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Glenn Beck: If You’re Going To Do News, The Only Place In The World To Do It Is Fox

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Today on Glenn Beck, Beck detailed the findings in a Pentagon report by financial analyst Kevin D. Freeman and released to the public recently. While Beck wasn’t sure whether or not we should believe its implications that the 2008 financial meltdown could have been brought about purposefully by terrorists or hostile nations, he did feel it was important to look into. Beck then did a bit of media criticism, taking the news outlets to task for not picking up on the story while, instead, focusing on inconsequential nonsense. This led to his summation, a quote about (and of the caliber of) Mr. Charlie Sheen.

He pointed out that only a couple of outlets wrote about the Pentagon report, namely The Washington Times and Fox News (he left a few off the list including Salon and Business Insider but, considering they called it “absurd” and “good for a lolz” respectively, that’s probably for the best). Using that as a jumping off point, he mentioned his experience at a “cable channel no one was watching” and said that, at the time, he was considering quitting television before he got his chance to join Fox News. Beck explained, “If you’re going to do news or commentary, the only place, I think in the world, the only place that really makes an impact, is Fox.” Then he went after all the rest:

“On the rare days when I don’t feel the media is an accomplice to those who want to destroy America, I think that maybe the reason they’re not covering stories like this is because they believe their audience doesn’t want to think about it or won’t understand it or doesn’t have the attention span for it. I think you do want to know about it. I think you will look at it. I think you do have the attention span and you will understand it.

You have to figure it out. You have to do the work because I don’t think anybody else will. Because, the rest of the media? They’re just too concerned with the latest Tweet from Charlie Sheen. You’ve gotta start paying attention to things that matter or it’s not going to be Charlie Sheen saying, ‘Boom, winning.’ It could just be ‘Boom.’”

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  • AngelPeters

    That’s right. America’s Newsroom lead with news alert on Sheen.

  • writer

    Where is the bombshell, and why isn’t it being dropped?

  • illusive man

    I wonder that the “Liberal’s” will say about this?

  • avoidswork

    I will agree with Beck’s “Fox makes an impact” statement.

    What that impact is, however, contains language NSFW or children or pansies (like fragile Justice Alito).

  • im_lovin_it

    illusive man said:
    I wonder that the “Liberal’s” will say about this?

    Ha. Ha. Ha. That’s my statement. I like this the best….”It could just be ‘Boom.” Not exactly a bad thing, Glenn!! BOOM!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a1KSno3TdM

  • same2u

    “Beck then did a bit of media criticism, taking the news outlets to task for not picking up on the story ”

    I heard this theory on CNBC earlier today, so Beck is lying out his ass again.

  • Callingallcops11

    The report is just another example of how the government has spent their way into oblivion with so much still left to fix and provide. The financial deregulation of the last decade left doors wide open for shenanigans to happen, and now we have no money to make sure the investment banks or apparently others involved won’t do it again.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    He’s right. Look at all the stories that go completely unreported, because the media has an idealogical stake in the game?

  • BFD

    “He pointed out that only a couple of outlets wrote about the Pentagon report, namely The Washington Times and Fox News (he left a few off the list including Salon and Business Insider …)”

    Tsk Tsk…another day, another Glenn Beck lie. When you make these kind of accusation douchebags, you should really have the facts to back them up.

    But I am glad Glenn thinks you teabloggers are so smart. On one else does.

    ____________________________________________
    Day 22 since Henny Glenny was struck by an overwhelming feeling that Egypt is the beginning of a growing evil that is going to spread a global Muslim caliphate and with the help of the communists and progressives create a New World Order ending our way of life as we know it.

  • stephenpyle

    illusive man said:
    I wonder that the “Liberal’s” will say about this?

    I’m probably more liberal so I’ll give it a go. It’s nonsense, just like it would be if someone from MSNBC said it about their own network. If you only watched Fox news, you wouldn’t get the full picture of what is going on (again, same to MSNBC). You need to keep up with a multitude of outlets to get the full story now a days. On Beck though, he didn’t break this story. As an above poster said, Salon and the WP were on it before Fox.

