Video: Glenn Beck responds to Bill Maher, compares himself to Howard Beale
posted at 8:14 pm on March 23, 2009 by Allahpundit
You’ll have to wait awhile for the reply to Maher — a long, long, long while — but it’s here, tucked away at the end of a 14-minute disquisition on … all kinds of stuff, really. Whatever you may think of the man, he’s touched a nerve: On Friday, he was number one in all of cable news in the coveted 25-54 demo, ahead even of Bill O’Reilly. With ratings like that, I don’t know how Fox can afford to keep him out of prime time. I’m expecting the announcement any day now that Special Report will be moving to 5 p.m., Shep to 6, and Beck to 7 to lead in to the Factor. God only knows what ratings he’d do with a real audience.
Exit question: Glenn Beck = Beale + Oprah + your crazy uncle?
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“I AM MAD AS HELL……
……… AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!”
Seven Percent Solution on March 23, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Maher made it much more possible for bush to be whacked, using his logic.
jp on March 23, 2009 at 8:17 PM
And then they can dump Hannity and let Greg Gutfeld take over the 9 o’clock slot.
SteakRules on March 23, 2009 at 8:18 PM
AP even better, move Beck to 7 and get rid of that extra hour of Shep. One hour of Shep is more then enough. Frankly, Fox would be better off without Shep. There I said it. Shep sucks.
Lance Murdock on March 23, 2009 at 8:18 PM
simpler just to replace Shep…
phreshone on March 23, 2009 at 8:18 PM
didn’t inghram host last friday?
liquidlanguage on March 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Stop talking to Bill Maher.
He’s about as elevating as a scab.
Stop picking at it.
profitsbeard on March 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Eh, Fox likes their round up of angry right commentators. They should just move RED EYE to 11:00pm. Gutfeld would kill Leno and Letterman in the 11:30 slot. Too bad they won’t.
Lance Murdock on March 23, 2009 at 8:19 PM
I’d love to know what O’Reilly thinks of Glen.
omnipotent on March 23, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Not having to pay Ms. Shep’s cosmetic bill would itself justify canning him.
Bishop on March 23, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Wow, a Glenn Beck post by Allah and it’s not baseless mocking!
Anyway, you’re right here:
But I think he should take Hannity’s spot, and Hannity can bump Greta. She can leave or have 5pm if she wants.
I would say Beck should take over 8 and bump O’Reilly and Hannity both back, but O’Reilly has done too much for the network, he’ll own 8pm until he retires.
RightWinged on March 23, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Has this man done one show where he isn’t wringing his hands and weeping bitterly? Please tell me there is documented proof that he once smiled.
dcwvu on March 23, 2009 at 8:23 PM
laura ingraham hosted the oreilly factor last friday.
liquidlanguage on March 23, 2009 at 8:24 PM
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FIFY
ronsfi on March 23, 2009 at 8:24 PM
I’m watching BOR right now and he’s opening a can of whoopa$$ on Juan Williams and Mary K. Ham for being too tough on TOTUS. Disgusting, I tell ya.
Beck is my new hero, move him to BOR’s timeslot, put “I drive a Chevy Tahoe Hybid” Hannity on at midnight, his new format stinks to high heaven. I’m convinced Beck will catch on with the American Idol crowd.
Knucklehead on March 23, 2009 at 8:25 PM
I agree with the others. Get rid of Shep. I can’t stand that guy. It will definitely hurt the cosmetic industry, but I’m willing to accept that.
conservativemama on March 23, 2009 at 8:26 PM
That block game was a fascinating thing to see.
TimeTraveler on March 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
The fact that he’s so popular just makes me really giddy. Like a little schoolgirl.
He’s a phenomenon.
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Man, am I the only one who likes Shep?
Number 2 on March 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Beck will be broadcasting from Costa Rica soon.
BJ* on March 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Can’t get rid of Shep. He’s their national news guy. It’s 6 p.m. or nothing.
Allahpundit on March 23, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Naaaaah — get rid of Hannity and O’Reilly, two of the biggest hacks anywhere. Bring in Levin, and give Beck prime time.
Beck has become a voice for many of us who feel like those who watched Beale in the movie.
