If you appreciate journalistic ethics, then surely you are aware of the most ethical moment of every day’s journalism, when Glenn Beck spends a 15-minute segment crying and jumping and screaming about how Obama could finish destroying the American economy any day now, rendering the dollar worthless, after which Beck appears in the first commercial as a spokesman for Goldline. It’s not just Beck, of course. Pick any right-wing radio show and you have the same situation. But Rep. Anthony Weiner has a problem with this fine practice and with the Goldline company in general. Is it now illegal in American capitalism to scare average folks into shorting American capitalism for fake prices?
Talk show host Glenn Beck and Goldline International, a California-based gold retailer, have colluded to use fear mongering tactics to bilk investors, according to a stinging report issued Tuesday by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.).
The report alleges that Goldline grossly overcharges for the gold coins that constitute the bulk of its business, uses misleading sales techniques and takes advantage of fears about President Barack Obama’s stewardship of the economy – which are stoked by its stable of paid conservative endorsers including Beck, Mark Levin, Laura Ingraham and Fred Thompson – “to cheat consumers.” [...]
In a statement accompanying the report, Weiner said “Goldline rips off consumers, uses misleading and possibly illegal sales tactics, and deliberately manipulates public fears of an impending government takeover – this is a trifecta of terrible business practices.”
Yeah yeah yeah what do you know, Weiner. Have you ever run a comically trashy if not illegal international gold & silver business? It is a trifecta of Profit.
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Stay gold, Tony Boy!
caveat suckersus.
So the current value of gold is as fake as Glenn’s tears; not surprising.
Sadly, Beck will just portray this an an attack on himself by Obummer’s left wing SEIUACORNSOCAILIST fascism.
“Democrats want to destroy me, because they are scared of my Powerful Message*”
*’Powerful Message’ for entertainment purposes only.
Don’t forget the 35% fee goldline charges on top of the value of the metal. It’s enough to make the greediest stock broker cry in jealousy.
Nobody every went broke underestimating the intelligence of wingnuts and tea baggers.
Let’s revert to the salt standard. The gummint can’t fuck with that, can they? Can they?
Beck — at least on his radio show — always hedges by saying he doesn’t know what the future holds and that gold may not be right for you, so you should do your own research. Given that, it would be fun to see him calling his own listeners rubes for falling for such a scam after they were warned (in advertising, exonerating yourself of responsibility is really the only obligation, so they consider that fair warning). Anyway, caveat emptor teabaggers — look it up.
[re=579774]SmutBoffin[/re]: No No that’s OK. Beck and Co. sucking out their social security payments keeps them from doing something dangerous with the money.
But buying vegetable seeds & ammo is still a good idea, right?
I may have to move to Brooklyn, just so the Weiner can be my congressman. That dude rules.
I’m too old to be a Williamsburg hipster douche, though, so I guess I’ll have to convert to Hassidism.
Auric Goldfinger: Man has climbed Mount Everest, gone to the bottom of the ocean. He’s fired rockets at the Moon, split the atom, achieved miracles in every field of human endeavor… except crime!
If I remember correctly, early Rush Limbaugh shows (we’re talking early 90s) were exclusively sponsored by crank business opportunities of every variety… and, of course, some company peddling mint snuff.
It’s a tax on stupidity. Leave Trig alone!
Be careful, Anthony. You live in a part of the country where it’s considered good taste to have one’s home and body dripping with gold, not to mention gold trim on the family auto. I’ve been in Arizona for several years now, and I have yet to see a gold hubcap.
[re=579784]norbizness[/re]: http://www.learcommoditycenter.com/rush/
“As heard on Rush Limbaugh!”
Lazy Media: You can just hang out in Bensonhurst or the Rockaways. Have some pasta!
Actually, considering what douchebags his fans are, Beck may actually be doing a public service by ripping them off; at least it means they have less money for their weapons stockpile and ammo, making the rest of us a bit safer.
I’m as empathetic as the next guy, but I have a very hard time feeling sorry for anyone stupid enough to listen to Blen Geckko – about anything.
