From Audacity of Hope:'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'
From Dreams of My Father:'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'
Robert Rubin and Larry Summers from the Clinton- Secretaries of Treasury under Clinton. They are among the people who are substantially responsible for this economic crisis. Selecting them is like selecting Osama Bin Laden to run the war on terror.
We can take some of the pie out of your fat face Beck!! Like American prospered under the Republicans! Yeah the rich! And then when their greed bit them in the ass with the housing crisis, they went whining to the government for a socialist handout. Just like Beck would do if faced with a financial crisis. This guy is a fucking asshole!!
those Republicans can be blamed for some of the housing crisis too, but the majority of the blame lies of prominent dems Barney Frank and Co. with ties to Obama and the Black Caucaus that was supposed to over see money given out to minorities
most of the blame goes to the Bush SEC for, among other things, ending the 11-1 limit of debt to equity. Morgan Stanley operating at 37-1 is freakin' ridiculous.
What he is talking about is taking some of your paycheck you fat fuck!! Expansion! That's a good one! Just look at all of the Republican prosperity that's being passed around! Look how great our country did under Bush's deregulation. The only thing that is expanding is Glenn Beck's waistline.
Why are things bad now blabblab? Because of the houseing crissis and guess who caused it. The "YES WE CAN" Democrats. Who said "YES WE CAN" protect our Cash Cows Fanny Mac.
BLESS YOU..it's a beautiful thing to see an african american vote for someone based on the content of character than just because he's black. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
what makes it worse is that the dems are in power in the house and senate...this is real danger and them pushing Obama this much is scary...he has too many associations that some people arent asking about or care about
That would actually be a good thing if we were as good as France right now, but don't get your hopes up, Obama's not going to fix all of our problems, just alot. Obama 2008!
Whats wrong with socialism? A more narrow gap between the rich and the poor. Yea, that's terrible. Let me explain the tax thing. If you make over $90000 a year, you only have to pay taxes on the first $90000. So why is making taxes fair bad? Also, Canada and France both have socialized health care. Are either of them communist/socialist? NO.
@pwn3drofl's: There is nothing I can say to this. It just speaks for itself, people. What's so bad about Socialism? Just like, what was wrong with Soviet Russia, or Fascism, or Lenin, or Mussolini? Listen to this man. He knows his stuff. He should be the face of the Obama voters.
I for one will not be giving anyone a piece of my "Pie". I just spent the better part of 9 years working inhumane hours in med school and residency to EARN my part of the American dream. A dream funded with student loans that i'll be repaying for 30 years. I'll take my family and practice abroad before i'm subjected to a socialistic/communistic society based on a redistribution of wealth. Hopefully more will follow. Good luck with your "universal healthcare" system.
my dad is a sports medicine doctor and feels the same way you do, what Obama proposes for healthcare will force doctors into early retirement or to find a new career period
And it'll force those of us who are chronically ill into an early grave. I have a rare genetic disease that's fatal without treatment, yet I have friends in England, Canada, France, and Australia who have the exact same disease and are literally dying because their government-run healthcare won't do anything for them. THAT's Universal Healthcare, and if Obama's elected and he gets his way, I'll be on the same road my friends are on. Not a pleasant thought.
why? because he knows what he is talking about? or because he doesnt bleach his teeth like Keith Olbermann? Glenn actually predicted the economic fallout a year ago, dont hate the messanger
TRAITOR TO THE TROOPS ! WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
under bush's watch our financial institutions are becoming nationalized one by one. was this his intention? i doubt it. is this a fact? yes. welcome to socialism, people. if you havent noticed, it's already began and mccain or obama cant stop it, because the republicans and democrats have made a mess that cant be repaired.
uncessary war? Its funny how democrats are all against the war but why did the democratic congress approve the military budget. If they were against the war wtf did they approve the funding multiple years in a row. Both Repub and Demo started the war. We need to stop spending crap in foreign lands and take care of issues at home instead.
Now obama wants to spend trillion dollars of our money to spend on lowering global poverty by 2015. Why is money going overseas when we got issues at home
If liberals want to give three quarters of their money away who's stopping them? They can either give their money to whom ever they choose or send a check into the government.They also can go find drug addicts,homeless people or single mothers with 6 kids by different fathers to come and live with them.Tell me where I'm wrong?Why does the government force me to support them?We are all products of our collective decisions.So why do I and others who feel like me have to pay for others bad choices?
Poor trash?! Obama is offering a package that allows people who "work" something that their employers should provide already. His stipulation in the plan is that everybody [that benefits] works. Just because people aren't rich that doesn't mean that they don't work hard. You guys are crazy!!!
he is offering free handouts, what the Democratic party stands for...free healthcare for everyone!!! at the expense of people who actually work..take from the rich, who earned it, and give to the poor who continue to do nothing to better their lives...im middle class, if that, just got married and just bought a house..me and the wife did it all on our own with NO government help..if i can do it anyone can better themselves
PEOPLE ARE RICH BECAUSE THEY DID SOMETHING GOOD FOR PEOPLE!!! There is no reason to punish people for being rich. This is absolutely messed up and this alone should disqualify Obama from the presidency.
I would rather the American people decide what to do with their money and not the government.
Why should the government be in control of wealthy people's money? They obviously made good decisions to be able to get that money in the first place, so let them manage it!
the rushie neocons are sooo much like killers charlie manson and jefferie dahmer that i confuse the three ... take the financial crisis ... the rushie neocons had clinton impeached because he had oral sex with monica ... and that his govt budget surplus was of no value ... then to fight the war in iraq for world domination ... now the financial system is collapsing ... diabolical ... the neocons spend $400M+ for show biz talk shows to dupe the dopes ... but they had to knock off russert
If everyone paid an equal percentage no one could complain about being "fair". I am very poor at this point in my life but a rich man does not owe me anything. Do we owe it to each other to use our wealth for good? Personally, I believe so. Is taking from the rich, who ignorant liberals work so hard to villify, the answer? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Equality doesn't mean GOVERNMENT handouts for people who are unlucky or just lazy.
So someone who makes 40k a year or less should pay 12% of their income for retirement and someone who makes millions and doesn't need the money shouldn't contribute at all. Right. I understand! Oh, and the 3+ trillion dollars for the war came out of thin air, because the next generation gets to pay for it. That is good financial planning. I get it. Thanks.
So, what if I work hard all my life, go to college, own a business and make millions? Haven't I earned it? Just because I have a lot of money doesn't mean i should give it away to those who don't. I worked hard all of my life to do so. And If the poor would have worked harder , they would have more money as well. Giving more money to the poor doesn't make them have more money, it just gives them more to blow away and waste like they already have, now they don't even have to work for it.
Good point. It would be a great means of moral justification for conservatism, if it were consistent with fact. However, I can guarantee that someone in your country has worked even harder than you have for much, much less; the American dream is a myth. It is naive to assume that hard work pays off equally for everyone; the most we can do as a society to counter injustices beyond our control is to provide for the less fortunate, even at the risk of accidentally helping the morally inferior.
Furthermore, there is not enough pie to go around, contrary to Glenn's hilariously stated opinion. Even those who are underpaid for manual labor are better off than those who would gladly work if there were an opportunity. Our nation is one that cannot afford to break its ties with materialism and commercial bullshit because of our dependence on dependence...
... we cannot afford to underproduce not because we would have insufficient goods to feed our people, but because all of those goods would drift up the social ladder. Our jobs are more valuable than our goods, because A. many of our goods are luxury consumer goods that are an excuse to keep the "pie factory" running and a futile attempt at "trickle-down economics", and B. If you don't have a job, you're screwed, because even a hospital will turn you down...
It is obvious that the rich are much more concerned with profit than they are with creating jobs. The tax breaks introduce by Bush haven't helped up to this point. Cheap labor and big profit are the only issues of concern for the rich. Now that slavery is behind us they will simply move their plants. If that isn't enough, well we can always permit illegal immigration. Above all, we must keep a pool of cheap labor to yield greater profits. If any politician takes on the rich, he won't live long.
