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| | name = Glenn Beck | |||
| | image = 5.3.10GlennBeckByDavid-Shankbone.jpg | |||
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| | caption = Beck at the ], May 4, 2010 | |||
| | birth_name = Glenn Lee Beck | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|02|10}} | |||
| | birth_place = ], ] | |||
| | education = ] | |||
| | nationality = American | |||
| | occupation = ] (host/owner of ] show and television show, related website and magazine)<br />author<br />live entertainer | |||
| | salary = ] 32 million (2009–10)<ref name = "Forbes410"/><ref name = "Forbesslides"> slideshow by '']''</ref> | |||
| | spouse = Claire (1983–1994), Tania (1999–present) | |||
| | children = Mary, Hannah (from first marriage); Raphe, Cheyenne (from second marriage) | |||
| | website = http://www.glennbeck.com/ | |||
| | religion = ]<ref>{{cite web |author=Steve Rabey |title=Exploring Glenn Beck's beliefs |url=http://www.getreligion.org/?p=19285 |work=GetReligion |date=2009-10-08 |accessdate=2009-10-11}}</ref> | |||
| |residence = ] | |||
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| '''Glenn Lee Beck''' (born February 10, 1964) is an American ] and ], ]<ref name="Hunter">{{cite news|url=http://www.amconmag.com/postright/2009/09/22/things-sean-hannity-would-never-say/|title=Things Sean Hannity Would Never Say|last=Hunter|first=Jack|date=September 22, 2009 |work=]|accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref> ], ], and ]. He is the host of '']'', a ] ] that airs throughout the ] on ]; he is also the host of an ] on ]. As an author, Beck has had six ], with five debuting at #1.<ref name = "Forbes410"> by Lacey Rose, '']'', April 26, 2010</ref> Beck is also the founder and CEO of Mercury Radio Arts, a multi-media ] through which he produces content for radio, television, publishing, the stage, and the Internet. | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| ===Early years=== | |||
| Glenn Lee Beck was born in ], to William and Mary Beck, who lived in ].<ref></ref> The family later moved to ],<ref name="Skagit Valley Herald 2009-09-27">{{cite news|url=http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/beck_charms_while_protesters_vent/|title=Beck charms while protesters vent|last=Ganser |first=Tahlia |date=September 27, 2009|work=Skagit Valley Herald}}</ref> where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area.<ref></ref> He is descended from ] immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s.<ref></ref> Beck was raised as a ] and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon. | |||
| Glenn and his older sister moved with their mother to ], attending a ]<ref name="LKamb092609">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/893746.html|title=Among Beck's roots in the state lies a South Sound mystery|first=Lewis|last=Kamb|publisher=''The News Tribune'' (Tacoma)|accessdate=2009-10-12|date=2009-09-26}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|url=http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/893746.html}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> in ]. On May 15, 1979, his mother drowned in ], just west of ]. A man who had taken her out in a small boat also drowned. A Tacoma police report stated that Mary Beck "appeared to be a classic drowning victim", but a ] investigator speculated that she could have intentionally jumped overboard.<ref name="LKamb092609"/> Beck has described his mother's death as a suicide in interviews during television and radio broadcasts.<ref name="LKamb092609"/><ref name="salon"> at ]</ref> | |||
| After their mother's death, Beck and his older sister moved to their father's home in ],<ref name="Mystery">{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/21/glenn_beck/print.html |work=Salon Magazine |date=September 21, 2009 |author=Alexander Zaitchik |title=The making of Glenn Beck: His roots, from the alleged suicide of his mom to Top 40 radio to the birth of the morning zoo }}</ref> where Beck graduated from ] in June 1982.<ref name="ST2009-09-26">{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009936122_apusglennbeckday.html|title=Glenn Beck's homecoming riles up people in Wash|last=Valdes|first=Manuel|date=2009-09-26|publisher=Seattle Times|accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref> In the aftermath of his mother's death and subsequent suicide of his stepbrother, Beck has said he used "Dr. ]" to ]. At 18, following his ], Beck relocated to ], and worked at radio station ]. Feeling he "didn't fit in," Beck left ] after six months,<ref name="Lynn Arave">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20061125/ai_n16876746|title=Glenn Beck not household name - yet|last=Arave|first=Lynn |date=November 26, 2006|work=Deseret Morning News|accessdate=November 18, 2009|location=Salt Lake City}}</ref> taking a job at ]'s ] in February 1983.<ref name="Mystery" /> | |||
| ===Adulthood=== | |||
| While working at WPGC, Beck met his first wife, Claire.<ref name="Salon-22Sep09"/> In 1983, the couple married and had two daughters, Mary and Hannah. Mary developed ] as a result of a series of ]s at birth in 1988.<ref name="Salon-22Sep09">{{cite news |work=Salon Magazine |date=September 22, 2009 |url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/22/glenn_beck_two/print.html |title=Glenn Beck becomes damaged goods; The radio phenom takes over the morning zoo, makes fun of miscarriages and flames out |author= Alexander Zaitchik}}</ref> The couple divorced in 1994 amid Beck's struggles with ]. A recovering ] and ],<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/program/about/|title=About Glenn Beck|accessdate=1 September 2009}}</ref> Beck has been diagnosed with ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/><ref name="Beck_Interviews_Pennington">{{cite web | |||
| |url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/12741/ | |||
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| By 1994, Beck was suicidal, and imagined shooting himself to the music of his fellow Washingtonian, ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> However, he cites the help of ] (AA) in his ] and attended his first AA meeting in November 1994, the month he states he stopped drinking alcohol and smoking ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09">{{cite news |work=Salon Magazine |date=September 23, 2009 |url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/23/glenn_beck_three/print.html |title=Glenn Beck rises again: Getting clean, getting Mormon, getting talk radio — and going to Yale, with the help of Joe Lieberman |author= Alexander Zaitchik}}</ref> Beck would later claim that he had gotten high every day for the previous 15 years, since the age of 16.<ref name="Mystery" /> | |||
| In 1996, while working for a ]-area radio station, Beck took a ] class at ], with a written recommendation from an alum who was a listener at the time, ].<ref name = beingglenn /> The class was called "Early Christology", but Beck soon dropped out, and that marked the extent of Beck's post secondary education.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/><ref name="Men Style">{{cite journal|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/about/about-glennbeck.shtml |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071208054509/http://www.glennbeck.com/about/about-glennbeck.shtml |archiveurl=http://www.premiereradio.com/vfile/2005/07/22.pdf |archivedate=2007-12-08|title=Is Glenn Beck The Most Annoying Man On Tv? Or does it only seem that way |work=GQ |month=September | year=2007 |author=Benjamin Wallace}} (archived from on 2007-12-08) <!-- some publication information per www.benjaminwallace.net/selected_work/glennbeck.pdf --></ref> | |||
| This was followed by Beck going on a "spiritual quest" where he "sought out answers in churches and bookstores."<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> As Beck later recounted in his books and stage performances, his first attempt at ] involved six wide-ranging authors, comprising what Beck jokingly calls "the library of a ]": ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /><ref name = beingglenn /> During this time, Beck's Mormon friend and former radio partner ] argued in favor of the "comprehensive worldview" offered by the ], an offer that Beck vehemently rejected until a few years later.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> | |||
| In 1999, Beck married his second wife, Tania.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/> After they went looking for a faith on a church tour together, they <ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> joined ] in October 1999, partly at the urging of his daughter Mary.<ref name="LDS-Living">{{cite journal |title=Glenn Beck: The Real Story |author=Jamie Lawson |magazine=LDS Living |year= 2007 |url=http://www.ldsliving.com/story/5768-glenn-beck}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/business/media/05radio.html|title=A Folksy Guy, in Recovery, about to land Millions |date=November 11, 2007 |work=New York Times | first=Brian | last=Stelter | accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> Beck would be ] by his old friend, and current-day co-worker ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> Beck and his current wife have had two children together, Raphe (who is adopted) and Cheyenne. The couple live in ], with their four children.<ref> - slideshow and article at '']'', March 18, 2010</ref> | |||
