Glenn Beck -"All Clinton Supporters Are Racists"

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I'm driving home from Ballys this morning with my mom who will be ninety years old in Febrauary... She can't be left alone so she sits in the waiting area while I work out... We were discussing how sad it is that race has become a topic in this campaign... A little background... I was born in New York but moved to Central Florida as a kid in 1970... It was a very different time... My dad worked on a crew putting up road signs with some African American guys and when it was time for lunch break he sat with them... They told him him if he did he would be shunned by the white workers...He didn't care... He also had some friends who lived in the African American area of DeLand, Florida...DeLand housing was pretty segregated then... It's still pretty segregated except for the newer middle class and upper middle class developments... In the innocence of my youth I used to look forward to going there, and walking around with the kids my age and going to the local store...There weren't many white folks there and I felt special...They also used to come visit us...I had a mini bike that I used to let them ride and give them rides on...This kid from my neighborhood said "he saw something fly out of the girl's hair"...Thirty five or so years later it still strikes me as an "asshole thing to say."

I digress... With all this as a background Glen Beck says "Hillary Clinton supporters are racist." My mom got teary eyed and said "I love Nate and Mary and they are more important than the election."
Nate and Mary are our neighbors, and of course are African American... They are so nice...I wouldn't care what color they are...Ironically they are torn between Barack and Hillary too...

I know Glenn Beck is a right wing jerk...But to call somebody racist is tantamount to calling them a Nazi...What a flippin asshole...

[AllyCat]

1. From a guy who really has no business saying ANYONE else is a racist n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. He Chose To Be A Mormon

I don't want to slam an entire religion but he should look at his religion's treatment toward blacks...

[AllyCat]

17. My family lived next door to a family of Mormons

One night, my dad decided to invite them all to dinner. The conversation turned to politics and religion (bad choice). They claimed their "elders" told them blacks were "marked by God". I've never met a black Mormon and certainly, I've never had anything other than white Mormons knock on my door. I love telling them I'm a witch and to please leave.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. Something Abou The Curse Of Ham

I'm not knocking Mormons but he of all people should be careful...

[niyad]

2. bet he's on the worst persons list tonight.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. And tomorrow he'll wonder why political discourse is so "mean" and

"nasty".

[Occam Bandage]

5. "Prove to me, sir, you are not working with our enemies."

Glenn Beck to Keith Ellison, first Muslim in Congress.

[onehandle]

6. Some DUers would agree.

Not me.

Who here stands with Glen Beck?

[Adelante]

7. It's just idiotic nt

[Frances]

8. I have been torn between all 3 of our Dem candidates

Hearing what Glenn Beck says makes me sad.

Beck is a sad, sad excuse for a human being. He has sold his soul.

[BootinUp]

9. "...calling someone a racist..."

I agree, I think that is just so overboard, especially when you don't even know a person.

[Sadie5]

15. Dumb of beck

to make such a statement. Beck seems to be getting a bit big for his britches these days. Some things he spews actually do make some sense, but this is over the limit. The Clinton's were never racists and Hillary carries the mature Black voters.

[question everything]

10. And his opinion matters because? (nt)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Because He Preaches To The Equivalent Of Jam Packed Stadiums

I wonder if Rush would go that far? Probably...

[cali]

12. That's awful and sad. With that said, I would never, and I mean

never have Glen Beck on the radio. And my 87 year old mother heard Rush Limbaugh once- we were driving on the Merritt Parkway in CT. She listened for about 3 minutes and her face had that polite frozen look on it, like she was at a dinner party and had bit into something awful and was trying not to show it. She finally said something like, "do turn that dreadful man off. Feminazis, I've never heard anything so stupid in my life".

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. It Was Boortz Or Beck

I like to hear what our enemies are saying...My mom does get offended...

[rodeodance]

14. and people will continue to listen to that crap

[Maribelle]

16. I would love to see the widdle coward say this to Maya.

I'll bet his pants would fill with poo before he could stutter through his first words.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. Or John Lewis

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[mrreowwr_kittty]

19. STFU Glen Beck.

I met some racists when I was volunteering in NV but none of them were planning to caucus.

[featherman]

21. What an a**hole (literally). How about a "No Glenn Beck on DU"

agreement. No quotes, no mention, no nothin'... he doesn't exist. I'd like that.

[Whisp]

24. correction: Glenn Beckerhead, the a**hole. nt

[BenDavid]

22. Just wrote cnn and ccn/headline news and asked if Glen Beck

said this,"Hillary Clinton supporters are racist." and if he did then he should either be place on leave or be forced to apologize and then fired. This is far worse then what Don Imus said....

[DemocratSinceBirth]

26. He Said It On His Radio Show At 10: 05 EST

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[HughMoran]

23. Ah, the old "Pot meet kettle" Republicans

Lets just collectively roll our eyes and move on.

[LeftishBrit]

25. Well, anyone who takes Glenn Beck seriously would probably consider that as a compliment!

And would not be voting for any Dem in any case.

[MethuenProgressive]

27. What's Glen Beck's DU name?

...

[Lucinda]

28. I have to wonder what Beck's agenda is with his comment...

I can't believe he's stupid enough to believe it...so what's his game?

[Cant trust em]

29. Loaded words should be used sparingly

words like racist, sexist, liar shouldn't be thrown so easily. If you toss them out there blithely then they don't have the same punch.

[wildflowergardener]

30. ridiculous

Hillary Clinton Supporters are not racist - that's crazy. That's just like saying because I support Obama I'm sexist - also not true - a female president would be great - I just don't like Hillary Clinton. We all just support who we feel is the best candidate - best to ignore him.

Meg