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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 07:49 AM
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Glen Beck's upcoming last-minute vacation possibly a suspension???
http://www.examiner.com/x-4383-Portland-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Glenn-Becks-mysterious-vacation

Add to favorites Examiner Bio Glenn Beck's mysterious vacation

Media reports indicate FOX News personality Glenn Beck is taking an apparently unscheduled, forced vacation in light of recent reactions to his controversial performance. Beck is under fire for numerous gaffs and blunders. Perhaps his biggest faux pas was calling President Barack Obama “a racist,” and claiming the president “has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.” Beck made the comments on the “Fox and Friends” program on July 28.

Indeed, because of Beck's erratic, controversial, and often erroneous reporting, advertisers have been refusing to sponsor or be associated with Beck. Many consider Beck to be part of a larger problem at Fox News. Clearly Beck is guilty of projecting his prejudices and racism on to President Obama. Yet the fact is, not only Beck, but Fox News as a whole, appeals to racist people.
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undeterred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 07:50 AM
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1. Hopefully, its a mental health break.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 10:25 AM
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16. Which would then turn into a mental health retirement.
So this idiot doesn't waste any more airwave space than he already has.
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Jim__ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 07:52 AM
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2. Beck deserves to be cancelled. - n/t
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 07:52 AM
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3. That is one way they like to do it in the media.
Sadly he'll probably be back. Now would be the time to put pressure on his remaining advertisers. Fourth quarter advertising buys are being made and planned for now. We get enough advertisers to drop him by the middle of September and he's done.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 07:53 AM
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4. Hopefully it's to take up
some sort of extreme risk sport.
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:26 AM
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8. ROFL
:spank:
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:17 AM
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5. He was just doing what his bosses wanted him to do...
Rupert knew all along what was being said and done by that fool. We need to go back to the "Fairness Doctrine" to put an end to this madness.

The Fairness Doctrine

How We Lost it, and Why We Need it Back

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0212-03.htm


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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 12:44 PM
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17. The FOOL was a TOOL...too much Heat? "Under der bus wid him"
His value used up in only a few months....its time to bring up replacements....with more and better BS Ammo.

Beck has been a widdle overboard wid his racist crap...in public via his Show on Foxx...that done...

GOP Damage Control Dept : "Becks a Wreck, gatta go"

"He's become a Drag, a Liability, "

"An Embarrassment even"

The GOP needs Heros...real bad....their Hero Crop has been side lined with injuries, some career ending type...

The GOP ZERO LIST:::

Bobby Jindal

Vitter the critter using using diapers in lieu of zippers...

Newt, the Fallen

Ensign ...hw has a zipper prob too...and how he lies

Bush, once a hero now a real Zero....more like a conniving asshole

Cheney, the cause of the GOP Crashing down to Earth...He and W together caused the replacement list to be so important

and just when that LIST is SO CRITICALLY IMPERATIVE...the LIST Shows NEGATIVE....

George Macaca....one word and he was toast...unable to resuscitate

McCane...tried and lost...

Rudy..has sex baggage

DeLay is Kaput

Mitt is unfit

Palin is on the short list but TOXIC

Gassley ...not even close

Arney too smarmy

Lingle cannot mingle

Jeb is dead

Joe Plumber is a fraud

GOP's REPLACEMENT EFFORT SUCKS....Prolly thought they had the run of the place and didn't prepare for disaster...not one bit.

Hmmmmmm

Hucky is plucky but still short a few

Help me out Flottz....add to the GOP LOSER LIST
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 02:43 PM
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18. Senator Ghastly Is Sinking Real Fastly
Larry Craig's a bobble footed Scumbag

Chinless Mitch was Bush's main ?itch

Bob Novak won't ever be back

Jerry Falwell Is Roasting in Hell

Trigg and his brother have a piss poor mother

Orin Hatch and my horse's ass match

Coulter and Rush had better just hush

O'Really and Shawn will soon be long gone

They'll soon put the Hammer's ass in the slammer

Scooter and Yoo may join old Tom too

Karl is blue and Harriet is through

Georgeie and Dick had better scram quick







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opihimoimoi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 09:30 PM
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19. Perchance me Laddie, That ye would mention "Dick" ,,,are ye from Limrick??
What a List...and the verbage too,

OMG, Horrors for the GOP,

Who thinks of ME,

that your List would be SO TRUE......

:hi:

Opi
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el_bryanto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:19 AM
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6. The timing seems odd
I meant the comment was a few weeks ago wasn't it? Why wait till now?

Bryant

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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:22 AM
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7. Beck had advertisers back then
today, not so many
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 09:28 AM
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14. "...and Bingo was his name-o!"
You got it in one try.

Go pick out a stuffed animal for your prize.

As he loses sponsors and as the ensuing ad revenue sharply declines, Beck will be given the boot.









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formercia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:33 AM
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9. Perhaps Glenn had another 'screaming' psychotic break.
He has seemed a bit fragile lately.
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:34 AM
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10. Is he vacating from his radio show, too? Or just the tube?
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TheCentepedeShoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:53 AM
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12. Just checked
Appears someone is filling in for him on the radio
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 08:46 AM
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11. Maybe he'll try bungie jumping! Give him the 200' bungie for the 100' bridge.
Sounds like they're sidelining him. It isn't because FOX doesn't believe and promote what he says, it is just the bad PR and loss of advertising money.

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madmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 09:08 AM
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13. Fire him and be done with it. n/t
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-21-09 09:40 AM
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15. Haven't heard any denials.
So it must be true.

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obliviously Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-22-09 12:52 AM
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20. So many people watch him that
are on this site he can afford vacations!
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