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Glenn beck is an inauthentic asshole

I wasn’t even going to comment on this hack. I had written a blog a few weeks back about this cry baby, erased it and then I had to go and open the Times this weekend and read their story on Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star. It comments on the spectacular rise to popularity at an unpopular time slot on Fox (5 pm) for a comedian who was fired from CNN to a “preacher” of entertainment politics.

I find it grossly ironic Glenn has regular segments titled “Constitution Under Attack” and “Economic Apocalypse,” when both basis for such discussions are rooted during the entire and last year respectively of W Bush presidency. His, Rush’s, and Hannity’s “inciting [of] rhetoric” as Jeffrey Jones of Old Dominion University puts it, has certainly done more for the conservative base than any of the real (or fake *cough* Palin) leaders of the GOP. It’s such popularity that I too am “mad as hell” more at the audience of these puppets who get their thought, talking points and even political philosophy from talking heads explicitly and apply backwards reasoning to their choices for leaders based on these comedians of leadership.

Here’s a recient clip of this rodeo clown going on about his worrisome love for this country and fake crying as he tries to get his viewers pulled in. He’s definitely touching something, it’s not a passion nerve though:

Shep Smith on Fox also has some great comments about this guy: “We love the program [because it’s on Fox] but we don’t listen to it”:



Beck continually says ‘if you take what I say as gospel, you’re an idiot’ and that sir might accurately characterize the 1.2 million people that tune into you daily to listen. Glenn stay in your fear chamber, where you feel safest and you can’t infect normal Americans with your evangelical bull shit.

UPDATE: Maybe Colbert Says this better:

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My Restuarant Peeves

I wrote earlier about the shite tipping practice going on in NY, and increasingly I’m seeing more and more restaurants dead or light with patrons. I walked into Del Postal the other Thursday evening at prime time and got a table for 4 with no problems.

I eat out a lot in NY for multiple reasons: My apartment is too small, I don’t have groceries, it’s too hot to stay at home, the games on and I don’t have an HDTV and most importantly there’s too many damn good restaurants around here to not eat out!

Having plenty of experience in banquets and restaurant service, I’m instantly picky about issues I see that show how weak the restaurants service really is. Here’s a list of some of my biggest issues when I go out to eat:

  • Host or hostess does not acknowledge me (guests) upon entering the restaurant – eye contact and a smile are key.
  • Not being sat promptly at my reservation time, when I’m on time. If the service is extended (which in NYC that’s usually), then escort me to the bar and make sure to come get me when the table is ready
  • Music that’s too loud for the restaurant, or no music at all. And no a TV doesn’t count.
  • Dirty flatware, glassware and silverware or being served with bent silverware, cracked or chipped glassware or flatware: This just shows carelessness to your service.
  • As a server I would always greet my table and introduce myself to them for the evening and believe all servers should take that minute to do so. Now I understand this is a professional relationship, not a social one, so I don’t necessarily need your name, but at least point out that you’re the head server I’ll need to flag for assistance.
  • Servers that don’t have a clue about the food, how it’s made, or the specials: especially at higher end restaurants.
  • Servers that are either overly attentive, or no where to be seen. A server should make an eye check on all their tables before heading back to the kitchen and if anything needs a check (water glass etc.) prompt your busser for help.
  • Being asked “You still workin’ on that?” or anything like this when not all the people at a table have finished their course.
  • Not much can be worse that badly prepared food.
  • Not thanking the guests as they leave. Last impression!

Now that I’m hungry I need a steak!