>Beck did something that day that I have never
>seen an elitist conservative do. He
>acknowledged the absolutely unique position
>held by mothers. He gave us credit for our part
>in shaping the grassroots movement to stop
>Obama’s Contract on America. He really, truly
>cared what we had to say. And he affirmed that
>in our power and energy there was hope for the
>future.
Beck respects his audience.
He treats it as a community with interests, not sheep to be sheared or marks to be hustled.
>In addition, he was passionate in defending us
>against those who would hurt us with their
>stereotyping and ugly rhetoric. You could see
>he would go to any length — even making himself
>look foolish — to get people to recognize the
>truth.
Beck here is using his words to express his audience’s interests and uses them as a shield to protect them from assault.
>This is the side of Glenn Beck that ivory tower
>conservatives would find embarrassing and
>alarming. His genius is in his making himself
>completely vulnerable, a slave to the truth he
>wants us to see.
In this multicultural age, being able to share tribal symbols with the non-elite, middle class, two-parent family masses, and not the cultural elites, is a huge credibility enabler.
