Rush Limbaugh, Jabba the Hut of talk radio, lies, misleads, misinforms and otherwise deceives listeners repeatedly, and denigrates all those who hold opinions contrary to his own supposedly conservative views on every show. How can he and others of his ilk get away with the deceit and worse malevolent, rabble-rousing, hate-mongering, broadcast incitement to violence? Is it legal? I think not and suspect Limbaugh in particular has a legal waver, particularly for his broadcast over Armed Forces radio abroad and at home. It reminds me of military psy-op conducted to keep soldiers angry, distrustful, with itchy trigger fingers seeking revenge.

Rush Limbaugh calls himself an entertainer while angering everyone who listens to him, those who foolishly believe his lies and deceit, and those who recognize Limbaugh for the fraud he is are also angered. How is this entertainment?

Thus is born a conspiracy theory of the 'legal waver' to conduct psy-op on the American people over broadcast airwaves. What rightwing broadcasters are doing is neither legal nor a constitutionally protected Right of free speech. Once again, the Right gets Civil Rights wrong.

Good piece. I think the worst of it goes back to the later Clinton administration and those (on the right) who made the president into a feckless devil. This was returned in spades during the Bush administration when the "Bushitler/ Bush Chimpanzee" image was promoted by the fringe psychos on the left (actually still going; Cheney is always good for smug laugh). Makes it hard to govern but it's always been hard hasn't it?

Glenn Beck may appear to be an odd-ball. As long as he presents facts that make sense to me I'll make my own conclusions. He has brought awareness to his audience and appreciates good ratings. Since the so called media is out to lunch I appreciate someone gathers information and he's already 2 for two. Acorn and Van Jones. When he crosses the line I will change the channel.

When I hear Beck and other right wingers talk about secession and "by any means necessary" and refusing the fly the flag, I can't help but wonder if our country is heading towards another civil war.

Maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing. Or maybe we should just let the South cecede this time.

Good piece, Mr. Van Dyk. I say let all the Beck's have their say, and then let the more rational Republicans wonder how to deal with their runaway party.

As for Momlee and *facts that make sense,* instead how about *facts that are facts?* For the sake of coherency, there's a definite and distinct line. Until you comprehend the difference, you will never change the channel.

I've come to think that the best way to really get any of these guy's goat is to just ignore them. Silence is their greatest fear next to not being the center of attention.

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I agree with Momlee. Whether or not he had troubles in his past, whether or not you like his passion or hate that he gets emotional, the important thing is the facts. The White House has started to pay attention to him, which should be beneath their notice if he wasn't calling them to rights, and are starting to ding him for a couple of minor slips of the tongue on the air (witness "Vancouver" for "Calgary" and the FACT that both the prep and during holding the Olympics drains money), while ignoring his staff digging up relevant, serious, facts that he presents on the air. Political, you should listen to him. His facts are facts, and you may need to know them. You won't get them from the NY Times.

For the last 31 years and obviously prior to the advent of the "World Wide Web" I'd go to the local library to seek answers to most of my inquisitively motivated questions partaining to my countries history.
Through those days of my yester-years & the now attainable "techno" advances of information gathering, I'd say don't take Mr. Becks words for granted nor discount them.
If Americans have any doubt if its truth that comes from Mr.Beck and his "ACCUSATORIAL RANTS," from the podium of "FOX BROADCAST," we, should take the initiative to get up, motivate ourself and start researching the proposed facts that have been placed before us.
Lets use for example use the subject of "Social Justice."
Using the various tools of our modern research abilities or even the less modern, Webster's New World Dictionary the word "social" in of itself has no negitve connotation.
It is defined as: Human beings living and dealing in situations for their common welfare.
This is succesfuly accomplished in smaller societies like tribes, clans, gangs, even towns, counties and states.
For "Social(as defined above)Justice" to be a viable system of existance in the form of a National sustainable application "WE THE PEOPLE," will be introduced to the IDEOLOGY of, (ideology meaning----the OPINIONS, DOCTRINES, and IMPRACTICAL NATURE that was promoted by) the likes of Stalin, Marx, Engels, or Lenin. I say IMPRACTICAL NATURE for the reason of history that we have seen and how well it worked for the U.S.S.R.
After reading what Beck said, in no way did Glenn say "stop" going to church as a whole. He was suggesting that one ought to seriously ask the church leadership, what exactly is its philosophical cornerstone, and its direction for the phrase "Social Justice" within its fellowship, thats it.
If indeed its social application is based in any form of an anti-American, eventual United Nations type following than yes! Get the heck out of Dodge, LOL, Wyatt Erp is gone and the outlaws are drunk with the wine of aristocrats.
For me personally based on the prevailing spirits, hovering over this nation of "WE THE PEOPLE," I admonish you as individuals and competent souls to start seeking with all due vigilance the subject matters that Mr. Beck or other commentators point out. More of us need to join in and ride our own horse of free speech and press no longer yelling the British are coming, rather, we need yell out, they are here!
For as outspoken & radical as Beck is with his presentations, the opposite for those wishing to usurp Americas' Sovereignty is TRUE. They have as far back into the historical late 1700s been ever so subtle and cunning.
Unfortunately when our Declaration of Independance was made known to the King of England in 1776 our adversaries saw it as only a temporary cease fire. The greatest lie the devil ever told mankind was, that he isn't real. The war for Americas resources continues to this day.
With that having been said I must also concure in my own way with Mr. Dyk. The motivations of most, if not all news casting houses is their "at any cost" agendas to boost "RATINGS." This is the fuel for media cartels. So, untill as such time when the freedoms of our press and speech are vanquished, arm yourself with knowledge and pen for these truely are mightier than the sword. Later:)TruthSeeker
P.S. Earnestly pray for our troops.