As most of the East Coast hunkers down to wait for Hurricane Irene,
radio host Glenn Beck wants them to see the storm as a blessing.
“Warning! Warning! We are headed for global disruption in food,”
Beck proclaimed on Friday. “I asked you two weeks ago, how many
warnings do you think you’re going to get, and how many warnings do you
deserve? … This hurricane’s that is coming through [is a warning] … for
anyone who’s in the East Coast and has been listening to me say, ‘Food
storage! Be prepared!’”
As Mediaite explains, “Beck has been talking up the need to stockpile supplies due to what he sees as a coming ‘global disruption in food.’”
Last October, however, Business Insider commented
on the commercial relationship which appears to be behind Beck’s
crusade for food preparedness. “You may have heard about Beck’s
relationship with Goldline International, which urges people to buy gold
and stay safe from the supposed inevitable devaluing of the dollar,”
the website noted. “Now meet Food Insurance, which sells survival kits
of freeze-dried food and other items to help people live from two weeks
to 12 months, depending on the plan purchased (and post-apocalyptic
conditions). Beck has promoted the company’s products, is featured
prominently on the company’s website, and a banner ad for the company,
bearing Beck’s image, was spotted on his website Monday.”
Beck is no longer with Fox News, but his passion for food
preparedness appears to be as strong as ever. “You’ve heard me say this
for years. People have made fun of me,” he concluded on Friday. “If
you’ve waited, this hurricane is a blessing. It is God reminding
you — as was the earthquake last week — it’s God reminding you, you’re
not in control. Things can happen. Be prepared!”
THEN THERE IS THIS WEBSITE (Food Insurance?) LOL....WONDER HOW MANY FRIGHTIES HAVE SIGNED UP?
I bet the 'flock' of 'frighties' on Gratewire have!!!!
