I have to blog again about Glenn Beck. As I have said before, I used to listen to his radio program in the early part of 2000. He was funny, irreverent, creative, and lovable. There was mostly dark humor and sarcasm about current events and his 'sick freak' callers. Back then no one listened to his show...he was syndicated on a measly 43 stations and he was a 'soft core' shock jock. There was definitely no talk of politics. The only controversial topic I remember him discussing was the case in Florida regarding Terri Schiavo who was going to be taken off of life support. And when I heard him talk about this, I thought, GB WTF, this isn't your shtick. The old Glenn Beck was a recovering alcoholic who was a 'Howard Stern' wannabe.
I remember thinking .. this is so strange that HLN gave him his own show. He was awkward and the show didn't get ratings. Enter Roger Ailes at Fox.. this Svengali-like influence turned this alcoholic shock jock into a major media phenom. I didn't get it then and I don't get it now. I guess because I was one of the few who knew him, 'back when'.
This is why I can't support him, or his rallies, I remember him back when...... And now he just seems like a phony.
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Barb, I cannot agree or disagree with how you feel about Glenn Beck as I cannot possibly know what is in his heart. What I do feel it that he has been a huge asset in making the public aware of the radicals that permeate the Obama administration. Van Jones would still be in an open position of influence in the administration instead of being reduced to a sideline player as he is now. But he is just the tip of the iceberg. Beck's red phone has the Obama team pulling out their hair. He has changed how the game is played and in my book I am cheering for him, even though I rarely watch him.
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