does anyone take this lunatic seriously or do they watch for the "so bad I can't look away" factor?

Glenn Beck: I was wrong. We’re not marching to socialism, we’re marching toward fascism.

For almost a year, Glenn Beck has been warning with increasing panic that America is headed toward socialism. Tonight, he issued a correction: “They” are not marching the United States toward socialism, Beck explained, but actually fascism:

It all adds up to me, having to admit that I was wrong. Our government is not marching down the road towards communism or socialism. … But now I have to tell you that they’re not marching us that direction. They’re marching us to a non-violent fascism. Or to put it another way, they’re marching us to 1984. Big Brother. … Like it or not, fascism is on the rise.

Though Beck claimed he didn’t mean “Adolf Hitler kind of fascism” and that he was talking about “fascism with a happy face,” he illustrated his point with more than a minute’s worth of Nazi footage, played dramatically on the full screen behind him.

(Think Progress)
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Beck is really losing it - I wouldn't be surprised if he got violent on air at some point...This is sad, really. If he is even somewhat serious about his wacky statements, then he is seriously losing touch with reality - more so than even most other repugs.