Former "Air America" radio host, Mike Malloy, (now self-syndicated through Nova; heard locally on Green 960) seeking attention and ratings, lashed out at Fox News commentator, Glenn Beck, calling for Beck to commit suicide "on camera," particularly given that suicide "is rampant in his family" and that Beck apparently is "self-destructive."
"I have good news to report," said Malloy on his Aug. 4 radio program. "Glenn Beck appears closer to suicide. I'm hoping that he does it on camera."
Let's begin by stating my complete disdain for Beck, who recently called Barack Obama a racist. The remark gave Beck a couple of days of attention and further solidified his status as nothing more than a TV version of a shock jock. Fox News loves him and he has, yes, tons of ratings, at least by cable standards. Beck also has a syndicated radio program that is heard by millions.
Malloy doesn't, and having to resort to this type of pandering speaks volumes for the original Air America host.
I've listened to Malloy's ultra, left-leaning program from time to time and while I tend to agree with a lot of what he has to say, from a content standpoint, much of his nightly rantings are essentially the same 'broken record. I mean, how many times can you repeat the term, "Bush 'crime family'?"
Malloy's call for Beck to kill himself on TV is just as crass if not worse than Beck's periodic fake, staged "crys" or his blatant histrionics, like he displayed on The View.
If Malloy was indeed seeking attention, he got it, but ultimately, this type of "shock" pandering wears thin. It only makes Malloy look more foolish, and worse yet, provides sympathy for Beck.
Now how dumb is that?
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