Of Obama’s early personnel decisions …I think he has chosen wisely…I am not an Obama fan, but I am a fan of our country…He is my President, and we must have him succeed. If he fails, we all fail. Of the Democratic Party: I don’t know personally a single Democrat who is a dope-smoking hippie that wants to turn us into Soviet Russia. Of the civic duty to trust: We’ve got to pull together, because we are facing dark, dark times. I don’t trust a single weasel in Washington. I don’t care what party they’re from. But unless we trust each other, we’re not going to make.
On Glenn Beck – Cover Story Time Magazine September 19,2009
Glenn Beck: A fake, a hypocrite, a fear monger and a whore for FOX money.
Glenn Beck – Nothing more than Rupert Murdoch’s expensive call girl.
I got this from a David Sirota email today. It’s and oldie, but a goodie:
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p> Our Mr. Beck likes to travel the Romney Road; twists, turns, switchbacks.
the darnest things…….;-)
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p>Forbes says Beck earned $23 million last year.
I’ve also read that Beck once said, “If you take everything I say as gospel, you’re an idiot.”
he will end up like Howard Beale.
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p>Open your windows and say ‘ I’m as mad as hell at Glenn Beck and won’t listen to him anymore and will boycott his sponsors’.
and it must be frustrating for Beck-haters to acknowledge but he does seem to have a huge following. I don’t know what impact the boycott is having either since he doesn’t seem to be slowing down with his rhetoric or even his Kerry-ism (being for the bill before he was against the bill). And the funny thing is you can’t watch MSNBC for 10 minutes during the entore day without Glen Beck’s name/show being mentioned… what’s that all about?
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p>I also don’t know how long his “shock-jock” schtick will last. Mort Downey rode the bandwagon for awhile before he faded but Howard Stern seems to be as popular as he ever was and Bill O’Rielly is just killing it every single night through Clinton, Bush and now Obama.
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p>8PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor- 3,447,000 viewers (844,000) (1,497,000)
Campbell Brown – 584,000 viewers (172,000) (268,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 973,000 viewers (338,000) (481,000)
Fast Money (8:00-8:30pm) – a scratch w/ 107,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 44,000) (52,000)
Options Action (8:30-9:00pm) – a scratch w/ 85,000 viewers (a scratch w/ 36,000) (a scratch w/ 38,000)
Nancy Grace – 599,000 viewers (190,000) (289,000)
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p>9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
Hannity -2,622,000 viewers (626,000) (1,163,000)
Larry King Live -961,000 viewers (226,000) (363,000)
Rachel Maddow Show -924,000 viewers (285,000) (464,000)
The Suze Orman Show – 164,000 viewers (66,000) (99,000)
Issues- 402,000 viewers (179,000) (191,000)
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p>10 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
On The Record w/ Greta Van Susteren -2,163,000 viewers (544,000) (1,005,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 -698,000 viewers (238,000) (361,000)
Countdown w/ K. Olbermann – 530,000 viewers (227,000) (282,000)
American Greed – 134,000 viewers (80,000) (a scratch w/50,000)
Nancy Grace -454,000 viewers (188,000) (230,000)
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p>11 PM P2+ (25-54) (35-64)
The O’Reilly Factor -1,847,000 viewers (682,000) (942,000)
Anderson Cooper 360 -534,000 viewers (243,000) (340,000)
Rachel Maddow Show -458,000 viewers (199,000) (260,000)
Mad Money – a scratch w/88,000 viewers (a scratch w/49,000) (69,000)
Showbiz Tonight- 374,000 viewers (180,000) (218,000)
I paraphase H.L. Menchen – You will never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the average American !