Glenn Beck to challenge Limpballs for head of the GOP - voter registration drives, rallies (NYT)

[jefferson_dem]

Pundit Stakes Out a More Activist Role in Politics
By BRIAN STELTER

Glenn Beck, the popular Fox News host, says he wants to go beyond broadcasting his opinions on television and start rallying his political base — formerly known as his audience — to take action.

To do so, Mr. Beck is styling himself as a political organizer. He says he will promote voter registration drives and sponsor a series of conventions across the country featuring conservative speakers, all leading up to a rally in Washington in August to coincide with the release of his book on conservative proposals for the country.

In an interview, Mr. Beck chose his words carefully about his plans and would not say how directly he might support particular candidates. But he made clear that he intends to help elect politicians aligned with his limited-government world view.

On Saturday he was to hold a campaign-style rally in The Villages in Florida, north of Orlando, and announce his plans.

“We’ll be looking for ways to get people involved in politics,” he said in the interview. “I hear people saying, ‘O.K., now what?’ They’re calling their representative, but it’s time to get more proactive.”

Mr. Beck is not the only media firebrand trying to mobilize Americans disaffected by a Democratic-controlled government. The radio host Laura Ingraham is inviting candidates to sign a 10-point pledge on her Web site. Sean Hannity, on his afternoon radio show and primetime Fox News program this month, has promoted “Conservative Victory 2010,” his name for the map on his site that will spell out questions for candidates.

Pundits have used their media outlets to encourage political action before, but people like Mr. Beck, Mr. Hannity and the former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who also has a show on Fox News, are taking on outsize roles now, political experts and conservative commentators say. One reason, they say, is the weakened state of the Republican Party.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/business/media/22beck.html?_r=1

[MiniMe]

1. Will he cry when somebody registers Republican?

Get out the Vicks vaporub for under his eyes

[Cha]

2. And, I'm sure the White House is

monotoring these brainwashing liars.

Hopefully there's a lot more smart people who think for themselves than identify with a teabag.

[lob1]

3. "To do so, Mr. Beck is styling himself as a political organizer."

Is that anything like a community organizer? All his bullshit and he's just doing Obama's old job.

[DrToast]

7. Maybe Beck could get a job with ACORN! (nt)

[SoCalDem]

17. Dems have ACORN..Repubs would have Pine NUTS

They pine for power and they surely are nuts:)

[CJCRANE]

4. Doesn't this make Rupert Murdoch head of the GOP? He owns Fox News

and determines their editorial policy.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. yes

[dmr]

11. Then that makes the Saudi prince a co-head of the GOP

since he owns an active 5 point something in News Corps.

I often wonder if the Patriotic fringe & their political leaders within and outside of Congress are aware they're being politically indoctrinated against American interests by a man who only became a US citizen so he could own American TV stations; and the other part owner comes from a country that brought us most of the 911 terrorists. And, that these men are involved together in media ventures globally.

I'm just asking, t'is all ....

All I know is if this ownership were MSNBC, Olbermann, Rachel - all of us would catch hell from the American First, anti-foreigner, terrorist fearin', tea-baggin' crowd.

:shrug:

[monmouth]

6. Beck is drawing thousands to his book signings. Jupiter yesterday,

Tampa today. Long, long lines.

[jefferson_dem]

9. Good.

I'm rooting for a Palin/Beck ticket in 2012.

[jenmito]

8. He will get huge crowds-a vocal, racist, ugly minority-and it will get lots of

coverage. I really hope it turns Independents off to Repubs. and splits the party.

[LynnTheDem]

10. EXCELLENT!!!

And the number of Americans who identify themselves as republican drops another 3%!

Well done at the continuing destruction of the republican party, MFers!

[Froward69]

12. Just like all the other

Republican voter drives... NO Democratic registration would ever get recorded.

[Beaverhausen]

13. Imagine Keith or Rachel doing something like this

the right wing would be screaming about it.

[MadMaddie]

15. Hell we don't even need the GOP to do it ole Bill Clinton

did if during the Arkansas free health care clinic, he claimed that Keith politicized it. With friends like these....

[Dappleganger]

14. The Villages, home of rampant STD's.

Sounds like the perfect place to launch his campaign, LOL.

[Life Long Dem]

16. A Palin/Beck ticket

Two nuts are better than one.
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