Landing on his feet just hours after his program was dropped by Fox News Channel, controversial host Glenn Beck announced today that he had just inked a new contract to join the cable network Syfy, formerly known as the Sci Fi Channel.
Speaking at a press conference announcing the move, Mr. Beck told reporters, The best part of this deal is that I wont need to change my format at all.
Mr. Beck said that his program was a perfect fit for a schedule of programming packed with aliens, paranoid conspiracy theories and alternative universes.
But the TV hosts enthusiasm was tempered somewhat by Syfy spokesperson Tracy Klugian, who told reporters, We warned Glenn that if hes going to be a good fit for Syfy hes going to have to tone down his act a bit. Some of the stuff he did on Fox is a little too out there for us.
Mr. Beck said that his new deal would run until 2012 or the end of the world, whichever comes sooner, and that he would be paid in gold bullion and ammo.
Meanwhile, Congress reassured the American people that during a government shutdown essential services would still be provided to Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq.