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People and Politics by Patrick Roberts

Good riddance to Glenn Beck, Fox finally pull the plug

Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at 04:30 PM

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Like so many motormouths before him Glenn Beck has now bit the dust with the announcement that Fox will end his show later this year.

Hallelujah!

Fox pulled the program for one reason alone -- Beck had started to hemorrhage audience and advertisers because of his increasingly wacky story lines,which included end of days fantasies and attacking Jews among other victims.

He lost “over 300 advertisers.” James Rucker, the executive director of the group,Color of Change said in a statement, “Fox News Channel clearly understands that Beck’s increasingly erratic behavior is a liability to their ratings and their bottom line, and we are glad to see them take this action.”

When it comes to the bottom line there are few better than Fox. Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, etcetera, know where the line is drawn and never step over it, They undertand they are entertainers as well as opinion makers.

Poor deluded Glenn Beck really believed his nonsense and now bears the full weight of his incipient mental breakdown.

Fox did the right and merciful thing and pulled the plug.

Goodbye goofy Glennie, it wasn't nice knowing you.

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ayla5253 | Jul 28, 2011, 10:54 PM EDT

amen, my PERSONAL OPINION is that he was a dangerous demogogue to an uneducated irrational audience.

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srdools | Apr 22, 2011, 10:35 AM EDT

BECK never attacked JEWS. What are you rabid obama boot lickers scared of anyway ?

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maloney | Apr 20, 2011, 12:51 AM EDT

If ya haven't noticed Beck is still on Fox. Word has it he may start his own cable news channel, do work for Fox and continue to grow and expand his internet empire among other things.

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McNamara31 | Apr 18, 2011, 10:22 PM EDT

lajollajan..."Obviously some of your readers do not realize what a Patriot Glenn Beck is" Yep, I'm one of them. Beck is a manipulator of hate and bigotry and America is far better off without him. When Beck had completed his purpose for FOX/GOP to demean and smear this administration as "a regime" they threw him under the bus because now they have a very willing Donald Trump to do their dirty work.

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seanomelbourne | Apr 15, 2011, 10:01 PM EDT

My God what a maudlin piece of writing Lajollajan.Please pass me the tissues

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lajollajan | Apr 15, 2011, 08:39 PM EDT

Obviously some of your readers do not realize what a Patriot Glenn Beck is. He encouraged us to get going and find out what was happenig in Washington. He has many investagetors working to find out what was going on and kept the electorate involved. We would have lost our wonderful Country long before this IF Mr. Beck had not done his duty as a citizen. You can be glad that we had him giving us the goings on so that we brought about the "Tea Party" & got out and voted out a lot of the problems in Congress. This also means that the President no longer has free rein to destroy the United States. My Mothere's Parents immigrated from Ireland & I still remembere how grateful they were to be in a free Country, where they could practice their religion so I hope we won't hear any more comments about one of our Bright Lights. Mr.Beck is still on the radio and has plans and we are at his back!!!!!!!!!!! We would encouage our Irish friends to pray for the United States as if we go down, who is left? Janice Brown (One of the Cork Donlans)

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hancock | Apr 14, 2011, 08:39 AM EDT

Good one Sean, why don'y you worry about your own a-hole.

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seanomelbourne | Apr 13, 2011, 09:14 PM EDT

Your right Handcock I just could not believe that The U.S. could produce such an as-hole.

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maloney | Apr 13, 2011, 08:24 PM EDT

Look out hancock, sean the roohumper will be hitting the report abuse button again. The little girl loves to dish it but she can't take it. Just like the liberal trash in America, it's worldwide. A b*tch is a b*tch in any country.

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hancock | Apr 12, 2011, 11:26 PM EDT

America, but I thought you knew that you dumbass leftwing aussie.

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seanomelbourne | Apr 12, 2011, 07:27 PM EDT

Beck has been axed for his "tortured logic"I hope you don't mind me paraphrasing you Hancock.Still afraid to name your country of birth.A right wing birther perhaps?

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hootntye | Apr 12, 2011, 02:19 PM EDT

I agree with claudred. Mr. Beck is right on and we in the US had better pay attention.

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hancock | Apr 12, 2011, 06:20 AM EDT

The left can moan about criticism from the right all day long. The right can't because they are racist, facist or tralier trash. Intelectual liberal lightweights. Tortured hypocritical logic.

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claudred | Apr 11, 2011, 07:00 PM EDT

I followed Mr Beck with great interest and investigated many things he stated as fact. The fact is Mr Beck has his facts RIGHT ON! The US has a radical/socialistic president, who is doing great harm to our society.

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joanxis | Apr 11, 2011, 12:20 PM EDT

Hey Hancock - don't just throw around personal attacks - please explain "tortured hypocritical logic".

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