"Joel Cheatwood, a senior vice president of development for Fox News and the executive in charge of the show, thinks it’s silly to suggest that the American viewing public’s romance with Mr. Beck is on the wane — he’s trouncing his competition — but says that keeping the show upbeat is something he discusses with Mr. Beck.(N.Y.Times)
“We have talked about that, at his instigation,” Mr. Cheatwood said. “It is really important that no matter how dire he thinks things are or what horrible direction things may be going from his perspective that the show maintains a sense of hope.”
You know, because maintaining an upbeat attitude when talking about real life issues is more important than maintaining truth and some sense of reality.
If Beck's audience starts to slip due to his relentless negativity, great. But it would be much better if it slipped because people were less willing to believe nonsense, rather than just flipping their brains from the dark world of Beck to the mental equivalent of Glee.
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