Glenn Beck

2011-06-16T15:49:52Z

JimboJones: /* Liberal attempts to silence Beck */

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'''Glenn Beck''' is a [[conservative]] and [[libertarian]] talk-radio host and television anchor employed by [[Fox News]].<ref> [http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/tv_fox_beck_cnn/2008/10/16/141295.html Glenn Beck Leaving CNN for Fox News] AP, October 16, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/06/entertainment/et-foxnews6 Fox News' Glenn Beck strikes ratings gold by challenging Barack Obama] p.3 </ref>
His radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, is syndicated by over 230 radio stations across the [[United States]]. His television show, Glenn Beck, appeared daily on [[CNN]] Headline News, before he switched to FOX, during the 6:00 p.m. hour (EDT). On April 6, 2011, it was announced that Glenn Beck will be transitioning off of [[Fox News]] later in the year.<ref> [http://dailycaller.com/2011/04/06/glenn-beck-to-transition-off-daily-fox-news-show/ Glenn Beck To ‘Transition Off’ Daily Fox News Show] The Daily Caller, April 6, 2011</ref>

Beck is the author of five books, including ''The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland'' and three #1 New York Times Bestsellers, ''An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems,'' ''The Christmas Sweater,'' ''Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government,'' ''Arguing With Idiots,'' and most recently ''Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth, and Treasure''.

Beck is a [[Mormon]], having converted after recovering from [[alcoholism]].<ref>Glenn Beck. (2008). An Unlikely Mormon: The Conversion Story of Glenn Beck [DVD]. Deserest Book.</ref>

== Earnings and Book Deal ==
[http://www.businessinsider.com BusinessInsider.com] estimated Beck will make $18 million in 2009<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/the-empire-of-glenn-beck-slideshow-2009-4 Glenn Beck's Cash Machine]</ref> Now with the signing of his new book deal with [[Simon & Schuster]], he will be given a larger share in the profits of each book, as well as increased creative control.<ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124138941245781353.html Wall St. Journal; New Deal Gives Beck Share in Book Profits]</ref>

==Liberal attempts to silence Beck==
Liberal activism groups attempted to silence Beck by pushing his advertisers to abandon his program, after he alleged that [[Barack Obama]] is [[racism|racist]] against white people, and that he [[hate|hates]] white culture. This prompted "RedState" to defend Beck and call for a boycott of the advertisers on his show who were hoodwinked into boycotting it by the liberal elite.

The publicity over the attempts on Beck's popularity achieved a result that the liberals cannot have intended: Beck was featured on the cover of [[Time]] magazine, and in a final insult to liberal pride; he is depicted sticking his tongue out at the reader. Beck, however, was less than pleased with the Time cover: He stated that ''Time'' ought to have featured the large crowds attending the [[September 12 March on Washington]] and not him on its cover.

On August 28th, 2010, Glenn Beck hosted his Restoring Honor to America rally at the [[Lincoln Memorial]]. [[Google]] attempted to mislead attendees by changing its location in ''Google Maps'' to the Roosevelt Memorial days before the rally, which they did because they are liberal commie pigs who want to destroy America. And they're all gay, too.

== Known favorite associations ==
Beck frequently has Judge [[Andrew Napolitano]] appear as a guest on his program. Judge Napolitano has even hosted the Glenn Beck show himself when Mr. Beck was on assignment.

== 9/12 Project ==
In 2009, Beck launched the 9/12 project, a project aimed at recovering America's Christian founding values, closely allied with the [[Tea Party Movement]]. On September 12, 2009 (9/12), a massive Taxpayer March on Washington was accomplished, with hundreds of thousands of attendees, and was roundly censored by the [[liberal media]].

===The Project's 9 Principles, 12 Values===

The 9 Principles:
# America Is Good.
# I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
# I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
# The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
# If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
# I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results.
# I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
# It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
# The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.

