Jon Stewart is Glenn Beck

Last night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart became Glenn Beck. Here is the full segment:

Even though the segment runs a little long, Stewart is spot on with his impression of Glenn Beck. Stewart has Beck’s mannerisms down pat and he even does a take on Beck’s ridiculous conspiracy theories, usage of words such as “Nazism”, “socialism”, “communism”, and “fascism”, and even referencing Hitler when it make no sense to.

Glenn Beck is an idiot. He is an uneducated simpleton who earns millions of dollars spreading fear across his base. He lies to his viewers without consequence, uses violent imagery to drive his “points” home, and actively engages in conspiracy theories. This is a man who mentioned FEMA camps on his show while saying he cannot debunk them; a man who doused someone in “gasoline” and lit a match when talking about illegal immigration; a man who sees Communist imagery in Rockefeller Center, which houses Fox News, his employer; a man who asked his viewers to become who they were the day after 9/11, even though many of them probably wanted those responsible to pay; a man who is so goddamned stupid that he has said Obama is a socialist and a fascist; a man who cries like a whiny little kid who cannot have the latest toy; and other assorted bullshit.

If you take into account Beck’s fear-mongering, his falsehoods, his conspiracy theories, and his illogical arguments, why does he have such a large base? The answer is simple: they are just as mentally retarded as he is.

Want to learn more about Glenn Beck? Read this excellent article from Salon.

~ by Jeff T. on November 6, 2009.