In honor of his last show, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell presents highlights of the Fox host from the past 2.5 years.
Goodbye, Glenn Beck
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Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:19 PM EDT
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell airs at 10pm ET, Monday through Thursday on MSNBC. The show channels O'Donnell's extensive background in politics and entertainment.
Larry, you can only dream of Glen Becks ratings! By the way, if MSNBC fired you tomorrow morning do you think they would then let you do a "final show" later that day? Do you think MSNBC would be concerned that since they fired you it might not be a good idea to let you go on the air LIVE??? I doubt they're that stupid. Soooooo, why do you think FOX would let Glen Beck do his last show LIVE???? Would FOX not have any worries his last show might be rough on the network he was just FIRED from??? NO, because GLEN BECK WAS NOT FIRED.
Once again this guy lies just to try to make a pathetic point of a guy he's so jealous of it shows regularly.
By that logic, neither was Conan. What are you five? Actually a five year old would be able to come up with something original. You're just another mindless brain dead Fox parrot.
I'm firing you beachblue foooooor the oooover useeee of lettttterzzzz. BTW, the only letter you should be repeating is the letter 'n', as in Glenn Beck you moron. The Glenn that you so love and worship, at least have enough respect for your "prophet" and spell his name correctly. Oh, and ratings don't mean much when three-fourths of his viewers are brain dead zombies like yourself. Now go back to your log cabin, count your gold coins, kiss your Palin poster, lock your gun safe and don't bother the rest of us anymore. Leave the real debates to people who don't have pancakes for brains.
Now look who is acting 5? come on Jack, is that the best name calling you can come up with?
I agree, Lawrence only wishes he was as popular as Glen Beck. He can only stoop to attacking other people and their beliefs, Lawrence never has anything original to offer. It would be nice if he would actually contribute something to help society instead of attacking people beliefs. Although, Lawrence is entertaining to watch, for example; when Condi Rice embarrassed and owned lawrence during his interview with her.
One of the problems: Becks ratings going throught the floor. Over 100 sponcer quit. Sound like lying Beck was doing real good.
I think Foxnews let Beck do his show live because they had Security Guards with Tazer's to take Beck down if he started to have a mental breakdown on air. I'm sure Mr. Murdock was one step ahead of Beck and hired extra security in case Beck tried hurt himself or others.
Mr. Beck has serious mental health issues stemming from his family. His mother committed suicide when Beck was 16 years old, that had to be devasting to him. And then Beck become a terrible alcoholic and heavy cocaine users and those are both serious signs of mental health issues. It is surprising his staff doesn't try to get him help with his mental health issues before it is too late.
Just watch the short video Mr. O'Donnell showed of Beck in just the past 2.5 years at FoxNews. Does that seem like a stable and well adjusted person to you? Saying he like to shoot people in the head, or hit them in the head with shovels?
One day, you will hear either Beck has committed suicide (I hope not.) or he has hurt or seriously injuried another individual.
Lol...
You really think FauxNews cared!?!?
Remember Kieth Olbermann you good little Murdochian.Foxsnooze wants you back.
BBE, True Beck wasn't fired, his contract expired and Fox didn't renew it. Big difference.....The fact is he isn't wanted at Fox Noise anymore!
" It is surprising his staff doesn't try to get him help with his mental health issues before it is too late"
News flash, Jerry Barry, that train already left the station years ago when he was just on neo-con radio. He has stepped through that door, crossed the threshold, entered the void and he isn't coming back.
Funny how the Right are so fascinated with Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Matthew, and Ed Schulz. Can't stay away from their MSNBC vine.
