treason

I may not be a counter-terrorism expert, but it is my humble opinion that if Al Qaeda or any other terrorist group never attacks the United States again, then that would be a good thing.

But I guess that makes me your typical America-hating, latte-sipping Liberal. If I was a patriot who truly loved this country, I would be a-wishin' and a-hopin' that Al Qaeda would attack us, maybe even with nuclear weapons, because that would give us the motivation to stop them from attacking us.

 

That's insane talk, right? But what other conclusion can you deduce from this conversation between (sigh) Glenn Beck and Michael Scheuer?

Scheuer has tried to backtrack somewhat in the comments of an Ackerman post (where he feels comfortable throwing around the "Socialism" charge), but A) he said what he said, and he said it clearly: "The only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States." and B) he went on to Glenn Beck's show, a den of crazy to begin with, to make that point.

The 'Toot: 

Seriously.  His argument boils down to this: if America isn’t attacked again, we as a nation will never do what it takes to keep America safe from being…attacked again. 
I know I’m repeating myself here, but the argument is just so magnificent in its self-refuting circularity that I can’t help but stand in awe.  Even Orwell would have left that scene on the cutting room floor, deeming it too much of a strain on the credulity of the audience. 
And yet, there is Glenn “Batshit Crazy” Beck nodding along as if these were the wisest words he’d ever heard.  His retort is brilliant in its own right:

Which is why I was thinking, if I were [Osama] that is the last thing I would do right now.

So, Osama wouldn’t want to screw up his chances of setting off a WMD in America at some later date by…setting of a WMD in America now.  I…but…the point is…he would…why is there blood coming out of my nose?