{"id":9618,"date":"2013-05-08T15:53:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T22:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=9618"},"modified":"2013-05-08T15:53:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T22:53:39","slug":"glenn-beck-revokes-his-own-honor-badge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=9618","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Beck Revokes His Own Honor Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past week Glenn Beck has made news of sorts by declaring his conviction that America is such an affront to God that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=9590\" target=\"_blank\">He must destroy it<\/a>, by presenting an image of the Jewish mayor of New York in a Nazi salute, and by portraying Jesus as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=9595\" target=\"_blank\">pistol-packin&#8217; Messiah<\/a>. But these are just common examples of the dementia that Beck endures on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightwingwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Right Wing Watch<\/a> has captured another example of Beck&#8217;s deranged incoherence that was revealed this week (video below). On May 3, 2013, Beck proudly discussed his role as a journalist while speculating wildly about the man who committed suicide in the Houston airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;As a journalist and somebody who runs a journalistic organization, here&#8217;s what I want you to look for.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A mere three days later Beck was spinning yarns about Benghazi when he said this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I have always said that I am not a journalist. I&#8217;m an entrepreneur. I&#8217;m a thinker. But I wear it as a badge of honor that I am not a journalist.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not even venture into the lunacy that Beck thinks he is a thinker, except to say that Jim Jones also had <em>&#8220;thoughts.&#8221;<\/em> However, Beck has obviously not always said that he isn&#8217;t a journalist, because he said he was one a few days earlier. And if not being a journalist earned him a <em>&#8220;badge of honor,&#8221;<\/em> then I suppose he will be returning that badge to whatever imaginary institution issued it.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Misc\/beck-journalist.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Beck\" \/><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KyjqfuTTCNE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past week Glenn Beck has made news of sorts by declaring his conviction that America is such an affront to God that He must destroy it, by presenting an image of the Jewish mayor of New York in a Nazi salute, and by portraying Jesus as a pistol-packin&#8217; Messiah. But these are just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-9618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-glenn-beck"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-2v8","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3890,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3890","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":0},"title":"Why Won&#8217;t Glenn Beck Say Lara Logan&#8217;s Name?","author":"Mark NC","date":"2\/17\/2011","format":false,"excerpt":"In the past couple of days, Glenn Beck has latched onto a gruesome story about CBS correspondent Lara Logan. While covering protests in Egypt she was the victim of a brutal sexual assault by an unidentified mob. The story was widely broadcast by many news outlets on TV, radio, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1443,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1443","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":1},"title":"Jon Stewart Channels Glenn Beck &#8211; And News Corpse","author":"Mark NC","date":"11\/6\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"In another brilliantly conceived and executed parody, the Daily Show's Jon Stewart has perfectly captured the dementia that is Glenn Beck. The wonder, the shock, the outrage, the tears, the megalomania, the obsession with impending doom. It's all there in a hilarious send up of Beck's traitorous appendix. Everyday it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1499,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1499","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":2},"title":"Glenn Beck: 2009 Misinformer Of The Year","author":"Mark NC","date":"12\/21\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"On the heels of the announcement that Sarah Palin had edged out Glenn Beck for \"Lie of the Year,\" Beck has bounced back to nab the Media Matters honor of 2009 Misinformer of the Year. This award caps a year of distinguished prevarication by an acknowledged master of the art.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3009,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=3009","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":3},"title":"Top 10 Reasons George Soros Should Refuse To Debate Glenn Beck","author":"Mark NC","date":"10\/20\/2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In a challenge dripping with sarcasm and scorn, Glenn Beck pretended to invite George Soros onto his show for a one-on-one debate. Of course, it was just another of the phony clown shows Beck puts on to the delight of his fans who think his act is real. But just\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4213,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=4213","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":4},"title":"Bill O&#8217;Reilly: King Pinhead Reclaims His Crown","author":"Mark NC","date":"4\/9\/2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Bill O'Reilly used his weekly column this week to pump up his departing pal, Glenn Beck. Somehow I don't think his heart was really in it because his argument was barely coherent. And why not? He does stand to regain his throne as the predominant Fox News bloviator after Beck\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1433,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1433","url_meta":{"origin":9618,"position":5},"title":"Guilt By Association With Fox News","author":"Mark NC","date":"10\/26\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Much has been made the past week of the so-called \"war\" between the White House and Fox News. Never mind the fact that there is nothing occurring that remotely approaches being characterized as even a metaphorical war. 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