Frantic caller complains about Newt bashing

One caller took issue with the amount of time Glenn is spending bashing Newt Gingrich -- the call spirals out of control because the caller just couldn't come to grips with the fact that Newt is a progressive. She refused to listen to anything Glenn had to say - how did that strategy work out for the caller?

Read the transcript of the call below:

GLENN: Hang on. We have Trish on the phone on Line 11 from San Antonio saying pretty much ‑‑

PAT: See?

GLENN: She's very upset at me. Go ahead, Trish.

CALLER: Oh, no, Glenn, I'm not upset at you. I have been, I have been the last week or so.

GLENN: Okay, but you're not?

PAT: Me, too.

GLENN: Go ahead.

CALLER: No, no, no. Well, my first question really, Glenn, is, you know, if you are going to promote Santorum, why have you spent 2/3 of the program going after Newt and giving Romney a pass on his progressivism?

PAT: We haven't given him ‑‑ we played ‑‑ we played the audio of it.

GLENN: We played the audio of it.

CALLER: Yes, Pat, yes, Pat, and then you made executions, oh, it was in 1994.

PAT: No, no. All of these Newt things were in the past, too. I just wanted to make sure that everybody knew this wasn't yesterday.

CALLER: Right, right. But we've heard two weeks worth of how progressive Newt is and we've heard nothing ‑‑

GLENN: Okay. Hang on just a second.

CALLER: Hold on. Hold on.

GLENN: No, wait, wait, wait, wait.

CALLER: Nothing about the gun control, nothing about the liberal (inaudible) in Massachusetts.

PAT: The gun control? Of what?

STU: Talking about Mitt.

PAT: Oh, Mitt. Okay.

CALLER: Listen. Listen.

PAT: This is a Mitt thing? Okay, well, let me ask you something real quick. Can I ask you something real quick?

CALLER: Okay. Sure, sure.

PAT: Why do you excuse everything from Gingrich, why are you doing the Gingrich thing to ‑‑

GLENN: You don't even know ‑‑ wait, wait, wait. You don't even know. Are you for Newt Gingrich?

PAT: Of course she is. Of course she is.

GLENN: We don't know.

CALLER: Actually, no. I don't have a horse in the race. Hold on. I was a Herman Cain supporter. When he got, I donated to Michele Bachmann. When they got out, I don't have anybody that represents me.

GLENN: Okay.

CALLER: I think Santorum did a great job last night.

GLENN: I think he did, too. We said that several times over the broadcast.

CALLER: ‑‑ promoting Santorum. Where are the clips of that?

GLENN: We're not ‑‑ we didn't ‑‑ hang on just a second. Hang on just a second. Hang on just a second. We're not ‑‑ we're not here to be anyone's PR person. I've said that to Rick Santorum, I've said that to the audience. I'm not here to ‑‑ I'm not here to get people to vote for Rick Santorum. I've told you who I'm for.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: Who I'm for. I'm for Rick Santorum. That's my guy. If I had to vote today, I'd vote for Rick Santorum. I wouldn't vote for Newt, I wouldn't vote for Romney. I in the end ‑‑

CALLER: I got it. I got it.

GLENN: In the end if it's Newt Gingrich action I'm going to have a really hard time voting for him but it will probably be the Middle East that would make me vote for him over Newt ‑‑ over Barack Obama. If that's the choice, I... I really would want to vote for my shoe or my shoehorn or my phone or a lamp, but I'd probably do it for Newt.

CALLER: You know ‑‑

STU: Never vote for Obama, that ‑‑

GLENN: I would never vote for Obama.

CALLER: I'll say this, and I have spent more time defending Newt.

GLENN: Why?

CALLER: And I don't even agree with him.

GLENN: Why?

PAT: Why are you defending him?

CALLER: People are unfairly attacking him.

PAT: We are not unfairly.

GLENN: How are we unfair ‑‑ wait a minute. How are we unfair? Because let's get this out.

PAT: We're playing his own words!

GLENN: Yeah. Let's get this out because if it's unfair, we'll admit it right now and we'll correct it.

CALLER: Look, I had gone ‑‑ you know, when you started first playing things, because I don't, I don't really have a candidate that I feel represents me, I have been doing research. And I went straight to their voting records and to their policy records. And when I went and looked at that, I found that Mitt Romney is basically ‑‑

GLENN: Wait, wait.

