Several Die in Hurricane Glenn Beck Called a "Blessing"

Last week on Glenn Beck's radio show Mr. Beck made the following comments; "This hurricane that is coming thorough the East Coast, for anyone who’s in the East Coast and has been listening to me say ‘Food storage!’ ‘Be prepared!’ ‘Be somebody that can help others,’ you’ve heard me say this for years. People have made fun of me. That’s fine, I don’t care. I’ve been telling you, ‘Don’t be in a panic situation.’ If you’ve waited, this hurricane is a blessing. It 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 and be someone who can help others so when disaster strikes, God forbid, you’re not panicking."

That was last week. As of early Sunday morning at least nine people have lost their lives due to Hurricane Irene. Included among the dead is an eleven year old boy from Virginia. Nearly two million people have been evacuated from their homes and nearly one million people have lost power. The resulting financial damages will be phenomenal at a time when cities and states have few dollars to spare.

Homes will be lost and businesses will be destroyed in this storm that Glenn Beck refers to as a blessing.

I have a feeling that many, many people will not think that this storm is such a good thing as their lives will be changed forever.

Why would Beck make such a statement knowing full well that people would likely die in this storm? What could possibly be his motive? Does he stand to gain anything from such a heartless analysis of Hurricane Irene?

The answer could lie in the urgency he creates for "food storage."

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