It isn't a politicians job to "take on" the rich. They are Americans too. They deserve representation aswell. Smart, hard working people who make lots of money do not deserve to be be villified. If you see yourself as intelligent enough to make this argument you should go start your own company, make millions, and do with that money WHATEVER you want. It's your right as an American.
ptricky15, You are right on target. This is America, not a socialist communist government. If you want socialism that bad,(apparently like lkcaudill) move to North Korea, you will be at home there.
Oh Gleen do tell me why the guy that makes millions of dollars should pay a lower tax rate then I do?
We give the government an incradibule amount of money throughout the year, so we have one of two choices. Either destroy government completely or demand our government returns on the money we give it. So Choose. If government is completely destroyed we have no means to defend ourself. Make your choice. A government that returns on its investment or no government at all
ummmm what???? why is it always right wing, left wing? he brought facts...where are yours?? most Obama lovers have no idea why they like him...i have out debated every single Obama-lover...no experience, terrible politics, higher taxes, start a war with Pakistan, hidden past which will all be exposed by the end of the summer i guarantee it
hahahaha the guy was wrong we got High unemployment but we got the best Deflation we had in years...
also the reason we are in this whole is cause the Iraq war cost us 1 billion dollars a day!!! and it has been what? 7 years already?
sircesare 3 years ago
Deflation? Hehe.
Iraq is part of the problem, not the whole problem, social benefits is large portion of the budget too.
Visfen 2 years ago
wake up, barack HUSSEIN obama is the antichrist.
blt40 3 years ago
Glenn Beck/John Stossel 2012
bacarmack 3 years ago
From Audacity of Hope:'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.'
From Dreams of My Father:'I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'
timmunst 3 years ago
Robert Rubin and Larry Summers from the Clinton- Secretaries of Treasury under Clinton. They are among the people who are substantially responsible for this economic crisis. Selecting them is like selecting Osama Bin Laden to run the war on terror.
Good Picks Obama!
Kold2market 3 years ago
Yep... It happened... Cross your fingers America...
E3Proscia 3 years ago
dude your a dumbass look at your tie haha dude you know its true were fucked
chunkylovers99 3 years ago
We can take some of the pie out of your fat face Beck!! Like American prospered under the Republicans! Yeah the rich! And then when their greed bit them in the ass with the housing crisis, they went whining to the government for a socialist handout. Just like Beck would do if faced with a financial crisis. This guy is a fucking asshole!!
blabblab1212 3 years ago
those Republicans can be blamed for some of the housing crisis too, but the majority of the blame lies of prominent dems Barney Frank and Co. with ties to Obama and the Black Caucaus that was supposed to over see money given out to minorities
pjalive21 3 years ago
most of the blame goes to the Bush SEC for, among other things, ending the 11-1 limit of debt to equity. Morgan Stanley operating at 37-1 is freakin' ridiculous.
plpfctn2007 3 years ago
What he is talking about is taking some of your paycheck you fat fuck!! Expansion! That's a good one! Just look at all of the Republican prosperity that's being passed around! Look how great our country did under Bush's deregulation. The only thing that is expanding is Glenn Beck's waistline.
blabblab1212 3 years ago
Why are things bad now blabblab? Because of the houseing crissis and guess who caused it. The "YES WE CAN" Democrats. Who said "YES WE CAN" protect our Cash Cows Fanny Mac.
Xantheus07 3 years ago
and create new cash cows by taking over all banks .
Tabooga65 2 years ago
before you start judging people mr. beck why dont you take a look at your tie
phillyphanatic09 3 years ago
I voted Republican for the first time today!
timmunst 3 years ago
cnn just announced, concedes "McCain is closing in" cnn starting to give up on nobama propaganda
MCCAIN/PALIN 08 PROLIFE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE USA
or
nobama bin biden prodeath socialist antichrist that kills partially born babies and practices muslim deception watch?v=UQr2vr1ZH68
KeanuReeeves 3 years ago
BLESS YOU..it's a beautiful thing to see an african american vote for someone based on the content of character than just because he's black. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
KeanuReeeves 3 years ago
what makes it worse is that the dems are in power in the house and senate...this is real danger and them pushing Obama this much is scary...he has too many associations that some people arent asking about or care about
pjalive21 3 years ago
The Obama campaign may go down as the greatest thing ever. To take a man who has done absolutely nothing and make him president. Truly amazing.
