It’s quoted in the 10/31 Colbert clip.
ETA: Was meant to follow Guinastasia’s post.
SNL just did an impression of Glenn beck. It wasn’t as good as John.
Actually, it started here.
The most outrageous Beck bit I saw was him inviting a Democrat… senator, I think ? Who also happened to be a Muslim on his show. His first question to him was : “I know you’re not a terrorist, I know you’re a representative of our people and you got elected fairly, and I know just being a Muslim doesn’t mean you’re from Al Quaeda but I’m still concerned and what I want you to do is… convince me that you’re not working for our enemy.”
Wait, what ?
Why do so many people, here, watch/listen to this guy? I’m not saying I haven’t ever seen/heard him, but it’s mostly because someone who’s activly watching him points out something he says… which is why I would rather watch **The Daily Show **than a three-way 24 hour news marathon. I just wonder if ignoring him wouldn’t be a better idea. 
:smack:
Thank you!
I’m hyperventilating over here – NOBODY rocks the gas mask/adult diaper look like Stephen Colbert.
For real? What did the senator do?
It was Rep. (not Sen) Keith Ellison from Minnesota (the guy who was sworn in on Thomas Jefferson’s Koran). He handled it pretty well:
This is also another example of Beck throwing himself into reverse and denying he said something he said just seconds before.
So has nobody else needed brain bleach on reading the title?
Nope. Just you.
It’s not Beck who is scary, it’s the people that watch him and make his show one of the most popular on cable. The world is full of crazy people, I just don’t understand when the American population lost the ability to see when people are lunatics.
Beck really doesn’t need to come back. Stewart can fill in for him from now on.
I’ve seen Glenn Beck a couple times and I can’t keep a straight face when he goes on one of his conspiracy rants. He’s like the Jack Chick of TV.
And really, it gives hope to us all, because now we know that even if you have a debilitating mental illness, you can still have a successful talk show.
Heck, it might even help your chances.
He wasn’t sworn in on Jefferson’s Koran. He was sworn in empty-handed, like every other congressperson. He posed with the Koran later for a photo op.
The glasses were key, the clusterfuck blackboard was hysterical.
I was watching the Ellison/Beck exchange on TV when it happened. This was when he was still on the phony CNN channel that Nancy Grace is on. I turned to my old man, swearing I’d heard wrong. “What? Did you hear that? Did he just say…? What the fuck?!” That’s was around when I first heard of him. Unfortunately, that’s not the worst thing he has ever said.
Exactly.
It’s not just American’s, but I know what you mean. How could some of the most ruthless people have such a large following? This isn’t Howard Stern, this is a man who’s employed by a “News Network”. He’s almost a real-life Howard Beale, but I would argue even more irrational.
Bill O’Reilly, and even Limbaugh always seemed to know exactly what they are doing, which is to say controversial things for the sake of their political agenda, but often for shock value for ratings; (haven’t heard either in a while, so maybe they’re just as crazy). I just get the feeling that this guy, (Beck), is a little… crazy. For real.
Like I’ve said before, the guy’s basically Mancow, but without the strippers, dick jokes or other gags that might offend a socially conservative audience.