You seem to be unable to discuss any of the topics Beck talks about or any of the several news stories that have broken on his show
I guess you are just stupid, huh? On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, NoEinstein <[email protected]>wrote: > > TO HECK WITH BECK! > > Today I watched one of Glenn Beck’s trademark presentations where he > stands in front of his pet magnetic chalkboard. With or without the > sound turned up, Beck’s exaggerated gestures and facial expressions > suggest someone who has mentally gone-over-the-edge… Is Beck “MAD”—as > TIME Magazine detracts? Probably not. But Beck is definitely over- > extended in his self-appointed role as the exposer-of-last-resort of > every bad motive of anyone ever associated with Barack Obama, his > circle of advisors, or the supposed top Democrats. Is there > corruption in Washington? What else is new! > > Glenn Beck’s problem is that he has far too many hours of… ‘talk time’ > per week to fill. His over-active mind keep churning out rationales > of corruption that he supposes his listeners are hungry to learn > about. After I recorded and listened to his TV shows over several > weeks, it is obvious that Beck has little or no idea what good his > preoccupation with the bad motives of others could possibly have > toward correcting the more-and-more-obvious total dysfunction of our > government. That said, Beck has urged others to become involved. The > numbers of concerned American who showed up at the 9/12 Washington > rally was probably due, at least in part, to Beck’s repeated urgings > that Americans get involved. And that’s a good thing! > > A not so good thing is how Glenn Beck uses an arty reproduction of the > first page of our Constitution to legitimize his own motives to keep- > exposing-the-bad-motives of others. Recently, Beck referred to our > country as a “democratic” republic. Those two words are conflicts of > terms. If Beck’s witch hunt has the high purpose of championing our > Constitution—it’s one which he has hardly read and doesn’t appear to > understand very well. For the record, a republic is where a small > group represents the interests of a larger number of people. A > (dysfunctional) representative republic, like our government is, is > where—as closely approximated as possible—the persons doing the > representation are apportioned to a specific segment of the > population. Unfortunately, the mode of apportioning representatives > has at least 5% error, plus or minus. And such error can account for > the erroneous outcome of at least half of the elections in the USA, > including the supposed election of Barack Obama. That doesn’t seem > very… “democratic”, now, does it? > > Glenn Beck might could save his commentator persona if only he would > pattern his shows more after Shawn Hannity and Gretta Van Susteren. > Those two remain largely cool, though objective; aren’t know-it-all; > and actually form at least part of their rationales on issues while > doing interviews with actual people. When Glenn Beck has actual > people in his audience, he still does 90 plus percent of the talking > while seeming to expect that audience to agree with his rationale— > which they often do. At last week’s “mothers” show, Beck kept > proposing that those mothers should be upset at the suggested > requirement that all school kids get vaccinated for H1N1. Finally, > one mother pointed out that schools already have a long list of shots > kids must take in order to attend school. Beck seemed taken aback. > > At present there are “5”, as yet unnamed, “re founders” agreeing to > aid Beck in his nebulous goal of correcting what’s wrong with > Washington. I may have missed the show, but has Beck ever explained > what those 56 party-neutral patriots are supposed to do to correct our > government? Doesn’t he realize that all of those individuals are > officials in our government, now? So, why can’t they go ahead and > correct things without first joining Beck’s exclusive club? The truth > of the matter is, Beck has zero idea how to reform our government. > His huge ego won’t allow him to acknowledge that the ratification of > my well-conceived New Constitution is the simplest and surest way to > fix our broken government for the ages. > > Beck would be amazed to learn that our Constitution, in the main, can > be attributed to just one man, not all of 56 (actually only 55) > delegates that he idolizes. That patriot is James Madison. And the > rather-nice-at-the-time wording of our Constitution is the work of one > other man, Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania. Considering the 14 > years of continual attention to detail that I’ve spent in writing my > New Constitution, I have approximately thirty times more total man > hours of thought on my work than those 55 delegates spent during the > sixteen weeks it took to write the Constitution. And I have had the > benefit of hindsight, plus the glorious power of my word processor! > At every turn I’ve kept asking myself: “Would Madison and the other > founding fathers approve of what I am writing?” If they could have > had the foresight to envision how off-course government would > eventually drift from being controlled by the People, they would agree > wholeheartedly! > > My guess is that Glenn Beck will continue to bark about the minutiae > of corruption until he either has a heart attack or a stroke. His > only audience is those of like mind who also have little notion how > our broken government can be fixed. One thing is for sure, broken > government can’t be fixed will leaving the powers-that-be controlling > things. The seniority system must go, along with Nancy Pelosi and > Harry Reed. My New Constitution will get all of the out-of-tough, > egotistical