RNC superstar Mia Love talks to Glenn on radio

August 29, 2012

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Utah's Mia Love found herself thrust into the spotlight today following an electrifying speech at the Republican National Convention. This morning, Glenn closed out the radio show with an interview with the mayor where they discussed the RNC, her local election, and the conservative principles that should be the foundation of the Republican party.

Read the transcript of their interview below:

GLENN: We have Mia Love. She is the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She is running for congress. She was born in Brooklyn, but her story is pretty amazing. Her parents came from Haiti with $10 to their name and now she is on stage. Last night she was at the Democratic National Convention
PAT: Republican.
GLENN: The Republican National Convention and hit it out of the park. Now she is being taken down by the left in really horrific ways. Let's first say hello to me a. Welcome to the program. How are you?
LOVE: How are you? This is such an honor to be speaking to you.
GLENN: Well, thank you very much. The same can be said back to you. You hit it out of the park last night.
LOVE: Well, I was just trying to tell the American people the truth and, you know, I really want them to remember that America that we know and have pride in and wanted to draw contrast to what is happening today and the leadership that we have in this country today.
GLENN: What did it what did it feel like? Because I've been I just asked the boys a few minutes ago if it felt to them as though there's been a change in the Republican Party, if this felt like a different convention than I have seen in the past. To me it has. Did it feel that way to you at all, or is that something I'm just misreading?
LOVE: You know, I think it may feel that way now because we have gone so far away from the America that we know. I mean, if you think about it, we've got this leader who has taken class warfare to new highs and lows. They judge us on, they try and point out people's genders, they try and point out, they divide us by income status and social level, and I think that that's why we get so we've got so much diversity, we've got so many people getting up and they're talking about the issues, they're talking about preserving this, opportunities for our children, and I think that people are waking up and saying and realizing what's at stake here.
GLENN: They have really taken you apart since last night. Do you care to go into any of this and what's happening to you?
LOVE: Well, you know what? I'm fine with it. You know, if I wasn't a threat, if I wasn't speaking if I wasn't speaking to the American people and having it have an effect, I'm sure they would probably leave me alone but, you know, I've got children I have to look after who are going to inherit this $16 trillion debt. So they can come after me with whatever they want to. I'm a I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I'm a concerned citizen, and they can they can bring it.
GLENN: The Wikipedia on you is, excuse me for repeating it, but calling you a house N word, a dirty worthless whore and
STU: Jeez.
GLENN: It is absolutely vile what they're saying. How do you how do you respond to the people, especially in the media, that say we're hate mongers and yet you can say in the same week that they hope that, you know, the hurricane comes in and washes all of the conservatives out to sea and kills all the conservatives, et cetera, et cetera? How do you how do you respond to any of this?
LOVE: Well, let's hope that the hurricane doesn't come and wash out the people that are all of the people that are working hard tightening their belts, living within their means out to sea because I would hate to see what our country would look like then. But you know how I respond to it is I think that we say, look, you know, these are the issues that we have. This is what we're going to need to get back on our feet. I'd rather have a leader tell me the truth. And I think that that's what we're going to talk about. We're going to talk about the serious problems that we're in. We're going to talk about that there's a reason why unemployment is so high. There's a reason why, you know, people have stopped looking for work, 23 million Americans unemployed, underemployed or just gave up. You know, there's a reason why we have this and it's because, you know, we don't have anybody that's concerned about economic growth. We're more concerned about redistribution of wealth, we're more concerned about divisiveness and that's the leadership we have right now. And we're going to have to change that.
GLENN: There was a last night there were two story lines going on. One was on small business. The other was on women. Do you know Ann Romney and what did you think of her speech last night?
LOVE: I thought her speech was great. You know, what was great was to listen to her just talk to the audience about Mitt Romney as a human being. You know, not so many people looked at him as being this man who understands the economy, but she drew this picture of what he was like as a husband and what he is like as a husband, what he is like as a father, what he is like in his community and the service that he's given. I think the most powerful word to me was the powerful line to me was Mitt will never tell you or brag about his service because he sees it as a privilege.
GLENN: You are LDS, correct?
LOVE: I am. I am.
GLENN: And Mike Huckabee is on tonight.
LOVE: Mmm hmmm.
GLENN: And that is seen as a good thing, I guess for, you know, people who say, "Well, Mike, you know, he'll be there." So I guess I guess there's some people that still believe that we wouldn't elect somebody of a different faith. Do you feel any of that is real, or is most of that media hype?