| Beck announced in July 2010 that he had been diagnosed with ], saying "A couple of weeks ago I went to the doctor because of my eyes, I can't focus my eyes." The disorder can make it difficult to read, drive or recognize faces.<ref>{{cite news|last=Katz|first=Neil|title=Macular Dystrophy Scare: Is Glenn Beck Going Blind?|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20010976-10391704.html|accessdate=July 19, 2010|newspaper=CBS News|date=July 19, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| == Viewpoints == | |||
| ===Political beliefs=== | |||
| Beck's range of media outlets have brought him prosperity and fame, along with controversy and criticism. His supporters praise him as a ] stalwart defending traditional ] from ] ],<ref>Eric Deggans, by Eric Deggans, '']'', September 11, 2009</ref> while his critics say he promotes ] and employs incendiary rhetoric for ratings.<ref> by '']''</ref> | |||
| Beck has described himself as a conservative with ] leanings.<ref name="Hunter"/><ref>{{cite news|authorlink = Katie Couric|first = Katie|last = Couric|publisher = ]|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5330485n&tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0|title = @katiecouric: Glenn Beck|at = 1:45|format = ]|quote = : How would you describe your brand of politics? : I don't know, ummm... libertarian, but I hack the libertarians off... I still believe in a strong national defence. Though I'm becoming more and more libertarian every day.|date = September 22, 2010}}</ref> Among his core values Beck lists personal responsibility, private charity, the ], ], ], and family as the cornerstone of society.<ref name='Common Sense'>''Glenn Beck's Common Sense: A Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired By Thomas Paine''</ref> Beck also believes in low ], and has said "A conservative believes that debt creates unhealthy relationships. Everyone, from the government on down, should live within their means and strive for financial independence."<ref name="cnnbeck">{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/25/beck.conservatives/index.html | title=Commentary: Obama no, McCain maybe | publisher=CNN | last=Beck | first=Glenn | accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> Beck supports individual gun ownership rights and is against ] legislation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/9902/|title=Glenn Beck: Gun Week!|accessdate=November 15, 2008 |date= May 12, 2008}}</ref> | |||
| Beck believes that there is a lack of evidence that human activity is the main cause of ].<ref name="inconvenient">{{cite book |last= Beck |first= Glenn |title= ] |publisher= ] |year= 2007 |month= November |isbn= 978-1-4165-5219-27}}</ref> He also says there is a legitimate case that global warming has, at least in part, been caused by mankind, and has tried to do his part by buying a home with a "]" design.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20100219/ENTERTAINMENT01/100218001/Don-t-judge-Beck-by-his-cover |title=Don't judge Beck by his cover |first=Dennis |last=McCafferty |work=] |date=February 21, 2010 |accessdate=May 31, 2010 |page=3}}</ref> He also views the ] as a form of ], and has promoted a petition rejecting the ].<ref>, GlennBeck.com. Retrieved 2009-09-03.</ref> | |||
| === Religious beliefs === | |||
| Spiritually, Beck has credited God for saving him from drug and alcohol abuse, professional obscurity and friendlessness.<ref name = "WPostRaised" /> In 2006, Beck performed a short inspirational monologue In Salt Lake City, Utah,<ref>{{cite news|publisher = ]|url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650209422/Glenn-Beck-not-household-name--yet.html|title = Glenn Beck not household name — yet: He performs 'stand-up comedy with a message'|date = November 27, 2006|first = Lynn|last = Arave}}</ref> detailing how he was transformed by the "healing power of Jesus Christ," which was released as a CD two years later by the ].<ref> - product description at ''Deseret Book''</ref> | |||
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| | quote = "It is likely that Beck owes his brand of ]-worship to Mormonism, where reverence for the founders and the United States Constitution as ] are often-declared elements of orthodox belief ... Many Mormons also believe that ] prophesied in 1843 that the US Constitution would one day 'hang by a thread' and be saved by faithful Mormons." (See ].) | |||
| | source = — Joanna Brooks, religious scholar<ref name = "RDBrooks" /> | |||
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| Religious scholar Joanna Brooks contends that Beck developed his "amalgation of ]" and "connect-the-dots conspiracy theorizing" only after his entree into the "deeply insular world of Mormon thought and culture."<ref name = "RDBrooks"> by Joanna Brooks, '']'', October 7, 2009</ref> Brooks theorizes that Beck's calls to ] and prayer are rooted in Mormon collective fasts to address spiritual challenges, while Beck's "overt sentimentality" and penchant for weeping represent the hallmark of a "distinctly Mormon mode of masculinity" where "appropriately-timed displays of tender emotion are displays of power" and spirituality.<ref name = "RDBrooks" /> ], the Arrington chair of ] ] at ], has said that Beck's belief that the ] was an "inspired document," his calls for ] and for not exiling God from the public sphere, "have considerable sympathy in Mormonism."<ref name = "MormonsRise"> by Felicia Sonmez, '']'', September 3, 2010</ref> Beck has acknowledged that the Mormon "doctrine is different" from traditional ], but said that this was what attracted him to it, stating that "for me some of the things in traditional doctrine just doesn't work." <ref> '']'' Transcript from December 7, 2007</ref> | |||
| Particularly as a consequence of Beck's ] in 2010, the fact that Beck is ] caused concern amongst some politically sympathetic Christian ] on ] grounds.<ref name = "TCD"> by Meredith Heagney, '']'', September 3, 2010</ref><ref name = "dispatch"> by Sarah Posner, '']'', September 1, 2010</ref><ref> by Adelle M. Banks, '']'', September 4, 2010</ref><ref> by '']'', August 31, 2010</ref> Tom Tradup, vice president at ], which serves more than 2,000 Christian-themed stations, expressed this sentiment after the rally, stating "Politically, everyone is with it, but theologically, when he says the country should turn back to God, the question is: Which God?"<ref name = "WPostRaised"> by Michelle Boorstein, '']'', August 31, 2010</ref> Subsequently, a September 2010 survey conducted by the ''Public Religion Research Institute'' (PRRI) and '']'' (RNS) found that of those Americans who hold a favorable opinion of Beck, only 45% believe he is the right person to lead a religious movement, with that number further declining to 37% when people are informed he is Mormon.<ref name = "PRRIPoll"> by the ''Public Religion Research Institute'' and '']'', September 16, 2010</ref><ref>http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/polls/poll_glenn_beck_the_wrong_leader_for_religious_revival/</ref> Daniel Cox, Director of Research for PRRI, summed up this position by stating: | |||
| {{quote|The disparity between Glenn Beck's favorability ratings and how people feel about him as a religious leader suggests that people are more drawn to him for political reasons than religious ones. Many of Beck's strongest supporters, such as Republicans and white Evangelicals, perceive real differences between their own faith and Beck's Mormon faith, and this may become a liability in his efforts to lead as a religious figure.<ref name = "PRRIPoll" />}} | |||
| Pete Peterson of ] ] said that Beck's speech at the rally belonged to an American tradition of calls to personal renewal. Peterson wrote: "A Mormon surrounded onstage by priests, pastors, rabbis, and imams, Beck one of the more ecumenical ]s in history."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.american.com/archive/2010/october/glenn-beck-jon-stewart-and-the-science-of-the-jeremiad|title = Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, and the Science of the Jeremiad|first = Pete|last = Peterson|date = October 27, 2010|work = The American: The Journal of the ]}}</ref> Moderately progressive evangelical pastor ] said in 2010 that conservative evangelicals respond to Beck's framing of conservative economic principles, saying that Beck's and ideological fellow travelers' "marriage between ] is so strong that anybody who is raising questions about loyalty to the old, laissez-faire capitalist system is ex post facto unpatriotic, un-American, and by association non-Christian.” ] religion reporter ], after quoting Campolo, opined, "It’s ironic that Beck, a Mormon, would gain acceptance as a leader of a new Christian coalition. ... Beck’s gift...is to articulate God’s special plan for America in such broad strokes that they trample no single creed or doctrine while they move millions with their message."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/09/one-nation-under-god.html|publisher = ]|title = One Nation Under God|first = Lisa|last = Miller|authorlink = Lisa Miller (journalist)|date = December 9, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| === Ideological influences === | |||
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| | width = 34% | quote = "The old American mind-set that ] famously called '']'' – the sense that ] or the railroads or the ] or the guys in ] are in league to destroy the country – is aflame again, fanned from both ] and ] ... No one has a better feeling for this mood, and no one exploits it as well, as Beck. He is the hottest thing in the political-rant racket, left or right." | |||
