Joe Walsh Debate Pledge of Allegiance on Glenn Beck

[DaHonestAbe]

"The language & symbols of an authentic American fascism would, of course, have little to do with the original European models. They would have to be familiar & reassuring to loyal Americans . . . No swastikas in an American fascism, but Stars and Stripes & Christian crosses. No fascist salute, but mass recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance. . . An American fascism would transform [it] into [an] obligatory litmus tests for detecting the internal enemy." ~ Robert O. Paxton, Anatomy of Fascism

[Bain1998]

Also I am glad this psycho is off the air. Even he was too crazy for Fox News.

[macrograms]

Bellamy wrote the pledge. He was a socialist. It is nationalism. Stiff arm salute. Zieg Heil, bitches. Where do you the idiot hitler got it. Dumb Fucks.

[SemperBadBear]

@macrograms You are confused. The collegiate definition of Socialism is an economic and political theory that supports ownership and cooperative management by the reallocation of production. <-- has nothing to do with pledging to a flag...

Nationalism is a theory of strong identification of a united group and the protection of its culture or in terms you can understand, a nation.

Try not to use adhominems in your argument, it shows how inarticulate you are.

[cschembor]

glenn beck is such a douchebag...he doesn't even bring up the real debate which is whether or not kids should have to recite the pledge during school or to omit the word god...in my middle school and elementary school we were forced to say the pledge (years way before i even knew what I was really saying) and if you didn't say god or didn't recite the pledge you were looked at differently

[themovementofdance]

..It's sad how brainwashed some Americans still are.

I was actually at the debate. I know what happened. No, Glenn Beck only used the person's video and zoomed in. And of course Jow Walsh would use this for a political ad- it shows exactly what he's about. AMERICA. The complete opposite of the crook Melissa Bean who was against him. This was not planned either.

You all speak like true progressives.

[SemperBadBear]

@themovementofdance

Absolutely, thumbs up bro.

[DaHonestAbe]

Wow, if ever I needed to see how close we are to fascism, this is it. I was thinking they were going to start with a straight arm salute and say, "deutschland, deutschland....."

[mrric10]

It is too bad that some important facts are omitted from GB reporting. First, the request for the Pledge came nearly 10 minutes after the debate had started. Also, Joe Walsh had agreed that there would be no footage shot at his behest and that no footage could be used in political ads. Interesting that in the uncut video, the camera never leaves Walsh except when he is blocked by the people who "spontaneously" and simultaneously sprang up to recite the pledge. Then he used the footage in an ad.

[SemperBadBear]

@mrric10 " Pledge came nearly 10 minutes after the debate."--- And whats your point? I don't care if they announced it at the end, has nothing to do with the fact they didn't plan on doing it.

"Walsh agreed that no footage would be shot"--- I don't see him with a camera, nor do I see a news crew.

"No footage could be used in his political ads"--- lol Did Rachel Maddow tell you that? He said no such thing.

"Camera never leaves Walsh"-- They cut it so we didnt have to wait 10 mins to hear it

[SemperBadBear]

@mrric10 Looks like it was at the beginning of the debate after all, what this vid. I'm sorry I had to be the one to prove you wrong jr. she clearly states " I have nothing for or against the Pledge of Allegiance at the BEGINNING of something like this." -*then crowd cuts her off and puts her in her place*-

[AuroraBoreas]

Wow, what a bitch.

[redriverhautbois]

Im, sorry but if you can watch this without seeing the mind game horseshit coming out of this mans mouth, you need to go back to school. No, Beck University does not count....

[SemperBadBear]

@redriverhautbois Oh, so you are one of three guys... Hows that hope and change working out for ya? ;)

[Bain1998]

Go out and flood the voting booth so we can vote back in the very people that fucked up this country during the Bush years. Fucking morons. America desrves what it gets when they vote these psycho tards back in again. Thats okay.  It will only help Obama in the end and his re election in 2012 will be a landslide.

[SemperBadBear]

@Bain1998 ohhh, you mean like Obama who extended those evil tax cuts, or bailed out GM and the banks with your money! OH!!! And then to out do Bush, Obama gave $300 million to GE through the department of energy even though GE brings in $180 BILLION a year and they out source jobs to China.. HMM or how about tripling Bushes debt in 2 years time? Mind numbing isn't it? O.o

[Bain1998]

@SemperBadBear Actually it isnt mind numbing at all. The stimulus that Obama did should have been MUCH bigger. Most well respected economists said it wasnt big enough and it would only stop the freefall and thats about it. Thats exactly what happened. I actually hope the repubicans take over next time. Watch how quickly they fuck this country up as the rich get richer. It amazes me how some many (mostly old white people) are fooled into voting against their own best interests.

[Bain1998]

What a fucking tard. They dont say the pledge right before weddings either. I guess that means everyone at the wedding is all anti American scum. This was nothing but a setup by blind flag waving tards. Not to mention if any of these morons knew ANYTHING they would know that the pledge was written by a SOCIALIST!!!! Of course Beck would never let his dumb as hell viewers know that one.

[prodigywookie]

This MADE MY DAY