The 912 Project: Glenn Beck Preaches 9 Principles and 12 Values

by Tina Kells | March 13, 2009 at 04:00 pm
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A new movement is swelling in the United States as a reaction to the economic crisis and it is headed by Glenn Beck.  Called the 912 Project, Glenn Beck's policy emphasizes the importance of 9 principles and 12 values that he says have been lost in the USA today. 

Glenn Beck claims that 12 core values are essential to a strong country and that these values have been lost in a cloud of greed and corruption.  According to Beck Americans have lost their way and that the 12 values must be restored before things can get better.

The 12 values Glenn Beck is telling Americans they must embrace are:

  • Honesty
  • Reverence
  • Hope
  • Thrift
  • Humility
  • Charity
  • Sincerity
  • Moderation
  • Hard Work
  • Courage
  • Personal Responsibility
  • Gratitude

Glenn Beck is also telling Americans in all walks of life that there are 9 principles that must be lived by:

The Nine Principles

1. America is good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

Find out what people in the microblogosphere are saying about the 912 Project by visiting the #912project page at hashtags.org.

Watch Glenn Beck Live on Fox News: We The People, You Are Not Alone

Not everybody is a fan of Glenn Beck and the 912 Project.  Several critical articles have surfaced since the Fox News show introducing the912project.com first aired. 

The most consistent complaint about Beck's ideology is the way it ignores how a Republican government was in power when the "transgressions" that caused the financial collapse took place.


The site, which is currently offline as we write this post, defines essential American qualities such as believing in god, being opposed to income tax, being pro marriage (as long as your straight) and many other gems.

It’s more of the same that we’ve seen from the hard right recently, this whole socialism is bad, our money is being stolen for us, Barack is a Communist etc etc. While some of those points might be true, what they continue to overlook is that Bush created the mess the country is in today, and Bush was the one that run up the foreign debt and started the bailouts. But no, it’s only bad now a new, black guy takes over the mess.

In the show launching the The 912 Project, Beck interviewed Chuck Norris, who earlier this week said that thousands of militia were preparing for a military takeover of the United States. If that doesn’t say batshit crazy, I’m not sure what else can.

Note: the912project.com site is still offline.

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DonW312

I've been trying to get on all night.  Comes to a page that says you are Fore betten!

 

What gives!  Maybe its just so over loaded that it can handle the traffic.  That should say something to the Congress and the Senate in Washington!

 

We the People, they have forgotten that part.

 

Don

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Ann Curlett

It's about time someone had the guts to tell America to go back to the basics.  We are sick of the liberal media and "Hollywood" telling us the way to live.  Our country is in big trouble if we do not stop the "entitlement" attitude, the "bail-me-out" attitude, and continue to ask the government to save us.   Obama wants to turn us into a socialist country, if we continue to remain silent, it will happen.  Listen to Glen Beck, he is talking common sense.  Stop being mesmorized by our president. 

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Robert W. Key

It is with my heart felt gratitude that I watched the 912 project on Friday.  Thank God Glen was moved to do such work.  I, like millions of others are sick of people poisoning our air waves with trash talk about lack of faith, morals, honesty and integrity.  I only hope and pray that this movement catches on and expands to the powerful movement it could be.   Wouldn't it be wonderful if our politicians and business leaders would catch on.

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gail Knight

I would like to know what we can actually do.  I have written, called, left messages, everything I can think of to tell our leaders how unhappy I am with everything.  I never hear back from anyone.  Nancy Pelosi's office was a real treat to talk to!  We need to get a petition going, organize marches in Washington and all around the country,  or SOMETHING to make them listen to us.  I loved the Boston Tea Parties that have been going on, although they have received little coverage.  Glenn, please tell us what we can do to make our voices heard.  My individual efforts are getting NO results.  It's time for us to march in the streets, demand they stop spending our children's future, encourage China NOT to lend us any more money, and quit selling our souls to a government which is becoming corrupt with our money and power.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if the government were held accountable for their actions!!!

