Don't have the clout to get "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart on your primetime program like Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly? You can always opt for Lizz Winstead.
Appearing on HLN's Feb. 4 "The Joy Behar Show," Winstead - co-creator Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," host of a show for the now-defunct Air America radio network and former executive producer for MSNBC's "Weekends with Maury and Connie" - took a critical shot at Fox News host Glenn Beck.
"He should be institutionalized," Winstead said. "First of all Glenn Beck, why is he even on television? I think it's somehow abusive to have Glenn Beck on TV because he seems mentally unstable."
The segment was about Stewart's Feb. 3 appearance on "The O'Reilly Factor," in which Stewart also offered a critical view of Beck. O'Reilly defended Beck as being "every man," or "just a guy." But Behar and panelists Winstead and comic Pete Dominick rejected that idea.
BEHAR: Ok, that's interesting that O'Reilly ...
WINSTEAD: Every man? Every man ...
BEHAR: Yes.
WINSTEAD: He's every man I would have a restraining order against. He's not every man. Every man I said you wouldn't touch me and avoid you to a prison sentence - that is what Glenn Beck is.
BEHAR: Well, you know, it's very - much a dis from O'Reilly because we looked up the definition of "spout." Listen to what - to talk about something tediously at great length usually with no regard for the listener's interest. That's what "spout" means and that's what he said about his colleague, Glenn Beck.
Dominick credited O'Reilly for having "opposing points of view," but dismissed O'Reilly's defense because he said he believes Beck is putting on a conspiracy shtick to draw ratings.
"Well, I like O'Reilly for the fact that he brings on opposing points of view, I think that's important but I don't like O'Reilly when he's phony, when he's fake," Dominick said. "He's not being real when he says, number one, that O'Reilly [he meant Beck] is every man. O'Reilly doesn't believe that. Glenn Beck's house is for sale for $30 million right now and every man by the way doesn't think the eye on the dollar bill is talking to him. He's a conspiracy guy. That's not every man."
And no critique of Glenn Beck would be complete without the obligatory jab at conservatives, the Republican Party and the tea party movement.
DOMINICK: And number two, O'Reilly doesn't believe that Glenn Beck doesn't shell for the Republican Party. He does he shills for conservatives, he shills for a movement that you know...
WINSTEAD: I don't think he shills for the Republican Party, he shills for the crazy baggers of tea - that's who he shills for.
DOMINICK: Well, the Republican Party of today, which has become pretty crazy ...
BEHAR: They don't put the clamps on them ...
DOMINICK: Yes, you're right.
BEHAR: You know, they encourage it.
Dominick then oversimplified a statement of Beck's to the point of distorting it.
"And it seems like, and by the way Fox News and O'Reilly is the thin man at fat camp and Glenn Beck is the Olympia Snowe of the Republican Party perhaps," Dominick said. "But the other thing is - he said progressives are Nazis. That's what Glenn Beck said, so yes, he's a shill for the right, for sure."
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Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:24 ET by StarAZYou're cazy--nuh-uh, you are. I know you are, but what am I? What are we--five?
By the way
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:28 ET by StarAZBy the way, I watched the second part of the Stewart interview on The Factor and after comments yesterday--I thought Stewart did look all sad and slouchy and pouchy. O'Reilly even pointed out people had said Stewart had been deliberately badly lit--and that "to his credit," Stewart had refused makeup. Still--he looked kinda dejected.
Thats funny?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 11:10 ET by Patriot IIThats exactly what I heard about this one "whats she doing on the air"......ooops, shes not on the air , the show was canceled LOL, I rest my case......!
P-leeeeese
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:34 ET by reelman46Notice liberals (aka secular socialists) always use the general smear.
They can't handle specifics...they could simply list a few "lies" by Beck...but nooooo. Beck is very effective...does his research...keeps it simple...mocks the nutty libs...they detest anyone doing that...truth and reality are the evil twins to the modern demo-socialist.
Always remember libs are cowards first, liars second (a close 2nd).
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish
BEST READ OF THE MONTH!
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 15:35 ET by reelman46Why are liberals so condescending?By Gerard Alexander, 2.7.2010... Washington Post
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots. But American liberals, to a degree far surpassing conservatives, appear committed to the proposition that their views are correct, self-evident, and based on fact and reason, while conservative positions are not just wrong but illegitimate, ideological and unworthy of serious consideration. Indeed, all the appeals to bipartisanship notwithstanding, President Obama and other leading liberal voices have joined in a chorus of intellectual condescension.
It's an odd time for liberals to feel smug. But even with Democratic fortunes on the wane, leading liberals insist that they have almost nothing to learn from conservatives. Many Democrats describe their troubles simply as a PR challenge, a combination of conservative misinformation -- as when Obama charges that critics of health-care reform are peddling fake fears of a "Bolshevik plot" -- and the country's failure to grasp great liberal accomplishments. "We were so busy just getting stuff done . . . that I think we lost some of that sense of speaking directly to the American people about what their core values are," the president told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in a recent interview. The benighted public is either uncomprehending or deliberately misinformed (by conservatives)......much more at link....
Read the rest 3x...slowly...and pass it along to friends...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020403698_2.html?sid=ST2010020403858
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish
A "nut"??
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:27 ET by iveseenitall"We all agree that he's a nut"
Who's ALL, Dominick? You, Behar, Winstead, Olbermann, Matthews, Maddow, etc.. Beck brings out their "liberal" ignorance---he's got them ranting. I love it.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Beck " needs to be institutionalized "
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 04:40 ET by sarge329So. Glenn Beck needs to be institutionalized. According to whom? Which school of psychiatric medicine did you attend, doctor? I realize that I'm being just a little facetious, but that's my point. When you say that Mr. Beck is crazy, you are exposing your political and idealogical leanings, which seem, to me, to be WAAAYYY over to the left. If you don't agree with a commentator, turn the dial, change channels, go away, do something creative. But I have heard Mr. Beck call himself a " rodeo clown " on more than one occasion. At least he doesn't take himself too seriously, which is more than I can say for most of the on-air staff at MSNBC. One last thing, if Mr. Beck is to be put away, his neighbor should be Mr. Olbermann. Boy oh boy. That exchange would be priceless.
More Libtard Bigotry
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:29 ET by mattm"....he seems mentally unstable." "...he shills for the crazy baggers of tea." This is how they do it. Demonize, without backing up what they say.
"...he said progressives are Nazis. ...so yes, he's a shill for the right, for sure." Uhhh, do you have any valid arguments to refute him on this point? Nazis were socialists, progressives are socialists....pretty cogent reasoning as I see it.
"I like O'Reilly for the fact that he brings on opposing points of view.." Have you ever had an opposing point of view on your show? Have you ever asked Beck to have you on his show - I'm sure he'd consider it.
I wonder if either of these paragons of intelligent discourse consider Chris Tingles or Keith Ubermensch to be shills for the Left..... I somehow doubt it.
The thing is
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:23 ET by Quasi-socialistthat if they brought Beck into these conversations, he would lucidly tell them where they are wrong. Beck is measured enough in what he says, to be able to refute most of that.
Problem is that you get liberals with short attention spans and when you try to explain to them a point that is more complex than the level they think at, they blame you for their assumptions: "What else would you be trying to say?" Thus the level of resolution is always assumed to be within their grasp.
Beck would get a lot of that and Alinskyite foolishness were he to participate in those discussions. So that's the problem.
But did you see Beck take Huffington apart on a recent show--he paused to explain what was metaphoric speech and what was literal. It was quite funny. And Ariana should feel embarrassed.
That was posted on NB, but I
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:53 ET by mattmThat was posted on NB, but I couldn't see the video...
Oh yeah, Beck and O'Reilly are nuts and should be
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:31 ET by no tingly legsinstitutionalized but Olderturd is perfectly sane with his psychotic rants? Gimme a break! But then again, these two idiots did remind us, as always, how stupid the average American is. I really don't know I manage to survive day to day without the advise and guidance of these clueless libtards.
NO MORE HOAX & CHAINS
Good Grief
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:45 ET by MOONSTRUCKCan one, just one of the libs/progressives go on Glenn's show, or whatever show you happen to be on and correct the statements Glenn has made. THAT one thing would really sock it to Glenn.
crickets.....chirp....chirp
I thought so. The libs/progressives HAVE to attack him personally, because they KNOW what he is saying is TRUE!! Glenn has many many videos etc. to back up his statements.
What is really pathetic, is the libs/aggressives don't care about what barry is doing to our Great country. THEY LOVE IT!
Personal Attacks
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 14:36 ET by SimJimAnd in the few instances where they do try to pull out something Beck said as incorrect, they always misrepesent what he said. If this is the best the libs can do then the battle is ours.
