Glenn Beck, the right-wing radio and former television host notorious for his ultra-conservative commentary, may have hit an all time low when he compared the massacred teens at the Norwegian youth camp to the Nazi party’s youth wing. ??
"There was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler Youth, or, whatever. I mean, who does a camp for kids that's all about politics. Disturbing," said the Tea Party activist during his radio talk show. ??
Torbjørn Eriksen, the former press secretary to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, called Beck’s comments “ignorant, incorrect and extremely hurtful.”
??"Young political activists have gathered at Utøya for over 60 years to learn about and be part of democracy, the very opposite of what the Hitler Youth was about,” he said.
??This is not the first time Glenn Beck has been in the spotlight for controversial rhetoric: he once called United States’ President Barack Obama a “racist…with a deep seated hatred for white people,” and later apologized for his comments.??
This past spring, Beck was released from the Fox News Networks after steadily declining ratings and threats from advertisers to pull out of the show.
??However, his syndicated radio show is still broadcasted on over 400 stations in the United States and is the third highest-ranked talk show among 25-54 year olds.
