The Los Angeles Times reported that Glenn Beck's popularity has not suffered although many of his sponsors have joined a boycott of his show.
Beck attracted 2.81 million viewers Monday, his third-largest audience since his show launched on Fox News in January, according to Nielsen Media Research data provided by the network. On Tuesday, nearly 2.7 million viewers tuned in, his fifth-largest viewership to date. Beck posted his second-highest viewership ever Wednesday, attracting more than 3 million viewers for the hour.
I must admit, in this video, I find him very convincing. Suddenly, it doesn't seem so unbelievable that intelligent people who are not fanatics watch his show. Tammy said as much in a recent comment on another thread.
YES - thinking, intelligent people DO watch and believe him. I am one of them. I have a college degree, have worked in the public, private and non-profit workplace. I have a very high IQ, I own guns, and I'm a woman.
What's your opinion? Tammy said she believes Glenn Beck is sincere when he cries on camera. Do you believe that? I suppose that's exactly where people diverge. If you buy his crying act, the rest is easy to take, all the rousing patriotic talk, all the eloquent disparaging of the Obama administration. But, if you think he's faking when he cries, if you notice that at times there are no tears to go with the choked voice, then you might tend to take the rest with a grain of salt.
What do you think?
As an experiment in pain I've been forcing myself to watch both Beck and Olbermann for the last few days. They are hard to compare, though.
ReplyDeleteOlbermann just assumes people watching his show will believe everything he says to support whatever Democrat cause he's shilling for, and want a Cheerleader and not a debate. And no doubt his viewers nod their heads in agreement while he belittles whatever Fox "noise" commentator he's decided to call the worst person in the world. He's a smart and smooth talking man and speaks with authority, but he knows his audience and offers them only support, whether made up or factual, not new information or any kind of debate.
Beck calls upon us to "stand up and follow him" and then takes us into a dark world where the end is coming soon. The first part bugs me because I don't want to blindly follow anyone, but he makes his case with a lot of facts and intelligent opinion -- only the conclusions are doubtful. He doesn't always represent the other side well, but he brings a lot of new, intelligent information to the table.
Don't know if tears are performance or real or not. Don't care.
This man is fucking insane.
ReplyDeleteLittle Steve said, "As an experiment in pain I've been forcing myself to watch both Beck and Olbermann for the last few days."
ReplyDeleteWhat is the painful part? It sounds like Beck is right up your alley. Is only Olbermann painful for you?
he makes his case with a lot of facts and intelligent opinion -- only the conclusions are doubtful.
ReplyDeleteWhat facts?
"What facts?"
ReplyDeleteIf u watch enough u see how he has sound bytes of ppl saying things and he has documents of whatever person he is talking about...if u watch enough he may rant but he rants about what has happened...ppl like Jon Stewart only play half the things he shows and says