>>Would we be talking about Beck’s rise if not for Hannah Giles and James O’Keefe? <<
Yes. The Van Jones Boycott was before the ACORN scandal.
Van Jones? Really? Keeping in mind the poster’s premise that Beck is “knocking on Rush’s door” in terms of influence and importance, let’s call that Rush was so great an asset in the 1994 landslide that he was made an honorary member of the incoming freshman House class.
Van Jones. Conservative House. Conservative House. Van Jones.
Going with Rush on this one.