Have the terrifying conspiracy theories that Glenn Beck has been promoting for years finally driven him nuts?
Some viewers of his new cable network were left wondering about his health by his this-close-to-postal performance on his own subscription based GB Network this week.
Once again Beck's subject was the so-called mainstream media, which he decided would be best represented by gutting some fish live on air.
As Beck slit and filleted a fish that he decided to call Larry, he implied the so-called mainstream media would face a similar extinction because, he said, they suck. If he had any private doubts about the message that literally gutting something on television would send to his most ardent fans he did not betray them.
'Just like Larry the fish, they're full of crap,' Beck informed his presumably enraptured audience, in a report that ran in the Huffington Post.
The source of Beck's ire, and the cause of his fishy theatrics, was his anger over the so-called 'coverup' of President Barack Obama's open-mic conversation with French premiere Nicolas Sarkozy recently, in which the French president called Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu a liar.
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How dare Sarkozy call Netanyahu a liar, Beck’s fish show intimated, and how dare the press refuse to publish the audio from the incident!
At that moment, presumably to make a point, Beck removed Larry the fish' eyes horrifically saying: 'Oh I forgot, this is the press!' The he held up the headless fish and thundered: 'There's things you just don't need to see, America!'
He was referring to the supposed coverup but critics have responded they no longer see the need to watch his show either.
Beck then put his finger through the fish's empty eye sockets crying: 'Whoo-whoo! Hello! whoo-whoo!'
In 2009, in a gesture that led to widespread public revulsion, Beck threw a frog into a pot of boiling water whilst frothing about both Republicans and Democrats.
Critics suggest Beck's latest outburst is variously a cry for attention, a cheap publicity stunt for his ailing network, and an indication that Fox News concluded the Glenn Beck show in the nick of time.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.mike4819 | Nov 12, 2011, 02:27 PM EST
Beck may seem a bit bizarre at times, but concerning the American media, and it's slavish prejiduce for ANYTHING Pres. 'O-bummer' does, He is right on target!
merefalow | Nov 12, 2011, 02:19 PM EST
good illustration,anyone who has half a brain knows that the illusion of free reportaridge free speech free press is exactly that,an illusion,we have imbedding of reporters in war zones,nothing gets out they dont want to get out,super injunctions,yuk so evil.and the iniquitous all encompassing big brother stifle everything they disagree with d notice,free speech.free society..NOT.
minstrel312 | Nov 12, 2011, 01:43 PM EST
When it brays like a jackass, don't expect it to win the Derby.
Glasslassie | Nov 12, 2011, 10:24 AM EST
What if Glenn Beck is right? If anyone has watch GB over the last couple of years you would know that the fish was FAKE. The media flips and does not find out the facts before they start to rant and rave just making them look dumb and dumber. He has used animals as props before and has gotten the same reaction without the proof. If so many can just print without facts think of the rest of what you read. He makes all the lame stream media just look so, so, so, dumb.
Skibberrean | Nov 12, 2011, 09:40 AM EST
As far as I am concerned, he was using the fish that graphically to show EXACTLY what the media in this country is capable of and what they do to us every day! Glenn has brought truth and allot of very important facts to the American public. Bill Maher is the true certifiable fool!
gregoryny | Nov 11, 2011, 06:14 PM EST
when did he HAVE it??
badolan | Nov 11, 2011, 12:39 PM EST
Mood swings, bizarre behavior, mother and brother committed suicide, conspiracy theorist, etc. I'm not sure what he has to do to be disavowed by the right.
wyalusingjohn | Nov 11, 2011, 10:29 AM EST
First I would ask what this has to do with Ireland? Secondly I would point out that the press had colluded to not report the exchange between Obama and Sarkozy and only did so after Reuters broke broke the story. Lastly I will agree that Glen Beck is slightly mad but that does not always make him wrong, remember just because you are paranoid does not mean that people aren't out to get you.
capmotion | Nov 11, 2011, 10:12 AM EST
"...finally driven him nuts?" Finally??? Are you kidding. He's always been nuts.
TheOldPerfessor | Nov 11, 2011, 09:36 AM EST
As usual, Beck is as fact-challenged as he is troubling. No news about the lie comment? That's right, unless you count Reuters, the New York Times, the LA Times and ABC News. Beck should take advantage of the mental health treatment that he can afford better than most of us.