No one can imagine when I heard Beck talk on this topic I really jump out of my chair no has every in all my years listening talk about the history of the Progressives.
Yes the word was used but it could register with the listener if they did not have a back ground on that term!
So you have never listened to Limbaugh, who incase you didn’t know has been on the radio for more than 20 years.
He has stolen written thoughts from Levin and claimed them as his own. Levin has been in the conservative movement since he was maybe 14 years old. He has spent his life learning and thinking about these major philosophical and practical ideas in the conservative movement. I wrote about this too, not that I'm just a great big Levin fan, (I am) but I believe it does not take much to see the breadth of understanding of the constitution and the founding that Levin has. Beck cheapens all of this by stealing and acting as though he's the professor with the chalkboard and has so many original thoughts that he can churn out books hand over fist. I really believe that Beck is in a bad situation right now with his mental health. Not that he's crazy, just that he seems very vulnerable and sensitive. If he has ADD and is an admitted past coke user and alcoholic, perhaps now catching flak is his new high. But that is dangerous to anyone's mental state.
Further, I attend my local Republican Party meetings and the new people coming in watch Beck (good right?) except that they all say the same things like robots, always repeating progressive, RINO, and so on. They are going to get pissed the first time any Republican gets a nomination not to their liking and they will jump ship, IMHO. This battle is going to last for a very long time and I'm afraid Beck is not giving them the best advice. He is irresponsible in his leadership.
I notice you said Levin can’t keep an audience. Evidence? He’s far bigger than Beck in NY, LA, Chicago, SF, Dallas, and on and on. Scarborough, a brick if there ever was one, says even he beats Beck in NY. Beck never discusses his radio ratings because they must suck. What are they? By the way, I hear he’s coming out with a novel and 3 more books this year, plus more stage shows, a couple if $120 seminars, and maybe a few mugs. Suckers!