Lew Rockwell: Glenn Beck Tries To Smear Ron Paul
Posted December 19th, 2007 by Allegheny Alligator
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As usual, Lew Rockwell (an old and dear friend of Dr. Paul) gets the analysis right the first time:
"He obviously fears the power of Ron Paul and his movement, and is full of hatred too. After verging on a Uriah Heep mode, he actually accused Ron Paul supporters of death threats, and put Ron through a ridiculous, smear-intended inquisition on 9/11."
I love the casual and effective David Copperfield reference. Glenn Beck is so Uriah Heep.
If you're not reading LewRockwell.com everyday, you should be.
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I agree with
Mr. Rockwell One Hundred Percent. I have been thinking about this all day and kept wondering what is out of character. Glen Beck is a Trojan horse, a shill for his bosses. I think they are using Dr. Paul and trying to distance him from the nut jobs, why? Divide and conquer. I think they are really after Alex Jones not Dr. Paul why? People are drawn to Dr. Paul the more I looked around the more I learned. The last thing this government wants any of us to do is learn. Alex Jones broke the news about the NAU. Nut job my ass, he was right. What else is he right about. Maybe a little, maybe a lot who knows? Alex Jones talks to creditable people it is foolish to dismiss them. People who are quick to call others nut jobs I am suspicious of. Pay attention watch the news media closely, this is not over. Those videos could have been made by anyone. Maybe, it wasn't a nut job but a set up. The government lies, the media lies. Glen Beck was treating Dr. Paul like a first date. Tell them anything to get what they want.
You beat me to the punch ...( smile )
Boy , I have a LOT to say on this .... I'll try to make it as concise as possible .
1 - Only a punk would send a video . A real man will face down the FBI .. if need be .
2 The Ron Paul Revolution is about electing our Man . Our Representative .
Not to be confused in any way is .....
The 911 Truth Movement .... which is an investigation of a crime .
All that being said .... the disparaging comments I hear here are getting a little too hard to take .... things like " troooothers" , and " conspiracy wing nuts ... " This kind of talk , demeans those of us who are a part of the Movement .
It was because of Alex , that I even knew a little known Congressman in Texas and his message of freedom . I studied Dr Paul YEARS before he decided to run ... all because of Alex .
The 911 Truth Movement is a HUGE part of Ron Paul's support .... most of us you can probably label as the " Patriot Movement " .... if you're into labels .
We are fighting for an investigation of a crime . Remember .... Anyone who spoke truth to power on issues like The CFR , the Bilderburg Group , the North American Union , and the Federal Reserve controversies .... were labeled as wing nut conspiratists .... and all these issues are now MAINSTREAM .
Perhaps one day .... the issues that concern us about that criminal investigation will too , become mainstream .
Dr Paul is giving 150% to this country . If a 911 investigation is beyond his scope .... then it will be left to another . He can't do everything .
And in closing .... Alex has had Dr Paul on an extremely special pedestal for about 5 years now . He deserves our respect ... and those of us who have learned from him , as well as Dr Paul .
Let's cool off a little
Beck got death threats from people self-identifying as Paul supporters; I'd be freaked out if I was getting death threats from people too. And let's not kid ourselves, in any unorthodox movement like Paul's there are going to be isolated extremists claiming to represent/support Dr. Paul whose "support," frankly, does more harm than good. We claim to want mainstream media coverage, and we got an hour from a major cable talk host. And from a host, moreover, clearly sympathetic to Ron Paul and the liberty cause.
Ron Paul is advocating radical change to an electorate who, if not happy, have grown accustomed to the status quo. An electorate, furthermore, whose sole exposure to Dr. Paul has been in the sixty-second soundbite format of televised debates, which, as we all know, is insufficient for Dr. Paul to explain the majority of his views. Our movement itself is radically unprecedented, and the mass of people always fear the new. Here is a guy, Beck, who gave Ron Paul what we've all been asking for, a long-form interview format for him to explain his positions, and then, at the end, after giving him ample time to show the rationality behind his views, gave him an opportunity at the end to explain how some of his supporters, in their enthusiasm for freedom, can get a bit overzealous. We have to realize that we can hear the waterfall our ship of state is approaching only because we have taken the time to listen to Dr. Paul and understand what's happening in this country, something the vast majority of people have yet to do. Perhaps a little bit of patience and understanding might serve us better, in garnering more media coverage, than criticizing one of the few major MSM media figures willing to give Ron Paul a fair shake for getting a little freaked out over death threats.
