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DECEMBER 2007 Romney 'disgusted' by Time choice Time Magazine's highly anticipated Man of the Year choice was announced today, and it was a surprising one. Vladimir Putin was chosen for 'bringing stability and renewed status to his country'. Pork Barrel Congress Nancy Pelosi promised to cut back spending and 'drain the swamp' in Washington but did exactly the opposite. With 13,000 new pork projects lumped into the troop funding bill there will be 15 billion dollars PER YEAR of pork items such as 700 million dollars for a bike trail in Minnesota. It's not just democrats, we have bipartisan pork-love in Washington D.C. Lights Gone Wild! We all have that crazy neighbor who puts up enough Christmas lights to make an environmentalist cry. Glenn has the opposite problem -- he lives in a snobby rich neighborhood where no one puts any Christmas decorations, which is sort of depressing. Christmas Classics Toby Keith has a new Christmas album out (A Classic Christmas ), and he talked with Glenn about that and some of the other projects he is currently working on. Future is Bright With so many stories flooding the news of idiotic kids shooting up schools and just being generally stupid -- it's nice to talk to a young person who gives the rest of us hope for this nation's future. Jared Cohen is part Condi Rice's staff, has written multiple books and has traveled throughout the Middle East. Favorite Story of the Month Glenn proclaimed this story is possibly his favorite story of the month from the environmentalist front. Indoctrinate U. 84% of University professors voted for Al Gore in 2000, to give you some idea of what conservative ideology is up against at our nation's universities. So it shouldn't be a surprise that universities are quick to condemn students showing movies like Obsession because it's too hateful, like they did at the University of Florida. The Legend Snores Glenn went to see I am Legend this weekend starring Will Smith. Being the last man on Earth sounds like it would be boring -- but Hollywood is supposed to jazz things up a little bit. Glenn meets Huck Glenn does not believe in coincidences and so when the stars aligned to bring Huckabee and Glenn to the same airport at the same time in Iowa, they decided to meet. Full Disclosure? Fuhgetaboutit! NBC and Brian Williams gave this report on the amazing new green friendly light bulb that is sweeping the nation---it's so great that everyone is using them for every facet of life. It's not easy being Green For some bizarre reason Alan Keyes was allowed to participate in the latest GOP debate---despite the fact that Gravel and Kucinich won't be allowed to participate on the Democrat side. Interview with Neil Cavuto Neil Cavuto from Fox News joined Glenn to talk about the latest with the banking crisis. Glenn says the money being freed up for these banks is being done so out of fear. Are we headed for huge economic decline? Conservative Whoopi? Whoopi Goldberg was talking on The View about the death tax and how she thought it just wasn't right that someone should be taxed more than once on the same money, a view which she was then trashed by liberal bloggers for having. Welcome to life on the conservative side of things, Whoopi -- hold a common sense viewpoint and get turned into the hate monger. Huck-Attack Mike Huckabee is taking notes from the Howard Dean school of campaigning, pulling a page right from Dean's 'people out there are saying that Bush blew up the World Trade Centers ---and I'm just saying that people are saying it' strategy. Happy Green Holiday! Is there a better gift than having someone donate a goat in your name to an African village? Yes, it's called anything. That's one of the suggested gifts for this year's 'green holiday' that the enviro-freaks have come up with. Congressman Poe Congressman Ted Poe made another appearance on the program today, this time to talk about the horrifying rape case that happened overseas two years ago involving a Halliburton employee. Fred Thompson Interview Glenn Beck (and fans) finally got to hear first hand from Senator Fred Thompson, who made his first appearance on the program. Fair and Biased MSNBC has found decent ratings success by having Keith Olbermann read the Media Matters blog site word-for-word, so they figured why not sell out to that formula? Halliburton Rape A female contractor working with Halliburton was raped within a couple of days of landing in the green zone. . It clearly wasn't safe for her, and now she and others are demanding answers to why this case has been shoved under the rug. Hero or Hades? After Joe Horn shot and killed two thugs who were robbing a neighbor's home, he has found himself smack in the middle of a nationwide media storm. It looks as though according to Texas law he is going to get off without any charges---but should he? Feeling Blue Steve Moore from the Wall Street Journal talked to Glenn about an interesting article out today on how people are fleeing blue states in favor of red states -- to the tune of 5 million people over the past decade. Could it be that, despite what Democrats tell you, people actually don't like higher taxes? Huckaboom Perhaps the most annoying thing about the meteoric rise in the Mike Huckabee campaign is the crappy slogan TV news came up with -- 'Huckaboom' -- that seems to be everywhere. Glenn not a Christian? Glenn talked about his appearance on GMA yesterday in which the other guest involved in the segment said he did not believe Mormons were Christian. Fortunately, Glenn was too tired to bother getting overly upset about that claim, but it was still extremely frustrating. It got worse, though, because Glenn was asked to basically explain all of the beliefs of the Mormon Church---in about 40 seconds. Murdered by Mumia Glenn welcomed Maureen Faulkner, widow to murdered Philadelphia police officer Danny Faulkner and Michael Smerconish, radio host/attorney from WPHT in Philadelphia who has worked pro-bono on this case for 15 years. Time Person of the Year And Glenn's pick for Time Person of the Year is......Al Gore. Of course, that's not Glenn's pick, that's just who he thinks Time will pick. Other good guesses that came up were 'The Undocumented Worker' and 'Mother Earth'. Gotta have Faith Mitt Romney is set to give his big 'Faith in America' speech tomorrow, and Glenn will be a special guest. Glenn and Stu discuss the upsides and possible downsides of Romney's decision to give the big speech. Childbearing is Selfish? It's one of the most amazingly sad stories you will ever read. An 'eco freak' from the U.K. talks about how and why she places more value in Earth than people. Perverted Justice Not that show where they catch dirty old men, no, perverted justice is what's happening to jailed border agents Compean and Ramos. - First Tara Setmayer and Congressman Ted Poe - Then, David Botsford, appeals attorney for Ramos - Finally, Glenn spoke with Sara Carter, from the Washington Times Toledo: U.N. Approved! When the United Nations touts your city as the 'third most livable city' you shouldn't be celebrating that fact. Glenn has been broadcasting from Toledo the last 2 days, and made the off-hand comment that because of government corruption the city has gone to crap. Florida Comrades The University of Florida is a prime candidate for Glenn's stop liberal indoctrination An Inconvenient Book giveaway. Joe Horn Update Horn was the guy from that amazing 911 tape where you hear him cocking his shotgun and telling the operator 'I'm gonna kill em' referring to a couple of thug illegal immigrants robbing his neighbor's house. Evel Dies At age 69, we've lost one of the most bizarre and great American icons -- Evel Knievel. Somehow he managed to give Americans that sense of pride in their country by simply jumping his motorcycle over lots and lots of cars. Glenn talks about how the phenomenon worked. Yeah, but he can bowl Just had to give you this story -- simply because of the 'defense' that the girlfriend provided for her boyfriend who had just been busted for running a wide ranging car theft scheme. NOVEMBER 2007 Brian Whitman Interview Glenn's celebrity voice guy (and longtime friend) Brian Whitman came on the show today and sparred with Glenn on 08 candidates (Brian is a liberal) and made such proclamations as 'Rudy is a liberal'. Mary Matalin Mary Matalin --- author, GOP strategist, conservative pundit, and wife of vocal liberal pundit James Carville joined Glenn to talk about the 2008 candidates and she does her best to try to explain the impossible: how Glenn's book is #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Mitt Romney Interview Last nights GOP YouTube debate kicked off with a bang as Mitt Romney came right out of the chute attacking Rudy Giuliani for being Mayor of a 'sanctuary city' to which the Mayor responded that Romney presided over a 'sanctuary (Governor's) mansion'. Michelle Malkin Interview Last night's debates were supposed to be a chance for Republicans and conservatives to ask questions of their possible candidates, but what actually happened at the CNN YouTube GOP debate was very interesting. Inconvenient Delivery It's the holiday season and as you know Glenn is a very generous individual who thinks of others often. A prime example of this is Glenn's recent pledge to donate many of his books to people in need. Observation Footprint Scientists are always right, as you know, and they prove it with things like the global warming 'consensus' of today and of course the global cooling they predicted back in 1975. So why wouldn't we listen to them when quantum physicists say that because we are observing dark matter, it's causing the matter to attract toward us, thus collapsing the universe. Anderson Cooper Interview It's debate #851 of the 2008 presidential election season, and this time it's the GOP candidates who get to field those oh so fun YouTube questions tonight on CNN. Gut Check Yesterday Glenn brought you the story from Washington Times reporter Sara Carter about how terrorists were plotting to attack an Army base in Arizona. Fly the PC Skies Glenn, like every other human being out there, is for curing all forms of cancer. What Glenn isn't for is the airline stewardess asking not once...not twice...but three times for donations to a breast cancer fund mid flight. Pat Buchanan Interview Pat Buchanan claims in his new book that the 'End of America' is near because of the 'perfect storm' that's happening around the globe right now (Glenn should have copyrighted that!). Terrorists target Army Base in Arizona It sounds like a plot line from a bad 1990's Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, but unfortunately it's true. American Horror During his 'Inconvenient Book Tour' this weekend, Glenn shook hands with about 7,000 people, and said that these people 'get it' when it comes to the Perfect Storm. Rough Ride The seeds of discontent are growing here in America, as evidenced by a freaky dude in Dylan Klebold type attire who told Glenn 'we will kill all the traitors' during one of his book signings. Happy Green Holiday? Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Christmas season on the isle of New York: Barney's in Manhattan has managed to make Christmas completely irrelevant with their new window displays this year. Santa 109.9 FM Glenn gives a flash of his old days as a disc jockey and spins a couple of Christmas tunes, just like those all Christmas music stations do around this time of year -- when he gets interrupted by his way too politically correct program director. Self defense or Murder? In one of the most amazing 911 tapes Glenn has ever heard, this Texas man is witnessing a robbery taking place in broad daylight at his neighbor's house. Pursuit of Happiness Chris Gardner was made a household name when Will Smith portrayed him in the movie Pursuit of Happyness, a movie about Gardner's life. Gardner was a working single father who became homeless while trying to make ends meet. His incredible story is an inspiration to all, especially Glenn. Global warming tax? An article out today explains that the U.N. feels action needs to be taken immediately to stop global warming. Duncan Hunter Interview More developments are happening in the Compean and Ramos case after the drug thug that the two agents shot was finally caught. Presidential hopeful Duncan Hunter joined Glenn to give the latest developments plus talk about this letter he wrote to President Bush arguing the case to send agents Compean and Ramos home for good. Compean & Ramos update Johnny Sutton has finally arrested the drug smuggler that was the key to putting Ramos and Compean behind bars. We find out today that there were two loads of drugs and the federal government knew who this guy was for quite some time. - Jerry Corsi from World Net Daily - Tara Setmayer Interview - President of the National Border Patrol Council T.J. Bonner Laredo or Bust What started out as Glenn just trying to get to the bottom of people being kidnapped at an alarming rate in Laredo, Texas (by thugs from Mexico) has ended up in an all out political battle. Both the Mayor of Laredo and the Congressman from the district that represents Laredo have decided to attack Glenn instead of attack the border problem. Good or Greed? Warren Buffett was on Capitol Hill this week making the oh so brave pitch to politicians of 'please, tax me more' as if they needed the encouragement. Viva Laredo! Glenn knows he is right in an argument when the person on the other side starts crying racism--if there was a legitimate point to make besides 'Glenn's a racist!' they probably would have brought it up. Hollywood Conservative? He's not exactly 'Hollywood', but actor/writer Ben Stein is a conservative. You probably know him as the boring teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and host of Win Ben Stein's Money, but he's also the author of 16 books and many fantastic columns. Hillary's Plant It's been a rough go of it for Hillary lately, the first gaff was her two minute flip-flop on driver's licenses for illegals and the latest mistake was getting snagged planting questioners in the audience at her speeches. Beck vs. Salinas The Mayor of Laredo, Texas (Raul G. Salinas) called on Glenn to apologize for his 'negative comments about Laredo' made on the TV program last week. Glenn's point is simply to try and keep the bad guys (from Mexico) out of Laredo. Glenn finds it rather appalling that the Mayor would prefer to pick a fight with Glenn as opposed to uniting on the truth: Laredo has an illegal immigration problem that it needs help fighting. In one of the worst decisions a politicians has ever made, Salinas agreed to go on the air with Glenn despite having no real point whatsoever. David Horowitz Glenn was interviewing David on TV last night when he stumbled across an amazing fact that he never knew before. Glenn was aware that David was a Marxist back in the days of his youth, but so were many people during that hippie time period. What Glenn did not know was the reason he was a Marxist----his parents. Dead Man Walking John Coleman is a meteorologist and weatherman from San Diego who has been in the field for 55 years -- and he is also the founder of The Weather Channel. Lions for Lambs This Robert Redford movie is apparently more boring than the Horse Whisperer (a three plus hour snore fest in which Redford talks to a horse), because absolutely no one went to see it. Momma McCain Most American's were surprised to learn this weekend that the not-getting-any-younger