Friday, April 30, 2004

92 Beck's Abortion

I was in the car again today--a little after 11 a.m. and switched on Glenn Beck, who was supposed to be broadcasting an abortion today. What was it? A clip from Al Franken's new talk show, which he ridiculed as "a radio abortion."

He defends his cruel hoax to his upset listeners, both pro-choice and pro-life, by saying he was trying to get people to think about the issues.
  • When your hoax gets people so excited they call the FCC and their local Clear Channel affiliates, you've overstepped.
  • When your hoax has you pleading with a mother who had an abortion years ago and plans to have her 14 year old listen, and you beg her not to, you've compromised a teen-ager's trust in her parents (which was probably shakey).
  • When your hoax makes a mockery of people's strongly held beliefs--pro and con--you're not mature enough to adopt a baby--which is what started all this--his plea for mothers not to abort.

    Yesterday I said he needed to be careful about the protestors. Today he just needs to apologize and fire his board of advisors, if he has one.
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