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Glenn Beck Claims Push For Global Governance Is “Out In The Open,” “Not A Conspiracy”

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Glenn Beck is starting to notice a pattern in a series of public statements made by individuals in the Obama administration– the repeated “push for global governance,” as seen in Navy advertisements and speeches by President Barack Obama, former SEIU president Andy Stern, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, and “a lot of people who want to take us down this track.”

Beck began with some comments from President Obama’s speech at West Point last weekend, where he spoke about the international community. Beck noted that the cadets were “not very receptive to it,” but that, apparently, the Navy was, given a recent advertisement for the Navy that described it as an “international force of good.” He then played several clips of the aforementioned, and dug up President Obama’s campaign speech in Berlin, where he described himself as a “citizen of the world.” “There is no such thing as citizens of the world,” Beck countered, “we are Americans,” and later, explained where the phrase came from:

Since when are there citizens of the world, or workers of the world… except for the communist slogan? These are all in their own words. It’s out there in the open. There’s no conspiracy, none. It’s not just Americans, and it’s not just Democrats, it’s Republicans, as well. It’s a lot of people– I don’t think you– but it’s a lot of people who want to take us down this track, and they’re going to push us into it.

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  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Crap, does this mean I’ll have to go to the Dresden DMV to get my license renewed?

  • MediaWhore

    So today you’ll hear the Becktards frothing at the mouth screaming “See, nobody called Beck’s phone and challenged what he said so it MUST BE TRUE!!!!”

    And then when the big scary world government actually never comes about, the Becksheep will be on to other more scary Nazi-like conspiracies and completely forget about how fucking stupid they were to believe this particular retard conspiracy.

    Beck’s a real genius like that…he keeps so many conspiracies and Nazi comparisons rolling down the pipe continuously that none of them ever have to actually become reality for him to maintain “credibility” among the child-like intellects that follow him. They’re so easily distracted with buying gold and throwing darts at photos of Van Jones that they never stop to wonder why the sky isn’t falling while Beck’s been telling them it’s going to fall for the last half-decade.

    And best of all, the sheep keep paying him to be wrong about so many conspiracies and apocalyptic bullshit! As my pal Yakov Smirnoff used to say: What a country!!!!

  • MediaWhore

    I will give Beck credit where it’s due. He figured out that the easiest way to make tens of millions is to serve up a health portion of fear every day, wait for the bedwetters to piss their pants, and then sell them rubber sheets.

    Much like Palin, he may be ridiculously ignorant, but he certainly knows how to fleece the sheep.

    Well done fatty!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/dona-ridgeway/1409274149 dona ridgeway

    “Yawwwwnnnn” ~ wake me when he walks on water, will ya?

  • http://thedailybarb.com Burnnotice

    Yep, won’t be long and you’ll see the guys with the blue helmets walking our streets. Funny thing about it, is the progressives will see nothing wrong with that…

  • MichelleF

    Putting aside if you think Glenn is a loon or not, I have a question for you libs on the thread. What is your personal opinion of global governance? Would you support it? Leave Glenn completely out of it, I just want your opinion on the subject.

  • Jackie_Treehorn

    REMINDER!!!!

    This guy is one of the Tea Baggers leaders. They look up to him as a role model.

    That is all.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Stephen-Hogan/179500970 Stephen Hogan

    @Michelle

    I don’t think that I can answer that hypothetical unless I have some sort of context. If you are talking about this modern age, then I would not, mainly because I think it would be a fruitless course. I don’t think it is possible at all and any attempt would be a complete waste. We can’t get Israel and Palestine or North and South Korea to get along, let alone the entire world.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    One of the things that I have to give Beck credit for is the way he takes the reasons that many, if not the overwhelming majority of people had for electing President Obama and underlines them to an audience that primarily didn’t vote for the man or his agenda and paints it as something sinister.

    I mean, heck… here he takes multiple clips from a widely reported speech given before the election and tries to turn it into something secret that only he and his followers can see.

  • ImNotBlue

    Jackie_Treehorn says:
    May 25, 2010 at 10:03 pm

    Wait… “Tea Baggers?” Did you just come up with that now? That’s HILARIOUS! Wow! You should write professional comedy.

    I’ve never seen anyone use that joke/insult before! It’s so unique… so original… so clever! Really, send that in somewhere. Simply genius.