  • Cecelia

    ‘“If you’re going to do news or commentary, the only place, I think in the world, the only place that really makes an impact, is Fox.” ‘

    Judging by Mediaite, Matthews, and the masses, Beck’s statement is on the money.

  • ohwell

    The only place in the WORLD?

    Just proves Glenn Beck knows NOTHING that goes on outside of our borders. Not surprising.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    When you’re right, you’re right Glenn. And the libs HATE you for it. Stay safe and watch out for those loons!

  • StandUp

    But if you don’t want to watch Fox News, that’s ok. Just watch MSNBC and they’ll tell you everything that Fox said.

  • StandUp

    writer said:
    Where is the bombshell, and why isn’t it being dropped?

    GBR has been curiously absent lately. Must be assembling the bomb.

  • notsofast

    If you want to be seen, FOX is the only channel on cable News to go to; that way you can be seen on MSNBC and CNN, as well as a freebie!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    same2u said:
    “Beck then did a bit of media criticism, taking the news outlets to task for not picking up on the story ” I heard this theory on CNBC earlier today, so Beck is lying out his ass again.

    In fairness, I never knew that President Obama was raised in Kenya or that there are palm trees in Wisconsin until I saw those “facts” on FOX “News”.

  • notsofast

    AngelPeters said:
    That’s right. America’s Newsroom lead with news alert on Sheen.

    One- that’s untrue; two- unlike NBC and ABC, FOX never did an interview with Sheen. Next!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    When you’re right, you’re right Glenn. And the libs HATE you for it. Stay safe and watch out for those loons!

    Better watch out for Writer. He’ll steal your User Name faster than a Wisconsin demonstrator can slap Mike Tobin.

  • notsofast

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    In fairness, I never knew that President Obama was raised in Kenya

    Funny, Huckleberry said that TO A RADIO STATION, not to FOX, son and if you libs had an attention span longer than that of the common house fly, you would not be lying about FOX showing video of union violence that included recent examples of this.

    What is so funny, is that you libs have now redefined the word “lie.” Pray tell, after O’Reilly clearly identified the videos as collectively coming from “all over the country”, just when and where did O’Reilly say ” this video is from Madison, Wisconsin?”

    I’ll wait!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    notsofast said:
    Funny, Huckleberry said that TO A RADIO STATION, not to FOX, son and if you libs had an attention span longer than that of the common house fly, you would not be lying about FOX showing video of union violence that included recent examples of this. What is so funny, is that you libs have now redefined the word “lie.” Pray tell, after O’Reilly clearly identified the videos as collectively coming from “all over the country”, just when and where did O’Reilly say ” this video is from Madison, Wisconsin?” I’ll wait!

    Huckleberry draws a check from FOX “News” my friend.

  • notsofast

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Huckleberry draws a check from FOX “News” my friend.

    And? And?

    YOU LIED!

    You specifically said “I never knew that President Obama was raised in Kenya …. until I saw those “facts” on FOX “News”.

    Now that was a whopper, son!

    Hey, King, Should we now call ya “Burger King?”

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Royal Dimwit says:

    Better watch out for Writer. He’ll steal your User Name faster than a Wisconsin demonstrator can slap Mike Tobin.

    Stop playing the victim, whiner.

  • illusive man

    stephenpyle said:
    I’m probably more liberal so I’ll give it a go. It’s nonsense, just like it would be if someone from MSNBC said it about their own network. If you only watched Fox news, you wouldn’t get the full picture of what is going on (again, same to MSNBC). You need to keep up with a multitude of outlets to get the full story now a days. On Beck though, he didn’t break this story. As an above poster said, Salon and the WP were on it before Fox.

    nicely said good sir.

  • notsofast

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Better watch out for Writer. He’ll steal your User Name faster than a Wisconsin demonstrator can slap Mike Tobin.

    This from the guy who has more sock puppets on Mediate than a millipede has legs.

  • GlennBovineKoldys

    Yes, Baboon.

    Try to resurrect the Fox gNOpig Propaganda Network before they put your sorry red ass on the street.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Royal Dimwit says: Better watch out for Writer. He’ll steal your User Name faster than a Wisconsin demonstrator can slap Mike Tobin. Stop playing the victim, whiner.

