tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post1123372336596492731..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Glenn Beck: Are You Seriousmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-57448107073088160312010-03-03T08:56:30.474-08:002010-03-03T08:56:30.474-08:00That's because you all seem to miss what my pr...That's because you all seem to miss what my problem is. I'd say calling someone a psychopath is vicious even if it's accurate. <br /><br />I don't necessarily have a problem with the way that Beck treated Jones. Though, I think it was unnececessary overkill after he left the administration. What I have a problem with was the patronizing way he claimed it wasn't personal.<br /><br />Now, it isn't personal for me to Chacko. I simply find her story to be unbelievably fascinating and important. Still, I'm sure,and in fact I know, it's personal to her. So, what if I said, "Dr. Chacko, this isn't personal, despite everyting, in the spirit of Chritianity, I love you", what would you think of that. <br /><br />What I have a problem with is the way in which Beck minimizes his attacks on Jones and makes it seem as though they aren't a big deal. To Jones, they are. It's easy to say it's not personal when you are attacking. I think it's cowardly for Beck not to acknowledge that the constant and consistent attacks were hurtful and personal to Jones. Ofcourse, they were. What if you were a pinata for everything that's wrong with the world? You wouldn't like that much. Yet, Beck acts innocent and claims it's not personal and viciously attacks him again. <br /><br />Acknowledge what you've done.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-44833343642478339022010-03-03T08:16:07.635-08:002010-03-03T08:16:07.635-08:00I don't understand you Mike. You have essentia...I don't understand you Mike. You have essentially done the same thing to chacko as Beck is doing to Jones i.e. publishing the truth about someone's habits/beliefs/statements etc. How many times have we seen the statement "kiss my big Indian ass" in your blog in re. to chacko? I think it is important for Americans to know the composition of this president's admin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-49327960698656059392010-03-02T10:21:09.604-08:002010-03-02T10:21:09.604-08:00Again, put yourself in the position of Jones. Your...Again, put yourself in the position of Jones. Your statements are used ad nauseum for months as a symbol of everything that's wrong with America. For months, you are ridiculed, mocked, and vilified. That's what Beck has done no matter what he claims. That's fine. That's a tough way of making your point. It's a vicious way of making your point. It's also effective. <br /><br /><br />Again, that is fine but to then claim that it is not personal is simply an insult to the audience.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-14504275839106257132010-03-02T10:11:11.030-08:002010-03-02T10:11:11.030-08:00I may be a bit confused about this but what makes ...I may be a bit confused about this but what makes it vicious? <br /><br />Mr. Jones said the things that he said and believes the things that he says (I assume) and the administration hired him after saying that they have been watching him for a long time... then they claimed that they were unaware of what he stood for. <br /><br />So Glenn calls this out... repeatedly. But it isn't a lie but appears to be the truth.David Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179453559350736430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-21164932061448171522010-03-02T08:18:19.380-08:002010-03-02T08:18:19.380-08:00How often is enough? Beck, months after Jones left...How often is enough? Beck, months after Jones left the White House,continues to play the same comments over and over ad nauseum and then says, "it's not personal". <br /><br />It's personal and vicious. Period. Beck is using Jones as a pinata to make a political point. That's fine. If that's what he wants to do, that's fine. Just don't pretend as though this isn't a vicious and personal way to make your point.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-25845548876002246582010-03-02T07:08:44.604-08:002010-03-02T07:08:44.604-08:00i may have mis-sourced cnn above.i may have mis-sourced cnn above.FourMartinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924405918121356635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-57700617948845265882010-03-02T07:05:45.223-08:002010-03-02T07:05:45.223-08:00Jones recently confirmed (on CNN) that the White H...Jones recently confirmed (on CNN) that the White House was aware of his progressive/communist ideology. Previously, we could only speculate. The big picture (composition of the administration, and their agenda) is what's important. This new interview and confirmation is worthy of discussion, don't you think? <br /><br />Jones doesn't seem ashamed of his positions, which remain unchanged. How can replaying them for broader public consumption be a vicious thing?FourMartinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924405918121356635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-100336531233190392010-03-02T06:47:20.898-08:002010-03-02T06:47:20.898-08:00No if it wasn't accurate, I would call it inac...No if it wasn't accurate, I would call it inaccurate. Jones is gone from the White House. It's been months. Why is Beck still attacking him mercilessly? Is it not vicious to attack a private citizen and turn that citizen into a symbol of everything that's wrong with the country? Again, put yoursel in the position of Jones. I'd say you would consider it pretty vicious. To then say, "it's not personal" is not laughable but reprehensible.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-89177166247999231792010-03-02T06:38:03.623-08:002010-03-02T06:38:03.623-08:00While I get your point (surely it is personal to J...While I get your point (surely it is personal to Jones), it isn't accurate to characterize it as a "vicious attack." To be vicious, it would need to be untrue, exaggerated, or of a personal rather than professional nature. However, Jones has (to my knowledge) never challenged the accuracy of the charges, which were all related to his career and White House connection.<br /><br />What's vicious about calling a spade, a spade?FourMartinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16924405918121356635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-18896755279510944312010-03-02T06:31:39.874-08:002010-03-02T06:31:39.874-08:00I suppose he simply meant that he'd go after a...I suppose he simply meant that he'd go after anyone with Jones' political beliefs. When he said it wasn't personal he probably just meant that to him one progressive islamofacistenvirocommunist was as good as another.AGnoreply@blogger.com