A Tale of Two Speeches --- One sane, one ... Beck

Stepping On The Neck of Your Community

by digby

Yesterday I wrote about Glenn Beck's surreal commencement speech at Falwell's Liberty U in which he cried, giggled inappropriately and said things like "cabs smell bad in the summer." It was awe-inspiring in its own freakish way. Certainly memorable.

Contrast that with a sane political TV broadcaster:

"Gunning not just for personal triumph for yourself but for durable achievement to be proud of for life is the difference between winning things and leadership. It is the difference between nationalism and patriotism. It is the difference between running for office and devoting yourself to public service. It's agreeing that you are part of something, taking as your baseline that you will not seek to reach your own goals by stepping on the neck of your community."

Beck did offer the sage advice "shoot to kill" so he's no slouch in the "words of wisdom" department. But ironically, the Smith graduates seemed to have received the more Christian message. (And from a lesbian!)

Update: LOL

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