“It is written by the Invisible Committee.” Now he looks utterly aghast, because, as he’s speaking, at this very moment, “it calls for a violent revolution.” He gives a little automatic smile, a knowing smile, when he tells his viewers that this Invisible Committee is an anonymous group-and he emphasizes anonymous-and they come from France, of course, although he doesn’t actually say “of course,” we can hear it anyway. He holds up the book again, making sure to repeat the title two times, and the second is even more terrifying than the first. “It is a brand new book,” he tells us, and he looks at us, knowingly, “it is a dangerous book,” and he looks at us threateningly, “it is called The Coming Insurrection,” and here he takes his time, exaggerating each syllable. He hasn’t read it yet, because he just got it, but he’s been waiting for it for a long time. And he not only holds it up, he flips through it, turning a few pages without reading them, and we can tell right away that he hasn’t read the book and that this doesn’t matter. But then, less than a minute into the show, something happens, and suddenly we’re confronted with the unexpected, the incredible, the weird: he holds up a small book, yes, you heard me correctly, a book. He starts with the typical idiotic conspiracy theories. We’re watching Fox News it’s July 1 st, 2009. He’s speaking to us so casually that it even feels a little like water cooler gossip, but don’t let that fool you: what he’s about to tell us is serious. It’s like we’re at his house and he’s talking to us in private. He leans his elbows on the table, using them to emphasize all of his gestures.
He’s white, his name is Glenn Beck, he has a baby face and a crew cut, and he’s wearing the mandatory uniform - a red tie with white stars, a striped shirt, and a dark suit. He displays all the characteristics of a vigorous, conservative, republican, married, paternal, naturally born-to-lead American. Translated from the French by Claire Finch and Jackson B.
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