I guess I like movies with a thought provoking theme and Paddy Chayefsky was a master at attacking the lunacy of life and the ability of demented people to gain power and even prestige. With Hospital it's the incompetency, "corporate doctor" and the burned out Dr. Bock.
With "Network" it's the corporation led by Ned Beatty as the Diabolical Chairman of the Board, in possibly the best ever movie scene, telling Howard Beale (the newscaster) he (Beatty) is God.
With "Network" it's the corporation led by Ned Beatty as the Diabolical Chairman of the Board, in possibly the best ever movie scene, telling Howard Beale (the newscaster) he (Beatty) is God.
This is after Howard Beale has a meltdown on-air and collapses. At this point Faye Dunaway from the "Entertainment" division of the Network sees the ratings and takes power from the
"News" division and keeps Beale in all his suicidal and lunatic tendencies in his regular spot on-air. It doesn't end well for either Howard Beale or the public good and the "News" disappears into the past for ratings and corporate agendas.
So that was fiction and now for real we get Glen Beck.
This idiot actually called the President of the United States a racist. Glen Beck a person I've never watched on TV - until tonight. I thought Keith Olberman was just being a liberal jokester when he makes fun of Beck on Countdown with Keith Olberman. I am getting tired of hearing about Limbaugh, Beck, Coulter, Palin and Michele Bachmann.
So trying to be fair I listened to Glen Beck tonight with an open mind.
The man (benefit of the doubt) is a street corner preacher, nut case, rebel without a clue or a screw. I guess the screw was loose. He ranted the almost entire time about the drought in California being caused by environmentalists and how he doesn't believe in environmental reasons. All this despite the explosive population growth, the fact that little effort has been made to conserve water. Of course he jumps on the environmentalists and the Delta Smelt an endangered fish as the whole cause of the problem.
Simple-minded and simplistic but not as funny as it should be because Beck then incites anger in his audience about environmentalism. I'm not a strict and fervent environmentalist but I do know much of what we learn about our planet and human existence on it comes from that discipline. I don't like "pick and choose" minds who twist logic, spin a the truth and promote violent anger.
Beck's other hatred filled diatribe was against the National Endowment for the Arts. Does he really think all art is as extreme as Andres Serrano or Robert Maplethorpe? Does he think about all the fine art enabled by the NEA, the youth programs, the schools and careers enabled by this fine organization.
It all is coming back on him as one executive has disclosed so far Beck's show had a total of thirty-three sponsors pull out because of his Obama remarks.
I've watched Glen Beck for my one and only time.
Simple-minded and simplistic but not as funny as it should be because Beck then incites anger in his audience about environmentalism. I'm not a strict and fervent environmentalist but I do know much of what we learn about our planet and human existence on it comes from that discipline. I don't like "pick and choose" minds who twist logic, spin a the truth and promote violent anger.
Beck's other hatred filled diatribe was against the National Endowment for the Arts. Does he really think all art is as extreme as Andres Serrano or Robert Maplethorpe? Does he think about all the fine art enabled by the NEA, the youth programs, the schools and careers enabled by this fine organization.
It all is coming back on him as one executive has disclosed so far Beck's show had a total of thirty-three sponsors pull out because of his Obama remarks.
I've watched Glen Beck for my one and only time.
Glen Beck must not realize that hacking into a federal computer system is a crime and has been for a long time. Disclaimers are notorious on the internet and with computer software.
Every system and web site on the web can gather information from your computer or put information on your computer if not protected. Poor Glen sees a conspiracy everywhere it's a little like the clinical definition of P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A.
One can only hope one day Glen understands that being seen on TV and pushing fear buttons of unhinged people can also endanger his own health.
Every system and web site on the web can gather information from your computer or put information on your computer if not protected. Poor Glen sees a conspiracy everywhere it's a little like the clinical definition of P-A-R-A-N-O-I-A.
One can only hope one day Glen understands that being seen on TV and pushing fear buttons of unhinged people can also endanger his own health.
ps Keith Olberman please stop giving these guys air time!!!
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