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Did Glenn Beck Set Up Texas Gubernatorial Candidate Debra Medina?
Conservative Examiner ^ | 2/11/2010 | Anthony G. Martin

Posted on 02/11/2010 1:50:52 PM PST by Welshman007

Explosive information hit the radio airwaves today as it was revealed that Texas gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina appeared to confirm in an interview that she is a so-called '9/11 truther.' The interview was conducted by Glenn Beck on the radio.

Debra Medina, right, at a debate with Gov. Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison (AP Photo/Pool,LM Otero).

Immediately the Internet was burning up with quick responses both from Medina supporters and from those who jumped to the conclusion that the candidate had 'outed' herself as part of a movement which believes that the U.S. government had a hand in bringing about the terrorist attack on 9/11.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: conservatives; debramedina; examiner; glennbeck; medina; paulestinians; talkradio; troofers; truthers; tx2010
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To: Rodebrecht

but Palin was set up by that wiley Katie Couric.... More like edited. And Not by Katie.


21 posted on 02/11/2010 2:08:22 PM PST by Safetgiver (I'd rather die under a free American sky than live under a Socialist regime.)
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To: a fool in paradise

To get a feel for how reasonable the answer is, I like to modify the exchange with something we would all agree upon:

>>Glenn Beck: “Do you believe the sun rises in the east?”

Debra Medina: “I think some very good questions have been raised in that regard. There are some very good arguments, and I think the American people have not seen all of the evidence there. So I haven’t taken a position on that.” <<

It is an absurd answer to the question in this case. Is it equally absurd regarding the question asked? I think so.


22 posted on 02/11/2010 2:10:55 PM PST by RobRoy (The US today: Revelation 18:4)
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To: Welshman007

It was a legitimate question.

I am still very very disappointed.


23 posted on 02/11/2010 2:12:39 PM PST by GeronL (Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
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To: Welshman007

It was a legitimate question.

I am still very very disappointed.


24 posted on 02/11/2010 2:12:40 PM PST by GeronL (Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
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To: Welshman007

She’s not a serious candidate. Vote for Rick warts and all.


25 posted on 02/11/2010 2:13:26 PM PST by Ravi
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To: Venturer

dude..

There are people who don’t think there were any planes.

crazy huh?


26 posted on 02/11/2010 2:16:19 PM PST by GeronL (Dignity is earned from yourself. Respect is earned from others.)
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To: Welshman007

Glenn makes fun of “birthers.” Plus he does this “those bad Republicans and Democrats” bulls**t. No Glenn it is those not very good Repubs and those truly EVIL Democrats.

I lost even more respect for Beck since he start paling around with that POS Bill O’Reilly,


27 posted on 02/11/2010 2:16:21 PM PST by Frantzie (TV - sending Americans towards Islamic serfdom - Cancel TV service NOW)
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To: Rodebrecht

Well let’s see. Palin had hours worth of taped interview done by Couric. Couric cherry picked ‘answers’ to match her questions. Could she have made Palin look bad????

Medina asked live with no edit of the answer.

Hmmmm now who’s the moron


28 posted on 02/11/2010 2:16:22 PM PST by the long march
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To: a fool in paradise

When Glenn asked her to tell everyone who she is and something about her background, she didn’t give a very good answer either. Mostly talking points.


29 posted on 02/11/2010 2:16:54 PM PST by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... www.filipthishouse2010.com)
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To: RushingWater
I didn't "watch" the interview either, since it was on Glenn's morning radio program. However, I did "listen" and to say her response was strange would have been mild.

He asked it more than once and she equivocated more than once.

Not that I want to defend her, but it sounded as if she was so prepared to get out her talking points about Gov. Rick Perry she simply wouldn't or couldn't concentrate on what she was being asked.

That being said, she blew it big time on a nationally syndicated radio show and did not take the chance to absolutely distance herself from the Truther kooks!

I am from Texas and her candidacy as an outsider really looked appealing to me. Not any longer!

30 posted on 02/11/2010 2:16:56 PM PST by ImpBill ("America ... where are you now?" signed, a little "r" republican!)
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To: Welshman007

When the coyote puts out the free bird seed, it doesn’t mean you have to eat it.


31 posted on 02/11/2010 2:17:11 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: hennie pennie

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA


32 posted on 02/11/2010 2:17:42 PM PST by the long march
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To: RobRoy

Sun rises in the east is a definite.

Asking “do you think the cock that crowed this morning is in ANY way responsible for the sun rising in the east” would be more accurate.


33 posted on 02/11/2010 2:17:45 PM PST by a fool in paradise ("like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning" Obama 2/4/2010)
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To: Welshman007

Whether it was a set-up is entirely irrelevant. He’s not a ventriliquist ... she answered the question WRONG. If it was a set-up, and she wasn’t a nutjob, then it would’ve been an easy landmine to sidestep.

Unfortunately for her (and her few remaining supporters) it turns out she IS a nutjob.

Suicide by Beck.

SnakeDoc


34 posted on 02/11/2010 2:18:02 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (When you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.)
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To: hennie pennie

You forgot your sarc tag.


35 posted on 02/11/2010 2:18:28 PM PST by smokingfrog (You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... www.filipthishouse2010.com)
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To: Welshman007

Let’s face facts - Glenn Beck asked a simple question, and Medina used the opportunity to demonstrate that she’s a nutter.

Proof positive that just because a candidate is “anti-establishment” doesn’t mean they’re anyone you want to vote for.


36 posted on 02/11/2010 2:20:05 PM PST by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (We bury Democrats face down so that when they scratch, they get closer to home.)
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To: the long march

I never said Palin was a moron. I like both her and Medina. the only moron around here is Beck.


37 posted on 02/11/2010 2:20:19 PM PST by Rodebrecht (No army can stop an idea whose time has come.)
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To: Welshman007
Even IF she didn't admit to being a truther, she proved that she is not up to the task of being a candidate.

* The questions will get tougher lady! You fall this easily, look for another line of work.

38 posted on 02/11/2010 2:20:47 PM PST by capt. norm (Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.)
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To: Ravi

Who is Rick Warts?


39 posted on 02/11/2010 2:20:58 PM PST by arthurus ("If you don't believe in shooting abortionists, don't shoot an abortionist." -Ann C.)
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To: Welshman007

How does Palin’s support of Perry look now?


40 posted on 02/11/2010 2:24:25 PM PST by Third Person
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