As Glenn explained, this conversation has nothing to do with homosexuality. Instead, this incident on The Broadcast speaks to a larger devolution of an individual’s ability to express him or herself freely in society.
“I got news for you: This particular case has nothing to do with homosexuality,” Glenn said. “I’m so sick and tired of people saying, you know, ‘They want to drag us back to the 1950s.’ Excuse me? You’re dragging us back to the 1950s. You have anyone who disagrees with you not able to sit at the same damn lunch counter. I no longer can sit at the same lunch counter as everybody else who has the politically correct opinion. It’s not about racism. It’s about my viewpoint.”
Glenn vowed that he will not shut up. He will not comply. He will not back down because he knows God lives. He encouraged his listeners to take a similar stance.
“I know God lives. I know God is involved in my life, just as much as he is in your life— Because I know he lives, you will have to imprison me— I will not sit down. I will not shut up. I won’t. I will not conform. I will not comply. Period,” Glenn concluded. “If I may quote Obi-Wan Kenobi, ‘Strike me down. Strike me down. I will become far more powerful than you can imagine.”
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"You can't win, Atheist. If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
Except you can choose to shut up, while a black person, a gay person or a woman cannot stop being those things. You can sit at the same lunch counter as me any time you like as long as you're not spewing hate. Same goes for the black person, the gay person and the woman.
Does Glenn know that Star Wars is fictional?
Oh, and Glenn is now in trouble with his base. Apparently during Operation American Spring (OAS), when about ten people showed up in DC instead of the boasted-about millions, Glenn thought the time was right for some levity about how the OAS leadership couldn't organize their way out of a wet paperbag. The OAS leadership fought back, saying they had been "Beckstabbed." It's all rather amusing.
"I no longer can sit at the same lunch counter as everybody else who has the politically correct opinion."
Er, that's because you don't have a politically correct opinion, Glenn.
Oh look, Glenn Beck is trying to attract attention.
Hey Glenn, nobody's silencing you. It's just that nobody gives a shit about what you have to say.
You don't get to sit at the counter because:
a. You pretend that you engage in hate-speech because of God, when really you do so because it makes you millions.
b. You joined a ridiculous cult started by a convicted con-man who convinced gullible people that he could read magic rocks in his hat and who used religion to rape and/or sexually manipulate underage girls and women, in much the same way that you convince gullible poor and middle class people that you're on their side so you can keep getting even richer at their expense.
c. You pretend to be pious after having publicly stated that you only joined your cult because your wife is "hot" and it was the only way you could have sex with her.
d. You're an idiot.
Yeah. Gay marriage isn't about Gay marriage. It's about Glenn Beck.
It's not about equality or civil rights for an oft-mistreated minority. The man with his own radio show, TV network, website, and "university" isn't being heard. That's what this is about.
What a megalomaniac!
It's about something similar to racism, something just as despicable, hate-filled and unreasonable.
Glenn, if you don't want to engage in homosexual acts, then don't. Let other people live their lives their way. They are not harming anyone; you are.
Why would we imprison you because God lives? You are free to spout whatever nonsense you want, and we are free to disagree with or ignore what you're saying.
I'd say YOU are the one striking homosexuals down, and THEY will become far more powerful than you can imagine.
I will not sit down. I will not shut up. I won’t. I will not conform. I will not comply. Period,
You know, when my 4 year old nephew does this, my sister-in-law puts him into time out.
allowing you to hold your views does not equal allowing you to act according to your views. You are free to believe and express that crminal A deserves death (eye for an eye after all), but you are not allowed to kill him.
You are allowed to hold and express your views that homosexuals should not marry. But you are not permitted to actually treat homosexuals differently (ie discriminate against them) in the same way you can express racist views, but can't kick them off your bus.
Both things are clearly and obviously restrictions on your freedom of action. Welcome to a pluralistic society where everyone's rights count, not just yours.
"You have anyone who disagrees with you not able to sit at the same damn lunch counter. I no longer can sit at the same lunch counter as everybody else who has the politically correct opinion."
you're trolling. this has never happened.
"If I may quote Obi-Wan Kenobi"
oh yeah, you're fucking trolling.
You have anyone who disagrees with you not able to sit at the same damn lunch counter.
