Beck anticipates show's cancellation -- even before it airs
Even before the May 8 debut of his one-hour prime-time talk show on CNN Headline News, right-wing radio host Glenn Beck is
http://www.glennbeck.com/news/04262006.shtml">inviting visitors to his website to guess the "exact date" of the show's demise. Those who go to Glennbeck.com and click on the link "When Will the TV Show Get Cancelled" are given the opportunity to submit their prediction.
As Media Matters for America has noted, following reports in January of CNN's decision to hire Beck -- in spite of Beck's history of outrageous, bigoted, and offensive comments -- he has provided the cable network with many reasons to reconsider its decision. Given that, since the news of Beck's hiring, he has referred to Cindy Sheehan as a "pretty big prostitute," former President Jimmy Carter as a "waste of skin," and Mexico as a country "run by nothing but criminals," Media Matters has raised the question: What would it take to have CNN cancel his contract?
Now, Beck appears to think such reconsideration might be imminent
http://mediamatters.org/items/200605070001 http://www.glennbeck.com/news/04262006.shtmlGlenn Beck staffers each have their own thoughts on how long the TV show will last (see the April issue of Fusion for the dire predictions). Now we want to hear from you! Use this page to predict the exact date that you think the TV show will be cancelled. This is not a contest, and there are absolutely no prizes, because when --er, sorry, that's if the show is cancelled, we won't have any money for prizes. Your email address will not be used for spam or unsolicited email, however we do reserve the right to publicly ridicule you if your prediction turns out to be incorrect. If your prediction turns out to be correct then you can reserve the right to ridicule us.