Glenn Beck's twisted populism

Glenn Beck represents a right-wing twist on old left-wing sentiment, and his populism is less about "the people" than it is about the conservative individuals who resent their taxes being used to aid the lazy unwashed masses.

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[robb1031]

Fox is not, or ever has been, a news organization. Fox is, and always has been, a political organization.

[Jai666666666]

I see America still likes to harass people with Communism and the possibility of a new witch hunt and the electric chair. I bet you ten thousand nuclear missiles from China followed by five thousand from Russia that you will now offer French Fries again in New York and fuck right off about any political system..., even communism, you sick, fascist, KKK, Nazi, capitalistic, world invading, Hebrew ass-licking cock suckers. Have a nice day :)P

[CowardStern]

Beck makes real conservatives and libertarians look like nutcases and that's why I despise him.

[philateliceun]

@Jai666666666 I think the American people have forgot what made their country so great. People are so afraid and self centered these days. When you have commercials for gun holders to put on your bed so you can grab your gun even when you are lying in bed in a supposedly first world country something is not right with the value system. America needs to suffer a great depression or a war on its own land before people start valuing the things that are important again I am afraid.

[Jai666666666]

Attacking America is pointless. The U.S. goverment will probably murder another 5000 in the next few years to put an I.D. code bar 666 on everyone's forehead to make you all safe, sound, and secure. Who attacked the hippies in the 60ies to go kill Orientals. Who hangs people for being black, who has over 10 million homeless in a land stuffed like pigs. Let them have their own way, the devil's themselves couldn't torment them more.

[JakeDude500]

@Jai666666666 Just clarifying... are you attacking America?

[TheIntolerantAtheist]

Whenever I get a video that has a FUCKING ad, the video freezes about 3 seconds into it and won't load again even if I put it on 240p. So I guess I just can't watch videos with ads. Anybody have any idea how to get this to stop happening?

[HeadoftheFed]

Why is it that Germany pays about 50% more to manufacturer a good than America , but at the same time we have way higher unemployment?  The Answer is simple even in Europe they don't have to jump through all the hoops if some one wanted to open a business. This is a concept that no leftist can understand that entrepreneurship is the only way to eliminate poverty.

[ivangrozny27]

when the extreme right refer to 'the people', they tend to refer to their own narrow minded supporters. One of the classic cases in Europe is Ian Paisley of course. Throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s, his favourite words (apart from 'No' and 'Never') were 'the people of Ulster....'. He was always referring to his own Protestant Unionist community of course. So a phrase like 'the people of Ulster will never accept terrorists in govt' is code for 'we dont want Catholics in govt'.

[ghostrider1152]

@jscottupton

he's an idiot