What Beck is saying in this monologue is a whole hell of a lot more than “all kinds of stuff, really.”
I’m mad as hell, and I don’t want some namby-pamby babbler who caves when Osama Obama gives him an interview or a shill lapping at Gingrich’s shoes.
I’m not sure Beck is as good as he seems at the moment, but the mere fact that he’s not asking us to believe in him but to listen says a lot for him.
Too bad the incompetent child-president can’t manage a fraction of Beck’s honesty.
MrScribbler on March 23, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Move Shep to 5 and keep Special Report at 6
RedSoxNation on March 23, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Beck just gets it.
TheSitRep on March 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM
He’s actually really funny. I admit that when he gets off on his emotional jags I tune out.
Cindy Munford on March 23, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Is 7 p.m. the time Hardball is on? Does that Fox News will give MSNBC a bigger whooping?
terryannonline on March 23, 2009 at 8:31 PM
I enjoy Beck’s show mainly because it is cathartic.
Also, it is great to see someone and say, “Ive finally found someone who would be more hated at a cocktail party than me!”
My main bone to pick is that he treats Ron Paul like a god instead of the kook he is.
Nessuno on March 23, 2009 at 8:32 PM
“I don’t think it would have been very different had McCain been elected.”
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Nope, I like him to. And I would love to see Beck move up into prime time – bumping off O’Reilly or Hannity who are absolutely boring at best, and totally lacking in credibility at worst.
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Glenn speaks what I think. And what millions in the Heartland think too.
He best watch his back. The leftists will try to shut him down, in any way they can.
petefrt on March 23, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Don’t put Oprah in the same sentence as Glenn Beck.
I blame that stupid cow for saddling us with Obama.
Everyone is just jealous that Glenn is the truth, the man.
I heart Glenn Beck.
HornetSting on March 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Another reason, along with his addiction to M & M’s, is just another reason why I think he’ll appeal to the younger crowd.
And they are the people we need right now.
Knucklehead on March 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM
Bill O is scared to death of this guy….
Shep needs to spruce up his resume. He and Rick Sanchez would go well together…
Go GB! I am mad as hell.
d1carter on March 23, 2009 at 8:34 PM
The stuff about Tim Russert is really good.
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Yes, its kooky to want the government to follow the constitution, and to want the fed’s activities to be audited by congress. Its the politicians who don’t care about the constitution or that money is being printed out of thin air who are sane.
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Here’s another exit question relating to the scheduling question:
How would Hannity do at 5 pm? Crash and burn?
Nessuno on March 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Exit answer: yep.
And I LIKE it.
uncivilized on March 23, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I don’t have cable TV, and don’t want it, but Glenn Beck is, from what little here and there I have caught of him on the radio, a strange man, who seems to phase in and out of reality. I think both he and Obama need to be frequently asked, “Are you punch-drunk?” But then again, maybe they are both just comedians playing to an audience to afraid to laugh.
MB4 on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
The Truth will always win in the end, that’s why Beck has so much credibility and is building a real following. He didn’t drink the Republican kool aid when it was popular to do so. He called out the Pubs when they were doing all kinds of anti-conservative stuff while everyone here was rationalizing it.
The people who seek honesty always run to the truth, and Beck is one of the few.
He really needs to pick it up on the New World Order though.
True_King on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Is it me or has Juan Williams overdosing the obama kool-aid? He used to make sense, now I just want to throw my shoe through the television at him.
I agree, Hannity-I miss Colmes. Need him to complete the show.
Knucklehead, you’re gonna have to share Glenn. There’s plenty to go around…..lol
HornetSting on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Ya – I’m mad as hell right along with many millions of others in this country. There is only ONE thing lacking that’s preventing a massive revolution- MASSIVE- from happening and that one thing is a leader.
.
Washington has NO idea they are just one person away from being taken over!!
Hal-9000 on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
They should try it and see.
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Glen’s message is at the right place at the right time – in better times – he probably wouldn’t amount to much – but now.
See … he realizes that there are no longer ANY checks or balances in American government. Executive and Legislative Branches taken by radicals – Republicans all but extinct. Judicial system firmly in the hand of liberal judges except for the tippy top …
And a press that has become a propaganda machine for the regime.
