In America, we have always had negative pundits like Glenn Beck. There was Gerald L.K. Smith during the McCarthy era. There was also the John Birch Society. In the Forties there was the Nazi sympathizer, Father Coughlin. Reverend Billy Hargis of the
Anti-Communist Christian Crusade was another. He was busted on a morals charge
for molesting one of his students. This is a pattern in our media presentation. The Limbaughs, Hannitys, Malkins, Becks are a reflection of the worst kind of demagogue
that has poisoned our democracy. These people do not want a legitimate debate on issues. They are about slamming anything that doesn't conform to their ideologies.
They really have nothing legitimate to say about anything. Worst of all, they are hirelings for the corporate media who fuel this kind of trash to keep the ratings going.