An attack on Beck is an attack on all of us.

Editor's notes: if you are not as much a political junky as some, you may not know Joe Klein (picture left). Who is he? Joe Klein is a secularist Marxist lib, born in 1946 -- an occasional writer for Time. Klein has a B.A. in American Civilization, qualifying him for absolutely nothing. His journalistic accomplishments include an award for his coverage of a New York mayoral race and a second award for his coverage of the Clinton victory in 1992. Once employed by Newsweek, he is part of the reason why Newsweek is the failed publication that it is . . . . . . . a know nothing blowhard, given a pedestal of prominence by the Leftist Marxist community.

One of the favored rhetorical strategies of the Left is the use of Christian scripture to make their point. "Judge not" is one of their favorites. And yesterday, Klein quoted more scripture in a "discussion" of Glenn Beck.

"If Jesus were around today, he might say that it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a telecharlatan [Glenn Beck - jds] to enter the Kingdom of Heaven." We hasten to note that it is not clear how Klein would know anything of the mind of Christ.

In a Times blog for the 31st, he piled on with his Beck criticism -- again using scripture to make his point. This time, it was this:

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you -- Matthew 6:5-6.

Understand that Klein is not religious, that "faith" has no place in any of his biographical summaries. In fact, he got into a bit of trouble for writing an article critical of Tim Russert's expression of faith. Klein was forced to apologize for his comments.

What gets missed in reviews written by folks such as Klein and his attack on Glenn Beck, is the fact that their criticisms are an extended attack on all people of Christian faith. Beck is only a representative of the thing Klein and his ilk hate the most -- commitment to the Christ of God.

Point of post: it is not that Klein hates Beck. Rather, it is that Klein hates Christians. More than this, he is celebrated by all on the Marxist Left (there are lots of libs who are not Marxist, by the way, full of faith -- Tim Russert was a prime example) and his words should be considered in this context. . . . . . . . . considered and disregarded. -- jds