and incorrigible CAREER politicians out of Washington > within four years! And 100% of the senate will be gone from day one! > The latter was the biggest mistake made by our otherwise well-intended > founding fathers. > > While our spend-only President appeals over-seas to have the 2012 > Summer Olympics be held in… bankrupt Chicago, thinking Americans > should ask themselves these five simple questions: > > (1.) Is government responsive to the Will of the People? > (2.) Is government honest and trustworthy? > (3.) Does government consider who must pay the costs? > (4.) Do lobbyists have more influence on government than… the People? > (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting in better congressmen? > > When you readers realize that the answer to each of those questions is > NO, please start telling your friends, relatives and associates that a > South Carolina man has penned and polished a New Constitution which, > when ratified—and in just a single day—will return the control of > government to the People. Having democracy-on-demand on every issue > of controversy should allow our having a wise and more just > government. For the first time ever: “… government of the People, by > the People and FOR the People!” — John A. Armistead — > > > On Aug 31, 12:13 pm, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > I, like millions of Americans, was glued in front of the TV > > listening to, and watching, the many tributes to the life and legacy > > of Edward M. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts. I was > > especially moved by the scene on the Capital steps where many of his > > former and present staff waited patiently for hours just so they could > > say a final goodbye. His wife, Vickie, showed a nobility and a > > graciousness worthy of her being a First Lady. > > By Friday night it was probably obvious to most viewers that they > > themselves—at least for a while—had been witnesses to Teddy Kennedy’s > > life of public service. Such had been so exceptional as to call forth > > glowing tribute after tribute, often highlighting Kennedy’s honesty > > and his big heart—in both his personal and professional lives. > > Because the sentiments of admiration and thanks to Teddy Kennedy were > > so National in scope, it’s easy to understand why those people who > > could, decided to line the route from Washington, DC to Arlington > > National Cemetery so that they, too, could pay personal tributes to > > that exceptional man. Once I realized the length and breadth of the > > appreciation for Teddy, it’s easy for me to state, with conviction, > > that Edward M. Kennedy was probably THE best liked person to have ever > > served as a US Senator! > > It was oft-repeated that Teddy had been a senator for nearly 47 > > years. He was the third longest serving senator behind J. Strom > > Thurmond of South Carolina, and Robert C. Bird of West Virginia. > > Bird, age 92 and looking frail, was waiting at the Capital steps in a > > wheelchair to bid goodbye to his friend and colleague, Teddy. > > However, the glories of those friendships can’t negate the collective > > damaging effects that the US Senate has had on this country from day > > one. The anti-democracy senate never should have been brought into > > existence, nor allowed to continue to exist, when our Constitution has > > as its founding spirit: “The supremacy of democracy and fair play.” > > The three gravest errors by the Founding Fathers in writing the > > Constitution were: (1.) Having a US Senate at all; (2.) Their > > making the impeachment process so complicated as to be practically > > useless; and (3.) Their making the processes for amending the > > Constitution too restrictive to have allowed such to correct, early > > on, some of its fundamental flaws. > > All of his life, Teddy Kennedy enjoyed the sport of sailing. > > During one of Friday’s tributes, it was humorously related how Kennedy > > had also liked to race. Win or loose, he was a game-player. In the > > Senate he lost more than he won. But he was good natured about > > either. Probably, more than any other person, Teddy had the > > personality and the temperament to be outstanding in the Senate. > > Caroline Kennedy, on the other hand, was more of a shy introvert. She > > lacked her uncle’s love of person-to-person contacts and didn’t have > > the wrangling spirit that’s so necessary to be an ‘effective’ Senator. > > Where she not Secretary of State, former senator Hillary Rodham > > Clinton has been mentioned as a strong-personality, consensus-builder > > type who might could have filled Teddy’s shoes—figuratively, of > > course. For far too long, their has been this notion that electing > > strong and powerful representatives and senators is what people need > > to do. That erroneous notion, unneeded in a democracy, has kept-in- > > place the anti-democracy ‘seniority’ system. Since those with prior > > governmental experience seem better equipped to go to Washington and > > FIGHT for the voters, this country is largely “represented” by CAREER > > politicians, who are out-of-touch with the common man. > > There are a dozen or so US Senators whom any person would feel > > privileged to know. Republican Orrin Hatch is certainly one. He’s > > also serious-minded enough that his political ideas should be valued, > > highly. In contrast with Kennedy, Hatch admitted having had a modest > > background. He graduated from the ‘Harvard of the West,’ Brigham > > Young University. > > Senator Robert C. Byrd, already mentioned, was an entertaining, > > perhaps hypnotic presence who knew when to pull out his fiddle, or to > > dance a jig, to keep himself getting re elected. He was notorious in > > how he could get earmarks and