Radio and television talk-show host Glenn Beck capped the evening with his keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC). I listened to bits of speeches from other people throughout the day such as Newt Gingrich, Linda Chavez, and the list continues. However, none of them said what Glenn Beck said. Glenn Beck by far gave the best speech during the three day CPAC convention. He took the Republican Party to the task. Instead of spending his time taking pot shots at President Obama and the Democrat Party, Beck stated what the problem was that ailed America: Progressivism. For the last several weeks on the Glenn Beck Program on Fox News, Glenn Beck traced the roots of the Progressive movement early in the 20th century embodied by Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Beck mentioned Progressivism is found in both political parties. Progressivism is about big government, excessive spending, and high taxes. Progressivism believes government holds the solutions to the problems that ails mankind.
Beck began his speech paying tribute to the late President Ronald Reagan. One of the famous slogans of the Reagan campaign was "Morning in America". Beck believes in an America where it's morning once again. He was mentioning abut Progressivism and how it was eating away at the Constitution. He called Progressivism a disease. Progressivism is in both political parties. Beck said he doesn't even know what the Republican Party stands for today and even if they state what they supposedly believe, he doesn't know that he can trust them. He says democracy can only on operate as our Constitution allows us to. "Big government, socialist-utopia needs to be addressed as it is--as a cancer." Beck made mention of the press conference golfer Tiger Woods held yesterday and at that press conference Woods admitted he had a problem with sexual addiction. Beck said that the Republican Party hasn't yet admitted that it has a problem. He says the Republican Party needs to admit it has an addiction to excessive spending and big government just like the Democrats are. He mentioned how Woods adapted the attitude that rules applied to normal people but him. He says Republicans don't get it. The Republicans need to recognize they can't continue their excessive spending and not bankrupt America.
Glenn Beck unveiled his famous chalkboard that he uses on his daily Glenn Beck television program and he wrote some notes on it like he always does on television. He said America is not a circus. He made tribute to the attitude many progressive Republicans have about the GOP being a "big enough tent for everyone". Beck says that America isn't a big tent, it's an idea. America is not a clown show. He was writing down the statistics on the chalkboard the breakdown of America's ideological preferences. He wrote that 40% of Americans claim to be conserves, 36% say they're moderate, and only 20% of Americans identify themselves as liberal. He was mentioning despite the conservative ideological bent of a great percentage of Americans, Republicans and Conservatives keep losing? Why? Because those that claim to be conservative aren't. That's my take--not Beck's quote.
Beck was mentioning the importance of personal responsibility. Beck started his career 20+ years ago as a DJ. During his early career Beck was addicted to drugs and alcohol. Beck eventually had to hit rock bottom and he lost everything. His first marriage ended in the mid-nineties. Beck had to come to the point where he had to admit he had an addiction to drugs and alcohol. One of his radio producers, Pat Gray eventually introduced Beck to Mormonism and Beck is now a Mormon. That part of Beck's story is tragic because Jesus is the only way--not Joseph Smith. Beck eventually worked his way upward. He remarried in 1999. Several years ago he began his own radio talk-show program. He's still on the airwaves to this very day. It's called the Glenn Beck Program. Over four years ago Glenn Beck started the Glenn Beck Program on CNN Headline News. Last year the Glenn Beck Program moved to Fox News Channel. Beck has been at Fox for over a year now. Beck has precious little formal college experience. He took only one semester of college because he couldn't afford to attend longer. However, Beck is a self-educated man. Over the years he's read and studied history. Today Beck's star is rising and he has one of the top rated shows on Fox. Beck said he can stand tall due to learning from his failure. He said without failure there's no sweetness to success.
Beck was talking about the greatness of America. He mentioned America is a country where people have the opportunity for success. However, success isn't something that's guaranteed to America. Success must be earned. He was mentioning about the Progressive attitude about entitlement. The Progressives believe that Americans are entitled to healthcare, a house, and handouts. Beck was pointing out we're we're not owed anything by the government. It's our responsibility as Americans to purchase our own homes or to purchase healthcare. He rightly pointed out that the government doesn't create jobs. The entrepreneur creates the jobs. He was criticizing the government for penalizing those in business that try to achieve. He said the Progressives were looking toward Europe as a model for the United States, whereas Europe was looking toward the United States as the model and a beacon of hope. He was also criticizing how in our schools today students can compete in a sports event and all the students will receive a trophy for participation. He asked why bother competing for the purpose of winning if there are no winners. If all students are going to receive a trophy due to participating, then what's the point of competing. America doesn't know how to be competitive. Beck said teachers better grade students papers with red marks or students will be devoured in the real world when they look for a job. In America there are winners and losers. Beck was advocating personal responsibility for each individual. The government should stop being anti-capitalist and allow America to be the kind of country it can be. Beck said we haven't faced the day of economic reckoning yet. He said difficult times are yet to come. But he stated if we band together as Americans, after a long and tiresome day we will make it.
The speech that Glenn Beck gave at CPAC was superb. His speech said something. Even though I don't agree with all of Beck's views, he was right in everything he said Saturday evening. He took the Republicans to task and reminded them that they need to admit they have the problem. There are some political pundits that don't like what Beck said about the Republicans, but it's true. Calling pot shots at President Obama is not what the Republicans need to be doing. The problem with the Republican Party is hypocrisy. They need to take a trip down memory lane and remember what they were like when they had control of Congress. They were drunk on power themselves and they were guilty of excessive spending. They need to recall why they lost the last two elections. They need to apologize to the American people for their pathetic leadership when they had control of Congress. They need to create an outline of what their core principle views on government are and they need to outline an agenda that they would implement if they were to take the reigns of leadership in Congress once again. Their responsibility is to the American people--not Wall Street, La Raza, or other special interests. The American people are angry at both parties. The Republicans better not interpret the Democrats' loss in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts as the American people currying favor with the Republicans. The American people can't trust either party. The American people want leaders that will stand upon solid American principles and not stray from them. We need patriots that will following the Constitution. Politicians must stop hiding behind their own party. The American people aren't interested in party affiliation as much as they're interested in leaders that possess character.
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