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willbur

ha ha

it exists despite the fact that neither you nor anyone else has ever seen it!

 

over whelming response?

 

what website cannot handle a few thousand wingnuts? How do you know this happened?

 

how long before beck starts wearing robes and giving himself some elaborate title so you can worship him properly?

 

it is astonishing how few people can think for themselves and need some nut to tell them what to believe

 

BTW I see you are already having problems living the "12 values"

5
TaraR42

Were getting the same message! Don

I hope they get it fixed soon


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willbur

or maybe it doesn't exist...maybe there is nothing there but hot air

 

 

so some paranoid conspiracy nut who can't even set up a website is supposed to be telling everyone what to do?

 

 

lol

5
TNgurl

It does exist....there was such an overwhelming response to the 912 project that the server couldn't handle the hits it was receiving and went down. They're working to get it back up as we speak. Don't fret, Willlllburrrr...Mr Ed says hey...(dipsh!t)

4
JeannieC

UNITED WE STAND!

Wouldn't it be amazing to see a cross country tour with Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity!!!  Wow!

We need to take our country back!

4
Jane Galt

This freight train in Washington has run amuck and we have to stop it!  Lets vote these evil people, Princess Pelosi, Prince Harry, Barny Frank, Chris Dodd out of office.  We must stick together otherwise we are lost.

For the love of God and Country.

4
David and Donna Schwerin

keep going.. E-mailing all my friends.. the country needs to come back together

3
SAL ROSSI

thanks for calling us together.i'm 62 on disability,i can't walk.anything i can do i'll be happy to.i'm a vet we've raised six kids and when i got sick five years ago we had to refi our house.when the AR loan changed countrywide slammed us and would not work with us.

two years ago we had a buyer through a real estate and they turned us down to foreclose.they in turn sold the house for much more than what they were owed.this is not my country.this has become a big con run by well dressed fast talkers who lie right in your face and the voters are ok with it as long as they bring home the bacon.hence the earmarks.

the people are the enablers.its time clean house.

 

sal rossi,calera,al

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Jim Compton

I am so glad to know that I am not alone.  Being a Conservative and watching the Liberal left drag us into Socialism makes me ill.  The Liberal left is not alone in this, as the Republican Party also has to share the blame.  The elected officials that hold office are arrogant and do not listen to WE THE PEOPLE.  I am not just talking about the President and Congress but State and local politicians as well.  They are drunk with power and they seem to think that they know what is best for us.  I say what is best for us is for us to take our Country back.  I do not trust any politician, Democrat or Republican, and they will have a hard time to earn back my trust.  We are the silent majority and it is time that we stand up and let these arrogant weasels know that we are mad as hell and are not going to take it anymore.  All of you Politicians better listen up.  There is a movement going on and we are going to be heard.  The USA stands for the United States of America and not the United Socialist America.  I am with all of you.  May God Bless each and everyone in this great Nation.

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MARIN

Count us in! My wife and I -even before we heard of this "912 Project"- were talking about getting together with neighbors & friends to discuss the very disturbing direction our great Country has taken. We have discussed this on an individual basis with our family (6 children, 11 grandchildren) and we are almost in total agreement. We have been writing letters, making calls, talking up, etc., etc. about many issues that will affect our not only our children but most certainly our grandchildren. We are worried that the USA that we thought we knew will no longer be recognizable  in the very near future..

ACCOLADES TO GLEN BECK- He has sensed quite intuitively that he is not alone. THE 912 PROJECT WILL SUCCEED- maybe not right away- but without a doubt will change the face of our nation for the better and for the GOOD of every one of its concerned citizens. AND WHO KNOWS?  IT MIGHT EVEN SPAWN THE NEXT GREAT CANDIDATES TO LEAD US OUT OF THE WILDERNESS OF SPIRITUAL FATIGUE INTO THE LAND OF THE 9 PRINCIPLES & 12 VALUES.

