Comments on: Glenn Beck ‘Unrepentant’ About Robert Creamer Falsehood

By: r&d tax relief

r&d tax relief — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:55:50 +0000

Beck is just one of those people who doesn’t think before he speaks, and doesn’t stop to think afterwards either. He’s an attention seeking brat who wishes he was a little bit more important, so talks badly of others to try and push himself up a bit. So what if the guy is a convict? Is he still in prison? Is he turning his life around?

By: Sidewinded

Sidewinded — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:18:56 +0000

Conservativism does not mean we don’t believe people can’t be rehabilitated. We believe that redemption is earned and sought after; not given freely because we believe that people are generally good. Not every conservative believes in the death penalty but the current system cannot contain all these offenders forever.

By: Marbran

Marbran — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:20:30 +0000

Recidivism statistics speak for themselves. According to the DOJ, about 60% of non-violent criminals (robbery, larceny, drugs, etc.) will re-offend within three years of release. Violent criminals (rape, murder) are far lower, down into single digits, but principally due to the much longer sentences imposed initially. Rehabilitation only works if the criminal wants to be rehabilitated. Too often, they choose the easier path, which is not surprising when only 10-15% of criminals ever see jail time.

In Beck’s case we find someone who abused alcohol and drugs for most of his young adult life, yet realized that if he didn’t make a change in his life he’d end up killing himself or someone else, and probably also end up in prison. So he did what he needed to do to get clean. Part of getting clean is being honest about the reality of the addiction. And for doing that the left attempts to smear him, to usurp his current success. There is no ‘magic’ here, only a determination on his part to do the next right thing.

By: Monkeydoes

Monkeydoes — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:57:33 +0000

what is laughable is that in all likelihood the average Beckerhead would tell you that criminals can’t nor even shouldn’t be rehabilitated … I am betting that ‘lock ‘em up and throw away the key’ is not an uncommon mantra

yet … they will likely also remark on how wonderful that a self confessed cocaine user, an alcoholic who has driven under the influence and as someone who has bragged of smoking pot everyday for 15 years (all of which are ‘criminal’ acts) has been magically ‘rehabilitated’ … of course his cure is more than likely aided by the fact that he is white and conservative … if he were black and liburrrl I doubt he be getting credited with such bravery by the same audience … yeah … I went there

By: Marbran

Marbran — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:02:02 +0000

Yes, that is my opinion. Only time will tell if Creamer has truly repented, through demonstrated action that will certainly be objective.

By: FoxNewsBoycott

FoxNewsBoycott — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:42:26 +0000

Marbran, That’s your opinion. Misinterpretation & pseudo-mind reading do not equal fact. Neither you, Sidewinded, nor Beck are in any position to tell us what another person is thinking. Anything that anyone, myself included, says is purely subjective; however, the one person who knows for sure is the person who admitted guilt and stated that he had “serious errors in judgement” and that he was “foolish.” The point is that Beck made a statement that was not accurate. Period.

By: Marbran

Marbran — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:24:41 +0000

Sidewinded,

I understood exactly what you meant after your first post. Creamer did apologize, much the way a 10-y.o. apologizes for tormenting his younger brother. Creamer has not repented for his crime.

By: FoxNewsBoycott

FoxNewsBoycott — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:10:47 +0000

It must be neat to read peoples’ minds… what am I thinking? Hint: It begins with “You’re full of shi…” When most definitions for “repentant” only mention a feeling of sorrow or remorse for wrongdoing, it’s not up to you to change that definition, or create other qualifiers, to suit your needs.

By: Sidewinded

Sidewinded — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:44:02 +0000

He is not repentant is my point. He gave back the money cause they would make him anyway. He appologized for being “over zealous”. That’s sounds alot more like he’s sorry that he took so much as to get caught. If he truely was repentant he should have given back the money and thensome to the point that it hurts. His appology should have been less about his intentions and more about how disgusted he was at his action and how he would make it up. That’s repentance, not going ‘i’m sorry I got carried away doing a good thing.’ it’s like a cop appolgizing for accidenty killing a subdued suspect with excessive force because he was trying to get justice while in a rage.

Actions speak louder than words and repentance is doing more than righting a wrong.

By: FoxNewsBoycott

FoxNewsBoycott — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:53:57 +0000

Wow, that was pathetic, petty and pointless – Googling “unrepentant” brings up the definition of “unrepentant” (first link: “Feeling or showing no sorrow for wrongdoing.”; third result: “Having or exhibiting no remorse.”) as well as “repentant,” which you seem to agree with, but you’re playing the semantics game again. No, it doesn’t mention apologizing, but he did, in fact, apologize and he is repentant. So, WTF are you even trying to argue??