As you probably know, it was announced on 4/6 that Glenn Beck would "transition off of his daily program" on Fox "News" later this year. In just over two years of hosting his program on Fox, this lying, race baiting, fearmongering fraud has set new lows in political discourse. For a recap, Media Matters has documented the 50 worst things Glenn Beck said on Fox right here. Although it was hard to keep up, Diversity Ink also did its best to chronicle the nonsense spewed by Beck.
I've read some of the conservative blogs and their take on Glenn parting ways with Fox. Not surprisingly, The Lollipop Guild (aka suckers) who view Glenn as a hero are swallowing his "Paul Revere" speech in regards to why he is discontinuing his TV program on Fox. Oh yeah, he's on to bigger and better things...please! I thought it didn't get any bigger than Fox?!
Earlier this year there were reports about Fox and Beck not being able to come to terms on a new contract. That's probably the main reason his TV program is going bye-bye. The fact that Beck's ratings have steadily eroded didn't help his cause. If you follow television history, it was easy to predict Beck wouldn't be able to sustain the astounding ratings he achieved in the first year of his Fox program. When saying outrageous things, peddling fear, and cooking up tinfoil hat conspiracy theories is your schtick, it's going to wear thin rather quickly with all but the most ardent followers (paging "The Lollipop Guild"). Also, the massive boycott by advertisers (thank you Color of Change) likely made it easy for Fox to decide Beck simply wasn't worth the headache. In addition to the ratings drop and the advertiser exodus, Fox president Roger Ailes couldn't have been happy that it was the Blaze (the conservative blog launched by Beck) which debunked James O'Keefe's fraudulent exposé of NPR.
In the clip below, Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks gives his analysis of the Glenn Beck/Fox "News" situation. Included in the clip is footage of Beck telling viewers about his plans. It's amazing the amount of B.S. that Beck can spew in just over 3 minutes! If I had been drinking a beverage, I might have done a spit take at the 6:45 mark of the clip.
Why do you think Glenn Beck's TV program is ending?
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The Lollipop Guild... are swallowing his "Paul Revere" speech in regards to why he is discontinuing his TV program on Fox.
Yeah, you know, funny thing. Paul Revere was a terrible soldier. He sucked so hard that nobody had anything good to say about him; he eventually got courtmartialed for it.
And despite the kid's books and the poem by Longfellow, Revere didn't finish the famous "Ride," either. There were 3 riders - Revere, Dawes and Prescott - and Revere only made the first leg before he got captured by the British. Only Dawes made it to Concord.
Really, the only thing Revere was good at was silverwork.
Nameless,
You've exposed Beck for yet again not knowing American history while using it as though he were a student of it. Like Bachmann and Palin, Beck is not smart enough to know what he doesn't know, and every time he opens his mouth, he proves that.
Tried to close my ears anytime this dude was mentioned so all I can say is good riddance!
You have to admire him. Dark suit and white chalk is a dangerous mix, he pulled it off almost two years.
Nameless Cynic: I wonder if Beck's minions are aware of the Paul Revere info you provided here.
Shaw: It's amazing how Beck and the others you mentioned proclaim to be so knowledgeable of history!
CC: For me, one of the downsides of following politics is having to endure people like Glenn Beck. He had a huge megaphone during his Fox reign. It's a shame he chose to use it to pander to the lowest common denominator.
Trestin: I reserve my admiration for those who deserve it and Beck gets none from me. The fact that he's been able to hustle his Fox audience for the past two years doesn't speak well for them.
By Beck's minions do you mean those who went to public school?
Revere Revere is taught far and wide in the public school system, along with a bunch of other nonsense you don't realize is nonsense until you're older and look back and say, "Wow. What nonsense!"
Josh: My use of the word "minions" refers to the legions of Beck followers who view him as some sort of heroic arbiter of truth.
(Email account problem for some reason, so I am trying to reply as "Anonymous," but it's everyone's favorite poster JOSH!)
I'm not too much on Beck.
But I and everyone else I know learned the whole "Midnight Ride" story in public school.
Oddly enough, a lot of the individuals pushing to teach more fantasy and fiction than reality in schools are the individuals who would shout "to heck with Beck" from the rooftops. Go figure.
They have more in common than they know.
Goodbye and good riddance to that chump. And they said it couldn't be done (getting him off the air). I guess the public's voice was finally heard.
Josh: "Oddly enough, a lot of the individuals pushing to teach more fantasy and fiction than reality in schools are the individuals who would shout "to heck with Beck" from the rooftops".
Huh?! I don't know what you're basing that statement on Josh. There's no need for you to explain though because we're not going to turn this thread into a discussion about how one's political views influences their outlook on public education. Now, if you want to go into detail as to why you aren't too much on Beck, I'd love to hear it.
Pjazzy: Props to Color of Change for the work they did in getting sponsors to drop Beck. Although Beck will still be around to spread fear and divisiveness as only he can, I think his profile will be greatly diminished without the Fox "News" megaphone.
Have you ever worn a dark suit while using chalk? I've done it a few times, it did not turn out so well. Glenn did it day in and day out, that's amazing.
Trestin: The reason Beck was able to give the appearance his suits were chalk-free is through the use of special effects. A few months ago I watched a five-part expose about the whole thing! :-)
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