Hear! Hear!
reLOVEution, Dennis
State education: "The best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in nursery." - Disraeli
There's no proof!
How do we know Glenn Beck isn't making these death threat claims up?
"Thank God for Unanswered Prayers"
I join the others here in proclaiming my love for the Lew Rockwell site, and I absolutely think they've been an important anchor for libertarian thought for many years.
With that said, during the Ron Paul campaign, it seems they take every opportunity to see media disrespect and "slights" even when none exist. IMHO, this hurts Ron Paul's campaign in that it encourages people to write in to the media complaining when, in fact, they should be writing in to thank them. The irrational responses to the media make us appear nutty or crazy.
All I can figure is that the Lew Rockwell bloggers don't actually go out into the street, because the neocon smear jobs have worked to plant the image of Ron Paul's supporters as conspiracy wackos, white supremacists, etc. The questions the media asks in the open about these issues are GIFTS, not slights. It gives Ron Paul the opportunity to show that the smear campaign is unfounded, and both he and his supporters are normal people.
I have written to Lew Rockwell and his bloggers numerous times on this issue, but apparently they refuse to see the damage they do. I know their hearts are in the right place, but I find their constant bias toward seeing everything as disrespectful is the attitude that losers take. If your self-perception is negatively biased, you tend to see everything from that skewed perspective and you see others as seeing you (or your "side") from the negative side.
Personally, I think it's great that the media allows Ron Paul to openly address the accusations. If others don't like the media asking the questions, I say to them a quote from a Garth Brooks song -- "Thank God for Unanswered Prayers." (and, no, I don't listen to country music ;) ).
Hear! Hear!
reLOVEution, Dennis
Government Education: "The best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in nursery." - Disraeli
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I don't agree with Lew on
I don't agree with Lew on this. The interview, while not perfect (death threats?) was a good one. I think allowing Paul to address the 9/11 stuff, and show his genuine confusion/disgust at being asked about it, will go a long way to show he's NOT a conspiracy nut.
At least he wasn't told he had no chance to win or cut off at all.
How paranoid can you get?
Lew is a good guy, but this time he is dragging us down. Just like the truthers.
The interview couldn't have been any better. It was practically an endorsement. You have to have pretty tainted vision to see things like Lew does.
What purpose does that blog entry serve us? Nothing. It makes us seem like spoiled brats, totally out of sync with reality, victimizing ourselves.
Victimizing Yourself
Glenn has knocked you around so much, you've come to like it.
Sadly, this often happens to abused women.
It was no smear.
I love Lew Rockwell.com but I have to disagree with him this time. If he wanted to smear him he would have given less time and cut him off with his usual antics. Beck makes his living getting ratings so he had to introduce some controversy that his job and he did it without disprespecting the good Dr. whom agreed with Beck when asked if he was being fair.
He went out of his way to say the majority of RP supporters were good smart people gave Dr, Paul ample time to answer each question and showed him respect and even adulation. It doesn't really matter what his intentions were he kept his word and didn't even argue over the war on terrors like he normally does.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I don't see how pointing out every little negative while ignoring the vast majority of positives helps the campaign. The net effect of the interview will be a huge postive and should be the focus. Some folks have tunnel vision for the negative and they're missing the forest for the trees.
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Come on guys, I don't think
Come on guys, I don't think he was trying to smear him, he might have just genuinely wanted to clear this up, because who knows how much hate mail that guys been getting. That shit would drive me crazy. But if we should be pissed at anyone its those people at Fox and Friends (why the hell their campaign even accepted that interview i'll never know)
yes,
OMG that FOX thing was simply amatuer. And the CNN one was even worse. That insipid interviewer simply didn't have a clue. I don't know how RP holds his tongue... I would have bit her frigging head off!
I thought Beck handled himself really well. But he truly was nervous.
Kill them with Kindness!!!
We should be gratious for the amount of time we got! I suggest we thank Glen Beck whatever his motives. This is how we win!
Divide and Conquer!...This time it's the media's turn.
Mike
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Hear! Hear!
reLOVEution, Dennis
"The best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in nursery." - Disraeli
Lew blew
it. His observations are not even close. Beck was nervous, gracious,and left the door wide open for RP to answer. The questions were set-ups for RP to clear things up. I bet the ratings were skyhigh. It was the first time I had ever watched more than 5 minutes!
