Glenn does it with a smile on his face. I could be wrong but ..... That approach seems to work better than the in your face whinning and negativity.
I think his self-deprecating humor allows him to get away with stuff no one else could get away with.
His lines like "Call me crazy BUT..." go along way to introducing and dealing with deadly serious subjects and saying things that no one else is saying.
I just got a new car with XM in it and have migrated from Bob and Tom to Glenn Beck 8 - 11. We only get Glenn from 1 to 2 in St. Louis. He offers a very informative show that is also very entertaining. I think that if major word on him gets out he is likely to endear about 75% of Americans. He claims to be a conservative before any party affiliation - R or D. I had my fill of Rush years ago and Sean is wearing me down too. It just seems that no matter what Republican so they will sign off on it. Although I did hear Sean ramble on about the Repubicans spending like liberal democrats.
On the flip side, I see so much hate coming out of the left camp. I noticed that Air America was also on XM - my God how much hate can spew from one persons mouth - I think it was Randi something. But she was full of hate, nothing but hate and wishing phyical violence on the president and his family - I thought that was a crime. Not even remotely funny or interesting or any where near informative. That is where Glenn Beck will steal that demographic - he's funny, informative and entertaining. I personally think he is the real deal - WYSIWYG.
"Glenn does it with a smile on his face. I could be wrong but ..... That approach seems to work better than the in your face whinning and negativity."