Beck reminds me also of Mark Levin (who is on the air in the evening here in Det. metro), both for saying “Marxist” from time to time and for the shouting.

The far lefty talkers are often on another planet (missing such essentials as logic and the facts) but I find some of what's on their shows entertaining (so that's how this or that is viewed from another planet…) and in fact, loud-mouth Ed Schultz is often more entertaining than Limbaugh still can be.

http://www.bigeddieradio.com/

Beck is like Rush in that he appeals to the average Joe who don't realize that his ideas only hurt them in the long run.

While it may be true that Beck tends to be a wildcard who tends to be less deferential to the Republican Party as the Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannitys of the world, his political ideology is incoherent, inconsistent, and most certainly does not spring from libertarianism. Yes, he has made some rather intriguing libertarian comments that I was somewhat surprised to hear him say, but I find it extremely interesting that Beck's sudden conversion into an anti-government rebel came precisely at the time that a Republican president left office and a Democratic president entered office.

At the heart of libertarianism is the non aggression principle. Libertarians support the use of force to defend themselves, their families, their property, and their freedom, but they do not support initiating force against others who have not harmed or threatened them. This is why libertarians champion gun right rights but steadfastly oppose offensive wars, pre-emptive wars, and any war in which the freedom and security of the United States is not at stake.

Glenn Beck was a ardent supporter of the Iraq War during Bush's first term, and while Beck's support for the war became somewhat lukewarm during the Bush’s final years in office, Beck continued to criticize (or dismiss) those who spoke out against the war.

Beck–the guy who is constantly worrying about the Obama administration is trying to take our freedoms away one by one–is also the same guy who supported the Patriot Act and–again–criticized (or dismissed) those who spoke out against it.

Beck's political ideology is difficult to classify or label precisely because it's always changing. He is not a libertarian. He is an opportunist whose political ideology shifts according to which party controls the government. And if you listen carefully to his supporters, you will find that many of them have followed a similar path these last few years–loyal, nationalistic, war-supporting, Patriot Act-supporting Republicans who then “saw the light” thanks to Glenn Beck, and were converted to anti-government rebels…the very instant “their” side lost power.

The most important reason for calling Glenn Beck out is not to convince people that Glenn Beck is some horrible person, but to prevent people from falsely believing that Glenn Beck's views are representative of the libertarian movement. People need to know that libertarian positions on war and civil liberties don't shift according to the political climate, as do Glenn Beck's.

Finally, the last thing libertarians need right now is to be associated with bigots or people who cannot seem to help themselves and make racially-tinged remarks or comments that are hostile towards any particular ethnicity or religion. Despite all the flack the Tea Party movement is being given by liberals, progressives, and those sympathetic toward the Democratic Party, I believe that the majority of these protesters are well-meaning people with honest disagreements with the current government who do not have a racist bone in their body. The same, however, cannot be said of Glenn Beck, who–without any evidence to body up his claim–called Obama a racist. This is also the same Beck, who invited Keith Ellison (the first Muslim elected to congress) to his show, only to ask why he shouldn't believe he wasn't a terrorist sympathizer given his Muslim beliefs.

Glenn Beck the libertarian? How about Glenn Beck the political opportunist.

While it may be true that Beck tends to be a wildcard who tends to be less deferential to the Republican Party as the Rush Limbaughs and Sean Hannitys of the world, his political ideology is incoherent, inconsistent, and most certainly does not spring from libertarianism. Yes, he has made some rather intriguing libertarian comments that I was somewhat surprised to hear him say, but I find it extremely interesting that Beck's sudden conversion into an anti-government rebel came precisely at the time that a Republican president left office and a Democratic president entered office.

At the heart of libertarianism is the non aggression principle. Libertarians support the use of force to defend themselves, their families, their property, and their freedom, but they do not support initiating force against others who have not harmed or threatened them. This is why libertarians champion gun right rights but steadfastly oppose offensive wars, pre-emptive wars, and any war in which the freedom and security of the United States is not at stake.

Glenn Beck was a ardent supporter of the Iraq War during Bush's first term, and while Beck's support for the war became somewhat lukewarm during the Bushs's final years in office, Beck continued to criticize (or dismiss) those who spoke out against the war.

Beck–the guy who is constantly worrying about the Obama administration is trying to take our freedoms away one by one–is also the same guy who supported the Patriot Act and–again–criticized (or dismissed) those who spoke out against it.

Beck's political ideology is difficult to classify or label precisely because it's always changing. He is not a libertarian. He is an opportunist whose political ideology shifts according to which party controls the government. And if you listen carefully to his supporters, you will find that many of them have followed a similar path these last few years–loyal, nationalistic, war-supporting, Patriot Act-supporting Republicans who then “saw the light” thanks to Glenn Beck, and were converted to anti-government rebels…the very instant “their” side lost power.

The most important reason for calling Glenn Beck out is not to convince people that Glenn Beck is some horrible person, but to prevent people from falsely believing that Glenn Beck's views are representative of the libertarian movement. People need to know that libertarian positions on war and civil liberties don't shift according to the political climate, as do Glenn Beck's.

Finally, the last thing libertarians need right now is to be associated with bigots or people who cannot seem to help themselves and make racially-tinged remarks or comments that are hostile towards any particular ethnicity or religion. Despite all the flack the Tea Party movement is being given by liberals, progressives, and those sympathetic toward the Democratic Party, I believe that the majority of these protesters are well-meaning people with honest disagreements with the current government who do not have a racist bone in their body. The same, however, cannot be said of Glenn Beck, who–without any evidence to body up his claim–called Obama a racist. This is also the same Beck, who invited Keith Ellision (the first Muslim elected to congress) to his show, only to ask why he shouldn't believe he wasn't a terrorist sympathizer given his Muslim beliefs.

Glenn Beck the libertarian? How about Glenn Beck the political opportunist.

Ok, but not even in the same league of effectiveness as Beck…..with much of the credit now due to the Van Jones/Color of No Change boycott backfire.
Here are the August demo rankings (ages 25-54) Nielsen TV Ratings :

1.Glenn Beck — 762,000
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12.Rachel Maddow Show—279,000
13.Countdown w/ K. Olbermann– 276,000

And had you watched early Glenn Beck on the old HWC channel, you would more readily recognize that he knows full well he is currently playing a strategy role while making a nice buck at the same time. If you could make $23M a year and have the added job benefit of driving liberals to a daily migraine…….would you turn the job down?

Maybe if your perception or something else is malfunctioning, but that's not others' problem.

Beck is merely a hate object these days (when the silly set isn't rushing back to cluck about Limbaugh or one of the other righty talkers), the favorite straw man used to suppress dissent from lib Dim PC and to vent displeasure and desperation about the Dems' failure and overreach with health care “reform.”