There is a new blog in town: Glenn Beck RealityCheck. The author is anonymous, however Ms. Smith’s (that’s what she calls herself) “About me” section implies that she is a Washington insider. She has some very insightful posts and corrects Beck when he needs correcting, which I think is important because, lets face it, the guy can go off the deep end every so often.
Ms. Smiths blog is important to keep up on for a couple of reasons. First, it shows that not all of us conservatives will blindly follow the talking head. Second, if there are inaccuracies that are put out by a conservative pundit it is important that fellow conservatives catch them before they can be used against us (i.e. calling us liars, although I’ll bet that those calling the CONSERVATIVES liars won’t be labeled racists).
I’m sure shes going to catch some flack for running this site, and the flack will come from both sides. The liberals won’t feel that shes doing a good enough job and will want the site to be a “I hate Glenn Beck” fan club, although she gives no indication that she hates him. Maybe she does, however the facts aren’t there to say either/or. The conservatives will call her a liberal in disguise, and those that write on this site sympathize with that treatment from like minded ideologues and although I won’t speak for the other contributors (I’m pretty sure they agree with me, but still) I give Ms. Smith my support and my daily hit and encourage her to keep up the good fight.
This site hits home with me a little personally since I found my own backlash by criticizing the conservative pundit, and I still hold by my feelings and thoughts of that post, which are basically: he shouldn’t say the President is a racist unless there is HARD evidence, and I do like the guys show and like his personal story. He’s a pretty good author, a recovering alcoholic, and pretty smart guy. He just needs a little Ritalin and an ice cold beer to calm down…wait…I mean…
This post cross posted at www.ktracy.com and linked at www.mattersofopinion.net
