Beck, Limbaugh Diatribe Peppered With Hints of McCarthyism

Many of us weren't even alive during one of the ugliest chapters in America's history led by Joe McCarthy and other right wing conservatives. Today, almost 50 years later the current mentality coming out of the right is beginning to resemble the days of McCarthyism. With all the hateful rhetoric being spun these days, Jimmy Carter was right in calling out the ugly face of racism that's fueling so much of the anger we're seeing. As a man who's lived most his life in Georgia and witnessed the violence and hate throughout the civil rights movement, the former president knows racism when he sees it. Talk show hosts Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity Bill O'Rielly and others on the rabid-right always project the things they hate the most about themselves on anyone who opposes their views and are all fueling the growing divide between American's.

Taking things way too far is Glenn BeckGlenn Beck, a man who's visibly becoming more unstable by the day. Some people even tune in everyday to see if it's the day he blows his brains out on-the-air. That's one way to clean up the air waves!

Both Beck and Limbaugh are millionaires that hate the average American and are paid millions of dollars by corporations to destroy the middle class - in doing so they also appear to be stirring-up a race war. These kind of men love white sheets and the sound of a guillotine, trap doors, gunshots and explosions. The corporations they work for would love to declare Martial Law so they'll finally a truly captive audience and a slave nation, working for slave wages for their corporate masters. They hate Obama and it's race based hate that needs to be called out for what it is.

Right-wing conservatives are fabricating lies, fear and hate based racism to destroy 40 years of progress we made since the civil rights movement as well as decades of peace. Didn't we learn anything, was all the bloodshed in the 60's in vain? Only one generation later, are we so removed from the battles our fathers fought that we have forgotten?

What's obvious is the sheer contempt and disrespect Beck and Limbaugh feel for Obama comes across clearly in the words they speak, they're purposely working the audience into a frenzy that's bound to incite violence and start another civil war in America. Cowards like Beck and Limbaugh hate having a black man in the White House so much that they purposefully use emotional fervor, scare tactics, hate mongering and lies on a daily basis just hoping someone will take up arms and assassinate the President.

Yes, Beck can be entertaining, he's like watching a train-wreck
in slow motion - it's hard to take your eyes off of. But, if people didn't take him so seriously there wouldn't be a problem, but when millions of people tune in on a daily basis who believe what he tells them there's a problem called brainwashing. They actually think Beck cares, that he speaks for them and that he thoroughly research's his material, knows what he's talking about and would never, ever lie. Yeah right!

The average individual doesn't know the huge difference between investigative journalists/reporters and entertainers. Beck is an entertainer who will say or do just about anything to boost ratings for FOX News and Clear Channel Communications, after recently losing 62 national advertisers (listed below) he's acting like a rabid hyena that's been cornered and he's on a witch-hunt to take anyone he can down with him. At this point you can't believe a word he says because he's trying to save his own ass, he's a desperate man.

Beck and Limbaugh both have a whole lot in common. Both entertainers are sociopaths, mentally unstable, deceitful, egregious liars, vindictive; both have personal, racist and political agenda's; they're bought out by special interests and are masters at manipulating the masses. With a narcissistic need for attention, they must be overcompensating for sexual inadequacy's as well! They constantly use scare tactics and fear mongering on people who don't research the FACTS - and that's when so-called TV "news" becomes a very dangerous situation.

For anyone who thinks I'm being mean, or picking on Beck and Limbaugh, please read the following article which outlines numerous things he's said and done that way over the top. There's no room for such irresponsible behavior on the airwaves because most people don't have the critical or deductive thinking skills necessary to separate the lies, racism and scare tactics from the truth. There hateful, racist and sometimes violent statements from Beck embedded throughout the following article - 62 national advertisers didn't pull their ads for nothing. Stephen Lendaman did a great job and is an honest, ethical journalist and he's probably not as emotional about the subject as I am. A couple of people who are very dear to me have been getting their brains scrambled on a daily basis by Beck and rest of the rabid right-wing propaganda machine over at FOX News, for years now.

