Glenn Beck Offends Jews By Depicting Mayor Bloomberg in Nazi-Style Salute

[struggle4progress]

By SHUSHANNAH WALSHE (@shushwalshe)
May 7, 2013

Glenn Beck roused the National Rifle Association's annual convention this weekend with his attacks on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but he also aroused criticism by a major Jewish group for depicting the mayor giving what appears to be a a Nazi salute ...

On his radio show today, Beck said he wants an apology. "I would like to call for an apology now by the mainstream media, particularly ABC News, for smearing my name and saying that I am making Bloomberg look like a Nazi," he said ...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jewish-leaders-glenn-beck-apology-comparing-bloomberg-hitler/story?id=19119684

[LiberalElite]

1. I think all sides (but especially the rw)

should declare a moratorium on calling people Nazis and Hitler.

[bunnies]

2. Dear Glenn,

We're sorry youre an ignorant, racist, fear-mongering, fake-crying asshole.

Signed,
The sane people of the world.

[JaneyVee]

3. F**king disgusting Glenn Beck.

[Shrike47]

4. It makes it all better if you claim to model it on Lenin, not Hitler.

Sure, Glenn.

[chillfactor]

5. what does Beck want an apology for?

he made Bloomberg look like Hitler.....what an outright racist, bigoted, and insanely stupid nutcase Beck is

[lpbk2713]

6. OMFG ... BecKKK of all people.

Hello kettle!

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. NYC people of color, Muslims, and Occupiers may not be so fast to dismiss the general depiction.

Mayor Bloomberg: 'I Have My Own Army' (NYPD)
http://politicker.com/2011/11/mayor-bloomberg-i-have-my-own-army-11-30-11/

Bloomberg Basically Admits NYPD Spied on Muslims For No Reason Other Than Religion
http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/03/nypd_spies_on_muslims_and_feds_are_disturbed.html

NYC 'Stop and Frisk' Policy Ruled Unconstitutional: Conservatives Immediately Start Whining
http://www.policymic.com/articles/22375/nyc-stop-and-frisk-policy-ruled-unconstitutional-conservatives-immediately-start-whining

Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will ‘Have to Change’ After Boston Bombing
http://politicker.com/2013/04/bloomberg-says-post-boston-interpretation-of-the-constitution-will-have-to-change/

Bloomberg: New Yorkers will 'never know where our cameras are'
http://rt.com/usa/bloomberg-never-know-where-cameras-477/

[struggle4progress]

8. Get back to us on that when Bloomberg sets out to conquer New Jersey, has jack-booted thugs to beat

the crap out of his political opponents, gets the New York City Council to allow him to rule by decree, and starts building concentration camps

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. I'd taken it for granted that all GD'ers had seen, endlessly, pics and video of NYPD assaulting

Occupy members over a period longer than a year, so there's the jack-booted thug part, his quote "personal army" who act like it. No one wants to be responsible for New Jersey, at least the northern portion. I don't know about his political opponents or the NYC council, who appear to do nothing about his actual "ruled Unconstitutional" actions or attempts at concentration camps. He may not be Hitler but there is a frightening Trend visible (UNCONSTITUTIONAL) which should provide deep pause to any American. Please note it and not be dismissive of those who say the Constitution must be re-interpreted, and has already accomplished this against colored citizens and Muslims.

[struggle4progress]

11. I'll conclude your knowledge of Germany in the 30s and 40s is rather limited

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. Let's see: Someone continues to accrue power and does it legally, citizens cower and minorities are

oppressed, check. Rights become unequal and entire groups are demonized as dangerous and undesirable and put under surveillance and increasing harassment by policing forces, nationality is increasingly questioned and authority is increasingly taken on the premise of the dangerous "OTHER", and through fear tactics.

Check, check, check.

Does a judge calling "Stop and Frisk" UNCONSTITUTIONAL mean anything to you? The extreme disproportion of harassment to people of color and the poor? His QUOTE "private army"?

I did not call him Hitler. I am saying and I reiterate, there is a general trend quite apparent, if you are taken to watching highly alarming trends. You know, seeing a problem before it gets to its worst possible iteration? Bloomberg said the Constitution itself will have to be re-interpreted. HELLO. Power grab by an apparent billionaire megalomaniac!

[Erose999]

9. To insult Glenn Beck would be an insult to insults. Even bad insults would rather be with Pedo Teddo

or HaNutty or Limpballs.

[Initech]

13. Nazi tourettes acting up again?

[Behind the Aegis]

14. Bookmarking.

Surely, this isn't offensive at all.