Ultra-conservatives on TV

Ok, so that's an intimidating headline, but this is not really that hard-hitting or incisive. Just two topics I found interesting, wholly separate, which both include ultra-conservative public figures and announced plans for them to appear on TV programs soon.

One, as you may have guessed, is Sarah Palin. She'll apparently be appearing on SNL. No word on whether her doppelganger Tina Fey will be joining her, but I would guess she will. The McCain campaign is probably hoping to score a few points by showing her as relatable, able to take a joke -- tough -- but I don't think it will do anything, especially at this point in the game. Honestly, I wouldn't do it if it were me calling the shots. Maybe 2 weeks ago, but now, it will just draw attention to her stupidity again. She may even have a gaffe and blow even the tiny chance they have of winning on Nov 4.

Second, Glenn Beck will be leaving CNNHN in 2009 for...you guessed it--Fox Noise. When he appeared on the scene a few years ago, he actually expressed some independent views. He was tough on both sides of the aisle, a true American 'Maverick.' Though he was a little annoying even back then, I did enjoy watching a little bit. Then he went through a period of crazy pseudo-nationalism, worrying that the U.S. was literally going to merge with Canada and Mexico to form a huge socialist state because of some connecting superhighway or some crazy conspiracy theory like that. But now he's become just another Hannity/O'Reilly conservative hack. I'm glad he's going.