Only in America (soon to be France)
TonyHawkLookalike 3 years ago 2
That would actually be a good thing if we were as good as France right now, but don't get your hopes up, Obama's not going to fix all of our problems, just alot. Obama 2008!
Bryan352008 3 years ago
Whats wrong with socialism? A more narrow gap between the rich and the poor. Yea, that's terrible. Let me explain the tax thing. If you make over $90000 a year, you only have to pay taxes on the first $90000. So why is making taxes fair bad? Also, Canada and France both have socialized health care. Are either of them communist/socialist? NO.
pwn3drofl 3 years ago
@pwn3drofl's: There is nothing I can say to this. It just speaks for itself, people. What's so bad about Socialism? Just like, what was wrong with Soviet Russia, or Fascism, or Lenin, or Mussolini? Listen to this man. He knows his stuff. He should be the face of the Obama voters.
anemorea 3 years ago
Glenn Beck. Who the fuck is Glen Beck. Fat-mouthed little punk.
monster4josh 3 years ago
Typical case of media scaring people.
SOVIET! RED!! SOCIALIST!!!!
Wait, GOP has the highest budget deficit ever!!!!!Everyone is paying inflation tax?
And that's not socialist?
Civsuccess2 3 years ago
Illegal immigrants contribute to 1/4 of Californias 16 billion debt
PEARLJAMANDJCASHROCK 3 years ago
finally someone who tells it the way it is.......people hate to hear the truth
PEARLJAMANDJCASHROCK 3 years ago 10
I for one will not be giving anyone a piece of my "Pie". I just spent the better part of 9 years working inhumane hours in med school and residency to EARN my part of the American dream. A dream funded with student loans that i'll be repaying for 30 years. I'll take my family and practice abroad before i'm subjected to a socialistic/communistic society based on a redistribution of wealth. Hopefully more will follow. Good luck with your "universal healthcare" system.
Fangsout1 3 years ago 7
my dad is a sports medicine doctor and feels the same way you do, what Obama proposes for healthcare will force doctors into early retirement or to find a new career period
pjalive21 3 years ago
And it'll force those of us who are chronically ill into an early grave. I have a rare genetic disease that's fatal without treatment, yet I have friends in England, Canada, France, and Australia who have the exact same disease and are literally dying because their government-run healthcare won't do anything for them. THAT's Universal Healthcare, and if Obama's elected and he gets his way, I'll be on the same road my friends are on. Not a pleasant thought.
BarackNObamaDotNet 3 years ago 3
I totally agree with you. Thank you sof speaking up.
manacarol123 3 years ago
lol fangsout1 good luck moving abroad to escape socialism, america is the ONLY dseveloped country without universal health care.
AlexeiB1 3 years ago
Glenn Beck is human trash.
Estuarchaos0 3 years ago
why? because he knows what he is talking about? or because he doesnt bleach his teeth like Keith Olbermann? Glenn actually predicted the economic fallout a year ago, dont hate the messanger
pjalive21 3 years ago
with that tie glenn looks like he takes it up the ass
juanballe07 3 years ago
spoken like an intellectual left wing person
pjalive21 3 years ago
9.6 Trillion is the federal debt.
Pilatocus28 3 years ago
10 trillion now
VolkHeart2009 3 years ago
tax rates dont matter if you spend it like a fool. 4b in debt at the federal level...
im all for 50% taxes, just spend it wisely please
TeamParanoia 3 years ago
TRAITOR TO THE TROOPS ! WHILE campaigning in public for a speedy withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, Sen. Barack Obama has tried in private to persuade Iraqi leaders to delay an agreement on a draw-down of the American military presence.
