Glenn Beck blames ADL for ‘plight of Jewish people’

By Daniel Tencer
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 -- 10:18 pm
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glenn beck Glenn Beck blames ADL for plight of Jewish peopleFox News anchor and radio personality Glenn Beck has attacked a prominent Jewish group that fights anti-Semitism as being to some degree "responsible" for the "plight of the Jewish people."

On his syndicated radio show Wednesday, Beck also said he believes NOW -- the National Organization for Women -- bears some responsibility for "the plight of women."

The Anti-Defamation League "has as much to do with the plight of the Jewish people as the National Organization for Women has to do with the plight of women," Beck said.

Beck was responding to a Los Angeles Times opinion piece on an ADL report about growing political extremism in the US in the wake of the election of President Barack Obama.

That report, entitled "Rage Grows in America," singles out Beck as "the most important mainstream media figure who has repeatedly helped to stoke the fires of anti-government anger."

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On his radio show Wednesday, Beck implied that the ADL should be applauding his opinions.

"Name the person that has been more friendly to Israel ... Name the person who has spoken out more against the Holocaust deniers who are running Iran," Beck said. "Name the person in the mainstream media that speaks as passionately as I do ... because I see the Jewish people as people, and the leaders of Iran as monsters that want to finish the job that Hitler started. You name the person, Anti-Defamation League."

The following audio was broadcast on The Glenn Beck Program Nov. 25, 2009, and uploaded to the Web by MediaMatters.

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  • LOGODOS
    Glen Beck uses every dishonest method of persuasion known to philosophy- he is a Master of logical error, the worst of modern yellow journalists. What is evil about him is this=he preys upon the uneducated masses who do not know how to distinguish hasty generalizations, arguments ad hominem, circular arguments and the plethora of logical errors a thinking person is taught to identify. There is no technique pf persuasion, however vile, however inappropriate that is beneath him. One suspects that beneath the boylike facade there is a sexually deprived, oedepus afflicted infant, sucking out the milk of affection over the tube. He really is a very sick young boy dreaming power.
  • decora
    "a sexually deprived, oedepus afflicted infant, sucking out the milk of affection over the tube. "

    i think you just described most internet users.
  • Boson Bison
    Decora is the type who has an absolute hatred of infants, and should be prevented from repoducing as he/she will undoubtedly be a cruel and unfit parent.
  • decora
    it is true. in 'my struggle', i detail how i first came to my understanding of the international infant conspiracy. their fat faces, their funny shaped noses, their big round eyes. untrustworthy and deceitful by nature, it is almost as if the infant has enslaved the world, while convincing the world it is the infant's master.
  • dickerson3870
    The "Beckster" is an unmitigated doofus. I sometimes disagree with both NOW and the ADL (regarding Israel), but they have both gained esteem by virtue of being slimed by Beck.
  • Excellent summation of this former morning shock jock. I agree - he exploits his low information fans with logical error. Notice how Beck, Limbaugh and others are always working in their digs on NOW - emasculated white males make up the core of their fans.
  • texasaggie
    I wouldn't call them "emasculated." That implies that at one point they were fully functioning people. I suspect that they've been losers all their lives and are smart enough to resent it (how smart do you have to be?), but not smart enough to change.
  • Boson Bison
    How smart do you have to be (intellect-wise) to not be emasculated (penis-wise)? There are some highly intelligent people whose IQ may not be proportionate to their testosterone level. Using "emasculated" is resorting to base ad hominem name-callling. That having been said, Beck is a douche. Who said that it is only sexuality that defines intellect? Where did that come from?
  • texasaggie
    Huh?
  • yvonneo
    Wow. It's very revealing that bleck thinks it's to his credit that he sees Jewish people as people. All human beings are "people" Who could possibly think that there are "people" on this planet that are not a part of the human race? Only a bigoted racist, I guess.

    That said, this is pure bleck propaganda crap.
  • mnzr
    Can someone explain why the cover of his new book shows Beck dressed like a Nazi?
  • I'm not sure but I think it's because he thinks Pres. Obama and us liberals are trying to create a socialist paradise in the U.S.
  • palmharbor11
    Were Herr Beck an adult in Germany in 1932, how many people deny he would
    have had a radio show on Radio Berlin, blaming the Jews for the economic
    condition in Germany since the end of WWI?????
  • Boson Bison
    Comment reads "Any observation about Jews is defacto the Nazi War Machine and the Third Reich." Milk it, baby.
  • dennycrane
    Hey, Glenn Fuck, let's do some history. Here is your "daily" spew:

    Fox News anchor and radio personality Glenn Beck has attacked a prominent Jewish group that fights anti-Semitism as being to some degree "responsible" for the "plight of the Jewish people."

    Now, let's take the "Way Back" machine to the "mormons" in Missouri,in the 1800's:

    While governor of Missouri, Boggs issued a document known in Latter Day Saint history as the "Extermination Order". A response to the escalating threats and violence of what came to be known as the Missouri 1838 Mormon War, this executive order was issued on October 27, 1838 and called for Latter Day Saints (Mormons) to be driven from the state, by dint of their

    "...open and avowed defiance of the laws, and of having made war upon the people of this State ... the Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated or driven from the State if necessary for the public peace—their outrages are beyond all description."

