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Why Glenn Beck Suxors!
Mar. 14th, 2008 08:01 pmSo, I'm surfing through CNN, having nothing better to do at the moment (and having just read an article on the site anyway). And I see a headline for an article that peaks my interest. Too Bad, Michigan and Florida. I decide to read it.
It's actually an editorial by Glenn Beck. That should have warned me right there. But I decided to read it anyway. He starts out by blathering some example stories of people/institutions who have gotten themselves into trouble by doing arguably irresponsible things. Then he says,
"These stories prove how personal responsibility has all but vanished in America, and our government is leading the way."
Okay, so he's all about personal responsibility in this editorial, is he? Okay, let's see where this leads.
He goes on to remind everyone about the "Don't Use Drugs" ad from the 80's, the one with the father catching the kid in his room using drugs, and the kid admits he learned how by watching his father's habits. Then Beck says,
"Well, we are that kid and our government is that drug-using father who doesn't think that anyone notices his bad habits."
Whoops...wait a sec. I thought we were all about personal responsibility here, Beck? And now you are passing off the responsibility and blaming "Big Daddy"? Yeah, it's all "Daddy Government's" fault...we wouldn't be this irresponsible if it weren't for our government.
Sigh...why can't we have better editorialists?
It's actually an editorial by Glenn Beck. That should have warned me right there. But I decided to read it anyway. He starts out by blathering some example stories of people/institutions who have gotten themselves into trouble by doing arguably irresponsible things. Then he says,
"These stories prove how personal responsibility has all but vanished in America, and our government is leading the way."
Okay, so he's all about personal responsibility in this editorial, is he? Okay, let's see where this leads.
He goes on to remind everyone about the "Don't Use Drugs" ad from the 80's, the one with the father catching the kid in his room using drugs, and the kid admits he learned how by watching his father's habits. Then Beck says,
"Well, we are that kid and our government is that drug-using father who doesn't think that anyone notices his bad habits."
Whoops...wait a sec. I thought we were all about personal responsibility here, Beck? And now you are passing off the responsibility and blaming "Big Daddy"? Yeah, it's all "Daddy Government's" fault...we wouldn't be this irresponsible if it weren't for our government.
Sigh...why can't we have better editorialists?
