My problem is everybody on this thread has been giving Beck sole credit for breaking a story he didn't even break. The overall impression given by Beck's viewers on this thread is that he did, which leads people who have not watched his show (such as I) to deduce that he took complete credit for it!
If that's not the case, & Beck is indeed sufficiently crediting the actual reporting elsewhere, then his fans aren't doing him any favors by slighting the reporting elsewhere & making him look like a credit-hogger. They are unfairly (& unwittingly, it would seem) making him look like a jerk.
Beck highlighted the story, that's obvious & he should be credited for that, but he wasn't the only one out there doing so.
Beck had an audience last night of almost four million viewers. If he weren’t on this story like white on rice, how many people would have heard of it? He’s like a dog with a bone he grabs on and doesn’t give up.
Try watching his show. You may enjoy it. I know I do.
If Beck did not break this story on the television and the radio, who did? Actually a lot of credit goes to Michelle Malkin's new book. Beck has been exposing ACORN just about since he got on FOX. I have, on this thread, given credit to Breitbart, Giles, the reporter, and the reporter's mentor, Morton Blackwell. Breitbart and the reporters worked with Beck on this, and participated on his show. Every poster is not going to go over the complete list on each post.
Get a Grip!!
Beck broke the story at 9 am yesterday on his radio show in conjunction with Andrew Breitbart’s biggovernment.com website. It was co-ordinated. Glenn’s radio and TV audiences are huge so yes he should be credited with “breaking” the story, although he would freely admit he did not “create” the story and gives full credit to Hannah and James.