Why Glenn Beck is dangerous

He's a funny guy. He does what Jon Stewart does, but he does it with a sharp edge that supercedes the ever-funny funnyman lacks. And he's teaching. When was the last time you saw someone on television....teaching? Not that he's always right about everything, not that he's always positive, and not that he's always comprehensive. But what teacher is? The Ph.d's are insufferable. In truth, they are some of the most pompous, self-important people you will ever meet. What is rattling them is that no one, NO ONE is refuting Beck. When was the last time you heard a takedown of Glenn Beck that wasn't hysterical, emotional or downright illogically mean? Amity Shlaes:

The rage at first seems odd, coming from professors. Why should these serene Yodas care what a man on television bellows? Yet they are on the warpath. The academic fury is at first directed at interpretation. Mr. Beck's explanation of how the Framers viewed religion, Mr. Beck's depiction of how Franklin Roosevelt's policy affected the Great Depression; Mr. Beck's argument that regulation is currently curtailing liberty in general -- all fall short in academic eyes. Prof. Palermo, for example, calls Mr. Beck's views as "stupid and false." But the real issue, the reason professors are on the attack, is not specific content. It is rather the professional and, in the end, economic, threat that Mr. Beck represents. To academics, Mr. Beck is more dangerous than any other radio show host, and they know it.