Glenn Beck says he's a comedian. So let's treat him as one.
Andrew Dice Clay isn't getting as many gigs as he used to. I'm happy about that.
People shouldn't take Glenn Beck seriously. There are many speculations on this site about how it's hard to tell if he's a "performance artist," or not.
Well, he is. And a high paid one. Quit trying to frame him as a sick hatemonger... that only plays into his hand.
He's a comedian. He says so. Time for his fans to know it.
On the flip:
As of April 12th, from an AP story no longer referenced:
Glenn Beck, possessor of the most lugubriously expressive face on the Fox News Channel, has finally wised up to his reputation and announced a stand-up comedy tour for the first week of June. The radio and TV personality calls his act the "poor man's Seinfeld." Among his schticks will be a "modern-day reimagining of Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet 'Common Sense.'" Beck says his success on Fox has surprised even him, but is happy to return to a live audience, even if for only six days in the summer.
So there he is. Just a comedian with terrible taste and little talent.
Maybe we're making the wrong move by putting a political spin on his act.
The question is, do his fans know?
Would his fans watch if they knew he was a comedian? Would they actually watch "performance art?"
They should realize they are the fools being made fun of... when they don't realize that he's just someone being outrageous for money.
So from now on, let's try responding to someone quoting Glenn Beck with an incredulous, "You don't think he's serious, do you? He's a comedian! He's just being outrageous for money. Don't tell me you're falling for it."
Yes, it's stupid to take Glenn Beck seriously. Isn't it?
Let his fans know that the joke is on them.