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| An author with ideological influence on Beck is ] (1913–2006), a prolific ] political writer, American ] and ] political theorist.<ref name = "RDBrooks" /><ref>{{cite news|publisher = ]|url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705349270/BYU-professors-Glenn-Beck-doesnt-speak-for-all-Mormons.html|title = BYU professors: Glenn Beck doesn't speak for all Mormons|first = Sara|last = Israelsen-Hartley|date = December 5, 2009}}</ref> As an ] supporter of the ],<ref>] (1963), </ref> and limited-government activist,<ref name="SalonSkousen">] (September 16, 2009), , '']''</ref> Skousen, who was Mormon, wrote on a wide range of subjects: the ], ], ], even ].<ref name="SalonSkousen" /> Skousen believed that American political, social, and economic elites were working with ] to foist a ] on the United States.<ref name = "WeekSt" /> Beck praised Skousen's "words of wisdom" as "divinely inspired", referencing Skousen's '']''<ref> Glenn Beck to ]</ref> and especially '']'' (originally published in 1981),<ref name="SalonSkousen" /> which Beck said in 2007 had "changed his life".<ref name="SalonSkousen" /> According to Skousen's nephew, ], ''Leap'' reflects Skousen's "passion for the ]", which he "felt was inspired by God and the reason behind America’s success as a nation."<ref>] (March 19, 2009), , '']''</ref> The book is touted by Beck as "required reading" to understand the current American political landscape and become a "September twelfth person".<ref name="SalonSkousen" /> Beck authored a foreword for the 2008 edition of ''Leap'' and Beck's on-air recommendations in 2009 propelled the book to number one in the government category on ] for several months.<ref name="SalonSkousen" /> In 2010, ] of the conservative '']'' criticized Beck's conspiratorial bent, terming him "a Skousenite."<ref name = "WeekSt"> by ], '']'', Vol. 15, No. 39, June 28, 2010</ref> Additionally, ], author of the 2010 critical book '']'', which features an entire chapter on "The Ghost of Cleon Skousen",<ref>'']'', by ], John Wiley and Sons, 2010, ISBN 0-470-55739-7, Chapter 12: "The Ghost of Cleon Skousen" on pg's 210-234 --> </ref> refers to Skousen as "Beck's favorite author and biggest influence", while noting that he authored four of the ten books on Beck's ] required-reading list.<ref> by ], adapted from '']'' for '']'', July 5, 2010</ref> | |||
| In his discussion of Beck and Skousen, Continetti also stated that one of Skousen's works "draws on ]’s ''Tragedy and Hope'' (1966), which argues that the history of the 20th century is the product of ] in conflict",<ref name = "WeekSt" /> noting that in Beck's novel '']'', which Beck describes as "faction" (fiction based on fact), one of his characters states "Carroll Quigley laid open the plan in ''Tragedy and Hope'', the only hope to avoid the tragedy of war was to bind together the economies of the world to foster global stability and peace."<ref name = "WeekSt" /> | |||
| ] ] ] postulates that alongside Skousen, ], founder of the ], is a key ideological foundation of Beck's worldview.<ref name = "NewYorker"> by historian ], '']'', October 18, 2010</ref> According to Wilentz: | |||
| {{quote|The popularity of Beck’s broadcasts, has brought neo-Birchite ideas to an audience beyond any that ] or ] might have dreamed of ... He (Beck) attacks all the familiar bogeymen: the ] (which he asserts is a private conglomerate, unaccountable to the public); the ] (born of a "progressive idea" to manipulate the media in order to "let the masses know what should be done"); and a historical procession of evildoers, including Skousen’s old target ] and Welch’s old target ]. His sources on these matters, quite apart from Skousen’s books, can be unreliable. (For example) on September 22nd, 2010, amid a diatribe about House, Beck cited a passage from ''Secrets of the Federal Reserve'', by ]. The book, commissioned in 1948 by ], is a startlingly ] fantasy of how a ]-led conspiracy of all-powerful bankers established the Federal Reserve in service of their plot to dominate the world.<ref name = "NewYorker" />}} | |||
| Other books that Beck regularly cites on his programs are ]’s '']'', ]’s '']'', ] and ]’s '']'', and Burt Folsom Jr.’s ''New Deal or Raw Deal''.<ref name = "WeekSt" /> Beck has also urged his listeners to read '']'', a book by a French ] group<ref name = "WeekSt" /> discussing what they see as the imminent collapse of capitalist culture.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Liberating Lipsticks and Lattes|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/books/16situation.html?_r=1|date=June 15, 2009|first=Colin|last=Moynihan|work=]|separator=,|postscript=|accessdate=August 8, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| In addition, on June 4, 2010, Beck endorsed ]'s 1936 work ''The Red Network: A Who's Who and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots'', remarking "this is a book, ''The Red Network'', this came in from 1936. People — ] was absolutely right ... This is, who were the communists in America."<ref name = "June42010Beck"> - transcript from ''GlennBeck.com'', aired on June 4, 2010</ref> Beck was criticized however by an array of people, including ] and ], who noted that Dilling was a proud ] and ] sympathizer.<ref> by ], '']'', June 10, 2010</ref><ref> by ], '']'', June 7, 2010</ref><ref> by Zach Honoroff, '']'', June 14, 2010</ref> | |||
| ===Countering progressivism=== | |||
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| ] "Tree of Revolution" chalk board, from the September 18, 2009, episode of ]. The "roots" of the tree <small>(from L to R)</small> are made up ], ], and ], while the "trunk" is the ] and ]. Comprising the "money leaves" of the tree <small>(from L to R)</small> are ] (ACORN), ], ] (SEIU), Dale Rathke, President ], ], ], ], ], ], ], Ruben Aronin, and ].<ref> by Glenn Beck, '']'', September 18, 2009</ref>]] | |||
| During his 2010 keynote speech to ] (CPAC), Beck wrote the word "progressivism" on a chalkboard and declared, "This is the disease. This is the disease in America", adding "progressivism is the cancer in America and it is eating our Constitution!"<ref name = "WeekSt" /><ref name = "CPAC"> by '']''</ref> According to Beck, the ] ideas of men such as ], ], and ], influenced the Presidencies of ] and ]; eventually becoming the foundation for President ]’s ].<ref name = "WeekSt" /> Beck believes that such progressivism infects both main political parties and threatens to "destroy America as it was originally conceived."<ref name = "WeekSt" /> In Beck’s book ''Common Sense'', he argues that "progressivism has less to do with the parties and more to do with individuals who seek to redefine, reshape, and rebuild America into a country where individual liberties and personal property mean nothing if they conflict with the plans and goals of the State."<ref name = "WeekSt" /> | |||
| A collection of ] whom Beck has referred to as "Crime Inc", comprise what Beck contends is a clandestine conspiracy to take over and transform America.<ref name = "AmerPros"> by Mark Schmitt, '']'', June 7, 2010</ref><ref name = "5/17/2010"> '']'' from May 17, 2010</ref><ref> '']'', May 14, 2010</ref> Some of these individuals include ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name = "AmerPros" /><ref> - according to '']''</ref> Other figures tied to Beck's "Crime Inc" accusation include ], ],<ref name = "4/30/2010"> '']'' from April 30, 2010</ref> ], ],<ref name = "6/22/2010"> '']'', June 22, 2010</ref> ] and President ].<ref name = "5/17/2010" /> According to Beck, these individuals already have or are surreptitiously working in unison with an array of organizations and corporations such as ], ], ACORN, ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and the SEIU; to fulfill their progressive agenda.<ref name = "5/17/2010" /><ref name = "6/22/2010" /> In his quest to root out these "progressives", Beck has compared himself to Israeli ], vowing on his radio show that "to the day I die I am going to be a progressive-hunter. I’m going to find these people that have done this to our country and expose them. I don’t care if they’re in nursing homes."<ref name = beingglenn /> | |||
| ] ] has denounced Beck's progressive-themed ] and "gross historical inaccuracies", countering that Beck is merely echoing the decades-old "]" of the ].<ref name = "NPR1013"> article and full audio story by ]'s ], October 13, 2010</ref> According to Wilentz, Beck's "version of history" places him in a long line of figures who have challenged mainstream political historians and presented an inaccurate opposing view as the truth, stating: | |||
| {{quote|Glenn Beck is trying to give viewers a version of American history that is supposedly hidden. Supposedly, all we historians — left, right and center — have been doing for the past 100 years is to keep true American history from you. And that true American history is what Glenn Beck is teaching. It's a version of history that is beyond skewed. But of course, that's what Beck expects us to say. He lives in a kind of '']'' world, where if people who actually know the history say what he's teaching is junk, he says, 'That's because you're trying to hide the truth.'<ref name = "NPR1013" />}} | |||