3 million viewers
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:46 ET by octaviojBecause 3 million viewers like watching a lunatic...
Re 'conspiracy guy'
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:52 ET by slickwillie2001If we want to dig up conspiracies, let's look at the democratics' clinging to the 'President George W. Bush stole the election of 2000' nonsense. A shocking number of democratics also believe that the president was somehow involved in the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001. (Fire can't melt steel!) Then there's Katrina, Halliburton, Iraq War, etc, etc.
Heat can only
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:25 ET by Quasi-socialistmelt steel in Pittsburgh! It's-it's a proven fact!
The simple answer to her
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:54 ET by ninerdogThe simple answer to her question about why he is on the TV. Honey look at the ratings. This explains why yours are so low. She can not spot talent even when it is beating every thing she can think of or do. She needs to be fired for incompetence.
Real Or Fake?
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:21 ET by miss911ninjaGlenn is a talented teacher. That's why I became hooked after I first heard him on the radio 3 years ago. Now, his blackboard presentations, his audio and video of the czars, and the infamous red phone which never rings are providing an education I couldn't get anywhere else. I'm certain that Glenn's vast radio and TV audience is made up of people like me who like to learn and be inspired to think, instead of tuning in to someone like Stewart who offers very little of that, and prefers to "entertain" his audience with a lot bleeped-out expletives on his self-described "fake" news show.
Teacher is a good way to
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:44 ET by MrSnugglesTeacher is a good way to describe him, but unlike any classroom I have ever sat in, his show is highly entertaining.
Entertainer
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:50 ET by miss911ninjaYup, the ability to entertain is part of the talent!
With the way everyone talks about Beck...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 11:59 ET by Sestren_NKYou kind of wish he would approach these people in public and just scream "boo" to their face to see how they'd react. You'd think with the way they talked about him it would scare them to death or petrify them beyond belief.
They can say every bad thing about Beck all they want, but the obsession with him is only helping him, his popularity and ratings.
Going mental ...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:10 ET by metaphorsbwithuIsn't that an old Communist ploy?
Anytime people speak against the regime they are diagnosed as having psychological problems and sent to "mental hospitals?"
Hey pot! You're black! :-D
metaphorsbwithu
Yup
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:27 ET by Quasi-socialistAnd they wonder why we think they are scary sometimes....
"liberals"
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:30 ET by iveseenitallI'm sure that if the left-wing Jews had had a Beck warning them in the '30's, their reaction would have been the same toward him. It's part of their nature to ignore anything which might cause them discomfort. "Liberals" live in a fantasy world. Their fear of facing the truth hides behind their mockery and self-delusion. Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
1930 Jews
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:51 ET by AvitarThe Jews did have a number of Glen Becks warning them. Their response was that Hitler was not serious because he was a Socialist and headed a labor union political party and they believed in socialism and labor unions. There were people who went to the showers telling the gaurds that they would be in real trouble as soon as Mr. Hitler found out how bad things were.
We are not living in '30s
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 18:28 ET by balboaWe are not living in '30s Germany. Nor are we anywhere near such a catastrophe. That's the kind of fear-mongering that Beck thrives on.
Wow balboa
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 19:52 ET by well99Was that you on Behars show?J/K Funny how everytime Dems need a bill passed we're in crisis.Obama spouting it is the end of the world before trying get Stimulas passed,Heath Care,Cap and Tax.I guess if your a Dem it is ok.
I don't think it's OK from
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:01 ET by balboaI don't think it's OK from anyone.
balboa
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:09 ET by well99Well your right about that.I just dont see him as a fear monger maybe because I been around to long to get excited.Unless it is Jolene Blalock.
Life is good
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:28 ET by zachlindSometimes I don’t fully appreciate by how much we’re winning the debate until I see a date deprived female teamed up with a loony skinhead struggling with the dictionary like these two. Life is good.
Really.
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:42 ET by Red JeepThe stupidity they showed was breath taking. Guess they can't handle the truth.
this explains it....
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:36 ET by cy_babeAfter watching this interview (which by the way; I only watch because it's on NB and not on their channel) I understand why no one watches msnbc. I also understand why they don’t understand why no one watches msnbc.
And also explains why no one watches CNN Headline News since...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 18:28 ET by jawebster1Glenn went away and joined the good guys at Fox News. Jim Webster
Mental Capacity
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:43 ET by AvitarIn Physics and other fields their is often a reaction by people that do not have the mental tools to understand very much like this reaction. Glen Beck has been steadily moving up the intelligence food chain as he analysis what is happening the last couple of years. Once the gap gets big enough what he says clears their heads and they do not understand anything.
