Jon Stewart rips into Glenn Beck for gold market manipulation

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Originally Posted by jack sommerset

HAHAHA Best dumbass post in a few weeks from you!!! Emmy equals you are smart!!!!!!!!! I really doubt anyone takes you serious in your life.

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:lmao

rosie o'donnell won multiple emmys

:lmao

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Originally Posted by SouthernFried

The title of this post says everything...anyone who think Beck can manipulate the gold market...

would be the kind of idiot who would get his news from Stewart and then post the stupidity in a political forum, thinking it was pure brilliance.

I mean really, if you don't know shit about the gold market...why would you post something so stupid?

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Apparently, Glenn Beck does.

Did you actually watch the clip? THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT - Beck is a spokesperson and profiteer for an industry that historically goes up in times of panic and fear, which (not) coincidentally is exactly what Beck does best.

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Originally Posted by jack sommerset

Lets arrest Jordan for pimping gatorade! :lol You really are fucking dumb!

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The fact that you would draw a comparison between market manipulation and an athlete who promotes a sports beverage is incredible. Wow.

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Originally Posted by Cry Havoc

The fact that you would draw a comparison between market manipulation and an athlete who promotes a sports beverage is incredible. Wow.

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Thank you for the thread. Thank you for your opinion.

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Originally Posted by symple19

Uhhhh. Although Stewart does expose some things, or rather highlight some things that others miss, it's still a comedy show that heavily relies on editing stuff so that their brilliant writers can twist it into something funny. To call it news makes me cringe.

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You're right, it's meta-news. Still, I'd rather watch it than all the crappy cable news the Daily Report condenses for me, in pill form.

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Originally Posted by symple19

The really sad thing is that it's the only source of "news" for 2/3 of people under 35. If Stewart went after the dems 1/10th as much as he crushes the right, I might watch it. It's, quite simply, more biased programming for people with short attention spans. Writing is excellent though, as it is on the Colbert Report as well

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Wino more favors reading, and is growing ever more skeptical of the value of news... sports reporting and the funny papers naturally excepted. Wino doesn't wanna watch all that crappy TV.

I think the point is being missed. To me it's more of a conflict of interest.

If your on Tv doing,news,sports,or a reality show your not supposed to pimp out products you use or the station advertises. Especially if the show is named after you.
Unless Glenn Beck told everyone....
"Hi folks! welcome to the Glenn Beck show sponsored by Gold.inc"

If not, then he is being deceitful. After all the The Alamo dome calls the bowl games..."Doritos bowl" or "the Gator-aid bowl" They don't hide the fact what they are promoting.

Glenn Beck by having the viewers expose him makes people wonder what other agendas he has. Is he being honest about covering your home with foil to save it from radiation if he is getting paid by Reynold's wrap?

When was the last time you saw someone on a tv show say "would you pass me the land ol Lakes butter please" And land O lakes has a commercial on that station?

I can only imagine if Barack Obama
had all his plumbing done by Joe The Plumber and always talks about how he is the perfect example of the hard working American's we have in this country, and uses him as a prop when going from town to town,.....I can only imagine how this forum would react.

Glenn Beck got sloppy and he got busted just like he did when he faked his tears or his crying photo shoot. By the way the film they used that day was by Kodak and his wife's father is VP of the company.

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Originally Posted by Cry Havoc

I'm guessing it was partly tongue in cheek, but the reality is that Fox news has a ton of viewership. Even if Beck didn't actually affect the gold market, the fact remains that he was trying his damnedest to, which is absolutely illegal

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Really? Accordingly to which law?

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Originally Posted by Supergirl

Apparently, Glenn Beck does.

Did you actually watch the clip? THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT - Beck is a spokesperson and profiteer for an industry that historically goes up in times of panic and fear, which (not) coincidentally is exactly what Beck does best.

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Strange theory. In that case anybody who assesses the economic situation optimistically/pessimistically in a public forum and makes financial investments is manipulating markets.

so let me get this straight, the central bank of india bought up all that gold because of :rollinglen beck?

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Originally Posted by Winehole23

Wino more favors reading, and is growing ever more skeptical of the value of news... sports reporting and the funny papers naturally excepted. Wino doesn't wanna watch all that crappy TV.

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I refuse to watch any of the News channels, unless there's something big breaking. Reading, IMO, is always a better bet, and thank goodness for the internet

WH23, the Ricky Henderson of the political forum. :toast

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Originally Posted by symple19

I refuse to watch any of the News channels, unless there's something big breaking. Reading, IMO, is always a better bet, and thank goodness for the internet

WH23, the Ricky Henderson of the political forum. :toast

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Get your news from NPR instead. It's the closest thing to fair and balanced coverage that this country has.

G. Gordon Liddy and MC Hammer are also pimping gold. Fine company Mr. Beck has put himself in. I smell a concert.

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Originally Posted by Supergirl

Get your news from NPR instead. It's the closest thing to fair and balanced coverage that this country has.

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I will watch Newshour from time to time. I like the fact that it's devoid of all the stupid graphics and tickers other channels find necessary.

Stewart attacked Cramer for his over the top stock picks. If he is looking for the culprit for why our dollar is depreciating, he needs to look at his boy barry.

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Originally Posted by Supergirl

Get your news from NPR instead. It's the closest thing to fair and balanced coverage that this country has.

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:lol
Who's not a screaming liberal on npr?

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Originally Posted by symple19

WH23, the Ricky Henderson of the political forum. :toast

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That's about the nicest thing anybody ever said to me here. :king

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Originally Posted by spursncowboys

:lol
Who's not a screaming liberal on npr?

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NPR held out longest in the not referring to it as torture sweepstakes. For awhile, NPR taught the controversy, not the scandal. Their ombudsman defended the usage in the face of withering internet flames, long after other news outlets noticed that the facts had overrun the controversy.

I would think you should commend them for that, SnC.

They are a quasi-govt. owned radio show that can make programming w/o worrying about profits. Bill Moyer gets to pocket his book sales but has a tv show that can lose a profit year end and year out and still be able to stay on tv. Also if I remember correctly Moyer was the first to call it torture. I may be wrong. Point is NPR is not fair and balanced and is not even a medium.

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Originally Posted by spursncowboys

They are a quasi-govt. owned radio show that can make programming w/o worrying about profits. Bill Moyer gets to pocket his book sales but has a tv show that can lose a profit year end and year out and still be able to stay on tv. Also if I remember correctly Moyer was the first to call it torture. I may be wrong. Point is NPR is not fair and balanced and is not even a medium.

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Moyer is a PBS scion. A slightly different animal, IMO.

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Originally Posted by spursncowboys

Point is NPR is not fair and balanced and is not even a medium.

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Certainly not as fair and balanced as the wonderful reporters over at Fox news.

SnC is the last person who made a PBS post here. Something from Frontline, I think. Must have suited his mood somehow.

Here it is:

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Originally Posted by spursncowboys

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...gthebank/view/

Great episode...

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http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...ight=frontline

I'm assuming everybody in this thread is aware GB cannot manupilate the price of gold. No matter how stupid or unethical his "act" is.

The real question is: does HE thinks he can affect the market with his comments? The guy appears to be so dumb he might really think he is doing Goldline a favor by being so melodramatic about the economic and political situation . . .

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Originally Posted by Winehole23

SnC is the last person who made a PBS post here. Something from Frontline, I think. Must have suited his mood somehow.

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I also like Sesame Street for my kids, but what does that have to do with NPR being a biased news group?
Govt. should not be in the business of funding unpopular political sentiment. NPR does just that.