David Sirota: Glenn Beck Finally Admitted His Great Desire: To 'Eradicate' Progressives

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AlterNet / By David Sirota

Glenn Beck Finally Admitted His Great Desire: To 'Eradicate' Progressives
We owe Beck gratitude for using his keynote address to CPAC to so frankly outline what the conservative movement has become -- and why it repulses so many Americans.

February 26, 2010 |


No, seriously -- because that's what he's due.

We owe this talk-show-host-turned-political-leader gratitude for using his televised keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference to so frankly outline what the conservative movement has become -- and why it repulses so many Americans.

Coming days after an anti-tax terrorist kamikaze-attacked a government facility in Texas, and following Republicans like Sen. Scott Brown and Rep. Steve King expressing sympathy for that terrorist's grievances, Beck's homily stands as the moment's most forthright manifesto on the right's authoritarian objectives.

Beck began his speech posing as a libertarian against "big government." Notice that most Republican icons are now doing this, though not all resemble Beck -- not all of them previously pushed the big-government Patriot Act or the even-bigger-government bank bailout.

From there, Beck worked up a drenching sweat, criticizing Theodore Roosevelt's notion that we should make sure the accumulation of wealth is "honorably obtained" and "represents benefit to the community." .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.alternet.org/media/145820/glenn_beck_finally_admitted_his_great_desire%3A_to_%27eradicate%27_progressives

[trusty elf]

1. kick

[wizstars]

2. Now that's my idea of a "Kick"

I only wish that was my foot doing it.

And that Limbaugh, Hannity, Coultergeist, Savage, Dobbs, et al., were next in line to receive....

[Prof Lester]

4. Adios, buttswab!

Beckerhead's last bawlathon.

[WhiteTara]

5. buttswab?

:rofl: Welcome to DU :hi:

[trungpa ricochet]

6. Elfin's artwork

From the people over at Bwahzehdezooner, FWOUGHHHHHHHHH!

:toast: :beer: :hi: :fistbump: :yourock: :rofl:

[trusty elf]

7. Hey trungpa!

Long time no see!

:hi:

[Doctor_J]

3. So.

We will let them do it (actually they have already started), or will we take the fight to them?

A very interesting next 20 years for the US. If we don't change the dynamic, especially of Big Media, it will be tough for our side.

[Mopar151]

8. True.

Needs to start with network news and schoolbooks.

[yurbud]

9. kick

[Zoeisright]

10. Right back at you, you fucking asshole.

A Glenn BlcKKK-less world would be a much, much better place.