The National Endowment of the Arts has demoted a top appointee following criticism from the right-wing Fox News Host Glenn Beck. Beck recently attacked the NEA’s now former Communications Director, Yosi Sergant, for taking part in a conference call that discussed an Obama administration public service initiative. Beck says Sergant was trying to enlist artists to promote the administration’s policies. The NEA denies the call had any political agenda, but says Sergant has been reassigned to a different position. Sergant is the second Obama appointee criticized by Beck to be ousted in the last week. The administration’s special adviser for environmental jobs, Van Jones, stepped down over the weekend, following attacks from Beck and other right-wing pundits.