Posted on 05/09/2017 8:55:53 AM PDT by Signalman
The ascension of Donald Trump has given the careers of many political pundits a shot in the arm. The ascension of Trump has also given the careers of some political pundits a suckerpunch in the belly. Such is the case with #Glenn Beck, whose 9 a.m. to noon time slot on #SiriusXM has just been given to #David Webb, a conservative host largely unknown outside of the Fox News audience.
According to Breitbart News, Webb will take over Beck's slot on SiriusXM's popular Patriot Channel 125 beginning this week, while Beck's show will be moved to Channel 132-- a less-popular channel that covers traffic and weather in the Boston, Philadelphia and D.C. region.
Beck's fall from grace with the satellite radio provider began last May, after SiriusXM slapped Glenn Beck with a one-week suspension after Beck's guest, author Brad Thor, advocated for the assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. During the Republican primaries, Thor and Beck were both outspoken members of the "Never Trump" movement.
Legal woes take toll on Beck's reputation Word of Beck's SiriusXM demotion comes on the heels of a high-profile legal battle with Tomi Lahren, who formerly hosted a program on Beck's conservative media network TheBlaze.
Lahren, who sued Beck for wrongful termination, was fired after she appeared on "The View" earlier this year and admitted to being pro-choice.
Lahren's lawsuit, which was settled last week, alleged that Beck refused to grant the former host access to her Facebook page, thereby cutting her off from her millions of social media followers.
The lawsuit also sought to have Lahren's contract with TheBlaze declared null and void. After the terms of the settlement were announced, Lahren told Fox News: "I am thrilled to walk away from this with my freedom and Facebook page. I am grateful to my fans for their continued support through this storm."
Glenn Beck's downfall opens doors for up-and-comers Beck's media empire has taken several hits in recent months, which many ascribe to the conservative host's antipathy toward Donald Trump and the alienation of Trump's supporters. In February, Page Six reported that TheBlaze.com has lost more than two-thirds of its audience since 2014-- and that was before Beck's dust-up with Lahren, who was one of TheBlaze.com's most popular hosts.
Beck's SiriusXM replacement, David Webb, is a rising star on the conservative scene. In spite of being one of the nation's few African-American right-wing commentators, Webb has built an impressive following since "The David Webb Show" was launched on SiriusXM in 2012. Webb is also a regular Fox News contributor and columnist for The Hill. 22
Why is G. Beck called a Conservative? Surely somebody who preferred Hillary to Trump is NOT a Conservative.
What is that?
I taught a college course on WW I three years ago on the WW I anniversary with a German prof-—really a Marxist, but s solid historian who never shows his politics in class-—and it was clear that Germany had a very specific cultural and political makeup that didn’t apply even to a country like France, let alone the US.
Glenn who?
Anyone who listens to Beck is as looney as he is.
If he was never trumping, he drank something!
Remember Beck on FNC and learning about founding fathers, good references, 1slam for real, the federal reserve and references to check most of the stuff out. The book in the tag line is a solid reference, lining up with Gorka, Warner, and Burton.
Don’t know what changed....
KYPD
>>I do not know why him and his goofball sidekicks have employment anywhere.<<
The last thing in the world I want to do is revisit my High School locker room. I didn’t particularly hate HS but I found it to be the most boring and banal 2 years of my life.
So why should I let GB take me back there between crying jags?
Barton has made a lot of money pushing that false narrative about the fates of the signers of the Declaration. A lot of people have been tarnished by that thing, from Rush claiming his father wrote it, to Jeff Jacoby getting suspended for plagiarism over it. Because Barton put it out in a slick video format, it has taught a false history to a lot of people who will probably never accept the truth.
Good post.........
Thanks for this info, it’s good to get a first-hand report. We were big GB fans when he was on TV and bought several of his books. His support for illegal aliens drove us away.
I listen to him occasionally on AM when in the car. He has seemed to tone down some of his never-Trumpism, but is still hard to listen to.
I feel sorry for him.
Beck likes to think of himself as self educated and hence better than everyone else.
I’m just one of those folks who has education and lots of reading.....you comments are exactly correct. When I did field service for a living and had to travel to Europe the differences between the French, Germans, and Brits was extraordinary.
That was long ago...
Again, I don’t want to down play his health issues. I’m not joking, but this stuff works on your mind, especially if you’re in pain 24/7.
That made me chuckle Mr. K. Hannity repeats himself enough as it is. I listen a lot and very often I mute the sound long enough for him to finish saying something that he has said a thousand times before.
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