Must Read for the Weekend.

Common Sense: The Case Against An Out-Of-Control Government by Glenn Beck.

I heard about this book and given Glenn Beck's track record I decided it would be worth checking out. As most of you know Glenn Beck has a talk show on radio in the mornings and on Fox News in the evening. He has written several other books that you should check out.

Now, for those of you who watch or listen to Glenn Beck on a regular basis you will find the arguments brought forth in the first half of the book to be nothing new. The first hundred pages are a rehash of arguments he has made on his radio and television shows. He does, however, clear up some of the arguments by providing some good examples. For those of you who are not regulars to Mister Beck then the first half is definitely work looking at. There are some good arguments to be made.

The reason why I say that this is a must read is for the last sixty or so pages. Glenn Beck includes Thomas Paine's original "Common Sense." I remember reading Paine while in college and didn't give him much thought. Yet, after rereading this piece I found myself to be amazed at the arguments he brought forth in 1776 and how well they applied to government today. Honestly, its an amazing piece of work which should be closely looked at even today.

Overall, its an easy read and a very short book, but, it is very profound.

You can buy this book here.

The Evil View!

I seem to talk about Glenn Beck on this blog a lot as of late. The reason is simple. For moderates he is the voice. He is not afraid to say what he is thinking and he never holds a punch. Glenn Beck is even willing to jump into the lion's den every now and then.

Well, earlier today Glenn Beck decided to show up for a discussion with the ladies on "The View". The night before he acknowledged that he was jumping into an ambush and that little to nothing would actually be discussed. Long story short, he was more than right. From the onset Whoopi and Walters (or as I like to call them "Tweedle Dumb" and "Tweedle Dumber") gave Glenn the stink eye and set their claws to "deploy". Nothing but what I can describe as hilarity ensued during the first seven minutes. Both of our "lovely" ladies attacked Beck for lying about an incident involving who said "hi" to whom first a few weeks prior. Seriously, this, to "The View", is stimulating political debate.

After the commercial break, Glenn Beck was allowed to speak for a few seconds every now and then without the dimwit duo cutting him off. The crowd at times even applauded his remarks. However, claiming to not have a platform or stance, the ladies made the whole interview into a debate about Republicans and Democrats. Honestly, it was just quite sad and I applaud Glenn Beck for even thinking about going on that show, let alone actually showing up.

The sad part about this story is the effect this show has on America. These ladies have a platform in which they can affect the political views on many Americans. I know of a lot of people who watch this show and thus, at times, only get one side of a political argument. This show does have one conservative on it, yet, she is often attacked for her views. To me, the name "The View" portrays something totalitarian. It's scary and no wonder why Democrats have seen a major shift in numbers towards their party.

If you want to see the interview you can check it out on Glenn Beck's website here.

Your Taxes Pay for...

...this guy! The National Spokesman for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (commonly known as ACORN) was invited onto the Glenn Beck show today. He was there to defend his organization and the recent series of charges it faced of voter fraud. For those of you not in the loop fourteen (14) different states have filed charges of "voter fraud" against employees of ACORN.

Now, one would think that a National Spokesman would handle himself with dignity and be fairly well composed while on a national cable news channel. Well if you watch the video you will see the hilarity ensue. Not once does the spokesman refute any argument with those silly little things called... ummm... errr... oh yeah "facts". Granted at times Glenn Beck talks over this guy, but, honestly this interview was a train wreck from the start.

ACORN apparently takes the stance that it is not their organization that is being charged, but, instead "rogue agents". ACORN has nothing to do with these people who acted on their own volition. Now, I would buy this if it were one or two people being charged, however, the number so far is fourteen and quickly growing. This shows that the issue is rife within the organization. The spokesman merely poo-poos it and passes it off as nothing. The best part is when Glenn brings up the issue that ACORN is suppose to be non-partisan to be tax-exempt and asks him how many Republicans they have supported. Watch the video for the astounding response.

Honestly, if I were the CEO of a company and I saw my spokesman make an ass out of himself like this, he would be fired on the spot. I can imagine that this guy won't be.

So, whats ACORN being charged with:
1. Having a quota system for workers. This is against the law, but what makes it more ridiculous is the fact that ACORN used people on the furlough system. So, people who had been charged with identity theft could leave prison as long as they held a job. Well, ACORN said in order to keep you job and stay out of prison you need X amount of people. So, no wonder why these people made up fake names.
2. Giving out incentives to those who registered a numerous amount of voters. I'm not quite clear on this one, but, apparently, ACORN would give people BLACKJACK incentives if they met a certain number. I mean, come on, who would not cheat if they could get something for free.

Oh yeah, and your tax dollars fund this organization.