Not enough about being the next president but still a decent interview. Need another hour or two...
the interview had its moments
some of the "cloak and dagger" commentary towards the later part i found rather disturbing and little to do with the integrity of dr. paul.
gq magazine was correct to title him the dark horse for 2008. imo he's the person that can have the greatest impact on all of the great spirit's children in 2008.
may the great spirit watch over him and his messengers as this message spreads.
I dont get it
I love Lew Rockwell, but I also have watched enough Glen Beck to know that his brand of conservatism is 90% in line with Dr. Paul. To me it seemed that this interview allowed that agreement to come out.
If the other shoe drops then so be it, but I am certainly not going to develop a conspiracy theory based on a very good interview.
JHS
Glenn Beck is a Jerk
How is that a conspiracy theory?
You need two people to make a conspiracy but Beck sucks wind all by his lonesome.
Case solved.
Rockwell Unfair
I think Lew Rockwell was being unfair. Beck actually received many death threats (and one notable one) from Paul supporters. He wasn't out of line in bringing that up. It was a great interview and Beck was tough but fair. I think he came out of it with a better opinion of Paul as well.
anyone can
play around online and call themselves a Paul supporter.
How much has the idiot donated? What has he or she done to support Ron Paul?
I don't know what to think about this - on one hand I know that asking the question allows him to clear up his positions, but some people will always have that "question" in their minds, no matter what he answers. Just look at how many times people have asked him about 9/11! Is it because they don't know how he has answered previously? They don't have internet!?!?
Or is it because the more the question is asked the stronger the stigma and harder to break from the minds of the masses.
? People don't trust politicians, they are used to hearing them lie, so they hear questions over and over and sometimes it can have more influence on their opinion than the answer.
"Beck actually received many
"Beck actually received many death threats (and one notable one) from Paul supporters. He wasn't out of line in bringing that up."
I want you to put yourself in Beck's position for a moment. If someone was threatening you (and/or family), wouldn't you make contact with Dr. Paul PRIOR to the interview. It's one thing to reiterate, but to blind side him with this for the first time... something seems off.
Just my 00000010 cents.
I didn't hear about the "notable one".
Do you have any details?
BTW, Uriah Heep was an awsome band.
Lew Rockwell Takes Another Swing at Beck
Glenn Beck Threatens Ron Paul
"Burt Blumert adds that right-wingers have never been able to deal with libertarian arguments, which is why Beck collapsed last night. "
http://www.lewrockwell.co...
reserved excitement
the interview, imo, went extremely well. but the last couple of questions left me with a sinking feeling.
1. was this a fair interview?
and
2. is there anything else you'd like to touch on, or go back and change?
these questions are critical for someone trying to build an attack. GB appeared to support nearly everything RP said, but wait. he can now go off on a typical GB rant about the kooky foreign policy of this fringe candidate with the added support of having given him a "fair interview".
if it really was a gift, it was tremendous, and GB should be thanked. but i'd wait a couple days to see whether this was a real gift or a booby trap.
Was the opposite
I saw it as the opposite. Beck was giving Paul an opportunity to UNsmear himself from some of the smears that have been used against him. Some Paul supporters are way to sensitive and paranoid.
I feel all opinions should
I feel all opinions should be considered without accusing others of being paranoid.
My Take
......I would imagine that if asked post-interview, Ron Paul would say..."YES,
I'm glad I did that. There were tons of people listening and I was given the opportunity to educate."
He did say that the
He did say that the interview was fair . He saw no profit in being a cry-baby and he knew that folks like Lew Rockwell had his back.
But he also got a little frustrated and said that he didn't know why he had to answer questions about 9/11 conspiracies. And you know what, I don't know why either, even though lots of folks here think that it was a wonderful thing.
Explain
Let me explain it like this.
Imagine there's someone telling lies about you behind your back.
"Allegheny the Alligator slept with Carl(y) the Crocodile"
Now, you think Carl(y) is pretty gross, but you don't know where the information is coming from. Lets say you have a group of 5 friends for simplicity.
Your friend Gina the Giraffe and you are hanging out, privately, and she asks you how you and Carl(y) are doing. You don't know what the heck, but you say, "Look, there's nothing there, Carl(y) is nice but I just wouldn't ever do anything with him/her!"
Figuring the situation settled, you hang out with Becky the Beaver. Bucky is talking about relationships, and compares his to your relationship with Carl(y). You ask, "Bucky, what the heck is this? I didn't sleep with Carl(y)!!" And Bucky claims, oh, yeah, sure. "Where'd you hear that?!" Bucky just says, oh, just some people talking, nothing major. It's just GENERAL CONVERSATION. Meaning no one knows for certain where it came from, but it's becoming accepted fact.