CALLER: ‑‑ a clone.

GLENN: Wait a minute.

CALLER: No, no, no.

GLENN: Hang on. We were talking ‑‑

CALLER: ‑‑ to Mitt Romney, okay?

GLENN: I am not a Mitt Romney fan! I'm not a Mitt Romney fan!

PAT: I don't know how many times we have to say that.

GLENN: I don't know how many times I have to say that. I don't know what it is that you make ‑‑

STU: Amazing.

GLENN: You know some of the callers that come in ‑‑ hang on just a second. I've let you talk. Some of these callers that call in and continually insist that we're Mitt Romney fans really just piss me off.

PAT: The guy won't even come on the show!

GLENN: Yeah. I haven't talk to the guy! The guy won't come on the show! The guy didn't ‑‑ the guy didn't come to Israel, was one of the only ones that said he wouldn't come to Israel. I mean, what do you want me to say? I'm against his healthcare policy. I don't buy into his healthcare excuse. I do buy into his excuse on his flip‑flop of abortion. I don't think that one's a flip‑flop. I do think the guy is a big government progressive. I don't think he's a Theodore Roosevelt or Wilson ‑‑ what was it?

PAT: Realpolitik Wilsonian.

GLENN: Realpolitik Wilsonian. I don't think he even thinks of it that way. I think he's right on Israel. I think Newt is right on Israel and the Middle East. I think Mitt gets the Middle East. I think Newt gets the Middle East. I think Newt is an absolute progressive to the core, knows exactly what it means, knows progressivism exactly the same way I do. He has studied the history. He is a historian for Freddie and Fannie. He knows. He is also not a small businessman. He is not a bus‑ ‑‑ he's not ‑‑ he doesn't do business! Hang on. You didn't even listen to a word, damn word I said. I'm hanging up on you you Trish. You didn't even listen. You were talking .

CALLER: No. Listen to me, Glenn.

GLENN: You were talking.

CALLER: I'm trying to explain to you why people keep calling on Mitt Romney.

GLENN: I'm not going to listen. Hang up the phone, please. I'm not going to listen to you, Trish. If you won't listen to me, why should I listen to you? This is the problem with our country. This is the problem.

STU: I don't understand it. I mean, we have covered Mitt Romney's bad policies for not ‑‑

GLENN: How many, for not ‑‑

STU: Years.

GLENN: ‑‑ this time.

STU: Since 2007.

GLENN: Last time, too.

STU: Yeah. And 2007 we talked about it.

PAT: And that's the thing. We haven't talked about Romney as much because everybody knows where Romney is.

STU: Right. That's the simple formula.

PAT: You've already made up your mind on Romney.

GLENN: 24%, 24%, give or take, depending on where you are in the country, that like Mitt Romney. I have not met the person who's like, man ‑‑

PAT: I love Mitt Romney.

GLENN: Okay, no, I take that back. I've met Ann Romney.

STU: Yeah.

PAT: And she loves him.

GLENN: And she loves him.

PAT: She admits that?

GLENN: She loves ‑‑ she admits it.

PAT: Because I haven't even heard her say it.

GLENN: She's going to vote for him. Got it. I don't know anybody who is the passionate Mitt Romney person.

PAT: I don't, either.

GLENN: So why do you ‑‑

STU: We're not talking ‑‑

GLENN: The passionate one here is the Newt Gingrich supporters that go crazy.

PAT: Who completely dismiss everything we've said about everything he has said about himself.

GLENN: Yeah.

PAT: But the same thing on Romney, I don't get it.

GLENN: Tell me where it's unfair to quote a man. Don't you understand what you're saying? The people who are saying this, you're saying the same thing George Soros says. When I quote George Soros ‑‑

PAT: Yeah.

GLENN: They're just being mean to him. No, I'm quoting him.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: I'm playing the audio ‑‑

PAT: You're bashing him.

GLENN: ‑‑ of Barack Obama. "You're just bashing him." I'm playing his audio. Wait, what point is it not true? You loved it! You loved it when I did it to the progressives on the left. But when we start talked about the progressives on the right, it's strange how the media, the right media doesn't like that. How the ‑‑ how the Republicans don't like that. All of a sudden, "Oh, no, no, no, no. Shhh." Look, you either believe in principles or you don't. Now, I happen to be a very big anti‑progressive guy. I think there are people who say they're progressive, "You know, look, I'm progressive." We had Adam Carolla on. I gave him the same ‑‑ I gave him ‑‑ give him the same benefit of the doubt, and maybe I'm wrong, as I do with Newt Gingrich ‑‑ or I mean with Mitt Romney. I'd like to ask Mitt Romney about his progressivism, but he never accepts our invitation. Why do you think that's happening?

