Monday, October 12, 2009
Merrie England May Be Less Merrie Now
Lachrymose loser Glenn "Boo Hoo" Beck is on the telly in Britain, thanks to Rupert "Fux" Murdoch's Sky Television, which is broadcasting Boo Hoo's show there. Alex Massie has a Brit's take on Boo Hoo and his apocalyptic glibertarianism, so different from the conservatism being practiced in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. A few choice takes:
"...[I]t's dispiriting to see quite so many decent Americans in thrall to such charlatanry..."
"...[Beck] sometimes resembles a snake oil salesman's dim-witted assistant accidentally promoted to the top job..."