Glenn Beck's The Blaze Relaunched as a Libertarian News Network

And let's extend a warm welcome!

Glenn Beck announced plans Tuesday during his online television program to expand the news operation in his media company, The Blaze, and refocus it as a libertarian network, opening three foreign bureaus, debuting a nightly newsmagazine show, and relocating his New York staff to showy new offices.

Beck introduced his ambitious plans by standing in front of a split screen with MSNBC's Chris Matthews on one side and Fox News's Sean Hannity on the other, and bemoaning the fact that cable news has devolved into the "far left [and] far right… yelling at each other."

"We're not gonna play in that crazy space as a network," he said, adding, "I consider myself a libertarian… I'm a lot closer to Penn Jillette than I am to Chuck Hagel."