I’ll give ya credit Glynnis, you certainly can misconstrue a mighty simple monologue. Especially with a headline like that. I listened to his opening today and you posted 1/10th of what he said and entirely out of context. I get it, ya hate the guy, but at least bash him honestly. Post the whole transcript.

Wow is right, if that’s the gist of what he said. Either there is a real person in there or the meds didn’t mix quite right today.

I’d like to see the transcript as well, since I won’t watch hate speech as entertainment and put another dollar in the pocket of Rupert Murdoch as he re-shapes American democracy.

Glynnis, you should give it up. Timzank is right: you hate the guy! But at least bash him honestly. He didn’t bash Scott Brown, for God’s sake. Listen to what Glenn Beck actually said, or is that totally beyond you. He said that right now he can’t a thrill up his leg for Scott Brown because Brown has to do something first. Sort of like Obama winning the Nobel Prize. Ban me if you will, but I’m getting of your bias ignorance of the facts. Like when you complained that our Constitution didn’t address women’s rights in 1787.

How does Mediaite come up with these weird headlines? Glenn talked more about Tiger Woods, than Cheney & Brown combined.

Jim R. Just to be a decent human being and make an informed opinion you should listen to it, or read it. Relying on the headlines here is pure folly as they are not only misleading but they are wholly dishonest. And they’re getting more slanted every story.

I know this kind of thing gets the tea-bag crowd all lathered up but the question they really need to consider is this, who is the real Glenn Beck? I don’t think tea-baggers have any answers at the moment. Sleep on it, pray on it, it will be okay in the morning.

My beef is with dishonest headlines and out of context snippets, Ted. If ya hate the guy fine, tear apart his arguments and show why he’s wrong instead of being a f%cking parrot for misleading “journalists”……

you (ted) aren’t arguing anything or any point, and neither is Glynnis, you’re just calling him an imbecile, we get that, I’m just asking you provide reasons and proof of your assertion, not just how you “feel” about him.

sheesh….it’s like 3rd grade around here sometimes.

timzank – Certainly you’ve heard the idiom, people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones?

And you do seem to get very excitable when it comes to criticism of Glenn Beck….speaking of parroting misleading “journalist.” Give me a break.

ESCAPED MENTAL PATIENT!

I’m not sure as to how this may be considered an anti-Beck post. I didn’t see the show, but the above clip seems to demonstrate that he’s somewhat non-partisan and consistent with his views.

With that said and because we’re apparently not supposed to just watch the video (on this media site), but so many want us to challenge Mr Beck: Scott Brown held a press availability prior to the election, where he highlighted the same “disparity” between federal and private sector wages, which he also charted as growing during the Bush presidency.

As the spokesperson for the federal employees union pointed out in response to Candidate Brown’s assertion, the average for all workers includes large numbers of minimum wage or low wage employees, while most federal jobs have minimum education requirements. He also argued that most of his union’s members work for the Department of Defense and are paid less than their peers in private industry.

I’ll also add that a large percentage of federal employees are based in urban areas, which have a higher cost of living and a higher prevailing wage.

IOW: It’s a bit unfair to compare a relatively small group of skilled employees, who are often based in expensive and competitive markets and who are almost universally required to have at least a college degree to a much larger group, which includes the high school student bagging groceries in MIddle-of-Nowhere, Arizona.

Okay boys and girls, in todays 3rd grade class, let’s review.

Here is the headline in question: “Glenn Beck Slams Scott Brown, Blames Dick Cheney For Bad Economy”

Now follow slowly as I explain my point. If you had either read a complete transcript, listened to a the complete monologue, or watched the complete monologue, you would be aware of the fact that:

A: Glenn Beck did NOT slam Scott Brown…
B: Glen Beck did not blame Dick Cheney for bad economy.

I know it and more importantly, Glynnis knows it.

The headline is dishonest and misleading, plain and simple. My suggestion is, if Mediaite would like more advertisers, hits, comments and ultimately revenue it needs more than just the half dozen or so loyal zealots that you’re catering to.

Glen(n)’s comments, at a minimum, reveal he has no coherent ideology. No surprise there. His ideology is as erratic and unstable and his emotional state. If you genuflect to Glen(n) because his ideology is the same as yours, you are a fool. If you seek to have Glen(n) crucified because his ideology is the antithesis of yours, you are a fool. Glen(n) is a mediocre song and dance man. Nothing more. Nothing less. Vaudeville had its fans and its detractors, but it was never ideological.

@timzank: I’m sorry, but I don’t pay attention to the headlines. I see them; I always look for the byline and I’ll read the words presented, but as in this case, they’re just a wrapper around a video clip.

Magister, That is precisely why I point it out, because the headline “draws you in” and plants the idea in your mind, then you hit and view the edited clip (only seeing the portion Glynnis wants you to hear) and most folks come away with about 1/10 of the story and terribly skewed version of the story.

It’s a really dishonest way to present a story, and eventually leads to the writer (or whole site) simply preaching to a small choir of loyalists like roxsteady, adkins, blublogger,TRRK, etc, which is fine if that’s your business model and the only audience you ever want but I think Abrams may want more revenue…and that requires more people.

I do think, Tim Z. Ank, most people use headlines more judiciously than you indictate. If I see:

PALIN VISITS USS BERNIE KERIK
Head Blows Up,

I read the article to determine whether it was Palin’s head, Kerik’s head or the restroom.

Magister is correct.

Magister: The problem is not that well-educated federal employees make more than the average American bagging groceries. It is that federal pay has increased rapidly in the last five years. (And of course that there are too many federal employees, doing too many jobs that may not need doing at all.)

@J Baustian: As far as I’m concerned, a apples to apples comparison would be fine (growth of gov v. private sector) and to their credit, both Beck and Brown mentions it, but they both also had a chart with salary numbers and that seemed to be the focus of the videos that I have seen.

As for the rate of growth in federal salaries, I’m sure it’s worth looking at, but there has also been an effort to consolidate jobs (which means people are doing more work) and many branches of government have been also increased their education or experience requirements.

I watched Mr. Beck deliver the keynote address to GPAC. WOW!!! I just hope the Republicans were listening with both ears.

Glenn Beck gave one of the most memorable speeches I have ever been blessed to hear. I was especially touched by his Statue of Liberty piece. As I surfed the Internet this morning I came upon many critiques of Glenn’s speech last night, but the ones that disturbed me the most were the ones written by conservatives who felt “let down” because Glenn didn’t mention the fact that Democrats were at fault for being a majority, or past Republican/Democrat Presidents only succeeded with the economy because they had a majority/minority in the House and Senate. You get the idea. It was disturbing to me because they missed the entire crux of Glenn’s message. We don’t need vindication for one political party or another. It is an exercise in futility, and is part of the cause for the slippery slope we are on. Sure, the Democrats have been the worst, in my opinion, about their deaf ear to the will of the people, but they wouldn’t have their position if not for the Republicans losing their way. This argument is used to draw support for the Republican party, and it’s rebuttal is used to draw support for the Democrats, but it is insanity to continue this conversation. It misses the point. The disappointed Bloggers on both sides complain about the lack of mention, or the lack of defense of “their” party in Glenn’s speech. It’s a shame. Just like Shug told Celie, “I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it.” Glenn was the color purple last night. Too bad so many walked by and didn’t notice.

Glenn was brilliant. I just hope the RNC was listening.

Glen Beck is bringing to us a different TV format, palatable for viewing by both sides of political thought, educational in it’s history, and entertaining, with it’s presentation.