Senator McCain's mom is still around, which is always good news to hear. You might be a Redneck if... The most successful stand up comedian of all time took time out of his busy schedule to chat with Glenn about many things including how he managed to write yet another volume of his redneck dictionary. Global Warming... a scam? So much for the whole scientific consensus thing that Al Gore is always citing. The founder of the Weather Channel, Meteorologist John Coleman, has written a piece calling the global warming movement 'the greatest scam in history.' Boiling Point Glenn hit a boiling point on the border crisis today, and it was all sparked by a segment he did on TV last night. What got him so outraged was the arrogance that Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar displayed towards Sheriff Rick Flores from Cuellar's own county, Webb County, in Texas. Ambassador Bolton Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has a new book out Surrender Is Not an Option: Defending America at the United Nations and it's about how American interests are being undermined by the United Nations and more surprisingly -- the U.S. State Department. Holiday Display Task Force If you had 2007 in the 'which year will a Holiday Display Task Force be created' pool, you are a winner! A Colorado town has done just that, because AllahuniversegenericdeityGod knows putting up nativity scenes is a touchy subject these days. Rudy Giuliani Interview After getting the endorsement of Pat Robertson, Rudy Giuliani stopped by for another interview with Glenn to talk about what that means to him and how the endorsement came about. Follow the Green Green week on NBC has blood shooting out of Glenn's eyes and the blood started gushing when he learned about the questionable business ties NBC has to the green movement. Statement about ME After talking about how these logo changes are just so annoying because they mean nothing and are just marketing ploys, Glenn remembered a statistic that showed the different reasons why people by hybrid cars. Hillary Sags Lots of political news today after Glenn returned from taking a sick day (thanks to Kevin Wall for filling in). First up, Dennis 'ET' Kucinich is wasting everyone's time by trying to have Dick Cheney impeached. Angry Phil It's always interesting when callers who hate Glenn make it on the air, and Phil certainly hated Glenn. He tried to bash Glenn as being some partisan Bush apologist. Crisis in Pakistan Yesterday, Glenn discussed the current political crisis in Pakistan and promised to send out a complete briefing on the situation based on the following principles NBC's green halftime Thank goodness for YouTube, because words alone cannot express the complete lunacy of NBC's green halftime show Sunday night during the Eagles/Cowboys football game. Brady's bunch...of models It's no surprise that Tom Brady (good looking, star NFL quarterback) is running around dating just about every supermodel that ever lived. What is surprising, however, is that his current supermodel girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen, says she does not want to be paid in U.S. dollars anymore. Five more years of Glenn Glenn's radio contract negotiation with Premiere has finally been settled, leaving you with at least five more years of everyone's favorite evil conservative hatemonger. Ego Boost The Daily Telegraph, a major paper in the UK, came out with its list of the 100 most influential U.S. conservatives and liberals this week. The REAL conservative? Many people are telling Glenn about the real conservative people should be considering for President in 2008: Duncan Hunter. Colts vs. Patriots A huge game in the NFL means a huge game in More-On Trivia, as the Colts are playing host to the Pats. It was a pretty close game most of the way, but the highlight had to be Anthony who said his favorite Barack Obama policy was his 'for the people' policy. UN to tax Americans? The U.N. must not be satisfied with the worldwide UNICEF carton collections, because they just keep on pushing ways to implement a global tax. The door may be starting to creep open on that front, with the Law of the Sea Treaty, which Glenn believes will lead to a U.N. global tax. Philly Cop dies It's getting real ugly on the streets of Philadelphia as yet another police officer was shot---25 year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, Charles Cassidy. Sadly, he was pronounced dead this morning at 9:40 am from the gunshot wound he suffered after unknowingly walking in on a robbery in progress at a Dunkin Donuts. Vince Flynn There are warning signs going off that show we are preparing for a war with Iran. Are we preparing 'just in case' or are we preparing because we are on an unavoidable crash course with Iran? OCTOBER 2007 Rudy on the Offensive Rudy Giuliani was a hot topic at the debate last night with Joe Biden at one point claiming that Rudy was not qualified to run for President. Let's take a brief look at what Rudy has done: went after the mob as a United States attorney in Manhattan, turned around the biggest city in the country as Mayor of New York City, and inspired and led a country during the worst