Glenn Beck vs. John McCain
Why the Fox News host said the former Republican candidate would have been worse than Obama
McCain: Worse off if he were in charge? (Ramin Talaie/Corbis)
"You can always rely on Glenn Beck for some outspoken views," said Mike O'Brien in the New York Daily News, "and as the inaugural guest on Katie Couric's new series @KatieCouric he doesn't disappoint." The Fox News host and conservative darling told Couric on her webcast that Republican presidential candidate John McCain would have been worse for the country than President Obama.
Beck's remark was incendiary, said Ed Morrissey in Hot Air, but presumably what he meant, "essentially, is that McCain's no conservative," and that "there's no difference between Republicans and Democrats these days" so conservatives would be better off with a president "the Right doesn't feel pressure to apologize for." The trouble with that logic is that there IS a difference between the parties—on Iran, Afghanistan, and much more.
Right-wing talkers are predictably mad at Glenn Beck over this, said Jason Linkins in The Huffington Post. But the bottom line is that the man is "first and foremost a somewhat mediocre comedian." He has a "desperate need to connect to whatever audience he is standing in front of," and that takes precedence over everything, including his politics.
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Posted by Rob, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7:56 pm Juan McAmnesty is an little old angry RINO that wasn't even a good pilot. I can't stand his reach around and make liberals happy manner. He and his bovine daughter should just go to the secret RINO graveyard and die. He would have just continued the RINO policies of Bush. At least with the racist socialist in charge we conservatives are waking up!
Posted by Mr. Man, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 9:51 pm Is it true that Glenn Beck raped and murdered a girl in 1990? These allegations have been out for several weeks but he has yet to address them. What is he hiding?
Posted by Rich, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 11:00 pm Mr. Man Are you farking kidding me? Ya think that wouldn't come up in a CNN or Fox background check? Big shows and big dollars won't ignore anything that remotely smells like your tripe. Of course, maybe you bring it up to distract from the allegation that Olbermann has a thermonuclear device wired to his innards by space aliens set to go off if O'Reilly gets an Emmy.
Posted by Glenn Beck, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 11:21 pm It's true, I raped and murdered a woman. But no one will ever believe you!
Posted by Godozo, Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 11:53 pm Aww....I'm disappointed. I'd alwasy heard that you raped and murdered a boy back in 1990. Or was it 1988, or 1992? Anyway, I'm disappointed.
Posted by mjg, Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 2:59 pm Beck is the gift that just keeps giving. . . to us liberals and Democrats, that is. Thank you Glenn, you're a stupid a. . hole, but you help your adversaries with everything you say or do. Keep up the wingnut nonsense.
Posted by Sterling, Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:07 pm I think Beck explained his comment thus: McCain Obama are both progressives are on the same path. However, McCain would go down that path at an incremental pace. unnoticed by most Americans. Because Obama has instituted big government policies heretofore unheard of bailouts, stimulus, auto company takeovers, cap and trade to increase electric rates, etc., he has galvanized a large portion of the populace in opposition town halls, tea parties, march on Washington, etc. which ultimately may be the force that STOPS the progressives.
Posted by Elixabeth, Thursday, September 24, 2009, 12:11 pm Beck is a political charlatan, chameleon, opportunist. He'll pander to any audience in order to get ahead. All you Glenn Beck fans have been punked, that is, used. He doesn't share your values, he has no principlesexcept for selfpromotion.Choose some one who is at least consistent and principled next time.
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