Glenn Beck Attacks President's Daughter

[Joanne98]

So, call me crazy, but I'm beginning to think that Fox News infotainer Glenn Beck's principles lack some internal moral consistency.

See, a couple of days ago, Beck interviewed sometime-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and he took what appeared to be a principled stand on the matter of how people should treat the families of public figures. Speaking with Palin, Beck decried the tactic: "Leave my family, leave people's families alone...When it was Bill Clinton, you don't go after Chelsea Clinton. You don't talk about the Bush kids. Now, the minute they get into politics, that's a different story. You leave the families alone."

Now, Beck's stand here was rooted in the belief that Sarah Palin's new neighbor, journalist Joe McGinnis, moved in next door to her with the intention of being a danger to Palin's children. That is, as they say, some horsedung. Nevertheless, I can definitely get on board with the whole "leave the families alone" idea. Glenn Beck has had a long time to reflect upon that time he mocked a woman's miscarriage because her husband committed the terrible crime of being the host of a rival morning show in the same market as Beck. Maybe he felt bad about that! But whatever the reason, decrying the practice of criticizing the families of public figures is, at the root, very laudable.

Here's the thing, though: Beck was only able to abide by those principles for a few hours. On this morning's broadcast of his radio show, he chucked all of that out the window and went on an extended jag of mocking Malia Obama, who had the temerity to get herself caught up in the news cycle:

LISTEN:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/28/glenn-beck-attacks-presid_n_593587.html

[gateley]

1. Is he trying to provoke Obama? nt

[cleveramerican]

2. He has to meet his quota of one stupid statement per minute!

he makes it look easy.

[Enthusiast]

11. He knows his audience.

Remember those interviews at the Teabagger protests? Beck told his viewers Obama has Czars. They were so stupid they thought this was the equivalent of Soviet Communists. Pathetic. He can tell them anything.

[fascisthunter]

3. what a loser this man is

[Jefferson23]

4. Pretty transparent imo, he is feeding his racist crowd some red meat.

I guess the zoo his crowd belongs in, need to be fed on a regular basis.


Sick bastard.

[DesertRat]

5. Beck is a scumbag

[era veteran]

6. Shame on Beck and his supporters. In a right world he would be shunned.

Why the Australian Murdoch drives the right I do not know, stupid I guess.... As I was writing this MSNBC (4:52 EST) reported that Beck has apologized. Too late Beck.

[Doctor_J]

7. No

In a right world one of us would push the button on this psychopathic rapist.

[struggle4progress]

8. Let's see how Harry Truman sounds: "Some day I hope to meet you. When that happens you'll need a new

nose, a lot of beefsteak for black eyes, and perhaps a supporter below!"

See http://www.rjgeib.com/heroes/truman/truman-daughter.html

[AmericaIsGreat]

9. Wait, wait...Beck is a FATHER?!?!?!?

Oh my god.

[thelordofhell]

10. "When it was Bill Clinton, you don't go after Chelsea Clinton." WTF??

How soon we forget. Didn't some other dim-witted diddling deuchebag dicksucker compare Chelsea Clinton to a dog?

[DesertRat]

13. That was Rush Limbaugh

Columnist Molly Ivins reported (Arizona Republic 10/17/93) this incident from Limbaugh's TV show--"Here is a Limbaugh joke: Everyone knows the Clintons have a cat. Socks is the White House cat. But did you know there is a White House dog?" And he puts up a picture of Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Clinton was 13 years old.

[thelordofhell]

14. Yeah, I know

I just didn't want to mention that name.

GO D'BACKS!!

GO SUNS!!

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Glenn Beck

Sorry excuse for a human being.

[classysassy]

15. Mr Beck's

love of money and lies will be his down fall.