This is not America – Glen knows it, the people know it, hell even the guys on the other side are a bit uncomfortable with it – but this is why Glen is popular now.
HondaV65 on March 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Not sure how Hannity’s doing as it is, but I definitely liked the show better when Alan Colmes was on with him. I don’t like Colmes, but at least there was some give and take.
uncivilized on March 23, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Only if you’re in obama’s cult.
HornetSting on March 23, 2009 at 8:37 PM
There was a smidgeon before, and none now. Also, isn’t it a recorded show now, as opposed to live before?
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM
No, it’s kooky to say that the feds can’t do something unless it is literally listed in the Constitution (i.e. he ignores the commerce clause). It’s kooky to want to go back to the deflationary gold standard. It’s kooky to believe ehat the North American Union is a reality. Etc etc etc.
For example, today Paul said on Beck that “we’re already bankrupt” and he was dead serious.
Nessuno on March 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Ron Paul is no kook, sure he is a little goofy, but he is probably the most honest pol in Washington.
Now a lot of the people that worship Ron Paul are way kooky.
TheSitRep on March 23, 2009 at 8:38 PM
No Ron Paul is a kook.
terryannonline on March 23, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Totally agreed.
Put Shep during Beck, and Beck at Shep’s time.
Scratch that
put shep during cavuto, cavuto at becks time, and beck at sheps time.
blatantblue on March 23, 2009 at 8:40 PM
Allah, I think your time-slot switch thing might come true. For Beck to get those ratings at 5pm is incredible, especially compared to the other channels. He is up against big names like Wolf Blitzer and Chris Matthews, yet he beats every other channel combined.
And you missed the best part of today’s show, the jenga game, it went on for like 20 minutes. He was actually playing jenga while talking about a double murder and gun control, only on Beck.
Complete7 on March 23, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Yep, we had big ralley on Wall Street today, the Boy King is feeling cocky tonight. Time to make a new plan and take on another celebrity/private citizen so no one will notice when it tanks again on Friday.
Knucklehead on March 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM
NO WAY AP!!! Bret is thousand times better then Shap. Bret poo has more talent then in Shep’s whole body. Plus, Brit is still alive and would never aloud for that to happen. One last thing, the ratings for Special Report have double since Bret has taken over, so, why stop a good thing.
Lance Murdock on March 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Too much kool aid. We are in serious debt, we can’t pay the bills without having the Fed print money. We aren’t bankrupt?
True_King on March 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM
He is that. Not as much as, say, Kuchinich, but a kook, nonetheless.
uncivilized on March 23, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Shep is a great hard news guy when he covers a horse getting stuck in a mudhole in Iowa and the subsequent rescue.
V15J on March 23, 2009 at 8:43 PM
Frankly, I think Fox News should turn into 24 hours of Bill Hemmer.
terryannonline on March 23, 2009 at 8:43 PM
He’s one of the only honest Republicans. Everybody needs to listen to someone other than Rush and Hannity.
True_King on March 23, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Beck is becoming more of a gem with every show, and the best asset to Fox, bar none. He’s honest, classy, and unashamed.
I am very glad he’s finally got the audience he deserves.
MadisonConservative on March 23, 2009 at 8:44 PM
I agree with RightWinged: Make prime-time O’Rielly, Beck and Hannity. Bet’s anyone? Say … before June?
Rod on March 23, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Speaking of Fox News, what ever happened to E.D. Hill. I liked her.
sherry on March 23, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Careful, Bishop. Hot Air’s favorite Pseudo-RINO, Proud Rino, has a hissy when you imply less-than-manly-man-ness about a Lib.
Patrick S on March 23, 2009 at 8:45 PM
He’s kooky in some ways. In other ways, he’s far more conservative than most other “conservatives” in Congress.
MadisonConservative on March 23, 2009 at 8:45 PM
The Federal government only has the powers delegated to it in the Constitution – that is made very clear in the 10th Amendment. Any powers not delegated to it, fall to the states or the people. This isn’t kooky, its a very basic concept and one which Reagan believed (he opposed the Department of Education on these grounds,) one which Goldwater believed, right on down the line. Several states have passed resolutions re-affirming this, in fact, and several more have legislation pending.