It’s like the old widows in “Paper Moon” that Ryan and Tatum were hawking bibles to, saying that their dead husbands had bought the piece of crap just before they died. Fools and their money….they deserve it.
[re=579783]Lazy Media[/re]: “hipster douche” … I believe the mot du jour is “fauxhemian”.
[re=579795]JMP[/re]: Yeah, but being poorer ramps up the bitter hatred they are projecting on everyone else for their own crap life.
[re=579782]chascates[/re]: Stick to buying ammo. After the collapse just take the veggy seeds of someone less well armed than yourself.
[re=579784]norbizness[/re]: I’d say 700 trillion $ in worldwide derivatives is akin to some kind of financial moonshot. One where they’ve sent us wage slaves up and halfway there, they are going to insist we pay to send up more oxygen bottles to stay alive.
[re=579786]norbizness[/re]: That, and penis enlargement pills. Shows you that the advertisers knew a lot about the dittohead demographics.
Fleecing is fleecing. Televangelists have been doing it for decades. “Your check of $20 will allow us to remain on the air, and Jeeee-sus will be glorified!”, says the man with the 20,000 square foot home with gold plated fixtures. Let them give their last penny to Beck and Ingraham, who really are just trying to help the poor suckers, with their investment advice, and don’t want to see them
lose their salvationgo broke when the world ends. Stupids have it coming, in my opinion.The man’s whole schtick is making money off of people’s stupidity, so what’s new?
I only meant to say that His Majesty Glenn Beck shines like a shaft of gold, when all around is dark.
Yeah, yeah, whine-whine. That and a gold Krugerrand will buy you a cup of coffee.
Where it’s at! I got two gold weiners and a microphone!
Have you ever run a comically trashy if not illegal international gold & silver business?
He probably has run a comic’s trash out to the dumpster, when he was Jon Stewart’s roommate.
In a perfect world Anthony Wiener would conclude everything he says with an epic microphone smash-down, a la “all Republicans are wholly owned subsidiaries of the insurance industry.” Even when what he says is in print, howeverthafuck that’d work.
Gold, the next Euro.
[re=579768]Extemporanus[/re]: I forgot if we are allowed to give each other “WINS” anymore, so instead I’m offering to give you a Goldline Vajazzle for the low low price of 68.27 Ameros (offer ends in one hour!).
What will they do when they find out Barack can turn lead into gold?
If they aren’t allowed to do tragically overwrought scam ads for Goldline anymore, will wingnut talk radio have any reason to argue for the gold standard anymore?
[re=579817]Come here a minute[/re]: One of the most awesome bits about Weiner. In fact, some of the best Daily Show segments ever are Jon’s on-air guests are old college buddies. Why did all those kids turn out so awesome? Was there something in the water, on campus?
Step 1: take out a payday loan.
Step 2: use the money to buy gold
Step 3: rest comfortably knowing that Obama will wreck the country long before your loan comes due.
Step 4: trade gold with the other Becksters in the new free market barter-town utopia.
Mr. Beck, you shall not crucify mankind on a cross of gold… well, except for any moron who flies a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag. In which case, by all means, crucify away.
I’m seeing a move of companies like Centerfire Systems, of Versailles, KY to sponsor Mr. Beck’s tirades; instead of investing in gold, square dealin’ in Former Warsaw Pact/Combloc bulk ammo and cut-rate AKs (FFL required) will be the order of the day.
Weiner won’t have a problem with that, right?
This Goldline scam is an exquisitely clever method of bankrupting the teabaggers, thereby removing them from political influence. Because their craziness is unendurable to all functional factions. And, marvel at how well Glen Beck eludes suspicion as a mole/agent provacateur.
[re=579780]SayItWithWookies[/re]: Isn’t that known as The Jim Cramer Defense Strategy?
Rush Limbaugh went into a screaming tirade about the FDA, when it pulled Zicam (snort some Zinc, y’all! the inventor’s drive-through Ph.D. tells you it’s good), as Zicam was an advertiser. I’ll bet that Anthony Wiener is the star of a whole week of Becktian theater.
