Glenn Beck is fucking nuts

[bobalot]

I have seen clips here and there with Glenn Beck making a douche out of himself. I never thought he actually believed his bullshit. For the first time, I truly believe you have to be retarded to be a fan of Glenn Beck (Yes, I know, I'm a bit slow).

Glenn Beck Finds "Communist" Art At NBC's Headquarters

Jesus Christ, that almost made my brain explode.

[hongi]

Tip to Glenn Beck. Don't ever try to be an art critic.

P.S beating swords into plowshares? It's from the Bible you fucking idiot. The Bible = communist? Say it isn't so!

[Lost Soal]

Can't see the vid during work hours, but is this the "Communist" murals at the Rockafeller Centre, which also houses Fox News.

[PeZook]

So is he arguing that Rockefeller was evil because he was a communist, or that he wasn't all that evil because he was a communist, or that communism isn't really that bad, because capitalists use the symbology, too?

I have no idea what he's trying to say there.

[salm]

He´s trying to fuel the right wing conspiracy nuts by claiming that he´s found evidence for the left using "hidden" signs in art for political propaganda.

[Ritterin Sophia]

I think he's trying to say that communist progressives are going to ironically subvert capitalism using the money they make from the system. Also that progressives are latent fascists and communists.

It's rather stupid, some of the most disgustingly authoritarian regimes are ironically responsible for some of the most awe inducing pieces of art.

Here's a color photo of the inside of the Reichstag, I find the Reichsadler in that room to be quite beautiful. (If you can divorce it from the swastikas and the Nazis in the room)

[Zor]

Going by this, Glenn would probably say that the Austria is communist state.

That said, Stalinist Architecture was very much a hodgepodge of various styles that were popular of the time and Art Deco was a big influence.

Zor

[Tribun]

I think he's trying to say that communist progressives are going to ironically subvert capitalism using the money they make from the system. Also that progressives are latent fascists and communists.

It's rather stupid, some of the most disgustingly authoritarian regimes are ironically responsible for some of the most awe inducing pieces of art.

Here's a color photo of the inside of the Reichstag, I find the Reichsadler in that room to be quite beautiful. (If you can divorce it from the swastikas and the Nazis in the room)

A small correction, this picture was not taken in the Reichstag. It had burnt out by that time. This picture comes from inside the Krolloper.

See here Article with fitting picture

[Feil]

Tip to Glenn Beck. Don't ever try to be an art critic.

P.S beating swords into plowshares? It's from the Bible you fucking idiot. The Bible = communist? Say it isn't so!

From ISIAIH II:IV, nonetheless (as clearly marked on the plaque). Prophesying the messiah.

"And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

[Serafina]

We wont get that many plowshares if we make our swords into them - same for spears.

In this case, Glenn Beck is just - well, sad is the most appropriate description.
In some of his worst rambling moments he is scary, but in this case, well, it was just lame.

[SAMAS]

I have seen clips here and there with Glenn Beck making a douche out of himself. I never thought he actually believed his bullshit. For the first time, I truly believe you have to be retarded to be a fan of Glenn Beck (Yes, I know, I'm a bit slow).

Glenn Beck Finds "Communist" Art At NBC's Headquarters

Jesus Christ, that almost made my brain explode.

On that note, Keith Olbermann slamming Beck on that same thing:

[Raesene]

[removed the Austrian Crest]
Going by this, Glenn would probably say that the Austria is communist state.

That said, Stalinist Architecture was very much a hodgepodge of various styles that were popular of the time and Art Deco was a big influence.

Zor

For him and his ilk, Austria likely is a sort-of communist state. The State and other governments (federal state and municipalities) own large shares of major companies, services are nationalised, taxes are high, we have mandatory health insurance, unemployment does not run out after a few weeks, etc...

[Dillon]

Is it really that surprising? I don't think so. Highly amusing, yes, but when people really, really want something to be true, they start seeing evidence for these truths all over the place.

[Geodd]

I've heard rants like this from two sources:

The first was a drunken art student, desperate to justify his absurd choices when it came to higher education.

The second was a psychiatric inpatient, granted the guy could find threatening iconography in a coffe stain, but damn if it didn't sound a lot like this spiel.

[Simon_Jester]

We wont get that many plowshares if we make our swords into them - same for spears.

I believe firearms get grandfathered in as an exotic form of atlatl.

[jcow79]

At just about 4 minutes into Beck's insanity he admits that he keeps one of the statues on HIS desk to remind himself that "really beautiful things can come from really ugly places...." So here he is making some elaborate Rockefeller conspiracy because of all the evil communist art abound and he has THE SAME FUCKING ART ON HIS OWN FUCKING DESK!

On another note...I'll admit I don't watch much Keith Oberman but when did he start emulating Jon Stewart only not funny?

[Sela]

The best Glenn Beck observation I've heard in ages is the comparison to Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert (in character) has been *stated* to be a parody of a conservative pundit. Glenn Beck runs an opinion show and has no qualifications to be an analyst nor claim to particularly high education - he is *effectively* a parody of a conservative pundit.

This comparison has not gone unnoticed by others. Stephen Colbert does an excellent piece on it here:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... -like-beck

And LiberalViewer on youtube does a great redux + giving background info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAyCNxl8I54


To quote Colbert "It's like looking into a mirror! . . After you've done a lot of coke off of it" (or words to that effect)

[Skylon]

Rockefeller's a communist? What the fuck is this shit?

I also love how early 20th Century Progressive's are getting lumped in with Liberals/Communists/Fascists/Baby Eaters...I'm waiting for the Republican Party to totally turn backwards on itself and start ripping on Lincoln for trouncing states rights.

[SCRawl]

On another note...I'll admit I don't watch much Keith Oberman but when did he start emulating Jon Stewart only not funny?

Well, okay, he's not a professional comedian, but Olbermann can definitely bring the funny. Check out some of his work on YouTube, you'll find some good examples.

[The Yosemite Bear]

I'm suprised with the amount of GOP deepthroteing of the Bible Belt, and the southern states, that they haven't called it the war of yankee agression yet...

[Darth Wong]

Does Glenn Beck think that the Soviets invented the imagery of the farmer and worker? Why does Glenn Beck hate farmers and workers?

Oh yeah, he is neither. He does not farm, and he sure as hell does not work. He can't even bother to research any of the things he rants about.

[Vympel]

Does Glenn Beck think that the Soviets invented the imagery of the farmer and worker? Why does Glenn Beck hate farmers and workers?

Oh yeah, he is neither. He does not farm, and he sure as hell does not work. He can't even bother to research any of the things he rants about.

Read the 3-part Salon piece of Glenn Beck's pathetic life:-

Link - includes hilarious old youtube video of him in his 20s

This is a guy who's done fuck all but radio. It's no surprise he spouts this crap, he has no actual education whatsoever.

[Elfdart]

The part at 1:44 is hilarious. Before Glenn Beck came along, who knew that Greek mythology was communist?

[K. A. Pital]

Man, this made my day. Just when you think the crisis and your own situation is worse than ever, Glenn Beck rushes in with a bright moment of ignorance. That's got to be in it's own category of stupid though. "Hidden communist art". Damn. I feel real big and powerful now, part of the worldwide mega-conspiracy.

This is a guy who's done fuck all but radio. It's no surprise he spouts this crap, he has no actual education whatsoever.

It's a sad day when you realize a person with that much knowledge can be so popular, even if that's no news.

[Darth Wong]

Ignorance is incapable of recognizing itself. That's why Glenn Beck is not embarrassed by his own behaviour. Honestly, this is not the kind of thing that someone can even bother refuting, because it's so monumentally stupid that there is no real content to refute.