Glenn Beck Health Care Rally

I got sent some YouTube footage from the September 12ers Get-Out-And-Tell-Obama-You’re-Angry-About-This-And-That And-Threaten-Him-While-You’re-At-It Rally. There’s some real gems in this one, including the guy holding the sign saying “Joe Wilson for President” who clarifies that he does not support Joe Wilson for president. You would think Glenn Beck would prepare his minions slightly better with some facts– any facts — and a few handy arguments about the cause they came out to support. These people don’t seem to know anything except that they definitely don’t want health care.

And, as somebody who comes from Texas, I take offense that the loudest idiot at these things always has a Texas accent.

What is with this guy Glenn Beck? Why is he weeping on his console all the time? I heard a clip where he said he’s becoming a televangelist. Well, no shit, Sherlock… why do you think these people are all following your fact-free words with faithful fervor? They like the sound of your voice and your heartfelt ardor. Whether your words are founded in anything resembling the truth is inconsequential, just as in religion. You’re just saying the things they feel they believe. You’re hitting them in the heart, completely bypassing the head, and that is bound to move product, which really does trump all in Rupert Murdoch’s world.

Never mind that you might be whipping up the more unstable of your followers into a homicidal frenzy that will result in the death of some hapless D.C. guard because he’s the same color as the president. That’s not your concern. Your concern is ratings and book sales. And sales is good, baby.

So whip out another kleenex and blow your third mortgage out of your nose, Glenn Beck.