The Obama administration was tediously, depressingly scandal-free for years. But the IRS targeting of Tea Party groups — which President Obama called "outrageous" on Monday — is enough for the various players in the capital's political-media complex to resume their usual roles for a performance of Wartergate-in-miniature.
It's generally understood that in the Fox News and Glenn Beck breakup, Fox was the dumper and Beck the dumpee. But, in most breakups where the couple shares a social circle, neither party wants a reputation as the dumpee. Beck says he's the one who wanted to leave — because the network was so depressing so amazing.
Beck has now "chickened out" of the WWE's challenge to fight in the ring, all of which would be pretty funny, if Beck understood that the WWE didn't "love to hate the Tea Party" so much as love to entertain its Latino audience.
The Daily Show host pointed out how "Independence, USA" isn't, well, very independent.
As he sets out to find libertarian "Woodwards and Bernsteins" in transforming his online news operation, Glenn Beck is breaking ranks even further with the other big libertarian in the room — Alex Jones, who lit an online firestorm over his gun-rights meltdown on Piers Morgan Tonight and whom Beck just called a "crazy person."
The former head of the Tea Party group said FreedomWorks paid Beck about $1 million to say "nice things" about it, and that it got a negative return on that investment, in an interview — with the liberal group Media Matters, of all places.
Every once in a while a tweet appears that's so silly, it must be a joke. Like this one from Glenn Beck: Before Al-Jazeera bought Current TV, TheBlaze looked into buying it but we were rejected by progressive owners.
Glenn Beck, he of the whiteboards and conspiracy theories, is teaming up with Vince Vaughn, he of the Wedding Crashers and dating Jennifer Aniston, to create a reality television show about documentary film.
People were willing to spend more than $11,000 for a jar containing what they and eBay thought was Glenn Beck's bodily fluid — until the auction site removed the listing today. Bids are still being taken via Beck's website.
Political reporters were abuzz when it surfaced on Twitter that none other than Glenn Beck was at Romney's event in Iowa today. He's had a rocky relationship with Romney in the past, but lately the two have been cavorting behind closed doors.
Today, Serena Dai drew our attention to Glenn Beck's new line of jeans, which only come in classic or straight fits. One commenter says that without a skinny version, hipsters won't wear them. Not even ironically.
You know what's wrong with America? Its jeans. Glenn Beck denounced Levi's last year after the company featured global protests and revolutions in their ads, and now he's put denim where his mouth is and launched his very own jean line at 1791 Supply & Co.
Glenn Beck, the former CNN and Fox News commentator who's been relegated to the radio and internet, is getting his own television channel, reports the New York Times' Brian Stelter.
On his radio show Tuesday, Glenn Beck told the tale of his harrowing Labor Day visit to New York City, capped by a journey home in he was subjected to "subhuman" treatment by an American Airlines flight attendant who didn't open his soda for him.
Today in books and publishing: Self-published YA novel called racist; alleged embezzlement at MSU bookstore; Dwight Garner dissects Paterno; Glenn Beck re-releases The Jefferson Lies.
Back in 2009, Glenn Beck was obsessed with making White House regulatory czar Cass Sunstein the next Van Jones. Now, the mostly-unscathed legal scholar is leaving on his own terms as he returns to Harvard Law School, Politico's Mike Allen reports.
Following Andy Griffith's passing Tuesday, many people are remembering his role in Elia Kazan's 1957 film A Face in the Crowd both for his great performance as Lonesome Rhodes, a demagogic populist media personality and for the way Budd Schulberg's script predicted the rise of Glenn Beck.
Today in books and publishing: Glenn Beck is reworking a series of technothrillers to appeal to his fans, the founder of Perseus Books has died, and SNL gets around to making fun of Fifty Shades of Grey.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.
The leftward shift or "course correction" at Fox News in recent months could have several explanations but a pair of reports in Politico and The Daily Caller give credit to the cable network's mortal enemy: Media Matters for America.
The Players: Glenn Beck, a conservative provocateur who has a burgeoning news site called The Blaze ; Andrew Breitbart, a conservative provocateur who's run his own news site Breitbart.com and conservative-slanted Big aggregation network.
The latest conservative Daily Show wannabe, B.S. of A from Glenn Beck, follows a lengthy list of failure in the right's attempt to mint a Jon Stewart of their own.
A lot of people have no idea that the word "uppity," when applied to black people, has racist connotations, but it's getting harder and harder to understand how public figures, in particular, are able to maintain their ignorance of the term's history.
The reverend and MSNBC host explains his new-found love for Twitter and a long-time admiration for Fox News's Bill O'Reilly.
Beck says "’Liberty Treehouse’ will not only entertain children and young adults but it will respect them"
That's 74 million more viewers than Oprah's cable network
The controversial pundit dramatically bestowed 'restoring courage' awards
The camp was crassly described as "a little like, you know, the Hitler Youth or whatever"
Says it's not safe for him and his guests on the Temple Mount
The conservative pundit expressed his support for Israel and talked ties
The end of an era, in real-time
An opinion roundtable show called "The Five" will fill Beck's 5 p.m. time slot
Where did those 27 months go?
Though some present deny Beck's accusations, The Blaze is building its own version of the events
A tearful Beck described harassment during a film screening
Plus: Washington gets a royal visit and David Strathairn joins Lincoln
It's like a battle between Glenn Beck and ShitMyDadSays
Politico says conservative hosts are paid millions for what's basically product placement
It will cost $5 a month to watch his new online-only show
And the final countdown to the last Glenn Beck Show begins
He's now adding a book imprint to his personal media empire
Rush Limbaugh's ratings are down 30%, and he's not alone
The McCains take on Beck after he mocks daughter Meghan's weight
Fox's frat-boy pundit bangs the drum
Jarrett Barrios defends the musical show against detractors Glenn Beck and Dan Gainor.
These things happen
Network is getting nervous as he makes moves toward a presidential bid
The two conservative radio hosts disagree about Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign
The conservative personality is not just departing Fox News
This time he's got a 9-point lead over second-place Mike Huckabee
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