Comments on: Glenn Beck, in Criticizing Sotomayor, Says Empathy Is BAD, and Cites Bad Misunderstanding of Hebrew Bible

By: NickDupree

NickDupree — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:33:28 +0000

Deciding law when there's vagueness in the text or new technology creates new constitutional problems (“is wiretapping unlawful search and seizure under the 4th amendment?”) is not “legislating from the bench,” it's a basic function of the judicial branch, and conservatives only hate it when law is decided that they don't like.

By: NickDupree

NickDupree — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:24:18 +0000

The T-4 program was not imposed by judges; that's a total falsehood. It was ordered, in writing, by Hitler himself, and those records are readily available.

Also, Beck is consistently confusing “empathy” with “sympathy.” Empathizing is not feeling bad for someone like Beck is saying, it is an ability to relate to the experiences of someone (i.e. having walked a mile in their shoes). This was something Clarence Thomas touted about himself during his confirmation hearings; where were the right-wing wolves then?

By: NickDupree

NickDupree — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:08:19 +0000

You're assuming I don't listen to other viewpoints: false. I read Gingrich, Brooks, even Limbaugh on occasion.

In his opposition to Sotomayor and his opinion that empathy disqualifies you from the bench, Mr. Beck was NOT being farcical or satirical. He was serious, and his arguments are faulty. Don't insult our intelligence with this “he's just kidding” crap.

By: Greta

Greta — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:40:46 +0000

P.S. the empathy thing Beck talks about with the holocaust refers to the so called justification that judges at that time used. The Supreme Court's job is not to legislate, but enforce the laws of this nation…if you want to change the law, then run for Congress or Senate.

By: Greta

Greta — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:37:35 +0000

Wow, most of you people are dumber than the girls in the Miss Teen USA pagents. If you actually listened to his show on occasion you would understand that Glenn Beck uses this thing called sarcasm and another literary devise called farse. You would also know that he is not Republican, and actually leans more towards a Libertarian point of view. But you sheep probably don't understand the difference because clearly you take other people's faulty opinions as the gospel truth.

I dissagree with Glenn Beck on a regular basis, but I listen to his show so that I can hear other viewpoints besides my own and expand my reality beyond my own experiences. Maybe some of you should do the same.

By: NickDupree

NickDupree — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:38:50 +0000

someone needs to point out the lunacy and anti-disability comments

By: Buzz

Buzz — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:47:05 +0000

I may be missing great straw man material, but I must confess I pay no attention to GOP shills. There are plenty of intelligent Republican s outside the corporate press to present alternative arguments to progressive policy without indulging in the cheap manipulative games of the Hateocracy… several of them voted for President Obama and feel abandoned by the carnival tent shamanism that dominates the American Taliban.

By: Reality Check: Sotomayor NOT “A Radical” - Nick’s Crusade

Reality Check: Sotomayor NOT “A Radical” - Nick’s Crusade — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:14:34 +0000

[...] Far-Right Crazy Land Place: As I reported yesterday, Glenn Beck suggested that empathy is bad and can lead to Naziism, so Obama’s [...]

By: Lisa Wolf

Lisa Wolf — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:34:30 +0000

Guys like that Beck dude only have empathy for banks, military contractors and anything that promotes the oil industry.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:14:12 +0000

What an effing lunatic. And yes, that's my professional opinion.

By: Jamie Dupree

Jamie Dupree — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:33:34 +0000

Am I the only one who who thinks Glenn Beck is actually, medically crazy?