Was this the most PATRIOTIC Super Bowl yet?

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The 2025 Super Bowl demonstrated Trump’s vision of a new America.

On Sunday, February 9th, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the biggest sporting event of the year. But this wasn't just a victory for Eagles fans. For those watching, it became apparent that American culture has changed, the zeitgeist has shifted, and America has become cool again. While remnants of woke culture lingered, they felt out of step next to the parade of American Flags and patriotic messaging that dominated the national event. The message was clear: America is back.

Everybody knows that the commercials are the best part of any Super Bowl, and last night's game was no exception. As Glenn has pointed out, while some of the ads still carried woke messages (like Nike's), many more captured the newly kindled patriotism felt nationwide. Here are four of the best commercials from last Sunday that make this the most patriotic Super Bowl yet:

1. Rocket: "Own the Dream"

This touching commercial by the financial services company, Rocket, states "Everyone deserves a shot at the American dream," while showing images of people returning home and building families. The ad included a cover of John Denver's iconic song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and featured an in-stadium sing-along, live from the Super Bowl.

2. Secret Service: "A History of Protection"

Donald Trump made history by being the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl, which required the efforts of hundreds of Secret Service agents to ensure his safety. The Secret Service boasted of this feat during their minute-long commercial, which lauded American values and achievements and featured iconic American imagery.

3. Brad Pitt: "Huddle Up"

The Super Bowl introduction celebrated snapshots of American achievement accompanied with a powerful commentary about unity narrated by Brad Pitt. The message is clear: Americans can achieve great things when we work together. The ad conjures up American ideals such as hard work, ingenuity, self-sacrifice, and teamwork.

4. Jeep: "Big Game"

Movie star Harrison Ford appeared in Jeep's Super Bowl commercial to promote freedom and to remind us that "freedom isn't free." Ford treks through the mountains while ruminating on what freedom means in America and the opportunities and responsibilities that come with it.

How Trump is WINNING at the Panama Canal

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Despite the doubts of the nay-sayers, Trump's Panamanian plans have already borne fruit.

Shortly before his inauguration, President Trump drew national attention to the Panama Canal. He reminded Americans of just how important the canal is for the U.S. and highlighted the Chinese influence that has been slowly taking control of the vital passage ever since America handed it over to Panama.

President Trump was immediately mocked and ridiculed by the Left, who called him delusional and an imperialist. However, earlier this week, Trump's Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, made a trip to Panama and spoke with the Panamanian President, José Raúl Mulino, and Rubio made some serious headway. As Glenn has explained, Trump's boisterous talk is part of his strategy. Invading Panama was never the goal, just one of several options to get what America needed, and after Rubio's visit, it seems like America's needs will be met.

Here are the TOP THREE takeaways from Marco Rubio's visit to Panama:

1. Marco Rubio makes headway

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On February 2nd, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha and President José Raúl Mulino where they discussed critical regional and global challenges, including the canal. Rubio drew attention to the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal in which the U.S. promised Panama ownership of the canal on the condition of its guaranteed neutrality. Rubio argued that China's growing influence qualified as a breach of the treaty and that it gives the U.S. the power to take necessary measures to rectify the faults, given Panama doesn't act. As of this week, reports say Panama agreed and promised to take immediate action to purge Chinese influence from canal operations.

2. Panama is ditching China's Belt Road

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After his meeting with Rubio, Panamanian President Mulino agreed that Panama would step away from China's "Belt and Road Initiative" (BRI). The BRI is a Chinese effort to establish China as the main economic power in developing nations across the world. In 2017, Panama signed on to this initiative, and China's influence in the small nation has exponentially grown. However, after Rubio's visit, President Mulino has not only stated that Panama will not renew its agreement with China, but moreover, the country will also look for ways to back out of the agreement early. This is a massive win for the Trump Administration and the American people.