LOVE: Well, you have to figure out whether you've got two decisions here. Whether you're going to be hung up on somebody's rights to practice their First Amendment, which is their religion; or you're going to be hung up on, you know, somebody who is going to actually fix the problems. And I think that when people are suffering in this country, they want someone who's going to create jobs, who's going to give them opportunity, who's going to find solutions to the problems that we face today. Again, you know, to me his religion, my religion, it's my personal life, our personal right to practice and I think that what we need right now is we need by the way, just remember this, also. This is all by choice. Nobody's forcing anybody to believe in any faith. This is a choice that we all have, and that's what's great about this country is that we have, we have the ability to choose to work. We have the ability to choose our education for children and to choose the life that we have and to choose our religion and that's what's great about this. So, you know, I think that most people are going to be more concerned about what's happening in their lives and the fact that they cannot they don't have the opportunity to put food on the table or they don't have the opportunity to give their children an education.
GLENN: Well, you know,I find it interesting that people like Brian Williams are so worried about what's happening in the Mormon faith but I can guarantee you one thing that has never happened in a temple is anybody of any, any clout or power or I believe anyone at any time ever say "GD, America" like was happening in the church that Barack Obama was going to that Brian Williams never seemed to have a problem with.
LOVE: Right.
STU: Also, Glenn, I was on the looking at this Wikipedia page story about all the horrible things they've said about Mia Love and I just, I don't know how this happened but I happened to click on a couple of links and got over to this page that seems to be Love4Utah here, right here, dot com and there happens to be strangely this thing called a money bomb going on which Mia Love is only $10,000 away from this goal and it's just so weird. I wonder if people are also going to go to that same page and see what happens.
PAT: What page would you want to go if you wanted to?
STU: Probably go to love, the number 4 Utah and there's a big thing for a money bomb there. I'm not saying, of course, but I'm just interested because now it's just less than $10,000 from the goal. So that's interesting.
PAT: That's great.
LOVE: Well, we need we certainly need as much help as possible. After last night we've got a lot of liberals coming into Utah trying to do whatever they can to buy this race, and we are not going to let that happen.
GLENN: How are you doing
LOVE: I am calling on all Americans to send a message in saying we are not going to allow the left to buy these races. We are going to take back our country. We're going to unite the country.
GLENN: How are you doing in the polls against Matheson and what is the difference between the two of you?
LOVE: Well, he the DCCC released a poll having him about 18% ahead of us. We have our own internal polls that say completely different. Our governor just had a poll done and it's a dead heat according to the governor's poll. So, you know, we're doing well. We're going to win this race. We're building momentum and, you know
GLENN: What's the difference between what's the difference between you two?
LOVE: Between? Well, Matheson well, let's think about this. It's very easy. He voted for stimulus. Utah was completely against the $700 billion stimulus. He voted for card check. He voted for Cash For Clunkers. He voted for ObamaCare. He's actually stated publicly that he's going to vote for Obama again this November. In a state that Obama only has a 26% approval rating. He doesn't
GLENN: How do you wait, wait. How is this how is this possible he's doing as well as he is?
LOVE: Well, because he hasn't had first of all, we haven't had a candidate that's had enough money to put out his vote and put out the information out there. He's you know, if you think about ObamaCare, for instance, he voted for ObamaCare, against ObamaCare, for ObamaCare before it went to the Supreme Court and then voted against it. He waits to see if his party needs him and then he decides which way he's going to vote. If they need him, he definitely goes with Nancy Pelosi. If they don't, then he says I'm going to vote Republican and he can go back home and say, hey, by the way, I'm an independent thinker, I'm a bipartisan thinker. But he, in fact, has voted with the president 75% of the time.
GLENN: How are you
LOVE: We want to make sure we put it out.
GLENN: How are you with the 9/12 project, the Tea Party and Freedom Works?
LOVE: You know what? They have been great. I certainly don't put myself under a one category, but we have Tea Party support. We have support from all, all walks of life and we've gotten a lot
GLENN: Well, it's not like they're alien life forms. I mean, Mia, it's not like they're aliens. We have dogs and cats that are for us, too.
LOVE: Yes. No, we've just we have a lot of support from many people. We've got people that are just tired, whether you're Tea Party or not, that says, "Hey, I'm concerned about the future of my children and my grandchildren and I prefer to have someone who's going to be honest about it and find solutions to problems than to have somebody to just take this, lie about things and decide that they're not going to be concerned about the issues we have."
STU: Mia, one area of concern I would say is I'm at Love4Utah.com right now and the issue here is that you're so close to this goal, and a lot of people are asking if you hit this goal, is it still okay to donate?
LOVE: Absolutely. We need to donate
GLENN: What a good question.
LOVE: We've got a million dollar gap we're going to have to close and we need everyone's hope. We've been toe to toe with raising money with my opponent, but he came in with a million dollars and we're going to have to close that gap.
STU: This is my attempt to this is how they ask Democrats questions from the media. So I thought I would do the reverse.
GLENN: This is MSNBC all of a sudden except in reverse. All right, Mia Love, Mia Love4Utah.com.
LOVE: Love4Utah.com.
GLENN: Thank you very much and we'll talk again. God bless.

Critical theory destroys truth and justice

Editor's note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

Critical theory once stood out as the absurd progressive notion that it is. Now, its maxims are becoming an integral part of ordinary political discourse. The more you repeat a lie, the more you will believe it, and this is the very dangerous place in which we find ourselves today.

Take this critical theory maxim as an example: If we desire justice, we must sometimes champion what may appear superficially as injustice. It's a necessary evil, if you will, the necessity of “controlled injustice.”

By using truth through fabrication and controlled injustice for justice, we’ll save the republic. We’ll be acting in a noble way.

This definition of justice is defined by the “oppressed,” not the “oppressor.” It is the greatest happiness for the greatest number. To achieve this justice, however, we need to endorse acts on occasion that, while seemingly unjust, serve a higher purpose. It will ensure the stability and the unity of our republic, and this may manifest in ways that seem contradictory to our values. But these are the necessary shadows to cast light on “true justice.”

And isn’t that what we are all after, anyway?

Here’s another critical theory maxim: Sometimes we find the truth through fabrication. Our pursuit of truth sometimes requires a strategic use of falsehoods. The truth is a construct that has been shaped and tailored to promote the well-being of the collective.

We sometimes need to accept and propagate lies designed by "the system” — not the old system, but the system that we’re now using to replace the old to get more justice through injustice and more truth through fabrication.

We’re engaging in a higher form of honesty. When we fabricate, it’s for the right reason. We are reaching up to the heavens fighting for a higher sort of honesty. To fortify the truth, we occasionally must weave a tapestry of lies. Each thread, essential for the greater picture, will ultimately define our understanding and ensure our unity under this infallible wisdom.

The election is coming up. Does this maxim sound familiar? Many think it is imperative that we secure our republic through election control to maintain our republic. Sometimes, we might need to take actions that by traditional standards might be questionable.

The act of securing elections requires cheating. It's not mere deception. It is a noble act of safeguarding our way of life. We're on the verge of losing this democracy, and without deception, we will lose it.

To ensure it doesn't fall into the hands of those we know will destroy it, we may have to make a few fabrications. We're fabricating stories to be able to control or secure the republic through our elections. By using truth through fabrication and controlled injustice for justice, we'll save the republic. Therefore, we'll be acting in a noble way. Stealing an election from those who wish to harm our society is truly an act of valor and an essential measure to protect our values and ensure the continuation of our just society.

If we desire justice, we must sometimes champion what may appear superficially as injustice.

I know it's a paradox of honor through dishonor. But in this context, by embracing the dishonor, we achieve the highest form of honor, ensuring the stability and the continuation of our great republic.

