Who's the Real 'Looney Tune': Chris Matthews or Glenn Beck?
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2011/02/04 16:00:00
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It's like Ali-Frazier up in here! If Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were pasty, middle-aged blowhards.
Fox's Glenn Beck and MSNBC's Chris Matthews are taking turns savaging each other on their respective television programs, and don't look for either of the doughy barkers to back down any time soon.
A week ago, Beck went apoplectic on Mathews after Matthews called Tea Party fave Michele Bachmann a "balloon head" for her unique version of American history. Beck administered a scorching screed:
"You sir, are a balloon head that was taught by a balloon head and all you did because you're a balloon head was sit in your stupid balloon head Ivy League classroom and be indoctrinated by a balloon head and never ever used your balloon head to ask an intelligent question of the balloon head in the tweed jacket! You self-sanctimonious, self-important balloon head, America has had enough. Do your own homework."
This week, Matthews took issue with Beck's commentary on the turmoil in Egypt. First, he reviewed a recent Beck broadcast, in which the frantic yakker imagines a worst-case scenario: the installation of an Islamic caliphate and the spread of uprising throughout Europe.
"This is," Matthews started, "I do not use the term lightly, looney tunes."
Later, Matthews devoted his Let Me Finish closing segment to Beck, who he calls a "major exploiter of fear":
"Today’s number one exploiter of fear is Glenn Beck. Beck thinks he’s Bishop Sheen without a cape and collar. But, yes, he’s got blackboards and a kind of odd instructive manner that appeals to people who don’t have the time to dream up worse-case scenarios but are sometimes ready to give a listen to his brand of conspiracy ...
"Yesterday, when he was -- we were giving you the latest news from Cairo and the White House, Beck was preaching the coming of the caliphate - - that’s right -- the coming of the caliphate ...
"Why is Beck selling this fear? Because he doesn’t want to deal with the problem at hand. It’s too tricky for him, as it is for most of us.
"So, what are Beck and the troublemakers doing? They’re scaring people into a frenzy over the coming of a global caliphate. And to what effect? To fight for Mubarak? To place blame we don’t? To encouraged Mubarak to fight the people in the streets?
"No, I’ll bet it’s to begin a long campaign of fear, something to talk about on the radio, something to scare people with -- like Beck’s claims that Barack Obama is a secret racist and we should shoot our political rivals in the head, the forehead to be exact, he says ...
"Does anybody check this guy’s copy over there? Is FOX saying that they believe this stuff, this argument, the latest, that we should arm up personally, build our bunkers and vote against Democrats or any Republican that doesn’t side with Beck and Bachmann and the rest of this band of looney tunes?"
Fox's Glenn Beck and MSNBC's Chris Matthews are taking turns savaging each other on their respective television programs, and don't look for either of the doughy barkers to back down any time soon.
A week ago, Beck went apoplectic on Mathews after Matthews called Tea Party fave Michele Bachmann a "balloon head" for her unique version of American history. Beck administered a scorching screed:
"You sir, are a balloon head that was taught by a balloon head and all you did because you're a balloon head was sit in your stupid balloon head Ivy League classroom and be indoctrinated by a balloon head and never ever used your balloon head to ask an intelligent question of the balloon head in the tweed jacket! You self-sanctimonious, self-important balloon head, America has had enough. Do your own homework."
This week, Matthews took issue with Beck's commentary on the turmoil in Egypt. First, he reviewed a recent Beck broadcast, in which the frantic yakker imagines a worst-case scenario: the installation of an Islamic caliphate and the spread of uprising throughout Europe.
"This is," Matthews started, "I do not use the term lightly, looney tunes."
Later, Matthews devoted his Let Me Finish closing segment to Beck, who he calls a "major exploiter of fear":
"Today’s number one exploiter of fear is Glenn Beck. Beck thinks he’s Bishop Sheen without a cape and collar. But, yes, he’s got blackboards and a kind of odd instructive manner that appeals to people who don’t have the time to dream up worse-case scenarios but are sometimes ready to give a listen to his brand of conspiracy ...
"Yesterday, when he was -- we were giving you the latest news from Cairo and the White House, Beck was preaching the coming of the caliphate - - that’s right -- the coming of the caliphate ...
"Why is Beck selling this fear? Because he doesn’t want to deal with the problem at hand. It’s too tricky for him, as it is for most of us.
"So, what are Beck and the troublemakers doing? They’re scaring people into a frenzy over the coming of a global caliphate. And to what effect? To fight for Mubarak? To place blame we don’t? To encouraged Mubarak to fight the people in the streets?
"No, I’ll bet it’s to begin a long campaign of fear, something to talk about on the radio, something to scare people with -- like Beck’s claims that Barack Obama is a secret racist and we should shoot our political rivals in the head, the forehead to be exact, he says ...
"Does anybody check this guy’s copy over there? Is FOX saying that they believe this stuff, this argument, the latest, that we should arm up personally, build our bunkers and vote against Democrats or any Republican that doesn’t side with Beck and Bachmann and the rest of this band of looney tunes?"
Read More: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/02...
Top Opinion
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ASPEN 2011/02/04 16:14:17Chris Matthews
+73Matthews is a joke. Why anyone would take that vile hateful lying buffoons word is reprehensible. Matthews is rude and in fact a BALLOON HEAD. Those who chose Glenn Beck as being a loon never ever watched his show. If they did they would realize what he says is backed up with facts. Wake up people and do your homework.
If Glenn were not so on target (oops, "target" is a hate word according to the 20 inch cock sucking liberals who blamed Palin for the shooting) Progressive's would not be so upset.
People need to do their homework:
As for the Bible....you bet I do! Every word in it is true and most has been proven and is being proven right now in our time but you are too ignorant or lazy to research anything on your own. It is easier for you to sit back and be sppon-fed with lies. Gosh, I am so glad I don't have you self-esteem and intelligence (pr lack of).
Yes, I actually do research most of what he says....a lot I already know without having to be told. I am not home when GB is on so yes, I DRV the programs and if I question something I stop it and go look it up....remember back in your "education" period. Educated....yeah, you were indoctrinated well. I have reason but I also have faith. Many an atheist as yourself have become Christian because they researched the Bible and compared it against science..and guess what dude......they now have faith.
"Do you know in the health care bill, we're now offering insurance for dogs," Beck said. "Do I need to say any more?"
http://mediamatters.org/blog/...
http://mediamatters.org/blog/...
You would rather plug your ears and scream as loud as possible to avoid it, but there it is.
Here is the entire breakdown of how and why he is completely wrong and deliberately misleading.
http://www.politifact.com/tru...
And the entire health Care Bill for you to read. I've shown sufficient and clear evidence showing Glenn Beck to be lying. Now its your turn to show me Insurance for Dogs in the Health Care bill.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=...