Glenn Beck outside the U.S

[mattseffect]

Is Glenn Beck well-known outside the U.S or is he pretty much a national fox-news thing? If so what do you guys 'outside' the U.S think of him?

(I personally wish for his imminent and painful death but that's just me)

 

[DC_Josh]

I saw his name mentioned on this tea party video. I know not who he is, but if he is someone the redneck retards on that video look up to, I don't think I want to know.

 

[ottenni]

Well known? No not here in Australia. And those who do know who he is don't view him highly. In the same way they they view the Iranian government.

 

[Worsle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aEk864YrKw I think this sums up the whole of fox and US news in general as it seems over here. Though really they don't have that much of a presence, well unless you use the internet a little to much then you know a little to much (by that I would class knowing him at all).

 

[Dragon_of_red]

I have never ever heard of him and doubt i will again

 

[RyanGannon]

Oh he's known alright and boy do we get a good laugh out of that.

 

[Agema]

From Charlie Brooker (a cynical, humourist/journalist in the UK):

...blubbering blubberball Glenn Beck. Beck - who has the sort of rubbery, chucklesome face that should ideally be either a) cast as the goonish sidekick in a bad frat house sex comedy or b) painted on a toilet bowl so you could shit directly on to it - has become famous for crying live on air, indulging in paranoid conspiracy theorising, and labelling Obama a "racist" with "a deep-seated hatred for white people or white culture".

That's from his newspaper column.

Search for Charlie Brooker and Glenn Beck on YouTube, there are a few clips of what he had to say about him on his program "Newswipe". Needless to say, they are not complimentary, but they do sum up how most British people would view Glenn Beck.

 

[tk1989]

I have heard of him, and heard he is a complete douchebag. I don't know who he is, but from what i can tell he is some form of weird and quite frankly stupid opposition to the Obama presidency that relies perhaps entirely on massive amounts of false claims and idiotic agendas?
(wait, would that comment be better directed at him, or just fox news as a whole?)

Correct me if i am wrong, but he sounds like a moron. I don't think you would ever get anyone like him in the UK... ever....

 

[GodsAndFishes]

I've heard the name, but thats about it.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I've heard the name (British BTW), but wouldn't even have said he was Fox News.

 

[Tears of Blood]

I fuckin' hate Glenn Beck. And you too, Nancy Grace.

Dammit, Mother! Stop watching Fox News!

 

[Brett Alex]

Glenn Beck?

Hell yes, he's my favourite overseas comedian!

I hope he tours out here for next years Comedy Festival, I'd love to see him live.

EDIT:
Or even just put out a DVD of his TV series, I reckon it could be at least as good as Flight of the Concord.

 

[mattseffect]

His role in the media is basically to instigate fear and hatred to 'real americans' (conservative racists) until they submit to the republican party. He makes up a lot of improvised conspiracy theories which have no factual basis whatsoever and relies on cheap antics to stir emotion.

He also holds no degrees and was once a drug ridden alcoholic.

 

[Eleuthera]

I've heard of him, due to the internet (mostly this site). And I'm pretty sure even my better informed friends would know almost nothing about him. The average person on the street (here in the Netherlands) will most definately not know him.

 

[Epitome]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aEk864YrKw I think this sums up the whole of fox and US news in general as it seems over here. Though really they don't have that much of a presence, well unless you use the internet a little to much then you know a little to much (by that I would class knowing him at all).

This was brilliant lool, "leans more to the right than a man who just had his right leg blown off" thanks for brightening the morning

 

[Kevvers]

In the UK you can get Fox news on the Sky television network, and initially my dad got hooked on that because of their coverage of the iraq war (which was unapologetic compared to the hand-wringing tone set by the BBC). His politics have gone over to right (by a long way by UK standards) since he retired because its his favourite channel. He does actually record all the major programmes and I noticed he got Becks' book, 'Arguing with idiots'. I personally don't like Beck at all, and think he is right wing demagogue who suckers people in with outrageous statements and wacky antics but eventually gets them agreeing with all of his pernicious views. By comparison, O'Reilly is reasonable if outspoken. I've shown him (Beck) to a few people I know and they generally regard him as some bizarre American curiosity - I don't think there is any program like it on the stardard tv channels. Not many other people watch Fox news that I am aware of, but I suspect that number is only increasing, with the general level of dissatisfaction with the status quo in the UK. If we have to have one Rupert Murdoch TV news and views vehicle in the UK, I would hope for it to be Sky News, because at least its more relevant to the UK.

 

[WolfThomas]

I love his song "Devil's Haircut", actually the whole album Odelay was pretty fantastic. All of Guero makes excellent background noise for a party also

 

[Amnestic]

I know who he is, but that's because I keep quite up to date with the goings on in American culture since they seem to bleed over to here.

Also because he allegedly Raped and Murdered a girl in 1990.

I know a fair few names for Fox News presenters, but most of them I couldn't put to a face.

 

[mattseffect]

I love his song "Devil's Haircut", actually the whole album Odelay was pretty fantastic. All of Guero makes excellent background noise for a party also

I really really really hope that was a joke