Dear Glenn Beck,
Please dry your tears. Yes today is September 11, 2009 - the eight anniversary of the worst attack ever carried out on American soil and nearly 3,000 innocent people died. But your September 12 project is crap. All you're trying to do is recall those awful moments of hysteria in the immediate aftermath of the attacks when most of America was so shell shocked that we allowed ourselves to be bamboozled into wars and give up our civil liberties in the name of security.
See - that's what Glenn Beck wants to recapture. He's says be that person you were on Sept. 12. I remember who I was. I was scared out of my mind!
OK, I don't like this man. But I am an equal opportunity hater. I don't love Keith Olberman either. I think his blind attacks on Republicans can be just as damaging. It's the fact that these people have a platform on cable news and that many Americans consider them serious journalists and purveyors of fact that bother me.
There are so many problems in our country and guys like Glenn Beck and Congressman Joe Wilson just keep on throwing up smoke screens. New Census numbers say poverty levels are at a 12 year high in this country. About 39.8 million people live in households with annual income below the federal definition of poverty. Do you know what the poverty level is? $22,025 for a family of four. I am in grad school and I probably make more than this for just me (barely!). But imagine making that and having to split it between four people. As of last year, Cleveland was the second poorest city. Just drive around and you'll see it all over. It's not just here. People are suffering all across the U.S.A. Meanwhile, Mr. Glenn Beck is pointing out "communist symbols" at Rockefeller center like a maniac. He's getting Van Jones fired. How did we cede so much power to this crack pot?
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