I Want My America Back

John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Sep 16, 2009 Dig deeper

Tea-Baggers March on Washington, Have No Idea Why

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2009 If these anti-Obama marchers are to be believed, fascism and socialism are the same thing, abortion caused 9/11 and "Glenn Beck is such a logical thinker." There's a whole pile of crazy where that came from. If these anti-Obama marchers are to be believed, fascism and socialism are the same thing, abortion caused 9/11 and "Glenn Beck is such a logical thinker." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Glenn Beck’s Ad Dollars Take a Dive

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 He may be jacking up his ratings with all his, um, displays of distrust of the Obama administration and its policies, but it seems that Fox News pontificator Glenn Beck might well be feeling the burn in the advertising department for all his bloviating (not to mention his spelling issues). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Van Jones and the Boycott of Glenn Beck

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 9, 2009 The right-wing radio and TV host may have helped oust activist and green jobs adviser Van Jones from the administration, but in doing so he further justified the boycott against his broadcasts. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Choice: Is It Really Such a Tough Call?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2009 Sure, being POTUS is tough sometimes, and you're bound to royally tick off a large percentage of your constituency no matter what you do. But in the case of health care reform, President Obama, you have one Lee Stranahan to help you break this one down."Uninsured father" Lee Stranahan steps in to help President Obama get to the bottom line fast about health care reform. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Colbert Report’: Who’s the Jesus-est?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2009 Boy, Stephen Colbert got a lot accomplished on "The Colbert Report" this past week! He established whose God was best (duh) and why writing an Op-Ed in The New York Times is a clear sign of desperation and defeat (double duh), and he even managed to outdo Rep. Barney Frank in the table-talk department. But with what kind of cracker does Obamargarine go best? Hmmm. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Changing Channels on Health Care

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2009 What happened in the few months between the time when Glenn Beck denounced the dismal state of American health care and when he celebrated it as a systemic triumph just a smidge later? And can we replicate this one-man odyssey with a simple tweak of our own remote controls? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Stokin’ the Fear at Crazytown Hall Meetings

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2009 There's a whole lot of Baracknophobia going on when it comes to some folks' worries about health care reform, but how much of it is based on valid concern and how much is, well, stoked by certain media figures hoping to create a flurry of good ol' American pseudo-events? In other words, turn off the Glenn Beck, people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Columbia Professor Faints on ‘Glenn Beck’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2009 It's hard to say what made Columbia University professor David Buckner pass out during Monday's episode of "Glenn Beck," but perhaps standing so close to the Fox Newser and being obliged to describe a complex economic scenario with the aid of a cheesy graphic entitled "Path to Destruction" had something to do with Buckner's sudden need to take a break from full consciousness. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservatives ♥ Ayn Rand

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2009 What with all this economic turmoil of late, not to mention a suspected socialist in the White House, right-wing pundits like femmebot Michelle Malkin and fellow Fox-friendly cretin Glenn Beck are looking to "author, philosopher and female comb-over pioneer" Ayn Rand for guidance. Stephen Colbert thinks they should move to an island all their own, where less work gets done on purpose. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Cites ’24’ to Defend Torture

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 It's amazing what happens when powerful minds get together. Take this episode of "Fox and Friends," during which conservative luminary Glenn Beck quotes Jack Bauer, an imaginary person from the land of TV make-believe, to prove the righteousness of torture. Genius. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Georgian President Checks In With Glenn Beck, Katie Couric

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2008 First the showdown with Russia, now the U.S. media tour: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili paid a virtual visit to American news shows on Wednesday, telling CBS News anchor Katie Couric that the Russians were violating the newly instated cease-fire agreement with Georgia, then being buttered up by CNN's Glenn Beck, who reminded his audience that there are streets in Georgia "named after our president." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )