Glenn Beck has two personalities. First is his most important and most readily admitted, he is a rodeo clown. Second, he is considered by many as a reliable sentry at the gates of freedom. Uh, I think sentry duty is diminished by his clowning around.
After Scott Brown's victory Beck became very critical of that moment in Brown's acceptance speech when he announced on national television that his two daughters were "available". He also teed off on Brown for his Cosmo spread. But then Beck went on to joke that Brown needed to be watched carefully, put in a chastity belt and that his term in office could end up with a "dead intern".
Mark Levin took issue with Beck. So did a bunch of conservative pundits and bloggers. And while Beck has often admitted to being a recovering alcoholic he has opened himself up to criticism for not giving Brown a break for his mistakes.
Some think Beck harbors delusions of becoming a presidential candidate and that his criticism of Brown is born out of jealousy. More likely than not Beck has made more money than he could ever have dreamed of making, has watched his popularity skyrocket and is stumbling down the same path as many broadcasters before him to a place where one little slip of the tongue will result in banishment, depression, apology and rebirth albeit in a much smaller universe.
Beck needs to keep his addictive personality in check. He can't afford to become intoxicated with his own success.
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