Posted on 09/23/2009 7:21:08 AM PDT by Bill Dupray
In the first few minutes, Couric asks him about his party affiliation (he leans libertarian), and he starts his answer by saying that when he was younger, he was socially liberal, but that he was also an alcoholic. When he got sober, he realized that liberalism was really not all it was cracked up to be. Couric didn't like that at all, but Beck just does an aw-shucks and gets out of it. It is a great.
(Excerpt) Read more at patriotroom.com ...
“What party does he belong to?” Does Kurick ask other interviewees that same question?
New name for Katie Couric: Perky Pig
Beck should have asked her.. I lean libertarian.. are YOU A SOCIALIST?...
If this interview airs on real TV the people that Katie hopes will turn against Beck are going to love him and start taking a critical look at the government.
Thanks for posting it. I’m watching, but what’s the deal with his jacket?
Katie clearly thinks it is reasonable to ask Beck for his political affiliation, but I would imagine that she would be offended if anyone asked her the same question -- she's a journalist! That means she's objective and impartial!
He lacks the courage of his convictions...there is some behavior that liberals embrace the deserves to be condemned and forbidden by the government. Libertarianism as he practices it is nothing but a moral cop-out.
He’s effective and that has enraged the liberals in ways I never expected.
a buddy of mine born and reaised near Springfield Mass, (now in his early 40s) says he used to be a liberal..until he got a job.
After what this man has become over the past several months, who continues to stand up and state his beliefs in the face of all the criticism, you can say he lacks courage? Are you for real?
He’s hated by liberals and RINOs alike. What’s that say? LOL
“behavior that liberals embrace the deserves to be condemned and forbidden by the government”
please elaborate, which would you name as the top three?
Abortion would be one, no?
Who continues to read a script and expect a large check for it..
That’s my fundamental test of policy and people - who lines up with them and who lines up against them. It almost always tells you everything you need to know.
Didn’t watch the interview, eh?
You got that right! If they ever show one again, watch a Libertarian Convention sometime on CSPAN (I did) - it shows you what the Libertarian movement is about...very interesting...and explains Ron Paul....
agreed. Abortion should NEVER be legal, not even to ‘save the mother’
Loosely paraphrasing Churchill: “If you were not a liberal when young, you have no heart - if you are not a conservative in adulthood, you have NO BRAIN!!!” Cheers...
I’m not a Glenn Beck “fan” per se. Meaning, I don’t listen to him either on his radio show or TV show. But I’ve seen enough to know that he speaks for ideals that are dear to the vast majority of the American public. That’s become obvious by his meteoric rise in ratings and his ability to overcome the so-called sponsor boycott of a month ago. I don’t listen because I’d rather spend my time here looking for news than in front of a TV where I’m handed something.
But to say the man lacks the courage of his convictions is silly to me. It would be very easy for someone like Beck, an alcoholic, one who’s emotions are easily brought out, to give in, make his show just another chatty, uninformative, worthless hour, or even walk away entirely. Yet he carries on. That he does so is all the proof I need of courage.
So, I'm confident you would include Rush Limbaugh, George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, et al, in that group. After all, it's what Rush does daily, what our presidents do every news briefing, press conference, public or congressional address, speaking engagement. In fact, your description would include anyone who speaks for pay before an audience. After all, what qualifies as a "large check" would be in the eye of the beholder.
Do you really think Beck does his own research?
That “his expose” brought down Van Jones?
Or was he just the mouthpiece?
No applause for him, sorry.
The left has accused him of raping both a child and an elderly woman. Now they’re attacking him over the suicide of his mother. He also has private investigators following him around looking for dirt. I wouldn’t be at all surprised that there are more than a handful who would do physical harm to him if they could.
His detractors on the right are starting to remind me of the Jacksons and Sharptons of the world. They’ve been happy to keep their followers and fans happy with words but Beck came along and proved himself to be effective. They feel threatened by his effectiveness and all he asks is that they join in actually getting something done instead of whining about the democrats.
Do you really think it matters whether he has a team to do research or whether he does it himself? Do you really believe that the one who stands up and speaks, regardless of how he arrives at the information, is just a figurehead; even though it is he who garners all the hate and animosity?
Fine. Don’t applaud him. I doubt he’s troubled by it. Neither am I.
Beck 1 Couric 0
Yay, Sudentenland! I hope you post more of this when the libertarians hi-jack threads or post pro-Paul stuff. I bust their chops all the time for being cop-outs and get major flamed for my efforts...
Did he change when he got the job or saw his first pay check? My daughters occasionally showed liberal tendencies until they saw the difference between (rate X time) and (rate X time - taxes).
It's dogs protecting their turf, after all. At least what they "see" as their turf. The Frums of this world can't stand anyone having more effect than them. So they lash out. And they have their proponents here, for sure. Some of whom I suspect are active on this thread.
Absolutely!
But you go ahead with your hero-worship.
Not so new: http://newsbusters.org/node/12269#comment-326221
Couric wanted to use the “alcohol” thing against him as a weapon. He took that weapon and used it against liberalism. Good for him.
I disagree with that statement and really dislike it. Liberals have no heart. They lie and cover up mass muder and genocide. They are the most ruthless people in the world.
Good one!
I can’t believe they haven’t killed him yet or at least planted a couple of dcotored dead bodies in his home.
If you'd have read my post #12 you'd see he's no hero of mine. I don't even listen or watch the man. But I do give credit where due and he deserves credit for speaking out and helping America wake up to what we're facing. But, there are those of us who are so biased on behalf of our own agendas, that we can't even afford a good word for someone who has done what we've been unable to accomplish.
That's sad. It's also disgusting.
I would guess that his people do his research. His team under his direction. Then he chooses to use or not use what they come up with.
We don't live in a a socialist state - people get paid for what they produce not "according to their need"...
Your post is conflating the capital-L Libertarian Party with the small-L libertarian movement, which is a mistake.
It's important to look past the labels, just as it's important to avoid conflating being a member of the Republican Party with being conservative...
Are you Bill O’Reilly? Afraid he’s going to take your timeslot.
He's not speaking out. He's reading a script.
we can't even afford a good word for someone who has done what we've been unable to accomplish.
Don't know about that "we" pardner, but I never wanted to be a media glory hound.
I liked what Beck said about Rush; and there were times when I just looked at Beck's face where I thought I could see Rush.
ML/NJ
You're right. I meant you. I shouldn't have included myself.
...but I never wanted to be a media glory hound.
You made my day.
If that were really the case, folks who read scripts on TV shouldn't earn much then, huh?
Then it was time well spent.
Pardner, where did you learn to spell, it’s partner.
Beck? What makes you think he has a script? My understanding is that he does not have a script; which isn't the same thing as saying that he doesn't have a plan or an outline of what he wants to say. But script? I don't think so.
ML/NJ
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