| Conservative ], the former speechwriter for ], has also spoken of Beck's propensity for ], remarking that "Beck offers a story about the American past for people who are feeling right now very angry and alienated. It is different enough from the usual story in that he makes them feel like they’ve got access to secret knowledge."<ref name = beingglenn /> | |||
| == Media career and income== | |||
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| In 2002 Beck created Mercury Radio Arts, a media platform he named after Orson Welles's seminal ] on the Air, which produced live theatrical broadcasts during the 1930s. Beck's company's president and chief operating officer was Chris Balfe and {{as of|2010|9|lc = on}}, employed more than 40 people<ref name = beingglenn>{{cite news|publisher = '']''|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/magazine/03beck-t.html?_r=3&hp=&pagewanted=all|title = Being Glenn Beck|date = September 29, 2010|first = Mark|last = Leibovich}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://blogs.forbes.com/laceyrose/2010/08/30/glenn-becks-35-million-empire-adds-a-news-site/|work = Forbes Blogs: Moneywood|first = Lacey|last = Rose|date = August 30, 2010|title = Glenn Beck’s $35 Million Empire Adds A News Site}}</ref> in the production of Beck's broadcast, publishing and online projects, as well as his live performances. In addition to broadcasting, Beck has written six ''New York Times''-bestselling books,<ref name = "Forbes410"/> and is the publisher an on-line magazine and a political blog. He also appears each year in more than 20 one-man live performances that tour throughout the U.S.<ref name = "Forbes410"/><ref name = beingglenn/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/events/ |title=Events |publisher=The Glenn Beck Program |date= |accessdate=2009-04-09}}</ref> | |||
| In June 2009, estimators at '']'' calculated Beck's earnings over the previous 12 months at $23 million, with 2009–2010 revenues on track to be higher.<ref name="Time09">{{cite journal |last=Von Drehle |first=David |date= September 28, 2009 |title=Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? |journal=] |volume=174 |issue=12 |page=30 |issn=0040-781X |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1924348,00.html?xid=rss-topstories |accessdate=2009-09-18}} ()</ref> In April 2010, ''Forbes'' calculated Beck's earnings for the previous year (March 2009 - March 2010) to be ]32 million.<ref name = "Forbes410" /> | |||
| === Radio === | |||
| {{See also|Glenn Beck Program}} | |||
| In 1983 he moved to ], to work at radio station ].<ref name="Salon-22Sep09"/> In mid-1985, Beck was hired away from KZFM to be the lead DJ for the morning-drive radio broadcast by ] in ].<ref name="Salon-22Sep09"/> His four-hour weekday show was called ''Captain Beck and the A-Team''.<ref name="timestein">{{cite news | url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1903967,00.html | title=Heeeere's Glenn! When the Lunatic Fringe Tries Comedy | publisher='']'' | date=June 12, 2009 | accessdate=September 10, 2009 | first=Joel | last=Stein}}</ref> Beck had a reputation as a "young up-and-comer". The show was not political and included the usual off-color antics of the genre: juvenile jokes, pranks, and impersonations.<ref name = beingglenn /> The show slipped to third in the market and Beck left abruptly in 1987 amid a dispute with WRKA management. {{cn|date=January 2011}} | |||
| Months later, Beck was hired by ] ] station ], then known as Y-95. Beck was partnered with ] native Tim Hattrick to co-host a local "]" program.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/> During his time at Y-95, Beck cultivated a rivalry with local pop radio station ] and that station's morning host ]. Through ] and ], Beck drew criticism from the staff at Y-95 when the rivalry culminated in Beck telephoning Kelly's wife on-the-air, mocking her recent ].<ref name="Salon-22Sep09"/> In 1989, Beck resigned from Y-95 to accept a job in Houston at ], known as Power 104. Beck was subsequently fired in 1990 due to poor ratings.<ref name="Salon-22Sep09"/> | |||
| After leaving Houston, Beck moved on to ] and the city's leading ] station, ], known as B104. There, he partnered with ], a morning ]. During his tenure at B104, Beck was arrested for ] in his ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> According to a former colleague, Beck was "completely out of it" when a B104 manager went down to the station to ] him out.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09" /> When Gray, then Beck were fired, the two men spent six months in Baltimore living off of their severance, unemployed and planning their next move. Then, in early 1992, Beck and Gray both moved on to ] (KC101), a ] radio station in ].<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/> When Gray left the show to move to Salt Lake City, Beck continued with co-host Vinnie Penn. At the end of 1998, Beck was told that his contract would not be renewed when it expired at the end of 1999.<ref name="Salon-23Sep09"/> | |||
| ''The Glenn Beck Program'' first aired in 2000 on ] in ], and took their afternoon time slot from eighteenth to first place within a year.<ref>{{cite web | title = About the Glenn Beck Program | publisher = | url = http://www.glennbeck.com/about/about-glennbeck.shtml | accessdate = 2006-08-02}}</ref><ref name="sptimes2001">{{cite news | url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/091801/news_pf/Artsandentertainment/Beck_muscles_out_Dr_L.shtml | title=Beck muscles out Dr. Laura at WFLA | publisher=] | date=September 18, 2001 | accessdate=September 10, 2009}}</ref> In January 2002, ] launched the show nationwide on 47 stations. The show then moved to ], broadcasting from new flagship station ]. On November 5, 2007, '']'' reported that Premiere Radio Networks was extending Beck's contract. By May 2008, it had reached over 280 terrestrial stations as well as ]. It was ranked 4th in the nation with over six and a half million listeners.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Top Talk Radio Audiences | publisher = | url = http://www.talkers.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34 | accessdate = 2008-05-06}}</ref> Glenn Beck is number three in the ratings behind ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talkers.com/online/?p=71 |title= The Top Talk Radio Audiences |publisher=Talker Magazine |date=2010-03-03 |accessdate=2010-09-03}}</ref> | |||
| === Television === | |||
| {{See also|Glenn Beck (TV program)}} | |||
| In January 2006, ]'s '']'' announced that Beck would host a nightly news-commentary show in their new prime-time block ''Headline Prime''. The show, simply called ''Glenn Beck'', aired weeknights at 7:00 p.m., repeating at 9:00 p.m. and midnight <!-- There is no such thing as 12 am or 12 pm; go see NIST's FAQ --> (all times Eastern) from May 8, 2006 to October 16, 2008. | |||
| ''CNN Headline News'' described the show as "an unconventional look at the news of the day featuring his often amusing perspective on the top stories from world events and politics to pop culture and everyday hassles."<ref>{{cite news | title = Glenn Beck | publisher = | url = http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/glenn.beck/ | accessdate = 2006-07-30}}</ref> At the end of his time at CNN-HLN, Beck had the second largest audience behind ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Stelter |first=Brian |url=http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/beck-leaving-cnn-for-fox-news/ |title=Beck Leaving CNN for Fox News - TV Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com |publisher=Tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com |date=2008-10-16 |accessdate=2009-04-09}}</ref> On July 21, 2008, Beck filled in for ] on the show '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/12710/ |title=Current Events & Politics - Picture of the Day - July 22, 2008 |publisher=Glenn Beck |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2009-04-09}}</ref> In 2008, Beck won the ] for Network Syndicated Personality of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn/beck_wins_marconi_award_95056.asp |title=Beck Wins Marconi Award - mediabistro.com: TVNewser |publisher=mediabistro.com |date= |accessdate=2009-04-09}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2008, it was announced that Beck would join the ], leaving CNN Headline News. Chris Balfe, president of Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, said that the reason Beck came to Fox was because of president ], remarking that they "have a fantastic relationship."<ref name = "WashPostKurtz"> by ], '']'', March 15, 2010</ref> | |||
| After moving to the Fox News Channel, Beck began to host '']'' airing weekdays at 5pm ET, beginning in January 2009, as well as a weekend version. <ref> '']''. Retrieved on October 16, 2008.</ref>One of his first guests was ] ] <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480754,00.html|work=foxnews.com|title=Tonight on Glenn Beck: Gov. Sarah Palin, Wives of Border Patrol Agents|date=19 January 2008|accessdate=21 September 2009}}</ref> He also has a regular segment every Friday on the Fox News Channel program '']'' titled "At Your Beck and Call."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwwl.billoreilly.com/show;jsessionid=4EF14E3805DC9C3E0BA03E51C3625A22?action=viewTVShow&showID=2401#5|work=billoreilly.com|title=O'Reilly Factor Flash|date=7 August 2009|accessdate=21 September 2009}}</ref> {{As of|September 2009}} Beck's program drew more viewers than all three of the competing time-slot shows on CNN, ] and ] combined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/|work=mediabistro.com|date=15 September 2009,|title=Ratings|accessdate=21 September 2009}}</ref><ref name='LATimesRatings'>{{cite news | first=Matea | last=Gold | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Fox News' Glenn Beck strikes ratings gold by challenging Barack Obama | date=2009-03-06 | publisher= | url =http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/06/entertainment/et-foxnews6 | work =The Los Angeles Times | pages = | accessdate = 2009-09-21 | language = }}</ref> | |||
| However, his show's high ratings have not come without controversy from both outside and inside Fox News.<ref name = "WashPostKurtz" /> '']'s'' ] reported that Beck's use of "distorted or inflammatory rhetoric" has given him a "lightning-rod status", that in turn, has complicated the channel's and their journalist's efforts to neutralize ] criticism that Fox is not really a news organization.<ref name = "WashPostKurtz" /> Television analyst Andrew Tyndall echoed these sentiments, calling Beck an "activist" and "comedian" whose incendiary style has created "a real crossroads for Fox News", stating "they're right on the cusp of losing their image as a news organization."<ref name = "WashPostKurtz" /> | |||
| === Authorship === | |||
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| | source = — Glenn Beck, ''Common Sense'', 2009<ref>Beck, Glenn; Kerry, Joe (2009). ''Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine''. Threshold Editions. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-4391-6857-8</ref> | |||
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| ]'' was published by Simon and Schuster in 2009.]] | |||
| Beginning in 2003, Glenn Beck became a popular and best-selling author. {{As of|2010}} he had released ten books in various formats.<ref>, Amazon.com</ref> | |||
| Beck had reached #1 on the '']'' ] in four separate categories {{as of|2010|lc=on}}: Hardcover Non-Fiction ]<ref name=TheWrap>Dylan Stableford, , The Wrap, October 01, 2009</ref> and ']<ref>, The New York Times, December 9, 2007</ref>), Paperback Non-Fiction ''Common Sense''<ref name=TheWrap />), Hardcover Fiction, ''The Christmas Sweater''<ref name=PocketBooks2003>, TVNEWSER</ref>), and Children's Picture Books, ''The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book'' <ref name="nytimes.com">, November 5, 2009, The New York times.</ref>. | |||
| * ''The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland'' was published in 2003. <ref>, Amazon.com</ref> <ref>, The New York Times, March 30, 2008</ref> | |||
| * ''Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine'' was published in 2009.<ref>, Amazon.com</ref> Beck did not expect it to be a commercial possibility and originally planned to release it anonymously on the Internet.<ref name = "Forbes410"/> This book rose to #1 on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List, for the weeks of June 26, 2009, through October 18, 2009.<ref>, The New York Times, June 26, 2009</ref><ref>, The New York Times, October 9, 2009</ref> | |||
| * On June 15, 2010, Beck's novel '']'' is a ].<ref>, Amazon.com</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Beck |first= Glenn |title=The Overton Window |publisher= ] |year= 2010 |month= June |isbn=978-1439184301}}</ref><ref></ref> This book was #1 on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List for the week of June 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite news| title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html| publisher=The New York Times| date=June 25, 2010| accessdate=Aug 29, 2010| first=Jennifer| last=Schuessler}}</ref> | |||
| * ] was released on October 26, 2010.<ref name="Broke"></ref> | |||
| Beck has also released three books only in audio format. ''America's March to Socialism: Why We're One Step Closer to Giant Missile Parades'' is an audiobook that was published in 2008.<ref>, Amazon.com</ref> ''An Unlikely Mormon, The Conversion Story of Glenn Beck'' was published in 2008 (DVD).<ref>, Amazon.com</ref> ''Idiots Unplugged'' is an audiobook that was published in 2010. <ref>, Amazon.com</ref> | |||
| === Websites === | |||
| <!--Please don't remove ]s (or edit the names within their doubled, curly brackets). Thanks!-->{{Anchor|GlennBeck.com}}{{Anchor|Fourth Hour with Stu and Pat}} | |||
| As of 2009, his eponymous website was estimated to receive 5-million unique visitors per month and to generate over $3 million in revenue a year.<ref name="Time09" /> Included in its subscription service: | |||
| * '']'' online magazine, launched in 2005<ref name = beingglenn /> | |||
| * The ''4th Hour with Stu & Pat,'' a weekday live ] by ], Beck's radio show's producer since his days at ] in ],<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.glennbeck.com/content/program/about/|title = About the Glenn Beck Program: About Stu - Executive Producer / Head Writer|accessdate = October 22, 2010|work = GlennBeck.com|publisher = Mercury Radio Arts}}</ref> and ], begun in 2010 | |||
| * ], interactive classes offered beginning in July 2010 | |||
| In August 2010, Mercury Radio Arts launched the independent ], ''].'' | |||
| == Live events == | |||
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| Since 2005, Beck has toured American cities twice a year, presenting a one-man stage show. His stage productions are a mix of stand-up comedy and inspirational speaking.<ref>{{cite journal | title=Not Just Another Conservative | journal=radioandrecords.com | author=Al Peterson | month=June | year=2005 | url=http://www.premiereradio.com/vfile/2005/07/22.pdf|format=PDF}}{{Dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref> In a critique of his live act, '']'' ] describes Beck as a "wildly imaginative performer, a man who weds the operatic impulses of the demagogue to the grim mutterings of the conspiracy theorist."<ref name="SalonAlmond"> by ], '']'', September 12, 2009</ref> | |||
| In 2005, the summer show ''Glenn Beck: On Ice'' advocated diminishing the role of politics in daily life. The 2006 summer show ''The Mid-Life Crisis Tour'' featured life's lessons from the perspective of a middle-aged man. In June 2007, Beck completed his tour called ''An Inconvenient Tour''. It focused on the inconvenient aspects of everyday life, and was a parody of ]'s '']''. A show from the ''Beck `08 Unelectable Tour'' was shown in around 350 movie theaters around the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0807/16/gb.01.html|title=Transcripts|publisher=CNN.com International|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> The finale of 2009's ''Common Sense Comedy Tour'' was simulcast in over 440 theaters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/06/arts/television/06beck.html|title=Laughing at Liberals (and Hawking That Book) |last=Hale|first=Mike|date=2009-06-05|work=The New York Times|pages=C1|accessdate=2009-10-03}}</ref> The events have drawn 200,000 fans in recent years.<ref name="Time09" /> | |||
| Beck has done numerous other live events. In March 2003, Beck ran a series of rallies called ''Glenn Beck's Rally for America'' in support of troops deployed for the upcoming ]. On July 4, 2007, Beck served as host of the 2007 ] Tundra "]" in ]. The annual event at ] on the ] campus is presented by America's Freedom Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is "to provide deeply felt emotional experiences that celebrate and promote the traditional American values of family, freedom, God and country."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_June_23/ai_n19312761/|title=Glenn Beck to Host 2007 Toyota Tundra Stadium of Fire|last=Press release|date=2007-06-23|publisher=Business Wire|accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref> On May 17, 2008, Beck gave the keynote speech at the ] convention in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nra.org/ |title=National Rifle Association - NRA Website Gateway |publisher=Nra.org |date= |accessdate=2009-04-09}}</ref> | |||
| In late August 2009, the mayor of ], Beck's hometown, announced that he would award Beck the ], designating September 26, 2009 as "Glenn Beck Day". Due to some local opposition, the city council voted unanimously to disassociate itself from the award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009930887_beck24m.html|work=seattletimes. NiSource.com|title=Mount Vernon council distances itself from honor for talk-show host|first=Erik|last=Lacitis|date=September 24, 2009|accessdate=October 2, 2009}}</ref> The key presentation ceremony sold-out the 850-seat McIntyre Hall and an estimated 800 people, both supporting and opposing the event, demonstrated outside the building.<ref name="key">{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRNriGY3MaU3TlkygUll5o78elngD9AVFF300|title=Glenn Beck gets ceremonial key to hometown city|date=2009-09-26|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=2009-09-28|format=}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRNriGY3MaU3TlkygUll5o78elngD9AVFF300}}</ref> Earlier that day, approximately 7,000 people attended the ] "Take the Field with Glenn Beck" at Seattle's ].<ref name="key"/> | |||
| In December, 2009, Beck produced a one-night special film version of his book "The Christmas Sweater" titled "The Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption."<ref>Joseph Childers, , December 4, 2009, trueslant.com</ref> In the film, Beck plays multiple roles and shares his "most profound childhood memories, along with his philosophies on life, love and happiness." | |||