@beachblueeye I can't believe what you just wrote. NO Lawrence O'Donnell is not jealous of Glen Beck's ratings because the people that watch him are not mentally capable of watching a good and moral show like the Last Word. I honestly feel sorry for the people that watch Glen Beck he is just an idiot with a platform that can brain wash ignorant people with hate. I feel sorry for America because this men is not a true American he is just hater.
talk about a Hater, its in your name. I watch larry quite often, Maddow, Hard ball, listen to Ed on XM. I find you funny because your Obviously don't watch Beck, I do watch both sides, am a self made small business owner. One thing I have found is that Larry on many occasions will state something as fact but will not reference his source ( same with Mathews, he did it today while I was watching him) when Larry does sight a source he often miss quotes the source. 10 years ago he could do that but today you can find almost anything the media references on the Internet in raw video. When Beck makes a statement about a person or situation he ALWAYS shows his source. I have payed attention to this because when I was working on my chemistry degree anything you stated had to be backed by a source. I am one of those so called mentally incapable people you referenced, and I will challenge you on any subject you think you know more than Beck does. You talk smack about stuff you admit you are ignorant about.
chemdmd I'm surprised you watch Beck and you say you are a self made small business owner. Success one or a failed self made small business owner?
At least you unlike Beck, state the truth when you said you are "one of those so called mentally incapable people." Beck would never admit to being mentally incapable and he should for his own mental health. The first step to a health life is to admit you have a problem and being mentally incapable is big health issue.
Beck is a high school graduate, never went to college because he was a alcoholic and a cocaine abuser. Go and read Mr. O'Donnell's bio, he is well educated and has been very succcessful in government and television product of top hit TV shows. It would be sad if Mr. Beck ever tried to debate Mr. O'Donnell because Mr. O'Donnell would mop the floor with Beck.
i love are your going to post this on ever blog your come across.
mark halperin is a republican.
what is new about a republican calling the president a "crude slur"?
Mr. O'Donnell, I used to be a fan of FoxNews and would watch Bill O’Reilly and a few other shows on FoxNews. But after years ofwatching O’Reilly, I found he is just a bully to his guest and if he disagreed with a guest he would shut their microphone off. Fair and Balanced, I don’t think so by yelling and being disrespectful to your guest.
I started watching you and I find the way you treat your guest, is with respect and dignity. You may disagree with a guest but you don’t start yelling at them but you politely disagree andd you always treat them kindly.
Your show is refreshing and I look forward to watching you ever night because you
factual, honest and respect to all your guest.
I saw one of Beck’s uneducated, gullible, delusional crackpot follower’s beachblueye, criticize you. A typical Beck follower who can have an intelligent discussion without restoring to name calling and insults. Just like Beck does to all the people he hates and disagrees with.
I have read your bio on the internet and wow, you have accomplished some much in your career. I was truly amazed by your breadth of experience and edcuation and all the success you have had in the many facets of your life.
You have more knowledge and experience in your little finger than Beck will ever have in his lifetime!
I look forward to your future shows and I’m a big fan of yours. Thank you for the outstanding and professional job you are doing in bring the true facts that matter to your viewers.
Mr. O'Donnell, I used to be a fan of FoxNews and would watch Bill O’Reilly and a few other shows on FoxNews. But after years ofwatching O’Reilly, I found he is just a bully to his guest and if he disagreed with a guest he would shut their microphone off. Fair and Balanced, I don’t think so by yelling and being disrespectful to your guest.
I started watching you and I find the way you treat your guest, is with respect and dignity. You may disagree with a guest but you don’t start yelling at them but you politely disagree andd you always treat them kindly.
Your show is refreshing and I look forward to watching you ever night because you
factual, honest and respect to all your guest.
I saw one of Beck’s uneducated, gullible, delusional crackpot follower’s beachblueye, criticize you. A typical Beck follower who can have an intelligent discussion without restoring to name calling and insults. Just like Beck does to all the people he hates and disagrees with.
I have read your bio on the internet and wow, you have accomplished some much in your career. I was truly amazed by your breadth of experience and edcuation and all the success you have had in the many facets of your life.
You have more knowledge and experience in your little finger than Beck will ever have in his lifetime!
I look forward to your future shows and I’m a big fan of yours. Thank you for the outstanding and professional job you are doing in bring the true facts that matter to your viewers.
I will really miss the 5 minutes of every dat that I could stomach of poor "sincere" Mr. Beck. Having grown up in the south I have been exposed to all kinds of sleezy street corner and evangelical preachers and he is one of the best. Have no fear though, I am certain that he will continue to bless us with his heartfelt and insightful wisdom.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure
about the universe."~Albert Einstein
What is it with all these rwn's always crying, and claiming allegiance to the Flag, as if that would make it real? I get chills when I hear the "Star Spangle Banner", but I don't try to make it visiable to everyone around me, break into tears and put on like a "Drama Queen."