Now, when you're hanging out with some friends, if they don't bring the subject up and you just suddenly blurt out, "Hey guys, not sure what's going around, but I didn't sleep with Carl(y)." everyone will think immediately that something is going on with Carly that you need to address and that is weird.
Look at Mitt Romney taking flack now for example, out of nowhere taking issue of his religeon.
You can't just bring it up, because you look nuts. BUT what you can do is have a friend of yours in the group ask out loud, "Hey Allegheny the Alligator, what is this I keep hearing about you being with Carl(y) the Crocodile?" You can THEN say, "I am in no way shape or form with Carl(y) the Crocodile, you should know that Rhonda the Rhino, why do people keep bringing it up? It's absurd, I in no way shape or form condone dating Carl(y) the Crocodile, s/he is rude and has an overbite."
This lets you clear the air, with a laugh and then lets the situation get passed over. Everyone now knows what's up, and you don't look like a nutcase bringing it up out of nowheresville.
The End.
-James
Friends of the Forest
A delightful tale! Really, I appreciate the comment and found it to be entertaining.
However, I take issue with this portion:
"BUT what you can do is have a friend of yours in the group ask out loud, "Hey Allegheny the Alligator, what is this I keep hearing about you being with Carl(y) the Crocodile?" You can THEN say, "I am in no way shape or form with Carl(y) the Crocodile..."
Beck isn't Ron's friend. He has consistently presented Ron as being "crazy" and has called his supporters a "domestic threat."
Also, there was no previous rumor spreading that Ron Paul supporters wanted to kill Beck's kids. Glenn Beck introduced that new and improved smear then and there.
Partly conceded
I'll concede that Paul is not Beck's friend, that does not however make Paul Beck's enemy. Considering the number of things they agree on, vs Beck and the rest of the candidates, I'd say Paul is Beck's best shot.
People identify with Beck. There are many people out there, void in the skull, who will accept Beck's every opinion as truth and valid, and in that interview numerous times he not only agreed with Paul, but went so far as to say he agrees with him to the point that he'd want to give him the Ol' Smooch-a-roo.
Now that's not an enemy's dismissive tone. And I'd say if I was getting emails threatening me or whatever, whether or not it was a true Ron Paul supporter, I'd start thinking they're all nutjobs as well.
Lets try to avoid being "Fair and Balanced," Beck didn't ever say Paul was after his kids. He very well MAY have hired a security detail for his family due to a threat from someone wanting Paul to LOOK crazy. Most of the time he has bashed Paul, he hasn't bashed Paul at all, he's bashed Paul SUPPORTERS.
Lets be sincere here, we're all nuts. We're nuts in the good way. We stand outside in the freezing cold waving signs to honking horns. We give a man who calls us "Terrorists" on national television brownies and cookies at his book signings. We raise 200k in a few weeks so we can buy an overly large balloon with our guy's name on it. We search News.Google.Com every 30 minutes with "Ron Paul" in order to find the LATEST up to date news and keep everyone informed.
We are friggin nuts. We're crazy in the coconut. But we're crazy for Liberty. We're crazy because we've all finally found that someone or something we KNOW is worth fighting for.
And that craziness? Sometimes people go too far. Sometimes we go over the line. Sometimes people who were already crazy, mistake our crazy for their crazy and go a little bit more crazy and do something crazy like threaten someone's family.
And then everyone stops.
And we look and we say, "Look, that's not right, don't do that. We don't approve of that." The most we get from Paul in terms of guidance is, "Have fun." I think it's good that he went out there and he HAD to say, "Look guys, cool it a little bit on things like this. I don't approve of violence. In fact, those other clowns DO approve of violence. If that's the way to win, I don't want to win."
Some of our less well read, but extremely enthusiastic brothers and sisters may have needed to see that, and I'm glad they did.
Back on topic, I won't argue what Beck's motives are, but I will argue results. I'll argue that it was one hour of our guy. It was one our of Dr. Paul's face on national news, on a show with a huge following, where the guy agreed with a TON of what Paul had to say and respected him a great deal.
Yeah I'll take that. I'll take that and a slice of pie.
Of course, I think we're going a bit far into each other's arguments here. Want to take this private instead so we can better explain ourselves?