There's no talking to either one of them about the issues because they are so brainwashed to fear terrorism and consider it a real threat, when the rest of the world knows it's a myth created by the CIA and the military industrial complex for a reason to go war.

As a student of journalism 20 years ago, I have a better than average understanding of how media and the news operates...or should operate. It really makes me sick when I see how far off track things have gone. When Walter Cronkite died it really was the end of an era of high standards and ethics in journalism. Now it seems as though yellow journalism is here to stay because mass media news outlets across the country are owned by less than a handful of conservatively owned corporations, creating a monopoly and making it much easier to control what the public does and doesn't know. Beck's egregious antics, lies and ranting are discussed almost daily on other stations, there hasn't been a more disliked talk show host by people in his own industry in memory.

Now, I'm not happy Obama either and only see him carrying on the policies of his predecessor, my views are not political. Not because I can't accept the fact he's an African American, I recognize a dangerous situation that can only lead to some very dark days ahead if people don't start coming together to address the crisis our country is facing. Addressing problems with others through anger, prejudice, hate and fear get people absolutely no where, and history goes to show these emotions only lead us into greater wars. What most people don't know or understand is that Obama works for the same people Bush worked for, or who McCain/Palin would've worked for. If you do the research you will learn that the Trilateral Commission, Council on Foreign Affairs and the Bildergerg Group are the circles of power better known as the Illuminati, that basically run the affairs of the Western world.

Two of the most powerful men in these groups are Henry Kissinger and Zibignew Brezinski, both of which are Obama's top two advisers basically they are his handlers. On the other side of the coin George Bush Sr is also a top dog in one of the groups, his father was a Nazi sympathizer and Barbara Bush's grandfather was Alister Crowley. One hundred years ago in England he was known as the most evil man alive in his time. GW Bush Jr was carrying on a family legacy, the Bush's are also linked by bloodline to the Queen of England.
The unfortunate thing is these people use puppets like Beck and Limbaugh to like "court jesters" to distract the masses from the real issues so they can continue their power grab along with the largest transfer of wealth in history. Continue illegal wars, continue torturing, continue spying on us, continue to push Codex Alimentarius through and continue turning their backs on millions of Americans in foreclosure. While they're making people believe in death panels, that Obama was born in Kenya, Obama's communist and a fascist and a socialist....and Muslim too!!! ummm make up your mind wacko-doodles. I never heard any of them screaming when Bush was spying on us, torturing prisoners, let 1000's die in the Katrina debacle, lying about WMD's, starting an illegal war, stealing elections, assassination rings, CIA overthrowing and destabilizing governments that don't go along with our demands...where were all these people then? What hypocrites, both Bush's did more for fascism in this country than anyone could ever have imagine. Instead of coming together to battle a much larger war, we growing farther apart.

In his own words, Beck talks about a "gruesome death" for Dennis Kucinich, or strangling Michael Moore - I personally heard a radio clip where he verbalized his fantasy of having dinner with Nancy Pelosi. At one point when she gets up to use the restroom, he takes the opportunity slip poison in her drink, after she took a few sips he would begin telling her that she only had a few seconds left to live blah, blah...The man is a sociopath who appears to be losing his mind in front of the nation, but he'll make sure to take America down with him on the way out. Read on for the reasons for my feelings and take action by signing the petitions if you haven't already done so www.colorofchange.org and www.foxnewsboycott.com if stations can't self-regulate, create boundaries and take responsibility for the actions of their on-air talent then it's time the public UNITES to address the right-wing-hate-machine minions infestation of this country.

