Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America

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Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank takes a fair and balanced look at the unsettling rise of the silly Fox News host Glenn Beck Thomas Jefferson famously wrote that the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants It is its natural manure In America in 2010, Glenn Beck provides the very refreshment Jefferson had in mind Whether he s the patriot or the tyrant, he s definitely full of manure The wildly popular Fox News host with three million daily viewers perfectly captures the vitriol of our time and the fact free state of our political culture The secret to his success is his willingness to traffic in the fringe conspiracies and Internet hearsay that others wouldn t touch with a ten foot pole death panels, government health insurance for dogs, FEMA concen tration camps, an Obama security force like Hitler s SS But Beck, who is, according to a recent Gallup poll, admired by Americans than the Pope, has nothing in his background that identifies him as an ideologue, giving rise to the speculation that his right wing shtick is just that the act of a brilliant showman, known for both his over the top daily out rages and for weeping on the air Milbank describes, with lacerating wit, just how the former shock jock without a college degree has managed to become the most recognizable leader of antigovernment conservatives and exposes him as the guy who is single handedly giving patri otism a bad name. Best Read Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America [ By ] Dana Milbank [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I can safely say that this book was incredibly alarming I didn t know much about Glenn Beck before reading it other than the occasional clip of his rants, but this book showed me that Beck s horrible political entertainment antics have a huge following and a lot of power The book was stock full of quotes from Beck, but it was unfortunately lacking in any in depth analysis about the impact of Beck on the public s political views Milbank clearly didn t agree with Beck and found him to be I can safely say that this book was incredibly alarming I didn t know much about Glenn Beck before reading it other than the occasional clip of his rants, but this book showed me that Beck s horrible political entertainment antics have a huge following and a lot of power The book was stock full of quotes from Beck, but it was unfortun...This is my second attempt to write this review The first one was deleted because my HTML linking skills stink Here goes round deux.I concur with a fellow reader this book could have been so muchLet me state for the record I am not a fan of Glenn Beck He is an entertainer The author heavily quotes Beck and unfortunately doesn t provide a lot of analysis Three things bothered me most One the author does not cite any of the quotes Not even dates from which broadcasts the quotes This is my second attempt to write this review The first one was deleted because my HTML linking skills stink Here goes round deux.I concur with a fellow reader this book could have been so muchLet me state for the record I am not a fan of Glenn Beck He is an entertainer The author heavily quotes Beck and unfortunately doesn t provide a lot of analysis Three things bothered me most One the author does not cite any of the quotes Not even dates from which broadcasts the quotes are pulled from If he wanted to be taken seriously he should have provided this information for readers Two I feel the author misleads the reader on page 48 hardcover Milbank writes The church s LDS fifth leader, Charles Nibley This leads the reader to believe Charles Nibley led the LDS Chruch at some period in history Charles Nibley was the fifth presiding bishop of the church This is exceptionally different than being the fifth ...I didn t have to read this book to discover that Glenn Beck is a boob I ve known that for awhile But I just had to see what the author had to say about him This should be required reading for all of the people who listen to him on radio or watch him on Fox News What a freaking charlatan The funny thing...Book wasn t that great, but I ve always found Glenn Beck and I m a Conservative to be a tool The guy is a shammer he is as phony as they get He fired his most popular up and coming star Tomi Lahren because she voices her own opinion that wasn t even on HIS show, she just happened to work for his company that he calls fair and warriors of freedom and FREE SPEECH lol Tomi love or hate her has go...I laughed throughout Dana Milbank s book, Homo Politicus, and expected the same humor in this book Alas,this book leaves the reader sad and angry that such antics can affect millions of listeners and viewers Of those of Beck s targets I quote Albert Einstein w...Musings of a drug addled brain as reported by Washington Post columnist How any sane person could believe the fictions and distortions put out by Beck is beyong human comprehension As Beck would say I am just saying I think Beck is stupid I am not saying he is I am just saying.Yes, it is an expanded magazine article, but that s no problem for me since I got it from the library I think it s a good way to familiarize yourself with Beck s lunacy without having to listen to his voice or see his face It s pretty scary stuff.Supposed to be a pretty thorough rebuking of the farce that is Glenn Beck Hopefully it follows through on that promise.Update this book did not disappoint Just further proof of the fraud that is Glenn Beck.A quick, entertaining glance at the phenomenon that is Glenn Beck, this book isa collection of theoutrageous of his quotes than an attempt at serious biography While perhaps valuable for anyone who want to become familiar with Beck s thought world but who is unable to watchthan a few minutes of his Fox News program before the bile rises to unbearable levels or the head becomes dizzy trying to follow the logic, it provides little information about Beck himself, giving only a A quick, entertaining glance at the phenomenon that is Glenn Beck, this book isa collection of theoutrageous of his quotes than an attempt at serious biography While perhaps valuable for anyone who want to become familiar with Beck s thought world but who is unable to watchthan a few minutes of his Fox News program before the bile rises to unbearable levels or the head becomes dizzy trying to follow the logic, it provides little information about Beck himself, giving only a bare bones sketch of his life and only the minimum analysis of his character Milbank is unable to even decide whether the TV Beck is genuine, if he seriously believes everything he says, all those grand conspiracy theories, or whether the on air persona is just an act, his fear mongering only shtick used to increase ratings Course, this indecision may not be Milbank s fault Beck himself might be confused about this might not know what he believes with any certainty Nevertheless, the boo...After failing to complete my twelve book reading goal for 2010 I lowered it to ten for 2011 Reading No Logo, although faster than I original thought, took up a big chunk of my reading time and already put me behind for this years reading goal So after No Logo, In Captivity and a few other comics I knew I had to knock out an easy layup of a book And that s where Dana Milbank s Tears of a Clown comes in In the interest of full disclosure I m not a Glenn Beck fan but on the same note I also After failing to complete my twelve book reading goal for 2010 I lowered it to ten for 2011 Reading No Logo, although faster than I original thought, took up a big chunk of my reading time and already put me behind for this years reading goal So after No Logo, In Captivity and a few other comics I knew I had to knock out an easy layup of a book And that s where Dana Milbank s Tears of a Clown comes in In the interest of full disclosure I m not a Glenn Beck fan but on the same note I also watch multiple news outlets and make decisions for myself Fox News and their talking heads like to boast about what they report and how they report it to their viewers and I would really like to know how many of those viewers actually change the channel and find out for themselves But, this isn t an attack on Fox I remember Glenn from his HLN days owned by CNN and his transformation to resident flame thrower at Fox has been shocking to say the very least This book is an easy read and...

Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America
  • English
  • 15 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 261 pages
  • 0385533888
  • Dana Milbank
  • Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America