A new WSJ/NBC News poll reveals that 35% of those surveyed called themselves conservative, while only 24% called themselves liberal. Still, of those calling themselves conservative, only six in ten identified themselves as Republicans. Democrats now outnumber Republicans in every age group and in every region of the country.
The Republicans are putting together a "listening tour." Glenn Beck is skeptical. He believes the politicians will use the information they get from the tour to further their own political futures. Beck did the funniest satire I have heard in years, talking about a fictitious woman they meet who had a third arm emanating from her forehead. The politicians come back to Washington urging the government to develop a program for her and also for another woman they meet who has 1800 kids. For each woman Beck developed intricate details of their daily lives. He was not going by a script. He was completely winging it, allowing his fertile imagination to go wild. I laughed loudly for what seemed like fifteen or twenty minutes.
Glenn Beck is fast becoming the Will Rogers of this decade in terms of delivering political humor that hits the mark. Like Rush Limbaugh, he is an advocate of limited government and individual entrepreneurship, based on individual liberty as outlined in our Constitution. Maybe he is one person the politicians need to be listening to. Just sayin.
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I LOVE Glenn. Think he's hysterical and yet gets his point across. I wish we had more humor in our current situation. It's humor that will get you through and makes someone see the absurdity of something perfectly.
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