Some Republicans hate blacks. Others hate gays. Still more hate immigrants. Then there’s Glen Beck.
Popular conservative talk show host Glenn Beck made his predictions Saturday for the kind of judge President Obama will nominate to replace Supreme Court Justice Stevens, who announced Friday that he will retire.
Whoever the president chooses, Beck said on his radio show, Americans can be sure it will be someone hand-picked to stymie opposition through political correctness.
"It will allow the Democrats to say they just hate women, they just hate Hispanics, they just hate a black, they just hate whatever. That’s what it will be," Beck said. "I mean if he’s smart, he will find a gay, handicapped black woman who’s an immigrant. She could be the devil. She could say ‘I hate America. I want to destroy America,’ and that way they’ll only be able to say ‘Why do you hate gay immigrant black handicapped women?’"
Stevens’ announcement of retirement means Obama must choose a second Supreme Court justice within his first two years in office. His last selection, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ignited a prolonged battle with Republicans. This time, Obama must get a nominee confirmed in the middle of an election season and with possibly even more opposition.
Beck was quick to claim Obama would appoint another "radical" like Justice Sotomayor."It will cause all kind of problems in Washington, it will split the parties," Beck said.
The comments mirror a statement by conservative icon Rush Limbaugh when the retirement of Justice David Souter paved the way for Obama’s first Supreme Court pick in May of last year. After playing a clip of Obama telling leaders of Planned Parenthood that the court needed a justice with "empathy" for single mothers, Limbaugh translated what he believed Obama was saying.
"So here’s what we need. We need a teenage single mother who’s gay, is a lesbian, who’s dirt poor, African-American and disabled," Limbaugh said…
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Beck, is not just a bigot. He’s an equal opportunity bigot, with ample hatred for anyone who he does not perceive as just like him. Limbaugh is no different. Since Beck is the de facto head of the Teabaggers, and Limbaugh, of the GOP, we can expect a hate based response from the right to whomever Obama appoints. They would hate it most, if Obama were to appoint a straight white male. It would deprive them of their hateful stereotypes.
Their problem is their perception. I’m white, male, straight and born in the USA. Nevertheless, I perceive Beck’s gay, handicapped, black woman, who’s an immigrant, as just like me. Therefore, I can concentrate on a potential appointee’s qualifications and positions, not on attributes that serve only to distract fools.
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glenn beck is the poster child for hate. i know a lot of people say to let him fart out his hate and the world will see how awful and insane he is – well the world sees and it a) does nothing about it b? encourages more of it
the real terrorists here are Murdoch and Ailes – two of worst excuses for humans ever to walk the planet – their behavior (read permitting beck to have a show) shows their total contempt for anything civilized. beck is pathetic and evil – ailes is worse
DC, that’s a very astute observation. He and his ilk do much to damage the GOP brand among Independents. I’d go one step further. Consider that they are paying Beck over $30 million a year, and consider that his abilities fall in the $ 0.30/hour range. People so low that they will parrot vile filth must be rare, because he is saying what they tell him to say.
Before he even announced his retirement, before he even mentioned it, the Repubs said they would fillibuster it without even knowing who the nom would be. I’d expect nothing less from the party of no.
Good point Lisa.
TC: Yours is better than mine. ; )
Marvin Kalb interviewed Murdoch at the National Press Club this week. When the media mogul was askd if Fox News should support the Tea Party, he took a couple of seconds and dead-panned that the media had no business supporting any political party.
I saw that interview. It set off my kashit detector big time. As if he didn’t know.
I expect Obama to pick some moderate judge to try and appease the Republicans, only to be faced with opposition… The court is way too imbalanced and Obama’s choice can help bring the court back towards center…
Kevin, please be wrong. If he were to do so, I would support a filibuster by Democrats.
“I mean if he’s smart, he will find a gay, handicapped black woman who’s an immigrant.” (Beck)
Or Obama could nominate a white redneck who watches Fox News. At least that covers the “handicapped” part of it.
LOL Tom! So true!