Glenn Becck: Going Blind, Defending Shirley Sherrod

Glenn Beck could be going blind, but that doesn't stop him from speaking his mind.  The Fox News talk show host recently opened up to a group of people in Salt Lake City, stating that he is suffering from a disease that could make him go blind within a year...or not.


Still, the talk show host is still giving his two cents on all things political; Glenn Beck has spoke out in support of Shirley Sherrod.


Sherrod is the USDA official who was forced to resign after an edited video clip surfaced online.  A blogger used the clip to showcase that Ms. Sherrod was a racist and had racial biases in her job.  The video was taken out of context, and the White House has, in fact, issued an apology to the official and offered her her job back.


The woman never guessed that she would unite Glenn Beck and the NAACP, but he has spoke out in support of her.  Even though the woman had been told when she was forced to resign that she would be "on Glenn Beck Tonight", she never dreamed he would say "She should not have been fired or forced to resign."  The zany host even went as far as to say she should get her job back, or even be promoted.


Sherrod's side of the story was not given.  Beck. although a little crazy at times, still looks at both sides of every story. In this case, he noted on his show that her side was far more complex than originally talked about.


So there you have it.  Even though Glenn Beck could be going blind, he still saw this issue crystal clear.


Reference: Huffington Post

Glenn Beck: Radio and Fox News Host Makes Alarming Announcement

Glenn Beck can rarely surprise someone. All that was thrown out the window at a Salt Lake City Utah conference in which Beck announced to his audience that he could be blind in a year. Glenn went to the doctor after he experienced pressure behind the his eyes, and the doctor told him that he has macular dystrophy and could be blind within a year.

Beck said to the doctor what many people say over and over in their heads, but never tell a doctor: Did I just pay you $1,000 to tell me something that I knew my whole life?

Beck was likely referring to the whole "you might go blind and you might not" phrase. Right now, the talk and radio show host is still alive and well.

Many are joking that Glenn Beck is already blind. Blind to reality. There are lots of people out there that think he's a melodramatic, right wing nut that rarely gets anything wrong.

ON the other hand, there are those who are scared by the things that the host says because they sound so...real, and so likely to happen.

Whether you love him or you hate him, Glenn Beck opened up yesterday. Here's to hoping that he won't go blind within the next year.

Don't also forget that fellow right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh is slowly going deaf. The pair would make an interesting reality show.

Reference: Fox News