Glenn Beck Trying To Save Face? (BLOG SAMPLE)

Last week, Glenn Beck expressed regrets for "helping tear the country apart."  He told Fox News that he regrets his polarizing commentary, some of which aired on the same channel performing the interview.  While he admits that he had "a lot of fun" on Fox News, but wishes he has been "more uniting in [his] language."  The media has expressed mostly critical responses to his regrets (check here and here).
In relation to this class, this clearly shows an example of how the use of negative face (Hunter, 136).  According to Hunter, negative face is the aspect of political discourse where people attack each other, rather than debate who has the better morals.  Negative face produces intolerance on both sides, with everyone becoming the loser, especially the American public.  Negative face makes the conflict about language and symbols, rather than ideas.  The use of negative face is detrimental to the political process because it distracts the public from focusing on the issues.  Glenn Beck is just one of many examples of negative face in action.  While I appreciate his regrets, I'm not sure he is helping the country move forward quite yet.