Mentally unstable? Isn't
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:46 ET by Jack BauerMentally unstable? Isn't that Behar and her former sidekick nutbag O'Donnell? They put the men into mental.
But I digress. You gotta laugh. Lizz Whinestead, notice the two zees in Lizz. She's not your ususal boring ONE zee kinda gal. Nosireeebob.
This is what Lizz with a two Zee writes about herself. Ego? Much! You decide. Then deride.
When I was a young skull
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:49 ET by bretzysdudeWhen I was a young skull full of mush at college, I didn't know Lizz and saw her do stand-up when she was doing the college circuit. Low-zzee.
what are they so scared
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:50 ET by dostrow57what are they so scared of?
glenn reminds me of the kids that were picked on a lot in school
he really seems pretty harmless
must admit it makes me happy to see these pinheads get tied up in knots trying to dismiss what he says and what his ratings are
I personally have a hard time watching him. Seems too many segments are a little slow and he seems to think he's the funniest guy since Don Rickles
Mentally unstable
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:58 ET by Blogger Guy00001How can anyone call Glenn Beck mentally unstable and not say the same thing about Keith Olberman?
Some one tell me what I am
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:02 ET by Free ThinkerSome one tell me what I am missing here. The Daily Show is a comedy program on The Comedy Network. Who takes Jon Stewart seriously? He is a comedian doing comedy like Jay Leno or David Letterman. And furthermore, who is Lizz Winstead? She is obviously very liberal and is ignorant or lives a sheltered life if she doesn't understand the current political environment. If this is what she really believes of the Tea Party movement she is in for quite a shock.
Free
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:00 ET by well99Jon Steward is a comedian?Guess I was spoiled watching the likes of Don Rickles,Flip Wilson and such.November should be interesting month.I think I will invest in tissues before the election.
FLIP WILSON?! Oh my...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:02 ET by balboaFLIP WILSON?! Oh my...
balboa
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:15 ET by well99What was wrong with Flip?I also miss The Dean Martin Roast.Those were comedians.
well99
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:42 ET by balboaThere's nothing wrong with him, per se. I just don't think he was very funny. Rickles? Sure. But Flip's not my cup of tea.
balboa
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 02:49 ET by well99To each his own.That is the way I feel about Steward,Chase and a few others.As much talent to come out of SNL alot of popular ones arent funny to me.Candy,Belushi,Murphy were cream of the crop.Fallon and the guy that played Elf are boring.Reminds me I need to pick up The Dean Martin Roast on DVD.Always enjoyed them.
well99
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 13:02 ET by balboaHave you seen the Dean Martin roasts on youtube? There's a few up there.
And as for comedic tastes, I never cared for Colin Quinn or Norm MacDonald. Never got them.
balboa
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 20:44 ET by well99Quinn was ok but I agree on Norm.He was boring as was Ferell.I just didnt find them funny.I will have to check out youtube for the roast.They had me lmao so many times.
Your kidding
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:33 ET by general companyRight?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
That's better than all that
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:53 ET by balboaThat's better than all that Geraldine stuff, but still not my thing. I love that he's smoking in that clip! So weird to see.
Kind of Ironic, Isn't It?
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:13 ET by sic721"First of all Glenn Beck, why is he even on television? I think it's somehow abusive to have Glenn Beck on TV because he seems mentally unstable."
Funny she should say this on Behar's show, which airs in Glenn's old time slot on HLN.
Joy Behar
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:17 ET by karonbeth09Joy Behar is the one that is unstable. I wouldn't say that she should be institutionalized, but she certainly comes unglued at the mention of people like Sara Palin and Beck and just about any conservative and, oh my, she still goes off on Bush. I have to say that I do not watch The View and only see clips on Fox but she seems to be rather dim for sure. Who has heard of that person on The Daily Show staff, and why should we care what she has to say.
So Tired
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:35 ET by racer148Liberals just love talking to other liberals. Loud and louder. Has Behar since this "show" have one conservative on yet? Looks like she modeled this show just like Bath Tub Boy's. And Country Joe in the morning sounds like it's getting there also.
And the so-called comedian
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 13:50 ET by RacerXXAnd the so-called comedian and now expert on politics and media claims Glen Beck's house is for sale for 30 million dollars. Another way to discredit somenone, I know for a fact his house is for sale, but it's under 4 million dollars.
