RADIOFebruary 02, 2024

What’s REALLY causing higher crime, inflation, and overdoses

Grocery store prices are on the rise. But President Biden wants you to know that you SHOULDN’T blame him! Blame … the grocery stores? Glenn, Pat, and Stu review the real villains (according to the Left) that you should be blaming for everything from higher inflation to higher crime rates. What’s causing car thefts in Washington State to go through the roof? Certainly not lax Democratic law enforcement policies. What about the increase in fentanyl “overdoses” in Oregon? It can’t be our open border’s fault! Maybe we should blame the weather instead …

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GLENN: There are so many things that now, our politicians and our city politicians, state politicians, just cannot figure out. And I -- I brought together, two of the -- well, the only minds that I can pick on this morning.

And see if we can get something out of their brain. So, you know, they're not scholars.

But they have mouths. So here they are. Stu and Pat, to join me on this -- on this really fact-finding mission.

Blue ribbon panel. You would -- you would really say. So there was a -- there is a problem in grocery stores. And it's that prices are too high. And people are having a hard time making ends meet. And so the president is doing something about it. And yesterday, he -- he talked about the people who are suffering from high inflation. And he -- he called out the -- he called out the villain in this whole thing. What is the cause of grocery stores charging more, for their products?

PAT: Hmm.

STU: Oh.

I would say, inflation due to government spending.

GLENN: Okay. Now, remember, this is not an educated -- none of us have doctorates or degrees or anything else. Okay. Pat.

PAT: You know, I was going to guess, maybe the high cost of gasoline. Because the food is being delivered. And it costs more to deliver it.

GLENN: Okay. All right.

Just the cost of everything, that has gone up.

Okay. No. I'm sorry. You're both wrong. It is the grocery store. Abusing and overcharging their shoppers. That's according to president.

PAT: Bastards.

GLENN: That's according to President Biden.

PAT: Wow. Okay.

GLENN: Now, here's another mystery. Another mystery.

PAT: Okay.

GLENN: There is an uptick in Washington State of car thefts.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: Yeah. It's up over 500 percent. It's 503 percent increase in car thefts.

PAT: Hmm.

GLENN: In Washington State. They can't figure out exactly. I mean, they have a theory. But I want to see if it's the same theory that you guys have.

What is causing the uptick of car thefts in Washington State?

PAT: Is it rampant crime brought on by maybe too light of sentences, that are dished out to felons.

GLENN: Okay. That's a good guess, I guess.

STU: What about economic desperation, by the citizens in these communities, where the economy has been ruined.

GLENN: Wow. Okay.

No. You guys aren't even -- no. It is the fault of Hyundai and key I can't, and they're considering --

PAT: The car companies? Hmm.

GLENN: Yeah. They're -- are they -- the state would like to have the federal government force them to recall all of those cars. Because they're just too easy to break into.

STU: Really?

Because I've walked by cars, and, you know, lots that had their windows open. And I don't steal them. Even though, they probably would be easy to steal. But I don't do that, because I don't want to commit crimes.

PAT: Huh.

GLENN: Well, it's not a crime, if you're just sharing everything.

PAT: Yeah. Also, what kind of Pollyanna are you? That doesn't even make sense, Stu.

STU: Really.

PAT: What's the matter with you.

GLENN: And, by the way, it has nothing with -- let me tamp down on this disinformation here. The new state law in Washington, that limits police pursuits, that took place.

That has nothing to do with it. It is the car manufacturer. And, again, it is the grocery store. So we're on -- we're not batting a thousand here. We're not batting anything. We're striking out.

Now, pharmacy closure, in a, quote, crime-ridden neighborhood in Boston. What is causing this in Boston?

STU: Well, you said it. The crime-ridden neighborhood. Right?

If these people who were working at the stores, have their stuff stolen. If their employees --

GLENN: Pat, do you have anything that you could throw on? I mean --

PAT: Did they run out of pharmaceuticals?

Maybe they didn't have --

GLENN: No. But that's a good guess.

