Glenn Beck Responds To Austin Plane Crash: ‘God Doesn’t Send Killers’

your moment of glenn

by Glynnis MacNicol | 6:56 pm, February 18th, 2010

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In case you ever wondered what it might be like to watch Glenn Beck cover a breaking news event, his reaction to today’s Austin plane crash was a pretty good hint. Answer is: he didn’t do too bad (all things considered), though, truth be told, I did spend the first fifteen minutes of his show holding my breath waiting for him to say something truly career-ending.

Instead, Beck railed against the violent actions of “someone we don’t know very well, yet,” pilot Joseph Stack who allegedly flew his plane into an Austin IRS office building, leaving behind both a manifesto and a suicide note. And he didn’t mince words.

We have no idea what this man’s ideology was…he could be from the left, he hates capitalism, he has an anti-business creed that goes on and on. It sounds like anything you could hear in a speech from Van Jones. When you read his anti-tax ravings and his anti-tax or IRS stuff it sounds like you could be reading bumper stickers off the cars or the signs of the Tea Party. We have no idea. But here’s the point. I have no idea if he’s left or right. Is he a communist or a radical constitutionalist. Here’s the point: it doesn’t matter. The guy is a killer.

Beck went on to compare Stack to Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh and warned against rationalizing any of their actions: “I don’t like the IRS either, but I don’t kill people.” Taken all together it sounded to me like a bit of a shot across the bow to anyone who wants to suggest Stack is representative of a larger disgruntled populous.

Later, Beck took to the chalkboard and came thisclose to suggesting that President Obama is very close to allowing radicals like Stack into his inner circle, though he did manage to note that Van Jones “hasn’t killed anybody.” He also emphatically suggested that the country needs to “get away from anybody who’s calling for a revolution…whether it’s a Tea Party revolution or a communist one.” No more Tea Parties for Beck? Not sure I buy that, unless Stack’s anti-government extreme put the scare in Beck (many would argue Beck has a ‘chalkboard manifesto’ of sorts…is he trying to distance himself?). It will be interesting to see how much of this “separation of radicals” is going to make it into his CPAC address this weekend. Video below.

Austin Plane crash, Glenn Beck, Joseph Stack, Osama bin Laden, Timothy McVeigh, Your Moment of Glenn

http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

OH, c’mon, Glenn — I’m betting Joltin’ Joe Stack listened to you regularly. I’ll bet he had every coloring book Beck ever produced – autographed. Here we have one of Glenn Beck’s Fox Not News Channel Homicide Bombers and the cockroach named Beck is trying to distance himself from that homicide bomber. Dick Armey? Are you proud?
JunkJunk

CYA.
StewartIII

I was wondering how long it would take for some commenter to blame conservatives and or FOX News for this tragedy. GREAT job Bill Adkins, that type of ignorance you have to be born with.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Only an idiot like you, a congenital defect illustrated, would not recognize the Fox Not News Channel’s hand in marketing on this one, Stewart. This is a tragedy and it had its handlers in Glenn Beck and Dick Armey. Ignorance of that involvement is what you’re selling – but even Scott Brown has exposed that as a lie, albeit unintentionally. By the way, which of the Joseph Andrew Stack facebook fan pages is yours, Stew?
Azarkhan

Stewart, I disagree. I think that kind ignorance you can only get at an elitist liberal college.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

Hmmm – I got my summa cum laude degree in history at a small Baptist college. How about you, Az? Finished coloring your book so as to get to use the blunt scissors?
writer

Keith Olbermann got his degree in agriculture. That’s what makes him such an excellent journalist.
The Real Royal King

I don’t see why you felt it necessary to disparage people involved in American food production, Writer. I assume that was not your intent. Just being a bit clumsy?
rmbltmbl

Well, Glynnis, since he ‘didn’t do too bad’ and you waited breathlessly I am sure for his ‘career-ending’ remark, what exactly was he supposed to do besides what he did? You also imply the Tea Party movement is no longer in line with Beck since he does not want a revolution.. what the hell are you talking about? I guess I would just figure someone who writes about Beck would know more about him.

