video Glenn Beck is really very determined to make Progressives the new political four-letter word. Just wait, come this November's midterms middle-of-the-road pols will be swearing off the label with the same sort of ferocity they used to repel the term 'liberal' in the 1990's. To that end (I think), Beck spent part of today's show speculating that even John Lennon and the Beatles were Mao defenders (Mao has slowly evolved into the Kevin Bacon of Beck's world view: everyone is connected to him by one degree or another). (more...)

“If it wasn’t for FOX or talk radio, we’d be done as a republic.” -- Glenn Beck on yesterday's 'Fox and Friends' suggesting that FOX and talk radio are the only things standing between the United States and a communist/fascist/socialist/dictatorship. (more...)

video Suddenly, The Beatles are culturally relevant again. Not that their achievements have faded a single bit since they disbanded, but the upcoming release of video game The Beatles: Rock Band (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii) stands at the crossroads of music distributing and video game revolution — and it’s the first significant step by The Beatles towards distributing their music digitally. (more...)

video Glenn Beck returned to the air waves this week seemingly determined to prove he is still his own nutjob man. After rumors swirled last week that he'd been forced to take a vacation in the wake of departing advertisers who apparently do not want to be associated with a man who accused the President of being a racist, Glenn Beck has reemerged even more determinedly unhinged than when he left. This week's shows were devoted to some "special episodes" wherein Beck exposed secret government codes and yesterday appeared to be writing his own constitution: Beck is such an excellent entertainer I sometimes lose track of what he is talking about. If you happened to miss it, last night's show was particular unhinged, the highlight of the hour, though, had to be Beck's rendition of John Lennon's "Revolution." "Even the Beatles understood!" Words fail, but the spectacle begins around the 8:50 mark. (more...)