| In January and February 2010, Beck teamed with fellow Fox News host ] to tour several cities in a live stage show called "The Bold and Fresh Tour 2010." During each event, Beck and O'Reilly would each take the stage for 30–40 minutes individually and offer their perspective and commentary on a variety of issues. Then, following a 20 minute intermission, the two appeared on stage together for approximately 30 minutes, trading questions and discussing their differing viewpoints on several matters. The January 29th show was also recorded and broadcast to movie theaters throughout the country.<ref>The movie theater broadcast was originally slated to be a live show originating from ], but that show was re-scheduled due to the winter storm-related state of emergency in Virginia, and the recorded show was broadcast instead.</ref> | |||
| === 9-12 Project and Tea Party protests === | |||
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| Beck put together a campaign, the ], that is named for nine principles and 12 values which he says embody the spirit of the American people on the day after the ].<ref name="The Star 2009-04-04">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/article/613670|title=This Fox TV host is mad as hell|last=Potter|first=Mitch|date=2009-04-04|work=The Star|accessdate=2009-09-15 | location=Toronto}}</ref> Beck has supported the ] from their inception, mainly due to similar views on ], and he held a broadcast from one of the April 2009 rallies in ].<ref name="FOXNews.com 2009-04-15">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/15/governor-says-texans-want-secede-union-probably-wont/|title=Governor Says Texans May Want to Secede From Union But Probably Won't|date=2009-04-15|agency=Associated Press|work=Fox News|accessdate=2009-09-15}}</ref> | |||
| Lucy Barber, author of ''Marching on Washington: The Forging of an American Political Tradition,'' argues that mass events by advocacy groups are "often about movement-building and creating a sense of solidarity and, in our lovely virtual world, bringing people into a physical space together."<ref>{{cite news|publisher = Washington Post|url = http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/08/so_you_want_to_host.html?hpid=topnews|title = How to host a rally on the Mall|first = Ed|last = O'Keefe|date = August 26, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| === Restoring Honor rally === | |||
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| ] at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 2010]] | |||
| The Restoring Honor rally was promoted by Beck and held at the ] in ] on August 28, 2010. The religious and patriotic themed rally was co-sponsored by the ], promoted by ], and supported by the ].<ref name = "ABC827" /> The rally was billed as a "celebration of America's heroes and heritage".<ref name = "NPRLiz"> by Liz Halloran, '']'', August 27, 2010</ref> Along with Beck, speakers included ] vice presidential nominee ],<ref></ref> and niece of ] activist ].<ref>{{cite news|work = ABCNews.Go.com|url = http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alveda-king-speaks-glenn-becks-dc-rally/story?id=11504453|title = Alveda King Speaks at Glenn Beck's DC Rally: Pro-Life Advocate Spoke on Anniversary of Her Uncle's "I Have A Dream" Speech|first = Kevin|last = Dolak|date = August 28, 2010}}</ref> Beck received criticism from some ] leaders, ] advocates and media personalities, for holding the event at the ], the location of ]'s historic "]" speech on its 47th anniversary, and the event theme, which African American leaders believe was distorting the legacy of the civil rights movement.<ref name = "ABC827"> by Huma Khan, '']'', August 27, 2010</ref><ref name="NPRLiz"/> | |||
| Beck's speech at the rally emphasized the theme that Americans of all religions should turn to their faith in ],<ref name = rallydrawstens/> "turning our face back to the values and principles that made us great."<ref>{{cite news|publisher = ]|title = Quote from 'The Summoning Of Our Discontent'|accessdate = September 1, 2010|url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/quote/0fme4AJcTm4QJ?q=US+Administration}}</ref> Praise was given by the rally's speakers to ], ], and ], as well as America's war veterans. Beck called for Americans to unite despite political or religious disagreements and, for the rally's closing statement, the events speakers were joined on stage by 240 clergy from different races and religions.<ref name = rallydrawstens>{{cite news|date = August 31, 2010|work = LifeSiteNews.com|url = http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/aug/10083111.html|title = Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally Draws Tens of Thousands|first = Peter J.|last = Smith}}</ref><ref name="religion">{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41556.html|title=Beck claimes King legacy through God|accessdate=August 31, 2010|publisher=POLITICO|first=James|last=Hohmann|date=August 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,600442,00.html|work = FoxNews.com|title = 'Glenn Beck': Media Miss Restoring Honor Rally's Message (transcript)|date = August 31, 2010|first = Glenn|last = Beck}}</ref> | |||
| In a one-hour recap of the event on his August 30, 2010 TV show, Beck declared: | |||
| {{quote|I believe we're approaching a last call, all aboard. I had nightmares last night, because I felt maybe I wasn't clear enough. The message I feel I'm supposed to give you is get behind the shield of God.<ref name = "WPost31"> by Hank Stuever, '']'', August 31, 2010</ref>}} | |||
| Media estimates of the crowd size at the rally ranged from 87,000 to 500,000.<ref>]</ref> | |||
| == Public reception == | |||
| {{quote box|quote = "To his admirers, Glenn Beck has been a voice crying in the wilderness, a prophet who warns us that we have been wandering in darkness too long. To detractors, he is a clown and a buffoon, at best, a dangerous demagogue, at worst."|source = — ], '']''<ref> by Lee Harris, '']'', September 13, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 48</ref> | |||
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| In 2009, the Glenn Beck show was one of the highest rated news commentary programs on cable TV.<ref>, The Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2009.</ref><ref>, mediabistro.com, March 11, 2009.</ref><ref>Big Beck: Goes over 3 million viewers, beats O’Reilly in demo: Cable News Ratings for Wednesday, August 26, 2009], TV by the numbers, August 27, 2009</ref><ref>, Broadcasting & Cable, September 11, 2009.</ref> For a ] ] special, Beck was selected as one of America’s "Top 10 Most Fascinating People" of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow?id=9225910&page=3|publisher=ABC News|last=Walters|first=Barbara|title=Top 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009| date=2009-12-09 | accessdate=2009-12-10}}</ref> In 2010, Beck was selected for the Times top 100 most influential people under the "Leaders" category.<ref></ref> | |||
| Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer,<ref name='nytimesbeck' /> a commentator rather than a reporter,<ref>{{cite episode |title=] |url=http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/201/25560/ |network=ABC |airdate=2009-05-21}}</ref> and a "rodeo clown".<ref name='nytimesbeck' /> He has said that he identifies with ], a character portrayed by ] in the film '']'': "When he came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy."<ref name='ABCnewsinterview'>{{cite news | first=John | last=Stossel | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Glenn Beck on Glenn Beck | date=2009-06-10 | publisher=] | url =http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Stossel/Story?id=7795824&page=4 | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-31 | language = }}</ref> | |||
| ''Time Magazine'' described Beck as "he new populist superstar of Fox News" saying it is easier to see a set of attitudes rather than a specific ideology, noting his criticism of ], yet defending bonuses to ], as well as denouncing conspiracy theories about the ] (FEMA) but warning against indoctrination of children by the ] program.<ref name='timebeck'>{{cite news | first=James | last=Poniewozik | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Glenn Beck: The Fears of a Clown | date=2009-04-08 | publisher= | url =http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1890174,00.html | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-31 | language = }}</ref> (]<ref name='bighate'>{{Cite news | title=The Big Hate |last=Krugman |first=Paul |publisher=The New York Times |date=2009-06-11 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/opinion/12krugman.html?_r=1}}</ref> and ],<ref name='potok'>{{cite news | title=The Rise of Militias and Hate Groups in the U.S. | date=2010-03-31 | work=The Diane Rehm Show | publisher=] | url=http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2010-03-31/rise-militias-and-hate-groups-us | accessdate = 2010-03-31 }}</ref> on the other hand, have been among those asserting that Beck helps spread "hate" by covering issues that stir up extremists.) What seems to unite Beck's disparate themes, ''Time'' argued, is a sense of siege.<ref name='timebeck'/> An earlier cover story in ''Time'' described Beck as "a gifted storyteller with a knack for stitching seemingly unrelated data points into possible conspiracies", proclaiming that he has "emerged as a virtuoso on the strings" of conservative discontent by mining "the timeless theme of the corrupt Them thwarting a virtuous Us."<ref name="Time09"/> | |||