The 12 Values:
Honesty, Reverence, Hope, Thrift, Humility, Charity, Sincerity, Moderation, Hard Work, Courage, Personal Responsibility, Gratitude

==See Also==
* [[Restoring Honor Rally]]
* [[Fox News]]
* [[Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth, and Treasure]]

==External References==
* [http://www.the912project.com/ 9/12 Project website]
* [http://www.glennbeck.com/home/index.shtml Glenn Beck's personal site]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Nov09/0,4670,APonTVPostElection,00.html Glenn Beck jumps from CNN to [[Fox News]]]

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Talk:Glenn Beck

2011-05-10T20:26:30Z

JimboJones:

==Moderate?==
What's wrong with calling Glenn Beck a moderate?

Update: I changed the article so that all the facts are neutral. [[User:PSMax8956|PSMax8956]] 13:11, 2 August 2007 (EDT)

Well, he calls himself a conservative. I'd put him in between hard-core conservatives like Ann Coulter and the more moderate "conservatives" like Bill O'Reilly. I like all of them, by the way.[[User:JamesL|JamesL]] 22:15, 13 December 2007 (EST)

:Beck refers to himself as libertarian AND conservative: [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09047/949391-129.stm] [[User:ObserverNY|ObserverNY]] 10:06, 23 September 2009 (EDT)ObserverNY
::He says he's a libertarian who doesn't like libertarians.

==Media Matters==
I joined this, today actually, because I agree with the idea that Wikipedia has a liberal bias. On the subject of Media Matters, Wikipedia often refers to them as a "media watchdog group". In the Wikipedia article on Glenn Beck, Media Matters is cited no less than nine times. Since this website is NOT Wikipedia, we should use other sources.[[User:JamesL|JamesL]] 22:15, 13 December 2007 (EST)

Glenn is hardly a Moderate. He's a true blue Conservative and thats why I like the dude. I think you have Glenn confused with Jim Bohannan.

==Liberal silencing?==

This section should probably be removed, as no sources are cited, in accordance [[Conservapedia:Commandments]]. [[User:IStig|IStig]] 10:15, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

As it's been over a week since I posted that and nobody has provided sources, I have removed the section. If you want to reinstate it with reliable sources, be my guest. [[User:IStig|IStig]] 00:22, 15 October 2009 (EDT)

== Date of birth and birthplace ==

Glenn Beck was born February 10, 1964 in Seattle, Washington. [http://nndb.net/people/809/000049662/#FN1 Source]
I understand the page is locked due to vandalism, however, if an administrator can add this information to the main page (or unlock it so I can add it) it would help give Beck's biography some more depth and personal detail. Just a suggestion! :-) [[User:DerekE|DerekE]] 17:46, 25 February 2010 (EST)

== Lies? ==

Shouldn't there be some mention in this article of the times that Glenn Beck has told undefended and obvious lies? Certainly even the most extreme conservative can agree with that. 19:02, 6 May 2010 (EDT)
:What lies has Beck told? Be specific. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 19:21, 6 May 2010 (EDT)
::Uh, [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090801235203AAgK2ig Yahoo Answers], has a rather long list, but frankly, you'll have to research them on your own. --[[User:Dzugavili|Dzugavili]] 19:24, 6 May 2010 (EDT)
::''He said that no other President had never been sworn into office without a Bible. He said he 'checked'.
He either did not check or checked up his [mistyped swearing] butt because he's lying. John Qunicy Adams used a law book. Franklin Pierce didn't even swear. He affirmed. Teddy Roosevelt used no Bible. Several Presidents kissed a Bible but did not swear on one.'' I pulled this one up, he's got links attached to it and it seems to be fairly legit. Frankly, I don't quite get the important of swearing in on a Bible in the first place, seeing as you're working for 1/20th of the human population. Don't get me wrong, it's a big job, just thinking that you're not really representing enough of the people to ask God to help you out. --[[User:Dzugavili|Dzugavili]] 19:28, 6 May 2010 (EDT)

::Sorry, Conservative, but I wanted to answer this guy. The Yahoo Answers was a waste of time. Just a bunch of rants by some clowns who attempted to link his name with some links that don't mention his name...except one [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/29/glenn-beck/glenn-beck-claims-science-czar-john-holdren-propos/]. And Holdren DID write that book and suggested THAT manner of population control, exactly as Beck said. In short, it was a bunch of non-answers written by a bunch of whining yahoos. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 19:43, 6 May 2010 (EDT)

What exactly happened to "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"? Is individual responsibility not a factor here?

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