    Magister says:
    May 25, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    Secret? Wasn’t it the left who after people started saying, “We didn’t think he’d try to overhaul all of healthcare like this!” that they defended the actions (and assume support) by saying, “The people knew what they were voting for when they elected him.”

    Beck is simply talking about the stuff that most people nodded and ignored, never realizing what he was actually saying. It’s called analysis… I don’t think there’s anything sinister or bizarre about that. It’s what the press should have been doing in the first place.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    @ImNotBlue: I’m saying that it was all out there and these type of stances were the foundation of the President’s support, but Beck’s playing clips from a wide-reported and highly-analyzed speech and declaring the contents “open”, as if he (Beck) thought it had been a secret.

  • Coco_Flanell

    @ Michelle:

    I completely agree with Stephen Hogan. I think that anybody who suggests that some type of “world governance” is even remotely possible (even as an agenda) in the near future shows little understanding of the international political landscape. The world is no less divided than it was 50 years ago. The different cultural, religious, national and corporate interests are just as manifold and persistent as they’ve always been. Just look at how very difficult it is for the European Union to bridge those interests, even though the common ground of western culture and values is there. Heck, it seems even governing the US can be a nightmare! The thought of forces out there plotting “world governance” is simply absurd!
    We can consider ourselves lucky if any kind of international consensus on global issues (enviroment, social issues) is in reach within our lifetimes.

    I do appreciate you trying to trigger a reasonable discussion beyond partisan hackery btw (if I understood you right). That is something I dearly miss here …

  • ImNotBlue

    Magister says:
    May 25, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    I disagree with a few points there. First, I don’t think his speeches were “highly analyzed.” Most of the time, the press was too focused on “he speaks so well,” to think about what he actually had to say. His public speaking abilities are like a really nice car on the outside, where the engine turns out to be a hamster wheel… which is to say, it looks good as it passes by, but upon further inspection, what’s inside kinda sucks.

    Secondly, if that were the case, his ideas (and actions) would be more popular. They’re not. He remains with okay numbers (depending on the poll), but his ideas are losing steam.

    Third, when you re-analyze the speeches, you see different things then when you first heard them. When you hear Obama say, “We’re going to improve American healthcare,” in an early speech… that’s a far cry from, “We’re going to build a public healthcare system.” The early stuff gives hints of what’s to come, and with a little time passage, we can see more clearly what he was talking out, what some vagueness meant, and what he was really trying to say.

    I just don’t see anything wrong or out of the ordinary with what Beck is doing here.

  • http://www.sailrabbits.com Magister

    @MichelleF: Since others are giving it a go and I only implied my response above…

    I feel that we have the basic framework in place with the UN, the G-8, NATO, the EU and the assorted bodies, plus those organized around specific treaties (like Kyoto) and I think that over time, as we come to rely more and more on agreements (copyright law, trade, etc) and the centralizing groups, they will become strengthened, but we’re several decades from have anything approaching a true “world governance”.

  • Fidoohki

    Magister says,

    You are forgetting ‘emergency situations’ . They may go with this as is and adapt as needed which, provided
    it is between nations and not IN nations might not be bad. Dangerous but not bad.

  • jrcmi

    From: http://mediamatters.org/research/201005250082

    “Beck cites his dubious predictions to claim his “global governance” theory is credible”

    “Highlighting several of his past predictions, Glenn Beck used false or misleading claims to purportedly demonstrate that those predictions had been accurate. Beck cited those supposedly vindicated predictions as evidence that his claim that that “we’re heading for global governance” should be taken seriously. . . . ”

    This article includes numerous citations, cross references, and quotes concerning Beck’s highly problematic prognostications.

    I don’t think Beck is a “loon.” I think he’s a calculating liar, pandering to uncritical thinkers wanting and willing to believe him, truth and facts be damned.

