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O'REILLY: But let's take the gay marriage deal. Big ruling in California. You really didn't cover that much, right?
BECK: Nope.
O'REILLY: Why?
BECK: Because honestly I think we have bigger fish to fry. You can argue about abortion or gay marriage or whatever --
O'REILLY: Yeah.
BECK: -- all you want.
O'REILLY: Yeah.
BECK: The country is burning down. I personally think these--
O'REILLY: But isn't that one of the reasons because we are getting away from the traditional way we used to live into this progressive--
BECK: So let's get back to -- instead of arguing about these divisive things, let's get back into our churches and our synagogues and--
O'REILLY: You're not going to get people going back unless there is a reason to go back.
BECK: But here is the reason, America. Your country is burning down. I don't think marriage, that the government actually has anything to do with -
O'REILLY: But they do have.
BECK: --what is a religious right.
O'REILLY: I know, but they do have something to do, because gay marriage is going to be a reality in this country in 10 years.
BECK: Why do they have anything to do with it?
O'REILLY: Because they choose to, and you're not going to stop 'em.
BECK: This is where we disagree.
O'REILLY: The Supreme Court may rule against gay marriage, very possible it would be a 5-4.
BECK: You're willing to continue to go down the road of just accepting well that's the way it is.
O'REILLY: I'm not accepting anything. I wrote a book about it! Don't give me this "accepting." Come on.
BECK: He's so hostile.
O'REILLY: Yeah
BECK: Need a little Jesus?
O'REILLY: I have to correct you. I do. You are ignoring the profound change in the American family. In the way --
BECK: No, I'm not. No I'm not.
O'REILLY: But you are not covering it?
BECK: Because I think that the thing that needs to be covered -- Bill, I believe in a symphony. If we are all playing clarinets we ain't gonna get very far. A symphony needs to sound. I'm covering what I cover. You cover what you cover. Both of us are saying the same thing. Watch the culture.
O'REILLY: Do you believe -- do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way?
BECK: A threat to the country?
O'REILLY: Yeah, it going to harm the country?
BECK: No, I don't. Will the gays come and get us?
O'REILLY: OK. Is it going to harm the country in any way?
BECK: I believe -- I believe what Thomas Jefferson said. If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, what difference is it to me?
O'REILLY: OK, so you don't. That's interesting. Because I don't think a lot of people understand that about you.
BECK: As long as we -- as long as we are not going down the road of Canada, where it now is a problem for churches to have free speech. If they can still say, hey, we --
O'REILLY: Oppose it --
BECK: -- we oppose it --
O'REILLY: Right.
BECK: -- but we're not trying to kill anybody or trying to --
O'REILLY: In Sweden they have that too. OK, so gay marriage to you, not a big a threat to the nation.
Glenn Beck does not oppose gay marriage | Media Matters for America
Interesting. I would not have guessed this.
Glenn Beck does not oppose gay marriage | Media Matters for AmericaInteresting. I would not have guessed this.
Not surprising at all for people who actually listen to him instead of whatever sound bite they want you to hear.
Not surprising at all for people who actually listen to him instead of whatever sound bite they want you to hear.
I guess if people can't find anything bad to say about him, they won't say anything.
We are not required to comment.True, it didn't surprise me.
Geeze, doesn't this thread seem rather slow?
Usually anything with Glenn Beck as the subject would have at least a hundred posts by now.
I guess if people can't find anything bad to say about him, they won't say anything.
We are not required to comment.
Glenn Beck is a populist. I am curious to see if this damages his popularity with his target audience.
I know you did and thought that was very civil of you. I was just referring to the slowness of a Glenn Beck thread.I can't stand the man and I still posted this thread. Logic fail. But then, that's nothing new.
A lot of Beck's audience are on the extreme Conservative side of Libertarian or are hardcore Conservatives. Keep in mind, this does include the teabaggers.Most of his audience knows he's a libertarian. I'm not an expert on them but don't they mostly want to live and let live?
Glenn Beck does not oppose gay marriage | Media Matters for America
Interesting. I would not have guessed this.
He is a liberatarian so I wasn't surprised.
Do you agree with his position, Mellie?
A lot of Beck's audience are on the extreme Conservative side of Libertarian or are hardcore Conservatives. Keep in mind, this does include the tea party members.
Most of his audience knows he's a libertarian. I'm not an expert on them but don't they mostly want to live and let live?
I know you did and thought that was very civil of you. I was just referring to the slowness of a Glenn Beck thread.
Maybe it's gonna pick up and I should have just kept my thoughts to myself.
The correct phrasing is: Beck does not support the opposition to gay marriage.
By conservatives? His views seem internally conflicted.
He's for civil unions, not gay marriage. I know it's not a huge discrepancy, but worth pointing out.
I think his lack of support for the opposition to gay marriage stems from thinking regarding ratings, rather than his own viewpoint. Opposing gay marriage alienates some libertarian viewers/listeners and they are his core audience right now. But supporting gay marriage is just as dangeous for him, as that would alienate many conservatives who follow him. It's a tricky subject for him and that's why he doesn't often talk about it. Although I rarely watch or listen to him. But this is what I've experienced and inferred.
And that's probably what he actually believes, business decisions aside. Although I just posted that video too...
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