Glenn Beck Discusses The Name “Barack”
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?
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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.
about 2 weeks ago
Is there something wrong with you? Do you have trouble reading?
Obama’s birth certificate says “Barack.” His name is Barack.
See: http://bit.ly/cinWeQ
about 2 weeks ago
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.
about 2 weeks ago
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.
See: http://bit.ly/cinWeQ
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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.