Glenn Beck

The Glenn Beck network has a new show for kids
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The Glenn Beck network has a new show for kids

Finally the place where truth lives can also be the place where fun lives. Glenn Beck's network, GBTV, is launching a kids' television… Delia Pless   |   09.30.2011   |   Comments (9)
Glenn Beck says Hurricane Irene is "a blessing"
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Glenn Beck says Hurricane Irene is "a blessing"

Did you know that Hurricane Irene is a blessing in disguise? That there's a silver lining in those ominous clouds massing on the horizon… Jeff Mills   |   08.27.2011   |   Comments (20)
Glenn Beck likens Norway shooting victims to Hitler Youth
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Glenn Beck likens Norway shooting victims to Hitler Youth

Given the frequency of his nutjob rhetoric, it's pretty hard to be shocked by Glenn Beck these days. And yet, you'd be hard-pressed not… Jessica Gentile   |   07.26.2011   |   Comments (32)
Adios Glenn Beck: Check out a retrospective montage of Beck's "Greatest Hits"
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Adios Glenn Beck: Check out a retrospective montage of Beck's "Greatest Hits"

So, the polarizing pontiff of pabulum himself, Glenn Beck, signed off for the last time on his Fox show Thursday, but not before taking shots at… Jeff Mills   |   07.1.2011   |   Comments (9)
Glenn Beck gets wine spilled on him, cries about it
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Glenn Beck gets wine spilled on him, cries about it

If you're going to go to a picnic, you have to deal with the ants. And the over-sensitive Fox News anchors. Glenn Beck threw a hissy-fit… Danielle Gibson   |   06.29.2011   |   Comments (21)
David Carr calls Midwesterners yokels with "low-sloping foreheads," Glenn Beck calls him a Nazi
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David Carr calls Midwesterners yokels with "low-sloping foreheads," Glenn Beck calls him a Nazi

New York Times columnist David Carr made some awkward comments on Friday's edition of Real Time with Bill Maher, calling the Midwest… Alex Heigl   |   06.27.2011   |   Comments (25)
Glenn Beck (sort of) offers to make out with Rick Santorum
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Glenn Beck (sort of) offers to make out with Rick Santorum

If you're Glenn Beck and you're hosting famously homophobic presidential candidate Rick Santorum, what do you do to put your guest at… Virginia Smith   |   06.24.2011   |   Comments (4)
Watch: Jane Lynch wants Sarah Palin to sing on <em>Glee</em> and Glenn Beck to die on <em>House</em>
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Watch: Jane Lynch wants Sarah Palin to sing on Glee and Glenn Beck to die on House

New York media types love to congregate in large groups, label the congregation some sort of "conference" or "week," and… Ray Rahman   |   06.1.2011   |   Comments (5)
Watch: Meghan McCain fires back at Glenn Beck on "The Tonight Show"
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Watch: Meghan McCain fires back at Glenn Beck on "The Tonight Show"

When Meghan McCain appeared seemingly (but not actually) nude in a PSA for skin-cancer awareness, Glenn Beck responded by pretending to vomit for… Jessica Gentile   |   05.24.2011   |   Comments (6)
Glenn Beck vomits in disgust at the sight of topless Meghan McCain
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Glenn Beck vomits in disgust at the sight of topless Meghan McCain

Crazy realization: the Glenn Beck you see on TV is actually very restrained and balanced next to the Glenn Beck you hear on the radio. Exhibit A:… Ben Reininga   |   05.12.2011   |   Comments (16)
Links: Rush Limbaugh may have actually praised Obama
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Links: Rush Limbaugh may have actually praised Obama

The media started reporting mid-day that Rush Limbaugh had "praised" President Obama. Take a look at this extremely mundane video of… Libby Rumelt   |   05.2.2011   |   Comments (3)
CNN panel explains the difference between Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann
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CNN panel explains the difference between Glenn Beck and Keith Olbermann

On CNN's Reliable Sources the other day, host Howard Kurtz had on Bill Press, Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik, and Amy Holmes of… Jeff Mills   |   04.13.2011   |   Comments (12)
Five career suggestions for Glenn Beck after Fox News
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Five career suggestions for Glenn Beck after Fox News

With the official announcement that Glenn Beck would be leaving Fox News later this year, we can now stop wondering whether or not the flamboyant… James Brady Ryan   |   04.7.2011   |   Comments (18)
Links: President Obama will meet with congressional leaders as government shutdown looms
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Links: President Obama will meet with congressional leaders as government shutdown looms

The deadline for budget talks in Washington is approaching, and today Obama is taking steps to avoid a shutdown. If the government actually stops… David Warner   |   04.6.2011   |   Comments (1)
Glenn Beck might get his own TV network
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Glenn Beck might get his own TV network

Even though ratings for his show on Fox News are actually down thirty-nine percent from last year, Glenn Beck has come down with what I like to… Virginia Smith   |   03.23.2011   |   Comments (1)
Fox may not renew Glenn Beck's contract
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Fox may not renew Glenn Beck's contract

Glenn Beck's contract with Fox News expires in December, and according to the New York Times, the network may not renew it. As we noted in… Peter Smith   |   03.7.2011   |   Comments (16)
Watch: Glenn Beck explains inflation by talking to a bunch of cupcakes
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Watch: Glenn Beck explains inflation by talking to a bunch of cupcakes

Glenn Beck is known for using goofy props to help him explain the world; the chalk-board flowchart and pointer routine is one of his most… Ben Reininga   |   03.3.2011   |   Comments (1)
Watch: Glenn Beck thinks Google is a front for government propaganda
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Watch: Glenn Beck thinks Google is a front for government propaganda

In further evidence that Glenn Beck really just falls back on his online conspiracy generator to write his show these days, he is now accusing… Virginia Smith   |   02.16.2011   |   Comments (10)
Glenn Beck's ratings are down 39% from last year
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Glenn Beck's ratings are down 39% from last year

Rejoice, as Glenn Beck's popularity seems to be declining as quickly as it ascended. In 2009, Beck's TV show had a staggering 2.8 million… Peter Smith   |   02.4.2011   |   Comments (5)
Links: Glenn Beck compares Obama to Egyptian president Mubarak
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Links: Glenn Beck compares Obama to Egyptian president Mubarak

Glenn Beck —whose ability to parse the world into arbitrary black/white divisions is only rivaled by George W.'s — has found a new… Ben Reininga   |   02.1.2011   |   Comments (3)