Glenn Beck, Brian Urlacher, and Neo-Nazis. Huh? (UPDATED)
By Karl Klockars in Miscellaneous on Jul 23, 2010 6:00PM
The Root came out with a list of the Blackest White Folks we Know, and in addition to notable crackers like Bill Clinton, John Mayer and Bill Maher, racial unity specialist Glenn Beck was listed on it due to his recent lesson on black Founding Fathers.
Honestly, the sarcasm is so dry we can't tell if the Root is serious or not with any of this, but nevertheless, Beck decided to make mention of it on last night's program, as first noticed by Fox Chicago. Sometimes it's best to just let someone's words speak for them. Never is this more true in the case of Beck.
"There are 33 people on the list. And, uh...I don't know these people. Well, I know some of them. Is that Hugo Chavez, I think? There's Madonna. Bill Clinton, of course, I know. [points to Urlacher photo] I think this guy's a neo-Nazi."
So, there you go. When Glenn Beck thinks about good examples of the Aryan race, apparently his model is Brian Urlacher. Does anyone have any genealogy records on the Urlacher family? Those eyes look blue, but that hair doesn't look terribly blonde.
UPDATE: Beck has "apologized":
I apologize to anyone who was offended. I just made a neo-Nazi joke based on the short hair and white skin; I don't actually think he has fascist plans to take over the Earth.
No, just the President has those plans, right? Easy to get them confused.