| Beck's shows have been described as a "mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future ... capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans."<ref name='nytimesbeck'>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= Bill Carter, Brian Stelter |authorlink= | title=Fox News’s Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star | date=2009-03-31 | publisher= | url =http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/business/media/30beck.html | work =] | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-31 | language = }}</ref> One of Beck's ] colleagues ], has jokingly called Beck's studio the "fear chamber", with Beck countering that he preferred the term "doom room."<ref name="Time09" /> | |||
| ] ] ] ] criticized Beck as a "cynic" whose show was antithetical to "American values" at '']'''s 2009 First Draft of History conference, remarking "Only in America can you make that much money crying."<ref> by Sam Stein, October 1, 2009, article and video at '']''</ref> The progressive watchdog group ] Activism Director Peter Hart argues that Beck ] political adversaries as well as promotes a paranoid view of progressive politics.<ref>Hart, Peter. Fox News’ lunatic fringe, now even loonier. April, 2010</ref> ] of '']'' has remarked that "Love him or hate him, Beck is a talented, often funny broadcaster, a recovering ] with an unabashedly emotional style."<ref name = "WashPostKurtz" /> | |||
| ===Critical authors=== | |||
| In June 2010, investigative reporter ] released a critical biography titled '']'', with a title mocking Beck's work, ''Common Sense''.<ref> by ], '']'', June 2, 2010</ref> In an interview about the book, Zaitchik theorized that "Beck’s politics and his insatiable hunger for money and fame are not ]", while stating: | |||
| {{quote|Beck’s true religion is not ], ], or ]. His true religion is cross-platform self-] ... According to Beck’s worldview, there’s no inherent contradiction between his sophisticated instinct for ], his ] rodeo clown act, his self-image as a ], and his professed belief system. I think he actually believes that God wants him to make a ton of money and become this huge celebrity by ] and generally doing whatever it takes in the media to promote ] causes.<ref name = "Anchorage"> by David Holthouse and Brendan Joel Kelley, '']'', September 8, 2010</ref>}} | |||
| In September 2010, '']'' reporter Will Bunch released ''The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama''.<ref name = "Cesca"> by ], '']'', September 1, 2010</ref> One of Bunch's primary theses is that Beck is nothing more than a ] deejay playing a fictional character as a money-making stunt.<ref name = "Cesca" /> Writer ], in a review of Bunch's book, compares Beck to ]'s faith-healer character in the 1992 film '']'', before describing the "derivative grab bag of other tried and tested personalities" that Bunch contends comprises Beck's persona: | |||
| {{quote|His (Beck's) adenoidal 'Clydie Clyde' voice is based on morning zoo pioneer ]'s "Mr. Leonard" character. His history is borrowed from the widely debunked work of ]. His conspiracy theories are horked from ] and maybe ]. His anti-Obama, anti-socialist monologues are pure ]. His chalkboard is stolen from televangelist ]. His solemn, over-processed radio monologue delivery is a dead ringer for ] in '']''. This is all well-worn stuff, but no one has drawn it all together and sculpted it for the purpose of conning an especially susceptible audience during turbulent racial and economic times.<ref name = "Cesca" />}} | |||
| ===Satire, spoof and parody=== | |||
| Beck has been the subject of mockery and ridicule by a number of humorists. In response to Beck's animated delivery and views, he was ] in an impersonation by ] on '']''.<ref name='knickerbocker26Sep09'>{{cite news | first=Brad | last=Knickerbocker | title=Glenn Beck goes home to face - what else? - controversy | date=2009-09-26 | url =http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/09/26/glenn-beck-goes-home-to-face-what-else-controversy/ | work =] | accessdate = 2009-10-01 }}</ref> '']''{{'}}s ] has ] Beck's ] with his own "11-3 project",<ref> by '']'' aired on November 5, 2009</ref> impersonated Beck's chalk board-related presentation style for an entire show,<ref> by '']'' aired on March 18, 2010</ref> and quipped about Beck "finally, a guy who says what people who aren't thinking are thinking."<ref name='Stossel17Jun09'>{{cite news | first=John | last=Stossel | title=A Refreshing Spin on Cable TV | date=2009-06-17 | url =http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/17/a_refreshing_spin_on_cable_tv_97025.html | work=] (originally broadcast by ]) | accessdate = 2009-10-01 }}</ref> ] of '']'' satirized Beck's "war room" by creating his own "doom bunker."<ref> from '']'', aired on March 4, 2009</ref> Through the character ], '']'' parodied Beck's television program and his commentary style in the episode "]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/11/south-park-does-glenn-beck/30090/|title=South Park Does Glenn Beck|last=Good|first=Chris|date=November 12, 2009|work=]|accessdate=April 23, 2010}}</ref> '']'', a satirical periodical and faux news site, ran an '']'' video "special report" where it lamented that the "victim in a fatal car accident was tragically not Glenn Beck."<ref> by the '']''</ref> Meanwhile, the '']'' cartoon '']'' ran an animated cartoon feature titled "The Glenn Beck Apocalypse", where Beck is confronted by ] who rebukes him as the equivalent of "] farting into a balloon."<ref> by '']''s '']''</ref> Political comedian and satirist ] has mocked Beck's followers as an "army of diabetic ]",<ref> by ], '']'', September 15, 2010</ref> while '']'', named Beck the most loathsome person in America in 2010, declaring "It’s like someone found a manic, doom-prophesying hobo in a sandwich board, shaved him, shot him full of ] and gave him a show."<ref name = beingglenn /> The October 31 ] in Washington, hosted by ] personalities ] and ], was conceived as a parody of Beck's earlier Rally to Restore Honor, and drew a crowd estimated at over 200,000 people, more than double the low attendance estimate of Beck's rally.<ref></ref> | |||
| == Notable public disputes == | |||
| ====Anti-Defamation League==== | |||
| The ] (ADL) special report referred to Beck as America's "fearmonger-in-chief" and said "Beck and his guests have made a habit of demonizing President Obama and promoting conspiracy theories about his administration."<ref>, Anti-Defamation League.</ref> Beck responded by claiming that the ADL was "as responsible for the plight of ] as the ] is for the plight of women. It is nothing, I believe, nothing but a ] at this point."<ref name="plight">{{cite web|url=http://rawstory.com/2009/11/beck-blames-adl-jewish-people/|title=Glenn Beck blames ADL for ‘plight of Jewish people’|accessdate=November 30, 2009|format=}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|url=http://rawstory.com/2009/11/beck-blames-adl-jewish-people/}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>, November 25, 2009, mediamatters, com</ref> | |||
| ==== Keith Ellison ==== | |||
| In 2006, Beck ] to Muslim congressman-elect ], a guest on his show, "I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.' And I know you're not. I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel."<ref name="Beck 06">{{cite news| url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0611/14/gb.01.html| author=Glenn Beck| title=First Muslim Congressman Speaks Out|date=November 14, 2006 | work=CNN}} Retrieved on December 11, 2006</ref> Ellison replied that his constituents, "know that I have a deep love and affection for my country. There's no one who's more patriotic than I am, and so you know, I don't need to — need to prove my patriotic stripes."<ref name="Beck 06"/> Beck's question, which he himself suggested was "quite possibly the poorest-worded question of all time,"<ref>{{cite news| title=Beck is in a Catch-22| author=Scott D. Pierce|date=01/11/2007| url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650221878/Scott-Pierce-Beck-is-in-a-Catch-22.html?pg=1| publisher= Deseret News}}</ref> resulted in protests from several ] organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arab groups protest Beck's hiring |date=2007-01-26 |accessdate=2009-09-21|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Barack Obama ==== | |||
