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Glenn Beck's past remarks about 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina victims
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In light of Glenn Beck’s vendetta against Van Jones and the White House adviser’s resignation, some members of the left have decided to sling mud right back at Beck.
Beck profiled Jones on his show this week, in particular Jones’ signing of the “911 Truth Statement,” a document that asked Americans to investigate whether the Bush administration did nothing to stop 9/11.
Most of Beck’s history that is being rehashed is harmless, but in fairness since this is Beck’s modus operandi, I took a look at what other bloggers had turned up. One thing that stood out was a 2005 statement Beck made on his Clear Channel radio show. Beck said: “I didn't think I could hate victims faster than the 9/11 victims.”
The full audio and transcript can be heard and read on MediaMatter’s site here.
“And when I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, "Oh shut up!" I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining. And we did our best for them.”
To his credit, in context, Beck says he only hates about 10 of the victims.
In the same September 9th broadcast Beck also spoke about Hurricane Katrina survivors: “And that's all we're hearing about, are the people in New Orleans. Those are the only ones we're seeing on television are the scumbags -- and again, it's not all the people in New Orleans. Most of the people in New Orleans got out! It's just a small percentage of those who were left in New Orleans, or who decided to stay in New Orleans, and they're getting all the attention.”
So, what do you think? Remarks taken out of context or do they deserve another look? Comment below to share your opinion. And make sure to visit the MediaMatter's link above to read the full remarks.
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