Glenn Beck, Performer and Provocateur

Canada Free Press ^ | February 23, 2010 | Alan Caruba

[raptor22]

I watched Glenn Beck mesmerize the audience at the CPAC meeting that had begun so well with serious conservative speakers such as former Vice President Dick Cheney. However, it ended as a libertarian fun fest and Beck strikes me as the clown prince of libertarianism. (snip)

Beck is, above all, a performer. He made his bones on talk radio, migrated for a while to CNN, and then to Fox News where he is enormously popular. His manner is that of the smart kid in high school who secretly wishes he was the captain of the football team, but has to settle for being able to keep the other kids laughing because he can devilishly imitate Mr. Brown, the math teacher, to perfection.

He’s all googly-eyes and deep sighs. He’s in near constant motion even when he is seated. Every time he starts to choke up and/or tear up, I want him to man up.

He tells us, too, that he was formerly an alcoholic, was once totally broke, and only attended one class for one semester of college. Give him credit for rising above all that, but remember, too, that his primary talent in life is to sit behind a radio microphone or stand in front of a television camera and “perform.”

[ilgipper]

this is getting old.

[Kansas58]

Let Beck perform.

Do NOT let Beck lead.

[Kimberly GG]

GO GLENN!!

(the truth hurts)

[exnavy]

I really enjoyed Glen’s speach, pretty much spot on.

[RobRoy]

Boy, Beck is getting a lot of press lately. What gives?

Somebody must be really, REALLY pissed at him.

[Paul46360]

What is going on with GB and all the press???

[DallasSun]

Amen

[Dick Bachert]

It’s the old story that you know you’re over the target when you start encountering flak.

[Montfort]

"He tells us, too, that he was formerly an alcoholic, was once totally broke, and only attended one class for one semester of college. Give him credit for rising above all that, but remember, too, that his primary talent in life is to sit behind a radio microphone or stand in front of a television camera and “perform.”"

He has talent, while many of our elected and appointed leaders have no talent, or ability of any kind, for that matter.

[marron]

I watched his speech, and he nailed it.

Conservatives, its time to take back your party.

I don’t know how many different ways you have to say it, but thats Beck’s message night after night.

[RobRoy]

>>It’s the old story that you know you’re over the target when you start encountering flak.<<

Yeah, it looks something like this:

[ronnie raygun]

There are fringes to each party liberal, moderate conservative, Democrate,..... liberal, moderate, conservative republican..... why is it that when libertarian is mentioned or a person such as Beck is labeled as such, there is no variation it is like being the clown in a bad circus? Sure they have thier fringe to. But what I think Beck brings to the stage is education, honesty, a regular guy, a kind of male Sarah Palin. He, like she is enormously popular with the masses and who really is America that many politicians refuse to see or care ...WE THE PEOPLE

[humblegunner]

I really enjoyed Glen’s speach

This would indicate he appeals to the illiterate.

It's "Glenn" and "speech".

[Sybeck1]

He must have hit Obama hard. I didn’t get to see it.

[raptor22]

Beck does a lot of good work, but if you can’t tell the difference between a Michelle Bachman and a Nancy Pelosi, Houston, we’ve got a problem. He paints with too broad a brush and makes the perfect the enemy of the good.

[So Circumstanced]

If Glenn Beck’s broad brush “takes out” the Progressive Rinos likened to the McLame, PAINT,GLENN,PAINT !!!

[So Circumstanced]

If Glenn Beck’s broad brush “takes out” the Progressive Rinos likened to the McLame, PAINT,GLENN,PAINT !!!

[BornToBeAmerican]

I bet Sarah is breathing a sigh of relief

[paulycy]