Deutsch Praises Beck for Massa Interview: 'Beck Actually Helped His Brand A Lot'

Compliments sometimes come from strange places, but you’ll take them where you can get them, no?

It seems that Fox News’ March 10 “Glenn Beck” program, in which [1]host Glenn Beck interviewed former Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., captured the attention of [2]both the left and the right. And it may have even put to rest some of the misconceptions about Beck, which are mostly generated by [3]outfits that operate with just out-of-context sound bites.

“Let me tell you something,” “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough said. “[Beck] was not on his heels. He just – he played straight-man and Donny Deutsch, he was – he did it very, very well.

And surprisingly, MSNBC regular Donny Deutsch, who rarely has good things to say about conservatives, agreed.

“Beck actually helped his brand a lot because he went from the crazy idiot to kind of a good interviewer, you know what I mean,” Deutsch said. “And you know – you couldn't help but not enjoy Glenn Beck yesterday – speaking from the extreme left.”

Beck had won both conservatives and liberals over when at the end of his Massa interview he said he apologized for having [4]“wasted an hour of your time” on his March 9 program.

Deutsch isn’t known for having much compassion for conservatives. He recently referred to Florida U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio [5]with a racially charged description, a “coconut.” And he had a very harsh critique of former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Tim Tebow’s pro-life ad, [6]comparing it to a gay-dating spot.