Q: Fox News' Glenn Beck said that the government will get complete access to your computer and all of your files when you log on to Cars.gov for the Cash for Clunkers program. Is there any truth to this?
A: This claim is false. Beck quoted from a security message on the site for dealers, not the site for the general public.
QuoteBeck even went so far as to claim that should someone do this, "everything in your home is now theirs."
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers/
Now, if someone ever bothered to check his sources, then they'd know that he's just as bad as the rest of the Faux spinners. That's not "liberal mentality" it's an "accurate observation". :yes:
Q: Does Obama have an unprecedented number of "czars"?
A: "Czar" is media lingo, not an official title. But our research shows that George Bush's administration had more "czars" than the Obama administration.
QuoteIt's meaningless to ask a question about what "hiring czars" allows a president to do, because presidents don't hire czars. "Czar" is a label bestowed by the media – and sometimes the administration – as a shorthand for the often-cumbersome titles of various presidential advisers, assistants, office directors, special envoys and deputy secretaries. (After all, what makes for a better headline – "weapons czar" or "undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics"?)
There's been a certain fascination with calling Obama's advisers and appointees "czars." Fox News host Glenn Beck has identified 32 Obama czars on his Web site, whom he has characterized as a collective "iceberg" threatening to capsize the Constitution. Beck and other television hosts aren't the only ones crying czar, either. Six Republican senators recently sent a letter to the White House saying that the creation of czar posts "circumvents the constitutionally established process of 'advise and consent.' " Republican Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah issued a press release saying that czars "undermine the constitution." And Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison wrote an opinion column in the Washington Post complaining about the czar menace, including the factually inaccurate claim that only "a few of them have formal titles."
The habit of using "czar" to refer to an administration official dates back at least to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but the real heyday of the czar came during President George W. Bush's administration. The appellation was so popular that several news organizations reported on the rise of the czar during the Bush years, including NPR, which ran a piece called "What's With This Czar Talk?" and Politico, which published an article on the evolution of the term. The latter, written during the 2008 presidential campaign, points out that czars are "really nothing new. They've long been employed in one form or another to tackle some of the nation's highest-profile problems." Politico quotes author and political appointments expert James Bovard saying that the subtext of "czar" has changed from insult to praise: "It's a real landmark sign in political culture to see this change from an odious term to one of salvation."
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/09/czar-search/
I recall a couple sheeple getting all bent out of shape about Czars as did Beck. Had they bothered to check facts, they'd see that it was much ado about nothing. :rolleyes:
Plenty more to follow :wink:
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on May 06, 2010, 10:35:14 PM
Q: Does Obama have an unprecedented number of "czars"?
A: "Czar" is media lingo, not an official title. But our research shows that George Bush's administration had more "czars" than the Obama administration.
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/09/czar-search/
I recall a couple sheeple getting all bent out of shape about Czars as did Beck. Had they bothered to check facts, they'd see that it was much ado about nothing. :rolleyes:
It wasn't that he had them it was about who they are and he did mention it was nothing new. He also said about the same thing you just did about them. :razz:
http://www.politifact.com/personalities/glenn-beck/statements/
Quote from: me on May 06, 2010, 10:42:05 PM
It wasn't that he had them it was about who they are and he did mention it was nothing new. He also said about the same thing you just did about them. :razz:
Riiiggghhht and a statement like "collective "iceberg" threatening to capsize the Constitution" in reference to the Czars surely shows that he wasn't trying to pour the koolaid. :razz:
Kind of hard to dispute though when he has clips of some of the things coming right out of the horse's mouth which he does quite frequently to back up what he say's. Some of those things which they have down as him saying were clearly said in jest and he made sure he clarified it. He will also admit if he finds out he is wrong on something and say it several times. The BS that is put out about him is just that, BS. He is not trying to incite over throw the government and speaks out against any kind of violence saying it's non productive and useless. You go ahead and believe what you want but you really need to start looking at things that are going on around you and questioning them. It might also do you good to go to the library and read the old original history books if there are any left because they haven't been changed and revised like some of the newer ones have. ;)
He's a proven liar. You can dance all you want, but the truth is there for those that don't find the taste of it so bitter.
He probably says he'll admit to being wrong b/c he knows that the numbskulls that whatch him, won't take the time to research his "facts". I'm sure in his book, everyone else is liberal so therefore doesn't matter.
Quote from: Sandy Eggo on May 06, 2010, 10:30:14 PM
Q: Fox News' Glenn Beck said that the government will get complete access to your computer and all of your files when you log on to Cars.gov for the Cash for Clunkers program. Is there any truth to this?
A: This claim is false. Beck quoted from a security message on the site for dealers, not the site for the general public.
http://www.factcheck.org/2009/08/cash-for-clunkers/
Now, if someone ever bothered to check his sources, then they'd know that he's just as bad as the rest of the Faux spinners. That's not "liberal mentality" it's an "accurate observation". :yes:
GLENN BECK, only in America and only on FOX NEWS. He would have gave Gobbles, Hitler's #1 propaganda spewing Jew hater, a run for his money, for putting out lies. :blah::blah::blah:
Just think, he signed a contract with Satellite Radio for 80 million dollars a year or so ago. I had a woman tell me, over in Noblesville, that Mr. Glenn was her favorite "news reporter" of TV. :doh::kick:
This "man?" is truly a :turk: