I started watching Glenn Beck when he accidentally produced an intelligent program once, on CNN.  I thought then, “I don’t agree with his take on this, but at least he seems to have done some real thinking of his own.”   I can appreciate a difference of opinion when it is rational and reasonable and I’m always looking for views different than my own that may shed new light on an issue, maybe something I hadn’t considered or known about.

I couldn’t tell you now what that broadcast was about as I have had to relegate Beck to the same bottom of the barrel category that is populated by the likes of Coulter, O’Reilly and other noxious gasbags like Limbaugh.

It would appear that Beck has now been designated as Limbaugh’s “mini-me”.  Taking a play from Limbaugh’s misogynistic handbook, Beck made the assertion that only “ugly” women are progressives.  This is a take-off on Limbaugh’s comparable assertions some years ago.

What I find hysterical here, is that both Limbaugh and Beck are extraordinarily un-attractive men.  Apparently, using their rational, only “ugly” men are right-wing, Republican Christians. 

His comments, which I believe occurred on his radio show about the 6th of March, 2008 (you couldn’t actually say those things on TV with a camera pointing at your doughy, pudgy face without hearing the laughter from coast to coast) were followed by comments that these “ugly” women would get a another chance once they were in heaven.  Hmmmm.

Beck’s comments are nothing new for the right wing extremists who believe that God loves a bigot.  This faction of the “moral” right wing has no problem in stooping to new lows in bigotry, discrimination and vulgarity.  This same faction holds as its icons the foul mouthed and stupendously unattractive Anne (Andy) Coulter; the compulsive sexual harasser of women and purveyor of misinformation, Bill O’Reilly, and the pill popping junkie, woman hating, Limbaugh.

All three men (four if you include Coulter) have realized they are becoming irrelevant.  American’s, for the most part have realized that what these people have to offer is….nothing. 

Beck’s reliance on promoting himself as a Christian while making such spectacularly un-godly and unfounded remarks is wearing thin.  Having had little credibility to begin with, Beck’s remarks take him to new lows.  But, I would imagine that he has plenty of company down there…..the bottom of the barrel is populated by others like him who say the most unbelievably crass and vulgar things and those who feel that unless they are hating someone, somewhere……their life just has no value. 

Far from being the rational and educated reporter/journalist/broadcaster or whatever I thought he was, it turns out that Beck is just a smaller version of Limbaugh: nothing of value to contribute, nothing of importance to say, and nothing worth listening to.  Unfortunately for all of us….someone gave him a mike.  Talk about ugly…….maybe you’ll get your chance when you get to heaven Glenn.

Marti Oakley