government on their stuff.

oswald, I did not know Goldberg's attitude about Israel, where do you get your information?


PS
People from all sides of the fence support Glenn Beck. Beck presents his opinion of what is happening in America and by his viewer support it's obvious that a large number of Americans agree with him.