Arguing with Idiots, The Poor

[pigletized]

I hate extremists.

[mta415]

actually he didn't. I remember him talking about it. When Carter came into office in January 1977, the price of a barrel of oil was about $14. When he left four years later, oil stood at more than $35 a barrel, a 154% rise. The resulting double-digit inflation and surging interest rates cut into Americans' real incomes. Rosy predictions that higher inflation would at least boost employment proved disastrously false. Unemployment rose, and the resulting "stagflation" became entrenched.

[ASRIBEIRIO]

Hmm. Apparently Glenn Beck missed the oil crisis in the 1970s do a number to the economy. I'm sure that had nothing to do with the poor numbers not budging. I'm surprised they didn't budge more.

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

What oil crisis is this? You're raggin on Glenn for "not backing it up" and go ahead and say something like this?

[Cortelco1]

RadarKat you'll have to buy the book to get the statistics.

He references all his sources in detail.

[RadarKat73080]

Or I could just flush my money down the toilet!

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Or you could make use of it and buy the book taking some initiative to use it to disprove EVERYTHING he says?

[RadarKat73080]

Why should I bother when a girl here on Youtube is doing that for me? Last thing I wanna do is give Glenn Beck another nickel! I was stupid enough to be a Rush Limbaugh fan in the 90's and bought BOTH his books! Just listening to him on the radio on occasion or catching a video on Youtube, I feel, is enough to give me brain cancer!

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Whats stupid about Glenn Beck? Is nothing he says legitimate? And who is this girl?

[RadarKat73080]

Pretty much. my sister bought a shirt from his web store that promotes drulling in Anwar. It's not a question of unrefined oil, we have that coming outta our asses, it's refined product. If you have a blockage in your heart, is the answer putting more blood in your veins? He's inducing people to purchase gold, assuming he gets his wet dream; a total collapse, what good will gold do him, you or me? You aren't gonna wanna trade a ounce of gold you bought for $1,000 for a $100 of food? XiaoGui17

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Glenn Beck does not "induce" people do by gold. 1. He says "Gold may not be a good investment for you. I view it more as an insurance plan for the dollar rather then an investment. Gold is definietly NOT a good idea for everyone. I mean what are you going to do buy 1 ounce of gold? But for some it might be worth looking in to."

I really think thats a bit different from.

"BUY GOLD BUY GOLD ITS THE ONLY WAY TO SURVIVE!!! DO IT OR DIE!!!!"

[RadarKat73080]

@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo So that guy talking about "Gold,Guns and God" a few months ago was his evil twin? Are you Roger Ailes? Trying to convince me that what I've heard, I didn't hear? Sorry but I am not Tommy Walker, I won't go blind, deaf and dumb just because you say I didn't see or hear something I did!

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

I don't think you have a clue what your talking about....

Might want to speak clearly and make sense before you waste your time typing.

I didn't say you didn't hear something.

[RadarKat73080]

@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo You said "induce people to buy gold." What is doing commericals for gold dealers and even hawking gold during the regular part of his show if not that?

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Its called advertising and selling your product to make a profit.

People are capable of making their own choices. They aren't stupid.

[RadarKat73080]

@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo What planet do you live on again? If "people are capable of making their own choices" why advertise at all?

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

To sell your product by letting people know what choices there are.

Can't exercise free will with out choices. Can't have choices without knowledge of what you can choose.

[RadarKat73080]

@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo Perhaps, if advertising's stated goal were to provide information and not pushing their products on us.

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

People can CHOOSE to push what ever they want, kinda like healthcare, and peopel can CHOOSE to react according to their desire. Have you been hypmotised *makes eerie noise* into buying something you didn't want to? My word are you THAT dense? You are incontrol of YOU and I am in control of ME and we ALL are incontrol of OURSELVES only!

[RadarKat73080]

@ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo Nobody is being pushed into healthcare. If we are all in control of ourselves, what about anti-social behavior? Most people know the consequences of their behavior but still do things like steal, rape and murder.

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Are you KIDDING ME?!?! I'm Quoting the officials who "pushed" and "shoved" the healthcare through and who had said that's how it needed to be done!

Yes. That's exactly why gun control is so idiotic. People will do what they will. Taking hunks of metal away from people will not stop them from wanting to do things.

(Now remember boys and girls, these are generalizations)

There are individuals out there who can't be held account able. But the majority of people are accountable for their actions

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Maybe you should actually listen to his radio station for a few days in a row.... then you could actually know what your talking about.

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

Or you could logically put it to some use.

[RadarKat73080]

Where did he get the 400% number? I can't find any source on this.

[aznravechild6i9]

"Losing Ground: American Social Policy"

Charles Murray

[ASRIBEIRIO]

Glenn Beck never has sources. Remember the "some university, I don't remember said 2 million people were at the tea parties." Some university that doesn't exist apparently.

[RadarKat73080]

It was the university he didn't attend!

[Pschoch1]

D.C. police estimated crowd size at 1.2 million. Parks and Rec estimated the same figure. Still a huge turnout.

[ASRIBEIRIO]

I could care less, the point is he never sources anything.

[Pschoch1]

I disagree. As a watcher of Glenn Beck I know he sources plenty. Usually the problem is no one bothers to try and look up what he's saying to see if it's true or not.

[TheMadOrc]

I have and what he says is true.

[samuils]

ASRIBEIRIO The whole book is full of sources, look at the end pages

[ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo]

HAHA You MORON! He doesn't say ANYTHING unless he's sure its legit!

[SchnickTech]

"when your blood turned into gravy." LOL!

[WilsonTheVolleyball]

I love these!

[dannyshooter]

These are awesome!