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"I oppose his caving on Romney at the last min."

I have to LOL at that. Beck was never big on Romney, although many here on FR accused him of running an insurgent, secret campaign to undermine the other candidates on behalf of his fellow Mormon. I recall VERY early in the 2012 campaign season, Beck and his on-air cohorts joking that Romney's strongest campaign slogan should be, "He's not a communist!". "I oppose his nebulous and possibly mormon related floppery on gays."

As I noted, the only support I've ever really heard of him for gays out of his own mouth has been objecting to throwing them in ovens or mercilessly prosecuting them. On those counts, I tend to agree. If, as others have written, he's come out for gay marriage, then yes, that's one area I vociferously disagree with him on.

"I oppose his BC BS which seems to me to be ratings driven." "I oppose men who cry on command for sympathy. I oppose men who use their past alcoholism for the same reason. And I are one so it’s not an abstract concept."

I are one too. I never got the impression Beck was using his recovery for sympathy, but to illustrate redemption and overcoming personal challenges. Not much different than I hear regularly at meetings. Yes, Beck gets emotional, but as a I previously stated, I do believe he is sincerely passionate about a lot of his beliefs.

"Would you personally trust him with the life of your family based on his public actions? I wouldn’t."

I wouldn't trust the life of my family to anybody but me. I do think Beck strives to lead an honorable life.

"Personally when I total my scorecard, he isn’t in the black. There are far worse out there to be sure. But he ain’t helping."

Then, as I stated in my very first reply, if he isn't perfect (or merely good) enough for you, ignore him.

I can’t ignore him. He often keeps injecting himself into things he either doesn’t take enough time to grasp or is on the wrong side of.

Were that otherwise, I’d be a big fan. And until he puts the brakes on the idiot side of his public offerings, I am all to glad to oppose it. When he does something right, I’ll acknowledge that as well. As I did on my first post here.

But I refuse to pretend he isn’t entirely dualistic in his ‘conservatism’.