Glenn Beck: the Oprah of right-wing fiction

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In many ways Glenn Beck is the anti-Oprah. While her show is the televisual equivalent of a soft embrace, his Fox News slot is Orwell's Two Minutes Hate on steroids, an almost literal call to arms, preying on fear and relying on patriot bombast.

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