"Spinning the joke to make Glenn Beck the one responsible for raping and murdering a girl in 1990 was a response to what some say is Beck’s rhetorical style of presenting controversial issues. He presents a “rumor,” suggests that he does not believe the rumor but then repeats the rumor over and over, saying that the target of the rumor can get people to stop spreading it by simply presenting evidence of the rumor’s falsity. The frequently noted example is from a 2006 interview with Keith Ellison, a Muslim Congressman:" http://thebrowntweedsociety.com/2009/11/02/glenn-beck-case-part-1/