When Glenn Beck returned to the airwaves for 2010, he unveiled a new intro segment for his radio show. Media Mattersnoted that the segment included the phrase “now is the time,” from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. This marked the latest in Beck's history of invoking Dr. King to promote himself and comparing his political stances to the civil rights movement.
The next day, Beck complained that his “show is under fire because we're using a clip from Martin Luther King there.” He and contributing editor Pat Gray then mocked “the left” because “they don't even understand it.”
Yet after all the fuss and bluster, on Monday Beck featured another new intro, opening his broadcast with nary an explanation as to why “now is the time,” is no longer a part of his show's intro:
