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Insider Audio Bonus - Troops Can't Read? Caller II

November 21, 2008
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The Glenn Beck Program

GLENN: Hello.

CALLER: Hello.

GLENN: Yes, Anthony. Are you -- 

CALLER: I am -- I'm an Air Force airman and I can definitely read.

GLENN: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, not higgledy, piggledy. Hang on, hear you go.

VOICE: Are you ready to play Can a Soldier Read.

GLENN: Yes, can the soldier read? Stephen King says nope, you can't read if you're in the military. Anthony claims that he can read, and he's quote/unquote an airman. All right, Anthony, go ahead.

CALLER: Okay. Dermaright, used to help -- 

GLENN: Hang on. Hold it just a second. I'm hearing help from behind. Did you hear this? It's just like More-On Trivia. Dan, our referee?

DAN: I absolutely heard help.

GLENN: You can't have help with people sounding out words for you. Who is that in the background, Anthony?

DAN: It's clearly not a military person.

GLENN: Maybe you don't know them and you have to read their nametag. I'm sorry for putting that in the -- just ask them who they are. Who's there in the background?

CALLER: They are nurses.

GLENN: They are nurses?

CALLER: Yes.

GLENN: Oh, you are not going to play the, "Oh, I'm sick" or "I've had some problems" thing that all you soldiers always play.

CALLER: Oh, yeah, that's very common.

GLENN: Really it's very common? I know it's just like you guys playing on sympathies, especially this time of year. So Anthony, tell the nurses that you can't help you.

CALLER: You can't help.

GLENN: Go ahead. Read.

CALLER: Okay. Dermaright, used to help supplement routine hand washing. Kills germs without soap and water with Vitamin E. Latex-free.

GLENN: Latex-free, huh? I think, Anthony, Anthony, congratulations. You get a copy of the Christmas Sweater.

CALLER: Awesome. Thank you, Glenn.

VOICE: Congratulations. Looks like we found the one and only soldier who can read because according to Stephen King, if you don't read, you go to the military. Yeah, you got lucky that time on, Can the Soldier Read?

GLENN: Hey, Anthony, are you still there?

CALLER: Yes.

GLENN: Are you in the hospital?

CALLER: I'm a reservist and I work in a hospital.

GLENN: Jeez. And you can read. You're in the -- another reservist that claims to read. Are you -- you're working in the hospital?

CALLER: Yes, that's my civilian job.

GLENN: Oh, really?

CALLER: In the reserve, yes.

GLENN: What do you do in the hospital?

CALLER: I'm a pharmacy tech.

GLENN: Oh, jeez, they don't have you in charge of people's medicines and stuff, do they?

CALLER: Of course not, of course not.

GLENN: Whew. Okay, good. Because you know what? You can get in big trouble if you don't reveal to your employer critical information like, "I'm a dummy; I shouldn't be behind counter with prescription drugs." I'm just sayin', Anthony. I'm just here to help.

CALLER: Well, that's cool because I have a driver's license. So that's -- 

GLENN: Oh, jeez, they'll let anybody drive. All right, Anthony, thanks, man. Hang on. We'll get you a copy of the Christmas Sweater.

CALLER: Thank you.

Glenn Beck opens up about family tragedy, shares powerful message: 'STOP saying that there's nothing we can do'

On Monday's episode of "The Glenn Beck Radio Program," Glenn opened up about the tragic death of his brother-in-law, Vincent Colonna Jr., who passed away unexpectedly on April 5. He also shared some of the important thoughts and insights he's learned through the grieving process.

"Last Monday, I was sitting in this chair ... the two-minute warning comes and Stu said to me, 'You ready for the show?'' ... And that's when my wife [Tania] came to the door of the studio here at our house and said, 'I...' and she held the phone up. And then she collapsed on the floor in tears," Glenn began. "Tania's brother had passed. To say this was a shock, is an understatement."

Glenn described his brother-in-law as having "a servant's spirit."