    You’re right, Michelle-in-Utah. That’s the roles for you and for Tumbleweed. Accept my apology.

  • Nacho

    They understand it if you use cupcakes and puppets.

  • OxyCon

    stephenpyle said:
    As an above poster said, Salon and the WP were on it before Fox.

    I’m not so sure trying to kill a story by laughing it off and trying to discredit it is actually “covering” it.

  • RowdyHoward

    Spoken like a true Mormon…Boom!! The end is near!!

    Palin/Bachmann 2012!!! Whoop whoop!!

  • GlennBovineKoldys

    Where is Gordys?

    He should be here like a couple of days ago telling the mini Baboons the Fox gNOpig Propaganda Network doesn’t deliver news but opinion.

  • Olby Sucks

    notsofast said:
    This from the guy who has more sock puppets on Mediate than a millipede has legs.

    True dat.

  • Olby Sucks

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    You’re right, Michelle-in-Utah. That’s the roles for you and for Tumbleweed. Accept my apology.

    Which sock puppet were you using today when you said you were always on topic and making good points? Funny stuff. You accusing someone else of namejacking just shatters the hypocrisy meter, too. Pathetic to say the least.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Truth is Glenn,

    MOST people know it already!

    Bust collective bargaining for PUBLIC Unions & you Bust the Democrats Money Machine!
    Whooooopie!

  • Lou Sarah

    Love this!!!

    The Silver: Somebody named Joe Bershad, at the largest bad media site extant, the execrable Mediaite. It has been bashed since its inception as another reactionary, right-leaning dog’s breakfast that ultimately serves merely as a kind of internet hairpiece to cover its founder’s vendettas and personal dislikes.

    In point of fact, from day one, Mediaite has been a safe house for morons.

    Mr. Bershad addresses the subject of the eject-milk-out-your-nose-funny Fixed News deception last night on The O’Reilly Propaganda Factor (see screen grab at “Snappy Answers” on this site). O’Reilly was debriefing ‘reporter’ Mike Tobin about the ‘violent’ protests by liberals and union members in Wisconsin. B-roll marked “Union Protests” was rolled. The video showed guys in summer or at least spring clothing, shoving other guys. A row of palm trees was visible, screen right.

    Mr. Bershad actually writes:

    While, in the 43-second clip that’s being linked to on YouTube, it does look like Fox News lied, but watching the entire segment for context makes it clear that they did not…Taken out of context, these few seconds would seem deceptive. But, if you’d already seen the full segment, you’d recognize what the footage was (besides, this same clip has aired on other Fox News programs like Glenn Beck and been identified as coming from California). Further, the protest footage from Wisconsin is clearly labeled “Madison” as well as date and time stamped, while the “palm tree footage” is labeled “Union Protests.” Confusing? Not really, though if one were to simply see the 43-second clip on YouTube, one could reasonably raise their eyebrows. A reminder of the importance of context.

    Actually, it’s a reminder of the importance of not letting children operate media websites. The writer is arguing that if you already knew that the video wasn’t from Wisconsin, why, then, when you saw it, you’d know the video wasn’t from Wisconsin! That, Mr. Dimbulb, is the entire point: if I did a segment on O’Reilly’s personal life and showed video of hookers, porn stars, and falafels, with the label “Things Men Cheat With,” the idea would be to compensate for the fact that there is no such video of O’Reilly nor any video evidence connecting him to those people or things. The “Palm Tree” video was run so it could mitigate against the fact that there has not been violence in the Wisconsin protests.

    It is an essential element of propaganda, and Mr. Berstad’s piece renders him the most naive of some pretty gullible folks at a site that has been as unsuccessful as understanding how television works as its founder was, or as a pure – albeit not very good – Fox apologist.

    He might as well have argued that the video was appropriate because some time in the ancient past – and perhaps with climate change, again in the near future – Wisconsin actually had some palm trees. – K.O.

  • Judge Mental

    stephenpyle said:
    On Beck though, he didn’t break this story. As an above poster said, Salon and the WP were on it before Fox.

    I guess you missed this part:

    He pointed out that only a couple of outlets wrote about the Pentagon report, namely The Washington Times and Fox News ….

