Glenn Beck and the Wingnut Brigade’s Egyptian Fear Fantasy
The wingnut blogosphere and Glenn Beck really are in Looney Tunes territory when it comes to Egypt. Their latest whacked out fear fantasy is that the fall of the Mubarak government will usher in the era of the Islamic Caliphate, stretching from North Africa to the Middle East to France and beyond, a sea of Islamic green as far as the eye can see — and the dreaded progressives and commies are going to help the Muslims take over. Beck needed three chalkboards to contain the full majesty and horror of his latest conspiracy theory.
Here’s Chris Matthews, who says Beck’s motto should be, “I’m crazy as hell and I’m not going to take this any more!”