Posted on 03/05/2009 10:42:35 AM PST by pissant
Reporting from New York -- Before Glenn Beck started his new show on Fox News in January, he sat down with Roger Ailes, the network's chief executive, to make sure they were on the same page.
"I wanted to meet with Roger and tell him, 'You may not want to put me on the air. I believe we are in dire trouble, and I will never shut up,' " said the conservative radio host.
But before Beck could say anything, Ailes shared a message of his own: The country faced tough times, he said, and Fox News was one of the only news outlets willing to challenge the new administration.
"I see this as the Alamo," Ailes said, according to Beck. "If I just had somebody who was willing to sit on the other side of the camera until the last shot is fired, we'd be fine."
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That is amazing. His ratings on HLN were crapola. Actually his show on HLN was crapola. His FOX show rocks though.
Wow! Just wow!
“If I just had somebody who was willing to sit on the other side of the camera until the last shot is fired, we’d be fine.”
Words fail me.
He’s more a conservative than a liberaltarian, in my view
“Actually his show on HLN was crapola”
I don’t agree with that assessment, but I’m sure any shortcomings were due to HLN/CNN management “guidance.”
For those who haven’t seen him, some selected UTube snippets:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUOAZaiiXXc - About the prognosis for Gov’t intervention in housing
A couple of links that I think some might find interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEZB4taSEoA
The “Rant heard round the World”: Santelli on CNBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOCJ1zOP_bA
A very good rant (Question: Are you two part of Schumer’s “Chattering Class”?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg3gCQpXfRI
About the increase in the money supply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAv7hVMxGJQ
About the amount of Congressional review of the Stimulus Package prior to voting on it
I’m not a Beck ‘Bot’ but I do find that he is saying what I find to be fundamental truths about what is happening in the US today.
I don't think they're learning...I think the vast majority of the GOP are applauding. There's now ONE major media outlet from which their message is being broadcast (at least some of the time).
I agree with you on that one.
bump for later
He’s a self-described Libertarian. I listen to him periodically. He contradicts the right on many issues.
Oba-clair is an Authoritarian, thus making Glen even angrier at him than most right-wingers.
He can self proclaim all he wants, but he is no libertarian in my book. Not that I care.
Rush,Levin,Hannity & Beck....
The Four Horsemen of the Conservative Apocalypse!
He’s not a libertarian.
I used to like Major Garret, but he turned into an Obama lap dog during the campaign and still seems to be in that vein.
I've yet to see him expound on much that differs from the ‘Theoretical' (As opposed to what the Rep clowns actually practice) Republican principles.
You know, if our elected leaders won’t lead, it may be that guys like Rush and Beck really wind up being the real leaders of the real GOP.
On paper, its Steele. Or our senators. But in actual fact, I haven’t seen much leadership from anyone in the official party. They’re all just beside themselves trying to figure out which way to go.
Dorks, every one of them.
“...He’s more a conservative than a liberaltarian, in my view...”
Who cares. At least he’s not an MSM-weenie, Kenyan-Communist enabler!
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