STU: Massive shortages. What was it, Glenn.

GLENN: It's just racism. Racism.

PAT: Racism.

STU: So they don't like to take money from black people in this particular pharmacy?

GLENN: No. Here's Aryana Presley from Massachusetts said, it's not the criminal elements that are directly responsible. Or, you know, the leftists that, you know, champion the unrest in the streets. And everything else. It's the businesses themselves that are pulling up the stakes, because -- not because of ruin, but because of racism.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: And I don't think she needed to explain any more than that, any deeper.

STU: Well, it's important to know what Aryana Presley (phonetic) has to say. Because I think she's the sister of Ayanna Presley, the Congresswoman.

GLENN: Yeah, and I love both of them, I really do.

PAT: The whole Presley family.

GLENN: Elvis was great.

PAT: He was. He was great. Priscilla.

GLENN: Okay. So Denny's is now leaving Oakland.

PAT: Hmm.

GLENN: Is now leaving Oakland.

PAT: My gosh.

GLENN: They don't know why.

STU: You know, Glenn, these healthy eating Kyoto diets. People aren't in the mood for pancakes anymore. Oakland is a very healthy city.

GLENN: Yeah. Well, they have the super bird which was very healthy. If it wasn't for all the butter and everything else on it. Pat, any?

PAT: You know, I would have to guess, because I think you put your finger on to it, when you introduced it into a high crime area.

Is it all the crime that caused them to --

GLENN: Are you saying that, because they're in a minority area?

PAT: No, I'm saying it, because it was a high crime area.

GLENN: You have proved their point. It is racist.

PAT: Wow.

GLENN: Now, fentanyl. Fentanyl.

Apparently, drug use has gone through the roof. And overdosed deaths from -- you know, synthetic opioids, driven by fentanyl, has jumped 533 percent in Oregon. And what do you suppose caused that?

PAT: The rain. I think it was probably the rain. People are so depressed by --

GLENN: See. It shows people can learn.

PAT: In Oregon, that they've got to be on fentanyl to get through it.

STU: Because I was going to say, open borders. China just manufacturing this stuff. Seemingly targeting our people.

GLENN: Oh, what's next? Are you going to bring up, and they also legalized all drugs as well.

STU: I was going to get to that. No.

GLENN: My gosh. My gosh.

No. They still haven't found the reason for that one. But they're very concerned. They're very concerned about it.

STU: So it could be the rain.

GLENN: It could be the rain.

PAT: So I could have been right.

GLENN: It's a mystery at this point.

Now,, you know, they're not really overdoses. Because these are illegal drugs. So it's not like, hey, man. I have some fentanyl for you.

I have it at the pharmacy, as they were giving their big, going out of business sale.

Okay.

These are -- these are -- a lot of these are drugs that are just laced with fentanyl. This would be called not a drug, but poison.

Which would then make the people selling that, and bringing it across the border, murderers.

PAT: Hmm.

GLENN: Not over-proscribers. So I just -- again, I'm -- it's an old-timey thing. Yeah. Where I'm a doctor, but they're not a doctor.

So we don't really know if that's true at all.

You know, does it -- does it get to a point at any time, where people just stand up and go, this is bullcrap.

For instance, yesterday, did you see Joe Biden working and -- and consoling the parents of people who have lost family members. Gold star families. And he actually again said, you know, I understand what you're going through.

My son died in Iran. And nobody said anything. And I thought to myself, when will a gold star family say, Mr. President, your son died in a hospital in America, from cancer.

Not from being wounded or killed in Iraq.

He died of cancer. Don't insult us.

When is somebody just going to say that to us.

STU: How can it not -- I mean, we've heard some rumblings, that these people have been upset. But I think it's after the fact.

PAT: After the fact. It needs to be said to his face. It needs to be.

STU: And I will say this, we can put this on Gold Star families if we want. They're in difficult things. But how about a damn journalist? How about next time you get Joe Biden for a sit-down interview, your first question is, why do you keep saying your son died in Iraq?

