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Glenn Beck Makes ‘I Heart Mao’ T-Shirts, Reads Mediaite

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Glenn Beck received a very special present this St. Patrick’s Day from one of his major chalkboard villains, SEIU president Andy Stern: an SEIU smock and a letter written in “little girl’s writing.”

The letter was as backhandedly sweet as Van Jones’ meek attempts to claim he loves Beck, noting that Beck’s purple tie remarks have made them harder to find and noting that the smock comes from nurses “whose care you have received.” Which put Beck to mind of a tender clip from The Godfather, think horse head (“I don’t know why I thought of the big union boss”). It also gave him an idea: maybe he should express his gratitude to his favorite White House affiliates with t-shirts, too! The answer to your question is no, Che Guevara does not appear, but Chairman Mao does! Jones got a “Marxist” t-shirt, while Anita Dunn, Ron Bloom, and “anybody at the White House” got the slightly more elaborate “I Heart Mao” design. But Stern’s was the most special of all. Video below. Special Mediaite surprise below that.




At the end of the show, Glenn had a present for us, too! Proving he’s still keeping tabs on Mediaite Beck gave us something better than a t-shirt: air time. Beck read a block quote directly from Mediaite post from yesterday on the White House’s reasoning for granting Bret Baier an exclusive interview (credit goes Mike Allen at Politico for getting the original quote). And then, just as we had suggested (sort of), picked up his Mao phone and reminded the president he could call anytime. Vidoe below.


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  • rmbltmbl

    Beck has also mentioned you several times on his radio show. From someone who has said, “if we can’t use the power of persuasion, then we’ll use the persuasion of power” how could Glenn Beck not interpret the package that way? What else could Stern have meant by it? I’d like to know what the average SEIU union worker thinks about this.

  • valkyrie101

    Hey, that was a great plug for Mediaite, excellent.

  • MichelleF

    That just goes to show you that Beck read’s everything that’s out there and isn’t going to let anything slip by. That’s what I love about him. Usually, libs do their drive by accusations and assume it will stick, but Beck answers them directly and sets the record straight. I wish more people would do that.

  • MichelleF

    rmbltmbl, It’s like the time glenn said he met the census and the guy said, ” you will be receiving your cencus and you WILL fill it out completely”. Chicago thug politics is live and well in this administration!

  • Ted

    He’s an industrious little fella, but then again so are chipmunks…and tapeworms. At any rate, we now know that lil’ Glenn can read, but obviously, comprehension needs work. I trust that Glenn is NOT teaching analysis or critical thinking or anything of that sort at The Glenn Beck College and T-Shirts?

    PS – Where can I get a Mao t-shirt (L)? Do you have any that read “I heart Glenn Beck.”….I’ll take one of those too.

  • MichelleF

    Actually Ted, if you would actually watched him, he’s all about critical thinking. But of course, you just take your talking points from the Daily Kos so I can’t expect you to know the truth about what goes on on his show.

  • Ted

    I have watched him and his sales skills are amazing, The man could sell a turd a stick…actually, he has and does, and you can see it on Fox Entertainment.

    I still want the t-shirt (L) please.

  • marcus.lewis

    @michellef Beck is an entertainer first and foremost. First off, the guy who does the census is just doing his job. Filling out the census is required by law. Also, Beck has claimed that he was snubbed by Whoopi and Walters on his radio show then once he got on the View he admitted he may have “misspoke.”

    I find his views interesting to say the least, but he is a commentator and to claim he sets the record straight on everything is not always true.

  • autobahn

    Sean Penn just called and asked if Beck has a Hugo Chavez in XL.

  • valkyrie101

    Michelle, the census is as American as apple pie. I had to laugh at Michelle Bachman’s gaff. She was out there with Beck telling everyone that the census was a government conspiracy, until it was pointed out that the census figures are used to determine House seats, which are based on population numbers. Her own home town Minneapolis newspaper pointed out that if the numbers are low because people refuse to fill it out then the likely lost House seat would be her own district. Oops. Now she is out there advocating that people fill it out. Thug politics indeed. LOL.

  • MichelleF

    It’s not that I’m against the census, it’s the threat that was directed. And all you Beck haters, I wish you were watching his show today. If you would keep an open mind about him, you might learn something. He’s acts as a history teacher first and foremost. Libs can condemn him all they want, but he’s not going anywhere and I think he’s helping wake up the 80% of american’s who don’t consider themselves Libs. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.

  • MichelleF

    And Ted, if you are about to call Beck a liar, at least man up and give some examples this time. Put up or shut up.

  • Ted

    How did you know I was about to call GB a liar? You have amazing psychic (or is it psychotic – I get the two confused) powers!!

  • MichelleF

    Because you are predictable, Ted.

  • Ted

    Here’s my thought on the t-shirts (L). I own a business, so I wear the Mao t-shirt (L) as a sign that if you screw up I’ll bring down the hammer and sickle (which is hidden in Norman Rockwell paintings), thus putting the fear of Mao into the hearts of my good-for-nothing employees. Start whining, and on goes the Glenn Beck t-shirt (L) and I slap you around a little just to get the crying thing started.

    I’d like to teach this as part of a management course at the prestigious Glenn Beck College and Rodeo Clown Show. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks in advance!

  • autobahn

    Do you have a Castro shirt for Danny Glover? He has a birthday coming up.

  • valkyrie101

    Michelle,
    Beck is not a well educated man. That is, he does not have a degree in history or anything. I am not saying that discredits him. There are some remarkably smart and knowledgeable self taught people, but he learns what he wants to learn according to what he is interested in, and what he is interested in, obviously, based on what he has been saying, is conspiriacy theories. Then again, someone needs to keep the government honest, and even if he is over the top sometimes, at least he does that (sort of). I just wish he would not be so in bed with the corporate interests. Those are just as bad, and are substantially behind, much of the government corruption. The corporate interests use the government to promote their agenda. Every year the pass on hundreds of millions of dollars to our politicians in order to influence law making in their favor.

    Most of the tea party people are sincere, but like Beck, they have not taken issue with the people that bankroll the politicians. Indeed, the corporations, especially the insurance and health care industries, have been bankrolling the tea party movement, and using them for their own purpose. Sadly.

    Beck believes these are the last days and the government is the source of imminent evil. That is his religious belief. So that colors how he sees things. Just once I would like to see him show some empathy for the 50K people that die every year for lack of health care. But instead, the other day, on his radio show, along with Rush, he was making fun of people who’s teeth are falling out because they can not afford a dentist. Well, what kind of a man would do that? As if people who are poor are worthless. And of course that is directly contrary to the teachings of Christ, and the Bible, so how does he get off holding himself out as a great religious man?

  • Ted

    autobahn – whatever Glenn Beck is selling, I’m buying. I’ll take a Castro t-shirt (L) as well. Thanks!!

  • autobahn

    Check out the new line. It’s a velcro tear away like Hulk Hogan wears. It’s for Keith Olbermann, when he does one of his ten minute rants. “You’re goin’ down, brother!”

  • http://trickletown.vox.com/ Trickletown

    Michelle F sees Beck as a “history teacher”. God help us. Beck and his “erasable truth board” teach history with all the zeal of a sobered-up drunkard who recently discovered the world around him and shares it with the rest of us, as a newly toilet trained child would share with his mommy and daddy ; “look what I did!”

  • MichelleF

    Trickletown,
    I’m guessing you are one of those libs who likes to bash Glenn without ever having watched him. Am I right?

  • timzank

    MichelleF….It’s painfully obvious these guys (ted etal) don’t watch Beck, or fox or much of anything besides the clips available here. Save yourself the energy and spare your sanity, these guys are like 3rd grade bullies on the playground.

  • valkyrie101

    Not so timzank. I used to watch Beck back before he was on FOX. In those days, he was more reasonable. But he has gotten taken up with his fame and outrageous notoriety now. Every day it is like, how can I go further over the top to impress my fans. And he got that mindset from his shock jock radio days when going further over the top every day was how the game was played. My parents used to watch Beck everyday until he laid out his “social justice equals fascism” spiel. And since they are Methodists who take pride in social justice, they no longer watch.

    Beck is like the sword of God. If you are not offended by him you move over to one side, if your are you move over to the otherside. When he finally gets to “Obama and his fascist government are intending to eat your children”. It will be interesting to see how many people buy that.

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