Glenn Beck Attacks Patriotic American Musicans: Woody Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen & The Beatles

[Tx4obama]

Run time: 02:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBcYJhqxjVw   Posted on YouTube: March 11, 2010 By YouTube Member: mediamatters4america Views on YouTube: 3460   Posted on DU: March 13, 2010 By DU Member: Tx4obama Views on DU: 4470

 
Lead Conspiracy theorist Glenn Beck (in his delusional mind thinks he) exposes the anti-American message in classic songs from The Beatles, Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen.

Related Video: Glenn Beck sings Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FdLsPbTdHY

My message for Glenn Beck: Just STFU and go away, you are an a$$hole!

Edited to add: Someone needs to do an intervention on Beck and get him a mental evaluation ASAP!

[meegbear]

1. I didn't know the Beatles were American ...

and all this time, I thought they were British. Huh, go figure.

[Tx4obama]

4. The Beatles music IS part of OUR AMERICAN CULTURE

The Beatles music is part of OUR American culture...
Sure they were British but America embraced them as one of our own.
And the amount of time that they have spent in the USA does count ;)

[ixion]

8. Perhaps, but they were not "American Musicians"

by any stretch.

[Tx4obama]

9. Okay, whatever. n/t

[liberation]

48. Yeah, why let facts and common sense get in the way of narrative...

... the Beatles were a world wide phenomenon from Britain. How they can be construed as "patriotic American" is beyond me. Last time I checked "international/worldwide" is the antithesis of "provincial/patriotic." I think they wrote more songs about the former USSR than they did about the USA ;-)


That being said, Beck is simply nuts. He is not only crazy, he is a dangerous type of crazy. And that is giving him the benefit of the doubt, because there is also the possibility he knows what he says is false and ridiculous... which would put him in a very special category of evil soulless bastard.

[zeemike]

2. No a lot of people need to attack the source of the problem

Those that sponsor his paranoid nonsense.
He is just doing what McCarthy did but for money....starve the beast.

[Nostalgic]

3. I only rec'd this because it shows how ridiculous Beck is being.

Revolution, evolution, blackboard ... he must have taught Paul McCartney something even he didn't know about the song.

[Tx4obama]

6. Thanks for rec'ing

The bad thing about the rec option is that most people don't rec negative videos,
but I think it is GOOD to rec the videos that 'everyone should see'.
The rec feature I think is confusing to a bunch of people cause.
I usually will rec a video when it is one that screams out 'WATCH THIS' ;)
A REC, in my opinion doesn't mean 'I agree', it just means 'ya gotta see it'

[safeinOhio]

5. Ah HAH

If you drop the "B" in Beck you get ECK. That's what I say when I see his face and then change channels.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

55. If you drop the G in Glenn-

and then insert an I you get "Lenin". Think about it....





Methinks he doth protest too much- like those closeted Republican gay-bashers.

[democracy1st]

7. K & R thanks for posting Tx,expose these nuts

[rasputin1952]

10. OK...When does "Puff the Magic Dragon" get vilified by Beck?

I recall years ago when that PP&M song was attacked, and one could look at the National Anthem and find fault as well; the first stanzas are actually questions as to whether we could stand.

How come Beck didn't put out "Taxman" by the Beatles?. That's closer to his point...:D

Beck's insanity is rubbing off on a part of the masses...and that, as always, creates problems.

[snot]

11. I can't help but wonder if this could backfire on him.

I haven't seen the shows; but he's repeating some powerful poetry to people who need to hear it.

[vaberella]

19. The church thing has backfired and this might. n/t

[DrZeeLit]

23. Oh, ya think? Weigh this.... Bruce.... Beck.... Bruce... Beck.... Bruce....

Who do you think is more BELOVED in this country?
Who is truly The Hardest Working Man in Show Biz.... (at least in this contest)?

Anyone who knows Bruce (and the numbers are LEGION)... has been a fan since the 70's.... knows the lyrics, understands the lyrics, supports the lyrics, supports the causes....

Beck long ago Jumped. The. Shark.

His 15 minutes are way way up.
If he's the front of this "movement" it's a very sad, pathetic, ignorant picture.

[trusty elf]

12. The guy is a menace to society.

If I were running things I would yank Faux's broadcasting license.

[activa8tr]

25. I so love that picture! Oh, and I agree, he's a menace.

[Voice for Peace]

13. gawd what a turkey

[lame54]

14. so, now Beck sings it "This land was made for me me me me me"

[BAPhill]

16. Not you you you....selfish jerk

[BAPhill]

15. Glenn Beck is an idiot....

He is one of those that thinks America is perfect the way it is. He refuses to recognize
that times have been hard and that people have had to deal with it. Part of what makes this a
great country is that we have suffered and bounced back. Artists like Springsteen and Dylan
write songs based on real life, that is why we like their songs.