  • http://www.myspace.com/533117262 4God

    ***Important Comment PLEASE READ***
    Glenn is absolutely correct! I also noticed Obama stated at the first part of the West Point speech; Obama “You’ve reached out across borders, with more international experience than any class in Academy history. You’ve not only attended foreign academies to forge new friendships, you’ve welcomed into your ranks cadets from nearly a dozen countries.”
    Since when has foreign cadets ever attended West Point Military Academy? Not Ever to my knowledge! To have other countries military students attend and hear lectures from the top military minds of The U.S. is disturbing and to me it shows that A) Either Obama (and politicians of The U.S.) sold The U.S. out and have committed legal treason since Obama is Commander and Chief as he said his Power in some ways are absolute. Or B) The New World Order has already been established and other Nations included within The New World Government are allowed to attend each other’s Top Officer Military Institutions as evidently we are now unified with other countries as One. So “nearly a dozen countries are within the New World “Order” now? This makes me sick…Obama is a traitor to The United States of America and so are Al Gore, The Clintons, and many other U.S. Politicians…they have to be all involved with a ring leader such as an Orchestrator as Robert McNarmara had been.

  • The Real Royal King

    What is your personal opinion of global governance? Would you support it?

    I have to say the Income Tax Report is really long, although it now has many more deductions. For example, I can now write off my water oxen and wallabies. The Citizen of the World passport is very convenient, and I particularly like the uniform stamp size. Much better than that little line we use to get for Spain and that enormous, full page stamp Ireland used. The new toll road gets me to Zanzibar quickly, but the tolls are outrageous. The new underwear is sort of funky, but I guess you’re accustomed to that. So, a mixed bag, Michelle.

  • The Real Royal King

    Did Glen(n) say who took Colonel Sanders’ place on the Tri-Lateral Commission?

  • The Real Royal King

    For more on Glen(n) Beck’s analysis of Global Governance, the New World Order, the Tri-Lateral Commission, the Second Shooter and Fluoridation, please see: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/upload/2009/04/weekend_diversion_do_tinfoil_h/tinfoil_hat_antenna.jpg

  • The Real Royal King

    All kidding aside, this is really frightening:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPMS6tGOACo

  • Liberty – Not Redistribution

    While I don’t believe in these overt conspiracies, I do believe that there are many politicians that want to give more power to international organizations. Obama for one. Just look at Supreme Court justice Ginsburg. She’s repeatedly sited international law in her rulings. However, it is the US Constitution that is the supreme law of the United States.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    We need to see Royal King’s papers. He thinks he can just lie about anything. Beck has never supported any of the loony conspiracy nonsense.
    I think RRK was the second shooter. I know he shoots the bull daily.

  • The Real Royal King

    I think the problem LNR, is that economic globalization was hoisted upon us by Raygun, perpetuated under Poppy, nourished under President Clinton, and brought into full flower under W and Dick. I’m not sure President Obama has advanced that, but that may only be because we are fully globalized economically and there is nothing further to do. But, as we tend to do, our infrastructure and legal systems were not bolstered to handle this unfortunate reality. I’m not sure at this point, there is any turning back. Much of the economic devastation of globalization has already been accomplished, including the death of American manufacturing. It seems to me that, given this, we do have to find the means to protect American interests in the global economy. That necessarily involves a higher level of international jurisprudence than I would like. If I am correct that the dye is cast, however, don’t we need to seek this venue to protect Americans? I’m not saying I like it. In fact, I was pummeled as unAmerican by the Cheneyites for criticizing his Great Leap into Globalism. I’m merely saying we have a reality we can’t afford to ignore.

  • jrcmi

    4God takes potshots at numerous Democrats, as if no Republican ever sold us out. Funny/sad.

    Foreign-born cadets have graduated from the Point since at least 2002. You might recall a Republican presidency at that time.

    I believe Poppy Bush was the first prez to use the phrase “New World Order.”

    “other Nations included within The New World Government are allowed to attend each other’s Top Officer Military Institutions as evidently we are now unified with other countries as One.”

    Exchange students = world domination? Did Dr. No start out as a plebe?

    Turn off FakesNews and think for yourself, man! If you follow the Media Matters link, it will refer you to several independent sources that cast serious doubt – to be generous – on Beck’s absurd, irrational and dishonest claims.

    Don’t acquiesce to the blind paranoia Beck/FN tries so hard to instill.

    We are bound by treaty to observe at least some international laws – that’s why they’re “international.” Such laws may or may not conflict with, or be addressed by, constitutional law. If so, litigation would certainly ensue.

  • http://none pyrope

    Mr. Beck’s remarks are a revelation to some, old news to others, and gleefully anticipated by the delusional who think world government would actually be a good idea.

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