Patterico's Pontifications

8/10/2009

Tweet like Glenn Beck!

Filed under: General — Karl @ 1:12 pm



[Posted by Karl]

Over the weekend, Allahpundit and I became taken with Glenn Beck’s Twitter feed. I do not get the chance to watch his TV show often, but his tweets have a style all their own. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I spent most of the weekend learning to tweet like Beck, borrowing heavily from his account, as well as song lyrics, inspirational posters, anonymous contributions and sayings from comic books:

  • FEAR NOT, debate the issues, shadows are always darkest when the light is at its brightest. You’ll never walk alone. Lederhosen!
  • PRAY FOR PEACE. WE WILL NOT BE IGNORED. FIND YOUR VOICE & Stand. peace in the knowledge 70% of America is sane. Danke Schoen.
  • Looking @ the Abyss. Knowing that it has a head start. Idaho falls Saturday. WE SURROUND THEM. Burma Shave.
  • U don’t understand EVERYTHING is about to change. I have been following the voices of discontent. Voices are changing. Marsha Marsha Marsha.
  • PASS IT ON! Listen to that still small voice. U didnt know what U were looking 4 till you heard the voices in your ear.
  • LOOK OUT. You are a child of the universe. Here I am …relaxing with Doomsday. Strive to be happy. DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!
  • ALSO, imagine that you are the keeper of American History. It’s easy if U try. Keep family safe while urging calm. Klaatu Barada Nikto.
  • BE STRONG. ppl are Waking UP. Ppl waking BIG TIME.We must follow GWASHINGTONS final address. Ghandi, mlk knew the drill. I AM THE EGGMAN.
  • STAND. In the end, you’ll still be you. Many afraid.I know.NOW,I have such hope. DON’T BE OVERWHELMED-that helps them. Read F451.
  • KNOW THIS. You are a fluke of the universe. The universe is unfolding as it should. Keep a journal. AMAZING TIMES.
  • THE FOUNDERS BELIEVED IN GOD AND GUNS. I am seeing people moved like chess pieces. Forces of evil in a bozo nightmare.
  • Overwhelmed by support. WE WILL NOT BE IGNORED. Pray. Many ?ing but not getting answers. MIND BLOWING. Grease is the word.
  • HUG. WE SURROUND THEM. Let them see your face. BARK. Goo goo goo job.
  • Lovers wrestle as one,Lonely man cries for love and has none. New mother picks up and suckles her son, Senior citizens wish they were young.
  • STAND in the place where U live. It is all happening. Sorry for confusion. Follow the inner voice.
  • Ppl really R beginning 2 get it.’waking up.’ CZAR is DICTATOR. Both wrong. FORGET PC. Doing more reading 2nite. MAKE MINE MARVEL
  • LOOK OUT. This one is on the house. This one is better than ever. BURNED THE FLAG, as a CEREMONY.
  • I miss small towns. Easy 2 think:THIS TOO SHALL PASS.Many offended. EVERYTHING is about 2 change. Heeeey MACARENA.U?
  • Laugh clown laugh. Many are too afraid to say something out loud. BUT MANY are feeling it. Face forward, true believers!
  • FAIL. It is hard, but worse than not trying. Doctors telling me to slow down.Don’t know what’s going on yet. NUFF SAID.
  • URGENT: Stand&speak. Many things no one else is willing to say. Back to the woods. DER KOMMISSAR’S IN TOWN! fema.
  • Lack of trust-our biggest threat. We are in grave danger. Worst time of day … night. I sometimes wish I could stop thinking.
  • Have you made plans yet to be at a 9.12 rally on 9.12.09 yet? Because 9.13 will be TOO LATE. Common Sense, people!
  • Going to read, pray and go to bed. Much pain tonight, hard to sleep. Before I go let me leave you with this link: http://is.gd/28Jtc

What little I have seen of Glenn Beck suggests he has a wacky sense of humor, so I presume he will enjoy these in the spirit they are intended.

–Karl

25 Responses to “Tweet like Glenn Beck!”

  1. Free association on Twitter. Neat!

    Teh Won (85dcd7)

  2. I think before you and Mr. Allahpundit were taken with Mr. Beck’s tweeterings Mr. Beck must have been a lot taken with Larry King’s USA Today column.

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  3. feets!

    The King column does blow a hole in that whole “layers of editors” claim.

    Karl (f07e38)

  4. As before, you are one psyque puppy.

    AD - RtR/OS! (07b20a)

  5. it’s melodramatic it’s psychosomatic it’s epigrammatic but mostly it’s bad Prince lyrics…

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  6. who the hello is Glenn Beck?

    redc1c4 (fb8750)

  7. I believe this is what the therapists call “word salad.”

    Ken (c97a0c)

  8. … I mean from reading his actual feed.

    My favorite one of yours was the Lack of trust-our biggest threat. We are in grave danger. Worst time of day … night. I sometimes wish I could stop thinking. one.

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  9. You DON’T have 2B $$$$ 2B my GRL; just need yr xtra time and yr slurp slurp slurp

    Juan (bd4b30)

  10. twitter is moronic

    mynameis (9d4703)

  11. Soemetimes when I feel like crying I don’t. Wish it were Sunday cause that’s my Fun Day.

    who does this way better is buttons btw

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  12. Mal the Ter once wrote a really long comment that made a great point about why Twitter is not only relevant, but important. I forgot the specifics, but it was compelling.

    JD (8d3f8f)

  13. Here you go, Mr. JD.

    mal is teh Smart.

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  14. Yeah, that one. Thanks, happyfeet.

    I am off to take my 7 year old to see a Demi Lovato concert. First day of 2nd grade is tomorrow.

    JD (9e41b2)

  15. I still hold to the idea about Twitter being quite valuable regarding timely events that the MSM is too slow to cover immediately – but as for the vaunted “paradigm shift,” I don’t think so. If anything, Twitter represents almost an anti – intellectual medium, designed for wayward thoughts and verbal burps that immediately disappear into the ether. We’ll see who’s right.

    Douchebag you personally don't know (e6d1c2)

  16. Twitter could be the by-product of, or the first step towards treating, attention deficit disorder. Screen door slams, Mary’s dress waves.

    nk (b8c7fd)

  17. Frankly, what scares me most is “Idaho falls Saturday.” Idaho will never fall! Esto perpetua!

    Alvin H. Belt (406cf0)

  18. If someone out there figures how to make a front end for twitter, which is what instapundit was for the blogosphere for a lot of people, then that someone will gain notoriety.

    A blog could be a good front end for twitter. Then again, I need some meat on my bones and the entire idea of little spurts seems silly. Twitter can’t do anything that a blog couldn’t already do, except everyone has a good excuse for pointless comments.

    Juan (bd4b30)

  19. Whoops, that one was me.

    Douchebag you personally don't know (e6d1c2)

  20. Whoops, that one was me.

    Dmac (e6d1c2)

  21. What word does not belong in the following sentence:

    Interestingly, Newt Gingrich was similarly influenced by Isaac Asimov’s Foundation books.

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  22. Interestingly, I can think of thousands of words that wouldn’t belong in that sentence!

    Juan (bd4b30)

  23. I think “Interestingly” doesn’t belong.

    DRJ (8d138b)

  24. we have a winner!

    happyfeet (71f55e)

  25. My expository writing instructor called that “verbiage”. Have you ever forgotten your promise to your ancestors to unify all that is under Heaven?

    nk (9a7cbc)


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