Its not kooky to want a currency backed by something. When a currency is backed by nothing, and merely depends on the whims of the government, it enables the government to print and print and print itself into messes like its in today, in order to prop up massive welfare and social programs, massive overseas spending, etc…
As to the other things, no he doesn’t believe in the “North American Union,” he does however oppose the idea of one, and opposes things that could be used as stepping stools towards one in the same way the EU didn’t just come out of nowhere. It was the result of incremental steps over several decades.
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Nope. We’d be bankrupt when we can no longer afford to pay our bills. So, basically, as long as we can pay the interest on the bonds we are issuing and people buy those bonds then we are not bankrupt.
Don’t get me wrong, things look terrible and Obama seems absolutely dead set on driving us into bankruptcy for some really mysterious reason, but we’re not there yet.
Nessuno on March 23, 2009 at 8:47 PM
sherry on March 23, 2009 at 8:45 PM
They let her go. I liked her on Fox and Friends.
kingsjester on March 23, 2009 at 8:47 PM
You can have 12 of bill if I can have 12 of Megan.
Rod on March 23, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Treating someone with respect is not ‘treating them like a god’. Beck generally thinks Paul is a bit kooky on most things but he appreciates his opinion on some. If you don’t watch and listen to Beck on a regular basis you probably don’t get him. I like him because he is on “OUR” side and not any political party’s side.
thomasaur on March 23, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Nope. I do, too.
mikeyboss on March 23, 2009 at 8:48 PM
While I was exercising today I turn on Beck’s show and saw that he had Paul on. So I turned it right off. I like Beck, sort of. But I hate Ron Paul. He brings out to many wackos for my liking.
Lance Murdock on March 23, 2009 at 8:48 PM
I did too. That show has gone downhill rapidly. Too goofy for me.
sherry on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
That sounds fair and balanced.
terryannonline on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Works for me, or better yet, give Cavuto 2 hours or put Cavuto on in prime time too. He’s a class act with more brains than anyone, except for Beck, at Fox right now.
Knucklehead on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
“I’m mad as… Oh look! A butterfly!”
Oh sorry….my ADD kicking in again….
Vntnrse on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
For a long time, I let Charles Johnson convince me that Ron Paul was a kook. Then I realized that CJ was actually the kook. Ron Paul is not the most ideal politician, and isolationism is probably dangerous, but its less dangerous, IMO, than bankrupting our entire country and putting generations of Americans in debt. He wouldn’t be my first choice for Prez, but I would certainly vote for Paul before I’d vote for Obama.
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:49 PM
If someone can’t pay back their debts, but was in possession of a printing press, are they really any less bankrupt if they have to make their own money to pay off their debts? I’m not convinced the answer is yes.
Rangeley on March 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Also, I try not to judge Paul by the caliber of people he attracts.
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Would be tough to do while he’s on the radio at that time.
O’Reilly and Hannity aren’t going anywhere from their current slots. Like them or not they helped put FNC on the map from the get-go, the network has a major investment in them and they’re still crushing the competition in their time slots.
This seems to be the best spot for Beck, for now. They spent years switching hosts in and out of that slot and now seem to have that settled for a good while. Besides, he just started, so let the audience grow more and then make a decision down the road. It’s not like he’s on at 5 am and if people can’t tune in then they can TiVo it.
JammieWearingFool on March 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM
More New World Order kookiness! It’s all a lie though, there is no conspiracy, there is no attempt to impose a one world system. It’s all a hallucination!
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7851925a-17a2-11de-8c9d-0000779fd2ac.html
We have to understand that we are being used to finance with the international order with our debt. If we don’t wake up our children will be paupers.
If China dumps the dollar, we are in serious crap. This combined with our new magically printed Trillion dollars is going to create inflation that we have not seen in years if not ever.
True_King on March 23, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Twelve of Beck and Twelve of Cavuto. Yum…
HornetSting on March 23, 2009 at 8:51 PM
Ron Paul is for Ron Paul. He uses similar tactics as Obama. His followers are just as mesmerized in their ways as Obama’s followers. RP wraps himself in his percieved version of the constitution. He is a right wing nut, but he makes a lot of money out of it. As far as honesty and intelligence, he wouldn’t make a pimple on Coburn’s a$$.
