I like and enjoy Glenn Beck. It's probably fashionable just now to belittle him and call him an alarmist, a conspiracy theorist, and a prophet of doom, but the people hurling those epithets just don't like what he has to say. To whcih I say, “Fine, don't listen to him.” From where I sit, though, a man who tries to live by the following principles and holds the following values, however imperfectly, can't be all bad.
Beck's Nine Principles:
- America is good place, not perfect, but good.
- I believe in God and He is the center of my life.
- I must try to be a better, more honest person than I was yesterday.
- The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority.
- If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
- I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness and not a guarantee of equal results.
- I work hard for what I have. I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
- It is not un-American for me to disagree or share my personal opinion.
- The government works for me. I do not answer to them. They answer to me.
And, Beck's Twelve Values:
- Honesty
- Reverence
- Hope
- Thrift
- Humility
- Charity
- Sincerity
- Moderation
- Hard work
- Courage
- Personal responsibility
- Friendship
Posted by Kurt Wall at 00:58 2009-04-12 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)