Glenn Beck, race and ethnicity expert......

[marmar]

Why doesn't he drop the pretense and show up for work in a white robe with a pointy hood?
- OP's special comment


from Media Matters:

Beck: Obama is "colorless ... he might as well be white"
On the February 12 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck featured Philadelphia-based conservative radio host Dom Giordano, who claimed that "the mainstream media has dubbed to be African-American" and said, "If you start to, you know, delve around the edges, say, 'Wait a minute, isn't he mixed race? Weren't we told that last year?' Or whatever, biracial. Not allowed to say that anymore." Beck responded by saying "he's very white in many ways," adding, "Gee, can I even say that? Can I even say that without somebody else starting a campaign saying, 'What does he mean, "He's very white?" ' He is. He's very white."

After the interview, Beck attempted to clarify his comments to executive producer and head writer of The Glenn Beck Program, Steve Burguiere, who is known on-air as "Stu." Beck claimed that Obama "is colorless," adding that "as a white guy ... ou don't notice that he is black. So he might as well be white, you know what I mean?" In addition, Beck said: "I guarantee you, there will be blogs today that will have me being a racist because I say that."

As Media Matters for America has noted, ABC recently hired Beck as a "regular commentator" for Good Morning America, and Beck hosts a talk show on CNN Headline News. Premiere Radio Networks, which syndicates Beck's radio show, says the program is heard on more than 230 radio stations nationwide. According to Talkers Magazine, the program reaches more than 3 million listeners each week.

From the February 12 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

GIORDANO: Oh, the general ones. You can't bring up -- one guy sent me a very interesting thing about Barack Obama and race. You can't bring up anything other than that suddenly he's African-American. If you start to, you know, delve around the edges, say, "Wait a minute, isn't he mixed race? Weren't we told that last year?" Or whatever, biracial. Not allowed to say that anymore. Apparently, the mainstream media has dubbed him to be African-American.

BECK: Yeah, I -- you know, I was driving in today, and I was seeing -- because I saw this piece with him on 60 Minutes -- and I thought to myself, he is -- he's very white in many ways.

GIORDANO: Uh-huh.

BECK: And I thought to myself: Gee, can I even say that? Can I even say that without somebody else starting a campaign saying, "What does he mean, 'He's very white?' " He is. He's very white.

GIORDANO: Well, the interesting thing is, too, whatever you and I seem to say, we're wrong, the other side --

BECK: I know. ........more at http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130003

[AlCzervik]

1. so he doesn't "see color"? poor oppressed Glenn beck with 2 shows and

a contract with gna but he feels he's getting picked on.

[muntrv]

2. Well Beck, you shouldn't have any problem voting for Obama since you

put it that way.

[goclark]

3. I thought he was wearing a pointed hat

Every word that comes out of his mouth projects his views to me.

Why do we continue to only have KEITH to look out for our point of view, well Jon too.


But All Day LOOOONG all we see is Wolf and Tweety and Lou and Imus and Andrea and Nora and all the BushCONS, all day long.

Sometimes they try to fool you but not for long.

[Justitia]

4. Why is that Klan-wannabe gainfully employed? -eom

[AlCzervik]

6. not just employed, over employed!

pisses me off to no end.

[whistle]

5. The conservative right wing racists are getting more and more bolder

...about their racism. Just wait until they openly start admitting they are fascists

[TZ]

7. this is the whole articulate thing again

So I guess in Becks view unless you speak ebonics or wear a do-rag or have gold teeth you aren't black then? Boy I usually don't like ethnic slur words but boy he has got to be the biggest honkey ever.
PS Glen the blogs have you as a racist because you are a rascist Mr. David Duke...

[VOX]

8. So "Speck" thinks that, by saying he's gonna be called racist, that it's okay to slur away?

WTF kind of "reasoning" is that??? Is he exempt from shit????? Does he think that, if he shot someone in the face, it'd be okay if he said immediately after, "I guarantee you there will be law enforcement officials today that will call me a suspect in a crime because I pulled that trigger"????

As the poster above me mentioned, why is this walking lump of excrement drawing a paycheck for spreading this kind of hatred on the airwaves?
:grr: :nuke:

[muntrv]

9. Didn't Glenn say he could not have black friends because he'd offend them?

I know O'Liely said that too.

[walldude]

11. Yup.. he's afraid he might say the wrong thing..

Which I find hilarious. It doesn't stop him anyway why should he start now? You know if people actually called him on his shit to his face he'd be gone quick. Take Ellison for example, Beck actually asks him to prove he's not an enemy of the U.S. and Ellison just laughs it off like it was a joke. Maybe if Ellison's reply started with "HOW DARE YOU!" we might have made some headway with Beck.

[madrchsod]

10. beck panders to the evil that lurks within

panders to the most vile of human beings who think nothing of their fellow human beings. people like him used to be on the fringe on some low powered tv or radio station ,but now he`s given a forum. is their no decency left in america?

[TZ]

12. sadly it seems

that hate sells, like sex sells ( see OReilly, Limbaugh, Hannity, Gibson etc etc etc...)

[Cobalt-60]

13. I need to stand next to Obama for contrast

The next step up the pale complexion ladder from me is Casper.
Then even a pigtard like Glen Beck could pick it up.

[donco6]

14. I could hire a guy at a bar and get better commentary.

How did he earn a place on CNN? Am I living in an alternative universe?