Glenn Beck freaks out about the missing Bible at Obama’s do-over swearing in (42 seconds)

[underpants]

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http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/22/glenn-beck-bible/

Today on his new Fox News show, Glenn Beck panicked about the re-do oath of office President Obama took last night, because Obama did not place his hand on a Bible. “I checked. We have never had a president sworn into office without a Bible,” he intoned dramatically.

Beck is simply wrong. As Slate recently reported, official records kept by the Architect of the Capito show that Teddy Roosevelt did not use a Bible in 1901; and Lyndon Johnson is rumored to have used “a Catholic missal aboard Air Force One after Kennedy’s assassination.” According to his own letters, John Quincy Adams placed his hand on a constitutional law book rather than the Bible. Beck’s vaunted devotion to research must have taken a dive when he moved from CNN to Fox.

[MorningGlow]

1. I KNEW it

The instant I saw the photo of the do-over ceremony, I knew some wingnut was going to go postal about the lack of a bible. Jayzus they're so predictable.

[FiveGoodMen]

2. "Beck is simply wrong" -- but his listeners will never know that.

As I've been saying everywhere today, lying has got to have penalties.

[Xipe Totec]

3. They wanted a regulation Oath of Office, and got one

Nothing in the constitution says anything about a bible.

[rurallib]

6. And it wasn't Obama who fucked it up to begin with

I swear Roberts did that on purpose. Tinfoil is too ... tight

[progdonkey]

4. it's always something...

He only did the "do-over" to stifle the idiots like Beck who were bitching that he's not president because he didn't say it exactly (even though it was arch-conservative Chief Justice Roberts' fault).

Now he does the do-over, but since he didn't use a Bible, he's still not president.

Next, he'll do a second do-over and he'll be wearing a digital watch, and Beck will be bitch that "the Forefathers never used a digital watch!"

[rurallib]

5. "Beck’s vaunted devotion to research"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[BattyDem]

7. Where in the Constitution does it say a Bible must be used?

:eyes:

[wtbymark]

8. as I understand it...

he became president at 12 noon on tuesday, 10 min before he took the oath (the 1st time) and he could have said googlygooglygoo, and still be president. this is a total non-issue.

[dolo amber]

27. This

is correct. :thumbsup:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. O.M.F.G.

With all that faces this nation, with all we have on the plate, THIS is what Beck hangs his rhetorical hat upon? What a waste of electrons. What a waste of oxygen. What a waste of skin. What a waste of gravity.

Oh, is there any truth to the rumor that Mary Matelin will be the new "Cryptkeeper" on the remake of "Tales from the Crypt"? Because dayum, she sure is ready for that role.

[globalvillage]

10. If he had used one

Beck would have claimed it wasn't inspected and was probably the Koran.

No pleasing these mindless goofballs. Obama was sworn in using the Lincoln bible, and he probably wanted that to be in the historical record. Does Beck think they'd let Obama take it home like a library book?

What a maroon. At least he's no longer disgracing the airwaves on CNN.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

14. They're circling in the toilet..........

.......... and grasping at whatever they think might give them some sort of hope.

What they can't internalize is that Obama does it all on the up and up. He's the real goods. No sham, no phoniness, the real thing. Because they're all liars and dissemblers, they are, necessarily, suspicious, because they see everyone as they know they themselves to be.

Obama's untouchable. Unbreakable.

And they are totally fucked.

Bible. My ass, bible. Next line: We are a Christian nation.

Right.

[Believing Is Art]

11. I think Beck is wrong

Didn't Jefferson take the oath with a law book instead of a Bible?

[uberllama42]

23. That was John Q. Adams, in fact. nt

[targetpractice]

12. Kennedy's left hand was at his side.

I watched the video of his inauguration today... There may have been a bible around somewhere, but his hand was not on it.

On edit: I just watched it again... Glenn Beck didn't research shit. He's wrong.

[Divine Discontent]

17. If I was elected president, I wouldn't put my hand on a bible, and I would affirm, so thanks for the

info about what you saw about Kennedy's oath. I would also say I do solemnly affirm. I just trust in God, and I don't believe I have to swear anything. You gave me great info I did not know, so thank you for a a great post.

[targetpractice]

29. Here's the video... Check for yourself...

What do you think? I don't want to arm you with false information...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE0iPY7XGBo

Is the guy in the middle holding a bible? If he is, Kennedy doesn't seem to have his hand on it.

[FormerDittoHead]

13. Think about this: Do we WANT to do everything THEIR way? I'm happy he's pissed.

And all of the talk he does about "America" and everything, all of them, they can go fuck their hypocritical selves.

He's just going to think of ways get get that "hook" that will catch somewhere. Fucking asshole.

[targetpractice]

15. BTW... Biden put his hand on an awfully big bible...

It almost looked like it was an unabridged Oxford dictionary.

[kimmylavin]

28. Another Daily Show gem:

Biden was sworn in on a Hogwarts spellbook. :)

[Submariner]

16. Hey, the dummy barely got out of high school before hitting the bottle

so cut the mentally deficient Beck some slack, will ya? }(

[underpants]

24. **** we are compiling a list***

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8131164&mesg_id=8131164

[Politicalboi]

18. Where is the bible

In the Constitution? I think Presidents should have to swear on the Constitution. Fuck the bible. It may as well be Harry Potter for all I care. So then all the military people aren't soldiers either then. They don't use a bible to swear in. Good they can come home then.

[tclambert]

26. If he swore in with Harry Potter, they'd go ballistic because Dumbledore is gay.

[Richd506]

19. they should do it over again with a bible but then hold it upside down just to piss him off

[cooolandrew]

20. They are exhausting but logically with a seperation of church and state no bible required.>

They had Rick Warren, enough is enough that's done now, he's loyatly is to the founding document not any specific deity. If they must use a bible I have very nice spaghetti monster bible they could use his noodleness would appreciate that. :) He did the bible thing the previous day anyway which is only a flimsy truth test, the election alone proved his honesty in itself, also his first few days in office have been abundantly more constitutional that anything in 8 years so maybe the right wing detractors should read the constitution before the scientifically illogical book.

[IndependentDem]

21. Theodore Roosevelt didn't use a bible either. nt

[Critters2]

22. Wouldn't Beck want both a Bible AND a Book of Mormon? nt

[Claire Beth]

25. If Beck is questioning the legitimacy

ask him to call and make a threat and see how long before he is arrested. That will shut him up.