Glenn Beck in recent years has appointed himself a sort of prophet of Right wing conspiracy theories. With his chalkboard and his hotbutton words like "Sharia" and "Socialism," he has built an audience who devoutly listens to his every word. He has become the unofficial head of the "Tea Party," along with Sarah Palin, and even hosted a rally around it. He has become a hugely influential talking head, perhaps one of the most prominent ones on TV. He could theoretically have the power to make or break a Republican nomination in 2012, second only to Limbaugh in Republican influence. However, he is also such a divisive figure that advertisers fear him, and rumors have floated around that Fox wanted to be rid of him. It's unclear whether he decided to leave the network or they opted not to renew his contract, but either way, Beck will need to find a new platform.
This will impact the 2012 race greatly. Beck is one of the most major public supporters of the "Tea Party" and would undoubtedly support whoever they choose to run in 2012. He is also perhaps the media figure with the strongest contempt for Obama, who he portrays as a totalitarian Muslim Communist planning on making concentration camps (this is not hyperbole.) Without his prominence, candidates like Christine O'Donnell may never have been fielded. The other reigning voice of the Right, Rush Limbaugh, will most likely avoid the Tea Party because of how divisive they've become in all but the fringes of the Right. Beck not having a major platform could be the difference between which candidate gets the Republican nomination, and how strong the opposition to Obama is. It will also mean a void for Beck's angry audience. They will need to seek out a new media figure to tell them which candidates will stop the Socialists and the Muslims. Perhaps a new "Tea Party" icon will take his place, or he'll land an even bigger job, but until then, the public voice of the Tea Party is gone.
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maybe he will just run for the 2012 nomination hiumself! ha, or maybe he felt the need to leave before having to comment on Donald Trump's campaign. Either way, I don't see him being out of the public eye anything too horrible to be honest. He is narrow minded and loud.
I say good riddance, that man was so outlandish, and pressed issues that mean NOTHING to anyone but him. Unfortunately, this won't be the last we see of him, and he will probably be taking an even more public stand; I just hope to hell he doesn't try to run for public office or anything.
People like him frighten me to no end.
I feel that with with Beck gone it in a way weakens people who are extreme right and waiting for Beck to tell them how to vote. I feel like Beck being gone can only strengthen the Democratic Party.
Glenn Beck is an idiot. I don't think anyone can dispute that. However, credit must be given where credit is due. Despite the fact that he goes about it in every wrong way possible, he is providing a voice against the socialist tendencies of the Obama administration. Although I'm glad to see him leave Fox because now I can, in good faith watch the network, I would like to see someone step up and employ similar, but more logical rhetoric to stand up to the Obama Administration and the socialist liberal agenda.
Glenn Beck does not have a college education. I would hope that American citizens would take this into consideration.
Unfortunately, Fox News is not the only way that Glenn Beck influences American politics. He is a best-selling author, has an extremely popular radio show, and makes frequent appearances at conservative conferences and other conservative speaking engagements.
I think the better question would be "What does it mean for Fox News specifically?". Fox News has had such an impact on American Politics because of shows like Becks: the ones that have no accountability for the hyperbole and stretched facts that they propagate. Will there be someone to take his place? If not, does the relevance of Fox News decrease?
This is good news for sure, but sadly it does nothing to make Faux more credible. Fair and balanced. Yeah, sure. This doesn't mean I care for the other news stations much either, but they aren't as bad.
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