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Glenn Beck: Nothing but Lies?

Granted, I rarely watch FOX News or cable, seeing as I don't have it. However many people state he's a complete fear-mongering liar. Is it true he spews nothing but lies? That he has no points whatsoever? Have any of you perhaps researched the issues that he brings up on his show? You see, I'm usually skeptical, I sympathize with a mahority of his views... but I'm very skeptical of the issues and facts he presents. Even if I already agree with someone 100% I'm NOT going to lap it all up without verifying his facts or reasonably understanding his thoughts/notions.

Now, I'm NOT experienced in what Beck says, so don't debate me on it. I do want to know if you think everything Beck says is nothing but lies or if he might just have some things riight.

Your thoughts?

Well, I watch his show on Fox 3 or 4 times a week and here's my view of the guy...

First, I think your confusing opinion with fact. Many don't subscribe to his opinions, but the man is not a liar. When it comes to facts, Beck is on the ball. He has in the neighborhood of 50 researchers on his staff to sift through and verify information, and he presents things that you just won't hear anywhere else. I used to constantly fact-check the guy the first year he was on Fox News, because of some of the off the wall stuff he would present. I don't do it much anymore, because it always proved a waste of my time.

My biggest beef with the guy isn't the information he presents at all, because he really does do his homework .... My main criticism of Beck is with some of the conclusions he comes to based on facts he digs up. He tends to see a hell of a lot more imminent or potential danger over some issues than I do, even when the facts are on his side. Let me put it to you this way... He isn't someone I listen to, that I very often jump up and say "I agree with you 100%" in response to something he says. Generally, I agree at least somewhat to most of his points, but rarely do I ever feel the same sense of outrage and urgency he does. It's kind of like Iran getting nukes... While nearly everyone will agree that Iran getting nuclear weapons isn't a good thing, the degree of danger and urgency people feel over it varies greatly. You understand my meaning here?

The reason I watch Beck's show is simple. I'm someone who strives for facts and knowledge. I love learning something new and seeing different ways of looking at things. Beck presents facts that few people know, and even fewer people on radio or TV will ever discuss.... Like the current and past history of the US economy, the constitution, our founding fathers, religion, world economics, along with every aspect of politics/politicians, both past and present.

Beck (in my view) may be somewhat of an alarmist at times, who's opinions are often unconventional and out of the mainstream, but that doesn't change the fact that the man is a gold mine of facts and little known information.... Extreme opinions? sure... Lies? no sir.
 
Good God, is that all you can get the guy on? He claimed that he had "held" a document that he had only actually looked at? Is that the best you can do? Is that even an "issue"?

You guys claiming that Beck "lies all the time" have just lost any credibility you had with me.

I'm a fan. Sorry, I was being sarcastic.:2wave:
I posted what libs consider a big lie. I posted it before they had a chance to.:lol:
 
Right. This is why I despise the lot of them. Many viewers are too lazy to find the truth and willing accept whatever these propagandists say. And no one does it better than Glenn. He is the master of spin and drama and so many fall for his idiotic claims.

Media matters works 24/7 trying to discredit Fox news and especially Glenn Beck. They have the time and resources to do so. Yet they have never come up with anything of any real importance when it comes to all of his "lies."
 
I do know that he fake cried a few times, and that's a sizable "no-no" in my book. If you're honestly going to cry, then cry. But if it's fake, and I understand them as fake, then we have an issue. I like honest emotion, not fakeness.

Some issue have merit imo. I was at my college and watching one of his shows and he stated that words like "caveman, chairman" and such were being stripped out of textbooks from a state that I cannot recall---the issue stuck in my mind, though. I also heard that certain school lunch foods were being banned but again I don't recall the setting---I don't recall the location and the names of the schools. Issues like those can easily be researched, I can imagine.

When did he fake cry?
If you're talking about him using Vicks to cry, that is true, but not for the reason you might think. It was for a photo shoot of him crying. He couldn't cry without it. That just proves he can't fake cry.
 
When did he fake cry?
If you're talking about him using Vicks to cry, that is true, but not for the reason you might think. It was for a photo shoot of him crying. He couldn't cry without it. That just proves he can't fake cry.

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But a lot of progressive liberals do believe the government should regulate major aspects of society.

I agree that not all liberals think that way, but MANY do. You don't see conservatives who believe in big government, communism, wealth distribution, and the taxing of CO2. Who appeared at the liberal "One Nation" rally? It was the Communist and Socialist parties of Amercia. That, to me, is a red flag.

I think the Democratic party has been taken over by the far left and yes, socialists/communists. They need to take their party back, like the conservatives are taking back the republican party with the help of the Tea Party.
 
I think the Democratic party has been taken over by the far left and yes, socialists/communists. They need to take their party back, like the conservatives are taking back the republican party with the help of the Tea Party.

So in essence..
Democrats, too far left, needs to shift to the right
Republicans, too far left, needs to shift to the right
 
I watched his show a few nights ago and I couldn't stand the communist theories.. It made me feel it was 1984 and we were in the Cold War again.

You never know what to expect. Sometimes I find it boring, other times entertaining and informative. It just depends on the subject. His radio show is usually much more to my taste than his TV show.
 
So in essence..
Democrats, too far left, needs to shift to the right
Republicans, too far left, needs to shift to the right

I guess you could put it that way. The republicans started spending like Dems and needed to be reined in.
 
I guess you could put it that way. The republicans started spending like Dems and needed to be reined in.

Why not let people be who they are instead of wanting them to shift towards your preference?
 
Is he saying that about all liberals or is he just suggesting that some liberals think that?

He never, ever uses the qualifier "some."

But a lot of progressive liberals do believe the government should regulate major aspects of society.

