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Taylor Swift Kicks It to Kanye West

February 16, 2016
 Jon Boldt

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The Context

The Grammy Awards aired Monday night and, for the most part, were a train wreck. One of the bright spots was Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech where she took back the credit for her success.

Fame

In case you missed the 2009 Grammy Awards (who didn't?), Rolling Stone Magazine can bring you up to speed on the beef between Swift and West.

In 2009 Taylor Swift was a 19-year-old country star whose latest album, Fearless, was also a hit with mainstream pop fans. Her video for "You Belong With Me" beat out Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" for Best Female Video, and she went to the stage to accept the award. So far, so good. Then Kanye, as we all remember, jumped onstage, grabbed the mic, and said, "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!" Kanye was booed, and celebrities quickly rallied behind Swift, including the President of the United States himself ("He's a jackass," Obama shrugged) and Beyoncé herself, who invited Swift onstage with her when accepting her Video of the Year award later that night.

So, now that you're all up-to-speed, the excitement of last night's show was palpable (we think, but we only know one person who watched).

Pat Didn’t Watch, Stu Was Bored

If you didn’t watch last night’s award show, count yourself amongst the winners.

“What a bore fest that thing was last night,” Stu complained.

“Was it boring?” Pat asked.

“Oh, God, it was terrible,” Stu reiterated.

Taylor Swift Kicks Kanye

Taylor Swift did have a great night, and her acceptance speech for Best Album of the Year was especially sweet. You see, last week with the launch of Kanye's Yeezy Season 3, his song "Famous" was all about Taylor. Or rather, all about him making Taylor famous and what he'd like to do to her (we'll let you fill in the blanks there). Because after all, he "made that b**ch famous."

“I liked the Taylor Swift thing," Pat said. "He's got a song that takes credit, and it's kind of, you know, nasty. Calls her the B-word. He's responsible for her fame. So ridiculous."

Here's what Taylor said in her accepted speech:

I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments, for your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, some day when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world.

Let's hear it for girl power.

Common Sense Bottom Line

Kanye West didn't make Taylor Swift famous when he interrupted her acceptance speech in 2009. He only made himself famous for being a disrespectful fool.

"It didn't help her," Pat said. "It interrupted a really good moment for her, but it didn't sell records for her. That's just pathetic."

The Grammy Awards were, once upon a time, an event worth watching. Now, it’s debauchery on parade. For a more family-friendly awards show, try the CMA Awards.

Listen to this segment from The Glenn Beck Program:

Below is a rush transcript of this segment, it might contain errors:

PAT: Pat and Stu on the Glenn Beck Program. 877-727-BECK. Grammys if anyone is interested. I can't remember the last time I was interested in the Grammys.

STU: What a bore fest that thing was last night.

PAT: Was it boring?

STU: Oh, God, it was terrible.

JEFFY: Yes.

PAT: I liked the Taylor Swift thing. She answered the Kanye -- Kanye just said -- well, he's got a song that takes credit, and it's kind of, you know, nasty. Calls her the B-word. He's responsible for her fame. So ridiculous. Here's what she said in her accepted speech for album of the year.

She said it a little better than that actually.

JEFFY: Really?

PAT: Yeah, she actually said it last night. I don't know why she's so quiet.

TAYLOR: I want to say to all the young women out there, there are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments.

STU: She's pissed.

PAT: She is. Yeah.

JEFFY: Yeah.

TAYLOR: For your fame, but if you just focus on the work and you don't let those people sidetrack you, some day when you get where you're going, you'll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world.

PAT: That's great.

STU: Is it? Because the whole controversy thing started when she was winning an award.

JEFFY: Yes.

STU: It wasn't like she was nowhere and he did something with her. She came on stage --

PAT: And like that helped her? Not at all. It didn't help her. It interrupted a really good moment for her. But it didn't sell records for her. That's just pathetic. And he actually said, well, yeah, I spoke with Taylor, and she's fine with it. I talked to her for an hour.

Really? It didn't sound like she was fine with it, did it? She sounded angry there. More of the Glenn Beck Program with Pat and Stu coming up.

STU: Isn't Donald Trump essentially Kanye West? With the exception he has a lot more debt than $53 million. But they're the same person.

JEFFY: Yes.

