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freshwest

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97. I'm thinking closer to Warren Jeffs compound in west Texas:

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 08:53 PM

Jan 2013

The YFZ Ranch, also known as the Yearning for Zion Ranch,[1] is a 1,700-acre (7 km2) community which housed as many as 700 people just outside of Eldorado in Schleicher County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). It is about 45 miles (72 km) southwest of San Angelo and 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Eldorado. The Ranch was settled by members of the FLDS Church who left Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona under increasing scrutiny from the media, anti-polygamy activists and law enforcement officials.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YFZ_Ranch

Yep, still there, one of many, and all of them are self-sufficient. Beck can easily pull this off and he has the influential David Barton to help him do. Welcome to the Middle Ages of America.

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Glenn Beck is building his own Jim Jones style Jonestown [View all] karpool Jan 2013 OP

I wonder how he's going to pay for roads and such things wryter2000 Jan 2013 #1

love to see what the churches will look like after a couple months. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #34

He has that all figured out...he'll use their social security checks. SummerSnow Jan 2013 #40

How about a power grid Johnny2X2X Jan 2013 #95

Don't worry, he'll have enough billionaire investors to build it. kelliekat44 Jan 2013 #130

Fleecing the woefully gullible and the willfully ignorant. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #2

With so many willing to drink Beck's kool-aid, the place might be a indepat Jan 2013 #47

You can only hope there's enough room for them all... and enough Kool-Aid. kysrsoze Jan 2013 #60

You beat me to it. nt Nay Jan 2013 #86

...while armed to the teeth at the same time. We People Jan 2013 #89

remember- Beck's idol is Orson Welles. for real. ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #106

I'm all for it sharp_stick Jan 2013 #3

Glennbeckistan? nt BillStein Jan 2013 #4

GlennBeki-Beki-Stan-Stan! It's for real: Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2013 #8

"Glenbeckistan" marions ghost Jan 2013 #38

Palinville would be the capitol, no? BlueNoteSpecial Jan 2013 #49

He will name the roads after all the idiots ... SummerSnow Jan 2013 #61

I have one more! Oilwellian Jan 2013 #100

+1 kimbutgar Jan 2013 #104

McDonnell speed bump. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #129

rofl Marrah_G Jan 2013 #20

A great argument for stronger border patrol lame54 Jan 2013 #32

Wait. He's building a commune? bunnies Jan 2013 #5

remember Jim and Tammy Faye and ptl? CurtEastPoint Jan 2013 #6

That was my first thought. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #53

PTL, PTL? Wasn't that: Philanderers Taking Loot? rustydog Jan 2013 #71

Or Pass the Loot. And it was called 'Heritage USA' Kinda like 'Independence Park' or whatever CurtEastPoint Jan 2013 #73

Don't you mean Six Flags Over Jesus? hatrack Jan 2013 #81

I'm thinking closer to Warren Jeffs compound in west Texas: freshwest Jan 2013 #97

that was exactly my thought badhair77 Jan 2013 #120

Is he accepting kool aid packet donations? Myrina Jan 2013 #7

I knew I should have read all the replies before posting to this thread. Scuba Jan 2013 #12

Great minds think alike! Myrina Jan 2013 #14

It will work too. rrneck Jan 2013 #9

We all know how this will turn out Yavin4 Jan 2013 #10

win! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #30

Love that cartoon. nt Nay Jan 2013 #88

Can we all mail packets of Kool-Ade? Scuba Jan 2013 #11

Wonder how long they can all run around with their Assault Rifles before they go postal on eachother Pachamama Jan 2013 #13

An AK in every closet libodem Jan 2013 #18

I bet they have their own shooting range for the plantation. badhair77 Jan 2013 #121

Any way we can help him get started? (nt) jeff47 Jan 2013 #15

Great idea! Put them all in one place where they can't break anything!! Just like a zoo!!! Squinch Jan 2013 #16

'American Dream Labs' sounds like a Super PAC for dogs RZM Jan 2013 #17

Now that you mention it . . . hatrack Jan 2013 #83

Frickin' moron. why doesn't he remove several steps and just drink the kool-aid? rustydog Jan 2013 #19

This is hilarious! Beck's fantasy town will be light-years from Rand's 'Galt Gulch' LongTomH Jan 2013 #21

He'll get enough of the koolaid drinkers to make this happen karpool Jan 2013 #24

That is so Kool Blue Owl Jan 2013 #22

Anybody know where this "Utopia" is supposed to be located? CanonRay Jan 2013 #23

Yexas apparently Beck has moved there. karpool Jan 2013 #26

oh please oh please oh PLEASE, GO. And take the fundybags with you. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #25

It's already been done; A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #33

oh tsk tsk..I see they're allowing public school education. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #39

When it first made news, it was all the rage on DU for a while! A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #41

Can't wait to see what the teen pregnancy rate will be. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #55

Pregnant teens will get to take a short trip. GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #62

When you talk to anti-abortion advocates, ask them what they think the punishment should be JDPriestly Jan 2013 #72

