Vitriol

No, Glenn Beck. Michelle Obama Did Not Call Her Kids “Fatties”

Feb 6th

Posted by StopBeck in Vitriol

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Glenn Beck really should refrain from discussing the Obama children.  It’s really dicey territory, even for him.  Take for example,  a recent headline from his website:

A similar headline also appeared in his daily email:

Actually Glenn, the First Lady didn’t call her kids “fatties,” nor did she suggest anything of the sort.  The only person using the term “fatties” is you.

Glenny, you’ve got plenty of misinforming and preying on racial anxiety to do.  So, how about you steer clear of the kids, okay?

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Glenn Beck Discusses The Name “Barack”

Feb 4th

Posted by StopBeck in Racism

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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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Glenn Beck Attacks Gov’t Workers, Says They “Don’t Have Any Self-Respect”

Dec 11th

Posted by StopBeck in Vitriol

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During an interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Glenn Beck seemed to attack government workers by suggesting they were “enslaved” and saying they “don’t have any self-respect anymore.”

Regardless of your thoughts about the substance of Beck and Chaffetz’s discussion, Mr. Beck’s broad sweeping claim that government workers don’t have any self-respect is just one example out of many of the type of vitriolic rhetoric that Beck is known for.

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