Let this be heard, far and wide, as a great call to patriotic action. As we advance, let each of us, citizens of this great and honorable republic, consider these principles. Not as abstract or paradoxical but as practical guides to daily life. Embrace the necessity of controlled injustice, the utility of lies, the duty to secure our electoral process, and the honor and apparent dishonor. These are not merely strategies for survival. They are prerequisites for our prosperity.

We all have to remember that justice is what our leaders define, that truth is what our party tells us. Our republic stands strong on the values of injustice for justice, honor through dishonor, and the fabrication of truths. To deviate from this path is to jeopardize the very fabric of our society. Strength through unity; unity through strength.

We've heard this nonsense for so long. But now, this nonsense is becoming an instituted reality, and we are entering perilous times. Don't be fooled by the narratives you will hear during the march to November. Never let someone convince you that the ends justify the means, that a little bit of injustice is needed to achieve a broader, collective vision of justice, that truth sometimes requires fabricated lies and narratives. If we do, justice will cease to be justice, truth will cease to be truth, and our republic will be lost.

Top 5 MOST EVIL taxes the government extorts from you

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"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." -Ben Franklin

The injustice of taxation has been a core issue for Americans since the very beginning of our country, and it's a problem we have yet to resolve. This belief was recently reignited in many Americans earlier this month on tax day when the numbers were crunched and it was discovered that the government was somehow owed even more hard-earned money. As Glenn recently discussed on his show, it's getting to be impossible for most Americans to afford to live comfortably, inflation is rising, and our politicians keep getting richer.

The taxpayer's burden is heavier than ever.

The government is not above some real low blows either. While taxes are a necessary evil, some taxes stretch the definition of "necessary" and emphasize the "evil." Here are the top five most despicable taxes that are designed to line the IRS coffers at your expense:

Income Tax

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"It would be a hard government that should tax its people one-tenth part of their income." -Ben Franklin

On February 24th, 2024 we hit a very unfortunate milestone, the 101st anniversary of the 16th Amendment, which authorized federal income tax. Where does the government get the right to steal directly out of your paycheck?

Death Taxes

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"Now my advice for those who die, Declare the pennies on your eyes" -George Harrison

Not even in death can you escape the cold pursuit of the tax collector. It's not good enough that you have to pay taxes on everything you buy and every penny you make your entire life. Now the feds want a nice slice, based on the entire value of your estate, that can be as much as 40 percent. Then the state government gets to stick their slimy fingers all over whatever remains before your family is left with the crumbs. It's practically grave-robbery.

Payroll

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"The power to tax is the power to destroy." -John Marshall

What's that? The nice chunk of your paycheck the government nabs before you can even get it to the bank wasn't enough? What if the government taxed your employer just for paying you? In essence, you make less than what your agreed pay rate is and it costs your employer more! Absolutely abominable.

Social Security

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"We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much." -Ronald Reagan

Everyone knows the collapse of Social Security is imminent. It has limped along for years, only sustained by a torrent of tax dollars and the desperate actions of politicians. For decades, people have unwillingly forked over money into the system they will never see again.

FICA

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"What at first was plunder assumed the softer name of revenue." -Thomas Paine

FICA is the payroll equivalent of Social Security. Your employer has to match however much you pay. It means it costs your employer even more to pay you—again, you'll NEVER see that money. At this point, are you even working for yourself, or are you just here to generate money for the government to frivolously throw away?

5 DISTURBING ways World War III will be different from previous wars

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Has World War III begun?

Over the weekend, Iran launched an unprecedented attack against Israel involving over 300 missiles and drones. This marked the first direct attack on Israel originating from Iranian territory. Fortunately, according to an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, 99 percent of missiles and drones were successfully neutralized by Israeli defense systems. Iran claimed that the operation against Israel had concluded and that no further offensive was planned, although the possibility of another attack is still present.

This has left many people, including Glenn, wondering the same thing: did we just witness the start of World War III?

Glenn recently had a World War II Air Force Veteran as a guest on his TV special, who told stories of the horrors he and his brothers-in-arms faced in the skies over war-torn Europe. This was a timely reminder of the terrors of war and a warning that our future, if it leads to another world war, is a dark one.