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Mike McQueen

Here I sit thinking of writing Beck and telling him what a wonderful show of smoke and mirrors. I'm looking for where I want to post and run across Youngbloods post of "Finallly, someone willing ot rish their lives for their country!"

That spun me up worse than Becks show.  Lots of tears, whole hearted touchy feely, let's all get matching t-shirts and bumper stickers.  That'll show'em.  Show them what?  You're gulible enough to buy a T-Shirt from Beck instead of Obama?  Beck's a good guy and I am sure sincere in his love for his country, but when someone like you Youngblood, think he is the newest masiah, of course he's not the first, 52% of Americans populatin elected the first Cream of Wheat masiah as President.

That he's so readilly willing to crawl up on the cross for us and save America by...What?  How?  When?  That he's willing to risk his life family and treasures for the United States of America as she was founded?

How many troops are there in Iran?  Today, Right now?  How many in Afghanistan, the Persion Gulf, The 38th paralel in Korea?  how many National guard troops are doing second and third tours over seas because this country hasn't taken care of its Veterans as it's promised since the Korean "Police Action" and true patriots and capable warriors aren't so stupid that they'd enlist in an army that's expendable before it's even committed to a target?

Okay, foget about the current troops and disabeled veterans who HAVE the balls to put thier lives on the line for the Untied States of America and have to take orders from idiots like Barney Franks every day and carry them out realizing the stupidity and futility of it, yet they Charlie Mike!

You know what I saw last night?   I saw " I got this idea, but I got no idea what it really is or how or what I'm gonna do about it, but I'm going to con FOX management into letting me hype this up and jack the ratings through the roof!"  Other than that, I saw twp patriots who have already bled and sacrificed for this country and the Budwieser said it (Navy Seal) while no one had enough since to pick up on it.  With out evil, we ain't gonna have no heroes, so we're going to always generate enemies who are of the Evil Axis by American Standards so that we can have Heroes, true heroes so people like Obama can detract or attention frm the real issues.

Where there any proactive suggestions made about what to do to take back our country?

Where any leaders or organizers promoted to make suggestions and to organize an actual possitive acentuating the proactive political action committee tht could go to Washington with the power of the peoplebehind them?

He didn't even have the knowledge that twenty years ago, the church was the corner stone of the communities and that we utilize that knowledge to go back to the church as our Area of Organization.  That the church should return to being the entity that brings peole back together for the common good of man and the very salvation of mans soul by serving the church.

Oh I just  love our Military men and women so much I just bust into Tammi Baker when I see them.  Lemme tell you something.  I've stepped in a lot of bovine scatology in my time, but that's about the tallest pile of it I've ever gotten on my boots.  You see, I am a veteran. A disabeled on. I see very day those beautiful individuals who served and are serving this country fight their country every day to simply get America to live up to her promise.  You defend me, I'lll take care of your health the rest of your life.  Which generally isn't long because if your service doesn't kill you, the care will.

Beck hasn't got a clue and niether do three quarters of you ready to put on your t-shirts, slap on your bumper stickers, storm Wasghington DC and drink the kool aid.  The other 25% are smart enough to kow 6that opening ones mouth will effect his disability, his treatment, probably bring on an IRS audit that will break you of what little dignity you may have left.

Do you know you could land a 747 on Pennsylvania Avenue and they wouldn't even hear it in theSenate, Congress of oral office?  So what makes you think anything you could go to DC and jump up and down and wave your Arms like the Gopher Indians would garner anyones attention or make any changes?

The election is over people and YOU told the politicians you wanted change.  That's what you're getting...change that creates fear of your goverment and not change that retores your faith.

Go ahead, lie to me.  Tell me you don't fear your goverment.  Stand advised, I won't buy into it because I know a hell f a lot of stand up tough guys who fought for this country.  who get up daily and put on a badge and serve and protect this country and if you had their respect they'd tell you, 'Hell yeah, I'm scared!' And they KNOW they are rapidly approaching the point of what side of that badge they stand on.

