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.