Wow
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 14:20 ET by chipgilmour"Weekends with Maury and Connie"? Next comes "The Daily Show". Wow. Talk about cerebral entertainment. Winstead must be deep. Obvious credentials to cast judgement on anothers mental state.
Glenn Beck's program linking some of the Left's finest...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 14:56 ET by ThalpyGlenn Beck's program linking some of the Left's finest including Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, and a few others was enlightening. One common element of the Left throughout history has been body count of its own. I certainly can't remember anything Behar has done that comes close. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to come up with a justification for the existence for anything from Air America, The Joy Behar Show, or The View.
Olympia Snowe comment
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 14:57 ET by rogaineguy"Glenn Beck is the Olympia Snowe of the Republican Party?"
What does that even mean? Isn't Olympia Snowe the Olympia Snowe of the Republican Party?
It's been truly amusing how
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 15:02 ET by bigtimerIt's been truly amusing how fearful the left is of Beck now...he's their number on target now...Rush is second..
I have fun watching the blooming idiots with their screech 24/7...they are to simple to understand that all their insane whining only brings more more viewers...
So please keep up the whine...I'll even send you some cheese to go with it.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Good thing NewsBusters posts this crap...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 15:52 ET by wnaegele...otherwise, like the falling tree in the forest that is similarly without audience, did it really happen?
Beck's shots must be hitting them right in the sternum...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 16:33 ET by R D Helm...else they wouldn't be screeching so loudly.
Keep shooting, Glenn.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
Dave... ...indeed...right
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 16:39 ET by bigtimerDave...
...indeed...right from the hip!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Crazy
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 17:40 ET by miss911ninjaSometimes I feel like Glenn's just getting started! This morning on his radio show he hinted at something he's got up his sleeve. Is he crazy? Yeah, like a fox!
I don't care what programs the left runs. My...
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 18:37 ET by jawebster1choice is to not watch them, but I hate it when programs I like are put down by the left. If they don't like Glenn Beck, then they should not watch Glenn Beck. If Winstead promises not to watch Beck's Show, then I will promise to continue not watching "The Daily Show". BTW, I don't get the Olympia Snowe reference, but I do get the "Progressive-Nazi" connection, which I agree with. Jim Webster
BEHAR: Well, you know, it's
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 21:30 ET by marpelBEHAR: Well, you know, it's very - much a dis from O'Reilly because we looked up the definition of "spout." Listen to what - to talk about something tediously at great length usually with no regard for the listener's interest. That's what "spout" means and that's what he said about his colleague, Glenn Beck.
I have read this 3 times and still don't know what the hell Behar was trying to say...who's talking crazy, Joy? It made no sense! They're assuming Beck is crazy, and this jibberish isn't?
Look, sometimes I don't think Beck is wrapped up too tight, but his message is spot on. Sometimes his delivery sucks though.
You've GOT To Be Kidding!
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 23:37 ET by DaMamaIf anyone is abusive, it is the liberal left. Rosie O'Donnell, Kathy Griffin, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, that creepy Mike Malloy........... I could go on and on and on!
These people are the most abusive, bullying, intolerant group of hate-filled know-nothings on TV today. They never have anything good to say about anyone who disagrees with their political ideology. Their intolerance is incredible.
What a joke. These people are either incredibly stupid or incredibly ignorant.
Joy Behar, that loveable
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 00:46 ET by Rusty ShacklefordJoy Behar, that loveable dunce, should wait until sweeps month and then slaughter Beck in a highly publicized episode in which she will do what Beck does: dismantle an argument and the people behind it fact by fact, statement by statement, and point by point. Imagine a whole episode where she condems Beck, in extreme detail, for his inaccuracies with history, inaccurate statements, and lies.
I wonder why she doesn't do that?
Ooh yea, she can't! That's why she hosts a show designed by idiots and for idiots!
When did Glenn Beck ever say
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 01:12 ET by toneyukiWhen did Glenn Beck ever say progressives are Nazi's?
He said Nazi's were progressive, and proved it.
I left the Republican party because the Republic party went to the LEFT of me.
Liz Winstead
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 04:36 ET by NotFondOfLibsAll we need to know about Liz Winstead is that she is another cretin from Air America. If Glenn Beck ever invited her to come on his show and correct anything he has said, she would turn and run in the opposite direction.