Glenn Beck vs. Rush Limbaugh--Politico fulfills its role

[underpants]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27282.html

GOP media strategist Mark McKinnon thinks there are two people in the world who fear Glenn Beck — even if "neither will admit it."

The first is Barack Obama.

The second is Rush Limbaugh.

Beck is on a huge roll. Over the last month, the right-wing Fox News talker has claimed the scalp of the president's green jobs czar; motivated thousands of conservatives to turn out for town hall meetings and a Sept. 12 march on Washington; pummeled Democrats over ACORN and Obama's czars; and landed himself a spot on the cover of Time magazine.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27282.html#ixzz0RmxqVqY8


In an e-mail to POLITICO, Limbaugh said any attempt to compare him with Beck in terms of Washington influence rests on a "flawed premise."

"I do not, and never have, measured my success in ways you describe, such as 'impact' in Washington," Limbaugh said. "I am a broadcaster and judge my success by those standards."

Newsmax president Christopher Ruddy, a conservative journalist who played a role in dredging up scandals during the Clinton years, said that right now, Beck is "the No. 1 populist, conservative voice in the media."

"Glenn's emergence reminds me of Rush's emergence in the early '90s," said conservative radio host Mike Gallagher. "People have asked me, 'Who's the next Rush,' because Rush is the gold standard."

"Beck is playing more of a rallying role than Limbaugh has or is," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. "Rush is more broad-brush, longer-range in approach, and Beck's gotten specific," Norquist added. "Here's an appointee. Here's the czars."

"The rally Saturday was special and important precisely because there was not a single, charismatic leader behind it," he said. "I never mentioned it, on purpose. People are rising up from genuine passion and concern, they are NOT being whipped into a frenzy. This is REAL and not inspired by anyone. This outpouring has been effervescing for years and Obama has brought it all to the boiling point. PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO BE TOLD. They are living it."

[Big_Mike]

1. What is Politico's role? I'm ignorant about them. nt

[underpants]

2. Politico is basically the conduit to get RW nonsense onto the mainstreammedia

I was surprised that they started up a new news outlet at a time when all the new outlets were bleeding money. Okay they don't print but still that didn't make any sense..... then I saw what they produced

Glenn Greenwald has been all over it especially the Drudge Report--Politico connection

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/07/29/politico/

Mark Allen is a fixture on the Morning Joke show to set the table for the discussion the rest of the show

[bemildred]

3. Propaganda outlet for RW talking points and PR spin. nt

[snake in the grass]

4. saved for later