Glenn Beck gets key to city in hometown....

[jennypage]

....WHICH IS IN WASHINGTON!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/...glenn_beck_day

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – As planned, the mayor of Glenn Beck's hometown in Washington state presented the Fox News personality with a ceremonial key to the city Saturday evening, an event preceded by weeks of protests and petitions calling for the cancellation of the visit. Beck received a boisterous, minute-long standing ovation after receiving the plaque-mounted key from Mount Vernon Mayor Bud Norris, who had proclaimed Saturday "Glenn Beck Day" as a way to mark the conservative commentator's success as a nationally known broadcaster. Beck spoke for about an hour, remembering his childhood in Mount Vernon, an agricultural city of 31,000 people 60 miles north of Seattle that he described as magical and connected to the values of small-town America. He cried as he reminisced about going to a local theater with his mother. "Now, I would give my right arm to live in a town like Mount Vernon. And I discovered today that there are a ton of people ready to cut it off," he said, jokingly referring to protesters gathered nearby. "It doesn't bother me, because I have the key to their house now." Demonstrators outside the city's McIntyre Hall numbered close to 800 — the largest protest anybody could remember in Mt. Vernon's history, Fire Department spokeswoman Erica Work said. The demonstrators appeared evenly split between those who supported Beck and those who opposed his visit. Police arrested one man who they said ignored repeated warnings to get off the street. The man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and booked into the Skagit County Jail, authorities said. Beck, a vocal critic of President Barack Obama, has garnered a strong national following, taking aim at such standard conservative targets as illegal immigration and big government spending. The event had been criticized by some who claim Beck is too polarizing a figure. The City Council passed a resolution saying "Mount Vernon City Council is in no way sponsoring the mayor's event on Sept. 26, 2009, and is not connected to the Glenn Beck event in any manner."

Love that last line.


Seriously though, I can't believe this guy is from here. I'm embarrassed for my state.

[eelo]

"He cried as he reminisced about going to a local theater with his mother."

[clsmarathon]

He's just awful

[sweetvanity]

okay... i'm prepared for the ****-storm that may follow from me saying this: i went to the 9/12 website... and i don't see anything too terribly wrong with the values/principles he outlined there:

9 Principles, 12 Values The 9 Principles 1. America Is Good. 2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address. 3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington 4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is known. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson 5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson 6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson 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. Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington 8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington 9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson The 12 Values * Honesty * Reverence * Hope * Thrift * Humility * Charity * Sincerity * Moderation * Hard Work * Courage * Personal Responsibility * Gratitude

i mean, i get the whole "God" thing might be difficult for some americans to identify with, but if you thing of the word God as just the general "catch-all" phrase for a higher power, energy, life force, etc... then it doesn't seem that terrible.

that being said, i've watched the man interview and have even watched his show because i kept hearing about this guy all over the place and i finally went 'omg, who is he?!" and i don't agree with some of his inflammatory remarks. but sometimes, i think the guy does have some good stuff to say.

[rad sugar]

"Now, I would give my right arm to live in a town like Mount Vernon. And I discovered today that there are a ton of people ready to cut it off," he said, jokingly referring to protesters gathered nearby. "It doesn't bother me, because I have the key to their house now."

ooh ooh, pick me, pick me!

srsly. what a douchenozzle. don't feel so bad JP... i think its better that one awful guy comes from such a rad state, b/c he'll never get far. kwim? imagine if beck was from texas... omg he'd have way too much hometown support

love the last line too. amazing!

[jennypage]

I guess you're right Rose. I'd be even more disgusted if he was from WA and NO ONE PROTESTED. I didn't even know it was happening or else I would have gone up there myself. I hate that douchebag.

[BubblesofBeer]

[rad sugar]

Originally Posted by sweetvanity okay... i'm prepared for the ****-storm that may follow from me saying this: i went to the 9/12 website... and i don't see anything too terribly wrong with the values/principles he outlined there: i mean, i get the whole "God" thing might be difficult for some americans to identify with, but if you thing of the word God as just the general "catch-all" phrase for a higher power, energy, life force, etc... then it doesn't seem that terrible. that being said, i've watched the man interview and have even watched his show because i kept hearing about this guy all over the place and i finally went 'omg, who is he?!" and i don't agree with some of his inflammatory remarks. but sometimes, i think the guy does have some good stuff to say.

ehhh. his 9/12 stuff seems pretty benign on the surface, and these values and principles are mostly okay with me, but their really apolitical and could be said by almost anyone in politics with the exception of #7.

no one can force me to be charitable? i earned my money and i'll spend it how i please? its worded so that it sounds good, but what he's really saying is that he shouldn't have to pay taxes or contribute to national programs that benefit others, his money should just be for him and spent how he sees fit. i'm a dem, so i don't agree. i think if you want to live in a functional, good, charitable, productive society you should be concerned about the well being and best interests of ALL citizens. that means helping pay your part to contribute to public education, safe roadways, law enforcement, healthcare, public works, etc etc etc.

i think its HILARIOUS that he quotes thomas jefferson in his piece about marriage/family. a KNOWN adulterer is the authority on how sacred the family is? good one, beck!

[JWatson2007]

Originally Posted by jennypage ....WHICH IS IN WASHINGTON! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090927/...glenn_beck_day Love that last line. Seriously though, I can't believe this guy is from here. I'm embarrassed for my state.

Whats your beef with Glenn Beck? Personally I watch his show every day and I really like the guy. He reports on things that NO ONE ELSE does. And he has the facts to back it up.

[jennypage]

Originally Posted by JWatson2007 Whats your beef with Glenn Beck? Personally I watch his show every day and I really like the guy. He reports on things that NO ONE ELSE does. And he has the facts to back it up.

Um, OK.


He is an instigator, a hypocrite and a complete idiot for starters. Seriously, the guy should not be on ANY "news" channel (even one that barely reports the news like FOX). He lies, embellishes and sensationalizes stuff. He is the worst of the worst.