3. The Chinese may lose their ports on the canal

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Shortly after Rubio left Panama City, two lawyers spearheaded the effort to kick out a Chinese company that controls two major ports on the Panama Canal. The Chinese company—CK Hutchison Holdings—has operated one port on both ends of the canal since 1997, which could potentially give China a massive degree of control over traffic. After analyzing the contract, the Panamanian lawyers argue that the contract is potentially in violation of the Panamanian constitution and should be revoked. It is unclear if the constitutional issues relate to the Treaty Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, but even on its own merit, this is a huge victory for America.

Top 15 jobs AI is TAKING OVER

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The AI takeover has begun.

Last week, Glenn delved into the World Economic Forum's 2025 summit in Davos, where our malevolent overlords focused especially on AI and how it can replace millions of workers worldwide. We are at the precipice of a monumental change in how the world is run—WEF founder Klaus Schwab called it "The Fourth Industrial Revolution"—and in time, AI will augment every one of our lives.

Already, AI is taking jobs. Thousands, if not millions, of tasks are slowly being delegated to it. The affected fields are largely data entry, admin tasks, and clerical work, along with graphic design and some customer support roles. However, as AI becomes more sophisticated, the scope of its abilities will only grow. The WEF is all for it, and last month they released a shocking chart

that revealed what jobs were already feeling the pain. Check out the top 15 jobs that are already disappearing:

1. Postal service clerks

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2. Bank tellers

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3. Data entry clerks

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4. Cashiers and ticket clerks

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5. Administrative assistants and executive secretaries

6. Printing workers

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7. Accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll clerks

8. Material-recording and stock-keeping clerks

9. Transportation attendants and conductors

10. Door-to-door salesmen

11. Graphic designers

12. Claims adjusters, examiners and investigators

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13. Legal officials

14. Legal secretaries

15. Telemarketers

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3 stories that prove USAID is a criminal organization

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has one mission—to eliminate government waste—and it's starting with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is a federal agency that, on paper, is responsible for distributing foreign aid to conflict-ridden zones across the world. However, for years, Glenn has revealed that the USAID acts more like a second CIA, but without the regulation or oversight under the State Department. Elon Musk concurred, describing the federal agency as not merely "an apple with a worm in it" but rather "just a ball of worms."

Don't fall for the left's narrative calling USAID a "humanitarian" organization. Here are the top three stories that reveal just how corrupt the USAID really is:

1. USAID has funded terrorist organizations and Osama bin Laden

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In 2023, USAID provided "assistance" to nearly 130 countries, including Ukraine, Ethiopia, Jordan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Yemen, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Syria (which is currently run by a terrorist that received aid from the Obama-era CIA). Under Obama, USAID gave funds to an organization known as the Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA), which was known at the time to help finance Jihadist groups and had been labeled by the U.S. Treasury Department as a "terror-financing organization."

The ISRA also funded and gave shelter to the 9/11 mastermind, Osama bin Laden—U.S. taxpayer dollars sent straight to the perpetrator of the deadliest terrorist attack in history and the most lethal attack on U.S. soil.

2. USAID "loses" funds that happen to end up in individuals' pockets

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A recent investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) revealed that in 2016, Chemonics International colluded with a USAID subcontractor to massively overcharge a USAID project to pocket extra funds from the project's bottom line. Moreover, the USAID project used "self-reported" performance metrics, which made it impossible to verify the actual progress of the project and how the funds were being used.

Even the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic has USAID's sticky fingerprints all over it. In 2014, USAID provided $38 million to an EcoHealth Alliance project called "Predict-2." One of the subcontractors, Ben Hu, headed the Wuhan Institute of Virology's gain-of-function research and was one of the first three people infected with COVID-19 in late 2019. That means U.S. taxpayer dollars were likely used to fund the very research that gave rise to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. USAID operates as a second "CIA" with no accountability

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The CIA isn't the only agency that meddles in the political inner workings of foreign powers. USAID has conducted similar operations since the 1950s. USAID notoriously sowed dissent in Cuba to grow U.S. influence, and they even taught South American police forces Nazi torture methods. In the late 1990s, 300,000 Peruvian women were forcibly sterilized in a "poverty reduction strategy" that received $35 million in funding from USAID.

More recently, USAID's foreign influence has grown significantly under former Obama adviser, Samantha Power, called USAID America's "soft power arsenal." Under her leadership, the organization meddled in the political affairs of several nations, including Ukraine, Ethiopia, and, Bolivia. Several domestic, left-leaning influence groups, such as the Tides Center, received several grants and aid.