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Glenn Beck again. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
The always controversial Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck said he believes President Barack Obama is a racist during an appearance on the morning show Fox & Friends.
As reported by The Associated Press, he said President Obama "has exposed himself as a person with 'a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.'"
"I'm not saying he doesn't like white people," Beck stated. "He has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist."
Fox host Brian Kilmeade did not seem to agree, and reminded Beck that most of the people who work for the President Barack Obama are white.
The comments came in the context of the president's reaction to the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University scholar, over a misunderstanding that has made huge headlines and put the police officer involved, Sgt. James Crowley, under a very bright spotligh.
The issue originated after Gates, who is black, was arrested for disorderly conduct by Crowley, who is white, in what started as a mistake and has escalated into a national racial issue.
As is well known, Barack Obama's first reaction was to say that the police acted "stupidly" in a news conference. Later, he softened the blow by inviting Crowley to the White House for a meeting over beers. Glenn Beck, on his part, wondered whether another president would have had the same first reaction to criticize the police.
According to the article, Fox News senior vice president of programming Bill Shine spoke to the TVNewser website and said that Beck had "expressed a personal opinion which represented his own views, not those of the Fox News Channel. And as with all commentators in the cable news arena, he is given the freedom to express his opinions."
On Glenn Beck's website, a blog post says, "Here is the surprise of the century -- Glenn gave an opinion that liberal bloggers disagree with! Stop the presses everybody, Glenn Beck and liberal bloggers disagree on something!" An audio file posted on the site has his comments, and "Glenn's response to the angry liberal blog-o-sphere-- the common sense explanation that they will not understand nor accept anyway."
Glenn Beck did not mention the episode on his Fox show on Tuesday, and an Obama spokesman, William Burton, said the White House had no comment on his comments.
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Glenn Beck you are so stupid...White people this is not a good look for you guys you all are being very irrational and nonsensical, all because you guys think your power is slipping away. Realize you all, "white people" still own every thing blks only make about 13% of the population calm the f*** down geez.
Fact be knowen, 90% of blks ,& whites are racist.
I appalled that this poll says 46% of people think Glenn Beck made a good point. Please don't you understand how dangerous is to go around calling people racist. I HATE all TV and radio personalities. They are so damaging to our culture and our humanity. They disgust me. And their language and words are like poison!!!!
go glenn go------you tell the truth ---and the truth hurts for the dummy.s
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