attack on U.S. soil ever. International Discussion Force It's G.I. Joe gate for toy company Hasbro and movie giant Paramount as they move to change the 'Real American Hero' to an international entity. People have not reacted kindly to the blatant disregard for a WWII Medal of Honor recipient, so Hasbro went on damage control. Here is their lame explanation that has Glenn still saying he won't buy toys from Hasbro. Say it ain't so, Joe The old saying 'Yo Joe' is on its way to being a thing of the past. Attempting to make a new movie about the action figure, Paramount is changing G.I. Joe's name to an acronym standing for (not kidding) 'Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity' and making him part of an international force because 'it's a tough sell---American heroes'. Everyone loves an entity, right? Blue Skies, No Fences Second Lady Lynne Cheney took time out of her day to talk with Glenn about everything from her new book to how she feels about her husband being made into the top evil mastermind hate-monger by the mainstream media. Halloweens Past Ready for Halloween? It's tomorrow! Help get in the mood for trick or treating as Glenn taps into memories of Halloweens past---from the cheesy costumes and pillow case candy bags to creating mischief during the pre 'fun size' candy days, Halloween is a day every single one of us enjoyed during our youth. Take a ride with Glenn as he vividly describes his personal Halloween evolution. Edwards wants YOU! John Edwards is running for President, although judging by his platform it seems like he is running for President of France (he'd probably lose there, too). He is calling on Americans to make sacrifices, like pay more taxes, to help fight poverty. Edwards also wants universal pre-kindergarten and says America is in desperate need of a President who will "call on Americans to show their character" in the fight against poverty. How, exactly, is forcing people to pay more in taxes going to show our character? 'High'er Education Students at our nation's universities these days must be focusing on the 'high' part of 'higher education', because much of what they do doesn't make sense. Several weeks ago, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was applauded during his speech at Columbia University because 'all views should be heard'. Senator Hutchinson Senator Hutchinson visited Glenn in studio to talk about her book Leading Ladies: American Trailblazers along with the ongoing immigration crisis. One of those leading ladies, 2nd lady Lynne Cheney will be a guest on tomorrow's program. Scary Gary Free Audio: Gary, an unwitting contestant on Moron Trivia today, gave Glenn and listeners nationwide an early Halloween treat. After confidently answering 'yes' to the question 'was 9/11 an inside job', Gary went on to explain how the U.N. and the National Guard were basically the same thing and that Ross Perot is his favorite candidate for president. The most amazing part of it is that Gary wasn't just a worker at the convenient store---he was the OWNER. Look out America, Gary is loose on your streets! Good news, Comrades! Glenn created a brand new segment that features 'good news from the Western front!' It's a segment where Glenn updates the news going on here in America that would be pleasing to our socialist comrades back east. Should 2nd amendment cover the blind? Should blind people be able to carry concealed guns? The logical answer that comes to mind is 'no'. But, as Glenn and Stu talked more about it, the answer was not so easy. The Governator snaps Arnold Schwarzenegger got fed up with the annoying line of questioning that ABC's Claire Shipman gave him and scolded Shipman for 'looking for a mistake' when 'it's all good news'. Mind Controlled Weather? Friend of the program and wildly popular host of radio's 'Coast to Coast' program George Noory stopped by to chat about several topics including Dennis Kucinich seeing a UFO and the big mind experiment George and his audience are conducting. No means no! It's time to put your Congressman and Senator's office on speed dial, because they are at it again. Senator Jim DeMint joins Glenn minutes before voting on the latest U.S. Government version of an amnesty bill being shoved down our throats---this time they are trying to sneak it in under the guise of 'healthcare for kids'. If an 11% approval rating doesn't send the signal, what is it going to take before these politicians realize that WE DON'T WANT AMNESTY! Medal of Honor Lt Michael Murphy finally got what he deserved---The Medal of Honor. One of his best friends and fellow Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell joins Glenn to talk about Lt. Mike Murphy--what kind of a man he was and how he went down fighting in an amazing display of heroism that was a cut above the standard heroics we are used to hearing about from The United States military. Radical Santorumism Former PA Senator Rick Santorum talked to Glenn about Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week---and surprise surprise, which sector in the United States knows the least about the threat that particular ideal poses to us? Family Visit A book claims that Dennis Kucinich