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#7 Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck has hosted a nationally syndicated radio show since 2000 and a program on Fox News since 2008. More information


Few can match Beck's popularity with grassroots conservatives, and his influence is rising as his audience and reputation grow. Concerned primarily with protecting individual rights—especially with a Democratic-controlled Congress and a Democratic president—Beck appeals to libertarian sensibilities as old as the republic.

A populist hero to the right and a bogeyman to the left, Beck spearheaded the successful campaign for the resignation of Van Jones, an Obama White House aide tied to a radical petition. Beck endured an advertiser boycott for saying that Obama had a "deep-seated hatred for white people," though the remark seems to have only enhanced his ratings.

Glenn Beck on All Topics

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May 11, 2009
Lobbying

Stop Falling for Distractions

You make people look at the hate monger ... while the real agenda of scaring people into the silence and raising money to stop those 'evil christian conservatives' go unnoticed.
May 6, 2009
The President

Is Obama Orchestrating a Power Grab?

By including ACORN or groups like them in the stimulus package, we have guaranteed them billions of dollars to buy more votes for the party that helps them the most!

Enough With the Listening Tours

I am tired of those who claim to listen, but never do.
May 4, 2009
Fiscal Policy

Obama's Greenhouse of Cards

Our government has told us the lie that spending is the same as investing.
April 30, 2009
Big Business

Bailouts Can't Save Us, but Common Sense Can

Hey wait a minute. If the ship is starting to sink, maybe we should throw some of the dead weight off!
April 29, 2009
The President

When Did Problems Become 'Emergencies'?

The decisions were made in the light of an emergency. Turn the light off.
April 28, 2009
The President

What's up Obama's Sleeve?

But, America, I'm going to be straight with you. Something just doesn't feel right in my gut.
April 24, 2009
Society

Time to Stop Hoping for Change and Start Demanding It

We have to start policing ourselves. And start policing our government.
April 23, 2009
Economic Policy

Ready for the Other Shoe to Drop?

Obama is clinging to the idea that the new debt is the cure for the old debt.
April 22, 2009
Torture Debate

What Exactly Is Torture?

Whether or not you're morally in favor of waterboarding or not, it is a far cry from torture.
April 21, 2009
Fiscal Policy

How to Close the Confidence Gap

The trust deficit is widening because of two things: double-talk and corruption.
April 20, 2009
Budget Fight 2010

Taking a Butter Knife to the Budget

Think of our entire economy as an airplane that's rolling for takeoff down a runway that's shorter than normal ... [and] we've got a ton of baggage weighing us down.
April 17, 2009
Education

Education in America is Broken

What's the end result of government getting involved? The children, you know, the ones who shouldn't be left behind, are routinely left behind.
April 16, 2009
Tea Parties

You Might Be an Extremist If...

But the one thing our government doesn't seem to understand anymore ... is that being concerned about your country doesn't make you an extremist.
April 15, 2009
Tea Parties

What the Tea Parties Are About

It has nothing to do with parties. It has everything to do with politicians from those parties lying to the people they are supposed to serve.