Posted on 05/27/2010 8:27:56 AM PDT by Evil Slayer
On rare occasions, a unique figure bursts onto the national stage and has a dramatic impact on politics, culture, or both. Glenn Beck is one of those figures. He is surely the biggest, fastest, most controversial star in the political commentary business in my lifetime.
Beck is a real-life version of Howard Beale, the fictional television commentator in the 1976 film classic "Network." Beale whipped his cultish TV audience into a frenzy, exhorting them to stick their heads out the window and chant, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Much to the chagrin of the oligarchy in Washington, however, Glenn Beck is not a fictional character. He's real, and he has succeeded in enlightening his audience far beyond Beale's simple rants about the unfairness of life. Beck is much more knowledgeable, much more factual, much more rational and much more focused on the key issue: America's loss of liberty.
I find it more than just a bit ironic that ultra-liberal CNN Headline News gave Beck his first forum on television. There, he created a huge stir with his "rodeo-clown" antics and his willingness to talk openly about his drug- and alcohol-addicted past. But as he increasingly added his political views to the mix, people started asking, "Why isn't this guy on Fox News?"
What will it take to restore common sense and rein in out-of-control government? Get Glenn Beck's book inspired by Founding Father Thomas Paine
Of course, Roger Ailes was closely observing Beck all along, and, in January 2009, he brought him to Fox and fit him into the 5 p.m. time slot. While Beck had been moving more and more toward political commentary at CNN Headline News, from the moment he came to Fox his transition to near-total politics was swift.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
They get rid of a real talent like Glenn Beck and keep the losers like Shep Smith and O’Blowhard. I’d rather watch CNN. (especially if Rush were to buy it. *hint* *hint*)
The sane man in an insane world, will appear to be the one who is insane.
If Fox lets Glenn Beck go, they will loose big time. People will turn on their advertisers and Fox will loose. I seriously doubt that Fox would be dumb enough to do this. Glenn Beck is one of the first to tell the people, in ways the people can understand, what is really going on. It’s tough to listen to him at times but he backs up his statements every time. Let Washington disprove anything he says and he will respond back. I trust this man and I hope for the best for him.
Well, I don’t know what to think about the posted work, but I do know that ultimately Fox News is NOT a conservative network...it is a money making network owned by Rupert Murdoch...who is not really conservative. He does however like to make money, and he is using some conservative commentators to make money, and has created a MIDDLE of the road network.
The craziest thing, IMO is that Fox has been branded as the far right network. Actually Fox is center to slightly center right, CNN is center left, MSNBC is farther left. Talk Radio is the actual “right”
The entire reason liberals fail on talk radio is that liberals don’t need to go to talk radio to get their POV. They get it every day on morning TV, MSNBC, CNN and even primetime TV show plots...late night TV etc etc.
Having said all that, I can see a scenario where Beck might hit a sore spot and Murdoch might want to bring him back toward the center, and Beck telling them to shove it, and voila...impasse.
Isn’t this basically what happened with Matt Drudge on Fox regarding the Abortion picture (or is my memory failing me)?
I think this is what the author is trying to get at, without saying it, that Beck may be rattling the wrong trees.
I used to make fun of all the conspiracy theories about the Bilderbergers, CFR, David Rockerfeller etc etc, but the more you read the details and the government/think tank documents generated that no one ever reads, there is a deeper reality that exists mainly because no one is paying attention. It is hidden in plain sight.
Beck appears to be following a rabbit hole, and the further you go into it, the crazier you sound to people who don’t look.
You can also tell when the media destruction machine starts rolling, that someone somewhere is on to something.
Agree, seems like the author is trying to plant an idea.
Ailes is the one running the show and it was Ailes who gave Glenn Beck free reign, told him to do his show any way he chooses, totally on board with the blackboard, twenty-minute opening lecture, the whole deal.
I've already gone from not missing a show to never watching. Someone should let me know if he's stopped talking about Anita Dunn yet.
ML/NJ
I’m sure, but there could be some touchy subject in the future.
I read all three of Robert Ringer’s books. I heartily recommend his “Winning through Intimidation” (if you can find it)
I hope he doesn’t leave Fox or is forced out. He is the reason I watch them and if he is gone I will be too.
It’s WND. I’ll wait for confirmation from a more credible source.
Maybe you should not be here....over at MSNBC instead?
Tired of the slamming of WND...especially when no one can offer proof they are not credible. I guess the Obama Enablers who believe in that fake COLB got nothing better to do
don’t forget what/who owns FNC
Part owned by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the Saudi Prince linked to anti-Semitic and pro-terrorist groups. Alwaleed was the one who had his $10 million donation to NYC after 9/11 returned for basically blaming Jews for 9/11
Its no stretch to think Beck (or any other FNC anchor) to be removed if Alwaleed thinks you are anti-Islam....he basically owns Murdoch and Ailes
The attacks on WND show me that there are some trolls and liberals posting on here. If WND is not credible show me some evidence
Glenn Beck is a true American to me. He is actually one of my heroes. His show on Crime Inc. several weeks ago should be required viewing for all patriotic Americans. I believe he may have actually put his life on the line with that expose...even he said he thought that might be the case.
Glenn, if you happen to read this, please keep your exposes of this corrupt Obama regime coming, but please be sure to watch your back...and thank you. You are a true American patriot!!!
FOX would be wise to put Shepard Smith on a five and give Glenn the 7-8 hour! FOX would be crazy to let Glenn leave!
“For quite some time now, I have believed that Beck has become so good at exposing the truth, so well-respected and so powerful that the Forces of Darkness in the White House and Congress view him as a major threat to their aspirations to eliminate the Constitution, the rule of law and individual sovereignty in the United States. (In fact, they now refer to him as “the Beck problem.”)
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Let’s please keep Glenn in our continuing prayers.
He’s at tremendous risk.
I pray for Glenn every night.
What kind of nonsense is this?
I have this guys book “Winning Through Intimidation”!
I bought it some 20 years ago and use it still today as part my businesses. Cool Guy.
Whatever nOOb.
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