I’m not a Glenn Beck “fan” per se. Meaning, I don’t listen to him either on his radio show or TV show. But I’ve seen enough to know that he speaks for ideals that are dear to the vast majority of the American public. That’s become obvious by his meteoric rise in ratings and his ability to overcome the so-called sponsor boycott of a month ago. I don’t listen because I’d rather spend my time here looking for news than in front of a TV where I’m handed something.
But to say the man lacks the courage of his convictions is silly to me. It would be very easy for someone like Beck, an alcoholic, one who’s emotions are easily brought out, to give in, make his show just another chatty, uninformative, worthless hour, or even walk away entirely. Yet he carries on. That he does so is all the proof I need of courage.
The left has accused him of raping both a child and an elderly woman. Now they’re attacking him over the suicide of his mother. He also has private investigators following him around looking for dirt. I wouldn’t be at all surprised that there are more than a handful who would do physical harm to him if they could.
His detractors on the right are starting to remind me of the Jacksons and Sharptons of the world. They’ve been happy to keep their followers and fans happy with words but Beck came along and proved himself to be effective. They feel threatened by his effectiveness and all he asks is that they join in actually getting something done instead of whining about the democrats.