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
Search: Obama Lies
DEAR MR, OBAMA
loismarill 3 years ago
under bush's watch our financial institutions are becoming nationalized one by one. was this his intention? i doubt it. is this a fact? yes. welcome to socialism, people. if you havent noticed, it's already began and mccain or obama cant stop it, because the republicans and democrats have made a mess that cant be repaired.
talktal 3 years ago
uncessary war? Its funny how democrats are all against the war but why did the democratic congress approve the military budget. If they were against the war wtf did they approve the funding multiple years in a row. Both Repub and Demo started the war. We need to stop spending crap in foreign lands and take care of issues at home instead.
Now obama wants to spend trillion dollars of our money to spend on lowering global poverty by 2015. Why is money going overseas when we got issues at home
ForTehNguyen 3 years ago
If liberals want to give three quarters of their money away who's stopping them? They can either give their money to whom ever they choose or send a check into the government.They also can go find drug addicts,homeless people or single mothers with 6 kids by different fathers to come and live with them.Tell me where I'm wrong?Why does the government force me to support them?We are all products of our collective decisions.So why do I and others who feel like me have to pay for others bad choices?
CBALLEN 3 years ago
Well, if we didn't have a unnecessary war going on then we wouldn't have too much to worry about.
cyphi1 3 years ago
Obama is pandering to the poor trash of this country who are always looking for free hand outs..and you all know who most of those people are
CommanderNutters 3 years ago 2
Poor trash?! Obama is offering a package that allows people who "work" something that their employers should provide already. His stipulation in the plan is that everybody [that benefits] works. Just because people aren't rich that doesn't mean that they don't work hard. You guys are crazy!!!
cyphi1 3 years ago
he is offering free handouts, what the Democratic party stands for...free healthcare for everyone!!! at the expense of people who actually work..take from the rich, who earned it, and give to the poor who continue to do nothing to better their lives...im middle class, if that, just got married and just bought a house..me and the wife did it all on our own with NO government help..if i can do it anyone can better themselves
pjalive21 3 years ago
PEOPLE ARE RICH BECAUSE THEY DID SOMETHING GOOD FOR PEOPLE!!! There is no reason to punish people for being rich. This is absolutely messed up and this alone should disqualify Obama from the presidency.
I would rather the American people decide what to do with their money and not the government.
Why should the government be in control of wealthy people's money? They obviously made good decisions to be able to get that money in the first place, so let them manage it!
wReCktangle 3 years ago 2
the rushie neocons are sooo much like killers charlie manson and jefferie dahmer that i confuse the three ... take the financial crisis ... the rushie neocons had clinton impeached because he had oral sex with monica ... and that his govt budget surplus was of no value ... then to fight the war in iraq for world domination ... now the financial system is collapsing ... diabolical ... the neocons spend $400M+ for show biz talk shows to dupe the dopes ... but they had to knock off russert
AgnesBojaxhiu2000 3 years ago
If everyone paid an equal percentage no one could complain about being "fair". I am very poor at this point in my life but a rich man does not owe me anything. Do we owe it to each other to use our wealth for good? Personally, I believe so. Is taking from the rich, who ignorant liberals work so hard to villify, the answer? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Equality doesn't mean GOVERNMENT handouts for people who are unlucky or just lazy.
ptricky15 3 years ago 13
I think this is the best post on youtube that I have ever read bravo!
mossretard 3 years ago
i agree this is a good post and true!
pjalive21 3 years ago
+641561546
I agree this is probably the best post now.