grants for pet projects for his state. > > And he was notorious for wielding more… ‘power’ than even the > > Constitution ever intended for a single senator to get. Though he > > knew how to entertain and could wow others with his speeches, Byrd was > > a negative influence on this country, as a whole, though he’s probably > > not thought of that way in West Virginia. > > SC Senator J. Strom Thurmond—from my home state—died in 2003. > > Quite candidly, he was a bombastic simpleton, nothing more. He fought > > for legislation, sometimes literally. His media prominence and > > constituent services kept him in office till age 100. Though he had > > often touted the virtues of honesty and integrity, he lacked both of > > those qualities. And he lacked a conscience as well. Strom fathered > > at least five bastard children. His ‘brain’ was located closer to his > > loins than beneath his orange color hair. Sadly, his children value > > their family name more than they value honesty. > > Teddy Kennedy had his ’Joan’, while Strom had his ‘Nancy’… by- > > hook-or-by-crook. To date, history book writers have been too > > impotent to reveal that man’s true nature. Though he has a bigger- > > than-life bronze statue in Columbia showing him walking—briefcase in > > hand—Thurmond’s greatest legacy will be that HE is the primary motive > > for my having written and polished the New Constitution of the United > > States of America. The insights that I gained regarding our failed > > and failing State and Federal Governments is the direct result of my > > having gone head-to-head with the senator. While he lived, I lost… > > But when a true history of that man is written, there won’t be many > > South Carolinians who will be proud to have a bronze stature(s) on > > public property legitimizing that scoundrel. > > Because of his advanced age, Thurmond didn’t seek re election. > > Instead, he chose to… ‘endorse’ the present scoundrel, Senator Lindsey > > Graham. The following excerpts from my New Constitution relate to > > political endorsements: > > > > … “It shall be a felony for any government official or employee, or > > any celebrity or media idol—past or present—to publicly endorse or > > campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office or job. > > Exhibiting ideological bias in a job terminates the employment. > > Candidates for public office shall be disqualified for soliciting new > > voter registrants; and no campaign shall aid or organize the > > transportation of voters to the polls.” > > > > I realized that there was a fishiness to Graham when I got a > > unisex letter from him signed: “Lin.” Like a Jack-in-a-Box, Graham is > > always popping up in front of the media. Several of Judge Sonia > > Sotomayor’s speeches, apparently, had troubled Graham. But he > > endorsed her anyway, and to the great detriment of democracy and fair > > play in America… Since Graham approves of those who think that … > > reverse discrimination—as against those New Haven firefighters—is > > acceptable, then he is guilty of treason. After getting a fair trial, > > he should be “hanged by the neck until dead“, along side Barack Obama, > > Sotomayor, and others. > > Last Saturday on Fox News, I heard Rush Limbaugh discussing how > > he doesn’t enjoy not being supportive of Barack Obama. I, too, don’t > > enjoy that I can’t patriotically assent to everything Obama proposes. > > Nearly two years ago, I began telling the readers that that ego > > maniac, Obama, will do wrong things, deliberately. The following > > quote of mine seems apt for Obama: “The lust for power favors evil- > > doing, because the glory of dictating good things must always be > > shared with their unspoken moral imperatives.” Congress, too, keeps > > enjoying doing the wrong things… > > In that lovely gothic church in Boston, I got a brief glimpse of > > the former senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings. I’m glad that > > he seems to be doing OK. The present Junior Senator from SC is > > Senator Jim DeMint. DeMint has said the if the present health care > > reform doesn’t get passed, that such will spell the downfall of > > Obama’s Presidency. It’s either Obama’s downfall, or the downfall of > > the USA riding on the outcome of health care reform. No amount of > > pleading by one of Kennedy’s young grandsons, during a responsive > > reading, should be allowed to sway the voters away from their concerns > > regarding the national debt and run-away government over-control of > > everything. And no… emotional naming of the bill, as a ‘tribute’ to > > Kennedy, should be allowed to cause to be passed a bill which could > > well break the backbone of this country. > > President Obama and Congress keep pushing our country deeper and > > deeper into poverty. Like Glenn Beck, I pray that things will turn > > out fine. This week Beck referred to the USA as: A Democratic > > Republic. But what we actually have in this country is: A > > DISFUNCTIONAL Representative Republic. We ‘elect’ officials who then > > go to Washington to vote their whimsy without regard for the wishes of > > the tax-paying constituents who elected them. > > Wake up America! Underlying our growing discontent over health > > care and government over-spending, is the UNITY that’s needed to > > ratify my constitution. Talk it up! The corrupt politicians in > > Washington will surely frown. But your grandchildren, and theirs will > > thank you! > > > > Respectfully submitted, > > > > John A. Armistead > > AKA NoEinstein on Google > > > > __________ > > > > Happy Days… ! > http://groups.google.com/group/sci.physics/browse_thread/thread/99033... > > > > Happy Days... ... > > > > read more » > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
