[rightwingintelligentsia]

Update from Politico, a memo from an aide to Glenn Beck:

Beck's vacation

Contradicting a report just now on TVNewser that Fox sources say Glenn Beck has been knocked off the air for a week in response to pressure from advertisers, an aide to Beck, Matt Hiltzik, emails with evidence that, contrary to what's apparently the company's spin, Beck isn't being punished, but is rather off on a planned vacation.

Hiltzik forwarded a July 14 internal email from Christopher Balfe, the president of Beck's production company, stating that Beck will be off "the week of August 17."

Hiltzik noted that Beck is also off the radio this week.

The full email -- which seems to show that the boycott has yet to take an effect on Beck -- is after the jump.

From: Balfe, Christopher
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:35 PM
To: *MRA All
Subject: GB August Vacation

All,

Glenn will be off of radio & TV the week of August 17th, returning to air August 24th.

Thanks,

Chris

[MozarkDawg]

Thanks for posting that ... it is beyond silly for anyone to believe Fox *forced* Glenn on a time-out due to these racist yahoos, considering how Pat has been promo-ing the TV show next week during the radio broadcast, telling us it's big stuff on the czars, tying up loose ends, "If you only watch five tv shows this years, make them Glenn Beck on Fox next week" in the deep-silly voice.

Grasping, these people are sinking and looking for the preservers.