"He was always the guy who lit up the room. He was always the guy helping others. He would never stop, because he was always helping others," Glenn said of Vincent. "He was on the school board. He was a little league coach. He was the soccer coach. He helped build the church. He took care of the lawn of the church. He was constantly doing things, raising money for charity, working over here, helping to organize this. But he was never the guy in the spotlight. He was just the guy doing it, and you had no idea how much he had done because he never talked about it.

"We also didn't know how much mental anguish he was in because he never talked about it. And last Monday morning, after spending Easter with the family ... he killed himself. This is now the third family member of mine that has gone through this. And I keep seeing it play out over and over and over again, in exactly the same way."

Glenn described his thoughts as he, Tania, and her family struggled to come to grips with the devastating loss.

"I learned some really important things as I was watching this wake. I'm seeing these people from all walks of life ... the people that were there, were there because [Vince] made a difference in their life. He was a true servant. As I'm watching this, all that kept going through my mind was, 'by their fruits, ye shall know them.' The fruits of his labor were on display. He was a servant all the time. All the time ... he found a way to love everybody.

"There are two great commandments: Love God with all your heart and mind and soul. And love your neighbor. So those two great commandments boil down to: Love truth. Because that's what God is," Glenn said.

"Love thy neighbor. That's where joy comes from. The opposite of joy is despair, and that is the complete absence of hope ... and how do you find joy? You find joy by rooting yourself in the truth. Even if that's a truth you don't want to accept. Accept the truth," he added. "But we have to stop saying that there's nothing we can do. What are we going to do? Well, here's the first thing: stop living a lie."

Watch the video clip below to hear more from Glenn:


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Ezra Levant: Police at Canadian church are forcing Christians UNDERGROUND

After imprisoning a pastor for refusing to follow COVID-19 restrictions, Canadian officials barricaded his church. And when some church members retaliated by tearing down part of the fence, Canadian Mounties arrived in riot gear.

Rebel News Founder Ezra Levant joined Glenn Beck on the radio program to give his insight on the crazy situation. He described the new, armed police presence surrounding GraceLife Church in Edmonton, Alberta, and how it not only encouraged hundreds of protesters to stand with the church in support but forced congregation members underground to worship as well.

What's happening is eerily similar to what occurs everyday in China, Levant says, and it must stop. Who would have thought this type of tyranny would be so close to home?

Watch the video below to hear Ezra describe the religious persecution taking place in Canada.


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Did Joe Biden tell America to stop praying?

Enough prayers? Why is supposed Catholic Joe Biden suggesting that Congress ought to stop praying for after someone commits acts of gun violence?

On Friday, Stu Burguiere and Pat Gray filled in for Glenn and discussed President Joe Biden's remarks during his speech on gun control. "Enough prayers. Time for some action," Biden said. Stu and Pat were surprised how dismissive Biden appeared to be on the idea of prayer.

Watch the clip to hear more. Can't watch? Download the podcast here.

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WATCH this pastor chase 'communist' cops out of his church: 'Gestapo is not allowed here!'

Just days after Canadian pastor James Coates was released from prison for refusing to bow to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, several police officers showed up at another church to ensure restrictions were being followed. But Polish pastor Artur Pawlowski of the Cave of Adullam Church in Alberta, Canada, knew his rights, telling the cops not to come back until they had a warrant in hand.

Filling in for Glenn Beck on the radio program this week, Pat Gray and Stu Burguiere played a video of the interaction.

"Please get out. Please get out of this property immediately. Get out!" Pawlowski can be heard yelling at the six officers who entered his church.

"Out! Out! Out! Get out of this property immediately until you come back with a warrant," he continued. "Go out and don't come back. I don't want to talk to you. You Nazis, Gestapo is not allowed here! ... Nazis are not welcome here! Do not come back you Nazi psychopaths. Unbelievable sick, evil people. Intimidating people in a church during the Passover! You Gestapo, Nazi, communist fascists! Don't you dare come back here!"

Watch this clip to see the heated exchange:

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