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In response to "Charlie Sheen, Rosie O'Donnell and Ed Asner. Three bastions of liberal respectability. nm" by Dignan

Guys, feel free to make it out like Beck is the be all, end all of the Republican party, but you're all giving him way too much credit.

Posted by Name Withheld By Request (aka BlueKopo) Feb 18 '11, 13:10

He an entertainer. If he had actual political power, a helluva lot more Republicans would have won in November and Obama might as well not even bother running next year, because he's toast.

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It's not that he's neccesarily increasing the GOP base, it's that he's radicalizing it. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 13:12 13
- And Strongbad's point is that's not party exclusive. Even right now it's not, but certainly not historically. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 18, 13:20 12
  - You show me where a poll finds 50% of Democratic primary voters belief some conspiracy talk. - Will Hunting Feb 18, 13:27 4
    - This is where the threads get mixed up. Beck is not a birther. - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 13:29 3
      - He isn't? ... I suppose he's too flighty and random to be consistently adherent to one standpoint. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:31 1
        
        Heh. That must be it. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 13:36
      - The problem is not solely Beck. -- nm - Reagen Feb 18, 13:30
  - But this is exactly what I'm saying - you have to dig and dig and dig for a few scattered nutballs that no one listens to on the left wing. - Reagen Feb 18, 13:26 6
    - Couple of last points before I move on (and you can have final word)... 1) Nobody is saying the extremism is good or fair just because both sides..... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 18, 13:49 1
    - Which policies is Beck responsible for? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 13:28 4
      - the drives to defund so-called liberal community organizations come to mind immediately. - Reagen Feb 18, 13:32 3
        
        Looks like there are a couple dozen Senate dems in Beck's audience. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 18, 13:38 2
        
        or at least a sizable enough number of the constituents that they felt it wasn't worth the candle to stick their necks out on the issue... -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 13:40 1
        
        which is, of course, the same thing as wholly endorsing the policy. -- nm - znufrii Feb 18, 13:43
As long as they keep letting the irrational nincompoops speak on their behalf, it's pretty hard to take them seriously. - Beryllium Feb 18, 13:12

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Guys, feel free to make it out like Beck is the be all, end all of the Republican party, but you're all giving him way too much credit.

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