I've never seen a more credible source. This must be true.

I'm convinced

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I'd like to take this opportunity to thank subby for at least tagging this appropriately, instead of douching it up by obfuscating the source.

CRABCAKES AND FOOTBALL!

And lawnmowers.

And people who leave when times get tough.

And whiny biatch lacrosse players that tear their ACL on the field in protest of a call they don't like, akin to Bill Gramatica's celebratory knee destruction.

Maryland doesn't have far to go to be 3rd world.

Occam's Chainsaw: I'd like to take this opportunity to thank subby for at least tagging this appropriately, instead of douching it up by obfuscating the source.

This. A whole bunch of this. Now I know not to click and thus support Mr. Beck, no matter how minuscule that support would have been.

B-b-but you're so close-minded! No. I prefer to read intelligent, real conservatives. Thanks anyway, subby.

As long as Maryland is going downhill anyway, let's give back D.C. to solve the Congressional representation and voting rights dispute.

One thing I've learned living in this area for quite some time is that one of the quickest ways to determine that you're dealing with someone of extremely limited capacity is to look for Maryland tags on a car. It's a more reliable predictor than just about anything, including wearing sun visors indoors, talking on cell phones in public restrooms, and going to a brew pub to order bottled beer.

Of course, accepting Glenn Beck as anything but a mentally deranged lunatic trumps pretty trumps all of those, anyway. Except maybe the Maryland tags. That's still a close one.

Hey, just like Rhode Island! w00t!

We have nice highways!!

I was actually interested to read the article... until I saw it was by Glenn Beck. I'd rather eat my dog's vomit.

Epsilon: until I saw it was by Glenn Beck something with which I did not agree. I'd rather eat my dog's vomit.

At least be honest.

Meh. I go where the jobs are, and I consider my spare time to be worth an fair sum of money per hour. Thus taxes are a cost of doing business. And since I don't tend to live hand to mouth, I'm disgusted by the folks who make more than I and biatch about making ends meet.

It's about lifestyle idiots. 25% of your take home (max) goes to housing. Don't own more cars than you can drive. Toys (like boats and RV's) can be rented. Kids are cheap entertainment. For what you are paying a month for 400 channels of crap, you could order 3 seasons of *whatever* show you wanted on Amazon or iTunes.

/No apologies about the iPhone of the data plan. One time investment, best mobile device I bought, and I use the data more than my voice plan
//And yes, I do own a mac. So I'm not a total cheap skate. Well maybe I am, because I but them a lot less frequently than my Windows-based friends

Pocket Ninja: One thing I've learned living in this area for quite some time is that one of the quickest ways to determine that you're dealing with someone of extremely limited capacity is to look for Maryland tags on a car. It's a more reliable predictor than just about anything, including wearing sun visors indoors, talking on cell phones in public restrooms, and going to a brew pub to order bottled beer.

Of course, accepting Glenn Beck as anything but a mentally deranged lunatic trumps pretty trumps all of those, anyway. Except maybe the Maryland tags. That's still a close one.

Well, what tags are on Glenn Beck's car? Could be talking about the same thing.

Less people is filing their tax as millionaire after the biggest economic crisis in decades?

Really? I'm so shocked by this fact. Perhaps he could cite other states in this article?

GoldSpider: Epsilon: until I saw it was by Glenn Beck something with which I did not agree. I'd rather eat my dog's vomit.

At least be honest.

Why would you have to specify that ? Anyone a person disagrees with is automatically a valid and honest source with no question whatsoever about their motives or credibility. Therefore you don't need to tell anyone to be honest... right ?

Mordant: Anyone a person disagrees with is automatically a valid and honest source with no question whatsoever about their motives or credibility. Therefore you don't need to tell anyone to be honest... right ?

Which as intellectually honest as "Any person who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

Rich people bought a media outlet and said it, it must be true.

ZOMG!!!! Socialism socialism socialism.

Beck + Neutral PITA = Why the Fark do you guys still pretend?

GoldSpider: Which as intellectually honest as "Any person who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

Seriously dude, you're not doing yourself any favours by arguing this in defense of Glenn Beck. The most compelling 'argument' I've heard in the man's favour is that he doesn't actually believe the things he says, and that it's all some kind of bizarre attempt at satire that nobody really understands.

Cozret: Beck + Neutral PITA = Why the Fark do you guys still pretend?

It's fairly well known that Fark mods are far-right Republics who insta-green most conservative propaganda.

But it IS downright funny that they label Faux News and Glen Beck links as "neutral" on the PITA.

