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Thats a good point BG, truth be told I didn't listen to the piece because I always thought the argument was bullshit and I've heard it a million times anyway...didn't get the whole gist of exactly what he was conveying. Yikes.
I think it is important to keep Glenn Beck in perspective though. No self respecting conservative thinker is going to buy that argument for a second and I would wager a percentage of his audience wouldn't really take it that seriously either. Its one thing to spew this garbage on tv, which is really nothing new but going over the line and calling people to action (past the odd protest) would be pretty extraordinary. That's why I think his level of sincerity is important here. Glenn Beck, in my opinion just wouldn't go that far because he knows where his bread is buttered (just like Rush Limbaugh, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell) they always seem to stop just short of calling for any kind of action because truth be told that would be the end of the gravy train.
What does scare me however is how ridiculous stories like that register with the right wing fringe nut jobs out there who take this stuff very seriously and I do wonder if the Glenn Becks of the world aren't going to be partly responsible for helping create the next Timothy McVeigh. While he won't be leading the charge the blood could certainly be his hands when one to many of these pieces wind up in the mind of the wrong person or group.
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