Glenn Beck's Demagoguery, Right Wing Extremism, and Racism By Stephen Lendaman

At a time of 24-hour news and a proliferation of television and radio talk shows featuring hatemongers and demagogues like Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean HannitySean Hannity and Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck may stand out as the most unhinged and extremist of all as evidenced by his jihad against anyone to the left of his views, disadvantaged minorities, Muslims, Latino immigrants, and progressive change in some of his most outlandish comments, including:

-- calling Barack Obama a "racist (who) has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture; I don't know what it is....This guy is, I believe, a racist;"

-- calling Van Jones "an avowed, radical, revolutionary communist," then saying "Jones is the tip of the iceberg" as part of his over-the-top campaign against anyone less extremist than himself;

-- stating "The most used phrase in my administration if I were to be President would be 'What the hell do you mean we're out of missiles;' "

-- saying "We need to be the first ones in the recruitment office lining up to shoot the bad Muslims in the head....In 10 years, Muslims and Arabs will be looking through a razor wire fence at the West;"

-- telling Muslim Congressman Keith EllisonKeith Ellison to "prove to me that you are not working with our enemies;"

-- advocating disposing of Guantanamo detainees by shooting them in the head;

-- accusing Al GoreAl Gore of creating a new "Hitler youth" by promoting environmental awareness, and called for kicking California out of the union;

-- in 2003, telling listeners he was praying for a gruesome death for Democrat presidential candidate Dennis KucinichDennis Kucinich, and in 2005 saying he fantasized about strangling filmmaker Michael MooreMichael Moore;

-- characterizing Obama's new regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, as a crazed animal rights activist who believes that rats matter more than people; and

-- in September 2005, expressing open "hate" toward Katrina victims, calling them "scumbags" for not waiting patiently for emergency aid at a time their lives were devastated, and the Bush administration was forcibly removing them to distant locations, then preventing them from returning so predatory developers could exploit their neighborhoods for profit.

In May 2008, a Media Matters Action Network report titled, "Fear & Loathing in Prime Time: Immigration Myths and Cable News" highlighted undocumented Latino immigrant hatemongering by Lou DobbsLou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly, and Glenn Beck, each making outlandish claims, including:

-- an alleged connection between undocumented Latinos and crime;

-- how they exploit social services and don't pay taxes;

-- the "reconquista" myth about a supposed Mexican plot to take over the US Southwest; and

-- an epidemic of Latino voter fraud.

According to Beck, "It's time to wake up in this country. We are dealing with an illegal alien (read Latino) crime wave, and drug smuggling is just the beginning." He opened a special 2008 "Border Crisis" program saying: "America's border crisis. Rape, drugs, kidnapping, even murder. It is beginning to look a lot more like a border war....Every single illegal immigrant is guilty of a crime, every single one....Every undocumented worker (read Latino) is an illegal immigrant, a criminal and a drain on our dwindling resources."

He added:

-- "I've got a quick message for illegal aliens if you happen to be watching; you better start packing your bags; and to the politicians in Washington who are soft on illegal immigration, start packing up your office, because when the terrorists strike, which they will, and when we find out that they're here illegally from some other country, we will be telling all of you to get the hell out;"

-- earlier he said "I told you about the five-part plan that I believe may lead to the end of the West as we know it; I called it my 'Perfect Storm;' one of the elements....is illegal immigration; it is still a great way for terrorists to come here and mess with us; but even if that doesn't happen....at the very least (they're) attacking our culture, and our way of life; they are not melting into our melting pot; they're here for the cash;" and

-- "I also know our country is on fire, and the fuel is illegal immigration; they (threaten) our national security;" they come for "three reasons: one, they're terrorists; two, they're escaping the law; or three, they're hungry (because) they can't make a living in their own dirtbag country."

This is what passes for American mainstream "journalism" that's in no worse form than from Glenn Beck - on Fox News, the radio outlets that give him a platform, and the sponsors that make his kind of programming possible. More on them below.

Joe McCarthy's Earlier Jihad Against the Left

In the 1950s, Joe McCarthy's witch-hunts against alleged communists, those on the left, and Democrat administration and other "subversives" included Secretary of State Dean Acheson whom he called "a pompous diplomat in striped pants," General George Marshall when he was Secretary of State for being "soft on communism" and being "a man steeped in falsehood," and many others on his so-called "blacklist."

