贝克深受千百万观众的喜欢,但言论自由的美国并非意味着说话人可以不付责任,一个人要顶住压力,一直仗义执言说出真实,实在不易。有时不可避免得遇 到麻烦。不久前,贝克指责奥巴马处理盖茨事件失当,批评奥巴马是种族主义者。这下捅了奥巴马粉丝的马蜂窝,很多商家担心受到政治牵连,吓得纷纷把广告撤 走。可是,贝克并没有受到一边倒的讨伐声的影响,他的收视率非但不降,反而大涨,尼尔森网站高挂“贝克回来了”(Beck is back)的文章庆祝他的收视率破三百万,而且8月24日的节目,他的25岁到54岁的观众数量居然超过欧莱利和汉尼迪,更超出友台对手收视总和的50%。
The 9 Principles 1.America Is Good. 美国好 2.I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life. 我相信上帝,他是我生活的中心。 3.I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday. 我总是努力使自己成为一个比过去(昨日)更诚实的人 4.The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government. 家庭是神圣的。我和我的妻子有最终的决定权,而不是政府。 5.If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it. 如果你违法,那么罪有应得。法官是总是一视同仁的,没有人可以凌驾于它之上。
6.I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. 我有生命,自由和追求幸福的权利,但这并没有保证人人的结果平等。 7.I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable. 我的所有是我辛勤劳作所得,我想与谁分享就与谁分享。政府不能强迫我来施舍。 8.It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion. 对威权异议或者表达我个人的观点,对我而言,这就是美国的价值 9.The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me. 政府为我服务。我不对它负责,他们对我的负责