    He didn’t claim to break the story.

  • Olby Sucks

    Lou Sarah says:

    I was wondering where you ran off to bovine sock puppet king…

  • Olby Sucks

    You ran to lick olby’s nuts….shocker!

  • Lou Sarah

    Love this!!!

    The Silver: Somebody named Joe Bershad, at the largest bad media site extant, the execrable Mediaite. It has been bashed since its inception as another reactionary, right-leaning dog’s breakfast that ultimately serves merely as a kind of internet hairpiece to cover its founder’s vendettas and personal dislikes.

    In point of fact, from day one, Mediaite has been a safe house for morons.

    Mr. Bershad addresses the subject of the eject-milk-out-your-nose-funny Fixed News deception last night on The O’Reilly Propaganda Factor (see screen grab at “Snappy Answers” on this site). O’Reilly was debriefing ‘reporter’ Mike Tobin about the ‘violent’ protests by liberals and union members in Wisconsin. B-roll marked “Union Protests” was rolled. The video showed guys in summer or at least spring clothing, shoving other guys. A row of palm trees was visible, screen right.

    Mr. Bershad actually writes:

    While, in the 43-second clip that’s being linked to on YouTube, it does look like Fox News lied, but watching the entire segment for context makes it clear that they did not…Taken out of context, these few seconds would seem deceptive. But, if you’d already seen the full segment, you’d recognize what the footage was (besides, this same clip has aired on other Fox News programs like Glenn Beck and been identified as coming from California). Further, the protest footage from Wisconsin is clearly labeled “Madison” as well as date and time stamped, while the “palm tree footage” is labeled “Union Protests.” Confusing? Not really, though if one were to simply see the 43-second clip on YouTube, one could reasonably raise their eyebrows. A reminder of the importance of context.

    Actually, it’s a reminder of the importance of not letting children operate media websites. The writer is arguing that if you already knew that the video wasn’t from Wisconsin, why, then, when you saw it, you’d know the video wasn’t from Wisconsin! That, Mr. Dimbulb, is the entire point: if I did a segment on O’Reilly’s personal life and showed video of hookers, porn stars, and falafels, with the label “Things Men Cheat With,” the idea would be to compensate for the fact that there is no such video of O’Reilly nor any video evidence connecting him to those people or things. The “Palm Tree” video was run so it could mitigate against the fact that there has not been violence in the Wisconsin protests.

    It is an essential element of propaganda, and Mr. Berstad’s piece renders him the most naive of some pretty gullible folks at a site that has been as unsuccessful as understanding how television works as its founder was, or as a pure – albeit not very good – Fox apologist.

    He might as well have argued that the video was appropriate because some time in the ancient past – and perhaps with climate change, again in the near future – Wisconsin actually had some palm trees. – K.O.

  • Olby Sucks

    Posting olby desperately trying to defend his lie doesn’t make it true, patsy.

  • Latin2

    MSNBC only covers FOX NEWS…lol

  • jimS

    Glenn, the place to do commentary is FOX or MSNBC. CNN is in that odd not news not commentary channel. Fox would never have Maddow on their channel. Likewise, MSNBC would never have Beck. They both pick and choose what stories to cover and then has 3hrs of repeating the same info and commentary. Both will also carry stories that the other won’t. Both will challenge you to check their facts but never check the other sides fact. The sad part is MSNBC could be a viable liberal view channel with a few hrs of real news and a few hrs of commentary. For some reason they have chosen to spend 3-4 valuable hrs to pass on info/opinion with more than enough time to cover and over topic(s). Instead, they take all that airtime, talent, researchers, writers and repeat over and over what Fox got wrong. What FOX got wrong, real or imagined, is not news. What do I learn from MSNBC about the Egypt uprising by telling me what FOX got wrong? It’s not illegal to to liberal, progressive, socialist, communist, conservative, right wing. FOX spends little time with MSNBC news replies, that alone raises them a bit above MSNBC.

  • BOMBSHELL

    writer said:
    Where is the bombshell, and why isn’t it being dropped?

    Sorry, my daddy had too much medicine last night. He has been in touch with the spirit world though and will provide us with his bombshell very soon now. (I can tell you what it is if you’ll buy me a kitten.)

