From the way FOX opted to shill for Scott Brown, people would expect their hosts to play up the network’s vicarious victory for at least a few days. Glenn Beck, ever seeking to steal away someone else’s limelight, decided he could not hold back his ludicrous commentary from the new fascination on the block.

Brown had warranted some criticism for his attempts to shop his daughters on national television. However, Beck’s repeated comment on how Brown somehow “could end with a dead intern” made less sense than his usual conspiracy theories. Some suspect Beck’s comment referenced the Chandry Levy case of years back, but if Beck saw a connection between an unsolved case of an apparently murdered D.C. intern and Brown’s attempt to sell his daughters, he certainly made no effort to explain it. Absent his usual unsupported chalkboard-accompanied rant, generally refuted by its own preposterous nature, Beck just came across as wanting to imply Brown’s staff could face serious danger.

Not one who often needs much motivation to misinform, Beck’s criticism of Brown as a potentially violent individual proved surprising not just because of its crass nature, but also because of the way so many other hosts preached that Brown would heal all wounds. Now that Beck and his fellows at the network have had an opportunity to actually consider Brown seriously, they may renege on their support for him.

Leading up to the election, several analysts on FOX suggested a Brown victory would instantly create an upswing in the stock market. One concerned citizen called in to Beck to ask why the stock market seemed to reply instead with a downturn. Beck’s response belied how little he knows about the economy when he said, “I have to tell ya’, I’m not sure why it’s coming down. I mean, Jim Cramer was on, what, two days ago? And he said it would go through the roof. And it made total sense to me. I don’t know why. I can’t tell ya’.” Beck must have noticed that in that regard, Brown had already failed.

Incidentally, the same caller poked a hole through Beck’s theories on gold, suggesting a few listeners may have seen through Beck’s unsubstantiated claims.

FOX hosts and reporters have also tried to make the Senate race in Massachusetts “a referendum on healthcare.” Despite efforts from host Greta Van Susteren to push the idea on Brown, he specifically denied that particular claim. Perhaps FOX could have done enough previous investigation to recognize he had already voted for universal healthcare.

In terms of FOX’s agenda to undermine healthcare reform, that vote may make Brown a failure twice over before he even took office in the national seat.

Hardly anyone could anticipate whom Beck will attack next, but he generally sticks to denigrating anyone outside of the far right. His confusion about and mystifying attacks against Brown may indicate FOX could have a sense of buyer’s remorse very soon. Whatever their eventual opinion of Brown, FOX and its hosts like Beck warrant scorn for so vigorously promoting Brown and attempting to torpedo healthcare reform in the first place. Make sure their confusion does nothing to induce your own — and choose to Turn Off FOX.

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