In 1950, with no proof, he said he had a list of 205 known communists in the State Department, later reduced the number to 57, but said they were passing secret information to the Soviets. He claimed:

"The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because the enemy has sent men to invade our shores, but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who had all the benefits that the wealthiest nation on earth has had to offer - the finest homes, the finest college educations, and the finest jobs in Government (and the private sector) we can give."

He characterized enemies as "card-carrying communists." Others as "loyalty risks" or being "soft on communism." For political gain, he vilified patriotic Americans, created years of hysteria, targeted anti-American books in libraries and got them removed, then overstepped enough to be hung on his own petard with publications like the Louisville Courier-Journal reporting that:

"In this long, degrading travesty of the democratic process, McCarthy has shown himself to be evil and unmatched in malice." On December 2, 1954 the Senate censured him and took away his power base. Later ill with cirrhosis of the liver from years of abusive alcoholism, he died a broken man on May 2, 1957.

Today, the term "McCarthyism" is synonymous with baseless malicious slander, unscrupulous fearmongering, vilifying the innocent, accusing them of disloyalty, and calling them terrorists, Islamofascists, illegal immigrants, and unpatriotic for supporting progressive change and ideas to the left of right wing views.

McCarthysim Redux Through the Right Wing Media

Nightly on Fox News, Glenn Beck delivers some of the worst of it to his estimated 2.3 million faithful and millions more on The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show aired by Premiere Radio Networks (a Clear Channel Communications subsidiary) throughout the country on over 300 stations, according to a Premiere Speakers Bureau promo about him stating that his program "is presently the third highest-rated national radio talk show among adults ages 25 - 54."

It said that he debuted on CNN's Headline News in May 2006 "with his self-styled topical talk show and quickly soared in popularity." CNN at the time called it "an unconventional look at the news of the day featuring (Beck's) often amusing perspective on the top stories from world events and politics to pop culture and everyday hassles."

In early January 2007, he also joined ABC News' Good Morning America as a regular contributor with its senior executive producer, Jim MurphyJim Murphy, saying:

"Glenn is a leading commentator with a distinct voice. At times, he is the perfect guest for many of the talk topics we cover on morning news programs."

In 2008, Beck won the Marconi Radio Award for Network Syndicated Personality of the Year from the National Association of Broadcasters. Previous winners included Rush Limbaugh and Fox News' Sean Hannity. After his award, Premiere Radio Networks president, Charlie Rahilly, said:

"Glenn's conversation with millions of Americans weekly on The Glenn Beck Program....makes him a familiar voice in our culture. We salute his work, creativity, and humor, and congratulate him on his genuine recognition by our industry."

He regularly features guests like Karl RoveKarl Rove, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani, Rick Santorum, Rush Limbaugh, and an array of the most extremist Republican members of Congress, others from right wing think tanks, and former Bush administration officials.

His syndicator, Premiere Radio, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications, the world's largest radio broadcaster, concert promoter, and billboard advertising firm. It's also a major player in US television and Spanish language broadcasting, and very much to the right of center in ideology. As one of America's most powerful media companies, it's played a leading role in destroying media diversity by airing the same content on many dozens of its stations simultaneously, suppressing everything not supportive of its views.

In 2002, Clear Channel attracted the attention of Senator Russ Feingold and several other members of Congress over its anti-competitive behavior and alleged shady business practices. In 2009, the company remains a powerful force, ranking ninth among the top 20 US media companies ahead of The New York Times Co., the Washington Post Co., Hearst Corp., and McGraw-Hill.

More on Beck's Background

He's written three New York Times-listed bestsellers, publishes the entertainment Fusion Magazine, and tours the country twice yearly in his own one-man show to promote himself as a national institution.

Instead of condemning his extremism, on December 4, 2006, The New York Times described him as a "tearful rising star" in calling him "brash (and) opinionated (with an) unfiltered approach (in) saying what others are feeling but are afraid to say." Writers Brian Stelter and Bill Carter said he "has a gift for touching the passion nerve (by) tapping into fear about the future."

They quoted Old Dominion University's Jeffrey Jones saying Beck engages in "inciting rhetoric. People hear their values are under attack and they get worried. It becomes an opportunity for them to stand up and do something" without realizing how destructive Beck's extremism is to their own well-being. Even Beck once said about himself: "I say on the air all the time, if you take what I say as gospel, you're an idiot."

His Premiere's Speakers Bureau bio says he debuted in radio at age 13 in Seattle, and grew up in nearby Mount Vernon. After high school, he got jobs "as a Top 40 DJ" in Baltimore, Houston, and New Haven, CT.

It also explained that at age 30, he became consumed by alcoholism and drug addiction, then regained sobriety and "found a new direction." He remarried, became a baptized Mormon, and decided to pursue talk radio after being offered his own show on Tampa, Florida station WFLA-AM. In his first year, it became number-one rated, and within 18 months, Premiere Radio Networks offered him national syndication.

In January 2002, The Glenn Beck Program debuted on 47 stations. Today, he's on over 300 as well as XM satellite radio.

LDS Living Magazine (for Latter Day Saint Mormon families) provides more details about Beck's background. It said he was fired from his first three radio jobs in Washington State. Six months later, he returned on WPGC in Washington, DC. Was again fired. Then he became program director and "morning guy" on a small Corpus Christi, TX station. After two years of "moving around from city to city, he ended up in Baltimore." He also worked at WRKA in Louisville, KY and WKCI-FM in Hamden, CT.

Three days after converting to Mormonism, he was offered his first radio talk show in Tampa. It propelled him to national prominence and his current positions at Fox News, his syndicated radio program (first from Philadelphia in January 2002, now in New York), and as a hot topic on other programs, including MSNBC's Keith Olbermann's war of words with Beck.

He posted a September 6 request on The Daily Kos to "Send Me Everything You Can Find About Glenn Beck." He added that he'll "expand this to the television audience and have a dedicated email address to accept leads, tips, contacts, on Beck, his radio producer Burguiere, and the chief of his tv enables, Ailes (head of Fox News)...."

It may simply be a PR stunt to boost ratings and get added revenue for General Electric, MSNBC's owner, that certainly can stop this if it wishes.

Sponsors Bailing Out on Beck

To date, over five dozen decided they'll no longer be associated with his kind of antics, fearing, of course, it may harm their image and hurt sales and profits.

In 2005, Van Jones (now inactive) and James Rucker co-founded ColorOfChange.org "to strengthen Black America's political voice" toward the goal of making "government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone."

In the wake of Beck calling Obama a "racist" and attacking Van Jones, it sent a letter to his sponsors urging them to boycott "the kinds of views and tactics" he espouses and cease all advertising on his program.

FoxNewsBoycott.com joined in as part of its campaign "to help people realize that Fox News Channel and its personalities are a detriment to journalism and journalistic integrity." It urges supporters "to boycott, not only Fox News Channel, but Fox News sponsors and companies that air Fox News in their places of business."

To date, over 60 companies no longer advertise on Glenn Beck, including:

-- AT & T

-- Bank of America

-- Bell & Howell

-- Best Buy

-- Campbell Soup

-- Capital One

-- Clorox

-- Berkshire Hathaway's GEICO Insurance

-- General Mills

-- HSBC

-- Johnson & Johnson

-- Kraft Foods

-- Mercedes-Benz

-- Procter & Gamble

-- Sanofi-Aventis

-- Sprint

-- Travelers Insurance

-- UPS

-- Verizon Wireless, and

-- Wal-Mart

Many others still advertise, but more keep pulling out, showing the effectiveness of the national campaign, backed by many tens of thousands of signatures from ColorOfChange.org and FoxNewsBoycott.com supporters.

The Internet's power is real and proves when enough...