I have a friend who has a friend who loves Glenn Beck and wants
her to watch an episode and then have a discussion about it.
I thought I would help her out by doing a little bit of research
to prepare her for the debate. I have never been able to stomach
the man for more than five minutes. So other than what I have learned
from you about his crazies, I don't know what he says on TV,so I went a googling to find out.
Here are some of the right wing views as presented by Glenn Beck and
some backtalk.
On health care - Glenn sticks up for the medical insurance companies when
it comes to health care reform. And, he has it in for the President.
Obama told a story about a man named Otto Raditz whose healthcare was canceled during his cancer treatment. An article in Slate magazine claimed that he died because of the delay in treatment.
What happened was, his sister was an attorney and managed to file suit and force the insurance carrier to insure her brother, he did later receive treatment, lived a few more years and then died.
Beck made a BIG DEAL out of what a LIAR Obama is because the guy wasn't proven to have DIED BECAUSE the insurance was rescinded. Meanwhile, in Beck's peanut brain, the insurance company was completely excused for rescinding the Cancer victims insurance in the middle of treatment which was the TRUTH and the actual POINT of what Obama was saying which he believed to be true and was therefore not LYING!!!!
Furthermore, Congress has heard endless testimony proving that insurance companies purposefully cancel the insurance of person's with expensive health issues. Some even judge and reward employees based on
their success in canceling insurance to save on medical claims!!!
Insurance providers testify to Congress
Meanwhile - Beck tells outrageous stories about the horrors of healthcare in Britain and Canada...who have government supported care for all. Are these stories TRUE or is BECK A LIAR??????
He is clearly misrepresenting what are very popular programs with the British and Canadian people.
Canadians defend there healthcare system
On Global Warming - Beck is a Global Warming Denier - Just ain't happening according to him, no different than any other time in the history of weather. Just forget about it, according to Beck. Meanwhile, though not widely reported in the right wing mainstream news,
even PG and E objects to Global warming denial.
PG&E Corp. (PCG) said Tuesday it is leaving the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over objections to what its top executive called the chamber’s "extreme position on climate change."
In a letter to the U.S. Chamber published on PG&E’s blog, www.next100.com, PG& E Chairman and Chief Executive Peter Darbee wrote that company employees "find it dismaying that the Chamber neglects the indisputable fact that a decisive majority of experts have said the data on global warming are compelling and point to a threat that cannot be ignored."
This is just one example of the countless heavyweights in business, science and politics who are warning us about Global Warming. Meanwhile, Beck has no credentials.
So he brings this man on his show.. who spews opinions disguised as facts.
John Coleman from the Weather Channel
ON Afghanistan - Beck shows clips of Obama doing various things and complains - Oh he has time to do all these things while our PRECIOUS TROOPS are anguishing in
Afghanistan and Obama should hurry up and either WIN the war or bring them home... Meanwhile - No mention of the fact that Obama - immediately sent 17,000 additional
troops to Afghanistan upon becoming President
Obama sends additional troops to Afghanistan
This increase has clearly not solved anything!!! We hear every day about the deteriorating situation there - So why would Obama send MORE troops?? Don't ask
Glenn Beck - he is not in favor of reviewing the situation, he just wants to WIN NOW NOW NOW like a BIG BABY and he just has NO SUPPORT for our PRESIDENT who
is the COMMANDER IN CHIEF - So where does he get off saying he supports the TROOPS???? If you support the troops, you have to support the Commander. Of course
that is more logic than Beck is capable of. If A=B and B=C then A=C, it's that simple.
So that covers the big issues of Global Warming, Healthcare and the War. On all three, Beck is easily smacked down.
Also note, friend that Glenn Beck has lost many advertisers because he made the outrageous statement that our President HATES WHITE people.
Is this man off his rocker????
Obama Hates White People...blah blah blah
If you would enjoy, please add to my advise for debating the
Glenn Beck fan, to help us out and thanks!!