JamesRobertMoore@gmail.com
-James
Hi James
I agree that the face time for Ron was valuable and that for the first 45 minutes he had a good chance to get his message out.
I've just been flabbergasted by all the posts saying how wonderful Glenn Beck is, because he wasn't trying to do Ron any favors. He interviewed Ron to boost his ratings and his ego. Praising Glenn Beck is the craziest thing I've ever seen Ron Paul supporters do.
He also introduced what was absolutely the worst smear in this campaign season. If, as some have said, that Beck had to do this to protect his family, I would ask: if Beck was concerned about his family, why didn't he contact Ron's campaign when the threats first occurred rather than using them to play "Gotcha!" with Ron on live TV?
Sorry
Knew I said I'd take this private, but it's too tempting. I'm a glutton, what can I say.
We're looking at two different things. Quite honestly, we're looking at two different things. Intention vs actions.
We're looking at simple learned behavior here. When they don't have Paul on, insult us and call us terrorists, they get the bricks and electric shocks in terms of emails and boycotts. When they do what we want them to do, we reward them in terms of praise emails.
I don't care if he had Ron Paul on because he liked Paul or because he thought a meteor was going to hit the building Paul was broadcasting in that day.
His intentions don't matter to me. You can't base his intentions off this one small video. It gave Paul a shot to distance himself from people don't this sort of thing.
I also think this is far from the worst smear this campaign season. If anything, it's an easily beat ad hominem. People are more easily labeled spammers and basement dwellers than they are terrorists and murderers. Imagine him trying to make it stick as a global image that all Paul supporters are violent nutjobs. You can't, it's inconceivable. What's MORE dangerous is the idea that we don't exist, or that Paul doesn't have enough support to win, or that we're just rude in general.
You're using this one single example to dismiss all the positive that came out of this interview. Quite frankly, I've so far spoken with 4 people about the Glenn Beck interview, one approached me, saying he's going to check Paul out and likes what he heard, 2 were previous Paul supporters who enjoyed it, and 1 likes Romney (I live in Michigan) but is going to check out Paul now based on what he saw on Beck. Not one mentioned that he didn't want to be associated with a hit squad of Beck haters.
Beck ALSO complimented us, saying what nice people MOST of us are, the fact that there are crazies in a revolution is PART of the revolution. Look at any mass movement, you always have fringe members. I don't care about how it was shown, if he really wanted to hose Paul he would've shown the video. You know if he wanted to he could've made it a heck of a lot more painful. As it was, Paul came out looking like a hero with a follower or two out of line.
He literally stuck a DIRECT hole in there for Paul to get out with grace. Rather than have it quietly circulate, he blew it out in the open and allowed it to be dismissed. This means it's no longer a consternation point.
Think in meditation, if you try to ignore a thought, it gets stronger, but if you gently acknowledge it, it will leave.
The old "Do not think of a monkey" koan from Zen buddhism.
Has anyone else given Paul a full hour on television on a major news network and aired it?
-James
"I would ask: if Beck was
"I would ask: if Beck was concerned about his family, why didn't he contact Ron's campaign when the threats first occurred rather than using them to play "Gotcha!" with Ron on live TV?"
Interesting, isn't it?
This is my take ........
Let's suppose for 2 seconds that Glenn DID recieve a video ?
He did upload something to Paul during a break .....
.... if it's true , he did the ABSOLUTE right thing to put on display Ron Paul's stance on the non-violence of our Revolution .
Outside of that arkwardness.... the only other thing Glenn could have done , was basically sit on his lap !
Ron was his usual self ... an education everytime he speaks .
I'm heavily involved in the 911 Truth movement . But I am also a realist . A candidate like Ron is once in a lifetime ... it will get no better !
911 , in the end analysis , is an investigation of a crime . I hate to say it ... but there are infinitely more important issues on the table that have to be taken care of ... to prevent another 911 . That infamous day is in the past .... and God will have his eventually .
Ron Paul is about the future .
Ditto!!!
I couldn't agree more. Well said!!!
Glen Beck and Ron Paul
I watched the interview twice. I think that Mr. Beck gave Ron Paul the opportunity to disassociate himself from these people. I think the interview was very fair. Dr. Paul said that he thought it went very well.
Glen Beck allowed Dr. Paul to answer the questions. I think that GB helped RP get his message out.
By the way, who is Uriah Heep?
Its a rock band, but why
Its a rock band, but why Rockwell brought it up, I have no idea. Anyone know?
See the first half dozen
See the first half dozen posts in this thread.
