On 'Today': Glenn Beck Beats Back Meredith Vieira's Charge of Hate Talk

(By Geoffrey Dickens, NewsBusters.org) - Fox News host Glenn Beck showed up on Wednesday's 'Today' show to promote his new book The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life, but it was NBC's Meredith Vieira's misperceptions of him and conservatives as a whole that Beck was forced to try to change. After an initial discussion about Beck overcoming his personal struggles, Vieira brought Beck into the debate over whether conservative talk provoked the Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner, as she charged: "You talk about spewing anger in your personal life but also in your professional life, Glenn. I mean there are people who've criticized you and said...you're part of the problem in terms of anger...you've added to this dialogue of hatred."

Beck deftly responded that anything he may have said was not any worse than what Vieira has heard from the likes of Jon Stewart or on The Simpsons, as seen in this fiery exchange: