tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post4011331628404233030..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Glenn Beck: The Drooling Face of InsanityJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-1657800294332864412011-04-04T13:00:42.733-05:002011-04-04T13:00:42.733-05:00Jim, I know there's good reason to "know ...Jim, I know there's good reason to "know thy enemy" but try as I might I just can't stand watching that guy. I tried, really I tried, but I kept feeling more and more slimy the longer I watched. I finally had to stop. Sorry, you’re a much tougher guy that I. ~ DanaDana Teelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686989075671803137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39958790094615974422011-03-01T13:37:08.633-06:002011-03-01T13:37:08.633-06:00Just found your blog today by a link over on faceb...Just found your blog today by a link over on facebook (dealing with our elected dictator in Ohio) and have got to say I totally enjoy reading it - maybe because I agree with so much (common sense).<br /><br />Beck makes me feel like I'm on some really bad hallucinogenic drug (and I've never done drugs) when I see him, "the horror". The only way I can watch anything "Beckish" is when Jon Stewart is making fun of him.<br /><br />It's so nice to see sane people do live in Alaska where I used to want to visit till "she who must not be named" appeared on the scene.<br /><br />Great writing!ChrisA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03261682245092800969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60323139564501168132011-02-13T10:18:02.373-06:002011-02-13T10:18:02.373-06:00And if he really doesn't know what he's do...And if he really <i>doesn't</i> know what he's doing, then any afterlife in which he comes to that realization will be a worse Hell than anything Christianity dreamed up.Renshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044782669297531020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87379747669638524492011-02-09T22:10:03.245-06:002011-02-09T22:10:03.245-06:00The alternate theory is worse: that Beck is puttin...The alternate theory is worse: that Beck is putting on an act.<br /><br />Given his background, I'm inclined to go with the ignoramus hypothesis, myself, but I figured I'd point out the disturbing alternative possibility he's more cynical than stupid, and doesn't believe a word he's saying but is willing to stir shit, fan paranoia, spread disinformation, and generally do whatever it takes to sell his show--and raise the value of advertising time and promote companies he just happens to have some kind of special relationship with (the man appears to have some kind of arrangement with Goldline and other companies who have special appeal to the paranoid survivalist moron mentality--if you believe Armageddon is nigh based on Beck's "news," it surely makes sense to convert your assets to the gold and survivalist rations Beck hawks on his website and radio show).<br /><br />If he knows what he's doing, one wishes there was a Hell that had a special place for him in it, no?<br /><br />-----<br /><br />My CAPTCHA was "swirdo": a weirdo who's full of shit. Sound like anybody who's the topic of discussion around here?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47708282758788455052011-02-09T07:22:27.661-06:002011-02-09T07:22:27.661-06:00Funny thing. Last night, I was listening to Chris ...Funny thing. Last night, I was listening to Chris Matthews in the car (Sirius Satellite, gotta love it) & he was roasting Beck over this exact topic. Only took him 3 days longer than you to latch onto that story. Good scooping. :)Kenneth Headhttp://www.politicalhangover.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-72101932049175107052011-02-08T22:45:44.200-06:002011-02-08T22:45:44.200-06:00This guy isn't nearly as crazy as he wants you...This guy isn't nearly as crazy as he wants you to think. "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." <br /><br />There are several points in his yammering diatribe where he almost literally pushes listeners towards "checking his facts," but each of those times, they're just checking the literature he's putting up on his website. <br /><br />I do worry about Europe and how it's handling and not handling internal cross-cultural issues, but I really doubt we're going to see a return to a united nation even a third the size of the Ottoman Caliphate from back in the day, and even then, I'm worst-case-scenarioing it to a fairtheewell. <br /><br />Leftist communist types and Muslims. Yeah, cuz they played so well together in Afghanistan before we mucked in.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418987113438669699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-2776256591677772522011-02-08T17:41:59.390-06:002011-02-08T17:41:59.390-06:00Beautiful, and more accurate than a patriot missil...Beautiful, and more accurate than a patriot missile.<br /><br />In my humble opinion these people follow what he says because they want to feel that they are a part of something, like what they do and think matters.<br /><br />What they don't know is they ARE a part of something, America, and what they do and think DOES matter if they express them selves in the ample ways the system has laid out. (Jumping on the bandwagons of bat-shit crazy TV personalities while not illegal is not a way to voice your opinions to those who have been granted the power to change things.)<br /><br />but they hear the ranting of the modern day version of the old-fashioned town drunk and decide "everyone hears him, I'll save time and effort and let them speak for me."<br /><br />I've said it before and I'll say it again, Americans as a whole are getting lazier and stupider and it's pissing me right the F____ off.<br /><br />Jim, Loved the post please keep it up.Lord Foulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752414137529131458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73298513456385878972011-02-08T09:38:17.404-06:002011-02-08T09:38:17.404-06:00Jebus, Ken, thanks for that link - now I don't...Jebus, Ken, thanks for that link - now I don't feel as bad about my stupid state lawmakers.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74789047448666548562011-02-08T09:13:59.786-06:002011-02-08T09:13:59.786-06:00The loonies, they are everywhere. You guys get Sar...The loonies, they are everywhere. You guys get Sara Palin. We here in Georgia? We get this nut:<br /><br />http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/26675368/detail.htmlKenneth Headhttp://www.politicalhangover.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8651915122400682752011-02-07T10:26:57.481-06:002011-02-07T10:26:57.481-06:00Because of your "drooling Beck" characte...Because of your "drooling Beck" characterization, I have just invented the name of the country where Beck's brain lives.<br /><br />Ooze-Beck-istan.<br /><br />Sorry, people of a similarly named real country. It's all Jim's fault. But it was Nathan's idea...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273212686600552771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60874427618672438902011-02-07T09:49:31.786-06:002011-02-07T09:49:31.786-06:00Y'know, Mr. Wright? I don't know that it r...Y'know, Mr. Wright? I don't know that it really gets to the essence of Glenn Beck to point out the craziness of his rants. I think what makes Beck tick is that the guy is just plain stupid. What I ate for dinner last night had more IQ points, and I had a salad. <br /><br />Beck doesn't want to read up on things like history, he doesn't want to check facts; that's the kind of thing done by the kids he used to pick on in school. He is perfectly content to cobble together a world view based entirely upon whatever he can pull out of his ass, that fits with phenomena he witnesses personally. Don't wait for him to dig down to try to understand underlying causes or trends, because that's research. And that makes all three of Glenn's brain cells hurt. <br /><br />Glenn Beck - and Fox, for that matter - have made a handsome living off of saying whatever their advertisers (read, 'special interests') want them to say. They have, in the process, elevated intellectual laziness to an art form. The problem is that their brand of intellectual laziness appeals to a sizable chunk of the American populace (read, 'registered voters'). There are too many people in this country who haven't the first clue what 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc' means, don't want to know, and they're sure as hell not going call someone they follow on radio or TV on committing such an offense. And for the same reason that Beck comes up with his bullshit; they don't want to be bothered with the trouble of educating themselves.Kenneth Headhttp://www.politicalhangover.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6882926693793992482011-02-07T09:23:07.252-06:002011-02-07T09:23:07.252-06:00Well, Penty, see I worked for NSA for about 20 yea...Well, Penty, see I worked for NSA for about 20 years...<br /><br />;)<br /><br /><br />Kidding. There are a number of packages you can use. Google analytics for examples, which is free. I use that and also use the paid version of StatCounter and SiteMON.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13376126591721407912011-02-07T08:54:41.485-06:002011-02-07T08:54:41.485-06:00Sandy B., I think I'm in love with you. Your ...Sandy B., I think I'm in love with you. Your remark about late stage syphillis made me squirt coffee through my nostrils.<br /><br />Beck has always reminded me of that weird uncle that no one invites to family functions but shows up all the same.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578918682897536518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-18136802800476857232011-02-07T08:03:11.107-06:002011-02-07T08:03:11.107-06:00Jim, how do you track them in that much detail; is...Jim, how do you track them in that much detail; is it part of the standard web package?Pentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349971631854287034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22794404705307627542011-02-06T20:26:27.887-06:002011-02-06T20:26:27.887-06:00I think your remarks are very offensive...
