Tweet like Glenn Beck!
[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
Free association on Twitter. Neat!
Teh Won (85dcd7) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:22 pmI 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:29 pmfeets!
The King column does blow a hole in that whole “layers of editors” claim.
Karl (f07e38) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:34 pmAs before, you are one psyque puppy.
AD - RtR/OS! (07b20a) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:34 pmit’s melodramatic it’s psychosomatic it’s epigrammatic but mostly it’s bad Prince lyrics…
happyfeet (71f55e) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:51 pmwho the hello is Glenn Beck?
redc1c4 (fb8750) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:57 pmI believe this is what the therapists call “word salad.”
Ken (c97a0c) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:58 pm… 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 1:59 pmYou DON’T have 2B $$$$ 2B my GRL; just need yr xtra time and yr slurp slurp slurp
Juan (bd4b30) — 8/10/2009 @ 2:05 pmtwitter is moronic
mynameis (9d4703) — 8/10/2009 @ 2:11 pmSoemetimes 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 2:24 pmMal 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 2:45 pmHere you go, Mr. JD.
mal is teh Smart.
happyfeet (71f55e) — 8/10/2009 @ 2:53 pmYeah, 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 3:03 pmI 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 3:42 pmTwitter could be the by-product of, or the first step towards treating, attention deficit disorder. Screen door slams, Mary’s dress waves.
nk (b8c7fd) — 8/10/2009 @ 3:55 pmFrankly, what scares me most is “Idaho falls Saturday.” Idaho will never fall! Esto perpetua!
Alvin H. Belt (406cf0) — 8/10/2009 @ 3:58 pmIf 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) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:04 pmWhoops, that one was me.
Douchebag you personally don't know (e6d1c2) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:06 pmWhoops, that one was me.
Dmac (e6d1c2) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:06 pmWhat word does not belong in the following sentence:
happyfeet (71f55e) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:08 pmInterestingly, I can think of thousands of words that wouldn’t belong in that sentence!
Juan (bd4b30) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:17 pmI think “Interestingly” doesn’t belong.
DRJ (8d138b) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:22 pmwe have a winner!
happyfeet (71f55e) — 8/10/2009 @ 4:28 pmMy expository writing instructor called that “verbiage”. Have you ever forgotten your promise to your ancestors to unify all that is under Heaven?
nk (9a7cbc) — 8/11/2009 @ 3:20 pm