The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 360March 16, 2009
The Conservatives Are Revolting EditionThis week Glenn Beck (1,2) tops the list with some really exquisite idiocy, and Chuck Norris (3) has got his back. Elsewhere Michael Steele (5) is giving the GOP heartburn, David Vitter (7) is under investigation, and John McCain (10) is a man looking for a plan. Enjoy, and don't forget the
key!
Glenn Beck Last week an Alabama man shot and killed eleven people during an hour-long
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iocLxyerD7ema1ZsmhYLkwju3NegD96SS4TG0">rampage - fortunately psychologist Glenn Beck knows exactly why it happened. During a segment on his Fox News show Beck
http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/glenn-beck-thinks-political-correctn">discussed the situation with The Falafel Master himself, Bill O'Reilly:
BECK: But as I'm listening to him. I'm thinking about the American people that feel disenfranchised right now. That feel like nobody's hearing their voice. The government isn't hearing their voice. Even if you call, they don't listen to you on both sides. If you're a conservative, you're called a racist. You want to starve children.
O'REILLY: Sure.
BECK: Yada yada yada. And every time they do speak out, they're shut down by political correctness. How do you not have those people turn into that guy?
O'REILLY: Well, look, nobody, even if they're frustrated, is going to hurt another human being unless they're mentally ill. I think.
BECK: I think pushed to the wall, you don't think people get pushed to the wall?
O'REILLY: Nah, I don't believe in this snap thing. I think that that kind of violence is inside you and it's a personality disorder.
Well at least we now know why Fox News hired Glenn Beck - to make Bill O'Reilly look sane.
But let's assume for a moment that Glenn's theory is correct: People go on killing sprees because goshdarnit those liberal elitists are
mean to them - and if they try to reveal their true feelings, they're "shut down by political correctness." From there it's just a small step to going out into the streets and murdering people.
So just out of interest... who is it that makes a living by grinding the idea into the heads of these folks, day after day after day, that they don't have a voice, nobody is listening, and that they're despised by politically correct liberal elitists?
Glenn Beck Perhaps I can answer that question. On Glenn Beck's website right now it
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/21018/">says:
Do you watch the direction that America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?
Do you believe that your voice isn't loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore?
Do you read the headlines everyday and feel an empty pit in your stomach...as if you're completely alone?
If so, you might want to go out and start shooting people - Glenn Beck certainly won't hold it against you!Actually, the text above is the lead-in to Mr. Beck's latest project, "We Surround Them."
While the voices you hear in the distance may sound intimidating, as if they surround us from all sides - the reality is very different. Once you pull the curtain away you realize that there are only a few people pressing the buttons, and their voices are weak. The truth is that they don't surround us at all.
We surround them.
See? While those politically correct liberal elitists are causing perfectly sane people to suddenly go out on shooting rampages, the good news is there really aren't that many of them. And you know what that means? They're sitting ducks! Just kidding. Or am I?
Of course Glenn doesn't advocate for the mass killing of liberals on his website - no, he merely suggests on TV that liberals are to blame for the Alabama shooting spree and then tells his rabid supporters that the liberals are "surrounded." But what, short of armed revolution, does Glenn actually want his supporters to do?
So, how do we show America what's really behind the curtain? Below are nine simple principles. If you believe in at least seven of them, then we have something in common. I urge you to read the instructions at the end for how to help make your voice heard.
And here they are, Glenn Beck's "Nine Principles":
1. America is good.
Me like America.
2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
Sorry folks! The revolution is for Christians only.
3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
How's
http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/tags/glenn_beck">that working out for you, Glenn?
4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Tell that to Michael Schiavo.
5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Apart from George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, obviously.
6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
Got that, homos?
7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
I guess Glenn isn't paying his taxes this year.
8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
Unless the government is run by Republicans, in which case it's sedition.
9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
See #8.
So you're oppressed, you're angry, you believe in all nine of the Nine Principles, and while Glenn Beck may sympathize with you it is still unfortunately illegal to go out and shoot people. What to do?
If you agree with at least seven of those principles, then you are not alone. Please send a digital version of your picture to: wesurroundthem@foxnews.com and then stay tuned to the radio and television shows over the coming weeks to see how we intend to pull back the curtain.
Share this page with your friends and your family...
Yes folks, the evil liberals are coming to crush you with enforced political correctness (despite the fact that they are weak and surrounded!), but if you just send a picture of yourself to Glenn and then (and this part is very important) send a link to his website to all your friends and family and tell them to watch his TV show, it surely won't be long before... er... something happens.
Chuck Norris Maybe we shouldn't laugh though.
http://www.examiner.com/x-2071-DC-Special-Interests-Examiner~y2009m3d9-Chuck-Norris-claims-thousands-of-right-wing-cell-groups-exist-and-will-rebel-against-US-government">According to Examiner.com:
The call by some right wing leaders for rebellion and for the military to refuse the commander in chief's orders is joined by Chuck Norris who claims that thousands of right wing cell groups have organized and are ready for a second American Revolution.
And where, oh where was Chuck when he made this pronouncement? No wait, don't tell me...
During an appearance on the Glen Beck radio show he promised that if things get any worse from his point of view he may "run for president of Texas."
President Chuck Norris of Texas. Roll those words around in your brain for a moment or two and see if you don't give yourself an aneurysm.
I'm telling you though - don't laugh. The guy is deadly serious. Soon after his appearance on Glenn Beck's show, Chuck took to the pages of
World Nut Daily where he announced his intention to maybe run for president of Texas in an article entitled, "
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=91103">I may run for president of Texas."
On Glenn Beck's radio show last week, I quipped in response to our wayward federal government, "I may run for president of Texas."
That need may be a reality sooner than we think. If not me, someone someday may again be running for president of the Lone Star state, if the state of the union continues to turn into the enemy of the state.
(snip)
How much more will Americans take? When will enough be enough? And, when that time comes, will our leaders finally listen or will history need to record a second American Revolution?
Which brings us full circle. You see, the punchline to Norris's article is this: a plug for Glenn Beck's ridiculous "We Surround Them" campaign.
For those losing hope, and others wanting to rekindle the patriotic fires of early America, I encourage you to join Fox News' Glenn Beck, me and millions of people across the country in the live telecast, "We Surround Them," on Friday afternoon (March 13 at 5 p.m. ET, 4 p.m. CT and 2 p.m. PST). Thousands of cell groups will be united around the country in solidarity over the concerns for our nation. You can host or attend a viewing party by going to Glenn's website. My wife Gena and I will be hosting one from our Texas ranch, in which we've invited many family members, friends and law enforcement to join us. It's our way of saying "We're united, we're tired of the corruption, and we're not going to take it anymore!"
Okay first of all, these guys are a few months too late. America already had a day to say "We're united, we're tired of the corruption, and we're not going to take it anymore!" - it was last November 4, when Barack Obama won the presidential election in a landslide.
Second, "cell groups?" I know that Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Obviously)
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/05/sessions-gop-insurgency/">said recently that the GOP will have to become an "insurgency" and suggested that they could take a lesson from the Taliban, but "cell groups?"
Finally, "We Surround Them" happened last Friday at 5pm ET. If you didn't notice, that's because it was a complete failure.
Kell Wolf Someone ought to tell Glenn Beck about
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-hunter-safety-instructor-orders-obama-voters-from-class/article/3351042?custom_click=headlines_widget">this next story - Kell Wolf sounds like a poster child for his cause.
Thirteen-year-old Lane Dunkley just wanted to go hunting with his grandfather. What he got was a lesson in politics and human nature.
Dunkley and his father Daniel Reddy, who live in Tulsa, went to Broken Arrow Tuesday night for a hunter safety course normally required to get an Oklahoma hunting license.
The class was a reward of sorts. Dunkley, who wants to go hunting with his aging grandfather, was told he could only if he brought his grades up. So he did - to a B-plus average.
But when father and son arrived at the lesson, the volunteer instructor, Kell Wolf, asked if any of the students voted for President Obama.
Reddy, a transplanted Californian - and ex-Marine - raised his hand.
According to Reddy and others in the room, Wolf called Obama "the next thing to the Anti-Christ" and ordered Reddy and Dunkley from the room. When Reddy refused, Wolf said he would not teach "liberals" and would cancel the course if Reddy didn't leave.
So Reddy and Dunkley left, as did a few others.
What an ass. Still, a round of applause for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation - hunter education coordinator Lance Meek found out about the incident at 8:30 the next morning, "and by 9 o'clock (Wolf) was no longer a volunteer for us."
Poor Kell Wolf - yet another victim of damned liberal political correctness. Why oh why do they have to let Obama voters live in Oklahoma?
Michael Steele It's morning in America, and the GOP has woken up with one hell of a hangover. They've got a pounding headache, they're sick to the stomach - and worst of all, they're starting to remember what they did last night.
Oh my sweet Lord! Did we make a pro-choice, pro-gay black man the leader of the Republican party? Excuse me... I have to get to the bathroom... look out! BLEEAAAAGGGGH! Oh baby Jesus! BLAHURRRGHH! What have we done? *SOB*Last week RNC chairman Michael Steele, fresh off his brawl with (and subsequent grovelfest at the feet of) Rush Limbaugh, took part in an
http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2009/03/the-reconstruct.html">interview with
GQ magazine which was eye-opening to say the least. A few excerpts:
GQ: Do you think homosexuality is a choice?
MICHAEL STEELE: Oh, no. I don't think I've ever really subscribed to that view, that you can turn it on and off like a water tap. Um, you know, I think that there's a whole lot that goes into the makeup of an individual that, uh, you just can't simply say, oh, like, "Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being gay." It's like saying, "Tomorrow morning I'm gonna stop being black."
And...
MICHAEL STEELE: The choice issue cuts two ways. You can choose life, or you can choose abortion. You know, my mother chose life. So, you know, I think the power of the argument of choice boils down to stating a case for one or the other.
GQ: Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?
MICHAEL STEELE: Yeah. I mean, again, I think that's an individual choice.
GQ: You do?
MICHAEL STEELE: Yeah. Absolutely.
Reaction from conservative leaders was swift and predictable.
"I read the article last night so I am familiar not only with his comments about the life issue but also about the efforts to redefine marriage and 'mucking' up the constitution. I expressed my concerns to the chairman earlier this week about previous statements that were very similar in nature. He assured me as chairman his views did not matter and that he would be upholding and promoting the Party platform, which is very clear on these issues. It is very difficult to reconcile the GQ interview with the chairman's pledge." --
http://www.frcaction.org/index.cfm?i=PR09C04&f=PR09C04">Tony Perkins
Comments attributed to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele are very troubling and despite his clarification today the party stands to lose many of its members and a great deal of its support in the trenches of grassroots politics. ... For Chairman Steele to even infer that taking a life is totally left up to the individual is not only a reversal of Republican policy and principle, but it's a violation of the most basic of human rights--the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. His statement today helps, but doesn't explain why he would ever say what he did in the first place. --
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/huckabee-steeles-abortion-comments-a-violation-of-the-most-basic-of-human-rights.php">Mike Huckabee
Yikes! Fortunately Steele knows how the game is played - he quickly released a
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101823878">clarification to his comments.
By Thursday morning, Steele, the first African-American to head the RNC, was clarifying his remarks. He issued a statement that stressed his anti-abortion bona fides and his commitment to a constitutional amendment that would essentially overturn Roe v. Wade.
"I am pro-life," Steele said, "always have been, always will be."
And there you have it. Not only is Michael Steele staunchly pro-life, he's committed to
amending the U.S. Constitution in order to ban abortion. Let's look at that
GQ interview one more time...
GQ: Are you saying you think women have the right to choose abortion?
MICHAEL STEELE: Yeah. I mean, again, I think that's an individual choice.
GQ: You do?
MICHAEL STEELE: Yeah. Absolutely.
So... lying to
GQ, lying to the Republican party, or lying to himself? You be the judge!
Katon Dawson Fortunately for the GOP, Michael Steele may not be in a position to embarrass them for much longer. Political Wire
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/03/10/steele_may_face_no_confidence_vote.html">noted last week that:
Republican insiders tell Political Wire that a no confidence vote on RNC Chairman Michael Steele is likely to be called after the NY-20 special election on March 31 -- regardless of whether Republicans win the seat or not.
Katon Dawson, who came in second in the January RNC vote, is said to be quietly organizing a vote and is getting the support of several state party chairmen who want to dump Steele.
Dawson has since denied the rumor - of course - but it certainly opens up some fascinating possibilities. Like, is the GOP
really dumb enough to elect the first African-American leader in the party's history, and then kick him to the curb two months later in favor of a guy who was until late last year a member of a
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/candidate_for_rnc_chair_was_me.php">whites-only country club?
Don't bet against it!
David Vitter And speaking of embarrassing the Republican party, it surely doesn't get any better than Sen. David Vitter who was in the news yet again last week after he lost his mind at Washington Dulles Airport.
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/sen_david_vitter_says_airport.html">According to the
New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Attributing its account to its "spy" in the airport, Roll Call's "Heard on the Hill" column says Vitter arrived at the gate at Washington's Dulles Airport, 20 minutes before the scheduled departure of his flight, and found the door already shut.
When he opened the door, it set off a security alarm, prompting the unnamed airline employee to warn Vitter that entering the gate was forbidden.
After some discussion with the agent about why the flight was closed to passengers 20 minutes before the scheduled departure -- including what the columnists describe as a "do-you-know-who-I-am" tirade that apparently grew quite heated" -- the column says the security agent left to call security and the senator departed the scene.
Vitter says that it was all a big fuss about nothing. He released a statement which read in part, "After being delayed on the Senate floor ensuring a vote on my anti-pay-raise amendment and in a rush to make my flight home for town hall meetings the next day, I accidentally went through a wrong door at the gate. I did have a conversation with an airline employee, but it was certainly not like this silly gossip column made it out to be."
Right. Which is presumably
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/14/vitter.airport/">why...
The Transportation Security Administration is looking into a report that Louisiana Sen. David Vitter had an angry altercation with an airline worker at Washington Dulles International Airport last week.
To be honest I expect David Vitter is quite annoyed about all this - usually when he's the center of this much negative publicity he at least gets to bone a prostitute first.
Gary Skoien While we're on the subject of GOP politicians failing to bone prostitutes let's say hello to Gary Skoien of Illinois. Gary is a GOP committeeman for Palantine Township, and last week he got into a spot of bother when his wife caught him... well, I'll let the
Chicago Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-skoien-wife-dispute-12mar12,0,7303553.story">explain:
A top suburban Republican said he sought a restraining order against his wife who was charged with attacking him over the weekend after she discovered he had invited two women to their Inverness home.
A police report refers to the women as prostitutes.
Uh oh! It doesn't look good! But wait... it seems he has an excuse:
But Gary Skoien, Palatine Township GOP committeeman and a former Cook County Republican chairman, disputed the report and said Wednesday he was working to correct it.
Skoien said two female friends were visiting around 1 a.m. Sunday, when his wife, Eni, who had returned home a bit earlier, came downstairs and attacked him.
"I was not in a compromising position other than I had friends over to my house," Skoien said.
The report filed by a Barrington-Inverness police officer says Eni Skoien became angry when she discovered that "Gary was downstairs in the children's playroom with two prostitutes."
Well I don't see what all the fuss is about. He just had two female friends, whom his wife didn't know, over to his house at 1 a.m., when his wife wasn't supposed to be there, and was hanging out with them in the children's playroom.
Sounds perfectly innocent to me!
Lindsey Graham You know who really hates earmarks? Sen. Lindsey Graham. Oh boy, does he
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/08/lindsey-graham-contradict_n_172857.html">hate earmarks.
Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, the South Carolina Republican was asked about his good friend John McCain's pork-focused critique of the omnibus spending bill that was held up in the Senate on Friday.
"We do need earmark reform," said Graham. "I wish (the president) would veto the bill, we'd get back together and come up with the earmark reform process."
Can you guess what happened next?
Seconds later, however, Graham was reminded that he himself had inserted 37 earmarks in the legislation, including $950,000 for "a convention center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina."
After defending the transparency and necessity of such an expenditure, Graham finally finished the 180, saying of the Myrtle Beach funding: "I voted to take all earmarks out, but I will come back in the new process and put that back in."
* forehead slap *
John McCain And finally, stand aside, Newt Gingrich!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/10/mccain-prepping-contract_n_173574.html">According to the Huffington Post, John McCain is preparing his very own "Contract With America."
In an email obtained by the Huffington Post, the Arizona Republican's chief of staff, Marc Buse, asked an outside adviser for help with a "ten principles" program that the senator could use as a "definitive" platform.
"We are looking for some guidance on a definitive plan (aka contract with america style) on the economy...principles," writes Buse. "Ten principles that JSM could point to on what MUST BE DONE to address the problems our nation faces."
Buse doesn't offer specific suggestions of his own, save "NO TAX INCREASES."
I think I can be of assistance here.
JOHN McCAIN'S CONTRACT WITH AMERICA1. The fundamentals of our economy are strong.
2. Hot bespectacled grandmas for everyone.
3. America is a nation of whiners.
4. I was a prisoner of war you know.
5. The contract is hereby suspended.
6. The contract is hereby unsuspended.
7. At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.
8. Get off my lawn.
9. Did I mention that I was a prisoner of war?
10. No tax increases.
The Top 10 will be back on Monday March 30. See you then!
-- EarlG