Sorry, I assumed I was responding to a happy person with a sense of humor.
“Near antecedent” means the reference coming most recently before the pronoun. The reference that comes most recently before the pronoun (”him”) is “Glen [sic] Beck.” That was my reference.
Clear enough?
“When in doubt, go for the near antecedent.”
“Why so vague?”
“happy person with a sense of humor.”
Hey I know just the thing to clear up all this confusion. Please check it out at:
Storylords :) Pronoun Anaphora!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IcnTj9ZceM&feature=related
The quiz starts at 4:12.