A Regular Guy Does Books
By I know that Glenn Beck is a soft target, but holy crap, this has the potential for some serious hilarity, especially as the legendary author of The Christmas Sweater is in a position to shape the reading habits of a few million self-aware, open minded, critical thinkers.
There are some decent quotes in the story:
“Let me just say, it’s almost conservative porn,”
Almost conservative porn . . . which would be, what, showing an ankle? A little leg perhaps, but no higher than the calf?
“You’re on the liberal side of things, which is, you know, fine,”
While the porn remains conservative, the tepid support for that damned First Amendment is reassuring.
“Glenn is a regular guy, and regular Americans like thrillers,” said Mr. Balfe, an editor of Mr. Beck’s current nonfiction best seller, “Arguing With Idiots.”
The research for which could have been entirely based on tape recordings of Beck talking in his sleep. To himself.
While I doubt that anything appearing on his show, or on his bookcase for that matter, will be short-listed for the Man Booker Prize any time soon, at least this is evidence that Beck, unlike Michele Bachmann, might be able to read (if not well read, as Dave Noon pointed out a couple months back . . . )
Do tune in.