Fastback91 3 years ago
This is the kind of america we need to be living in, thank you
pbmark50 3 years ago
pjalive21: email me please. my screen name at hotmail
ptricky15 3 years ago
obama's detailed economic plan? i need to see that
xoxgodofgodsgodxx 3 years ago
i love obama oh and by the way america is one of the lowest taxed country in the world
BYRON2SEXY 3 years ago
actually were the third highest...
pbmark50 3 years ago
So someone who makes 40k a year or less should pay 12% of their income for retirement and someone who makes millions and doesn't need the money shouldn't contribute at all. Right. I understand! Oh, and the 3+ trillion dollars for the war came out of thin air, because the next generation gets to pay for it. That is good financial planning. I get it. Thanks.
riderpaul 4 years ago 2
So, what if I work hard all my life, go to college, own a business and make millions? Haven't I earned it? Just because I have a lot of money doesn't mean i should give it away to those who don't. I worked hard all of my life to do so. And If the poor would have worked harder , they would have more money as well. Giving more money to the poor doesn't make them have more money, it just gives them more to blow away and waste like they already have, now they don't even have to work for it.
mrperson123 3 years ago 2
And if it were not for the hard working bakers who bust their asses, there would be no pie to divide.
nurbSoldier 3 years ago
EXACTLY!!!!!! There would be no pie without the baker who knows how to bake it!
Michelle4Individuals 3 years ago
Good point. It would be a great means of moral justification for conservatism, if it were consistent with fact. However, I can guarantee that someone in your country has worked even harder than you have for much, much less; the American dream is a myth. It is naive to assume that hard work pays off equally for everyone; the most we can do as a society to counter injustices beyond our control is to provide for the less fortunate, even at the risk of accidentally helping the morally inferior.
Spontation 3 years ago
Furthermore, there is not enough pie to go around, contrary to Glenn's hilariously stated opinion. Even those who are underpaid for manual labor are better off than those who would gladly work if there were an opportunity. Our nation is one that cannot afford to break its ties with materialism and commercial bullshit because of our dependence on dependence...
Spontation 3 years ago
... we cannot afford to underproduce not because we would have insufficient goods to feed our people, but because all of those goods would drift up the social ladder. Our jobs are more valuable than our goods, because A. many of our goods are luxury consumer goods that are an excuse to keep the "pie factory" running and a futile attempt at "trickle-down economics", and B. If you don't have a job, you're screwed, because even a hospital will turn you down...
Spontation 3 years ago
sounds like there could be an easy solution to part B.... Get off your lazy ass and get a fuking job!
kayata123 3 years ago
... and you call this an effective economy? "Common sense conservatism", please.
Spontation 3 years ago
It is obvious that the rich are much more concerned with profit than they are with creating jobs. The tax breaks introduce by Bush haven't helped up to this point. Cheap labor and big profit are the only issues of concern for the rich. Now that slavery is behind us they will simply move their plants. If that isn't enough, well we can always permit illegal immigration. Above all, we must keep a pool of cheap labor to yield greater profits. If any politician takes on the rich, he won't live long.
lkcaudill 4 years ago
It isn't a politicians job to "take on" the rich. They are Americans too. They deserve representation aswell. Smart, hard working people who make lots of money do not deserve to be be villified. If you see yourself as intelligent enough to make this argument you should go start your own company, make millions, and do with that money WHATEVER you want. It's your right as an American.
ptricky15 3 years ago
ptricky15, You are right on target. This is America, not a socialist communist government. If you want socialism that bad,(apparently like lkcaudill) move to North Korea, you will be at home there.
mrperson123 3 years ago 2
ptricky15 your are right. America you can be free to be poor, or free to be rich.
chewbaca1989 3 years ago 2
Oh Gleen do tell me why the guy that makes millions of dollars should pay a lower tax rate then I do?
We give the government an incradibule amount of money throughout the year, so we have one of two choices. Either destroy government completely or demand our government returns on the money we give it. So Choose. If government is completely destroyed we have no means to defend ourself. Make your choice. A government that returns on its investment or no government at all
clarinet2270 4 years ago
ummmm what???? why is it always right wing, left wing? he brought facts...where are yours?? most Obama lovers have no idea why they like him...i have out debated every single Obama-lover...no experience, terrible politics, higher taxes, start a war with Pakistan, hidden past which will all be exposed by the end of the summer i guarantee it
pjalive21 4 years ago
Obama 08!!!
nembhard600rr 4 years ago
ya should have voted for ron paul!
eesloan4 4 years ago 2
oh man why didn't they go for ron paul when they had the chance.....he is so right on with government finance....
eesloan4 4 years ago