PAT: Yeah. And let's say this too. Even if he did, even if he had died in Iraq, it's not about you.

STU: Right.

PAT: It's not about you. And he makes it about him, every single time. Every time.

STU: Incorrectly.

PAT: Incorrectly.

GLENN: You could say -- you could say, I know -- I can imagine what you're going through.

I lost my son, at an early age, as well.

It was from cancer. But it -- I know --

PAT: And that would be appropriate.

GLENN: And it doesn't compare. And that would be appropriate.

But to say that your son died in Iraq, and I know how you're feeling, it is so insulting.

STU: It's incomprehensible he's not getting called out on this. Every single -- he keeps doing it.

How many of these stories.

PAT: Over and over.

STU: How many stories has this guy told, that the mainstream media has corrected, numerous times.

PAT: Yeah. Yes.

STU: But they don't ask him about it. They don't go on to him, and say, Mr. President. You keep telling a story about your Amtrak experience. That everyone knows is false. Why do you keep doing it?

PAT: Right. The Xi Jinping story, that he told over and over and over. Not true.

GLENN: Right. But those to me, doesn't matter as much --

PAT: As the Gold Star family.

GLENN: As the Gold Star family. That one is just so unbelievably callous and offensive.

PAT: It's despicable. Despicable.

GLENN: And it wouldn't be the same as a journalist saying that to his face, as it would be, a grieving father or mother, who he mutters that to.

I mean, I think America would cheer at that. I really do. I really do.

The media wouldn't. But I think Americans would say, good. Good. You deserve that.

PAT: Yeah.

THE GLENN BECK PODCAST

Why Your Actions Matter More Than Words in the Eyes of God

Glenn Beck and Eric Metaxas expose the spiritual crisis gripping America’s churches — a moment they compare to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s warning before World War II. As the culture descends into moral confusion, too many Christians retreat into silence, claiming faith while refusing to act. Together, they argue that true belief demands courage — that “faith without works is dead” — and warn that neutrality in the face of evil is itself a form of complicity.

Watch the FULL Interview HERE

The American Dream is in CRISIS - How Freedom Was Replaced by Comfort

The American Dream used to mean freedom and the chance to build your own life through hard work, faith, and independence. But today, it’s been replaced by comfort, consumption, and debt. Glenn Beck breaks down how America traded liberty for lifestyle, why socialism is gaining ground, and what it will take to reclaim the real American Dream before it disappears for good.

Transcript

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GLENN: I don't know if you saw the visualizing the American dream, Stu.

You know, what the American dream actually is, is that you can forge your own way.

You can -- you know, you can have a scrap of land, and grow your own food if up.

You can, you know, go to school. Not go to school.

You can find a job. If you're qualified for it, you have an equal chance of getting it, you know, based on merit.

But the percentage of Americans who say the American dream is retirement is 86 percent. Health care, 86 percent. Owning a home, 85. Raising two kids, 78. Owning a car, 72. Vacations, 71. Pets, 66. A wedding, 55 percent. That's the American dream, I can get married.

The American dream, if that's what you think, they've now estimated, the cost per household over the cost -- over the lifetime, retirement is $1.6 million. Owning a home now, 30-year mortgage, 20 percent you want to, is $957,594. Owning a car, buying and finance to begin with new cars every ten years is now $900,000 over your lifetime. Raising two kids to 18, plus four years of public college, $876,092. Two kids. Health care, over your lifetime, spending from ages 22 to 85, $414,000. Vacations, annual vacation from '22 to '85, $180,000. One dog and one cat for 11 to 13 years is $40,000!

That's more expensive than a wedding. The engagement ring, the ceremony, and the reception is now estimated to be $38,200.

There's a reason socialism is doing well. You look at that, and you're like, wow. I mean, if that's the American dream. And for a lot of people, that is the American dream!

That's not what the American dream is supposed to be, but, you know, once -- you know, once Woodrow Wilson and FDR got a hold of us and they started advertising, it became stuff instead of freedom. It became stuff. And, you know, when there's a new report out. Let me see if I have that.

