TVNewser reported earlier today that a tipster told them Glenn Beck is off this week on a “forced” vacation, but will be returning on Monday.

The tipster claims that Fox News brass suggested to Glenn that he should take a week off and let the furor over his “racism” remarks die down a bit.

If you recall, Glenn Beck said on the air a couple of weeks ago that President Obama is a “racist” with a “deep seated hatred of white people:

Those comments prompted left-wing organization “Color Of Change” to pressure Beck’s advertisers to drop their ads from his show. Around 20 companies allegedly agreed to pull their ads, however Ed Morrissey has debunked this and puts the real number at only a handful.

The companies that did pull their ads from Beck’s afternoon show simply moved them to a different Fox show, so Fox News hasn’t lost any revenue.

At any rate, Beck’s publicist Matthew Hiltzik flatly denies that Glenn is on any kind of forced vacation, and even sent proof the vacation was planned:

Sources close to Beck have contacted TVNewser denying that this was a forced vacation. Beck’s personal publicist Matthew Hiltzik forwarded us an email dated July 14th sent by Christopher Balfe, President & COO of Mercury Radio Arts and General Manager of Beck’s radio show, addressed to Mercury Radio employees reading:

Glenn will be off of radio & TV the week of August 17th, returning to air August 24th.

I don’t believe FNC brass sent Beck on a vacation. Beck is a superstar at Fox with ratings that are unprecedented at his time slot.

As usual, the media missed the real story beyond the Beck controversy. The organization “Color of Change” that’s behind the boycott was founded by President Obama’s “Green” czar named Van Jones.

Jones is an ex-con and admitted Communist who now works in the White House. So in effect, The White House is targeting a cable news host through the front group “Color of Change”.

If you haven’t figured it out yet, “The Color of Change” is a bright shade of RED.

-Chris Jones