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Monday, March 30, 2009
News Glenn Beck: 'I'm a rodeo clown'
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM
He's scared about the end of the world and Obama, I'm horrified that people listen to — and actually believe — the crap he spews on Fox News every night.
Be clear: Glenn Beck is a performer, not a journalist. Even he will call you an idiot if you believe what he's preachin'.
Mr. Beck, an early-evening host on the Fox News Channel, is suddenly one of the most powerful media voices for the nation’s conservative populist anger. Barely two months into his job at Fox, his program is a phenomenon: it typically draws about 2.3 million viewers, more than any other cable news host except Bill O’Reilly or Sean Hannity, despite being on at 5 p.m., a slow shift for cable news.Born in Mount Vernon, Wash., in 1964, Mr. Beck has long been a performer. His roots are in comedy — he spent years as a morning radio disc jockey — and continues to perform comedy on stages across the country.
He added later: “I say on the air all time, ‘if you take what I say as gospel, you’re an idiot.’ ”
Read the rest of this New York Times article here.
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