There's a new report out now that shows, first time home buyers made up just 21 percent of the home purchases. That's the lowest on record.

The typical age of repeat buyers hit an all-time high of '62. The median downtowns, reaching 23 percent.

The highest since 2023.

And also, where is it?

The last one is -- the median age for first time home buyers, in 1981, it was 29 years old.

I'm sorry. Yeah. Twenty-nine years old. In 2021, it was 33 years old.

What is it this year?

Median age, first time homeowner, forty.

You're 40 before you can buy any kind of home. That puts these things that people want, dream about, out of reach, until you're 40?

You know, 29 is one thing. But if you're not seeing -- you're not seeing your life really kind of settling down until you're 40, I -- I can understand why you're like, you know what, this system doesn't work.

Because you've never seen it work. It's betrayed you.

Or so you've been sold. It's betrayed you.

And everything is being pushed out of your reach. And when you're young, the one thing you're not is patient.

And at 40, I can see why people are not, you know, yeah. Well, socialism is neat because capitalism isn't working. How would you respond to that?

STU: I mean, it's more lengthy than we have time for. But I would say that the response to, you know, you thinking that you want a home is not to embrace an ideology that murders 100 million people.

That's not -- that's not a good answer to the problem that you think you have.

GLENN: But they're not learning that anywhere.

They're not -- that is our responsibility! To teach those things. Because they're not learning it anywhere.

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The world is about to realize the DEADLY enemy we face

"The world doesn't understand yet. We're already in World War III," Glenn Beck warns. "That foe is not China. That foe is militant Islam." Glenn explains the battle we're currently facing and what's to come if we don't wake up soon...

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GLENN: From New Jersey, it's Brian. Hello, Brian.

CALLER: Hello!

GLENN: Hey.

CALLER: Yeah. Thanks for taking the calls today.

GLENN: Sure.

CALLER: Yeah. I'm worried that we are headed towards another French Revolution-style because we have entire generations. Or actually people just not being heard by their representatives.

GLENN: Hmm.

CALLER: And it's not just here. It's around the world.

GLENN: Uh-huh.

I -- actually, I had scheduled for this time, I'll just do it some other time. Talking about what's happening in -- in England.

I think England is headed for a Civil War. And -- and it's very close.

I mean, you can't put 4,000 people. 4,000 people, in jail, or try them for hate crimes. And speech crimes.

You can't -- you can't do it. In England!

You can't do that in one year. And expect people to just put up with it!

You can't -- you know, we're -- we're -- America doesn't understand yet.

The world doesn't understand.

We're in World War III. We're already in World War III.

I don't know when it becomes a hot war. Or even a war that we on our side recognize. But we are in World War III. And that -- that foe is not China.

That foe is militant Islam, period. And, you know, when we have a situation to where people are -- when the government is just like, no. It's not a problem.

It's not a problem. You know. You've got illegals all over.

It's not a problem.

It's not a problem.

It is a problem. Don't tell me what -- what the problems are not!

Because we're the ones living it!

You're the experts, who keep telling us, no. It's going to work out fine.

And it doesn't work out fine. And it just gets worse and worse.

Oh. We can spend this money. No. It looks like we can't spend this money. Oh, we can afford this. No. It looks like we can't afford this.

You know, if we do this with Ukraine, it will work out fine. No, it didn't, did it? These endless wars, all of this stuff, don't tell me what the problem is. Listen to the people and start talking to the people. Honestly, this is the reason why I'm doing this today. I -- I need to hear from you.

I need to know what's on your mind, so I stay focused and -- and clear on what America is saying.

Because I don't think -- look, you know, me taking phone calls is -- is not a true representation of anything, but it does give me a sense of -- of where you are, as an audience. Maybe not as America, but as an audience. And there are lots of things that concern me. But I want to hear it from you.
But I think you're right! We're headed for real, real trouble. All you need is real economic trouble.

You start getting real, true economic trouble. 1930s kind of depression stuff. And we're in Civil War.

Dan, Oregon. Welcome!

CALLER: Hello, Glenn. How are you?

GLENN: I'm great!

CALLER: Yeah. Good. It's been a long time.

I guess it's been over ten years, since I've had a chance to talk with you. I was one of your first insiders. I was listening to you, since you were in Florida.

GLENN: Wow. Wow.

CALLER: So it's been a long -- yeah. It has been. And I can't say I've enjoyed all of it.
(laughter)

GLENN: Neither have I!

STU: I can't say that either, I'll be honest with you.

CALLER: You know, you were talking on yesterday's show, reminiscing with Stu about how you guys started. And I remember those old shows. And, you know, at the end of the -- the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: Right.

CALLER: And there was a lot more entertainment. I remember I laughed a lot.

GLENN: Oh, yeah. I know. I know. Those days are long dead.
(laughter)

STU: There's nothing to laugh about now.

CALLER: Yeah. I -- I'm 78. I still work 40 hours a week. I love my job.

GLENN: Good for you.

CALLER: Been married for 55 years. I have seven kids.

GLENN: Good for you.

CALLER: I've got a daughter -- I've got a daughter who is in her 40s. And she has severe TDS. She -- we don't -- I mean, we're not cutting each other off. She hasn't done that at all. We're still very close as a family. But she was down visiting the other day, and got into a conversation with my wife. And I wasn't in the room. But Kathy said it was just like listening to one of those young people out on the street that was being interviewed by the news media. And she was -- and she was in tears about it. My wife and my daughter both.

And, I mean, I love her, and I continue to support her. She's a single woman, not by choice. She just never found the right guy.

GLENN: Yeah.

CALLER: And I really think that's part of the problem. Because she started reading -- back when Trump was first running, she started reading all of this stuff about him being misogynistic and all of this stuff.

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah.

CALLER: And it's just gotten worse. I -- I'm at a loss. I really am. Because I -- like, I see the country doing better. I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. But I still feel like that at least right now, we're doing better as a whole. But what do we do about -- what do we do about our kids about -- she went to Portland State University for the last two --

GLENN: Oh, jeez, for the love of --

CALLER: Well, yeah. For the last two years, she went to -- she went to a little college in Idaho called Ricks for the first two years, and Utah State.

GLENN: Oh, yeah.

CALLER: And then she served a mission for our church in Brazil and came home, but then she went to Portland State University. And it just seems to have gone downhill from there.

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. So, Dan, I think you are suffering from the same thing that almost all parents are suffering from. If you're not suffering from this, then, I mean, God bless you. You know, get on your knees and thank God. Because you are a lucky, lucky family. Everybody has in their family. I have it in my family.

And you have to ask yourself, what is your goal?

My -- what is your goal with your daughter? Your real goal?

CALLER: My real goal is for us to be united eternally. That's my goal. That's my goal as a father and has been to teach her --

GLENN: And how -- and how is that going to happen with politics?

CALLER: We just stay together as a family regardless of what politics does.

GLENN: That's exactly right. Exactly right.

I think we're in a place now where as parents, you can ask your kids, but it has to be honest. It cannot be trying to win. It has to be honest. How did you get there?

I mean, I remember. You know, we've talked about this before. And you didn't believe that before. What has changed?

Can you help me with that?

I would like to see what you're reading, or what that was.

And just ask questions. But they have to be honest. They can't be, you know, because I'm setting you up. Because I want to change your mind.

But keep a dialogue open with them. And just love them!

Just love them!

Because if you do anything else, you're going to drive them away. And then they're really lost. So just love them.

CALLER: Oh, I know that. Glenn, when she was young -- when she was young, I considered her one of the elect. And the Scripture says, that in the last days, even the elect are going to be deceived. And that's what I'm seeing. But everything you've said, I -- I am doing. I'm doing it that way. Because I know --

GLENN: Okay. Good. Then you didn't need to -- I appreciate it. I'm so glad you called me. But you didn't need to -- my advice, you already have it down. You're a very wise man.