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Originally Posted by HOZ
Boy that was one one-sided affair and very poorly done. Defending Al Sharpton the creator of race baiting? That is beyond the pale.
MLK part seems to be a debate on context, not race. Considering that Beck had MLK relatives at his rally I would lean towards Beck's interpretation. Then the guy misquotes the Bible... 
After that it was just Bible studies and misquoting Beck and somehow trying to show, that Beck trying to show Obama is a socialist, is race baiting.
Lets pretend that THE YOUNG TURKS commentator didn't take those quotes out of context or twist them....
When have they incited violence? |
You're too much HOZ. He wasn't defending Al Sharpton the person, he was defending those specific comments.
95% of MLK's relatives preach social justice. I attended a speech from MLK the third, where he preached exactly that. The guy's a hack living off his father's name but that's another story.
Cenk Uygur gave context for the quotes throughout, and played lengthy portions of Beck's segments.
This actually happened:
Beck: Eugenics are coming to Canada, soon to the USA!
Caller: Really?! I'm on disability, I want to work but I can't.
Beck: Well, they are only considering Euthanasia in Canada right now.
Caller: But isn't Obama leaning that way?
Beck: I don't know but considering Rahm Emmanuel's brother, I would think so.
Caller: *starts crying* But I have a family, I'm a mother.
Beck: Don't worry, there will be a lot of people fighting this a long the way. Don't panic, just be aware.
So here Beck has made up a scenario that doesn't exist, Considering Euthanasia in Canada=Euthanasia in Canada=Euthanasia in the States=Eugenics in the States. Then doesn't even have the decency to go back on it when a lady starts crying over the phone thinking she'll be killed by Obama. Then tells her, there will be a fight. The term "fight" is only a problem because Beck as set it up as a life or death situation for her already.
Inciting violence is too strong a phrase, but the above exchange happened and it's despicable on Beck's part. So far beyond anything Olbermann's done. They are not the same.
See PHDs post about why Olbermann isn't the same as Limbaugh.