Reply #26: My responses.

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"1. America is good."
Define "good." What unselfish act have we done that is proportional to our capacity to help others?

"2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. (I know, some would prefer this)"
Explains why he's such an asshole. While I know a lot of genuinely decent religious people, every asshole I have ever known and every child molester I have ever prosecuted were vocal Christians. Anyway, this statement is essentially a rejection of modernity in favor of medieval values.

"3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday."
In that case there will be no end to Beck's improvement since he is an absolute liar to the point of faking an emotional reaction right now.

"4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government."
Sacred is a meaningless term. By that logic, he should support gay marriage and adoption since that will increase the number of families. His remark about authority is egomaniacal. It is also a rejection of modern civil society in favor of bronze-age tribalism.

"5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it."
Seems to contradict #4. Anyway, this apparently does not apply to Republican members of Congress or presidential administrations. Clinton was impeached for a blow job, yet Bush allows his rich friends to loot the economy and starts a war based on a lie, violates domestic spying laws and commits acts of torture and no one seems to give a shit except for a few outspoken pro-justice advocates.

"6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results."
There is no guarantee of life or libery either. If he thinks these are rights, then I suppose he supports national healthcare, scientific medical research and legal reforms that will decriminalize victimless crimes. While there can never be absolute equality, making sure the worst off at least eat regularly and sleep indoors is a pretty modest goal.

"7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable."
Glenn Beck does not work hard. A farmer works hard. A construction worker works hard. Beck is paid to talk and even if he has long tiring days, they do not amount to "hard work." As far as government enforcing charity, I refer the reader to the 16th Amendment as well as to the broad taxing powers of states.

"8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion."
Unless the authority is a Republican president. And if there is no reasonable basis for criticism, he will feel free to make shit up just like the rest of the Foxperts.

"9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me."
Again, unless it is a Republic president. What Beck apparently doesn't get here is that there are 300 million other people who can make the exact same claim and the fact that most of them disagree with him has apparently slipped his notice.