Beck, I'll pass on the cool-aid!
mark halperin is a REPUBLICAN.
what else can we expect from a REPUBLICAN?
Suzette, who cares if Halperin is a Republican. Why didn't Larry O'Donnell say anything on his show about what Halperin said. Kind of make you wonder is O'Donnell thinks Nobama is a D#@K.
who cares if halperin is a republican? i care. yet another republican who can't watch his tongue when speaking about the President. yet another republican who disrespects the President and can't or doesn't want to keep himself in check.
it is possible to disagree with the policies of this President without calling him a racist or a d!ck, or without telling him to take a valium so he can calmly discuss keeping taxes off the deficit table.
the republicans need to look at balancing the budget in "fair and balanced" ways that include tax hikes and not just cuts to spending that will immediately affect the least able to afford it.
how many more times do we have to listen to the ignorant remarks and name calling from the republican party? i am ashamed of the republican party.
Would any of you guys like some of Beck's Cool-aid? He has plenty and I'll even bring the ice if yall need it! You have to be hot and thirsty from all that spitting a fuming about President Obama! Go ahead, drink up!
speaking of "failed economic policies". whose policies got us here in the first place? W. BUSH.
who wants to go back to the same failed policies that got us here in the first place? THE DEFICIT BUILDING, UNABLE TO BALANCE A BUDGET, THE INCOMPETENT REPUBLICAN PARTY.
THE PARTY OF ME ME ME AND MINE MINE MINE.
Do you mean "funny strange", or "funny ha-ha"? If you think it is a laughable situation that our country finds itself in after eight years of Bush and both houses of congress spending us into bankruptcy, then, your sense of humor is pretty warped. If you think it is strange that a drastic policy shift away from the Bush era is called for, and that it will take heroic measures to pull us out of the ditch that Wall Street ran us into, then you haven't been paying attention.
President Obama's spending was in response to what was already on the books. trying to keep our nation afloat after 8 years of deregulation on wall street, tax cuts for the rich, a war in iraq that was uncalled for. every single thing that W. could do to run this country into the ditch he did all those things, and then some.
the deficit-loving, deregulation loving, war-mongering W. bush and his beloved republican party are RESPONSIBLE for the mess our country is in today. and they think that their party is the one to lead us out of this mess by ONLY cutting spending, and by not taking in more revenue by increasing taxes?
the american people WANT taxes to be increased for the very rich and for big oil. the republicans love to say that americans don't want their taxes raised. they say that about everything, as if they know what the american people really want.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK IT IS FAIR FOR THE RICH AND FOR BIG OIL TO PAY MORE IN TAXES.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK THAT IT IS NOT FAIR TO BALANCE THE BUDGET BY REWARDING THE PEOPLE ON WALL STREET, THE VERY PEOPLE WHO GAMBLED WITH OUR MONEY.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK IT IS NOT FAIR TO BALANCE THE BUDGET BY MAKING CUTS THAT WILL AFFECT THE POOR, THE ELDERLY AND WOMEN AND MINORITIES.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT BIGGER CUTS IN THE DEFENSE BUDGET.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SHOULD KEEP THEIR NOSES OUT OF EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, AND STOP TRYING TO TAKE HEALTH CARE FROM WOMEN, AND THAT THEY SHOULD SUPPORT CIVIL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO STOP TELLING US WHAT WE WANT, AND LISTEN TO US INSTEAD.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH REAL AMERICA. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ONLY CARES ABOUT THE RICH AN POWERFUL.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK THAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF ME ME ME AND MINE MINE MINE.
I always find it fascinating that people like beachblueye, can't see the truth about Beck. For instance, beachblueye says Beck wasn't fired from FoxNews. Over 300 sponsors dropped Beck's show and many other Fox shows because Beck was on this network. Yet with all the evidence, Beck's followers are in complete denial.
They say Beck doesn't spew hate but in this clip of Beck's last 2.5 years at FoxNews he says he poisioned Nancy Pelosi's wine. He want's to shoot people in the head. He said he didn't know if he should kill Michael Moore himself or hire someone to do it. You can show the videos of Beck saying these terrible and hateful things, yet Beck's followers will dismiss it. Some strange people who like this guy and will believe anything he says even if the evidence shows Beck is a liar.
