Finally, someone in the Republican party has stepped up and publicly said what I’ve been saying for months now – Glenn Beck is a charlatan. On his show, aired on MSNBC, Scarborough, a former Republican Congressman from Florida noted that Beck was bad for the conservative movement due to his penchant for wild commentaries which bear little resemblance to relaity. Scarborough noted that Beck’s tendency to whip up senseless paranoia in people who don’t seem to know any better.
My hat’s off to Joe. Frankly, I’ve always thought he was a good guy, even when he was in Congress. Quite frankly, if the Republicans are ever to retake the majority in Congress or the White House, it will be with people like Joe, not people like Glenn Beck. Let’s remember that Glenn Beck has no qualifications whatsoever to make political commentary. He’s a radio DJ who saw an opportunity to manipulate angry, undereducated Americans who are upset (understandably) at their circumstances.
During economic downturns, there are always people who whip others into delusional hysteria while adding absolutely nothing to the national debate. That is what Beck and his band of followers have done. For all the noise they make, they’ve accomplished absolutely nothing for the country.
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