[(in)complete coverage] Soundtrack and Glenn Beck
August 27th, 2009 by Will O'HarganTake a look at the latest Glenn Beck non-apology. In the video, which is from Wednesday’s Glenn Beck Live, he addresses the sponsorship woes as part of the “War on Glenn Beck”. Gawker, among others, seems to think this is Beck’s swan song and that he will soon be leaving Fox News due to the loss of sponsorship dollars. Sadly, I doubt that is the case. Here’s an sample of his ravings (see the whole thing here):
They can take my job and they can take my wealth but that’s okay….even if the powers to be, right now, succeed in making me poor, drum me out, and I’m just a worthless loser… which I’m just about that much above that now… I will only be stronger for it.
When watching the video, I was struck with a thought. You know, to some one crazy enough, this might be inspiring. This might motivate those people who, for whatever the reason, believe what Glenn Beck is selling. That despite the knowledge that Glenn Beck is insane, some people might look for him to lead them. We, of course, know this is true. We have seen the evidence. We don’t understand it because we are looking–no, scratch that, we are hearing Glenn Beck in a totally different way than his fans.
When Glenn Beck supporters watch this video, this is what they hear:
They don’t hear a madman, a raving nutjob that is a modern-day real life Howard Beale. No, they hear him as a noble leader being persecuted for what he believes in–what they believe in. And guess what, there’s a lot of crazy in America.
When I watch that video, I hear this:
It’s all a matter of soundtrack, I suppose.
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