Biological Ali: Seriously dude, you're not doing yourself any favours by arguing this in defense of Glenn Beck.

Except I'm not. Just pointing out the staggering close-mindedness of FARK partisans.

I'm calling Beckshiat.

Biological Ali: The most compelling 'argument' I've heard in the man's favour is that he doesn't actually believe the things he says, and that it's all some kind of bizarre attempt at satire that nobody really understands.



No he believes this.

GoldSpider: Biological Ali: Seriously dude, you're not doing yourself any favours by arguing this in defense of Glenn Beck.

Except I'm not. Just pointing out the staggering close-mindedness of FARK partisans.

Right, and you chose one of the worst possible examples to come riding in on your high f*cking horse and make your case on.

GoldSpider: who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

I think having a reputation as being a reactionary nut that likes to peddle around socialism and communism as his main talking points kind of discredits you a bit.

GoldSpider: Biological Ali: Seriously dude, you're not doing yourself any favours by arguing this in defense of Glenn Beck.

Except I'm not. Just pointing out the staggering close-mindedness of FARK partisans.

Refusing to take Glenn Beck seriously is hardly closed-minded partisanship. I don't suppose you'd call someone a "closed-minded partisan" for dismissing something by Michael Moore out of hand, would you?

captain_heroic44: Cozret: Beck + Neutral PITA = Why the Fark do you guys still pretend?

It's fairly well known that Fark mods are far-right Republics greedy bastids who insta-green most conservative propaganda. whatever is going to get the most responses.

But it IS downright funny that they label Faux News and Glen Beck links as "neutral" on the PITA.

FTFY

No flame wars, no Fark.

Mordant: Right, and you chose one of the worst possible examples to come riding in on your high f*cking horse and make your case on.

Which doesn't refute my point.

Political ideology has become a religion all its own, complete with devotees unwilling to even consider the possibility that they're wrong, and incapable of seeing things from a different point of view.

Which makes them just as useless as the blowhards they deride.

Biological Ali: I don't suppose you'd call someone a "closed-minded partisan" for dismissing something by Michael Moore out of hand, would you?

Actually I would.

Biological Ali: I don't suppose you'd call someone a "closed-minded partisan" for dismissing something by Michael Moore out of hand, would you?


Well, most would agree on any side that Michael Moore is intellectually dishonest. If you actually believe Michael Moore you are an idiot.


Beck... while crazy and hyperbolic, is not a liar.

Could it be that less Marylanders made over one million dollers because the GOP ran the economy into the toilet?

Decrying decriers.

Tor_Eckman: captain_heroic44: Cozret: Beck + Neutral PITA = Why the Fark do you guys still pretend?

It's fairly well known that Fark mods are far-right Republics greedy bastids who insta-green most conservative propaganda. whatever is going to get the most responses.

But it IS downright funny that they label Faux News and Glen Beck links as "neutral" on the PITA.

FTFY

No flame wars, no Fark.

Naw. There's a pretty hard-right bias on Fark.

Well, it must be amazing to go through life so open minded that you never use prior experience to filter new events and just process every piece of incoming information as though it were fresh and perfectly reasonable. Is this some higher form of enlightenment that any mortal can achieve or is it limited to just the most brilliant and special people in the world ? I guess even though most of us can never hope to match such amazing grace we should be thankful when someone is willing to rub our noses in it.

If they are going to be third world anyway, can we retrocede Washington DC to them?

/We can pick some place more centrally located for a national capital.

Mordant: Well, it must be amazing to go through life so open minded that you never use prior experience to filter new events and just process every piece of incoming information as though it were fresh and perfectly reasonable.

People who only see things as black and white are part of the problem. But then, this is FARK.

Mordant:

never use prior experience to filter new events

Maybe this time the poo won't stick to my shoe.

GoldSpider: Which as intellectually honest as "Any person who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

Did you RTFA?

It is possible that what Glenn Beck says is true, but he does a nonexistent job of backing it up. First of all, he doesn't cite his source for the "declining number of millionaires filing" factoid. But let's assume it's true. He jumps to the conclusion that it's because the rich people "fled," while not discussing other obvious possible explanations, such as there being fewer million-dollar earners due to the recession. It could be a combination of many factors, including the one he puts forth, but being a hack he doesn't do the necessary job of discussing them and weighing them against one another. The closest he comes is when he says "Maryland is a small state, so you can easily move to an adjacent one!" That's not even worth bringing up, and the fact that he bothered to is telling.

If you RTFA and did not see how useless it is, you're either naive or an idiot. Glenn Beck's fail here transcends partisanship; there are plenty of equally worthless liberal hack journalists as well.

Me: "Oh, that's an interesting headline, I wonder what th---"

*sidebar: 'Glen Beck'*

Me: "OH HELL NO."


I'm almost tempted to click on it though, just to see if it's some kind of weeping psychotic diatribe on how much Glen Beck loves his country, and how sad he and the millionaires will be when he is eventually killed by ACORN.

Not nearly tempted or hung over enough, however.

we in Maryland have O"Taxem" Malley for Gov.

O"Taxem"Malley took a Billion dollar surplus budget to a negative Billion dollar def, and he added so many taxes, all the small businesses are closing.

We in Maryland are Fracked, we have the Obama depression on top of our own O"Taxem"Malley induced recession.

GoldSpider: Biological Ali: I don't suppose you'd call someone a "closed-minded partisan" for dismissing something by Michael Moore out of hand, would you?

Actually I would.

I see the point you're trying to make, but when someone dips below a certain threshold of credibility by repeatedly making flawed/disingenuous/batshiat crazy arguments, most people would find it perfectly acceptable to no longer give them the benefit of the doubt. It's not a partisan issue, it's just common sense. One wouldn't need to critically dissect the next Truther claim, for example, or the next post at HillaryIs44, to be reasonably certain there's nothing of value in there.

An intelligent idea is an intelligent idea, regardless of the source. The reverse can also be true.

The problem is sorting through all the crap. And if someone turns out piles and piles and piles of crap you don't care about the occasional flower.

Enough metaphors. Seems most of this information isn't from Glenn Beck as from the Baltimore Sun. No link to the article, so I can't read it for myself. And it seems my Google skills are lacking today. Is the Sun considered a reliable paper?

With all that said I don't think it takes a genius to figure out that, if someone is losing a lot of money somewhere they're going to go elsewhere.

Even if this were true I've heard many cons say that no one is indispensable. So who gives a fark if they leave. If they own a business somebody will take over the market they leave behind.

Get the fark out. Nobody cares.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass.

Yankees Team Gynecologist: GoldSpider: Which as intellectually honest as "Any person who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

Did you RTFA?

It is possible that what Glenn Beck says is true, but he does a nonexistent job of backing it up. First of all, he doesn't cite his source for the "declining number of millionaires filing" factoid. But let's assume it's true. He jumps to the conclusion that it's because the rich people "fled," while not discussing other obvious possible explanations, such as there being fewer million-dollar earners due to the recession. It could be a combination of many factors, including the one he puts forth, but being a hack he doesn't do the necessary job of discussing them and weighing them against one another. The closest he comes is when he says "Maryland is a small state, so you can easily move to an adjacent one!" That's not even worth bringing up, and the fact that he bothered to is telling.

If you RTFA and did not see how useless it is, you're either naive or an idiot. Glenn Beck's fail here transcends partisanship; there are plenty of equally worthless liberal hack journalists as well.

But it is worth pointing out that there aren't as many liberal hack journalists as conservative hack journalists, liberal hack journalists don't rise to the degree of prominence that conservative hack journalists do, and liberal hack journalists don't have as many followers as conservative hack journalists.

Yankees Team Gynecologist: GoldSpider: Which as intellectually honest as "Any person who disagrees with me is automatically an invalid and dishonest source."

Did you RTFA?

It is possible that what Glenn Beck says is true, but he does a nonexistent job of backing it up. First of all, he doesn't cite his source for the "declining number of millionaires filing" factoid. But let's assume it's true. He jumps to the conclusion that it's because the rich people "fled," while not discussing other obvious possible explanations, such as there being fewer million-dollar earners due to the recession. It could be a combination of many factors, including the one he puts forth, but being a hack he doesn't do the necessary job of discussing them and weighing them against one another. The closest he comes is when he says "Maryland is a small state, so you can easily move to an adjacent one!" That's not even worth bringing up, and the fact that he bothered to is telling.

If you RTFA and did not see how useless it is, you're either naive or an idiot. Glenn Beck's fail here transcends partisanship; there are plenty of equally worthless liberal hack journalists as well.

This.

gee you raise taxes on the most mobile part of society, like California did, and what do they do? Leave.......


why are Dem-o-rats so stupid?

Phil Herup: Beck... while crazy and hyperbolic, is not a liar.

True - I guess making blatantly illogical arguments is slightly less bad if the person actually believes them.

I hate all states that make you put front license plates on your car.