I'm wasing my time and someone elses space.

Trully God Speed.  God Bless our troops and God Bless America!

Semper Fedelis

Mike McQueen

P.S.  I don't care if they come after me, I can't get them to do anything about problems I got now.  If they come and get me, they'll at least have to heal me to prolong my misery. 

I'd also ask that NO ONE take umbrage or offense at my comments.  They aren't personal and weren't meant to be.  They are realistic and meant to simply tell you, until you put a physical change in our goverment, you aren't going to do anything but die tired.  I to believe in America and even more important, the people that make her.  But I fear the tyranny Ben Franklin warned us about is getting closer to all our doors.  Frankly, I'm scared for this country.  If I had any answers, I'd sing them to the high heavens. But like post office eployees, we voted them in, we'll play Holy Hell getting the out!

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Sakura USA

Willbur,

May I suggest you either embrace this movement or move along. Your elitist attitude is part of the problem...

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Emil Viola

Glenn, keep pounding.  Eventually even the extremely dense ones will notice their loss of rights.  Commisar  Soros has complete control of comrade Obama.  With real whippets like Reid and Pelosi plus the outstanding cabinet appointees, it seems like a rehearsal for a daily comedy show.  Unfortunately this is real.  A new European union with the US as part of it;cap and trade; universal health Care(including  illegals);the hoax on climate control; and the redistribution of wealth definitely shows a road map to not Socialism, but COMMUNISM.

GO GET THEM GLENN!!!!              

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Molon Labe

We need to pull behind Glenn Beck and email Foxnews and tell them how we need His voice to be heard more and more and at PRIMETIME..He would gain so much more popularity for FOX and his show..


We need to unite behind this message..We are FREE Men and Women and the FED's need to know we out number them 50 to 1..

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René

The site is back up now. They were overwhelmed. not big enough servers?


http://the912project.com/


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Richard Dauben

I was born in France but have lived here most of my life, served in the military, and have paid my fair share of taxes... but what I find appalling is how truly ignorant and lazy so many americans, and that includes me, are when it comes to excercising our RIGHTS! We have allowed the Politicians from both Parties to take over. Not only are they dishonest but they have taken advantage of our indifference and ignorance. It's time to stop mouthing off about pairing one party against the other and start forming a true Party of the People, By the People, and For the People. Words have no real power unless there is ACTION! And that's what's wrong, too much talk and little action.  I've been self employed for twenty years and now I'm unemployed and can't get unemployment benefits. I haven't had health insurance for over ten years. Haven't seen a doctor for ten years... so who gives a dam? You can talk all you want about working hard and all the patriotic crap, but the bottom line is the average Joe/Joesy and the military are on the bottom and those on top and  that includes "The Media Kings" are laughing all the way to the bank.  I wonder if O'reilly, Hannity, and yes you too Glenn, have seen a Doctor lately. The kinds of money you guys make is ludicrous, and that my friend is exactly what has become the Cancer of our country.....GREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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Jack Stuart

Before Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, he said, "Under Communism the gov't controls business.  Under Capitalism business controls the gov't.  We need a system where the people control the gov't."  This sounds like Glenn Beck, and the 9th and 10th  Amendments to the Constitution.  As a WW II veteran, I remember when, in the 50's the US was so far ahead of all other nations it was embarrassing, economically, socially, educationally, any way you measured us.  We did have some racial discrimination, but no worse than other nations, and we corrected that problem.  How and why have we declined into the present mess???Lack of honest and courageous leadership, and denial of eternal values and God's influence in the affairs of the people.  May Glenn Beck's 912 Project prevail to save our beloved country.

