What Obama and the Antichrist have in common??????
A post with the above title was published in 2009 by Joel Richardson. One would hope that such a post was written with an eye to satire. Needless to say - such is not the case. This end of times prophet has somehow morphed into a FOX analyst - covering the protests in Madison WI. Yes, that makes sense. The pretzel logic involved in morphing the end of times into arguments about collective bargaining and medical coverage for teachers is truly torturous. The truly frightening thing is that some might actually take this seriously.
Lest we forget the crazy torturous road that Glenn Beck paved from the uprising in Egypt to a long planned insurrection in the US, I give you this clip compiled by the Rachel Maddow Show.
Actually "crazy" - or just "doing" crazy very well?
This is pure political theater with an edge towards the bizarre for most. Personally, I would watch stuff like this with a bowl of popcorn. Others - like members of the tea party - take this sort of thing seriously. One of the big issues I have with the Glenn Becks of the world is whether they actually believe what they are saying or are they merely laughing all the way to the bank? I indicated once on a comment thread in The book of Cletus that Glenn Beck might not actually be crazy - he may just "do" crazy very well. In other words, he caters to crazy while not being crazy himself.
But it does bring to mind the question - where do they go from here? The trouble with conspiracy theories and notions of insurrections fast at hand is the fact that the pundit has to keep upping the ante. Already the conservative pundits are one-upping each other for the attention they crave. Anyone got any ideas as to how far this can go or where they will have to stop? I'm just asking......
I swear I am no relation to, Joel.
ReplyDeleteHumbug. Beck and Richardson never even discussed Wisconsin together. Maddow just made this up. Sad that you didn't look up the material being referenced. Instead you just relayed her lies.
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