Exposing Glenn Beck as a Dangerous Fraud

Bob Cesca, a political writer and one of the more level-headed progressive bloggers, has a new column out titled "Exposing Glenn Beck as a Dangerous Fraud." It is the first of what will be an ongoing look at what Beck really is — "A dangerous faker who deliberately manipulates his audience by appealing to their basest instincts. As a man who only embraces conservatism and the tea party movement as a means to furthering his significant personal wealth and career as a successful TV goon."

I know there is virtually no chance that any Teabagger would read this column and begin to question one of their leaders, but they really should. They are being taken for a ride by con man, plain and simple.

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Teabagger Brilliance in Pictures

Palm in face ... shaking head.

He'll read it once we can find out what the hell it is.

That's right, Obama doesn't have a birth certifict . He just has a birth certificate.

Looks like he is not the only one.

It's are country dammit!

What is amesty and why doesn't he like it?

No caption needed.

Nothing surprising... typical Fox News/Glenn Beck viewer.

Really? What would you call Medicare?

But we like the pubic option.

Must ride that "Magic Bus" that runs on air.

If you are going to make a statement about needing to speak English, should you know how to spell in English?

Have got to throw one in for those with intelligence and a sense of humor...

When Tax Refunds Go Up, Teabaggers Rejoice. Right?

I think most Democrats don't need proof that the Tea Party movement has very little to do with policy and mostly to do with fear and hatred. But for Independents who may be in the process of evaluating Teabaggers, take note of this story.

White House officials said Monday that tax credits launched under last year's economic recovery bill have boosted the average refund by nearly 10% from the previous year.

The average tax refund for 2009 has reached $3,036, up $266 from a year ago, according to early data from the Internal Revenue Service. Link

Even Accountants are taking notice:

Jackson Hewitt Manager Patrick Shields says that in the 300 or so returns he filed, most were substantially more than in previous years. Shields says his customers were more than happy.

"Very happy," he said. "Some of them extremely happy."

Most of the tax breaks people are enjoying this year are coming as a result of the Recovery Act, which passed without a single Republican vote in the House and only three in the Senate (and this includes Arlen Specter, who is now a Democrat).

So now that one of the biggest talking points that Teabaggers use against Obama and the Democrats (they raise taxes) has been discredited, will they give the proper credit? I wouldn't hold my breath.

If Jesus Returned as Glenn Beck

This would be funny if it weren't so true. How does anyone take Glenn Beck seriously? Beck doesn't take himself seriously. He just knows how to play the part to make himself millions of dollars.

Conservative Columnist Calls Out Sean Hannity "Scam"

Debbie Schlussel, a well known conservative blogger and media personality, has come right out and called Sean Hannity's "Freedom Alliance" and their "Freedom Concerts" a "scam," raising money that is mostly spent on luxury travel and personal perks, with only a small portion going to help the wounded veterans and their families who are the supposed beneficiaries of FA's "Freedom Concerts."

For the last several years, Sean Hannity and the Freedom Alliance “charity” have conducted “Freedom Concerts” across America. They’ve told you that they are raising money to pay for the college tuition of the children of fallen soldiers and to pay severely wounded war vets. And on Friday Night, Hannity will be honored with an award for this “Outstanding Community Service by a Radio Talk Show Host” at Talkers Magazine’s convention.

But it’s all a huge scam.

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Your Liberal Media at Work Again

In the latest installment of proof that the media is not liberal, but is increasingly becoming more conservative, CNN has hired RedState.com editor Erick Erickson. RedState.com is a very right-wing Web site. Erickson also has a long history of incendiary, sexist, and racially charged statements, which include asking when voters would "march down" and "beat" lawmakers "to a bloody pulp" and referring to former Supreme Court Justice David Souter as a "goat fucking child molester."

View an exhaustive list of Erickson's outrageous comments.

Tea Partiers Distribute Signs Paid for by RNC

For whatever reason, the Tea Party movement actually wants us to believe that they are not affiliated with any of the established political parties, and better yet, even include some Democrats. The latter is obviously nonsense, but the former is up somewhat for debate. While there are probably a small number of Teabaggers who are genuinely independent, the vast majority are Republicans who are either embarrassed or unwilling to admit they are Republicans. For proof of the Tea Party-Republican Party relationship, review this story:

The Republican National Committee is paying for signs and political buttons used by Tea Party groups — despite widespread disagreement among the conservative, grassroots activists on whether the movement should work to elect candidates within the Republican party or steer clear from it.

The items, paid for by the RNC, were on full display at a Friday press conference of Tea Party activists in Washington. At the afternoon event at the Capitol Hill Suites, activists in town for the “Take the Town Halls to Washington” project passed out the red-white-and-blue buttons and signs emblazoned with the words “Listen to Me!”

Text at the bottom of the sign reads: “Paid for by the Republican National Committee.” Link