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06 Apr 2011, 1:24 pm

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More observation than insult. You're the one who believes Beck is right with a prediction of 700-1000% price increase in bread by the end of the year.


Does the concept of using what has happened in the past (due to particular actions) to predict what will likely happen in the future (when people are using the same actions again) mean anything to you? Does learning from history mean anything to you?

Glenn Beck is using the information of what has happened to countries in the past trying the same thing that we are now doing, to form a prediction of what is likely going to happen to us if we continue on the same road. He is not claiming to be a prophet or a psychic that he has some magical ability to tell the future.



Beck's show is not one in which you actually learn anything useful. You learn paranoid BS and circular logic and learn how to make connections with anyone using 6 degrees of George Soros to make anyone the slightest bit associated with Soros to be discredited.

You're being brainwashed and you're too stupid to know it.


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06 Apr 2011, 1:44 pm

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More observation than insult. You're the one who believes Beck is right with a prediction of 700-1000% price increase in bread by the end of the year.


Does the concept of using what has happened in the past (due to particular actions) to predict what will likely happen in the future (when people are using the same actions again) mean anything to you? Does learning from history mean anything to you?

Glenn Beck is using the information of what has happened to countries in the past trying the same thing that we are now doing, to form a prediction of what is likely going to happen to us if we continue on the same road. He is not claiming to be a prophet or a psychic that he has some magical ability to tell the future.



Beck's show is not one in which you actually learn anything useful. You learn paranoid BS and circular logic and learn how to make connections with anyone using 6 degrees of George Soros to make anyone the slightest bit associated with Soros to be discredited.


Actually I have learned something, people can make a difference. Look at how liberals go bananas over what Beck says, its like they have Beck derangement syndrome.

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You're being brainwashed and you're too stupid to know it.


It looks more like you're the brainwashed one.

Oh and before you start running around crowing that Fox News is firing Beck, the NY Times story about Beck's demise is seriously exagerated.

NEW YORK— FOX News and Mercury Radio Arts, Glenn Beck’s production company, are proud to announce that they will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel (FNC) as well as content for other platforms including FOX News’ digital properties. Glenn intends to transition off of his daily program, the third highest rated in all of cable news, later this year.

Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News said, “Glenn Beck is a powerful communicator, a creative entrepreneur and a true success by anybody’s standards. I look forward to continuing to work with him.”

Glenn Beck said, “I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and FOX News. I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I’ve learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our partnership.”

Joel Cheatwood, SVP/Development at FOX News, will be joining Mercury Radio Arts effective April 24, 2011. Part of his role as EVP will be to manage the partnership and serve as a liaison with FOX News.

Ailes said, “Joel is a good friend and one of the most talented and creative executives in the business. Over the past four years I have consistently valued his input and advice and that will not stop as we work with him in his new role.”

“Glenn Beck” is consistently the third highest rated program on cable news. For the 27 months that “Glenn Beck” has aired on FOX News, the program has averaged more than 2.2 million total viewers and 563,000 viewers 25-54 years old, numbers normally associated with shows airing in primetime, not at 5pm. “Glenn Beck” has dominated all of its cable news competitors since launch.
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/04/06/fox ... agreement/

Looks like he's actually moving up, if I have to guess on his transition, I'm wondering if it is health related.

From July 19, 2010:
(CBS) Liberals might believe that Glenn Beck has been blind all along, but now the television talk show host says that he is suffering from macular dystrophy and may actually lose his sight.


"A couple of weeks ago I went to the doctor because of my eyes, I can't focus my eyes," he said to a Salt Lake City crowd on Saturday. "He did all kinds of tests and he said, 'you have macular dystrophy ...you could go blind in the next year. Or, you might not.'"

The often comedic Beck fired back, "Did you just charge me a thousand dollars for knowing what I knew my whole life?"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162- ... 91704.html

If his vision is getting worse, it could explain him transitioning away from doing a show everyday. It is apparent Fox News doesn't want to lose him, however it would be hard for him to give his chalkboard examples if he can no longer see it. Now, I'm just doing some guesswork but considering Fox News is entering into a partnership and arguably giving Glenn Beck more responsibilities, either he doesn't have the time to do this and the TV program or more likely there is something new interfering with his ability to do TV.



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06 Apr 2011, 2:20 pm

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Oh and before you start running around crowing that Fox News is firing Beck, the NY Times story about Beck's demise is seriously exagerated.


I wouldn't believe that Fox would give up their money maker.


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06 Apr 2011, 2:48 pm

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Oh and before you start running around crowing that Fox News is firing Beck, the NY Times story about Beck's demise is seriously exagerated.


I wouldn't believe that Fox would give up their money maker.


They must have an even 'better' money maker ready to take his place... 8O


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06 Apr 2011, 3:12 pm

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Oh and before you start running around crowing that Fox News is firing Beck, the NY Times story about Beck's demise is seriously exagerated.


I wouldn't believe that Fox would give up their money maker.


They must have an even 'better' money maker ready to take his place... 8O


Or they're just shuffling him around to somewhere else.