... to...I think your remarks are very offensive...<br /><br />... to batshit.<br /><br />Can we find out what drugs the guy is on? And which planet he got them from?<br /><br />And no, I didn't have a strong enough stomach to look at the parts A, B & C, and I definitely do not want to go anywhere near (and by near, I mean closer than one AU) the comments. The comments on the average music video are batshit enough.<br /><br />It is a source of considerale amazement to me that Beck is allowed anywhere outside of a room with padded walls, and is allowed to wear anything but one of those groovy jackets with all the straps. Has he been checked for rabies lately?A Forest Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756241855508078576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-36229439002950934552011-02-06T14:42:34.754-06:002011-02-06T14:42:34.754-06:00In the past couple of years I began to think that ...In the past couple of years I began to think that no one on the planet could possibly be stupider than Sarah "I can see Russia from my window" Palin. Literally ever single time she opened her mouth she would prove that she was the dumbest human being that ever walked on two legs. But along comes Beck just vying for that trophy. Is he really this stupid, or is he just saying anything he can in order to draw attention to himself and his program? <br /><br />And the sad, sad, sad, sad, sad thing about it, is that there are many people out there who actually think he knows what he is talking about, and agrees with him.Iron Besshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528952665201218687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-14793242776060372842011-02-06T11:54:17.621-06:002011-02-06T11:54:17.621-06:00The good news is that Stonekettle Station is now i...The good news is that Stonekettle Station is now in the top five search results for "why didn't the US bomb ancient Babylon." So I got that going for me. I see them surf in from that or similar google searches, then immediately click on the commenting rules, then back to this article, then back to the commenting rules. Back and forth, back and forth.<br /><br />Stand by for more crazy mail. <br /><br />SighJim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17225895030669852572011-02-05T22:09:07.121-06:002011-02-05T22:09:07.121-06:00I wonder, do these "people" remember tha...I wonder, do these "people" remember that it was George HW Bush (a Republican) who talked about the New World Order back in the '90s? That, in fact, talk of the New World Order has been around for decades? Or is it just since that "n*****r" (what they think, but won't say outright) has been in the White House that America is in danger of losing its sovereignty as we sink into socialism, and this is a sign of the End Times?Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63403220136962875582011-02-05T20:22:08.582-06:002011-02-05T20:22:08.582-06:00Glenn Beck's ratings are down about 40% lately...Glenn Beck's ratings are down about 40% lately. He's also got the mindset of the morning DJ he used to be: If ratings are down, be wackier. <br /><br />I can't tell you if his ratings are down because of the late-stage syphilis, or if he's just trying to get more attention because of the ratings. <br /><br />But he's just going to get worse until he's starring in movies with Traci Lords and Frank Stallone. <br /><br />-Sandy B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-7598883093360710312011-02-05T19:59:20.179-06:002011-02-05T19:59:20.179-06:00Ha ha! I *didn't* click on your cursed link! ...Ha ha! I *didn't* click on your cursed link! Nanny nanny boo boo! Some day you're going to make millions writing the dystopian novel called "If Glenn Beck Ruled the World." Some will burn it and some will say it's a secret prophecy about an alien conspiracy to put the grays' puppet, Glenn Beck, into power, but it will sell. Oh, will it sell. <br /><br />But I refuse to fall for your tricks of "oh, look at this crazy link... aren't you curious?" Damn Loki!Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-30535092140357263402011-02-05T17:29:35.300-06:002011-02-05T17:29:35.300-06:00Argh, I clicked that link at the end and now my br...Argh, I clicked that link at the end and now my brain hurts, also my eyes, and possibly my soul. <br /><br />What does this all mean?!<br /><br />Also I really like hoe you say Aaaancient Babilooooooon... That cracks me upjamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671754452498055684noreply@blogger.com