In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if “The Christmas Sweater” now has a villain named Anthony W. who wanted the hero to keep drinking (thorazine) and doping (respiradol) and ignoring the Signs that were so clear to Glenn.
Glen Beck – the fusion of Entertainment, Hucksterism, Hypocrisy, and Stupid.
[re=579780]SayItWithWookies[/re]: “research” for teabaggers = listening to other audio-radio peoples
Glenn Beck *IS* comedy gold
Gold if for poor suckers. The real money is into gold DERIVATIVES. shh, its top seckret
Gold? Damn, all my money is in hummel figurines.
[re=579844]facehead[/re]: Toss in a timeshare for Darry, and a set of steak knives for Sodapop, and you got yerself a deal.
Do it for Johnny, man! Do it for Johnny!
[re=579793]chascates[/re]: They want $1276 for a 1 oz. gold American Eagle, but they don’t sell Ameros? FAIL.
This is not the sole bailiwick of the reichtards, as both Thom Hartman and Randi Rhodes also shill for the gold panderers also.
I bought gold from Goldline and sold it to Cash4Gold, and my munnies followed my 401(k) into the shitter. The system is rigged, I tells ya!
Well, Weiner is a Jew, so he knows from gold & such.
[re=579872]Big Liver[/re]: Until you realize the plan IS to drive the rubes into Weimar Republic style poverty, well, because that is right where they want them.
[re=579943]Bruno[/re]: Sucka!!! I spent my 401k on all the “Elvis” and “Gone with the Wind” commemorative plates I could find on eBay and I’m all set. After all, the nice man on the TV swore they would only increase in value.
[re=579988]Darkness[/re]: I thought we were all already *in* Weimar Republic-style poverty. All we’re missing is the fashion and the wheelbarrows full of worthless hyperinflated Deutschmarks.
My lord, what is this country coming to? Next, they’ll be saying I can’t strain swamp water through a burlap sack, add moonshine and call it “Elixer”. Good for what ails ya! And hangovers, too!
They are mostly just ripping off Tea Baggers which is fine by me. Darwinism at work!
Not kidding at all, and Neilist can probably back me up, but my gun collection (early to mid-20th century military stuff, mainly) has outperformed my mutual funds by about 5-1 over the past 20 years. Now, if I would just SELL some of it, I could call it sound financial planning.
[re=579784]norbizness[/re]: No, Mr. Beck. I want you to die!
(Hey, we know there’s no Pussy Galore over there…)
I only read World Net Daily for the ads.
[re=580122]Lazy Media[/re]: Plus you’ll be available to defend Arizonamerica from un-green card, tawny-skin persons, like from Little Cuba, Navaho-istan, Little Italy or the Aleutians or the tanning beds of Scarsdale. Serve them damn right, it t’would. Yupper.
The sad thing is you can go to eBay and buy 1oz bars or old gold coins for the current market price. If you are patient you can get them for about 2-3% less than market price price. If you know how to spot the fakes its even possible to find some 15-20% under market price. Rare collectible coins from are hardly ever more than 25% over the market spot price–unless they are just perfect specimens of super rare coins.
In case you haven’t heard, the latest Becktian Epic Theatre is that Wiener is Joseph McCarthy.
Beck claims that “this President” has “three departments” targeting his advertisers, and it’s all a conspiracy to stop him, him, him.
It’s not fun to make fun of the paranoid schizophrenics in our midst. It’s not even worth being shocked at their delusions. It’s worth being shocked only that he’s paid to stay unbalanced. This is a person who will move (back) to (self/other) violence. Being paranoid and rich is a golden ticket, and I only hope that all his audience feel some guilt, along with betrayal, when the cracked pot shatters.
I used to laugh when during the W days these DB conservative Rush/Sean etc were hawking the need to hoard/purchase gold while extolling the virtue of then President Bush’s economy.
A sucker must be born every minute or why would Bush have gotten millions of votes vs Gore.
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