had a close encounter with a UFO. If there was anyone who could see a credibility boost by claiming to have seen a UFO, it has to be Dennis Kucinich. Truth about Iraq If you had to guess, would you say that violence in Iraq is going up or down? Using the only indicator most of us have, the mainstream media, of course you would be forced to say that violence has gone up 400 billion percent. Because no one else will report it to you, Glenn will---violence in Iraq is down 70% since the troop surge. Looks like that whole 'more troops' idea is working---despite all the wonderful advice that Democrats gave indicating otherwise. Interview with Senator Cornyn From the LOST treaty, to the Compean and Ramos debacle, to the illegal immigration crisis---there is so much going on right now that has our country on shaky ground. You PIG! The Texas Department of Transportation thinks you are a pig. During a seminar, one of the areas they dealt with was 'dealing with talk radio callers' in which they advise 'be calm, leave the wrestling to the pigs'. We would expect this sort of thing from perhaps the California DOT, but Texas? Pat Gray from KSEV in Houston joins Glenn to discuss... Rush to Judge We all know the mainstream media slants liberal. Perhaps that's why they ignore Rush Limbaugh. On Friday, Rush had the largest eBay charity auction item EVER, and the mainstream media completely avoided the story. Planet in Peril Anderson Cooper weathered an interview with Glenn on the subject of his coming documentary Planet in Peril which seeks practical solutions to some of the worlds growing environmental issues. Old CRAG Jaqueline Sheedy, who is a member of the Carbon Rationing Action Group (CRAG), is trying her best to shrink her carbon footprint. Sheedy lives like any normal human being does----any normal human being from, say, the 4th century that is. Inconvenient Facts With Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize, it's time we start looking into what we can do to become more like Al. Okay, don't look too closely, that's what Marlo Lewis did and he pretty much tore apart every 'fact' in an Inconvenient Truth. Rush Limbaugh Interview The greatest radio broadcaster of all time, Rush Limbaugh, graced the airwaves of the Glenn Beck Program today and talked about everything from the historical Harry Reid smear letter to the Maha Rushie's choice for president in 2008 (hint: it's NOT Dennis Kucinich). Airport 'in' security In most fields of employment, excusing failure 60% of the time by saying 'well, last week we failed 70% of the time. Super-Bug Just what the world needed. With everything going on around the globe we now have to deal with a super virus that's not only resistant to medicine, but finding it's way to healthy, young patients in their own communities. It's Business time Fox News has launched a new business channel to compete with pretty much the only big business network out there---CNBC. Neil Cavuto is the main player on the new channel, and he joined the program today to talk about the economy, taxes and of course---babes. Peace of meat Al Gore just won the Nobel Peace prize for informing the world in movie form that worldwide average temperatures are up less than one degree---and that in the worst possible case scenario, millionaires on the beach would have to move about 100 yards inland. Anyway, how does the earth loving Albert Gore celebrate? Like any good hypocritical liberal does---with some good old fashioned carbon emitting meat. The shame of Al Gore knows no bounds. American Dream 'alive and well' Liberals want to tell you that the middle class is shrinking, and there are real problems with the rich getting richer, blah blah blah. They also want to tax the evil rich folk. You've heard the campaign slogan before 'wealthiest one percent'. The middle class, according to Steve Moore from the Wall Street Journal, is not shrinking----in fact, they are becoming rich. Bull-SCHIP SCHIP is basically a national plan that covers health care for children in families who make too much to qualify for medicaid but can't afford private health insurance. Democrats want to double the qualifying family income from $42,000 to $83,000. Why is this a bad idea? Well, for starters, some of the same people who qualify for SCHIP (under the proposed new version) would also qualify for the AMT--- which is a tax on the wealthy that makes sure they pay their 'fair share'. