volunteering makes no sense to glenn beck
Posted: October 22, 2009
granted, i am the first to be nervous of a ploy that involves the mass media and the government working hand in hand. and who really knows what the agenda is here but let’s pretend for a moment that it is exactly what it says it is: people helping people. wtf is becks problem?
i imagine the dude needs to be obnoxious since it is part of appealing character (shit, i clicked on it) but usually when it gets down to him barfing out a profound notion it is almost always ass backwards.
for example in this clip he is warning america that volunteering is a farce and that for us to put extra effort into it is a bad move. and no, americans are not generally giving and kind. everyone in this country wants everything. reminding others to do things for each other is a concept that need continual focus.
the best part is when he makes jabs at the other news media as if they are the problem and he is the solution. but didn’t michele obama mention fox in her speech? fox is the worst – here is an old post that kinda highlights that.
Does it annoy me when TV shows incorporate a “group message” into their shows no matter how much I support the cause (ie Green week)? YES! Treating the earth well and using resources wisely is very important to me, but I just think it’s cheesy when they throw it into the show so obviously.
Do I think the media acts as Obama’s puppets? Yes. But at least in this case they’re going along with something that is fully bipartisan.
The thing that I like about Beck (and Limbaugh) is that they are okay with saying what they think regardless of what is popular opinion. It’s MUCH more politically correct to be liberal and these guys just don’t care. I don’t think it’s reasonable for people to disparage these guys for speaking their mind while applauding liberals who do. “Kudos to you! You’re doing and saying what’s popular today!”
In this case though, Beck, throw me a bone! Pick something that’s a PROBLEM to gripe about. Volunteering is a wonderful thing and yeah, some people do need an incentive. That may be wrong, but as long as help is being given, does it matter? Chances are that a free day at Disneyland will get them going, but who knows? They may actually find it REWARDING and continue.
Ben, sorry for the long response. Too many thoughts in my brain right now. :/
From Anne on October 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
your long responses are more than welcome. you are spot on.
From mr. diggles on October 22nd, 2009 at 2:22 pm
I’m with you two. I agree with Beck about the government and major networks working together would be a huge problem (*shudders*), but he kind of chose the wrong topic to rant about. He seriously sounded like volunteering your time was the worst thing you could do for this country. Seriously, dude?
The sad truth is that a ton of people in this country are becoming more and more lazy and selfish with their time and money, and a campaign like the one described in the video could only do good in my eyes. Unfortunately, tens of thousands who watched that are going to boycott volunteerism because they think Beck told them it’s part of Obama’s liberal agenda.
From Adam on October 24th, 2009 at 12:50 am
You guys are all idiots. I like to eat babies and party with Nazis. I wonder if Anne likes me because I speak my mind and am so brave to speak my mind and go against popular opinion and what’s politically correct!
From Beck on October 24th, 2009 at 7:12 am