Yes, a sad day in televised political comedy has arrived. The Beckster had hung up his swastika's and chalkboarded his last lunatic rant. What, oh what, will Fox Folks and the tin foil hat wearing crowd do for entertainment now?
....And those corny tennis shoes. Get the butterfly net out, he is now free and on the streets. Most of the Republicans I know feel the same way as we Democrats do.
So long douchebag, don't let the door hit you in the @ss on the way out.
You socialist,progressive libs sound like Beck is never going to be heard from again. Watch the other hand!
there IS an audience for beck's fear-mongering rhetoric. i doubt if he will ever be as "successful" as fox news allowed him to be initially because of exposure to millions of viewers.
No, we know Beckhead is still out there, along with Lush Lamebrain! There will always be the fear mongers and the bigot..... the KKK even still exist.
When you thuoght this network could sink no lower.
Al Sharpton? There's no one on television that has this mans disusting history of hate, thievery, scam. What's next - a video feed show from San Quntin with Manson as the host? Kermit the Frog hosting a show?
I wonder how the others feel about calling him a peer? What a joke of a network.
Keith O wants to come back. Another loud mouth loser - equal to Beck.
Rev Al leaves a lot to be desired. Hates Whitey. Him and Jesse Jackson both are losers. All they want is handouts.
smiling i see more whine from the cheese side of the house.
LOL
Good Bye Beck!!!! hope all the worst for you!!!! no not really but maybe you can seek help now.
but it was good to here you got the last word. thanks Lawrence.
Thank you LO for your retrospect on beck....so long to bad rubbish. Beck's only claim to fame, was his pitiful pronouncements, bad taste, and disrespectful condemnation of others....a piece of insecure work.
smiling well what really nice it the collective IQ of pundits just went up by 60% now Beck has crawled away.
LOL>>>> C-YA and dam sure most all Americans are very glad they are not YOU!!!!
Yes Beck fans We know Beck has many loyal ' followers' .So what > Watching Beck makes me ashamed of what people and TV has be come. Becks comment while watching Obama speak " We must be in the planet of the Apes' is the most despicable of all. Vile Name calling was Becks main form of ' entertainment' for his Obama hating fans. How much lower can he go ? I am sure we will find out soon.
Amen, and PS to God. Thank you again. Amen.
I truly believe that attacking the President of the USA, who happens to have a BLACK FATHER and a WHITE MOTHER, WHITE GRANDPARENTS and WHITE RELATIVES on his MOTHER'S SIDE, is a sign of IGNORANCE, STUPIDY and RACISM ...and NOT considered an AMERICAN ...these people who call the President names are racists...anyone who is dark skinned ,like Rev. Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are attacked as well....FYI...these nice people, the Pres., Rev. AL and Jesse are better educated than a lot of you ignorant scabs...I pray that God could enlighten you and become good to yourself and to your fellow mankind....
the acer...get off the racist labeling already. that game is getting old. You have made yourself look as ignorant as the people you have mentioned. All these people have shady backgrounds as it is. People can disagree or not like Obama because they just dont like him..that is not against any law, the same as those who did not like Bush...are all those people un-american as well? Better Educated still does not mean they are not subject to questionable pasts or making wrong decisions. calling people racist for disliking a black president is very weak, there's a whole lot of reasons people dislike him, you just look for the easiest answer
I'm sure we can all find another republican or conservative figure to try and tare down with yellow journalism and childish name calling.
heck just watch ed schultz or lawrence on any given day attack Republicans. schultz loves calling his evil twin rush the "drugster", but then again the above mentioned are not Journalists are they. They are nothing short of shock jock attack Political Commentators paid to further their station owners biased leanings. How any of them can live with their selves is beyond me. I would hate to be their kids.
I just got to watch this. It's a great example of the old saying:
When you are being run out of town, get in front and pretend it's a parade.
conductorwoman,
exactly. this is exactly what glenn beck is doing.
