Glenn Beck's incomplete apology

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005280066

Glenn Beck's incomplete apology

May 28, 2010 5:15 pm ET by Zachary Pleat


Earlier this afternoon, Glenn Beck issued a statement on his website, apologizing for his despicable attack on President Obama's daughter during his radio show this morning:



This apology is incomplete. Beck involved Obama's children in another attack on the president earlier this week, comments Beck did not address in his apology today.

Further, Beck limited his apology to just "my own rule about leaving kids out of political debates." But he has repeatedly stated that entire families are off-limits -- and he has dragged President Obama's family into "political debates" several times over the past year. In a sexist attack on the president's wife just last week, Beck referred to an image on the Drudge Report of Michelle Obama at a White House state dinner for the Mexican president and his wife, stating:

I don't think I've ever seen the first lady with her -- excuse the expression -- but with her breasts all smooshed up.

Beck has also repeatedly brought up Obama's parents on his Fox News and radio shows -- specifically in the context of discussing Obama's politics -- and more than a year ago, he made fun of President Obama's aunt.

Glenn Beck's apology is incomplete until he apologizes for all the other instances in which he dragged the president's family into his political attacks.

[bluestateguy]

1. Beck has ADHD. That much is known.

And I don't think he takes his medications before going on the air.

[11 Bravo]

10. ADHD: Asshole Douchebag Hatemongering Drunk?

[pinboy3niner]

13. Yep. THAT'S the form of ADHD Beck has.

You nailed it! :rofl:

[aquart]

12. Sorry, that does NOT account for it.

[baldguy]

2. And what should we expect from such a contemptible human being?

[Submariner]

3. Beck is overdue to kill himself

Beck's mother and brother committed suicide, I wish this mental defective would hurry up and follow their lead. Come on Glenn, swallow a bullet...we know you can do it.

[Captain Hilts]

4. Not acceptable. I'm glad his ratings are tanking. What a shit he is. nt

[WCGreen]

5. That ain't an apology...

It's a pure and simple crash cover my ass move...

[spanone]

6. apology not accepted.

[gratuitous]

7. A real apology takes place in the same venue that the offense was given

So if someone, for example, goes on the public airwaves and makes a complete fool of himself, his apology shouldn't be some canned statement on the internets somewhere. It should be on the same public airwaves where the offense was originally given. This is known among grown-ups as taking responsibility, and it's the reason that a lot of persons regularly on the teevee and the reddy-o watch what they say and how they say it. Because it hurts and is awfully embarrassing to have to go back on the air and eat a shit taco. It should be painful and humiliating.

Ball's in your court, Beckie.

[vercetti2021]

8. No

Fucking way I'm accepting this bullshit apology, Beck please go back to the insane asylum you escaped from.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. What did this moron say about Sasha and Malia?

[babylonsister]

11. Here, and there's more at video at link~

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005280025

Obama remarked yesterday during his press conference that Malia asked him of the Gulf oil spill: "Did you plug the hole yet, Daddy?" Beck, taking off on this, mockingly affected Malia's voice, asking "Daddy" why he "hates black people so much." Then Beck attacked Malia's intelligence, saying: "That's the level of their education, that they're coming to -- they're coming to Daddy and saying, 'Daddy, did you plug the hole yet?' "

This routine continued for several minutes, as Beck and his co-hosts touched on a variety of topics and laughed the entire time, all of it at the expense of an 11-year-old girl.

[Ruby the Liberal]

14. Oh for fuck sake!!

I called my Dad "Daddy" on his death bed.

What is up with the Aunt Mamie voice? And the questioning of intelligence??

I can honestly say that this is the most horrific thing I have heard in as long as I can remember. I guess fate had me miss it for a reason.

UnFuckingBelievable rudeness.