I have never been a big fan of Glenn Beck. I’m not sure why. Usually I get really turned off by media people when they are dicks to people who bring up libertarian ideas. My first time seeing him was probably one of these moments. Today, I saw him on TV treating Rob Kampia of the Marijuana Policy Project extremely flippantly.Of course, you be the judge:
Apparently there’s something weird about legalizing a substance that grows naturally and has legitimate medical uses. Beck brought up (again) that he’s a recovering alcoholic. Yeah, I get it — you can’t control your drinking. That has nothing to do with what other people would do with their lives. Also Glenn Beck lost control of an interview that was supposed to be about taxing weed; the change to make fun of potheads was just too tempting for a person with an admittedly addictive personality. Anyway, stuff like that could be why I’m not a big fan of his.
I’ve been getting a more negative tone from folks across the blogosphere who’ve been commenting on Glenn Beck. A lot of folks are mentioning there’s been some sort of change in what he’s doing, like he’s become more sensationalist and alarmist. I think I’ve figured it out — he’s changed since moving his television show from CNN’s Headline News to Fox News. Today, I suddenly realized that he’s the incarnation of Howard Beale. This is probably what happened when he was first escorted into a meeting with the Fox big-wigs:
Entries (RSS)