I was hoping to find wisdom in those reactions to my support of Glenn Beck, something I could use to teach my children debate skills based on logic, statistics, credible news stories, and history.
To my posting, misterman says,”Beck is a lunatic and a liar. Saying he's not doesn't change that. “ (hardly the stuff of wisdom). This was followed by nojingolingo who said, “Yeah you sure showed those democrats a thing or two, eh? It doesn't make you radical but it does show you're easily hoodwinked.” That’s it. I’ve been hoodwinked by facts and the truth.
I went back to the beginning to look for specific lies made by Glenn Beck. Most of the accusations are general, unfouinded, and without specifics. Some believe two university professors who said so. Just who is drinking the Cool Aid? Those who think Beck to be a liar are probably likely to believe Al Gore.
A lie is defined as: an untruth, known to be an untruth, and said to deceive.
Nobody but nobody has specifically identified anything said by Beck that meets the definition of a lie. The word “liar” is as perverted as is “racist” and its variations.
And Yes, I am easily hoodwinked by the truth, facts, and statistics. Which must then make me a radical since I am not duped by emotional rants and ravings, exaggerations, distortions, fabrications, and platitudes.
On last Friday, it is said that 4 million radicals watched Glenn Beck all gleeful at being hoodwinked by Beck’s charts, facts, statistics, and history lessons. I and my family were part of those proud radicals excited about Beck’s exposure of the enemy within.
In the opening post, one professor, Stephen Marks, is quoted as saying, “"No one in their right mind is going to defend Stalin or Mao or Che Guevara," Marks said. "The implication is that this is what's going to happen if Democrats get their way. This is just a complete lie. (emphasis mine)."
A close advisor to Obama, Anita Dunn, White House Communications Director speaking this past June to high school students about Chairman Mao as one of her favorite political philosophers right alongside Mother Theresa. It should be noted that Chairman Mao is said to have killed 70 million of his own people. I don't know how many Mother has killed.
We have a new generation young people wearing T-shirts and other paraphernalia glorifying Che Guevara.
Who is the deceiver, Beck or Professor Marks?
Besides, Beck’s statement was a projection, a prediction, of a possibility if progressives get their way. If predictions that don’t come true are lies, all weather forecasters are liars.
Let he among you who never lies cast the first stone.