[vaberella]

17. What is this fool talking about?! What is this!?

Oh my God. He's straight out dangerous.

[Amaya]

18. the ramblings of a madman

[Suji to Seoul]

20. 这 是 什 么 傻 瓜 说 什 么？

What is this fool talking about?

Don't worry Glenn. . .the men in white coats with butterfly nets are coming soon.

Analyze these lyrics, psycho!

I get weird
Every time I see you, you know
I get weird
Gonna find a place to bite you
I got weird
When I found out you don't like me
I got weird
'Cause you know that you excite me

Sitting in my little room
Gonna find something obscene to do
Pull the wings off butterflies
Salt some snails and watch them
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
Bubble, bubble, boil and bubble

I get weird
Every time I call you, you know
I get weird
Gonna go play with my chainsaw
I got weird
'Cause you laughed at my wolf whistle
I got weird
Gonna go and get my water pistol

Sitting in my little room
Gonna find something obscene to do
Pull the wings off butterflies
Salt some snails and watch them
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
Bubble, bubble, boil and bubble (ha ha ha ho ho...)

I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
I get weird
Come here, little girl
I get weird...

[Beams1969]

21. OMG!! Glenn Beck has figured out that Woodie Guthrie was a socialist!

He also used to smoke marijuana with black people so that must have made him a nazi and a communist. Not to mention he probably hated tea parties.

But I'm confused, Reagan praise "Born in the USA"--and Reagan new everything.

[ImJustSayin]

22. Help

I never heard him say "anti-American". I heard him
say "Progressive American". Lot of sensitive
(Progressive American) people here.

[CLANG]

35. You seem like a sausage, mushroom, extra cheese person.

[bitchkitty]

38. Don't forget the very smelly anchovies. n/t

[PerpetuallyDazed]

43. In Beck's mind, "Progressivism" is right up there with "anti-Americanism"...

He rails about it every night. It's his new pet conspiracy theory. Otherwise, why would he be bringing it up so disdainfully in this clip? Maybe you should watch his show a bit more closely... ;)

[PA Democrat]

44. At the 40 second mark of the linked video.

Great first post, BTW. :eyes:

[jimshoes]

24. You're killing your music cred,

if you ever even had any, glenn.

[Helga Scow Stern]

26. Lonesome Rhodes Beck....

I finally saw that movie, A Face In the Crowd, from 1957. Now I know what Keith Olbermann means when he uses that term. Seems like Beck to a T. How a thug gets promoted as a seemingly populist figure, but has corporate interests at heart all the way.

[Vogon_Glory]

27. Not Just A Crock, But Settings For A Dinner Party!

I don't listen to Faux Noise, so I'm spared the waste of time, but Beck's commentaries are crocks of s**t.

To begin with, the Beatles aren't American. And Revolution is really anything BUT revolutionary. I'm old enough to remember reading 1960s and 1970s comments about Revolution as being as middle-of-the-road and wishy-washy as Hubert Humphrey was considered to be in those days.

I admit that I enjoyed learning the Woody Guthrie's lyrics can still make contemporary right wing-nuts yap, snap and twitch in just the same way that their grand-pappies used to do when Guthrie's lyrics first went to press. Now THAT is a good song that still carries some weight.

I don't believe that Guthrie was ever a communist, and I believe that the history record shows it. But I think even a lot of moderate-conservatives these days would (grudgingly) agree with Guthrie that while they'd never been communists, they, too, have been in the red every day of their lives.

Regarding Born in the USA: is Beck going to try and scam us that judges and police chiefs DIDN'T encourage young men in trouble to go enlist in the military to get them off the streets and from being public troublemakers?! If so, that's some pretty large and highly-visible masonry in Faux Noise's Tower of Babel-ing lies.

:dem:

:patriot:


As for Beck: If you're carrying money for minds that hate / All I can tell you, buddy, is that you'll have to wait

:crazy: :tinfoilhat:

[AlbertCat]

41. Revolution as being as middle-of-the-road and wishy-washy

I remember too, and only my parents were worried about the song, because they never got past the title. No one who actually listened to the lyrics could come away with anything other than a "be cool, calm down, look to yourself 1st" message. I mean "don't ya know it's gonna be.... alright." It's kinda anti-revolutionary. Peace!

And did he listen to the single or the very mellow version on the "White Album"?

Obviously, like my parents, he didn't get past the title.

But we all know Beck doesn't know what he's talking about. And he (like Rush) really doesn't care either.

[bora13]

28. what? no dylan?

I'm surprised he didn't include Bob Dylan in his repertoire.

Johnny's in the basement, mixing up the medicine.
I'm on the pavement, thinking about the government.