But, if Glenn's coverage of the Iranian attack revealed one thing, it's that World War III will look nothing like the world wars of the twentieth century. Long gone are the days of John "Lucky" Luckadoo and his "Bloody Hundredth" bravely flying their B-17s into battle. Over the weekend, we saw hundreds of autonomous drones and missiles clashing with extreme speed and precision over several different fronts (including space) simultaneously. This ain't your grandfather's war.

From EMP strikes to cyber attacks, here are FIVE ways the face of war has changed:

EMP attacks

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The entire modern world, on every level, is completely dependent on electricity. From your home refrigerator to international trade, the world would come to a grinding halt without power. And as Glenn has pointed out, it wouldn't even be that hard to pull off. All it would take is 3 strategically placed, high-altitude nuclear detonations and the entire continental U.S. would be without power for months if not years. This would cause mass panic across the country, which would be devastating enough on its own, but the chaos could be a perfect opportunity for a U.S. land invasion.

Nuclear strikes

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Nuclear war is nothing new. Many of us grew up during the Cold War, built fallout shelters, and learned to duck and cover. But times have changed. The Berlin Wall fell and so did the preparedness of the average American to weather a nuclear attack. As technology has advanced, more of our adversaries than ever have U.S. cities within their crosshairs, and as Glenn has pointed out, these adversaries are not exactly shy about that fact. Unfortunately, the possibility of an atomic apocalypse is as real as ever.

Immigration warfare

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The strategy of strangling an opposing nation's economy to gain the upper hand is a wartime tactic as old as time. That's why the Border Crisis is so alarming. What better way to damage an opponent's economy than by overburdening it with millions of undocumented immigrants? As Glenn has covered, these immigrants are not making the trek unaided. There is a wide selection of organizations that facilitate this growing disaster. These organizations are receiving backing from around the globe, such as the WEF, the UN, and U.S. Democrats! Americans are already feeling the effects of the border crisis. Imagine how this tactic could be exploited in war.

Cyber shutdowns

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Cyber attacks will be a major tactic in future wars. We've already experienced relatively minor cyber strikes from Russia, China, and North Korea, and it is a very real possibility that one of our adversaries inflicts a larger attack with devastating consequences on the United States. In fact, the WEF has already predicted a "catastrophic" cyber attack is imminent, and Glenn suggests that it is time to start preparing ourselves. A cyber attack could be every bit as devastating as an EMP, and in a world run by computers, nothing is safe.

Biological assault

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Don't trust the "experts." That was the takeaway many of us had from the pandemic, but something less talked about is the revelation that China has manufactured viruses that are capable of spreading across the globe. We now know that the lab leak hypothesis is true and that the Wuhan lab manufactured the virus that infected the entire world. That was only ONE virus from ONE lab. Imagine what else the enemies of America might be cooking up.

The government is WAGING WAR against these 3 basic needs

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The government has launched a full-on assault against our basic needs, and people are starting to take notice.

As long-time followers of Glenn are probably aware, our right to food, water, and power is under siege. The government no longer cares about our general welfare. Instead, our money lines the pockets of our politicians, funds overseas wars, or goes towards some woke-ESG-climate-Great Reset bullcrap. And when they do care, it's not in a way that benefits the American people.

From cracking down on meat production to blocking affordable power, this is how the government is attacking your basic needs:

Food

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Glenn had Rep. Thomas Massie on his show where he sounded the alarm about the attack on our food. The government has been waging war against our food since the thirties when Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. They started by setting strict limits on how many crops a farmer could grow in a season and punishing anyone who grew more—even if it was intended for personal use, not for sale on the market. This sort of autocratic behavior has continued into the modern day and has only gotten more draconian. Today, not only are you forced to buy meat that a USDA-approved facility has processed, but the elites want meat in general off the menu. Cow farts are too dangerous to the environment, so the WEF wants you to eat climate-friendly alternatives—like bugs.

Water

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As Glenn discussed during a recent Glenn TV special, the government has been encroaching on our water for years. It all started when Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, which gave the government the ability to regulate large bodies of water. As the name suggests, the act was primarily intended to keep large waterways clear of pollution, but over time it has allowed the feds to assume more and more control over the country's water supply. Most recently, the Biden administration attempted to expand the reach of the Clean Water Act to include even more water and was only stopped by the Supreme Court.

Electricity