Government Shutdown Shuts Down Glenn Beck

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Alex Eichler 1,624 Views Apr 8, 2011

Glenn Beck's days on Fox News are numbered. He's got to make every remaining show count. So he's probably not pleased to be getting bumped tonight for a two-hour "Special Report With Bret Baier." But that's what's happening: Fox is knocking the Weepy One off the air to make room for coverage of the looming government shutdown.

Tonight, Beck was supposed to tape his special about Israel, but it looks like that will be pushed back. The irony here, of course, is that Beck would probably support (in the abstract at least) a government standstill. But when it's knocking him off the air, he might feel less warmly about it.

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