I was just watching Beck and I was shocked by how familiar everything is. I started to think he was re-running the show, but it was fresh. I think he has a schedule for scare stories - and rotates them or something.
I was a serious fan, but I can’t take 100% doom and gloom 100% of the time. The dude needs to back off a little and have something good. It wouldn’t hurt to have some guests that are easy on the eyes too.
What’s the general reaction to Beck after a year of “the sky is falling” everyday?
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t necessarily disagree with him, I’m just burned out on bad news.
It’s hard to bring “feel good” stories to the forefront when you have an administration and Nazi Pelosi and Harry Reid attempting every single day to destroy of Republic. Better to be informed than have your head in the sand IMHO.:mad:
Being he’s running more of an “entertainment” show than anything resembling news, he is what he is… a megahorn in a library. Eventually you either tell him to shut up, or you leave the library.
I like some of the stuff he puts out there, but I can only take listening to him every other third day or so because of precisely what you pointed out. He’s over the top, he points out things that are fairly obvious to anyone who isn’t a main stream media zombie, but he does it with pizazz. Most of the time, it really looks like either he or his writers are stretching to make a point simply so other media outlets will respond. He knows what he’s doing as far as generating buzz about his show, leading to better ratings and more ad revenue. Both he and Bill O’rielly are cash cows for Fox. Bill’s the same way now, you can pretty much say the words before they come out of his mouth. On a positive note, Bill does tend to put the eye candy out there. That Tanya Reiman, Megyn Kelly, Marth MacCallum, Kirsten Powers and Monica Crowley make watching his show more bearable than Becks.
I’ve read most of Becks books, re-read them from time to time, and perhaps that’s why he’s becoming “old hat” to me.
Beck is not Buckley. Beck does have some excellent points, but he’s not capable of being the driving intellectual force behind a conservative resurgence. Careful examination of how our society currently functions is enough to drive any sane man to the brink, but that does not mean we should appear to be on the brink at all times.
He used to be better, I feel, but I cant stand him lately, and even going back 6 months. The times I watched or listened, it felt like he was getting too religious for me.
Well for starters “Glenny Downer” has been around for more than a year…more like 3 years.
His hour special tonight (The Future of History) should be pretty upbeat, I think.
I’m a fan, have been for the last decade…but I don’t watch his TV show. Radio is where he shines if you ask me. Especially since bringing Pat on board full time.
I can understand people don’t like is style. Some forms of comedy leave me wanting to scratch my eyeballs out but I love South Park. Everyone has a style they can hear, and relate to.
I generally like Beck a lot. I can’t think of anyone else saying the things he does. I do think he has focused quite a bit on DC in the last few months, and Id like him to cover more topics than just DC. I like the series he did when he was on CNN about the Sheriffs here in TX battling the Mexicans along the border, he did a series on Beslan, etc. I generally catch 3 shows a week on average…he has focused in on a singular subject, and has forgotten the rest.
As far as the constant doom and gloom people can stick their heads in the sand, and feel good about themselves while forgetting about reality. Its not going to make the problem go away. As a nation we are on a brink we have never faced before. Our debt is skyrocketing out of this world, we have a president hell bent on instituting some laws that will forever impact all of us in very dangerous ways, we still face islamic terrorism, the economy is in shambles, etc. I think now, more than ever, American’s do need to educate themselves, and get involved in politics. For a long time now we have been in a trance like worker bee’s just going about our lives. If we keep doing this we are going to awake to a very different world than we remember. There is so much happening no one person can keep track of everything. Our own collective sticking our heads in the sand has led to the worst moments in our history, and we are pretty much doing it right now even with everything going on. This is a human condition that led to not only the worst moments in American history but world history as well.
Glen Beck is a douche, he’s right there with o’reilly and olbermann. He’s fighting for the little man while pulling in 10’s millions. He’s the right’s Michael Moore.
not to start an argument as this is just my opinion but i cannot stand Beck. he physically makes me ill when i listen to him. not only because he is a corporate media shill but because he is a whiney sniveling little bitch that no real man should ever look up too. any guy who can fake cry on demand and does it in order to rope people into his emotional topic should be watched very carefully. there are many things he talks about that i can get on board with but damned if he isnt a sniveling pansy…
There is no doubt that while very effective in relaying ideas to the masses, most of which I completely agree with, he sometimes slips emotionally a bit. But is he disingenuous because he has cried on air? I don’t see it.
I do however see a genuinely, deeply frustrated man believing that the foundation of our stellar country is being eroded daily by the current administration. Might you care to debate that?
Should he be scrutinized and perhaps watched to an extent? Yes, but overall I see no evil in him whatsoever.
i was mainly referring to the video where is is crying on demand for take after take in order to get a photo shoot. he is laughing about how good he is at it and then they use some sort of shit under his eyes to make it more real… all for a photo op. (to clarify… all for a photo shoot with a woman who he had just berated saying she was a liberal terrorist that hates children or something to that effect.)
also he may act like he is for the people but when he talks all about the bankers taking our money but his answer is to have a value added tax in order to pay our debt… our debt? he just said they robbed us… i dont trust him one bit. and thats my right.
Like most of you guys, I like Becks message but I am a little burned out with the doom and gloom. We all know its there, no need to keep beating a dead horse. We know there is a problem. Now what is the solution?
haha funny how people who find their identity in some media personality always get offended when others criticize them. i just dont like the guy i think he is a complete tool. last time i checked we still have a first amendment and i can say what i want about him.
now im a constitutionalist. im all about the constitution and small government and conservative values and i like most people here think the current regime is taking us into dark waters… but i also see that they are simply carrying on the forward momentum of the last regime and so on and so on. so forgive me when i say i dislike a man who works for Rupert Murdoc of all people who made a video laughing at his conservative audience because they are ignorant of the fact that he purposely slips liberal/communist propaganda into the shows on his network… like i said i dont trust em.