    Three days after Boggs signed the extermination order, a unit of the state militia killed 17 Latter Day Saint men and boys in the Haun's Mill Massacre. While most historians now agree[citation needed] that the unit could not have known of the Extermination Order and were not motivated by it, the massacre underscored the seriousness of the threat. The 1838 Mormon War ended shortly afterwards and thousands of Latter Day Saints crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois.

    The order was rescinded after nearly 138 years by Missouri Governor Christopher Bond, who declared that the original order violated legal rights established by the U.S. Constitution. In rescinding the order, Bond offered his regrets on behalf of the state.

    Gee, it also looks like the US Government gave the "mormons" special "rights." Like maybe the Constitution.
  • Boson Bison
    If American law forbids incest and cannibalism, just enforce the law, regardless of what wacko religious cult does it.
  • plaindave
    "... because I see Jewish people as people..." Wow. Double Wow.

    Beck thinks he can claim that to his credit? Amazing. Fox is going to have a hard time keeping that moron on the air much longer.
  • jdouglas
    The ADL is getting a little nervous about the idea of millions of Americans believing in the existence of criminal conspiracies by the U.S. government.
  • lorn
    Glenn Beck is a valuable tool of the establishment, the establishment that creates the 'news', rules both Republican and Democratic parties, starts our wars and enables corporate bailouts while we beg for health care.

    Fear of ridicule motivates people. Make Beck the poster boy for any issue and watch the people scramble to avoid being associated with it.

    The globalization movement is real. The IMF now has some direct control over the US monetary policy. The WHO has been given power over the US with regard to pandemic procedures. A world carbon tax with a governing body to oversee it is in the works. Any serious discussion of these issues is valid and worthwhile. However when Glenn Beck starts ranting about world governments taking our guns and apple pie...........well lets just say the serious discussion has ended. Problem solved?

    911 truth? To most people a non partisan issue, one that requires courage objectivity and a love of country to explore. Increasingly mainstream and gaining members from the scientific community, this movement had to be brought down.
    Bring on Beck with his insane birther-gate obsession and the mass media link between birthers and 911 truthers was born. Now GB has been hitched to a movement (911truth) that loathes him and wants nothing to do with him.

    The word FASCISM according to the Mussolini definition is surely on the march in the US as both parties serve the corporate agenda, not we the people. Having Beck butcher this word, misuse it and make a mockery of it helped it find its way into the vocabulary of every toothless Bush lover in the trailer park. Beck killed that word.

    There are many legitimate reasons to despise The Federal Reserve. It is a criminal enterprise which needs to be brought to heel. By making Beck the poster boy for opposition to The Fed, that movement overnight lost half its steam. Now any greasy talking head on TV when dealing with Fed corruption can simply evoke Beck and tee off. How convenient!

    There are many American progressives starting to wake up and take a second look at the Al Gore GW cult. Dialed in environmentalists are starting to watch all their good will and efforts to protect the environment get funneled into a giant tax grab with no tangible benefit to mother earth. This growing progressive backlash to the Gore gospel can easily be eliminated by making...............guess who, become the poster boy for all opposition to GW and Gore.

    The Democrats continue forward with Bush wars, Bush torture, Bush bailouts, Bush denial of health care and Bush secrecy. Glenn Beck with his mindless ignorant attacks on Obama helps force liberals, Democrats and progressives to circle the wagons and fight the right.
    Beck helps reinforce the left right paradigm which our fascist government uses to divide the people into D and R camps. It makes us easier to rule for our FASCIST government.

    Glenn Beck is a blunt instrument, but he is wielded by masterful criminals who mislead the American public with such great skill that most of us don't even notice.
  • lorn
    There are many tactics a government can use to fight back against those who oppose it.
    Tazers, the IRS, and domestic spying would be extreme examples.

    Propaganda, controlling the debate and ridicule are far more popular and effective. Enter Glenn Beck stage left.....

    The merger of Republican and Democratic parties to serve corporate interests and reject the values and will of the American people can rightly be called fascism........in the Mussolini tradition.
    Glenn Beck has misused the term fascism, he has butchered it, carved it up and made a mockery of it. He gets the brain dead trailer park idiots misusing it frequently too.
    The word fascism is very appropriate to describe the US these days.........but Beck killed that word by his association with it.

    911 truth is an issue that transcends both D and R parties. It requires courage and objectivity and a love for country to look for it.
    Beck has also been called into service to inject his lunacy into that topic. To bring it down and discredit it by association again, Beck is used.
    In addition Beck's insane ridiculous obsession with Obama birth certificate-gate has been used by dirty media to create the term 'birther' to link with 'truther' in a most disgusting and dishonest fashion. What a great way to slander the 911 truth movement.

    Beck is also being used to counter the growing number of American progressives who are starting to question the Al Gore cult of hero worship. Dialed in environmentalists are still committed to working for the environment, but many are rejecting the cap and trade scam aspect of the GW issue. Beck is being used to define all opposition to Al Gore, helping them ignore serious questions from the pro environment people who dare to question big Al.

    Many legitimate questions and concerns about the Federal Reserve need to be answered in open by government officials a the highest levels.
    The Fed is corrupt and it is a criminal enterprise......................but once again, big surprise, Glenn Beck has become the face of the 'down with the fed' movement.

    Now who wants to be on Glenn's team?......hello....anyone?
    Oh yeah that's right, Glenn Beck is an insane degenerate freak show, and nobody wants anything to do with him or his 'crazy' issues.

    Glenn Beck is a very useful tool of the establishment. He appears to be a hammer, but is really a scalpel.
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