Yesterday on his CNN Headline News program, host Glenn Beck attacked lawmakers for advocating redeployment from Iraq. He said that Congress is “sending a clear message to our enemies that we’re just weak and pathetic.” He then added, “Is it possible to convince the Middle East that we’re not a bunch of losers and, you know, girl-fighters?” Watch it:
(HT: My Two Sense)
Transcript:
BECK: I mean, here we have — we have the Democrats saying that we’ve already lost. I mean, they want to do everything they can to stop this war. The Republicans are now starting to say this. We’re sending a clear message to our enemies that we’re just weak and pathetic and, go ahead, come get us.
Is there any way or anything that could happen that would actually turn us around? Is it possible to convince the Middle East that we’re not a bunch of losers and, you know, girl-fighters?
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