LOVE R3VOLUTION!
I LOVE GLENN BECK! I LOVE RON PAUL!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" - Gandhi
Spread the LOVE!
Kudos to Glenn Beck
I like Glenn Beck for his energetic show. Heck, he sometimes admits he is like a court jester, often times declaring that HE doesn't even take himself seriously -- all the while he does ask questions and present opinions, many which are serious concerns to him. I think he sincerely wants to find answers. Sometimes he plays the role of a buffoon... so what? It's time to back off the incessant critique of how Dr. Paul is handled by the media. Glenn respectfully addressed him as "Dr. Paul" and conducted a lively, insightful interview, repeating several times that he deserved to have time to answer questions.
I appreciate Glenn's jovial show -- even when I disagree with him at times -- LOL I laugh!!
It's time to focus on electing Dr. Paul and being more thoughtful about what is posted here, there and everywhere. If you want Dr. Paul to gain public confidence then be helpful not a hindrance. How about a little lightness? A little more brightness? A little more vision? I agree with someone here who said "Light a Candle" and stop swinging at the dark. Didn't Dr. Paul begin his tour across the country with the metaphor of lighting a candle? I think he was encouraging people to take the high road. So let's do it.
Gwen Kraft
Your Friend, Glenn Beck
Following the first Republican Presidential Debate, Beck was contented with dismissing Dr. Ron Paul as "crazy" and wondering "How did this guy get on stage?"
http://www.lewrockwell.co...
Glenn Beck Show Scrolls Paul Is Dead Message During Interview
http://www.liveleak.com/v...
Glenn Beck Equates Ron Paul Supporters With Terrorists
http://nyletterpress.word...
Glenn Beck Omits Ron Paul's Name in Home-Page Poll
http://digg.com/2008_us_e...
The Truth Will Set You Free
For some of you, this Beck thing is small compared to what lies ahead in the struggle for freedom. As Dr. Paul's movement grows, the establishment feels evermore threatened. If he gets to Feb 5 in the top 2, you can bet things are going to get interesting.
If you think the Beck interview was a smear job, then you just fell off the turnip wagon. The beast has its hair raised on its back. When it sees Dr. Paul as a true threat to the status quo, watch out! All Dr. Paul can do is speak the truth and either it will prosper and grow or if it cannot, then we have already lost our freedom.
The stakes are high, what Dr. Paul stands for is an end to the American Empire and tyranny here at home! There are powerful people that will try to stop him. This isn't conspiracy stuff, its just the reality we live in. Restoring a Republic is hard work.
For God and Country!
That Says it All
Glenn Beck's objective: He knows he can't trip-up Dr Paul, so instead he pretends to love him and just asks questions that will work to get viewers minds to link Ron Paul to conspiracy theories and homegrown terrorists, thereby de-legitimizing his candidacy. But Glenn was a day late and a dollar (ours) short! Glenn Beck is one of the more harmless spooks we will encounter in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Just keep walking. The prize is worth it!
You are SOOO Correct
We are entering the deep waters now. So, if we can't take the heat and stand above the fray with integrity and commitment to civility... then back off and let those who can represent Dr. Paul with dignity and courage do so.
Gwen Kraft
Ouch!
Snatching defeat from the jaws of a great victory is just not a winning strategy! People generally don't gravitate towards negativity. They want strong, powerful, positive leaders.
The Beck interview was great, well-done, well-handled, well-received. It is as good an overview of Dr. Paul, IMO, as the Google interview.
We should use it for sales. The clips on YouTube are well capsulated to send to friends with particular views.
Thank you Beck and Ron! Good job all around!
No need squeezing bitterness out of this massive victory.
reLOVEution, Dennis
State education: "The best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in nursery." - Disraeli
Please!!
I disagree with you this time, Mr. Lew.... Why are you trying to alienate one of the few persons on the MSM that actually gave Dr. Paul a fair interview? This way of thinking is counterproductive to the campaign.
Beck interview Great to the Untrained Eye
Not to disagree with Lew but i have been talking a Co-Worker about The Ron Paul Revolution and he was able to see Dr Paul for the 1st time on the Glen Beck show and he as blown away, he thought Dr Paul was Great!
So, i think a lot of us have advanced knowledge and we can read alot more into the Beck interview than those being exposed to Dr Paul for the 1st time. I think the Interveiw was fine for the Untrained Eye, at this point it doesn't matter much, the Revolution is VIRAL and WorldWide!!!