"Stewart takes gold shill Beck to task"

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Posted: 12/12/09 9:29 am • # 1

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Jon Stewart is sooooo good ~ when Fox was asked about the obvious conflict of Beck shilling for a sponsor, the response was something along the lines that there is an exception carved out for its radio hosts from Fox's "double dipping" regulationsï¿½~ no explanation of why ~ and no response to the following comment that Beck's shilling is on TV, not the radio ~ Sooz

Friday, Dec 11, 2009 13:31 EST
Stewart takes gold shill Beck to task

Is a Fox News host trying to help his viewers -- or his pocketbook?

By Alex Koppelman

Below, a little fun for you all as we head off into the weekend: "The Daily Show" takes down Fox News' Glenn Beck, digging into how the tales of doom and depression he tells on his show seem to have at least a tangential connection to the fact that he's a paid spokesman for a company that deals in gold. Because, of course, gold just happens to be Beck's prescription for how his viewers can protect themselves from said doom and depression.

And if you missed it, Salon's Mike Madden has been over this ground before, with a fantastic piece heï¿½wrote back in October about how he made money by essentially investing in all the paranoia Beck's trying to sell.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

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Beck - Not So Mellow Gold

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