Bill Adkins.. there is nothing we can do for you anymore.. you have crossed the point of no return.. I am stupid, I’ll save you the trouble.. I am going back to my coloring book now..
The Real Royal King

You haven’t eaten the crayons, yet?
Olby Sucks

Glenn Beck does a nice job of putting the pieces together. Pointing out how apologising for these killers, like obama did with ayers, etc is the wrong thing to do was a nice touch, too. Most of the progressives absolutely refuse to admit ayers and his crew were terrorists. How can that be any good?
SWWT

Beck said something somewhat smart.

And only an idiot would try to put some political spin on the IRS plane crash guy. Give it a rest.
The Real Royal King

As usual, Johnny-Jeff, you offer the full extent of your knowledge, which is nothing. “Most progressives … refuse ….” You don’t know most progressives. Given your crippling intolerance of anyone different than yourself of anyone that has an opinion not an exact replica of your own, I dare say you don’t know any progressive.

I don’t think anyone denies that Ayers may have engage in activity which might, by today’s standards, be deemed domestic terrorism. However, the fact that you can never admit is that law enforcement completely and totally botched the investigation and that Ayers was never convicted of anything. Therefore, under our system, Ayers is innocent.

I know you despise civil and Constitutional rights, but that’s your problem. I am sure you could solve it by moving to Cuba or North Korea. You’d probably be much happier in either place.
writer

No Royal. Disparaging people for being rural is a left wing thing. Just saying that agriculture has nothing to do with journalism. Sorry satire is beyond you. And to Bill Adkins: Is left winger Willie Nelson an IRS fan? Or Wesley Snipes? Was George Harrison’s song Tax Man a tribute to the British version of the IRS? Your belief that somehow disliking the IRS is only a right wing thing is ridiculous. Your fanatical devotion to your political ideology would almost be admirable if it weren’t so twisted.
Cubby

A rare instance of restraint from Beck. He knows that at least a couple of his many viewers are a hair’s breath away from doing what Stack did, and was definitely playing it safe.
ImNotBlue

Bill Adkins says:
February 18, 2010 at 8:16 pm

Nice, Bill. No evidence, no facts… but hey, why not attempt to associate a murder with people you disagree with politically. If I thought you had standards, I’d be disappointed that you’ve lost them… but I’ve dealt with you long enough to know you don’t.

The Real Royal King says:
February 19, 2010 at 9:42 am

You don’t know most progressives. Given your crippling intolerance of anyone different than yourself of anyone that has an opinion not an exact replica of your own, I dare say you don’t know any progressive.

You really don’t have a problem saying things like this? Knowing that you talk about the tea-partiers, FNC watchers, and Republicans ALL THE TIME… yet, the same statement you made towards someone (not sure who), can be applied to your comments? Really? You have no problem with that hypocrisy?

I don’t think anyone denies that Ayers may have engage in activity which might, by today’s standards, be deemed domestic terrorism. However, the fact that you can never admit is that law enforcement completely and totally botched the investigation and that Ayers was never convicted of anything. Therefore, under our system, Ayers is innocent.

Now this is interesting. A few days ago I got into an argument over whether or not OJ was innocent, and whether or not the justice system’s rulings are really “final.” The topic was about the Haditha incident, and whether John Murtha had slandered the troops by saying something that was later found to be not true in court. The argument was that just because the justice system rules one way, it doesn’t necessarily make it so… just as with OJ. I, of course, argued the other position saying that the justice system’s decisions are final.

Now, this case is a little different because (although, you are correct in saying the justice system seems to have failed), Ayres later admitted to doing the bombings… and wanting to have done more. So his more recent words undercut previous evidence and information.
silkworm

Not to fear Ms. MacNicol, you can bet that Olbermann and the Maddow are searching everything to prove it was Glenn Becks fault. I would not be surprised if the sought outht Washington Post to see if some dufus writer conjered up some weird thought. The man has more balls and common sense than most of the people on MSM.
silkworm

Th Royal Pompus King wrote: “Most progressives … refuse ….” You don’t know most progressives. Given your crippling intolerance of anyone different than yourself of anyone that has an opinion not an exact replica of your own, I dare say you don’t know any progressive”

My, My KIng, such intolerance from such a progressive as yourself. Admit it, you nothing more than one big blowhard.!