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06 Apr 2011, 3:51 pm

skafather84 wrote:
Vigilans wrote:
skafather84 wrote:
Inuyasha wrote:
Oh and before you start running around crowing that Fox News is firing Beck, the NY Times story about Beck's demise is seriously exagerated.


I wouldn't believe that Fox would give up their money maker.


They must have an even 'better' money maker ready to take his place... 8O


Or they're just shuffling him around to somewhere else.


FOX Business, or a 3rd News Channel.



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06 Apr 2011, 4:34 pm

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No, you already tried to disprove him when I pointed out that inflation had been reported on using numbers from last year, you tried to use those numbers to disprove Beck. [b]The Newspaper I sourced used numbers from last year to say there was inflation occurring last year, in contrast Beck is referring to the end of this year. Was it you missed that information in the article, or was it you hoped I wouldn't realize that you were using data from a year ago to try to claim Beck's prediction for this year was inaccurate?

Bloody hell you're an idiot. Enough with the bold font; it doesn't make you any less of a f*****g moron. You've got the attention span of a goldfish, the intellect of an amoeba, and the independent thought capacity of a lemming.


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06 Apr 2011, 4:37 pm

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No, you already tried to disprove him when I pointed out that inflation had been reported on using numbers from last year, you tried to use those numbers to disprove Beck. [b]The Newspaper I sourced used numbers from last year to say there was inflation occurring last year, in contrast Beck is referring to the end of this year. Was it you missed that information in the article, or was it you hoped I wouldn't realize that you were using data from a year ago to try to claim Beck's prediction for this year was inaccurate?

Bloody hell you're an idiot. Enough with the bold font; it doesn't make you any less of a f***ing moron. You've got the attention span of a goldfish, the intellect of an amoeba, and the independent thought capacity of a lemming.


When are you going to ever speak plainly what is on your mind?

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06 Apr 2011, 4:39 pm

I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


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06 Apr 2011, 5:18 pm

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I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


You do realize that he's almost verbatim repeating what the talking heads say and their put downs and topics. It's also in how he tries to emphasize things. He's trying to add that kind of shouting like how Rush emphasizes things or the sarcastic "uh" to start off a reply. Straight from the media, through him, to you. It's an interesting study on the extremes of media over-exposure and bias when it's not absolutely maddening.


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06 Apr 2011, 5:27 pm

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It looks more like you're the brainwashed one.
Saying this line is the first symptom of being brainwashed.


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06 Apr 2011, 6:12 pm

skafather84 wrote:
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I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


You do realize that he's almost verbatim repeating what the talking heads say and their put downs and topics. It's also in how he tries to emphasize things. He's trying to add that kind of shouting like how Rush emphasizes things or the sarcastic "uh" to start off a reply. Straight from the media, through him, to you. It's an interesting study on the extremes of media over-exposure and bias when it's not absolutely maddening.


"Kinda funny" is another one. It's always so easy to pick out the Fox viewers on random comment pages on other webpages because they literally all have the same exact sayings. Original thought does not seem to be their forte.



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06 Apr 2011, 6:20 pm

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I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


:roll:

Seriously, I'm not the one throwing a tantrum, that would be you.



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06 Apr 2011, 8:12 pm

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"Kinda funny" is another one. It's always so easy to pick out the Fox viewers on random comment pages on other webpages because they literally all have the same exact sayings. Original thought does not seem to be their forte.


@number5, I don't watch Fox, but do they start sentences with "seriously" a lot too? And "actually"?



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06 Apr 2011, 11:18 pm

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skafather84 wrote:
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I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


You do realize that he's almost verbatim repeating what the talking heads say and their put downs and topics. It's also in how he tries to emphasize things. He's trying to add that kind of shouting like how Rush emphasizes things or the sarcastic "uh" to start off a reply. Straight from the media, through him, to you. It's an interesting study on the extremes of media over-exposure and bias when it's not absolutely maddening.


"Kinda funny" is another one. It's always so easy to pick out the Fox viewers on random comment pages on other webpages because they literally all have the same exact sayings. Original thought does not seem to be their forte.


Funny coming from someone regurgitating talking points of the DNC, as I mentioned Chuck Schumer a while ago, he got caught telling his other cronies in Washington to try to paint the tea party as extreme, the Republicans as extreme etc.

I doubt you even watch anything on Fox News to know what they say, or you just listen to out of context soundbites. And quite frankly if you continue to act like a toddler I'm going to start treating you as one.



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07 Apr 2011, 12:25 am

Inuyasha wrote:
number5 wrote:
skafather84 wrote:
Orwell wrote:
I have limited tolerance for stupidity, especially when it rises to such superhuman (or subhuman?) levels as in Inuyasha.


You do realize that he's almost verbatim repeating what the talking heads say and their put downs and topics. It's also in how he tries to emphasize things. He's trying to add that kind of shouting like how Rush emphasizes things or the sarcastic "uh" to start off a reply. Straight from the media, through him, to you. It's an interesting study on the extremes of media over-exposure and bias when it's not absolutely maddening.


"Kinda funny" is another one. It's always so easy to pick out the Fox viewers on random comment pages on other webpages because they literally all have the same exact sayings. Original thought does not seem to be their forte.


Funny


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