Woody was Dylans early idol. I suppose he has plans for Dylan next.

whaahhhhhaaaaahhhaaaaa

[Enthusiast]

29. Sick fuck. nt

[quark219]

31. +1 Well said. [N/T]

[Sky Masterson]

30. He doesn't believe any of the shit he says.

He is just feeding the stupid animals who watch his show.

[nxylas]

32. That's my opinion too

He's found his niche feeding the paranoia of a certain segment of the populace and is milking them for all they're worth. I haven't checked his list of advertisers lately, but I'll bet tinfoil manufacturers and gun shops feature heavily among them.

[trusty elf]

39. That makes him even more despicable.

I also find it hard to believe that anyone could be so ignorant/delusional/malicious/loony/stupid.

If he didn't have the platform to reach millions he would be a harmless kook hollering and gesticulating on the street corner as people passed by. But the fact he incites fear and foments hatred in millions of feeble minded people makes him dangerous.

What he is doing borders on being criminal, and is certainly morally reprehensible.

[glitch]

47. Sociopaths may not hold any beliefs other than reptilian self-promotion.

That may be one of the ways they differ from psychopaths.

[Grassy Knoll]

33. The Beatles , The Boss ?

Baby boomer music.
Is this an ego war with limbaugh to be the most controversial ?

[CLANG]

34. Shouldn't a family member have him commited? The guy's a total loon!

[livingonearth]

36. Hey Glenn, Woody used to always put a sign on his guitars.

<>

Maybe you should show your viewers who is enemies were, dumb ass!

[bora13]

52. thanks for the pic

this is awesome!

[livingonearth]

53. Hey you're welcome...

There are countless pictures of Woody with this same sign in one form or another. It was like his main slogan. I guess Beck doesn't want to show us anything about Woody that wouldn't fit his wacky agenda.

[The Wizard]

37. The King of Glennbeckistan

has had too many vinegar and water cocktails. He truly is a douche bag.

[AlbertCat]

40. If you drop the "R" in "Revolution" you get "Oligarhy"

This is like someone telling you if you make a doll that resembles someone you don't like and stick pins in it....

It's like thinking if you drink tea made from a tiger, you will be as virile as a tiger.

He believes in magic.


BTW... how did he interpret the line
"But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow."


Ooooo.... subversive!


What a fool. What a child. He's just mad because he wasn't a cool kid when these songs came out. A dangerous time when being liberal was the thing to be, and there was a large middle class.

[bitchkitty]

42. Jeez, what a whackjob.

[CAG]

45. Woody Guthrie served his country during WWII in the merchant marines

in a boat that was attacked several times by the Nazis. What the hell has this little chickenhawk ever done?

[bleever]

46. Wheeee! Another ride on the crazy coaster.

Beck's doing his darnedest to do to the word "progressive" what was done to the word "liberal". As long as he's spearheading the effort, I think we're safe.

[Moostache]

49. Beck is a carnival barker...he is less than irrelevant.

What concerns me is the uncritical thinking members of his audience that truly believe he is some kind of visionary. Beck is nothing more or less than an uneducated cretin trying so very hard to sound erudite and coming up laughably short every single time. I simply pity those who cannot see his act for the attention grabbing freak show that it is...

[TatonkaJames]

50. Anyone who pays any mind to this entertainer needs to

turn themselves in to the authorities and ask to be put away. anyone who doesn't believe he's into this for the $$, just look at some pics of him in lederhosen or crying on air. And people buy into this guy as they do with Rush !
Here's how deep in poop we are, adults already buy into it and the way our schools are failing us with 30% of this years HS graduating class expected to fail, these are the mindless dolts who are easily misled by these fascists antagonists.

[Lautremont]

51. .

[Plucketeer]

54. Imagine what he thinks of The Singing Nuns!!!

Yonder GLENN BECKons me. For 'tis there I find clumps of those special mushrooms! :crazy:

[Quantess]

56. Why does anyone take this deranged douchebag seriously?

He's nuts!

[Jack Rabbit]

57. Gee, I wish Woody Guthre were around today to write songs about Glenn Beck & Rush Windbag

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[jefferson_dem]

58. Now...it's personal.

I don't give a fuck if this is shtick. Beck, you're going down, you POS.

[amyrose2712]

59. Say it with me. Douche!

[DRex]

60. Love this!

Glenn is hilarious here! This could be a Colbert skit word for word. So fun!

Normally I would be too filled with rage at him to laugh at his antics, but this is just such a ridiculous fight for him to pick.

Lolz.

[thediggity]

61. lol

these musicians are and will always be bigger than glen beck. beck never stands a chance against the beatles or even springsteen for that matter!

[subterranean]

62. Wow, he's really up on current pop culture.

Attacking musicians whose popularity peaked 25, 45 and 75 years ago. :crazy: