Norway shooting: Glenn Beck compares dead teenagers to Hitler youth

**Amagi** · July 26, 2011, 08:02 AM

Glenn Beck, the leading Right-wing American broadcaster, has prompted outrage after comparing the teenage victims of the Utoya Island massacre to the Hitler Youth.

Beck's controversial statements have made him one of the most divisive figures in US politics

By Jon Swaine, New York
7:41PM BST 25 Jul 2011

1416 Comments

Beck said that the Labour party youth camp on the island, where 68 people were murdered, bore "disturbing" similarities to the Nazi party's notorious juvenile wing.

Beck, a multimillionaire darling of the Tea Party movement, said on his nationally-syndicated radio show: "There was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like, you know, the Hitler youth. I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics? Disturbing."

Torbjørn Eriksen, a former press secretary to Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's prime minister, described the comment as "a new low" for the broadcaster, who has frequently been forced to apologise for offensive remarks.

"Young political activists have gathered at Utoya for over 60 years to learn about and be part of democracy, the very opposite of what the Hitler Youth was about," he told The Daily Telegraph. "Glenn Beck's comments are ignorant, incorrect and extremely hurtful."

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a Washington-based campaign group, said the remark by Beck, a free agent after being forced out of the Fox News channel earlier this year, was "absolutely disgusting".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ler-youth.html

I haven´t verfied yet if this is true. The Hitler youth comparisson is a buzz-word in that context distacting from the real issue. I my opinion Beck, by neglecting to feel any compassion for the dead youths, and is even giving a close-to justification for the murders, lowered his standards as a person even more.
If that was even imagineable

Nothing more to say.

**~~removeduser_487563287433~~** · July 26, 2011, 08:03 AM

We've got a topic on this.

**Amagi** · July 26, 2011, 08:06 AM

Oh I didnt see that. Feel free to delete.
Sorry

**MathiasOfAthens** · July 26, 2011, 08:07 AM

Do we need a topic on an idiot?

**pajomife** · July 26, 2011, 08:19 AM

Sex,weed,alcohol,that's with call a camp.

**~~AdamWeishaupt~~** · July 26, 2011, 08:23 AM

Never heart about Mr. Becks ...

**VALIS** · July 26, 2011, 08:26 AM

"I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics? Disturbing."

Umm you do Glenn, you do. You set up a camp for children between the ages of 8-12 as part of your '9-12' campaign.

**MathiasOfAthens** · July 26, 2011, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by VALIS

"I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics? Disturbing."

Umm you do Glenn, you do. You set up a camp for children between the ages of 8-12 as part of your '9-12' campaign.

lmao...

to be fair the ages on the island were typically around 15-21 some olders and a few younger. But mostly in that range. So basically its a camp for young adults who are finishing high school and moving into the world? According to Beck though People should stay out of politics.

**Mortality** · July 26, 2011, 08:28 AM

Oh this dickhead.

I mean, what if one of his kids was at that camp? Think he'd be saying

about that? Its these

s that just piss me off.

He needs to pull out that American Patriotism that shoved up his arse.

**Big War Bird** · July 26, 2011, 08:34 AM

It was a pretty off hand comment, and to American sensibilities the image of teenage Nordics attending political retreats is kinda creepy.

**MathiasOfAthens** · July 26, 2011, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Big War Bird

It was a pretty off hand comment, and to American sensibilities the image of teenage Nordics attending a political retreats is kinda creepy.

What no its not. Just because Americans have no idea of community.

**~~Croat Axeman (LOL)~~** · July 26, 2011, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by MathiasOfAthens

What no its not. Just because Americans have no idea of community.

Exactly. In Norway all parties immediately postponed campaign. In America or Croatia they would organize cocktail party and fireworks if someone shots the opposite party youth.

Glenn Beck has a audience, he can say what ever he pleases, and not get fired.

He will never get fired, cause his purpose is to say what whole American right is thinking and feeling deep inside, but they are too "civilized" to say it out loud.

**MathiasOfAthens** · July 26, 2011, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Croat Axeman (LOL)

Exactly. In Norway all parties immediately postponed campaign. In America or Croatia they would organize cocktail party and fireworks if someone shots the opposite party youth.

I was referring the youth camp. Conservative Americans would object to any such gathering of liberals.

**Himster** · July 26, 2011, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Big War Bird

It was a pretty off hand comment, and to American sensibilities the image of teenage Nordics attending political retreats is kinda creepy.

Really?
I would have thought a field of dismembered blue eyed blonde haired children would bring a tear to the eye of the average american, maybe I'm just naive.