[Racehorse]

So, when is Beck's first broadcast date?

[Maceman]

The talk-radio host Beck, as the witty Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out, "is just to the right of Attila the Hun."

What a kneeslapper! That Tim Goodman sure is witty alright.

[RBroadfoot]

Glenn Beck isn't a principled, intellectual conservative; he's a somewhat interesting, highly opinionated goofball with a conservative tendency.

CNN chose him as their "token conservative" because, if he sticks to his radio show's persona, he will outrage CNN's liberal audience with goofy takes on the news. That way CNN will reinforce how stupid and evil conservatives are to their liberal audience, create an "inside" story in CNN to increase viewership, and still be able to argue that they're "fair and balanced".

Beck is no dummy, though. He probably could be a good TV news person and reflect the conservative point of view positively. I'm not sure how well that would work for CNN's ratings, and that's all that really counts to TimeWarner.

[detsaoT]

The talk-radio host Beck, as the witty Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out, "is just to the right of Attila the Hun."

I believe that maxim's also been applied to the benevolent Ann Coulter. Someone on the Left needs to get a new line or two.

[Mad_as_heck]

Rather than stick to one journalistic style and let an audience gravitate to it

That's rich.

I guess CNN's journalistic style is "outrageous DNC partisanship" aimed at leftover leftists. When does the journalist (so-called) who wrote this piece expect the audience to start its gravitating? The strategy certainly hasn't worked lately.

[futurekentuckylawyer]

Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out, "is just to the right of Attila the Hun."


I didn't know Attilla was a right winger.