tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post7905045765114948359..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Glenn Beck Hosts "Restoring Courage" Event in IsraelAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-35448492766393477552011-08-30T13:18:37.790-04:002011-08-30T13:18:37.790-04:00Wise Fool -- Aye, his use of a Roman god's nam...Wise Fool -- Aye, his use of a Roman god's name for a nonprofit that's all about "one man with one God" is definitely ironic.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-45625462357490022002011-08-30T09:30:50.080-04:002011-08-30T09:30:50.080-04:00Ha, space cadets may be accurate. The reason the ...Ha, space cadets may be accurate. The reason the Mercury program was called "Mercury" was a play off the Roman god, sending messengers from earth to space. :-)<br /><br />Just like Beck and others promote going back to the original intent for the constitution, he would have been better off researching that name a little more. I mean, it wasn't called the Mercury project out of love for a poisonous metal which is liquid at room temperature. Although, now that I mention it, maybe Mercury One is a good name for Beck's project... ;-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-80161184287301884612011-08-29T11:28:34.904-04:002011-08-29T11:28:34.904-04:00Cognitive Dissenter -- Agreed. I think people will...Cognitive Dissenter -- Agreed. I think people will look back on him twenty years from now and snicker.<br /><br />Wise Fool -- Well, I wasn't able to watch the whole event, so I don't know if his other Jerusalem talks were as gentle. I was unwilling to pay money to watch the whole thing on GBTV, so I shared what I could find online.<br /><br />In an interview, Beck said that Mercury One is a reference the Mercury space-flight program. (And I'm resisting the urge to make a joke about "space cadets" with all my might!)<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MercuryAhabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-78009884244516293672011-08-29T10:21:47.802-04:002011-08-29T10:21:47.802-04:00That's actually a pretty tame message for Beck...That's actually a pretty tame message for Beck. Quite a surprise. Maybe he is getting smarter? I hope so. I doubt it, but I hope so. :-)<br /><br />Also a surprise is the name "Mercury One," given the association with the Roman god and all.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-22467411218024716542011-08-29T10:19:03.118-04:002011-08-29T10:19:03.118-04:00Beck has a huge ego that drives his need for atten...Beck has a huge ego that drives his need for attention and his messianic view of himself. Combine his egoism with his demonstrable lack both of common sense and self-insight and we have a blundering prophet of all things silly. He would be great for a laugh but for the scary people who take him seriously.<br /><br />How he still manages to get any airtime is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com