The warning signs were always there with Beck, what with the endless crying and emotional outbursts. Most conservatives, at least in my experience, try to look at issues logically rather than emotionally. It is one of the things that sets conservatives apart from bleeding heart liberals. Though I guess to be fair to Glenn, I am not sure how sincere his crying really is much of the time.
Anyway it seems to me he has decided to become a libertarian because he believes that is the direction the country may be going. So he combines that with a bunch of preachy blather that he assumes will keep traditional conservatives in his corner.
I still give Glenn Beck credit for exposing Van Jones and showing what some of these left wing “charities” really are, but when he had his moment on the mall he seems to have decided he could be America’s spiritual leader and I don’t need or want that from a talk show host. Now his show and media operation strike me as some kind of cult more than anything else.
I suppose each right of center talk show host has his/her place and considering the entire mainstream media is liberal we probably ought to be thankful for every crumb we can get, but for me Mark Levin is the most cerebral and intellectual of the bunch. Yeah, I could do without all the “get off the phone you big dope” stuff, but I do believe Mark at least knows his stuff. One of the problems with all these shows is that you can only scream to the heavens and warn of imminent national destruction so many times before people tune out. I guess with all his experience Rush is a little more circumspect about it all, but even he has become a bit stale to me.
Anyway, Glenn can go feed the illegals on his own dime as far as I am concerned. The only money I’m willing to chip in is for diesel and jet fuel to bus and fly them home.
Right again, my FRiend. It sounds like you’ve got enough insight on this to be a talking head yourself!
How many times have people like him criticized politicians for trying to have it both ways: paying lip service to conservatism but keeping their feet firmly planted elsewhere? And that’s exactly what he’s doing. I wonder if the Rand Paul, Glenn Beck amalgamation of libertarian conservatism is what we can look forward to in the years to come.
Me, I’ve always been curious about what effect medication may have played on Glenn’s mindset. I distinctly remember the radio show when he came on the air and announced that he was going to start taking ADD medication. Not long after that, the cheerful wit began to fall away from his show like so much scaffolding.
Levin isn’t bad, but I can’t get over how many commercials his show seems to have. I actually might listen to him more often if he had more of an edge. That’s why I like Savage: he mocks, belittles, and humiliates the left, just as it deserves.