Hey, we just ask you keep your hateful beliefs to yourself... we don't fucking care where you sit if you can do that!
I no longer can sit at the same lunch counter as everybody else who has the politically correct opinion. It’s not about racism. It’s about my viewpoint.
That's right... we won't just sit and listen to your hate, we'll tell you it's wrong. If you can't handle that and need to go sit somewhere else so you can spew your hate, that is YOUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE AND EXPRESSION!
Of course, you want everyone else to shut up and let you spew hate... why are you so against Freedom of Expression?
"You have anyone who disagrees with you not able to sit at the same damn lunch counter."
Your stupid ass can sit wherever it wants. What you're whining about is the fact that no one with an education or human decency takes your idiotic ideas seriously. That's the difference, dipshit with an absurd martyr complex.
I really LOLed at his website, it says "Glenn Beck The Fusion of Entertainment and Enlightenment".
My dog does more enlightened turds than Glenn Beck could ever hope to be.
"I won't shut up, I won't shut up, I won't I won't I won't, and you can't make me. Plltltltltltl <Razzberries> So there, you big meanies. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh."
The bigoted right wingers are the ones who don't want to share the lunch counter with the queers and brown people and other "undesirables." Telling them to either play nice or go home is only fair.
I don't know if Beck should be imprisoned, but he should be admitted to a facility. Those are some strong delusions of grandeur.
“If I may quote Obi-Wan Kenobi, Strike me down. Strike me down. I will become far more powerful than you can imagine.”
This coming from the Jar Jar Binks of news.
How 'bout my own paraphrasing of Obi-Wan?
Who's the more foolish, Glenn Beck or the fool who follows him?
I will not sit down. I will not shut up. I won’t. I will not conform. I will not comply. Period,” Glenn concluded.
Yeah yeah...doesn't mean I have to listen to ya, Glenny
We're all free to ostracize you and any fuckwit who listens to you, just so long as we don't use the force of law against you. Public pressure is not illegal. Your rights don't preclude me from refusing to associate with you, I just can't have you arrested because I don't agree with you.
Of course, while we wish you'd shut up, no one is forcing you too. You, like all right-wingers think free speech ends after you stop talking, you're all contantle whining about rebuttle to your comments, the other persons free speech right.
Glennda Beck: One man's spectacular crash & burn descent into mediocrity. A trainwreck of Schadenfreude & Hubris that's impossible to ignore; you HAVE to look.
Thus our Schadenfreude at HIS Hubris. He's gonna become the US's equivalent of David Icke - as he becomes ever more desperate in his ways of maintaing his audience so as to fuel his Attention Whoring addiction - you mark my words.
Oh, and 'Not shutting up' won't make any difference when there's nobody to listen to you anymore, Glennda. Then you wonder WHY you can no longer sit at the same lunch counter with the rest of the popular people known as the Dominant Paradigm: the New Normal? Enjoy being Forever Alone, then. Forever known as 'That weirdo - in magic pants - who never knew WHEN to "Shut Up"' .
You have 20 seconds to comply . [/ED-209]
@Titania
But Beckers can choose to NOT be religious. Just ask Jonathan Edwards , Glennda
@Sangfroid
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10639
'Others came to Beck's defense, blaming the organizers for a bad idea in the first place. One commenter named "Eastinfection" said the entire affiar, echoing the name and tactics of the so-called "Arab Spring" uprisings, just sounded too Muslim-y. "Looking at it's [sic] name, alone, would have been enough to make me avoid it. sounds like an event for Muslims demanding Sharia Law in the USA.".
OSA too educationally inferior to realise that the phrase is based on the 'PRAGUE Spring ' in 1968.
http://rr-bb.com/showthread.php?193496-Operation-American-Spring&p=2479730#post2479730
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@DMac "They also don't seem to remember that we the people are citizens and not subjects." You hate the concept of a monarchy; that kerfuffle re. all that good Tea thrown away, that War of Independence, the CATHOLIC King George III and all that jazz. So I guess everyone at Ruptured Retards are all going to rise up in rebellion - and become Atheists - against your 'Lord of Lords' & KING of Kings Jesus/God, amirite...?! Otherwise, your hypocrisy is showing.
Enjoy your mega-paradox, Raptards/Teabaggers. >:D
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