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Glenn Beck Reports CIA Plot Between Embassy Killing and Something Awful
An anonymous reader writes "Here's one that even The Onion would reject as too blatantly ridiculous: American right-wing radio and TV clown Glenn Beck believes that Sean Smith aka Vile Rat, the EVE Online diplomat who was killed earlier this month during the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, was actually a CIA agent, relaying communications to his fellow undercover agents at Something Awful."
Here is the official summary of the episode from Glenn Beck's website:
http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/09/17/is-the-obama-administration-covering-up-scandalous-details-in-libya-attack/
Note particularly this part at the end:
Audio from the relevant portion of the episode is posted on Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/nivdes/glenn-beck-goonswarm-is
"Goonswarm" is the name of the in-game organization affiliated with Something Awful.
TL;DR: It really did happen.
Glenn Beck has been known to use this device known as "sarcasm"
Good point. There's a talk show host named Rush who does the same thing; basically says ridiculous stuff to get people's attention. But the foaming at the mouth crowd takes them both seriously.
Move along, no news here
Actually, I did learn something new today: Fanboys of Glenn Beck actually do exist!
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I'm not sure I get the joke here. The job of the deceased was "foreign service information management officer." I'm trying to imagine how somebody in that position could not work with intelligence services?
Perhaps he was the Exchange/Sharepoint/SAN administrator? "Foreign service" is pretty much any State Department employee stationed overseas. "Information Management Officer" sounds like he could be anything from the IT Admin to the filing clerk (if they still have paper files, that is).
Battlemaster--Game with friends in medival realms
But,even with no Glenn Beck, there IS a conspiracy.
http://www.subgenius.com/ts/hos_logs/Hour_of_Slack_1233.html
A little retro smile for my slash buddies.
*Repent!Quit Your Job!Slack Off!The World Ends Tomorrow and You May Die!
Right, now it's time to grow up. So, remember Iran-contra? And how the democrats blamed Regan for everything. No? Okay. So remember the last 8 years and oh let's go with the housing crisis. That was obviously all Bush's fault right. Despite the fact that in 2002 and 2003, that the republicans tried to change the rules but were blocked by the democrats. Wait, he was the only person in the government. Now that your little temper tantrum is done, you'd better get your head out of the sand.
Under Obama they were not tracked, the documents received showed that. The real problem that comes back on this is that the democrats themselves are stonewalling and it has become a civil case because the DoJ itself is blocking further investigations into the issue. Now, if you're finished lying to yourself perhaps, just perhaps you learned something today.
Om, nomnomnom...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/job-creation-campaign-promises.html?pagewanted=all
Good zinger, really! I chuckled.
But the Prez can do very little to create jobs, realistically. Obama may have an easier time creating the Unicorn we all seem to want. Add in a obstructionist, insane House, and the Euro wanting to implode the European Union?
Good zinger though, really...
He was one of the IT admins.
He was an enemy in game, and a friend out of game. I miss talking shop with him.
Not a sentence!
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/18/news/economy/obama-bush-jobs/?source=cnn_bin
And what is Dubya's excuse during his orgy of spending? Where was the outcry then?
Come to think of it, even as an independent, Dubya made me cry a lot...
In fact he even says not to believe him until you do your own research. So much of what he does is pure comedy and sometimes it's hard for the slower ones amongst us to tell the difference.
Remember that sometimes he gets his point across by using hyperbole and comedy. You have to listen to several shows and learn his method before you judge him.
The great thing about the Onion story is that Iran's Top News Agency (Fars) actually believed it!
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/01/irans-top-news-agency-reposts-onion-article-as-fact/
Have you ever listened to the guy for any period of time? He's been absolutely spot on about many things.
You're right. He called himself a “...hopeless alcoholic and drug addict.”
"I'm on the verge of moral collapse at any time."
"I’m not good for anything; I just keep hurting people, everybody I meet, everything I touch."
Other, less "spot on" quotes:
"When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I'm just like, 'Oh shut up' I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."
"The only [Katrina victims] we're seeing on television are the scumbags."
"So here you have Barack Obama going in and spending the money on embryonic stem cell research. ... Eugenics. In case you don't know what Eugenics led us to: the Final Solution. A master race!"
No, I've been living under a conservative Christian Democrat government the past 12 years, with a growing racist party in Parliament which actually got to govern in the last cabinet.
The world is not the USA, and your predictable right-wing false equivalencies are tiring.
Well, I can't really accurately reply to the "right wing" in your country since I don't know what country that is. And hell, your "right wing" may truly be "Hate Machines". But this article is about a US based libertarian talk show host who is falsely associated with the "right wing" because he, like all libertarians, favor a small, central government with most of the power given to the states and communities.
Beck is not a "right wing Hate Machine" like what you have described. He is simply, like many libertarians, susceptible to conspiracy theories. In this case, he took a guess that maybe a guy who really was there to track weapons used Eve Online to relay a message that they were about to be attacked.
Now I can forgive you for not understanding the political dynamics of US political talk radio, but I am unable to look past your speaking on the subject with such disdain for something you know nothing about. And it is true that "The world is not the USA", this article is about the USA, an embassy of the USA, and a talk show radio host from the USA sharing his conspiracy theories with others in the USA. If you don't understand what it's all about, then maybe you should simply read and sit this one out. After you've done a bit of research on the matter, listened to Beck a bit (I highly recommend "Moron Trivia"), and read about his views, where he stands, why people call him "right wing" and what "right wing" means in this country, then you might be able to speak on the matter without appearing foolish.
There is no "I disagree" mod for a reason. Flamebait, Troll, and Overrated are not substitutes.
In 2003, Republicans controlled the house and the senate, I cannot find evidence for your claim that Democrats blocked regulatory legislation which would have prevented the US housing crash. http://uspolitics.about.com/b/2008/09/18/republican-congress-talked-about-financial-reform-but-did-nothing.htm In fact, given the disdain Republicans have for any form of governmental regulation, I find your claim doubtful
prepare the survey weasels.