“he doesn’t intentionally lie? So he just lies by mistake?”
The point is that he is very passionate and occasionally that passion manifests itself in exaggeration, which I would not characterize as lying. I have seen a few times where even his guests will correct Beck when Beck deems a particular conclusion having been proven by evidence when such evidence doesn’t really get you all the way there. When this happens, I have seen Beck gracefully agree or do futher research to prove his point.
And when this happens, it is my view that Beck never does it intentionally to deceive. Hell, I do the same thing sometimes- jump to conclusions not necessarily justified by the evidence. Olbermann on the other hand, intentionally LIES in order to influence people to come to conclusions he KNOWS are not true. Check out Olbermann’s video on FISA, where he calls Bush a fascist lying terrorist.
The world in not black and white.
This can in no way be characterized as a lie and it is outrageous for anyone to attempt it, especially with the, "Well, it's not my opinion, but ..." caveat. A lie, by definition, is deliberate. What you describe is someone reaching a conclusion based on factors digested who is corrected in his misapprehension, misunderstanding. "Proven by evidence" ?? What do you mean by this, a guest corrects Glenn on the fact of the matter? Or a guest suggests a different conclusion based on his understanding??
People are throwing the words lie and lying at Glenn all over the place, Frum just the latest in the sour grapes bunch; it is unfair. It is not a lie to be mistaken. It is a lie to claim this has occurred when patently it has not.