Old Country Boy on March 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I love Cavuto, Beck, and Brett Baier. They’re all great.
And I LOVE Brit Hume’s commentary on Spec. Report!
blatantblue on March 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Er, I whether be bankrupt than our government not protecting us.
terryannonline on March 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM
They can’t. They owned to much of it to try to dump it all. Plus if they tried to dump it, it would be worthless. So we are stuck in this boat together.
Lance Murdock on March 23, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Just check out LGF’s page at Alexa.com:
http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/littlegreenfootballs.com
His traffic has been steadily decreasing for months. He’s driving people away with his little crusade.
jimmy the notable on March 23, 2009 at 8:53 PM
OT: Bill O is currently ripping Jeff Zucker to shreds…
d1carter on March 23, 2009 at 8:54 PM
What’s missed by many is that Beck is just soooo much quicker on the uptake than BOR or Hannity. He thinks on his feet, can make educated arguments on the fly, and has an actual sense of humor.
His biggest threat is O’Reilly. That prick is going to have it in for him.
Sugar Land on March 23, 2009 at 8:54 PM
Agreed.
Frankly, I’m tired of spending money instituting Shari’a in Asscrackistan.
blatantblue on March 23, 2009 at 8:55 PM
But we do the same thing with barry don’t we?
thomasaur on March 23, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Red Eye to 1 am
Beck to 9pm
Replace Hannity with someone who can think at 7pm
Shep to 5 pm
Bill Maher think’s he’s a libertarian because he wants drugs legalized. Dumbass.
V15J on March 23, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Totally agree with ya on CJ over at LGF. I got so disgusted I even removed him from my bookmarks and never go there anymore.
Knucklehead on March 23, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Just browsed your website. Congrats. It’s a good one. Made a small donation while there. Though a conservative libertarian, my support of Ron Paul has serious qualifications. But in these times, we need to hang together.
OT: Are you, by any chance, in Rangeley, Maine? I love that place. Spent the best years of my life, working summers while in school, in that town. Ha, I used to hang out at the Red Onion when it was just a hole-in-the-wall dive.
petefrt on March 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Glenn Beck is not crazy. A bit over the top sometimes? Sure. But generally he’s fantastic on TV. Not a huge fan of his radio show.
therightwinger on March 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Dems hates Glenn cause the man is funny
Streecar on March 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM
So, the Stinger likes the round boys with big heads? ; P
thomasaur on March 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Hate to admit it, but I liked Hannity better when Colmes was on also, mainly because he was such an idiot it was fun to watch. Beck needs to take Hannity’s spot and Greta needs to go. Imo.
Vigilante on March 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
I never went that much — HotAir was always my first choice.
Allah is a nerd, preferred.
Anywho, I really stopped going after CJ started besmirching Robert Spencer and JihadWatch.
I’m going to make a video game for Xbox 360 — BLOG WARZ
blatantblue on March 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
Believing that the feds are limited to enumerated powers is an interpretation I share. But Reagan didn’t want the Dep of Ed should be dismantled because it is unconstitutionalA; he wanted it gone because it was bad policy. Most of the growth of the federal government has come on the back of spending mandates, which includes education. And like it or not, the federal government can legally spend money on anything it wants so long as it does so equally. This view is universally shared by legal scholars of every stripe, but not kooks of Paul’s stripe.
As for the dollar, it’s value is backed by the labor of the American people. Sound to metaphysical? Well, think on this: what is the value of gold backed by? Answer: the desire for shiny things.
Linking the dollar to gold does solve the printing press problem, but creates a whole new basket of potential disasters. The price of gold fluctuates based on the supply of it and our demand for shiny things, which can cause a number of distortions and disasters, including hugely destructive deflation.
And if you think it protects you from government manipulation, think again. FDR decided he would just nationalize the gold market and set the price of gold himself. Feel safer?
Nessuno on March 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
I caught Thaddeus McCotter on RedEye. He was absolutely hilarious. I don’t know if he was following a script but if he was, he delivered the lines beautifully.
casel21 on March 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
I don’t think he’s weird, over the top, or crazy. I can relate.
I guess I’m not the only one, if his ratings are skyrocketing in such a short time.
latinchic on March 23, 2009 at 8:58 PM
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