Discussing President Obama’s first name “Barack,” Glenn Beck had the following racially charged insight to offer:
“You don’t take the name Barack to identify with America,” but with “your heritage,” “radical[s]“
First off, in a multicultural society like the United States – any name is and should be acceptable. Second, why is he fear mongering about someone’s name? Can’t he come up with anything better? And finally, he does realize that most babies don’t get to choose their names, right?
I don't question the name given to him by his parents, but I do question his using Barry throughout school and then changing back to Barack when it suited him. Hussein is a popular name in the world. Why were people so offended when the "radical right" called him by his full given name?
Monac58
Because they only do it to stir emotions in people. Did they always refer to the first President Bush as George Herbert Walker Bush, or Clinton as William Jefferson Clinton, or Bush II as George Walker Bush? No they did not. They started doing it when we got a President with an unusual name and the right thought they could make some hay with it so what the hell? Let's go for it! And perhaps he feels Barry is too much of a nickname for the POTUS. Make something of it like a typical right winger.
Ship
He wasn't saying the name was unacceptable, he was just pointing that out.
Racist? Fear-mongering? Come on!
You can't even tell what the hell his point is the way you take those quotes out of context.
This kind if thing let's me know he is a "one trick pony."
He has nothing after he doesn't have a victim for his smears and a place to push all this rage he boils up in people.
He ends up talking about names or other tactics like that because he knows he can't do policy or rational opinions. He is lost without an effigy to burn, so he'll just make one if things start to dull out a little.
dan
You guys don't do much research do you? Eileen is correct of course, how do you miss something like that?
Looking over your site it is obvious your research team consists of a couple of teenagers watching t.v. in their parents basement.
StopBeck
I typically ignore nonsense like this, because there is simply no reasoning with the willfully ignorant. But, your claim here is so demonstrably false that I am compelled to respond.
Obama's birth certificate says "Barack." His name is Barack.
umm, yes it's true, babies do not get to pick their own name and the baby you are speaking of was named Barry. When a person, not a baby chooses to change their name they are most definitely making a statement. Certainly all names are acceptable. His choice says a lot.
StopBeck
Is there something wrong with you? Do you have trouble reading?
Obama's birth certificate says "Barack." His name is Barack.
