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Originally Posted by saden1

Beck isn't crazy, he just says crazy things that get him paid. His demise at Fox was sealed once he thought he was bigger than the network.

I kind of agree with this. He has a peace and love im just gonna do what i think is the right thing even if people dont take notice type attitude. But i think in realality he has a ego, hes just hiding it. He said how grateful he was that he was given the 5 oclock time slot by Fox 2 years ago when he broke the news that he was leaving. But i think thats the the problem, he wanted a better time slot and Fox wasnt willing to give it to him.

Ive said this before; Beck is really easy to pick on. Unless you follow him he is easy to take out of context and twist what he is saying or take away from the point hes trying to make. People talked shit about Olberman all the time. I talked shit about him. But I made sure I watched his show every so often to make sure I would reinforce (or potential change) my opinion of him. If Olberman came on at 5 I would never watch it and would act a lot like people do with Beck; hes crazy, he lies, hes a nut, I know so because ive seen his show once I keep watching clips that reinforce that perception on Stewart and Colbert and MSNBC. I guess my point is that I wouldnt be surprised if Beck wanted to have a prime time show to reach more viewers and to make it easier for people to reinforce (or potential change) their opinion of him, for themselves. Fox wasnt willing to give it to him, because I think at this point the anti-Beck camp is too strong. Beck in my opinion is less “far right” then Hannity or O’Riely, but hes a very charismatic guy, acts goofy, not formally educated and is a lot easier to pick on and discredit.