Dogman
5th October 2010, 03:17 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/05/glenn-beck-dana-milbank-gold
Glenn Beck, who is famed for his vitriolic attacks on the Obama administration Photograph: Michael Caulfield/WireImage
Glenn Beck, Fox News's Tea Party pundit-in-chief, has made his name by pouring vitriol on progressives and liberals who he accuses of trying to destroy America. Now he's being subjected to a taste of his own medicine.
Dana Milbank, a Washington Post columnist, publishes today a 261-page invective against Beck which is just as caustic and sharply-worded as his subject's televised monologues, with the important distinction that Milbank's account is factually accurate.
Chapter 7 of Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America, looks at how Beck, who likes to present himself to his viewers as a regular schmo, has amassed an empire with an annual turnover of $32 million.
One route to his largesse, Milbank tells us, is his relentless plugging of gold which he tells his listeners and viewers is a sure-fire way for them to protect their savings amid economic collapse. "Conveniently, enough," he writes, "a top sponsor of Beck's radio, TV, and internet ventures is Goldine, a big gold dealer."
Goldline is featured in adverts sprinkled all over his website, GlennBeck.com. Goldline's president, Mark Albarian, has appeared on Beck's show many times, in which they regularly talk up its price.
"So, Mark, I saw a story last night that said we're ... we're running out of gold," Milbank quotes Beck as saying in one interview. "Is that even possible?"
"I think it is," Albarian replied. "Now, we won't actually run out of gold, but you'll see much higher prices in my opinion."
Beck makes regular mentions of Goldline on his radio show – paid plugs, says Milbank. And in a paid video made before he joined Fox, he invoked the Founding Fathers to make the case for gold. "If you're like our Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, then just know that what's on the horizon is just temporary and this too shall pass. Here's the deal: Call Goldline."
Now it's true that Jefferson et al had nothing at all against making an honest penny, the pursuit of happiness being one of their objectives. But having their names attached to Goldline? Is nothing off limits in Beckland?
Edit: I have no dog in this , Just posting as I found it.
Glenn Beck, who is famed for his vitriolic attacks on the Obama administration Photograph: Michael Caulfield/WireImage
Glenn Beck, Fox News's Tea Party pundit-in-chief, has made his name by pouring vitriol on progressives and liberals who he accuses of trying to destroy America. Now he's being subjected to a taste of his own medicine.
Dana Milbank, a Washington Post columnist, publishes today a 261-page invective against Beck which is just as caustic and sharply-worded as his subject's televised monologues, with the important distinction that Milbank's account is factually accurate.
Chapter 7 of Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America, looks at how Beck, who likes to present himself to his viewers as a regular schmo, has amassed an empire with an annual turnover of $32 million.
One route to his largesse, Milbank tells us, is his relentless plugging of gold which he tells his listeners and viewers is a sure-fire way for them to protect their savings amid economic collapse. "Conveniently, enough," he writes, "a top sponsor of Beck's radio, TV, and internet ventures is Goldine, a big gold dealer."
Goldline is featured in adverts sprinkled all over his website, GlennBeck.com. Goldline's president, Mark Albarian, has appeared on Beck's show many times, in which they regularly talk up its price.
"So, Mark, I saw a story last night that said we're ... we're running out of gold," Milbank quotes Beck as saying in one interview. "Is that even possible?"
"I think it is," Albarian replied. "Now, we won't actually run out of gold, but you'll see much higher prices in my opinion."
Beck makes regular mentions of Goldline on his radio show – paid plugs, says Milbank. And in a paid video made before he joined Fox, he invoked the Founding Fathers to make the case for gold. "If you're like our Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, then just know that what's on the horizon is just temporary and this too shall pass. Here's the deal: Call Goldline."
Now it's true that Jefferson et al had nothing at all against making an honest penny, the pursuit of happiness being one of their objectives. But having their names attached to Goldline? Is nothing off limits in Beckland?
Edit: I have no dog in this , Just posting as I found it.