I agree that not all liberals think that way, but MANY do. You don't see conservatives who believe in big government, communism, wealth distribution, and the taxing of CO2. Who appeared at the liberal "One Nation" rally? It was the Communist and Socialist parties of Amercia. That, to me, is a red flag.

There's your issue. You see "regulation of major aspects of society" as equivalent to socialism. All major aspects of society are regulated to some degree. Highways have regulations. The airways have regulations. Pharmaceuticals have regulations. Electronic devices have regulations. Regulation is not socialism. Regulating an industry is not owning the industry. I work under a group of regulations controlled by the Federal Aviation Administration, but nobody would seriously suggest that our airlines are socialized.

Yes, conservatives absolutely do believe in big government. They just have a slightly different idea of which things the government should be big on doing. The number of actual communists in this country is probably about the same as the number of actual anarchists in this country. After all, anarchist is just the extrapolation of "small government" ideals, right? The difference between you and me is that I understand the difference between a libertarians and an anarchist.

I think the Democratic party has been taken over by the far left and yes, socialists/communists. They need to take their party back, like the conservatives are taking back the republican party with the help of the Tea Party.

If this were true, we'd have gotten a Public Option from the health care bill. We didn't, because even the Democrats aren't liberal enough to do that. (and a Public Option is still a far cry from single-payer)

edit: And we would have at least gotten Cap and Trade, which is still a far cry from a straight cap.

Saying the current democratic congress is socialist is kinda like saying DADT supporters want to exterminate homosexuals.
 
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Why not let people be who they are instead of wanting them to shift towards your preference?

They can keep spending if they want. However, they've been given a second and there will be other elections. It's totally up to them how they choose to behave.
 
Granted, I rarely watch FOX News or cable, seeing as I don't have it. However many people state he's a complete fear-mongering liar. Is it true he spews nothing but lies? That he has no points whatsoever? Have any of you perhaps researched the issues that he brings up on his show? You see, I'm usually skeptical, I sympathize with a mahority of his views... but I'm very skeptical of the issues and facts he presents. Even if I already agree with someone 100% I'm NOT going to lap it all up without verifying his facts or reasonably understanding his thoughts/notions.

Now, I'm NOT experienced in what Beck says, so don't debate me on it. I do want to know if you think everything Beck says is nothing but lies or if he might just have some things riight.

Your thoughts?

Being older than Glenn and getting into the Business since Glenn was 5years old when I got into Radio the first time. And i do know the business better than some and having done what he does as well as being a reporter I know how to research a story, and I can tell you that so far I have found Glenn to be a liar.

He does get a bit more emotional than I would prefer but that's him.

I have seen over and over Liberals calling him a liar so I have this question.

When George Soros is seen on video saying he rather enjoyed watching Jews being taken away to death camps, is that Glenn Beck being a liar, or Sosros being a dirty bastard?

When Glenn shows a video of Obama saying he can't say anything bad about Rev Wright who is a preacher of Black Liberation Theology which is rooted in Anti-American Marxism is Glenn lying?

The answer id HELL NO!

What the trouble is Liberals can't handle or deal the truth, so they try to obfuscate.

I know that's a big word so look it up.
 
Those are good points. The mans facts are solid, his conclusions based on them, well, might not be.

But nobody can be called a liar based on their opinions and anyone calling him that, or anyone that based on someone's opinions, is a true moron. Its much more a reflection on THAT person, than on Glenn Beck.
 
Being older than Glenn and getting into the Business since Glenn was 5years old when I got into Radio the first time. And i do know the business better than some and having done what he does as well as being a reporter I know how to research a story, and I can tell you that so far I have found Glenn to be a liar.

I figured he wasn't 100% true all the time; then again, I don't watch his show much at all.

He does get a bit more emotional than I would prefer but that's him.

My thoughts too. At times I think he fake cries; sometimes they seem genuine, though.

I have seen over and over Liberals calling him a liar so I have this question.

When George Soros is seen on video saying he rather enjoyed watching Jews being taken away to death camps, is that Glenn Beck being a liar, or Sosros being a dirty bastard?

When Glenn shows a video of Obama saying he can't say anything bad about Rev Wright who is a preacher of Black Liberation Theology which is rooted in Anti-American Marxism is Glenn lying?

The answer id HELL NO!


What the trouble is Liberals can't handle or deal the truth, so they try to obfuscate.

Interesting.

I know that's a big word so look it up.

If you mean I'm not smart enough to understand such a big word, I disagree. I major in Pharmacology and Med-Surg and I know quite a few large scientific words like the common parasympathomimetic.
 
Those are good points. The mans facts are solid, his conclusions based on them, well, might not be.

But nobody can be called a liar based on their opinions and anyone calling him that, or anyone that based on someone's opinions, is a true moron. Its much more a reflection on THAT person, than on Glenn Beck.

That's a good point.
 
That's his bluff. Those who do the research, find it's BS. His followers don't do the research, are even reassured by his statement and are sucked into his scam, such as his gold fraud.

interesting. you know he also tells people on his show not to purchase gold as an investment?


oh wait, no you don't because you don't watch the show, and like most of the anti-becks, you are simply spewing out what would be most convenient; if all that he was saying was either a lie, or him (and this is my favorite charge) shilling for the Republican party.
 
Is it alright to bump older topics, rather then create new threads on the same issue?

Regardless, what was Beck's latest show like? Would you say it was more rampant fearmongering, that it was solid truth, or that he just might be right on a few things but lacks solid evidence?
 
These Glenn Beck derrangement syndrome threads on DP are really just lollipop stands for the folks at MM, and HuffPo, to make them all feel good about the work they are doing for America. :) IN other words, when they aren't sifting through the lies and spew from watching Glenn Beck reruns, they're all here, patting each other on the back for a job well done. We're so blessed to have them.. Wonder if they donate? :)



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