| Several incidents involving Beck and President ] have resulted in notable public controversy. In response to Obama's remarks on the ], Beck argued that Obama has repeatedly shown "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture," saying "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a ]."<ref name="ObamaCBS">{{cite news | first=David | last=Bauder | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Fox's Glenn Beck: President Obama is a racist | date=2009-07-28 | publisher= | url =http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/29/politics/main5195604.shtml | agency =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2009-07-29 | language = | work=CBS News}}</ref> These remarks drew criticism, and resulted in a boycott promulgated by ].<ref name="Ariens">{{cite news | first=Chris | last=Ariens | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Glenn Beck's 'Racist' Comment Sends Advertisers Elsewhere | date=2009-07-28 | publisher= | url =http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/glenn_becks_racist_comment_sends_advertisers_elsewhere_123710.asp| work =TVNewser| pages = | accessdate = 2009-08-12 | language = }}</ref> In 2009, the boycott resulted in at least 57 advertisers requesting their ads be ], to avoid associating their brands with content that could be considered offensive by potential customers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE57C07920090813| title=Fox News' "Glenn Beck" loses advertisers|date=2009-07-12|accessdate=2009-07-13| last=Hein | first=Kenneth |publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Corky | last=Siemaszko | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Advertisers continue to abandon Glenn Beck after pundit had called President Obama a 'racist' | date=2009-09-03 | publisher= ] | url =http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/09/03/2009-09-03_advertisers_.html| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2009-09-03 | language = }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/oct/04/waitrose-fox-news-barack-obama|title=Waitrose dumps Fox News in protest over remarks about Barack Obama|last=Jones|first=Sam|date=4 October 2009|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-10-06|location=London, UK}}</ref> He later apologized for the remarks, telling ] anchor ] that he has a "big fat mouth" and miscast as racism what is actually, as he theorizes, Obama's belief in ].<ref></ref> | |||
| Beck was also criticized for mocking 11-year-old ] during a discussion of the President's response to the ]. He questioned her level of education and imitated her voice asking her father why he hated black people.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> Beck later posted an apology online, stating that he broke his own rule of keeping the family members of political figures out of the discussion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/29/beck-apologizes-for-mocking-obama%E2%80%99s-daughter/ |title=Beck apologizes for mocking Obama's daughter |first=Alexander |last=Mooney |publisher=CNN |date=May 29, 2010 |accessdate=June 3, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ==== Van Jones ==== | |||
| In July 2009, Glenn Beck began to focus what would become many episodes on his TV and radio shows on ], Special Advisor for ] at Obama's ]. Beck was critical of Jones' involvement in ], a ] non-governmental group, and his support for ] inmate ], who had been convicted of killing a police officer. Beck spotlighted video of Jones referring to ] as "assholes", and a petition Jones signed suggesting that ] knowingly let the ] happen. In September 2009, Jones resigned his position in the ], after a number of his past statements became fodder for conservative critics and Republican officials.<ref name="The New York Times 2009-09-06">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/us/politics/07vanjones.html?_r=1|title=White House Official Resigns After G.O.P. Criticism|last=Brodey|first=John|date=2009-09-06|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref> ''Time'' magazine credited Beck with leading conservatives' attack on Jones.<ref name="Time09"/> Jones characterized the attacks from his opponents as a "vicious ]" and an effort to use "lies and distortions to distract and divide."<ref name="The Washington Post 2009-09-06">{{cite news|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/06/van_jones_resigns.html|title=White House Adviser Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy Over Past Activism|last=Wilson |first=Scott|coauthors=Garance Franke-Ruta|date=2009-09-06|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=2009-09-22}}</ref> | |||
| ==== ACORN ==== | |||
| In 2009, Beck and other conservative commentators were critical of ] (ACORN) for various reasons, including claims of voter registration fraud in the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5315657.shtml|title=ACORN Sting Lands Housing Group in Conservative Crosshairs|last=Montopoli|first=Brian |date=2009-09-16|work=Political Hotsheet|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=2009-10-02}}</ref> In September 2009, he broadcast ] by conservative activists ] and ], which seemed to portray ACORN community organizers offering inappropriate tax advice to people who said they were engaged in illegal activities.<ref>{{cite news | |||
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| }}</ref> Following the videos' release, the ] severed ties with the group while the U.S. House and Senate voted to cut all of its federal funding.<ref name="Time09"/> | |||
| ==== Eiland-Hall ==== | |||
| In 2009, lawyers for Beck brought a case ('']'') against the owner of a ] website named ''GlennBeckRapedAndMurderedAYoungGirlIn1990.com'' with the ] (WIPO). The claim that the domain name of the website is itself ] was described as a first in ].<ref name="The First Post 2009-09-11">{{cite news| first=Jack | last=Bremer |url=http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/53410,news,fox-news-star-glenn-beck-fights-rape-and-murder-website|title=Fox’s Glenn Beck fights ‘rape and murder’ website| work=]|publisher=]|date=September 11, 2009|accessdate = 2009-10-04}}</ref> Beck's lawyers argued that the site infringed on his trademarked name and that the ] should be turned over to Beck.<ref>Nate Anderson, , Ars Technica, 2009</ref> The WIPO ruled against Beck, but Eiland-Hall voluntarily transferred the domain to Beck anyway, saying that the ] had been upheld and that he no longer had a use for the domain name.<ref name="Anderson2">Nate Anderson, , Ars Technica, 2009</ref> | |||
| ==== Jim Wallis ==== | |||
| On March 11, 2010, Beck asked Christians to leave their churches if they hear preaching about ], stating that they were code words for ] and ].<ref name=NYT2010-03-11>Laurie Goodstein, , March 11, 2010, The New York Times.</ref> This prompted rebuttal from some Christian organizations and leaders, including the Rev. ], leader of the liberal Christian antipoverty group ].<ref name=NYT2010-03-11 /><ref>Wallis, Jim (March 11, 2010), , '']''.</ref><ref> ''America'' In All Things blog, March 8, 2010.</ref> Beck later said he meant that if confronted with a ] church, such as that of Rev. ], one should find another parish.<ref>, ''GlennBeck.com'', March 12, 2010</ref> Wallis described this as a mischaracterization,<ref>Wallis, Jim (March 24, 2010), , '']''.</ref> and asserted Beck threatened him by stating "the hammer is coming, because little do you know, for eight weeks, we've been compiling information on you."<ref>Wallis, Jim (March 15, 2010), , '']''.</ref> | |||
| ===Fareed Zakaria=== | |||
| On his radio program, Beck rejected estimates that 1% of Muslims are terrorists, saying "I think the number is closer to 10%". This prompted criticism from CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria, pointing out that 10% of the Muslim population is 157,000,000 people.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/12/13/2010-12-13_glenn_beck_claims_10_of_muslims_are_terrorists_cnns_fareed_zakaria_blasts_him_fo.html</ref><ref>http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/12/fareed-zakaria-glenn-beck-wrong-about-10-percent-muslims-being-terrorists/</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/13/fareed-zakaria-blasts-bec_n_795709.html</ref> Beck and his producer responded to Zakaria's criticism by citing a World Public Opinion Poll,<ref>http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf</ref> and using a definition of terrorist that included people who advocate terrorism.<ref>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/?p=1167</ref><ref>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/49234/</ref><ref>http://www.newshounds.us/2010/12/19/glenn_beck_vs_cnns_fareed_zakaria_forbes_mag.php</ref> | |||
| ==Honors== | |||
| Glenn Beck was honored by ] during their 2010 Commencement exercises with an honorary Doctoral Degree. During his ] address to the students, he stated "As a man who was never able to go to college — I’m the first in my family that went; I went for one semester; I couldn’t afford more than that — I am humbly honored."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=18777 | title = News and Events - Glenn Beck delivers keynote address | accessdate = 2010-07-20 | publisher = Liberty University}}</ref> | |||
| ==Works== | |||
| *''The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland'', ] 2005. ISBN 978-0-7434-9696-4 | |||
| *'']'', Simon & Schuster 2007. ISBN 978-1-4391-6857-8 | |||
| *''The Christmas Sweater'', Simon & Schuster 2008. ISBN 978-1-4165-9485-7 | |||
| *''An Unlikely Mormon: The Conversion Story of Glenn Beck'', ] 2008 (Audio CD). ISBN 978-1-59038-944-7 | |||
| *''The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book'' Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2009. ISBN 978-1-4169-9543-2 | |||
| *''America's March to Socialism: Why We're One Step Closer to Giant Missile Parades'' Simon & Schuster Audio 2009 (Audio CD). ISBN 978-0-7435-9854-5 | |||
| *''Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government'', Simon & Schuster 2009. ISBN 978-1-4391-6857-8 | |||
| *'']: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government'', Simon & Schuster 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-9501-4 | |||
| *''Idiots Unplugged'', Simon & Schuster 2010 (Audio CD). ISBN 1-4423-3396-0 | |||
| *'']'', Threshold Editions 2010. ISBN 1-4391-8430-5 | |||
| *''Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure'', Simon & Schuster 2010. ISBN 1-4423-3457-6. | |||
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