Glenn Beck's (pre-fame) enemy list

A new book chronicling Glenn Beck's rise to media power documents his prodigious talent for rubbing people the wrong way

Glenn Beck.
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Fox News host Glenn Beck delights in provocation — see his well-publicized spats with James Cameron, Rep. Anthony Weiner and others — and, according to Alexander Zaitchik's new book, Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance, he's always had the knack. Indeed, the book, which Firedoglake calls, "careful and studious...part biography, part deconstruction," reads like an extended list of all the folks the outspoken conservative pundit has irked during his rise from local radio host to national media icon. Here's a rundown of Beck's early enemies, and how he made them:

Liz Curtis

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