Glen Beck

[DeepDish]

I'm getting pretty tired of this false equivalency stuff.

Keith Olbermann and Jon Stewart can survive a fact check. If they get a fact wrong, they correct it.

Glenn Beck very often can not survive a fact check. Actually most of the time.

If Beck gets a fact wrong, he repeats it. Over and over until it seems true to his viewers.

 

[B_VinylBoy]

Glenn Beck very often can not survive a fact check.[/b] Actually most of the time.

As demonstrated here - PolitiFact | All statements involving Glenn Beck

Now let's see how Keith Olbermann fares on the same site - PolitiFact | All statements involving Keith Olbermann

And Rush Limbaugh - http://www.politifact.com/personalities/rush-limbaugh/statements/

Are we noticing a trend? :biggrin:

 

[DeepDish]

Thanks for those links! Limbaugh one brings back some wacky things I had forgotten about:

People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."
"President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision."

 

[B_OtterJoq]

I'm getting pretty tired of this false equivalency stuff.

Keith Olbermann and Jon Stewart can survive a fact check. If they get a fact wrong, they correct it.

Glenn Beck very often can not survive a fact check. Actually most of the time.

If Beck gets a fact wrong, he repeats it. Over and over until it seems true to his viewers.

This post survives the fact check.

Thanks, DD.

 

[earllogjam]

I've watched his show and listened to his radio program and for the life of me I can't understand why he is so popular. He's just so boring and white bread, a simpleton.

He is not very entertaining nor attractive to watch - 2 killers of TV personalities. His popularity defies all logic.

 

[HazelGod]

His popularity defies all logic.

Exactly.

The only logical conclusion is that this country is full of utter retards...which actually matches my experience in dealing with the general public.