Glen Beck going ROGUE: Conservative? Independent? No I don't think so, Beck's bought and paid for!

Nolan Chart ^ | January 23, 2012 | Mark Vogl

[AnglePark]

He has concerns about Newt. I do too. Most on FR did, as well, a few weeks ago. If anything, Beck has leaned toward Santorum.

He has consistently supported Bachmann, Santorum, and Perry, in that order. As each of them have fallen he has maintained that support, and now backs Santorum.

Folks on FR these days seem to hear support for Romney when someone doesn't praise their favorite candidate. Heck, I've even seen FReepers call Rush an "extreme leftist, Romney hack" in the last few weeks!

[SgtSki]

“By his own admission Mr. Wealth admitted that he was paying about 15% as his federal income tax rates! What’s that mean? It means he is so wealthy he lives off his long term investments. “

To be more specific its capital gains that are taxed at 15%.
Interest and Dividends are taxed at a higher rate unless the are invested is TAX free securities issued by gov’t entities.

[SENTINEL]

Beck is doing exactly what Salt Lake has told him to do.

We're witnessing cult brainwashing in action. What obviously doesn't make sense to use makes perfect sense to him BECAUSE HIS MIND HAS BEEN WARPED BY A CULT ! He's John Birch society one second and defending Romney the next.

Thank God for Freerepublic and Christian Tea Partiers....Our only chance to keep the Salt Lake cult from taking over a second third of our national government.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

By his own admission Mr. Wealth admitted that he was paying about 15% as his federal income tax rates! What's that mean? It means he is so wealthy he lives off his long term investments.

If I hear another "conservative" (whatever that means anymore) make this case against Mittens, my head is going to explode.

Seriously, are we so out of arguments that we need to go with this idiotic Marxist class-envy route? Are we this lost?

[billys kid]

I don’t know where you guys get this stuff about Beck supporting Romney because he is a Mormon. Beck has said repeatedly that he doesn’t trust any of them. He has concerns about Newt. I do too. Most on FR did, as well, a few weeks ago. If anything, Beck has leaned toward Santorum.

Beck is a sssssnaake who worships at the altar of that baby killing, homosexual loving, gun grabbing, commie care pushing Willard.
Get lost! go and defend that vicks under the eyes, sssssslithering little sssssssssssnake elsewhere.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

He put Vicks under his eye during a photo-shoot in which he was mocking himself. Unsubscribe to those Media Matters email updates and you’ll be better informed.

[FresnoRobert]

I agree. There are a lot of personal attacks and name calling going on lately. Beck supports Santorum, who I like also. Santorum is a Catholic which does not bother me. Newt converted to catholisism also. Rick seems to be walking his faith out and has been a unswerving pro-life fighter. I prefer him simply because Newt has a history of going off on tangents or shooting himself in the foot at the worst possible moment. None of the candidates are perfect, but when are they ever? I also hate the articles attack on low taxes. 15% is the going lawful rate for gains. Whats the problem with that?

[bushinohio]

I completely agree. I think many are trying to fool themselves with Newt. Nine months ago 90% of the people on this site couldn’t stand the man. He’s a big government solutions guy and is going to be a big disappointment.

And Beck does not support Romney. If these people ever listened to his show they would know that Beck said if Romney becomes president the nation is finished.

[ansel12]

So, who owns Beck?

The Mormon cult that he renounced Christ for.

[TheOldLady]

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[throwback]

How true. I remember those threads. Newt's like the crack shot at the gun range that forgets from time to time to keep his gun pointed down range. He hits what he's aiming at better than anybody, but then his discipline breaks down and he's swinging those brilliant rhetorical skills wherever. I'd rather have someone on my side who may be less gifted in nailing the enemy, but also less prone to shoot me by accident.

[ansel12]

This thread should help explain Beck supporting Romney, and we all know that Santorum is just a beard, Santorum is no threat to Romney, but the man that Beck is freaking out against, Newt Gingrich, can beat Romney, and Beck knows that.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2489285/posts

Beck-”I have to tell you that Mitt Romney could be the only guy that could win, and I don’t know if he could because I think that Americans are going to be I mean, this country is going to be in deep trouble by 2012, and the next term, if it’s not decided this term, the next term will decide our fate. Then I hope that Americans are ready for an adult and are ready for hard news.”

[Freddd]

Well it is posted by the same person who would put every negative ‘article’, rumour, leftist rant, vile accusation, against Governor Palin for 3 years. Must be moving on to Glenn Beck now I guess.

[USS Alaska]

All your tourist end points, like Disneyland, Ft. Lauderdale, etc. are suffering because Americans don't have the disposable income to go on vacations to Florida!

Did we run when the Germans attacked Pearl Harbor?

Don't stop him, he's on a roll.

Here's one I couldn't resist; Otter and Mrs. Werner at the toga party.

They are oldies, but goodies.

[Prince Caspian]

I don’t know where you guys get this stuff about Beck supporting Romney because he is a Mormon. Beck has said repeatedly that he doesn’t trust any of them. He has concerns about Newt. I do too. Most on FR did, as well, a few weeks ago. If anything, Beck has leaned toward Santorum.

Beck is a sssssnaake who worships at the altar of that baby killing, homosexual loving, gun grabbing, commie care pushing Willard.

Get lost! go and defend that vicks under the eyes, sssssslithering little sssssssssssnake elsewhere.

I rest my case.

[Ron H.]

For years, the RINO's in the Republican Party have been telling the conservatives within the party that we had to take the lesser of two evils. That led to George Bush I & II, Bob Dole, and John McCain. It also led to 17 trillion in debt, two major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while not guarding the US - Mexican border, failure to develop US energy resources, huge unemployment and a general dependence on the government. That's what the lesser of two evils strategy has gotten us.

Spot on!

[reformedliberal]

For decades, conservatives have openly yearned for a conservative network. Now there is one: GBTV.

Beck is adding shows at the moment. Shows are being tweaked, changed and some are still in conceptual phases. Beck is really only on GBTV 4 days a week, so it isn’t like he is hogging his own air.

I don’t listen to his radio show, although I find the 4th Hour quite weird and can only take a few minutes of it. I only manage about an hour all together of the Glenn Beck Show on GBTV, just because it comes at a time when I am in the middle of work, making dinner and just generally not able to sit and watch. Sometimes, I catch it on replay.

I find Glenn very interesting. He is into several projects at any one time and for the record, his books have consistently made #1. I have only bought and read one of his books, myself, The Overton Window. But the others seem to have a loyal audience.

Whatever Glenn makes from subscriptions is must be going straight back into the network. He is spending a fortune every day just keeping 2 sound stages and the necessary crew in production. He keeps adding sponsors and I see no conspiracy with Cheaper Than Dirt, for example and I am surprised is any Freeper does. Know any other network that can air gun and ammo ads?

IF he is actually making any profit, well, isn’t that what capitalism is all about? After all, he is the one taking the risk. I know times are hard and I can be guilty of envy, as well as anyone, but I really try to not give into it. I think Glenn Beck deserves whatever he is able to keep from his own labor and creativity. It is even more amazing just because he is such a controversial character.

I personally think the guy deserves more respect. Just sayin’.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

I put Glenn on my ignore list several months ago.

[Ron H.]

I put Glenn on my ignore list several months ago.

I went from finding him refreshing and interesting in the beginning to now I just find him self-absorbed and generally annoying.

[urtax$@work]

.....Who owns Beck??

ask Debra Medina (back during the Tx. Governor primaries)