FYI- any time you quote Glenn Beck, you give him an audience and support him, even if you don't like what he says. Doing so also gives him some validity. The best way to not support Glenn Beck is to not talk about what he says.
Beck competing with Lush for Scum of the Year
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One only broadens Beck's audience just by quoting him.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_beck]Glenn Beck - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] Personal life
Glenn Lee Beck was born in Everett, Washington to William and Mary Beck, who lived in Mountlake Terrace, Washington,[6] and sometime later moved their family to Mount Vernon, Washington[7] where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area.[8] He is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s.[9] Beck was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended private Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon. At age 13, he won a contest that landed him his first broadcast job as a disc-jockey for his hometown radio station, KBRC.[10]
In 1977, William Beck filed for divorce against Mary due to her increasing alcoholism.[11] Glenn and his older sister moved with their mother to Sumner, Washington, attending a Jesuit school[12] in Puyallup. On May 15, 1979, his mother drowned in Puget Sound, just west of Tacoma, Washington.[12] A man who had taken her out in a small boat also drowned. A Tacoma police report stated that Mary Beck "appeared to be a classic drowning victim", but a Coast Guard investigator speculated that she could have intentionally jumped overboard.[12] Beck has described his mother's death as a suicide in interviews during television and radio broadcasts.[11][12]
After their mother's death, Beck and his older sister moved to their father's home in Bellingham, Washington,[10] where Beck graduated from Sehome High School in June 1982.[13] In the aftermath of his mother's death and subsequent suicide of his stepbrother, Beck has said he used "Dr. Jack Daniel's" to cope.[14]
At 18, following his high school graduation, Beck relocated to Provo, Utah and worked at radio station KAYK. Feeling he "didn't fit in," Beck left Utah after six months,[15] taking a job at Washington D.C.'s WPGC in February 1983.[16]
While working at WPGC, Beck met his first wife, Claire.[17] The couple married and had two daughters, Mary and Hannah; Mary was born in 1988 with cerebral palsy, the result of a series of strokes at birth.[17] The couple divorced in 1994 amid Beck's struggles with substance abuse. Along with being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict,[18] Beck has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.[19][20] He cites the help of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in his sobriety and attended his first AA meeting in November 1994, the month he states he stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis.[19]
In 1996, while working for a New Haven-area radio station, Beck was admitted to Yale University through a special program for non-traditional students. Beck took one theology class, "Early Christology," and then dropped out.[19][21]
In 1999, Beck married his second wife, Tania.[19] They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October 1999, partly at the urging of his daughter Mary.[22][23] The couple has two children, Raphe (who is adopted) and Cheyenne. Beck lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children.[24] ..... a loon born of loons, what say you, because i'm looking out for you!
Glenn Lee Beck was born in Everett, Washington to William and Mary Beck, who lived in Mountlake Terrace, Washington,[6] and sometime later moved their family to Mount Vernon, Washington[7] where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area.[8] He is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s.[9] Beck was raised as a Roman Catholic and attended private Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon. At age 13, he won a contest that landed him his first broadcast job as a disc-jockey for his hometown radio station, KBRC.[10]
In 1977, William Beck filed for divorce against Mary due to her increasing alcoholism.[11] Glenn and his older sister moved with their mother to Sumner, Washington, attending a Jesuit school[12] in Puyallup. On May 15, 1979, his mother drowned in Puget Sound, just west of Tacoma, Washington.[12] A man who had taken her out in a small boat also drowned. A Tacoma police report stated that Mary Beck "appeared to be a classic drowning victim", but a Coast Guard investigator speculated that she could have intentionally jumped overboard.[12] Beck has described his mother's death as a suicide in interviews during television and radio broadcasts.[11][12]
After their mother's death, Beck and his older sister moved to their father's home in Bellingham, Washington,[10] where Beck graduated from Sehome High School in June 1982.[13] In the aftermath of his mother's death and subsequent suicide of his stepbrother, Beck has said he used "Dr. Jack Daniel's" to cope.[14]
At 18, following his high school graduation, Beck relocated to Provo, Utah and worked at radio station KAYK. Feeling he "didn't fit in," Beck left Utah after six months,[15] taking a job at Washington D.C.'s WPGC in February 1983.[16]
While working at WPGC, Beck met his first wife, Claire.[17] The couple married and had two daughters, Mary and Hannah; Mary was born in 1988 with cerebral palsy, the result of a series of strokes at birth.[17] The couple divorced in 1994 amid Beck's struggles with substance abuse. Along with being a recovering alcoholic and drug addict,[18] Beck has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.[19][20] He cites the help of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in his sobriety and attended his first AA meeting in November 1994, the month he states he stopped drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis.[19]
In 1996, while working for a New Haven-area radio station, Beck was admitted to Yale University through a special program for non-traditional students. Beck took one theology class, "Early Christology," and then dropped out.[19][21]
In 1999, Beck married his second wife, Tania.[19] They joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in October 1999, partly at the urging of his daughter Mary.[22][23] The couple has two children, Raphe (who is adopted) and Cheyenne. Beck lives in Connecticut with his wife and four children.[24] ..... a loon born of loons, what say you, because i'm looking out for you!
