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| Glenn Beck Rips Progressivism at CPAC |
| 2010-02-21 |
| Fox News host Glenn Beck, armed with his trademark chalkboard, blamed "progressivism " for America's problems Saturday in his keynote speech that brought the annual Conservative Political Action Conference to a close. I watched this. I was very impressed. He didn't give a speech -- he orated. The chalkboard, a prop that he uses frequently on his top-rated show, brought the audience to its feet. Beck wrote "Progressivism" on it to underscore his belief in what America is suffering from. When Beck asked what America is suffering from, someone shouted "President Obama," though Beck, an outspoken critic of the president, said it's "not that simple." Beck rejected the notion that the Republican Party should expand its tent to include progressives. "What is this? A circus?" he said, drawing laughter. "America is not a clown show. America is an idea that sets people free." Opening up about his troubled past, Beck told the crowd, "People need to understand that life is not fair. The bad guy sometimes wins." The speech capped three days of panel discussions and high-profile speakers, including numerous politicians mentioned as contenders for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. But for a lot of the CPAC attendees, Beck was the reason they came, as he is seen as a leader in the new conservative movement. The speech comes after a year in which Beck's growing popularity as a Fox News host coincided with the rise of the Tea Party Movement and populist rage directed at Washington. Beck also launched the 9/12 Project, which sets forth nine values and 12 principles that he believes the country was founded upon. The project inspired a major march in Washington in September. "This is how is America should be," said Cynthia Burgiss, 22, a student at the University of Dayton in Ohio who attended the 9/12 march in D.C. this year. "People of every race, political affiliation, religion came together for different reasons." She was at CPAC to see Beck and called him a "relatable ... everyday guy." "None of this would have happened without Glenn," she said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 IOW, ARTIC > an unknown number of MUSLIM MODERATES + XTREMISTS may also be PRO-COMMIE = CLOSET COMMIES, whose true role, actions, and magnitude of collusion, etc. in the 9-11 terror event agz America, + by extens the on-going ISLAMIST UNIVERSAL JIHAD [NOT merely Local, Regional, or Multi-region] is NOT FULLY CLEAR, LIKELY BY DESIGN??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-21 23:43 |
| #10 Compare the GLENNER wid DAILY TIMES.PK > PROFESSOR: THE FTURE OF MARXISM IS VERY BRIGHT. Argues that the LIMITED OF CAPITALISM have nearly been reached, + that MUSLIM-MAJORITY NATIONS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN VERY RECEPTABLE/HOSPITABLE TO [Marxist] COMMUNISM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-02-21 23:37 |
| #9 I'm convinced Glenn can do a better job of feeding red meat to CPAC than Bambi. (It helps that I agree with most of what he says.) But I think we're a long way from any candidate who says those things getting elected. Even from Utah. We're going to have to hit an even lower bottom. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-02-21 14:25 |
| #8 Tapscott gives Beck props for the speech and suggests that while he's unlikely to be elected to high office, he undoubtably will play a key role in setting the narrative during the 1010 and 12 campaign seasons and elections. And that's what we need. People are angry, worried and scared. What Beck did so well was to focus on a few key issues we can agree on, articulate basic principles and show that those principles have been the basis for America's success in the past. By also naming the enemy of those principles he gives focus to the anger and identifies what needs to go. I'm not sure I see officeholder qualities in him. I sure do see *leadership* qualities to rally the electorate and aim its energy at the root issues we need to address urgently. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-02-21 13:35 |
| #7 I'm convinced Glenn can do a better job than any one in the ruling administration or the other 535 clowns holding office... |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-02-21 13:14 |
| #6 Glenn Beck for King! ;-) He did a great job. He even handled interruptions without breaking stride. Noobama can only be jealous if he even watched five minutes of it. I hope it gives the politicians something to think about. I'm afraid that the only thing it will give them to think about is how to appear to comply to minimum expectations but in reality just bury their agenda deeper to be dug up later. Hence I feel we need to send the signal by throwing the bums out without their ill-deserved lifetime benefits. Unless they are the kind to own and drive an F-150, of course. :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-21 12:57 |
| #5 It was a pleasure to watch Glen Beck COMPLETELY eviscerate the political establishment, both repubs and dems. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2010-02-21 10:30 |
| #4 just watched the whole thing. go now if you haven't yet. you will be glad you did |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2010-02-21 08:37 |
| #3 Sorry, it looks like that was only the first 10 minutes or so. Here's a link to the whole thing. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-21 04:08 |
| #2 Here's his Mo |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-02-21 03:48 |
| #1 I am very proud of Glenn Beck! Glenn is an honest real American patriot. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-02-21 02:32 |