Phil Murray

Phil Murray
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Farewell Glenn Beck

This December, Glenn Becks' self titled show on Fox news will be canceled.  While some conservatives are sad, I couldn't be happier.  This man is the exact reason people get turned off to politics.  Uninformed opinions, conspiracy theory, false accusations, and most recently fear tactics.  Glenn Beck made so many ridiculous accusations and made an attempt to scare Americans into following his rants and raves.  It worked extremely well in 2009, but since the economy has been on an up-rise he has lost over one million viewers and 300 sponsors.
    Anti semantics, irrationality, accusations, and attempting to scare the nation into hoarding food for the coming Apocalypse just couldn't last for Beck. I am no where near liberal but accusing the President of being a racist, born in Africa, and plotting against the nation..... Well just isn't true.  I'm a huge proponent of pointing out what Obama has done and more importantly failed to do, but acting like a tabloid and reporting false truths or hateful remarks is simply unacceptable for a professional reporter/news pundit.
     America is a land where you can believe what you like and not be persecuted for it.  Freedom of speech is a right listed for us by our founding fathers.  Here lies the issue I have with Glenn Beck... He speaks about what our founders would have wanted, how we need to learn more about our history and what the founding fathers really wanted the future for America to be.... But the one thing he doesn't realize is that with the right to speak freely comes the responsibility to report accurate information without prejudice.  One of the best parts of being an American is the right to choose to be a Democrat, Republican, Independent, etc however in the end we need to realize it is going to take a real try at bi-partisan relationships to turn the country around and get back on track.  Ranting and raving about the President will get us know where.  People pay attention to angry Americans (AKA Tea Party), but what happens when the anger runs out, what happens when Democrats don't have control of the Presidency or the Senate?  Where will the anger channel?   My guess is within their own Tea Ranks.  An internal dispute is most likely what will happen when time passes and we realize these people can't lead a country on fear and anger alone.
     Glenn Beck being fired from his daily show, is a great step in the right direction.  Glenn Beck was a fear monger and  a poster child for the Tea Party, and furthermore what is wrong with politics today.  It's not a game to be played by angry people with a lot of money, it is a calling talented, qualified, distinguished Americans who honestly want to better our country and the state of this union.
     I am done with my rant about my disdain for Beck and his Tea Party friends.... Although opinionated I believe there are a lot of truths in what I have said and hope some people who read this take heed to warnings and can learn to put aside emotions to do what is best for the country and most importantly its people.

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