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May 15, 2014, 03:23:03 AM |
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Glenn Beck is a bit too alarmist and a bit of a conspiracy theorist but I am really glad to see him talking about this. He has a hard core following that hang on every word.
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May 15, 2014, 04:36:49 AM |
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okay, i'm pretty sure glenn beck has some bitcoins as well as some of his friends. he's the kind of guy to pump it if he has something to gain from it; he is just political theater. i hope bitcoiners don't fall in love with him just because he's pushing bitcoins.
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May 15, 2014, 04:57:13 AM |
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^ Political theater is a good way of putting it. Not sure how I feel about Glenn Beck overall. I definitely respect his self-made success, and appreciate probably most of what he says. But he can be somewhat of an alarmist. However, he does have some very die hard followers. Them wanting to buy Bitcoin as some sort of a hedge against disaster (similar to stockpiling bottled water, canned food, supplies, etc.) doesn't seem like a bad thing to me.
Note - I have not watched the video yet, I'm currently doing like 5 things at once.
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May 15, 2014, 05:30:41 AM |
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I saw him speak live once. He gets the reputation as a lunatic, but he's a very amiable sort of guy in person.
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May 15, 2014, 06:17:47 AM |
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complete 180 turn on bitcoin in 5...4...3....2...
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May 15, 2014, 06:58:55 AM |
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I "don't like it," but we'll bring some new people and money into the fold. I can tell you there are a good many Americans in rural areas who love Beck more than Jesus and Reagan put together, and Bitcoin's about as well-known in the hills and plains as transgenders. Oh. Don't let them see this thread.  |
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May 15, 2014, 07:07:09 AM |
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If he supported it he would accept bitcoin as an option on his shopping site: http://www.markdown.com |
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I can tell you there are a good many Americans in rural areas who love Beck more than Jesus and Reagan put together
People that will be easily swayed when Glenn has an epiphany when it counts and sides with the government about how Bitcoin is bad because <insert big government excuse here>. See: Glenn Beck says TARP bailout is necessary, Glenn Beck coddles libertarians then dedicates a show to calling Ron Paul a terrorist when Paul runs for president and is starting to gain steam in the polls, Glenn Beck supports the Tea Party then as the Texas Tea Party candidate for governor starts getting press for rising in the polls Glenn Beck has her on his show and uses radio hosting tricks (cut sound to her but not to audience) to imply that she's a "truther", calls her Hitler, etc. See also all of the Ron Paul supporters that argued that "Beck isn't perfect but he has a massive audience"... |
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May 15, 2014, 07:32:02 AM |
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I can tell you there are a good many Americans in rural areas who love Beck more than Jesus and Reagan put together
People that will be easily swayed when Glenn has an epiphany when it counts and sides with the government about how Bitcoin is bad because <insert big government excuse here>. See: Glenn Beck says TARP bailout is necessary, Glenn Beck coddles libertarians then dedicates a show to calling Ron Paul a terrorist when Paul runs for president and is starting to gain steam in the polls, Glenn Beck supports the Tea Party then as the Texas Tea Party candidate for governor starts getting press for rising in the polls Glenn Beck has her on his show and uses radio hosting tricks (cut sound to her but not to audience) to imply that she's a "truther", calls her Hitler. Hm. As much a bent toward believing outlandish conspiracies as I have, I don't imagine he's getting memos from Upstairs telling him to re-evaluate his opinion. Maybe he's just addicted to cocaine? You kind of have to be to be a talk show host, yeah? You know, I went to markdown.com on the basis that it's a Hell of a domain name for that, and a can of tuna caught my attention. It's big draw is that it's pole-caught. It got me wondering why people (including myself, to an extent) are so attracted to low-tech, inefficient methods, and all I could come up with is that there's some kind of Nietzchean appeal to supporting a guy who goes out and does exactly what he wants to do (and knows how to do) against all odds. It's almost like a Luddite protest purchase -- or maybe it's just a desire to try something different... unsure. |
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May 15, 2014, 07:38:05 AM |
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I don't imagine he's getting memos from Upstairs telling him to re-evaluate his opinion.
I doubt he even changes his mind. He just knows that he can get a large audience spewing nonsense about freedom. He just shows his true colors when something actually matters. |
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I don't imagine he's getting memos from Upstairs telling him to re-evaluate his opinion.
I doubt he even changes his mind. He just knows that he can get a large audience spewing nonsense about freedom. He just shows his true colors when something actually matters. Maybe. Was he so worried about Paul and so full of himself that he thought he really needed to publicly "switch positions"? I'm tempted to think he just kind of "bunkered down" in thought and decided he needed to support the mainstream candidate to defeat Obama or Hillary, as if he could've changed the election. I really don't understand why he bucked Paul. It offends at least a significant minority of his viewers, but doesn't have much impact outside. .... Maybe he is just full of himself. Didn't he want to create some pixie-dust all-suburban White paradise? Glennbeckistan or Jesustown, something like that? I guess that dream died.... so maybe he's just looking to make money -- it's kind of his job, after all. |
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May 15, 2014, 08:21:31 AM |
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I don't imagine he's getting memos from Upstairs telling him to re-evaluate his opinion.
I doubt he even changes his mind. He just knows that he can get a large audience spewing nonsense about freedom. He just shows his true colors when something actually matters. Maybe. Was he so worried about Paul and so full of himself that he thought he really needed to publicly "switch positions"? I'm tempted to think he just kind of "bunkered down" in thought and decided he needed to support the mainstream candidate to defeat Obama or Hillary, as if he could've changed the election. I really don't understand why he bucked Paul. It offends at least a significant minority of his viewers, but doesn't have much impact outside. .... Maybe he is just full of himself. Didn't he want to create some pixie-dust all-suburban White paradise? Glennbeckistan or Jesustown, something like that? I guess that dream died.... so maybe he's just looking to make money -- it's kind of his job, after all. No idea. 2008: Glenn Beck calls Ron Paul a terrorist, calls Paul's ideas kooky and fringe. 2009: Glenn Beck wishes he had a time machine to go back and reexamine all of those issues "he apologized to libertarians everywhere for calling himself a libertarian in the past. He has long called himself a conservative with libertarian leanings, but he said he is now leaning so far libertarian that he is almost horizontal. He said, "I'm going through a change here."" 2012: Glenn Beck compares Ron Paul to Osama Bin Laden 2013: Glenn Beck apologizes to libertarians (again...) See the pattern? Election year: "Libertarians are evil" Year after election: "I'm a libertarian now, forgive me for last year" |
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May 15, 2014, 09:29:15 AM |
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Went too far with his comparison.
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May 15, 2014, 10:51:34 AM |
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Too tired to paste links right now but gez wut? Steve Beauregard was in London on May 8 for a Bitcoin conference. As you may recall, a certain other special someone was in London on May 8... (hint: he's a ginger pedo mastermind) I've also just about cracked the mystery of Buffalo JA: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/anand-jon-alexander-sentenced_n_2999697.htmlAnand. Jon. Alexander. J motherfucking A. That's why they're always laughing about "BUFFALO JA ASS DESTROY IN JAIL FOREVER JAJAJAJA". There's even one comment about Buffalo JA that refers to him as "Alexander". Peep this tho: http://bitcoinowl.com/my-visit-bitropolis-la-bitcoin-incubation-spaceRead the entire comment history for "KF" down below the article - that's Ken Feldman, Bittopia mainstay and erstwhile camping buddy of Autumn Radtke. You'll see he commented on an article about one of his bros getting arrested for drugging and raping a model during a "photoshoot" - and recording it all on video! Deceiving and raping young models that he lured in with his flashy playboy lifestyle and coked-out promises of success (sound familiar?) http://www.laweekly.com/informer/2012/05/14/judd-weiss-bel-air-party-boy-arrested-for-alleged-sex-assault-took-sexy-photosKenny goes so far as to mention that Judd was totally NOT the same as Anand, who he was also friends with. Everyone knew Anand was sleazy and probably raped dozens of teenage girls (he's serving 50+ years for that now), but JUDD....Kenny just can't believe it! Correct me if I'm wrong, but that means Ken Feldman has admitted to being friends with three alleged and/or convicted serial rapists. Two of those three prefer their victims young. Maybe some new friends are in order? Also, LOL that the CEO of CoinMKT hasn't been arrested by the FBI yet. What kind of exchange hides their trading charts unless you open an account? Laugh riot: http://bittrust.org/coinmktcomWith dazzling interview subjects like these, it makes me wonder who runs BitPravda- sorry, "BitcoinOwl.com". reality...lol |
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