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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 08:48 PM Nov 2014

Glenn Beck: I'm very sick

(NEWSER) – "Glenn Beck said today that he suffers from a severe neurological disease that doctors are unable to diagnose, MediaBistro reports...."

Read more:http://www.newser.com/story/198474/glenn-beck-im-very-sick.html




That's just for starters, Glenny.

Edit for P.S.: I got my hopes up and then read that it could be up to 10 years before he's fully out of commission. Dang.

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Glenn Beck: I'm very sick (Original Post) LiberalElite Nov 2014 OP
Well, he's been loco in the cabeza for a long time. hobbit709 Nov 2014 #1
Muy loco LukeFL Nov 2014 #33
I'm reliably informed that prayer can cause miraculous healing... brooklynite Nov 2014 #2
I WILL KICK FAITH-PROVING PRAYER ASS Skittles Nov 2014 #16
Nothing a lobotomy won't cure. longship Nov 2014 #3
Head-in-ass syndrome? n/t alarimer Nov 2014 #4
Rectal-Optalitis R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2014 #18
Cranial..... sendero Nov 2014 #24
It's called talkalottanadda. Boom Sound 416 Nov 2014 #5
I will pull a Dr. Frist right now... Eridenus Nov 2014 #6
*snort* freshwest Nov 2014 #44
He's been threatening to die for years gwheezie Nov 2014 #7
Yeah that LiberalElite Nov 2014 #15
Aww gee, that's too bad... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2014 #8
Doctor! Doctor! MineralMan Nov 2014 #9
Zombie?? Skink Nov 2014 #11
It's quite infectious C_U_L8R Nov 2014 #10
Where do I send money Politicalboi Nov 2014 #12
"The doctors tell me I haven’t had REM sleep in as much as a decade." arcane1 Nov 2014 #13
Lyme Disease colbertforpresident Nov 2014 #14
my guess mercuryblues Nov 2014 #17
I feel sorry for the disease, TheCowsCameHome Nov 2014 #19
Thread win treestar Nov 2014 #31
Money ploy/grab. riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #20
Mad cow. JEB Nov 2014 #21
"the conservative pundit says doctors have given him 5 to 10 years before he's unable to function" rug Nov 2014 #22
Similar to what others have observed - LiberalElite Nov 2014 #23
Did the doctors say that 5 to 10 years ago? CAG Nov 2014 #34
R#4 & K for so many reasons: 1) So *THAT's* the reason!1 2) OBAMAcare works. 3) E.R. hemmoroids n/t UTUSN Nov 2014 #25
That sounds pretty awful. Chemisse Nov 2014 #26
He's always been full of shit, no wonder! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2014 #27
his soul is ill for sure. i wish no physical pain on anybody. spanone Nov 2014 #28
Same here. I think he's an absolute jerk, but I would never wish pain and suffering on RKP5637 Nov 2014 #30
I agree, if it's true, I find it hard to get pleasure out of this KinMd Nov 2014 #41
Let's see, the drs. can't diagnose what is wrong with him, but yet they RKP5637 Nov 2014 #29
His bowels backed up into his cranium in 1995 .he just needs the worlds longest enema n/t pkdu Nov 2014 #32
karma is a bitch demigoddess Nov 2014 #35
I can't help but wonder about his mental state. This is just musing, not a professional opinion, but nolabear Nov 2014 #36
Maybe it's the Lurgi. longship Nov 2014 #37
Here's hoping he suffers mightily for 15 years or so Doctor_J Nov 2014 #38
"I'm very sick." 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #39
CNN has an article about it. IggleDoer Nov 2014 #40
I would never wish ill health on anyone... ryan_cats Nov 2014 #42
I call BS! That man would do or say anything for ratings. jillan Nov 2014 #43
Next up: "God is going to call me home if more people don' t subscribe to Blaze." Buns_of_Fire Nov 2014 #45

brooklynite

(94,571 posts)
2. I'm reliably informed that prayer can cause miraculous healing...
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 08:49 PM
Nov 2014

Maybe he could have people pray over him, live on TV....

...you know, to prove his faith.

 

Eridenus

(52 posts)
6. I will pull a Dr. Frist right now...
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 08:51 PM
Nov 2014

and diagnose Mr. Glenn Beck with brain digestion syndrome and close the case. It's fatal and incurable. It apparently ate itself.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
13. "The doctors tell me I haven’t had REM sleep in as much as a decade."
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 09:00 PM
Nov 2014

Well that explains a lot.

Assuming, of course, that this isn't just his latest "look at me" stunt. Maybe he's putting vape-o-rub on his brain now

mercuryblues

(14,531 posts)
17. my guess
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 09:19 PM
Nov 2014

is that there is nothing wrong with him. In about 9 years he will have a huge gala where he declares peoples prayers and donations cured him. Please pray some more, and oh, yeah those donations. Don't forget to send more money.

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
22. "the conservative pundit says doctors have given him 5 to 10 years before he's unable to function"
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:37 PM
Nov 2014

Place comment here.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
23. Similar to what others have observed -
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:39 PM
Nov 2014

that's just enough time to make a few million more off the rw losers.

Chemisse

(30,811 posts)
26. That sounds pretty awful.
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:50 PM
Nov 2014

Although I don't really feel the sympathy, for some reason.

I wonder if that is why he is such a nutjob.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
30. Same here. I think he's an absolute jerk, but I would never wish pain and suffering on
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:55 PM
Nov 2014

anyone either. If he is that sick, I do hope he somehow gets better.

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)
29. Let's see, the drs. can't diagnose what is wrong with him, but yet they
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 10:53 PM
Nov 2014

know he will be unable to function in 5 to 10 years. Hmmm ...

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
36. I can't help but wonder about his mental state. This is just musing, not a professional opinion, but
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:21 PM
Nov 2014

he's always been so hysterical, his background is godawful (and I feel for him for that) and a somatic hysteria (can't find a physical reason for sx) wouldn't be out of the question.

As I said, just musing. I wouldn't wish pain on anyone but like a lot of y'all I can't help feeling a little schadenfreude.

longship

(40,416 posts)
37. Maybe it's the Lurgi.
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:21 PM
Nov 2014
http://www.myoldradio.com/old-radio-episodes/the-goon-show-lurgi-strikes-britain/3
("Lurgi Strikes Britain", The Goon Show: Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe. 1954.)

The predecessor to just about all post war looney British humor.

The Goon Show


(L-R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. In character.)

3catwoman3

(23,987 posts)
39. "I'm very sick."
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:36 PM
Nov 2014

This is not news. It has been obvious for quite some time, after only a few minutes of observation. And no advanced clinical expertise needed.

IggleDoer

(1,186 posts)
40. CNN has an article about it.
Mon Nov 10, 2014, 11:41 PM
Nov 2014

They named the Clinic , which is in Irving Texas. Has one Neurologist (probably as a frontman and three Chiropractors. The Atlanta branch has four Chiropractors.

Note that there is no diagnosis but he feels better and is on the right track.

Could his brain just be fried from all the drugs he took while a shock jock in the 90's in Phoenix?

Seems like his docs are feeding the BS the Beck has been feeding his minions.

ryan_cats

(2,061 posts)
42. I would never wish ill health on anyone...
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 12:03 AM
Nov 2014

I would never wish ill health on anyone but I'm a firm believer in that if you carry around a lot of hate/anger, it's a poison that destroys you from within. I've tried to listen to the guy to figure out his schtick but I can't handle him and the fact that he has followers is scary in and of itself. At least Rush makes a cogent argument even while I completely disagree with him but Beck and Savage are both head cases that for the life of me I can't figure out how they got on the air. Maybe before their bile ate their brains they might have made sense but sheesh, I'd rather chew tinfoil than listen to those guys.

Nevertheless, I do hope he gets better.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
43. I call BS! That man would do or say anything for ratings.
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 12:09 AM
Nov 2014

Sorry. I am NOT a cold hearted person but when it comes to that egotistical liar, I am not buying it.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,177 posts)
45. Next up: "God is going to call me home if more people don' t subscribe to Blaze."
Tue Nov 11, 2014, 01:43 AM
Nov 2014

A 900-foot-tall Rush Limbaugh told him so.

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