  • BOMBSHELL

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    In fairness, I never knew that President Obama was raised in Kenya or that there are palm trees in Wisconsin until I saw those “facts” on FOX “News”.

    Please see the story in today’s mediaite which proves your remarks are as uninformed as the other liberals who post on this site.

  • chicgoods7
  • Truth

    “On the rare days when I don’t feel the media is an accomplice to those who want to destroy America, I think that maybe the reason they’re not covering stories like this is because they believe their audience doesn’t want to think about it or won’t understand it or doesn’t have the attention span for it. I think you do want to know about it. I think you will look at it. I think you do have the attention span and you will understand it.”

    No other media reported on this story because it is a theory with no facts. The other news media outlets report news not theory. Fox is the only major network that exploit these types of things. By the way, the persons breaking this story is another book author. Doesn’t Fox realize these people have a self fulfilling reason to come on their network or better yet don’t the their viewers get it? Its is all about selling a book not news.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    NORBIT Jr. says:
    “Truth is Glenn, MOST people know it already!”

    That anyone thinks that “truth is Glenn” is a confession of severe ignorance about Beck’s ignorance and lies.

    People of all stripes, conservative, libertarian, liberal and radical, have woken up to this charlatan and gifted propagandist. More and more people have decided to take a stand and become Paul(ette) Revere.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    Lou Sarah says:
    “It is an essential element of propaganda, and Mr. Berstad’s piece renders him the most naive of some pretty gullible folks at a site that has been as unsuccessful as understanding how television works as its founder was, or as a pure – albeit not very good – Fox apologist.”

    I have been complaining about Jon’s unwillingness to call out Beck’s lies and hypocrisies even when he’s actually discussing them, not just here but elsewhere.
    http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2011/01/mediaites-bershad-turns-two-blind-eyes.html

    Jon, it’s becoming common knowledge: Glenn Beck is an ignorant fool who shamelessly lies to his audience. Get the facts:
    http://newsaffair.org/2010/02/special-report-the-washington-post-the-media-glenn-beck-and-thomas-paine-and-media-standards-in-america-today/

  • BOMBSHELL

    GlennBeckReview said:
    People of all stripes, conservative, libertarian, liberal and radical, have woken up to the fact that I am a charlatan and a dimwitted propagandist.

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    / \
    |
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    You Tell ‘em DADDY! (That’s my daddy!)

    Daddy, no one will buy me a kitten.

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    Lou Sarah says:
    “…In point of fact, from day one, Mediaite has been a safe house for morons.”

    Case in point:

    BOMBSHELL says:
    “Daddy, no one will buy me a kitten.”

  • http://sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/ GlennBeckReview

    First of all, Fox and News are mutually exclusive.

    Second of all, Beck, television’s liar-in-chief is the most corrupt propagandist in the business today.

    Corruption is “fair and balanced.”

    The many honest people on the left and the right, who have tuned into the danger of Beck’s deceitful, alternative world-view, are acting now to spread the word that Beck is a liar, a hypocrite, a charlatan, a profoundly ignorant but gifted and manipulative propagandist hell-bent on dividing the country because someone was elected to the While House that he doesn’t agree with.

    Jon Bershad, maybe you should start writing more like an investigative journalist and less like a sycophant.

  • BOMBSHELL

    GlennBeckReview said:
    BOMBSHELL says:
    “Daddy, no one will buy me a kitten.”

    Just because you put my other kitten in the microwave and now I want another one is no reason to criticize your loving son. Oh yeah, and mommy told me to ask you to tape Howard Stern’s photo up on the cieling over your bed so she can enjoy sex again.

    What I just said is every bit as true as your utterly stupid claims about Glenn Beck. You’re an obsessed little nobody desperately looking for something to make you relevant. For some sick and twisted reason, you have chosen Glenn Beck. Who knows why, but I think it’s because he epitomizes all the goodness and love for his fellow man that you are incapable of understanding or knowing. You’re a psycho Victor, you need professional help. I hope you get it before you do yourself serious–or worse yet, harm someone else. You’re a sad little joke to everyone with an ounce of reasoning ability.

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