Originally Posted By ecdc <a href="http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201006030012" target="_blank">http://mediamatters.org/strupp...06030012</a> While this is no doubt full of delightful tidbits, one story in particular caught my attention. I wonder what the response of Glenn Beck fans will be to this (Josh?). How can anyone possibly defend this, or even dismiss it as merely " a mistake." While the story has been around for a while, it's getting renewed attention with the book out. While doing radio in Phoenix, Beck apparently had a rivalry with another jock in town. At one point the rival jock's wife had a miscarriage. So naturally Beck called her while he was on the air and asked her if she'd had a miscarriage. When she said yes, Beck said, "See, this guy can't do anything right. He can't even have a baby." And people wonder why I call Glenn Beck a crazy person. What sane, decent human being would mock a man and woman's miscarriage and the loss of their child? Definitely check out the interview with the author and the details of Beck's "sadistic...mean streak."
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan This sentence, in regards to his upcoming dog and pony show in Washington: >>It's disgusting to watch him promote this thing, and breathtaking to watch his fans fall for it.<< sums up my whole feelings about Glenn Beck and his program. I know that there are opposite points of view from my own, and i can usually follow the logic. But the loyal following of Glenn Beck is one of those confounding things that makes me feel like a visitor from some other planet. Try as I might, I flat cannot understand why a. anyone would not see his schtick for what it is and b. why anyone would support it in any way Sadly, few of the Beck Faithful would ever read this book or accept anything that counters their view of him as a patriot on par with the founding fathers. I disagree with the author that his show is close in any way to Mr. Rogers. Mr. Rogers educated people, was honest and genuine in every way. Glenn Beck is the absolute antithesis of that.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>ost importantly, it was though Mormonism that he encountered the work of Cleon Skousen, whose books--The Naked Capitalist, The 5,000 Year Leap--filled the massive void that was Beck's knowledge base when he started doing talk radio.<< That's interesting. I have never heard of Cleon Skousen before. I thought he got his history lessons through Peabody and Sherman.* *That's probably a cheap shot at Peabody and Sherman. Their humor was based on some actual facts, at least partially. Glenn Beck is all freeform jazz.
Originally Posted By DAR <<I disagree with the author that his show is close in any way to Mr. Rogers.>> Mr. Rogers had a trolley that went to the Land of Make Believe. Some might argue that Beck.......
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Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Mr. Rogers had a trolley that went to the Land of Make Believe. Some might argue that Beck.......<< True, but Beck's trolley jumped the rails long ago.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "When she said yes, Beck said, "See, this guy can't do anything right. He can't even have a baby." Wow. That's beyond cold. Beyond mean, even.
Originally Posted By alexbook I recently heard some recordings of Jean Shepherd, who was one of the first radio yakkers. It struck me that Beck owes a lot of his style to Shepherd, especially the way he veers from political to personal and back. (Of course, Beck's content is wacko, but I'm talking style here, not substance.) Oh, and I loved this bit from the Daily Show recently: <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-june-3-2010/glenn-beck-airs-israeli-raid-footage" target="_blank">http://www.thedailyshow.com/wa...-footage</a>
