Here's how mature our political dialog is these days: Glenn Beck pretended to retch into a trash can at the sound of Nancy Pelosi's voice on TV yesterday. Not just once: The popular Fox host worked his vomiting schtick over and over, grabbing the can and tossing in a cup of water to accompany the simulated gagging sounds apparently perfected in junior high school. It was all a response to a recording of the House speaker answering the question, "What is your favorite word?"
In case you were wondering, she answered, "the Word," in the Biblical sense, which Beck found nauseatingly sincere. "Have you ever been to a restaurant where they say 'This is really good chocolate cake,' but it's just too rich?" Beck said by way of explanation. "That's what you just heard from Nancy Pelosi. To see the performance for yourself, click here.
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