Beck And Fire

Everyone is impressed, in a manner of speaking, with Glenn Beck's recent free-association routine (video below) in which he simulated setting his helper "Bill" on fire. Beck got to rant about medicare, medicaid, "the Frenchie French," Cuba, illegal "aliens" (are those the ones from Mars?), and various other things, commenting "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire?"
In a truly excellent post about the Beck method, The Washington Monthly's Steve Benen commented

This was so completely insane, it was probably the first time I genuinely started to wonder if Beck's derangement is an elaborate act. A guy this crazy, in real life, might try to eat his shoes while arguing with mailboxes. Getting dressed and making it to a television studio every day would be difficult.

Started to wonder? In an article which appeared on March 29, The New York Times observed "Mr. Beck has long been a performer. His roots are in comedy — he spent years as a morning radio disc jockey — and continues to perform comedy on stages across the country." And the reporter quoted Beck as admitting? boasting? "I'm a rodeo clown."

It truly is a circus act- not only when he pretends to set someone on fire, but routinely. And as for Obama raising taxes when he's cutting them for individuals earning below $200,000? And decimating the military while he's asking for a 4% increase? And taking away everyone's guns? It's one and the same, just another part of the show the right-wing talkers are putting on for their audience.







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