Comments on: UPDATE III: Beck Revised (Who Eats Nails? Spencer Or Mercer?)

By: james huggins

james huggins — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:40:18 +0000

Does Mercer bite nails in two for breakfast? You bet she does. I want to be just like her when I grow up. Myron, you’re not even a close second to Mercer. Keep plugging away at it and you might get there.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:51:30 +0000

There are two types of ‘anti’- that which says something doesn’t exist and that which says ‘yes it exists but…’ Mr. Beck is in my opinion of the latter category, and therefore untrustworthy. Just as you think he’s on your side, out comes the knife. A lot like Mr. St. John, I think.

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:56:03 +0000

Ok, Let’s look at this eating nails for breakfast from an economic perspective. First of all I assume from your economic views you are pretty sensible about your money. Eating nails for breakfast would result in some rather large repeated dental bills (insurance or no insurance). Secondly I have seen pictures of Ilana smiling. Assuming a modicum of integrity her teeth have not been photo-shopped into the pictures. On an image note: I doubt that the Von Mises Institute would have much to do with someone who ate nails for breakfast!

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:11:08 +0000

The trouble with an anti-Obama coalition is that it includes a hodgepodge of interests including: (1) “country club” Republicans such as Romney, (2) Warmongers such as Bennett salivating over warring on Drugs and Talibans bloating the Drug Enforcement Agency and Defense Department, (3) professional hacks like McConnell who sell anything for special interest money / political control, (4) Religious warriors who obsess about homosexuals etc. like Huckabee and (5) Libertarians such as Paul who want to shrink the Leviathan Welfare-Warfare state. Admittedly, some like Coulter, Hannity, Bachmann, and Beck can cross over several types. Nevertheless, fundamental contradictions make such a coalition very shaky.

America has evolved from tens of Billion $$ deficits (1970’s) to hundreds of Billions (1980’s), to 2 Terabuck deficits (2010). We are approaching (financially and demographically thanks to aging and low-level immigration) a Governmental Bubble. Postulating that fighting BAD Afghan Warlords while aiding GOOD Afghan Warlords enhances our FREEDOM is more delusional than the Vietnam debacle which bore some relationship to a Soviet “empire” as opposed to local tribal Neanderthals. Nevertheless, most “conservatives” (like Palin and Huggins) think that all these Wars enhance our Freedom when, in reality, this is enslaving us faster.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:27:54 +0000

Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh,Ann Coulter, Michael Savage et al. None of them are right all of the time. But they are out there fighting the fight and getting the message out to the world. Instead of splitting hairs and criticising their shoe shines we need to be fighting the real enemy which is the ever present left.

By: David Smith

David Smith — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:46:49 +0000

I agree with your analysis, Miss Ilana. While I find Glenn’s continued love of mass immigration, belief in the divine inspiration of the country, and inclusion of Lincoln among the pantheon of American demigods, he has increasingly awakened over the years and has been willing to shake the foundations of the “conservative” narrative. Tearing down old icons and overcoming blind spots can be difficult and take some time. Unlike many others, he’s done so already on so many fronts; let’s be patient and perhaps he’ll awaken even more. After all, this can only be for the good.