Drugs. Check. Alcohol. Check. Rich. Check. Ego. Check. There you have it. What Fox News star Glenn Beck has in common with "the de facto head of the Repub party" Rush Limbaugh.Lloyd Grove (GROVEL@washpost.com before he bounced to other gossip spaces before landing at The Daily Beast) chats with the ratings phenomenon in a "deeply personal interview":
GROVEL: What is it about you that people respond to?
GLENN: I don’t know for sure but I think it’s a couple of things, I think it’s honesty. They may not agree with me, but they know I believe it. I think it’s a willingness to say, 'Wow, I’ve sucked in the past' or 'I suck today' or 'I was wrong on that yesterday.' I’m just being a person that people are always afraid to be in business or in television or whatever. They’ve gotta be right all the time and if they’re wrong, don’t mention it again. Why? Just tell the truth, and the truth will set you free. I think they find that refreshing And I think the sense of humor. I mean, you don’t have a sense of humor, and oooph.... I’m an alcoholic, a recovering alcoholic, so I’m a guy who’s tried to control my whole life. I screwed it up really, really badly. I don’t really care. Come what may, I’ll be fine.
GLENN: I don’t know for sure but I think it’s a couple of things, I think it’s honesty. They may not agree with me, but they know I believe it. I think it’s a willingness to say, 'Wow, I’ve sucked in the past' or 'I suck today' or 'I was wrong on that yesterday.' I’m just being a person that people are always afraid to be in business or in television or whatever. They’ve gotta be right all the time and if they’re wrong, don’t mention it again. Why? Just tell the truth, and the truth will set you free. I think they find that refreshing And I think the sense of humor. I mean, you don’t have a sense of humor, and oooph.... I’m an alcoholic, a recovering alcoholic, so I’m a guy who’s tried to control my whole life. I screwed it up really, really badly. I don’t really care. Come what may, I’ll be fine.
GROVEL: When you’re weeping on the air, which you do every so often, are you in control of yourself or do you feel like you’re slipping out of control emotionally?
GLENN: No, I’m not slipping out of control. I’m in control of myself. I don’t think there’s a problem with people showing emotion. I don’t care what people think, I don’t care if you make fun of me, I don’t care if you disagree, I honestly don’t care in the end if I turn out to be wrong, because actually I hope I’m wrong. There’s no way for me to win if I’m right on some of this stuff.
GLENN: No, I’m not slipping out of control. I’m in control of myself. I don’t think there’s a problem with people showing emotion. I don’t care what people think, I don’t care if you make fun of me, I don’t care if you disagree, I honestly don’t care in the end if I turn out to be wrong, because actually I hope I’m wrong. There’s no way for me to win if I’m right on some of this stuff.
Send Glenn a bag of M&Ms. I wonder how long he's been in recovery? Anyone know?
I wonder how long he's been in recovery? Anyone know?
ReplyDelete13 years. I couldn't find an exact date.
Thanks, Grandpa D!
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