All right, I know that I was going to continue with the Green Series (and I will), but this was on my mind all day and I REALLY needed to get it off my chest (plus the guy that I was going to have on about energy cancelled because his group doesn’t allow him to do interviews, which is fine, I understand somebody keeping their job instead of being on a radio show, however I didn’t have to rush to look up information on alternative energy sources anymore so I took a break from it for a day). Anyways, this is an open letter to Glenn Beck. Enjoy.
Dear Mr. Glenn Beck,
I understand that there has been some controversy with your show lately, most notably related to a comment that you made about Obama being a racist. While I don’t particularly see any evidence in that matter, I am an advocate of freedom of speech. After all, if Kanye West can say “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” and still sell millions of albums, I’m sure you can say that “Obama is a racist” and still have a successful show. I do watch the show from time to time, and although I do think there are times where you go off the deep end (most notably you recently screamed at a caller telling her “Get off my show you pinhead!”…yeah…stuff like that) over all it is a good show, an entertaining show, and I think that you also have written some good books.
Although I agree with your freedom of speech to say what you said, I also agree with your sponsors’ right to pull their advertising dollars from your show. You must realize by now that saying things like “Obama is a racist” WILL piss off a lot of people and turn corporations away from funding your program: you’ve been doing your show for some time now and should know this by now. The best thing for you to do is to either show some hard evidence that Obama is indeed a racist, or apologize.
If you aren’t able to show any hard evidence that would back up such a claim, I would appreciate it if you would apologize anyways. And here is why: You have been a HUGE supporter of liberty, of the TEA Parties, the universal health care protests, and many other great causes. That comment not just reflected on your CAREER, but on movements that are spreading right now. How soon will your comment be linked to these organizations that you support so much? How much damage have you done to the image of a movement that has already been slandered with adages such as racists and Nazis? Do everyone that is involved with these movements a HUGE favor: when your about to speak, take a deep breathe, think about the next sentence and the adverse effects on liberty which you hold so dear, AND THEN SHUT UP IF ITS GOING TO HURT THOSE MOVEMENTS! Your not doing ANY of us a favor by going around making an ass of yourself. Thank you.
(Sigh) There. Now I feel better.
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