Mr. Beck's Neighborhood

It's a delusional day in the neighborhood on the Glenn Beck show as Beck positions himself at his blackboard with chalk in hand, and begins the usual lesson of the day. Yes, boys and girls, the lesson of the day is saving the Country from a Marxist regime aka the Obama administration. Like a bad substitute teacher addressing a special ed class, Beck rambles on while outlining his list of imaginary enemies for the day. It has become a guilty pleasure to watch a man with the intellect of a door stop struggle in sheer desperation to reach an audience through inane theories and by instilling fear in those not wise enough to see through the manipulations of a charlatan.

Beck appeals to those who feel like outsiders in their own Country. They are those who do not welcome progress or change,but instead wish for a time when minorities knew their place and when a Black President was inconceivable. Beck appeals to their prejudice, their frustration and their rage and he does this beautifully. Beck's viewers see him as their new Messiah and they believe that this sad desperate man will deliver them from evil, the evil that they belive to be the Obama administration.

While some may feel that Beck's loss of a number of advertisers was a complete waste of time, and has only added to the popularity of his program, others feel that this loss was just, due to Beck's outlandish attacks against the President. Clearly, Beck's increase in viewers can also be attributed to those like myself, that watch simply out of amusement and bewilderment. Watching Beck is like watching a blind man walk a tightrope, only in Beck's case you can't wait to see him fall. When he leans forward as he pleads to his audience for their support, he looks like the leader of a cult one step away from the Koolaid. There is a madness in Beck's eyes that suggests that he may actually believe the garbage he spouts. One can only wonder what lies ahead in Mr. Beck's neighborhood. As for me, I'm just waiting for the introduction of puppets.