Glenn Beck and My Chemical Romance Feud Over 'Propaganda' Accusations

By Spinner Editors Posted May 5th 2011 02:05AM

Though Glenn Beck may be leaving Fox News within the coming months, the conservative talk show host still owns the cable TV bully pulpit, and his latest target is My Chemical Romance.

According to MTV, Beck apparently took issue with the band's song 'Sing' being performed on a recent episode of 'Glee.' He subsequently warned all parents that their children could be watching damaging material and that "our whole culture ... is set up for you and the values you grew up on to lose."

Beck spoke out against the pop-punk group on his show last week saying "Pay attention to the lyrics. This is propaganda ... It's an anthem saying 'Join us.' How can you and I possibly win against that?"

But it looked as if Beck didn't know that the band had re-recorded 'Sing' in order to raise money for the Red Cross' efforts in earthquake-ravaged Japan. Now lead singer Gerard Way is breaking his silence on the issue by stating from My Chemical Romance's website.

"I think the word Glenn Beck was looking for was 'subversion' not 'propaganda,' because I don't know what [the lyrics] would be considered propaganda for? Truth? Sentiment?" Way wrote. "And I can't tell what he's angrier about, the fact that it's how I feel about the persistent sterilization of our culture, or the fact that it's on network television for everyone to hear."

Beck had actually posted the incorrect song lyrics "Children that can talk about it/Living on the railways/People moving sideways" on his show, which was later corrected by Way stating that the actual lyric is "Living on the Webways," an allusion to kids on the internet.

"And railways? Is it 1863? Seen any children living on these lately instead of the Internet?" Way writes. "I'm actually shocked that no actual fact-checking was done on the lyrics. I mean, Fox is a major news channel, covering factual topics in an unbiased and intelligent ... oh wait."

Way ended his memo with yet another punk-rock zinger, stating, "To quote the man himself [Beck] –- 'You don't have to live by the standards that society has set.' I couldn't agree more."

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Thursday 05 May

By Ted

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I don't what I hate more...Glenn Beck or Glee?

By Georgia

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Gleen Beck?

By georgie

I think it could be a close tie. I once like Glee, but the past season has been so bad, I tuned out.

By themeeker

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Why does anyone listen to anything this drooling loony says?

By john

beck has flown the coop...his daily ramblings are non-cohesihve he must be reaching the outer limits of the right wing...his proganda and lies,demeaning this great country of ours,what he is trying to do is split up the country into 2 factions..The Mega Rich him and his cronies and us the have nots...hes a shyster with a carnival brakers megafone, and im sorry to say that most of sheep just follow.when things go bad as he says, where the hell you think he might be.WITH YOU!!!! not a chance,he has his milllions made from lies and fearmongering..he will be the demise of the so called 9/12 group which i find ofensive ,since i was near the trade center.Gwen uou should do all a favor and crawl back to on your knees to brigham young and ask forgivness,hypocrite

By pmbalele

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Glenn Beck caused himself trouble attacking and vilifying our President Obama. Obama is a living saint. Like Sarah Palin, who is also leaving FoxNews, Beck was up front using the media to propagate hatred among races. Such propaganda eventually caught on him. People saw him fake. Look what is also happening to Don Trump, Newt Gingrich, Sanford, John Beahner, Mitch, Scott Brown, Sean Hannity, Malkin, Rush, etc. These have already lost credibility with the public. They will go down by Beck.

A living saint? I think you need to take your medication, you're getting delusional.

By jckfmsincty

Please stop picking on Ms. Beck.

By kphoto3

Glen Beck....what an a hole.

By Tim

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yeah...but like the reference to riding the rails on the crazy train may have been or may have not been referring to using cocaine.....it all just simply means a crazy life.

make up your personal lyrics to music.......it is all meant to have some ambiguity and or leeway anyhow

and any musician that says otherwise....needs to be reminded of what lazy f'ing *suckers they all are anyway

u dont own music mfers...........but if u want to get paid for it...thats ok by me too.

By Celestial

That makes no sense. They're correcting him about their lyrics and and because of that you say "they don't own music?" Wow. That's about as stupid and senseless as this whole article.

By Ken

Glenn Beck is truly nuttier than a squirrel turd.

That any adult would take the views of this fruitcake seriously defies belief...but they're out there.

And I mean OUT THERE.

By camp4bell

squirrel turd...LOL

By TurnOffTheBoobTube

Beck is a frustrated, dry drunk closet queen who is having his delusional breakdown in segments. Thank the imaginary sky spook that the powers that be took his stupid show off cable.

By Judi

Hey, Glenn, give a listen to Green Day! You're gonna LOVE them...

By Mel

Interesting to watch a person self implode. Here is a person who is in serious need of psychiatric care and there is no way to predict which road he will take in the future. David Koresh and Jim Jones were seriously mentally ill people who decided that suicide was better than living on earth. I sense that Glenn Beck is headed in the same direction, obviously with a different prupose in mind, but headed in the same direction none the less.

Friday 06 May

By catch

I think way defended the song in a very articulate way and just made beck look like the idiot he is.

By Heartbreak Kid

Glen Beck knows his 15 minutes of fame were up 1/2 an hour ago, and he spews more hate and propaganda than Hitler EVER dreamed of...I honestly feel his last show will consist of him taking FOX News hostage.........

By Jimi Jamm

I find this pretty silly, considering he used to make his living talking up top 40 songs for a living when he was a morning man.

Way to clutch at straws, Glen

By KTBeliebs! ;~)

Who is the dumbell !!! Glee rulz and he should shut up !!! It is 2 funny with gr8 music and he is stupid and plus he is ignorance about the song !!! DUH !!!

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