Are conservatives turning on Glenn Beck?

The Weekly Standard's William Kristol has taken Beck to task for his stance on Egypt. Some say it's a sign that the Right is fed up with one of Fox News' most vivid personalities

Glenn Beck is marginalizing himself with his "hysteria," says conservative columnist William Kristol.
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In the current issue of The Weekly Standard, conservative columnist and editor William Kristol scolds Glenn Beck for being skeptical of the Egyptian uprising. Kristol, a Fox political contributor himself, says the Fox News host's "rants about the caliphate taking over the Middle East" are reminiscent of the John Birch Society, and that he's "marginalizing" himself through his "hysteria." Beck, in turn, lashed out at Kristol and "entrenched" Republicans clinging to power. Many are taking the two men's war of words as a sign that conservatives are turning against Beck and that his days at Fox News may be numbered. Are they? (Watch an MSNBC report about the debate)

Yes, a revolt is imminent: "Conservative annoyance with Glenn Beck's messianism has been growing" just as his ratings have been dropping, says Anthea Butler at Religion Dispatches. Kristol's criticism is just the latest evidence that the sharks are circling Beck, and that an "apocalyptic end" is coming soon for his media career. His "doomsday televangelist prophet routine jeopardizes not only his show on Fox, but any chance that he can be considered to be any sort of a king- or queen-maker in the 2012 elections."

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