It's Marxism, Stupid

These people just ain't gettin' it. Robert McChesney is a self avowed Marxist who supports the likes of Hugo Chavez and anyone who is in a position, of any sort, that is involved in government policy making that has this position and who is a proponent of Marxism, shouldn't be anywhere near the policy makers that can affect this country.

I have not seen one argument in this article that refutes Glenn Beck's assertions.

Ellen opines:

Beck began his attack, with his sincere, earnest persona, talking about the importance of free speech. “If we cannot speak freely to each other, we lose the essence of who we are. Remember that.” Probably, what Beck meant was that he needed to speak freely so that he could smear and attack without repercussions. Because everyone else seems to be subject to Beck’s hammy hate mongering.

Hate mongering? Since when is reporting facts considered hate mongering? I think she means that anyone with a differing opinion and those who disagree are hate mongers. If Glenn Beck was wrong in any way, then why doesn't Mark Lloyd and Robert McChesney sue him for slander or defamation?

She goes on by using the ad hominem:

Maybe Beck was just feeling sorry for himself for losing 19 more advertisers. Whatever the reason, no sooner had he lauded the value of free speech than he began attacking others’. First, Beck lit into Obama’s “FCC divserity czar,” Mark Lloyd for saying that there was an “incredible revolution” in Venezuela and saying that “You have to say who is going to step down so someone else can have power.” As usual, Beck offered only inflammatory soundbites, used in a monologue of attacks, rather than any dialogue that Beck had claimed to endorse moments earlier. “Boy, that sounds positively un-American,” Beck said, topping off the attack with a smear.

And the issue is? Beck has said numerous times that he doesn't care about the financial aspects of his shows. If it were an issue with him, I am sure that he would be saying something about it, as well as the advertisers if it were an issue. Inflammatory soundbites? I would say that they were rather revealing and yes, those soundbites from self avowed Marxists is un-American. I have yet to hear anyone of those people that Glenn Beck "smeared" refute any of it. Come to think of it, the FCC won't allow Mark Lloyd to be interviewed. Now, why is that?

Ellen goes on:

Then, Beck moved on to “introduce” us to “a friend of” Mark Lloyd who also happens to be “a friend of” Van Jones (one of Beck’s previous targets). That was Robert McChesney. McChesney has a long and distinguished record of accomplishments. But Beck ignored almost all of it in order to cherry pick what he could use to attack McChesney – and, of course, spice up his own monologue. Noting that McChesney is the cofounder of the media reform organization Free Press (disclaimer: this blog has been a supporter of Free Press and many of our bloggers have attended their conferences), Beck said, “They are looking for anything but free press.”

Although Beck never said that they were friends, I will say it's what he was alluding to. However, since Mark Lloyd, van Jones and Robert McChesney are either self avowed Marxists and Communists to one degree or another. Well, birds of a feather flock together, Ellen. As to McChesney's long list of "accomplishments", I get the feeling of nausea when someone says the incredible filth that he has about overthrowing our Republic and in the same breath claims that Venezuela is a Republic that allows freedom of speech and the press. Yet, Ellen seems to conveniently forget what Chavez done in regards to the "free" press in his country.

Beck skipped right over discussing anything Free Press actually does or supports (media reform, not Marxism) in favor of going straight for an attack on McChesney. “He is the former editor of Monthly Review which he, himself, has described as one of the most important Marxist publications in the world… He is a backer of Hugo Chavez… and even suggested that an owner of a TV station that was critical of Chavez should be arrested for treason. Wow, that sounds like Mark Lloyd. I wonder if they know each other… (McChesney) has said, quote about the U.S. ‘Any serious effort to reform the media system would have to necessarily be part of a revolutionary program to overthrow the capitalist system itself.’

He "skipped" over it because Free Press's "reform" espouses Marxism by taking over the media through a revolution, McChesney's words not mine, "There is no real answer but to remove brick by brick the capitalist system itself, rebuilding the entire society on socialist principles." Sounds like a revolution to overthrow our current form of government to me. Of course, former president Bush felt the same way when he said he had to abandon free market principles to save a free market society.

Try as you might, Ellen, but, McChesney is what he is and Glenn Beck exposed this reprobate to the American people.

Moving on, Ellen further bemones:

Next target, FCC head Julius Genachowski who chose Free Press’ Jen Howard to be his press secretary. “The Marxist group? The most important Marxist group?” Beck mugged, forgetting apparently, that he had just misrepresented his own smear. According to Beck, McChesney had called Monthly Review “one of the most important Marxist publications,” not Free Press.

And, of course, Ellen is completely missing the point. So, I'll reiterate: Anyone that is a self avowed Marxist, Communist, et al should not be anywhere near policy makers that has the ability to alter our way of life. 'Nuff said.

Continuing on:

“Free Press also co-authored The Structural Imbalance of Talk Radio,” Beck continued. Aha! Now we know that Beck has a financial incentive to attack these folks. That report, which is actually titled “The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio” (Beck conveniently left out the word “political”), is about the disparity between conservative and liberal views on talk radio and the ways to make the political discourse more representative. Not surprisingly, Beck didn’t tell his viewers that, either. Instead, he distorted the report by saying that it sought to “remedy the ‘problem’ of conservative voices on talk radio by, among other things, forcing commercial owners who fail to abide by their rules to pay a fee that would subsidize public broadcasting.” Beck made it sound as though a station would be fined if it didn’t follow “the rules” of having more liberal voices and shutting down conservatives. But the report’s recommendations are actually more about restoring caps on the number of stations a corporation can own and ensuring greater local accountability of radio licensing.

Mindless claptrap. That report was nothing short of hammering broadcasters if they don't play nice by airing more liberal talk shows. Ellen fails to mention that radio talk shows are in a free market system and liberal talk shows fail, because people are sick and tired of listening to people, like Ed Shultz, talk without substance. It's the listeners, or the lack thereof, that decides if a product is successful or not. And talk radio is a product.

The First Amendment is about freedom of speech. It does not say anything about free speech only if one is in agreement. Robert McChesney, Mark Lloyd, van Jones, Cass Sunstein and the rest of Obama's ilk are disgusting reprobates that do not belong in this America. If they desire to live in a country that oppresses and supresses its people, then they can practice one American right and leave.

And I'll remind Ellen that vomiting her bile is covered under the First Amendment, just like mine is.

Note: If you want to read the full transcript of the discussion between Glenn Beck and Seton Motley, click here.