MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell has long been trying to get a rise out of Glenn Beck. He regularly devotes segments of his TV show to the Fox News host, and some could even confuse his program for a division of Media Matters. But O‘Donnell’s shots at Beck may have sunk to a new low last night when he mocked Glenn’s sexuality.
During the waning moments of his show’s video opener, O‘Donnell tucked away this little gem regarding Beck’s interview with Rep. Paul Ryan yesterday: “The Republican budget plan softens Glenn Beck’s feelings about gay marriage,” O’Donnell said, before playing a clip of Beck telling Ryan, “I love you,” and Ryan replying, “I love you, too:”
Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher was appalled by what O’Donnell was insinuating:
The problem of stigmatizing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people is a deadly serious issue that I’ve written about repeatedly. While liberals are generally considered to be more LGBT-friendly than conservatives, at least policy-wise, liberals aren’t automatically above an lgbt-phobic insult. Even with that knowledge, I was shocked by the shot that Lawrence O’Donnell took at Glenn Beck and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), during the intro to Tuesday night’s The Last Word, mocking the pair as gay. [...]
To some, O’Donnell’s crack may seem like nothing more than a juvenile schoolyard insult, which is likely how he intended it, but what he’s doing there is using the implication that Ryan and Beck are gay as an insult. Such stigmatizing behavior contributes to a hostile atmosphere that has resulted in a rash of high-profile suicides, among other things.
I think Christopher is on to something. Not only are O‘Donnell’s comments dripping with hypocrisy, but criticism of one‘s opinions shouldn’t degenerate into a hypothesis of one’s sexuality. And that is why I‘m especially confused as to why Christopher’s employer would publish another article, which essentially does the same thing as O‘Donnell’s segment:
Glenn Beck and Paul Ryan sitting in a tree,K-I-S-S-I-N-G,First comes “I love you,”Then “I love you too,”Then a romantic radio interview!
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Who is this guy? Oh just another MSMBC guy trying to get attention using Glenn Becks name. Hey Lawrence O’Donnell They already tried that and it did not work, you will still have your regular 2 viewers as you deserve
Just ignore anyone from MSNBC – especially those that are playing dirty toward Glenn Beck – they are jealous and want harm done to Glenn – besides they are the ones at fault for the low ratings forever at MSNBC – they are too dumb to acknowledge that though LOL! Am surprised anyone would even think of putting that idiot Lawrence O'Donnell's comments out in the public anyway when the writer knows it is false to begin with – good GOD almighty – clean up your trash there!
MSNBC.. Mostly Sick Nasty Biased Commentators..
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL AND MSNBC ARE TRULY EVIL IN EVERY RESPECT. I SHOULDN'T USE THE WORD "RESPECT" IN THE SAME SENTENCE AS O'DONNELL AND MSNBC AS THEY MIGHT THINK IT IMPLIES RESPECT FOR THEM. COLD DAY IN "YOU KNOW WHERE" WHEN THAT HAPPENS!
Where in the world does MSNBC find these fools? Olbermann first & now this idiot O'Donnell.
It does not matter because Cain, many women, and Lucifer, who have but short time left in their Marxist(Anti-Christ) reign, will not be punished until the Two-Witnesses of Revelation have finished their 3 1/2 years of witnessing against Marxism, and the Islam Beast(both Anti-Christs) and these two-witnesses have been dead in the streets of Yerushalayim for 3 &1/2 days, while the apparent "victors" are excanging presents! That is written, don't you know? Did you also know that Eve's first sin actually was called "intellectualizing," but then women are "verbal" and men are "motor," aren't they? Watch!
Gee Victor you really have a thing against women don't you ? You know Victor no one forced Adam to take a bite of that Apple ! Just as no one forced you to either! Hundreds of years later you guys are still enjoying the Apple so my question to you is why ? It Takes Two Babe !
Alexia, "It takes two, Babe" Are you equating the fruit to sex? Maybe so, but maybe not.
In Genesis 3:22
God said, "He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” I tend to think that LIVING FOREVER is a bit bigger than SEX.
Dont you?
Ern you are entitled to your interpretation.
Ern Good comment but as usual the bible is interpreted many ways by many different people.