Beck had higher ratings than any other talk show in it's time slot, and at his worst was still in the Top 5 , ....so what part of accuracy do you care least about ?,...., and MSNBC cant come close to Fox's rating's, partly because they have simply Alienated the audience with all the Hate speech and demogoging the right, people in America are divided over Fundamental issues, and making light of them isn't ever going to land you better ratings, or more approval from anyone you don't already have as a viewer.........and I don't remember Fox sending Glenn home because he called someone a Slut........you guys on the left simply don't get it, or don't want to get it, and you act like the 20% of Liberal Progressives in the US are really 80%...........that's why you stack the decks on all your talk shows, like the View, and why Bill Mahr's went down the toilet, people aren't as stupid as you think......
i don't remember fox news sending glenn beck home when he called our president a racist either. apparently, like fox news, this does not bother beck's "christian" viewers either, calling our president a racist, and the horrible way he referred to nancy pelosi, and to other democrats.
i was watching fox and friends the morning that glenn beck called our President a racist, yet fox news allowed him to continue on on his rant day after day on his show and on other fox news shows. this clearly says to me that fox news agrees with glenn beck's criticism of President Obama, and of the snarky comments he has made about other democrats.
the only reason that glenn beck got "fired" is because he was losing sponsors and not making money for the fox news network.
fox news channel is a shill for the out-of-touch deficit-loving republican party.
suzette..appearantly your memory only serves your biased opinions like MSNBC. of course you dont recall or block out any attacks on Bush from their staff or Olbermann's on Bush..you people are just that ignorant and blind.
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2011/20110630060120.aspx
forgot to mention Olbermann on a nightly basis asking his lemmings to boycott all Beck's sponsors..guess keith didnt see his own demise did he..now if only the same would happen to schultz and o'donnell and maddow. the world would be a much better place without the political hatred
bill,
my opinions do not only reflect those of MSNBC, as i watch some fox news consistently. i like to be informed on both sides. i am liberal, however, NOT IGNORANT AND BLIND.
you tell me what the iraqi war had to do with 9/11. i agree with those who say that W. bush took his eye off the ball when he took the war into iraq. i believe he had a personal vendetta against saddam hussein for threats made against H. W. bush (his daddy), and if he would hunted bin laden the same way he went after saddam hussein we would have gotten the master-mind behind 9/11 years before. but as W. bush said, "i am not that worried about bin laden".
don't tell me about democrats "wanting" to put a republican president on trial for war crimes when the republican party wanted to and tried vigorously to impeach president clinton over a "blow job". this charge was led by newt ginrich and other republicans who were also having affairs of their own.
for every article i have read about keith olbermann, i can find just as many or more about glenn beck. olbermann is gone. as for matthews, maddow, schultz and odonnell, schultz and others who make inappropriate remarks (please see the article you posted above), get suspended on MSNBC. when has anyone ever gotten suspended on fox news?
i don't believe i have ever heard rachel call any republican an untoward name. she does her homework, and presents facts that the republican party does not like to hear. thats why pat buchanan won't go on her show anymore, and why she is never a guest on "morning joe".
and fox doesn't exhibit political hatred?
IHATESTUPIDPEOPLE...are you for real??? Lawerence's whole plateform of a show..much as Schultz's is the same exact platform Beck 's was. attack, biased, and instill political hatred while at the same time trying to make your station owners political leanings look like a bed of roses. example..Democrats can do no wrong at all but republicans are evil racist warmongers who spread political hatred blah blah blah..
Read all your post from past to present.....so I don't think I'm out of line. If you don't like MSNBC why are you here other than to find fault with what you say you hate. I don't think your options apply here. They are tainted by your predigest. I give you some of your opinions...You refer to MSNBC followers as lemmings....I think you are the lemming for believing the lies and hate of the reps., You accuse us of racist labeling...To Whom are you referring. Just because Rice couldn't state the truth with out justifying her lies? This game of your's certainly "getting old." You seem to think you are the only person in the world who is right. Well, you are far to the Right, but you are wrong. Other insults, "shady backgrounds": "IHATESTUPIDPEOPLE": "biased opinions": " instill political hatred": "turn a blind eye": you are a racist manipulation, opinionated shock jock". Yes I think all this name calling could be reversed to the person speaking. YOU, BILL.