Beck: People ‘Pushed To The Wall’ By ‘Political Correctness’ May Turn Into Psycho Killers

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On Tuesday, an Alabama man named Michael McLendon killed 10 people in a shooting spree before committing suicide in what has been called "the worst rampage in Alabama's history." Police are continuing to interview people who knew McLendon and his victims, but said today that "there's probably never going to be a motive" found.

During a conversation with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News today, Glenn Beck offered up his own theory about McLendon. "First of all, this guy's a psycho," said Beck. Beck added that listening to the description of him, he was reminded of "the American people that feel disenfranchised right now" and "that feel like nobody's hearing their voice."

He then questioned whether these people who feel silenced by "political correctness" are likely to "turn into that guy" when "pushed to the wall":

BECK: Yada yada yada. And every time they do speak out, they're shut down by political correctness.

How do you not have those people turn into that guy?

O'REILLY: Well, look, nobody, even if they're frustrated, is going to hurt another human being unless they're mentally ill. I think.

BECK:

I think pushed to the wall, you don't think people get pushed to the wall?

O'REILLY: Nah, I don't believe in this snap thing. I think that that kind of violence is inside you and it's a personality disorder.

Beck's comments are reminiscent of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's claims after both the Columbine school shooting and the Virginia Tech school shooting that

liberalism was to blame

. "The liberal academic elite, the liberal political elite —

I accuse you in Littleton

," said Gingrich in 1999. Asked in 2007 if he would apply those same views to Virginia Tech, Gingrich said, "

yes

."

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/12/beck-shooting-pc/

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The Alabama shooter had a list. He didn't just snap, it was premeditated.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Using a grotesque tragedy as a springboard to another political agenda? Priceless.

The Alabama shooter had a list. He didn't just snap, it was premeditated.

That's what I heard - he drove around to different family member's houses.

Just weird. Does sound similar to that case in CA at Xmas time - where the guy turned up at his wife's house in a santa suit with a home-made flamethrower, set fire to the house and then proceeded to shoot the people inside. Including his own kids.

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Ahhh Glen Beck, the expert on everything. Let arsholes be arsholes. We wouldn't want them to "snap" and go on a killing spree. No more political correctness, only a$$holness.

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O'Reilly is the actual voice of reason... Beck is being idiotic.

[MariaBonita 11]

O'Reilly is the actual voice of reason... Beck is being idiotic.

I have to agree with that. For once, Bill made some sense.

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On Tuesday, an Alabama man named Michael McLendon killed 10 people in a shooting spree before committing suicide in what has been called "the worst rampage in Alabama's history." Police are continuing to interview people who knew McLendon and his victims, but said today that "there's probably never going to be a motive" found.

During a conversation with Bill O'Reilly on Fox News today, Glenn Beck offered up his own theory about McLendon. "First of all, this guy's a psycho," said Beck. Beck added that listening to the description of him, he was reminded of "the American people that feel disenfranchised right now" and "that feel like nobody's hearing their voice."

He then questioned whether these people who feel silenced by "political correctness" are likely to "turn into that guy" when "pushed to the wall":

BECK: Yada yada yada. And every time they do speak out, they're shut down by political correctness.

How do you not have those people turn into that guy?

O'REILLY: Well, look, nobody, even if they're frustrated, is going to hurt another human being unless they're mentally ill. I think.

BECK:

I think pushed to the wall, you don't think people get pushed to the wall?

O'REILLY: Nah, I don't believe in this snap thing. I think that that kind of violence is inside you and it's a personality disorder.

Beck's comments are reminiscent of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's claims after both the Columbine school shooting and the Virginia Tech school shooting that

liberalism was to blame

. "The liberal academic elite, the liberal political elite —

I accuse you in Littleton

," said Gingrich in 1999. Asked in 2007 if he would apply those same views to Virginia Tech, Gingrich said, "

yes

."

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/12/beck-shooting-pc/

This guy planned his killing spree.

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Beck: People ‘Pushed To The Wall’ By ‘Political Correctness’ May Turn Into Psycho Killers

Where's the PC point? There's no politics here since the killer targeted his family and anyone else within range.

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Beck is wrong in this case but Political Correctness does breed dishonesty.