Featured Image: Singer Taylor Swift (C) accepts the Album of the Year award for '1989' onstage from musicians (L-R) Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Alan Dershowitz: 'It's clearly UNCONSTITUTIONAL' to impeach Trump after leaving office

As the Senate prepares for former President Trump's second impeachment trial, many are asking whether it's constitutional to try a president after leaving office. Alan Dershowitz, lawyer and host of the of "The Dershow," joined Glenn Beck on the radio program to talk about the legal battles Trump still faces.

Dershowitz said he believes the Senate doesn't have the authority to convict Trump, now that he's a private citizen again, and thus can't use impeachment to bar him from running for office again.

"The Constitution says the purpose of impeachment is to remove somebody. He [Trump] is out of office. There's nothing left to do.
It doesn't say you can impeach him to disqualify him for the future. It says, if you remove him you can then add disqualification, but you can't just impeach somebody to disqualify them," Dershowitz said.

"The Senate can't try ordinary citizens. So once you're an ordinary citizen, you get tried only in the courts, not in the Senate. So it's clearly unconstitutional," he added.

Dershowitz, who served on Trump's legal team during the first impeachment trial, also discussed whether he thinks Trump is legally (or even just ethically) responsible for the Capitol riot earlier this month, and whether those engaging in violence could be considered "domestic terrorists."

Watch the video below to catch more of the conversation:

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SHOCKING POLL: Majority of Americans think 'other Americans' are greatest risk to US

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A new, shocking CBS News poll shows that the majority of Americans believe they're facing a new enemy: other Americans.

More than two-thirds of poll respondents said they believe democracy in the U.S. is "threatened," and 54% said "other people in America" are the "biggest threat to the American way of life," rather than economic factors, viruses, natural disasters, or foreign actors.

Will it be possible to unite our nation with statistics like that? On "The Glenn Beck Radio Program," Glenn and Stu discussed the poll numbers and what they mean for our future.

Watch the video clip below:

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'The cult of Trump': As Biden era begins, calls grow louder to 'deprogram' Trump supporters

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Countless leaders on the left are now arguing that removing President Donald Trump from office won't be enough — they're now calling for the president's "cult-like" supporters to be "deprogrammed." And it's not just fringe politicians.

During an appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher" last week, former NBC anchor Katie Couric said, "The question is, how are we going to really almost deprogram these people who have signed up for the cult of Trump."

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi questioned whether the nation needs "a 9/11-type commission" to determine whether President Trump was colluding with Russian President Vladimir Putin "the day that the insurgents invaded our Capitol." Clinton also made sure to include her favorite "deplorables" in her unsubstantiated conspiracy theory:

"But we now know that not just [Trump] but his enablers, his accomplices, his cult members, have the same disregard for democracy," Clinton said to Pelosi.

Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson and New York Times Magazine's Nikole Hannah-Jones agreed that there is a need for "millions of Americans, almost all white, almost all Republicans" to be deprogrammed and punished, during an MSNBC interview last week.

Now, a story from the Washington Post is also preaching that narrative and even added that we need more restrictions for conservatives on social media and in the broadcast industry.

"So now we have to be deprogrammed? We've heard this over and over and over and over again, for months," said Glenn Beck on the radio program Tuesday. He read through the shocking details of the Washington Post op-ed and discussed the extraordinary dangers of the latest anti-conservative movement in America.

Watch the video below:

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'We are the Alamo, we will stand': As calls for censorship get louder, Glenn Beck urges Americans to stand together

As calls for censorship and restrictions against conservative voices get louder, Glenn Beck said he feels an "awesome responsibility" to speak, not the words he'd personally like to say, but those he believes the Lord would want him to share.

"It's an awesome responsibility, and one that I am not worthy of," Glenn said. "I want to say ... what He wants me to say. And I have to listen very carefully, because I feel the same way you do. But that will get us nowhere."

Glenn said it's time for Americans who are awake — not woke — to come together, no matter which side of the political aisle you're on, and stand with the truth.

"We are the Alamo, we will stand. But we desperately, desperately need you," Glenn said. "We need the people who are awake — not woke — awake. You may disagree with us. We are your allies, not your enemies. And if you will not stand with us in our hour of need, there will be no one left to stand with you in your hour of need. We must all come together, anyone who is awake."

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