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Monday, February 11, 2008 - 11:00pmSanction this postReply
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I thought she did really well on air! Beck was funny, saying he didn't like Rand because of her godlessness, but saying that lately he wished he had a Valley he could go hide in.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 3:03amSanction this postReply
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I missed this! Anyway we can see this interview again?

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 3:31amSanction this postReply
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I have it recorded, but no way to upload it from my tv.

It was such a short interview, I would think they'd have it listed on Beck's site, but nooooo. Not even the transcript is posted.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 8:16amSanction this postReply
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They have a transcript up at CNN now. Here's a snippet:

LAGRECA: Well, the self-help guide talks about how the welfare state is really destroying us, not just politically, which is bad enough, it`s bringing us to Socialism, but it`s destroying us psychologically and that`s important for everyone to realize, because if we don`t control our own lives and expect the government to do everything for us, then where`s our independence, where is our self-esteem? We`re replacing the American eagle flying proud and free with a chicken penned in a coop waiting to be fed.

BECK: You ain`t kidding. Gen, I appreciate it. Thank you very much, it`s a great article. I tell you, I have had a problem with Ayn Rand for a long time because of her godlessness. But I have to tell you, lately I`ve been thinking about "Atlas Shrugged" a lot. I`d like to go find a place where I could just go live with other people who are like-minded.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 8:51amSanction this postReply
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We`re replacing the American eagle flying proud and free with a chicken penned in a coop waiting to be fed. (Gen LaGreca)

Quote of the year.


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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 10:19amSanction this postReply
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CNN's transcript of the whole show is here:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0802/11/gb.01.html


You have to scroll down about 3/4's throught the show to get to the segment with Gen LaGreca. The cold print of the transcript, though, doesn't begin to capture Beck's manic enthusiasm, the constant references at the bottom of the screen to The New Individualist, or Gen's outstanding self-possession.

Another home run for the magazine, TAS, and Objectivism.

In a few days, the video of the show should be available here.


(Edited by Robert Bidinotto on 2/12, 10:58am)

(Edited by Robert Bidinotto on 2/12, 11:00am)


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Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:17amSanction this postReply
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It was all well fine and good from Gen LaGreca, but Glenn Beck is a folksy Bertram Scudder: "I can`t help but think, if we would teach our kids things like this instead of multi variable calculus that they`ll never use, maybe we wouldn`t be quite as far down the welfare avenue that we currently are."

I could invest 30 minutes making fun of that, but I'll leave it as a scholium for the reader.

(Any publicity is good publicity, I suppose.)


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Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:32amSanction this postReply
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(Any publicity is good publicity, I suppose.)

I would suggest that Larry Craig would vehemently disagree with the above.  He might even stamp (OK, tap) his foot in anger at the audacity of that premise.  ;)



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