Glenn Beck Wants Californians to Burn

By Eric on October 22, 2007

Over a quarter of a million people have been forced from their homes as over a dozen fires burn across Southern California. Governor Schwarzenegger called it “a tragic time for California” as he declared a state of emergency and requested assistance from the Departments of Agriculture and Defense to help California firefighters.

All the major media outlets have been covering the wildfires all day, including on CNN’s Headline News. The fires were even briefly mentioned on Glenn Beck’s nationally syndicated radio program. How did the wildfires come up? In a rant about people who hate America (emphasis mine):

Let’s talk about health care and education? That’s not the way to win. That’s not the way to win on any front. I’m not even talking about — the least I care about is winning the election. How about winning the war? How about saving our country?
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[W]e’re all one America, that just because I disagree with you doesn’t mean you hate America, and I love America. We all love America. We just disagree on how we should function, what we should do, big government, small government. It doesn’t mean you hate America. I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today.

Wait, what? How dare you, Glenn Beck! People are losing their homes and their lives and all you can think of is their political views? I can’t even comprehend how one person can show so little compassion for their fellow man. Where is your compassion? Where is your sense of decency? I can barely find the words to express how outraged I am at the base insensitivity of your comments.

Are you offended too? Let Glenn Beck know.

Tags: California wildfires, CNN, Glenn Beck

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