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For all those people who thought the outrageous rhetoric coming from Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin was about anything other than the Benjamins, you were wrong.
Fresh off of his Washington, D.C., rally, where he claimed to "restore honor" to America, Beck is restoring decimals to his wallet by charging anywhere from $73.75 to $225 per ticket to hear him speak on 9/11, according to the AP. And right by his side is none other than Sarah Palin.
The event's 4,500 tickets have already been sold, netting a minimum of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Now, both Beck and Palin have made themselves very wealthy with their divisive, ignorant and (often) untrue statements. ABC News estimated in April that Palin had raked in at least $12 million since July 2009. She earns $250,000 per episode for her television show about Alaska and demands $100,000 per speaking engagement. I'm sure that figure is higher by now.
Beck has also done well for himself by making ridiculous statements, such as calling President Barack Obama racist. Forbes estimated that Beck made $32 million in 2009.
"I could give a flying crap about the political process," Beck told Forbes. "We're an entertainment company."
That's why both Beck and Palin should be ashamed of themselves for exploiting the 9/11 anniversary for their own financial gain.
When asked why the event was being held on 9/11, event organizer Chris Cox called it a "coincidence." He claimed he didn't want to compete with the Alaska State Fair, which was being held on Sept. 4.
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Why not hold the event on Sept. 12 or another date that accommodates both Palin and Beck's schedules? The problem with these two taking serious problems facing this country and turning them into cartoon-like issues, complete with uninformed and outrageous comments, is that people actually take their comments as facts.
Millions of Americans, including the 4,500 people who paid to see these two speak, are taking Beck and Palin's commentary on everything from health care, immigration, race relations and foreign relations and using it to inform their opinions on these important topics.
Meanwhile, as Beck himself stated so clearly, he's in the business of entertaining and getting paid.
The result is the erosion of decent civic discourse in this country. It's now about who can say the most outrageous thing or who can twist facts and history to fit their version of events no matter how nonsensical that version of events may be.
Even some Republicans acknowledge that Beck, Palin and Rush Limbaugh are now the de facto leaders of a major American political party.
"There were no death panels in the (health care) bill ... and to encourage that kind of fear is just the lowest form of political leadership. It's not leadership. It's demagoguery,'' said Rep. Bob Inglis, a South Carolina Republican who lost his primary.
Inglis said that people like Limbaugh, Beck and Palin are "preying on" the "fears'' of Americans.
"I think we have a lot of leaders that are following those (television and talk radio) personalities and not leading,'' he said. "What it takes to lead is to say, 'You know, that's just not right.'''
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By: Max on 9/12/2010 2:47PM
YEah another coincidence like MLK's Birthday but how can you coincidence 911. Its a common term.
Its amazing lying is cool in todays society and so is greed and cruelty. Some future this country has built.
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By: ljm8225 on 9/12/2010 5:35PM
Well he is whipping your asses ten ways to
Sunday.. So what are you so great about now??
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By: patricia alan on 9/12/2010 11:25PM
TO ARTHUR: I AM RESPONDING TO YOUR REPLY TO ME. FIRST OF ALL, THE NEXT TIME YOU RESPOND ON THIS BLOG READ IT BEFORE YOU SEND IT, MUCH OF WHAT YOU SAID DID NOT MAKE SENSE, YOUR GRAMMAR IS PRETTY BAD ALSO. IS SOMEBODY FORCING YOU TO READ THIS BLOG? YOU SEEM TO THINK IT IS OK TO SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO SAY BUT NOBODY ELSE HAS THAT RIGHT, WELL GET OVER IT BECAUSE YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO SHUT US UP. SINCE YOU FAVOR GLEN BECK, AND YOU LIKE EVERYTHING THAT NUT SAYS, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO ONTO HIS BLOG? AND DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY IF I DON'T LIKE IT, IF ANYBODY IS LEAVING, THAT WOULD BE YOU. AND DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP ABOUT HOW MANY BLACK FRIENDS YOU HAVE BECAUSE YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY. YOU SAID "AT LEAST HE HAS A FATHER" (GLEN BECK)WELL FOR YOUR INFORMATION EVERYBODY HAS A FATHER, UNLESS OF COURSE YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, IF SO, IN THAT CASE WE WILL MAKE THE EXCEPTION.
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By: mrbucketz11 on 9/13/2010 1:07AM
its sad lookin at some of these comments, u know when something is bad u try to justify it by something someone else is doing..smh first of all what palin an this beck dude did was just all wrong. 9/11 was a tragic disaster, for someone to turn a profit on it for there own pocket is disqusting. dont compare them to clinton nor gore nor jackson nor sharpton. clinton and gore may charge for a seminor its a complete different. sharpton n jackson the same. yes they may make money in the background cause of the organizations they run but clearly not from speeches to comemorate and event. also lets not forget beck clearly stated that he speaks to make money nothing he says take to fact cause he just in it for the money and for palin to team with this guy says alot about her campaign for 2012. for the idiots who said palin n beck are patriotic, u must be a fool, do u even know what being patriotic means? the patriotic thing to do is to give a speech n not charge to hear it...lemme give u and example...Jay-Z gave a concert which all proceeds went to the families n victums of 9/11. thats more patriotic then anything Palin or Beck has ever done. when u give charity to ya fellow american without personal gain thats being a patriot
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By: Judy on 9/13/2010 7:03PM
We thank Mr. Beck and Mrs. Palin for their great leadership for America. Due to the current corrupt White House that must be exposed for what it is their words of wisdom for America are welcome. The issues with the infiltration of anti-American pagan cults like the islamic muslins and the criminal illegal alleian problems as well as the joblessness in America has been ignored by the current White House for too long.God bless them and God Bless America.
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By: patricia alan on 9/14/2010 12:30AM
HEY JUDY DON'T GET IT TWISTED YOU CAN THANK GEORGE BUSH FOR THE MESS THAT WE ARE IN NOW. YOU CAN THANK HIM FOR THE WAR AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN ON BOTH SIDES THAT LOST THEIR LIVES. HE AND HIS TWO GOONS RUMSFELT AND CHANEY THAT IS WHERE THE PROBLEM BEGAN. THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION INHERITED THE MESS THEY LEFT BEHIND. YOU KNOW THESE PROBLEMS WERE LEFT OVERS FROM THAT CORRUPTION.DON'T TRY TO PLAY CRAZY AN ACT LIKE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN.TRY THAT ON FOR SIZE
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By: thanksalot on 9/14/2010 12:22PM
I think Glenn and Sarah for emptying the pockets of dumb and ignorant Americans.
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By: Dr Royce Mitchell on 9/14/2010 12:36AM
LMAO! Why don't you get some facts before you run off at the mouth from now on!?! Where is your PROOF of anything you write? Didn't your Momma teach you not to lie?
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By: Judy on 9/15/2010 7:27PM
America is thankful for Mr. Beck and Mrs. Palin for their efforts to expose the current corrupt and wrong doing White House.
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