A letter to Glenn Beck from a retired law enforcement officer
Posted on | February 19, 2010 | No Comments
From: Tom Arnold
> Subject: GLENN- KINDA WORRIED ABOUT THE FCC, HUH?
> To: me@glennbeck.com
> Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 9:13 PM
> This afternoon 2-18-10 I happened to
> overhear the first segment on your FOX television program (I
> was in another room and was unable to see what you were
> pointing to on your blackboards). You began your show by
> talking about what a disturbed killer the man must have been
> who flew his airplane into the building in Austin, Texas,
> housing IRS offices. I certainly agree. THEN, HOWEVER,
> YOU WENT OFF ON A TANGENT (THOUGH NOT ENTIRELY UNRELATED)
> AND PROCEEDED FOR THE UMPTEENTH TIME THIS WEEK TO BERATE
> WHAT YOU CALL THE 10% FRINGE ELEMENTS IN OUR SOCIETY. I
> BELIEVE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT “TRUTHERS,” “BIRTHERS” LIKE
> ME, RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS, LEFT-WING EXTREMISTS, AND, YES, I
> HEARD YOU SAY “RADICAL CONSTITUTIONALISTS!” I HAVE TO ASK
> YOU, GLENN- WHAT THE HELL IS A “RADICAL
> CONSTITUTIONALIST?” SOMEONE WHO FERVENTLY BELIEVES IN OUR
> CONSTITUTION? IT’S ACTUALLY EVEN A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR ME
> TO COMPREHEND THAT YOU ACTUALLY SAID THAT! OH WELL.
> THEN,
> YOU BEGAN WARNING YOUR VIEWERS NOT TO ASSOCIATE WITH ALL
> OF THESE SUPPOSEDLY SUBVERSIVE TYPES OF PEOPLE! YOU
> IMPLIED, AND PROBABLY EVEN DIRECTLY SAID (I WASN’T TAKING
> NOTES), THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE “DANGEROUS!” MAYBE THEY/WE
> WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THE GUY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. WHAT IN
> GOD’S NAME GLENN, ARE YOU TRYING TO DO? TAKE THE HEAT OFF
> OF YOURSELF? MOLLIFY THOSE WHO COMPLAIN FROM TIME TO TIME
> THAT YOU INCITE YOUR AUDIENCE? GUESS WHAT, GLENN, I
> HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF YOUR MORE INTUITIVE VIEWERS (A RETIRED
> LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER), AND I HAPPEN TO SEE THROUGH YOUR
> SMOKESCREEN AND HAPPEN TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE
> ATTEMPTING TO DO. YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT ATTENTION
> AWAY FROM YOURSELF, AND YOU ARE ENDEAVORING TO PREPARE A
> “DEFENSE” FOR YOURSELF IN THE FACE OF PROBABLE SCRUTINY BY
> THE FCC! WHY? BECAUSE YOU, GLENN BECK, ARE POTENTIALLY
> ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
> TODAY. AND, I”M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IN
> THE MEDIA. FOR EXAMPLE, ISN’T IT A FACT THAT YOU
> RECENTLY AVOWED MORE THAN ONCE IN VERY, VERY ANGRY TONES
> THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY “HATED” ONE OF OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS
> (WILSON)? ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THAT YOU ONCE CALLED BARACK
> OBAMA (EVEN I DON’T “HATE” OBAMA) A “REVOLUTIONARY
> SOCIALIST” WHILE NOW CONDEMNING THE 10% OR SO OF US WHO, YOU
> CLAIM, ARE REVOLUTIONARIES! AND, OF COURSE, GLENN, THERE’S
> THE GLOOM AND DOOM THAT YOU SO ANIMATEDLY PREACH EVERY DAY
> AND FOR WHICH YOU ATTEMPT TO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO
> CERTAIN PERSONS AND/OR GROUPS OF PERSONS WITH WHOM YOU ARE
> IDEOLOGICALLY OPPOSED. BOTTOM LINE, GLENN, TELL ME THAT
> YOU ARE NOT A LITTLE TOO INFLUENTIAL FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, AND
> TELL ME THAT YOU ARE NOT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS- PARTICULARLY
> TO PEOPLE WHO “CAN’T HANDLE” YOU, BUT DOES THAT EXCUSE IT.
> SOMETHING TELLS ME, GLENN, THAT THE FCC IS GOING TO BE
> TAKING A REAL CLOSE LOOK AT YOU SOON. GOOD LUCK,
> KOMRADE, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED IT!
>
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