Chris Wallace shed some light on the Glenn Beck phenomenon in his exclusive interview on Fox News Sunday, right after Beck's big rally Saturday in Washington, DC. You have to give Wallace credit: Although he is part of the conservative media, and despite the absurd coyness in Washington about the obvious connections among the Republican Party, the Tea Party movement, and the conservative talk machine, he asked tough questions and he illuminated some of the most troubling aspects of Beck's anti-political politics.
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"Do you feel you have a role in trying to transform this country?" Wallace asked Beck.
"Don't you?" Beck shot back at his Fox News colleague.
"No. I just ask questions for a living," Wallace said.
"I forgot I was talking to an actual journalist," Beck said.
Forget for a moment whether a Fox News anchor can fairly claim to be an impartial reporter. It may be because he and Beck are on the same team that Wallace seemed less intimidated than some members of the "liberal media" who are reluctant to point out the racial subtext of the tea party rallies. Read more here:
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