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isidiame

We all need to take this further. As Chuck Norris' wife said "we need to show our muscle." We need to stop the insane expansion of the government, the wasting away of our hard earned tax dollars and the destruction of our beliefs and principles and WE NEED TO DO IT  NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!  It is almost too late. We need to act and let Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Harry Reid know that we won't go down this road with them and that we certainly will not be paying for it. If everyone could organize for a viewing party we can organize for a massive protest to make our voices heard. We will get the engourged government we deserve if we do nothing. It is time to fight for our principles and for our beliefs and for the country we all love. Please Glen Beck, take this project and turn it into a full blown movement we can all participate in to save our way of life. Please.

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glenfan

It is fairly well known that recessions are cyclical in nature and occur about once per decade.  The Clinton Administration, Bush Administration, Obama Administration, and Congress have done their parts to worsen this one with both ridiculous bailouts for over a year and creating the housing crisis by mandating that banks give loans to borrowers with no income or collateral on the basis of civil rights or equality.  These loans were then sold to Freddie and Fannie and when a housing bubble occurred due to overproduction by builders, they unloaded them as securities to Wallstreet.  Unfortunately for Walstreet, accounting rules instituted after the Enron scandal made what might have been a decent bet a giant ripoff because they couldn't defer the losses on their books as before.  Also, the fact that tens of thousands of mortgages were packaged together makes it rather difficult to value these securities.  Bush and McCain are actually on record as trying to warn Congress about Freddie and Fannie in around 2005 as well as government regulators, but the idiots on the Banking/Finanace committee blew off these complaints.  Despite this, Barney Frank is still in office rather than in jail where he belongs.  So basically, this is a failure of our elected officials in general (not just Bush), which is the subject of Glen's project.

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Michael Stevens

What's that smell??!!!

I do believe revolution is in the air!

GEt em', Glen

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Reginald LeBlanc

I'm close to being 70 years old and thought I would never see a President do more to  destroy our country than Carter , yet here we are with another one that looks even worse Carter.The biggest criteria that a politician needs to go by, is if you have common sense please don't apply

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Joel Williams

Sir or Madam,

I've been watching your posts and even wrote a comment regarding one of the earlier ones.  Wow!

When I see comments like, "Take a look at what Obama has done regarding Bush attacks on the Constitution, transparent government, the environment, and science." and "Obama is a shining example of good values / principles in action", etc., I cannot help wonder what planet you've been on for the less than two months the man has been president.  He's broken every campaign promise he made and has tried to jam his massive spending down America's throat and much of it behind closed doors.  Was Joe Biden's closed door meeting with the UAW your idea of transparency in government.  You remember, the one where he was conspiring with the union to eliminate the secret ballot. 

This administration is the second term of Jimmy Carter and if he continues unchecked, President Obama will do more damage to the Republic in four  years than any president in history.

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Al Kiser

JeannieC that would be wonderful. Let's ask them. Thank You!

Al & Kathy Kiser

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Lisa Williams

Thanks for the excellent point Tom.  I've worked in healthcare for over 12 years...it is the lawyers and insurace companies driving up the cost of health insurance.  Tort reform would be an great start to reducing the cost.  Whining about the salary of others is nothing more than taking the side of BO to "spread the wealth".

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Avery Jones

It is time for God's people "who are called by His name, to humble themselves & pray, and seek His face, and turn from our wicked(greed, corrupt) ways.  Then he will hear from Heaven, forgive our sins and heal our land." 2 Cheon. 7:14  He is our hope!! we do this he acts!!

 

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Glenn fan in AZ

Glenn is right-those people in Washington have forgotten that they work for us. We need to restore honesty, ethics and integrity in Washington- and everywhere else in this country. I don't want big government to control every aspect of my life- that's not what our founding fathers  intended. It's time we came together to initiate some of the the legislative changes that will allow us to take back our country.

-Term limits-career politicians are more interested in serving another term than in serving the people who voted for them.

-End the electoral college and make presidential elections by popular vote-the electoral college system is antiquated, no longer serves the purpose for which it was designed, and scews the vote in favor of  the liberal left.

-A flat income tax-so that taxes are fair to everyone

 

 

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