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt joined Glenn to explain. Global Tax The United Nations is trying their best to figure out a way to get some giant global tax instituted. As Senator Inhofe said on today's radio program 'almost every bad thing that happens in America comes from the UN'. Burnin' up At a bonfire service marking the second anniversary of Pope John Paul II's passing, a photo of the fire was taken that showed the likeness of the popular Pope. Win lotto, lose husband It's one of those stories that just has no good people in it. None of them are particularly evil, just a bit greedy and vengeful. Slap in the Face Democrats are pushing legislation that will declare Ottoman-era slaughter of Armenians a 'genocide', which will likely anger Turkey and threaten to strain relations enough that critical supply routes to US troops would be cut off. Our Biggest Enemy Glenn talked today about how he has been thinking over the last few weeks about something---that he now feels is an even bigger enemy to us than radical terrorists. The straw that broke the camel's back came when Glenn watched a Newt Gingrich speech this weekend. NASCAR Vaccinations With 'Doctor' Nerve Herbler Before going to a NASCAR event to 'look at preparations being made by local first responders' for hypothetical scenarios at the race events, congressional aides were advised to get real-life immunizations against several communicable diseases--including hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus and influenza. It's good to see that elitism is alive and well in Washington, D.C. Dr. Nerve Herbler called in to discuss the dangers with Glenn. Cheesecake Factory After talking about the ridiculousness of the petrified Washington elitists afraid to mingle with southerners, Glenn had an A.D.D. moment about something else that qualified as insanity. That would be the wait at any Cheesecake Factory restaurant. Comrade Gore! Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize---are you at all surprised? No doubt he is taking a victory lap around the globe in his private jet as we speak. It wasn't going to be close, considering Al's stiffest competition was just a woman who risked her life and saved 2500 Jewish kids from being sent to their deaths by Hitler. But hey, Gore did talk about .7 degrees temperature change. Armenian Vote Could congress be working with our enemies to destroy our country and get us all killed? Check out Glenn's monologue on the Armenian vote for more on this story. Rick Santorum Interview With ridiculous things grabbing news headlines---like Gore winning a Nobel Peace Prize, people are overlooking actual important things like the bizarre swelling of support for socialism in America. Why Glenn Couldn't Sleep Just about all of our parents said this at one time or another before they spanked us: 'this will hurt me more than it's going to hurt you'. Of course we didn't believe it, especially not when we couldn't sit down for a week. Glenn found out first hand that the old saying is actually true---he was up all night after he had to spank one of his kids for the first time ever. Waking up in hell... again Randy Ertman has already been to hell once. That was the day he found out his 14 year old daughter, Jennifer, had been brutally murdered by scumbag illegal immigrant Jose Medellin. Trillion Dollar Tax How are Democrats going to get elected on a trillion dollar tax plan? Hopefully they don't, but it's the same old Democrat play book---tax the rich. Stephen Moore (senior financial writer for the Wall Street Journal) joins Glenn to explain just how bad this new tax plan is. Sovereignty at Stake? It falls into the slippery slope category, and we are getting dangerously close to the edge - our government is looking at a case that could threaten our national sovereignty. Interview with Congressman Ted Poe Glenn interviews Republican congressman Ted Poe from Texas. Transcript from the October 10th radio program. Fred---not so much He wasn't horrible, but he needed to be stellar to make up for lost ground. Romney and Giuliani stole the show last night as they clearly looked like the two candidates with the most depth on the issues. Iran not a threat? According to Ron Paul, anyway. Transcript from the October 10th radio program. Comrade Hillary Glenn came across the most incredible 'news' story from the Boston Globe about Hillary Clinton. It reads more like an article from Hillary Clinton's campaign site than an actual news story. Thompson's in Finally, America will get to see Senator Fred Thompson in action tonight at the 497th GOP presidential debate of the 08 season. Pastor speaks out Pastor John Hagee, who runs the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas has a lot to say when it comes to Glenn's hot button topic of Iran and President Tom. Hit-n-run-n-shoplift As if it wasn't bad enough that 23 year old Alan Ricardo Flores-Ocon struck and killed a man with his vehicle in a grocery store parking lot---he then decided to flee the scene. As if that wasn't bad enough, people standing around who saw the incident take place actually stole the groceries that were scattered around after the collision. Convicted Rapist getting help? Pat Gray (host on KSEV in Houston, TX) alerted Glenn to this story from Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this week where the government is seeking to overturn the death penalty of a convicted rapist over a technicality. Who is pushing for this? GOP on MSNBC Does anyone else find it interesting that the GOP has no problem doing a debate on MSNBC---a debate that's moderated by 'journalist' Chris Matthews---while Democrats refuse to do a debate on Fox News? Ted Nugent Interview It's always great having Nugent on the program, and today was no exception. Ted informs Glenn that he is 'fondling guns as we speak' and the two go on to talk about the potential disaster to gun owners that would be a Hillary Clinton presidency. Democrats say what? In a new poll, nearly 20% of Democrats say that the world would be better off were the United States to lose in Iraq. Glenn is shocked and saddened by this news, because even for Democrats this is ridiculous. Ann Coulter Interview With that ridiculous poll out today, it was time to pile on moronic liberals with Ann Coulter. Her new book is If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans. Glenn wants to add a subtitle "If republicans had brains---they'd be conservatives." Ann liked that idea and adds that she has a long history of dislike for 'moderate republicans'. Ann also talks about who her perfect candidate is in 2008 and what she loves and hates about the front-runners. Gun to your Head Presidential Picks Glenn has decided that once a month (until he decides for good) he will do a 'gun to your head' presidential poll for him and his staff. Last month, Giuliani was the big winner amongst the Glenn Beck Program staff, with Glenn going Giuliani. This time around Mitt Romney picked up a few votes and gave Rudy a run for his money with the final tally 6-5 in favor of Giuliani. Did Glenn change his mind? Stu the Puppy Killer? Stu is in favor of killing his puppies? Well, not exactly. Glenn does an analogy to show how ridiculous the fear mongers on the global warming front are. If you say anything at all even questioning anything related to global warming, you are shouted down and declared a hater of the environment. Candidate Calculator Stu found a website that claims to help you figure out which candidate to vote for in 2008. By simply answering yes, no or unsure to if you support an issue, the site calculates who you agree with the most and who you disagree with the most. Mike Huckabee Interview Before you go and take your results from the candidate calculator straight to the voting booth with you, be sure to take into consideration that, as part of his interview with Glenn today, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee also was subjected to the candidate calculator. Misdirection in the Media While the media is focusing on the 'General Betrayus' MoveOn debacle and the Rush Limbaugh fake controversy, the government is busy doing other things. The "Controversy" Surrounding Rush The "controversy" surrounding Rush Limbaugh this week was just another day at the office for Media Matters "for America", as they took his words so far out of context to create a "story" that would make even Dan Rather blush. Coming for your Guns? Glenn interviews Chris Cox of the NRA. Is the government coming for your gun? It sounds crazy until you look at what has happened around the globe. Countries that used to have similar gun laws to ours have taken away many of those freedoms. Hillary's $20 Billion Gift Hillary Clinton wants to give out a $5,000 gift to everyone that has a child. Many will want to dismiss this as a ploy to get votes, but Glenn warns to take Hillary at her word. She is a socialist and this is the kind of America she envisions---one where we 'spread the wealth'. God help us all if she wins in 2008 Conserve This The big thinkers in California have come together to help conserve energy by having a voluntary blackout. Glenn would like to inform the intellectual elites that trying to get people to conserve energy---does not work Glenn's Oil Solution With oil sitting at over $80 per barrel, it should be pretty obvious we need to get that oil monkey off of our back. The problem is, no one seems to know exactly how to successfully do it. That is, almost no one. SEPTEMBER 2007 Could you pass the test? It was only appropriate to start Moron Trivia Friday by having Glenn, Stu and Dan take the new immigration test. Think it's easy? LaPierre 'hijacks' gun bill Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the NRA, talks with Glenn about a bill in congress and has some good news. He claims that they have 'hijacked' the bill and there is 'nothing bad in this bill for the good guys'. Adios Dollar, Hola Amero Dr. Michael Lynch, the Glenn Beck Program's resident conspiracy theorist, predicts that 'the greenback will be gone' by November 1st of 2008. He strongly believes in Glenn's theory that Mexico, Canada and the United States are moving toward a North American Union, similar to the European Union, which would use the 'Amero' as its currency instead of the dollar. This is such a bold prediction that Glenn wants there to be a consequence if he is wrong---and it's a devastating one. Popcorn Lung Glenn is not shocked that with all of the evil dictators and terrorists around the world that want to kill us Ted Kennedy's big concern is popcorn lung. Popcorn lung probably isn't that funny to a person who has it, but United States Senators should have more important things on their agendas. DNC=Soros Remember those fun illegal immigration rallies back in 2006? The rallies that re-ignited the debate on 'undocumented workers' began less from a sudden 'hey, I should be documented!' uprising and more from powerful rich 'big business' activist George Soros. Glenn's gut on President Tom As he watched Ahmadinejad's speech Glenn felt something powerful in his gut. He shared his impressions of President Tom's speech.