When I ask they say OnionPatch Jan 2013 #127

another scary crazy man samsingh Jan 2013 #27

Shall we start a betting pool? How long until Beck and his followers drink the Kool-Aid? n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #28

They been sipping on it for a while now SummerSnow Jan 2013 #37

His creation might rival Duff Gardens or Itchy and Scratchy Land: Mrs. Overall Jan 2013 #29

I laughed hard at this comment LibAsHell Jan 2013 #124

Megalomania, thy name is Glenn Beck AnOhioan Jan 2013 #31

If he builds it, they will come SummerSnow Jan 2013 #35

If we don't learn from history, We're bound to repeat it. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #36

And a Kool-Ade production facility. longship Jan 2013 #42

What ever you do, DO NOT drink the Kool-aide! marble falls Jan 2013 #43

Mmmmm... tastes like death! n/t backscatter712 Jan 2013 #44

That's just high fructose corn sugary goodness! marble falls Jan 2013 #45

Whoa. Now he's completely off the reservation and Politicub Jan 2013 #46

So this is what we called living in a bubble. La la la la la, na na na na poopy on us. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #48

Two things: One- How paranoid Beck has become.... sevenseas Jan 2013 #50

GOOD! elehhhhna Jan 2013 #51

They did this already - in postwar Iraq Patiod Jan 2013 #52

As we were saying here back in November: Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #54

I wonder if he hears voices in his head. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #56

He's nuts Gman Jan 2013 #57

I wonder who will write the rules in Glenn Beck's paradise? JDPriestly Jan 2013 #58

Isn't this the Politicalboi Jan 2013 #59

Just one step away from being a crazy cult leader. Initech Jan 2013 #63

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #64

Well, it makes sense. The GOP is indeed an insane CULT, and Beck is even crazier than Jones. RBInMaine Jan 2013 #65

not Jonestown, but MisterP Jan 2013 #66

This does sound like the plotline of a potential Bioshock sequel. FVZA_Colonel Jan 2013 #123

This won't end well. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #67

I am thinking more Waco Skittles Jan 2013 #68

yep libodem Jan 2013 #79

More likely it'll be a complete frost Warpy Jan 2013 #113

If only George Orwell could be here to see this. BlueStreak Jan 2013 #69

Ain't it the truth . . . CrazyOrangeCat Jan 2013 #78

What??? You're not excited?????? tavernier Jan 2013 #70

count me in. I can't wait to see that archive! Iris Jan 2013 #75

Good. Keep them all in one place so they don't hurt Cleita Jan 2013 #74

This isn't the only one of these WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #76

Good. Then we'll know where they all are. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #77

Shhhhh, stop it libodem Jan 2013 #80

Here's a photograph of Independence Park 10 years from now: hatrack Jan 2013 #82

Wasn't this situation in a video game (Bioshock) agentS Jan 2013 #84

Is there a transcript yet? Turborama Jan 2013 #85

Not a complete transcript, but my notes as he meanders through the vast open spaces of his brain ... muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #94

Thank you for taking the time to do this Turborama Jan 2013 #103

don't look now Beck but you sound like a progressive urban planner ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #107

Yeah, the bit about shared green spaces didn't sound like Beck muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #109

are you moving there? fascisthunter Jan 2013 #87

Who wants to help with donations of Kool-aid? donheld Jan 2013 #90

Count me in! idwiyo Jan 2013 #91

Great! Aerows Jan 2013 #92

2 days. Rex Jan 2013 #93

Let's give them a square state then we just wall the sucker off. n/t SpartanDem Jan 2013 #96

There may already be a sister-state (town, compound?) in progress IDemo Jan 2013 #98

I've seen that movie jpak Jan 2013 #99

"... housing a theme park and serving as a residential community ..." Kinda like going RKP5637 Jan 2013 #101

The Village ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #102

he HATES Obama with a a passion. HATES him. He's obsessed with hating him. ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #105

Go for it Glenn, I challenge you. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #108

I had to stop watching two minutes into the second video. Bolo Boffin Jan 2013 #110

Beck says no cars? Look out! That's "Agenda 21" Glenn! ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #111

Sounds like Beck has never actually been to Ellis Island ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #112

so people are going to give up their iPhones to make horse shoes on the Beck ranch? ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #114

Beck says buy local sustainable food! Wha what whaaat?? ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #115

for HIS community (not the US!) Beck is FOR energy independence! ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #116

wow - Beck talks about blending in affordable housing - a very progressive concept! ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #117

It also features "John Galt" types cleaning up their own feces. I'll believe that when I see it. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #118

Utter insanity. And a bit unsettling. n/t Inkfreak Jan 2013 #119

I wonder if there will be a kool-aid reception after the ribbon-cutting ceremony? nt silvershadow Jan 2013 #122

Is it wrong that I hope that a localized hurricane comes to wipe out just Beckville Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #125

Becktown...wonder if it'll suffer the same fate as jonestown. ileus Jan 2013 #126

When do they go up Heaven's Chimney? Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2013 #128

the last one blew up MisterP Jan 2013 #131