Why does Rupert Murdoch keep me on the air?

I often watch Jon Stewart lampoon the Fox News ranter Glenn Beck. He does a good job because, as has been pointed out, Beck provides some of the best comedic material television has ever seen.

But the reality is almost impossible to imitate, as this brief clip - courtesy of Media Matters - illustrates. I wonder how pleased the Fox News proprietor, Rupert Murdoch, will feel about Beck giving him a name-check in his bizarre rant and "a system control every aspect of your life."

"How does Rupert Murdoch keep me on the air if that's not true?" asks Beck. His answer: "Well, he keeps me on the air because I have the proof to back it up."

If you can stand it, there is another longer and even madder rant here on Media Matters.