RADIOOctober 21, 2023

Glenn's BIGGEST ISSUE with GOP's House speaker fight

Rep. Jim Jordan lost another vote for Speaker of the House, even with support from former speaker Kevin McCarthy, and is now dropped as the GOP's nominee. According to reports, this comes after the Republican holdouts against Jordan told him that he will NEVER be speaker. Glenn rips into congressional Republicans for wasting its time with petty third-grade fights while Americans suffer from inflation: "You are SO misguided!"

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STU: It seems that Jim Jordan will not be elected as Speaker of the House today.

GLENN: No. Why do you say that?

Because it was very hopeful, very hopeful yesterday.

I had to fly in. I gave a speech yesterday. I was flying in. I land.

My text message was going crazy. Looks like one more time, the Republicans. But this time, McCarthy is serious.

He will give a speech. And tell everybody, you have to vote for Jim Jordan.

STU: Yeah. And maybe that -- yeah. Sure. Maybe that will work.

I just it's highly unlikely.

But look, you hold out hope for a good --

GLENN: Wait. Wait. Wait.

We've already had a quorum call. Could we -- Sara, do we have the horn music?

Because I think Stu explaining this serious, serious process.

Yeah. With that horn. Is going to make it even better. Go ahead.

STU: So we are told yesterday, that Jim Jordan, didn't want to have a vote on Patrick McHenry.

And then we heard the exact opposite.

And then we heard that Jim Jordan was going to go for a third vote. And then we were told he was not going to do that.

And he -- and now we're back, and Jim Jordan, is now going to go for a third vote.

He held a press conference this morning. Which didn't seem to really accomplish anything specific.

It was just maybe an outlying of what was going on.

He is -- had a behind-the-scenes meeting.

Can I read you a description, about how optimistic you should be about this vote.

GLENN: Oh, please do. Please do.

STU: This is a reporter. He said, a source describes the Jordan meetings, the holdouts.

These are the holdout votes that don't want to vote for him as House speaker. They described it like this.

A direct precise meeting, in which Jordan was told, he will never be speaker.

This group doesn't want anything. They want Jordan to understand, that he will not be speaker.

So this is going pretty well.

I think we're -- this is --

GLENN: Wait. We're now wasting our time with this.

STU: Don't try to bribe us with anything.

You will just never get this job. That's basically what they're telling us.

GLENN: Okay. That's good.

STU: Of course, I think he would do very well as speaker.

Again, it's not me you have to please. It's not Glenn you have -- it's not anybody who cares about conservative values at all.

It's a bunch of people who don't like Jim Jordan, that you have to please.

And it's hard to do that, with a name like Jim Jordan.

And I think that's where you'll wind up here over the next few days.

GLENN: Yeah. Now, I saw this on the Daily Caller today.

Gaetz has forced a motion to vacate the chair vote in early October.

That successfully removed former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy from office. Has continued to face criticism for many House Republicans for going against the status quo.

Yeah, that's the last thing we're doing, is sending somebody into Washington, that would go against the status quo. You know what I mean?

Hey, can we -- we have a quorum call coming up. They're exciting.

Let's just wrap around that. And make sure everything is there. And let's not upset the applecart.

Because this applecart. It's doing gangbusters. We're selling apples like nobody's business.

Just status quo, gang.

Many republicans are -- who are voting for Jordan, and also voted to remove McCarthy as speaker, say they believe, it could be seen as a win.

If -- win for Gaetz. If someone said, Jordan was elected.

STU: This is real.

What you're talking about is totally what's going on.

They're pissed off at Gaetz for doing this in the first place. And they're not going to give him anything he wants.

It is petty. It's pathetic.

But that is 100 percent the dynamic at work here, and there's no way to get around it, unless you find someone that Gaetz does not like.

Which is essentially what they will wind up having to do.

GLENN: So here it is: I have been told by a good number of people. That their objection is not personal to Jim.

Their voting in Jordan, is proceed to be rewarding Matt Gaetz and the rest of the eight.

Oh. So, you know, when Stu says petty. It might not be -- it might not be -- an accurate description. I think it might be more than just petty. Childish, as well.

STU: Yeah. Childish. Petty.

And it is important to note, that a lot of this is not directly about Jim Jordan. There are definitely members who don't like Jordan specifically.

But it's more about this idea.

That they -- if you think about it from our perspective, Glenn.

We would say, don't toss your speaker. Unless you have a plan to improve the situation.

And at least have a plan to avoid catastrophic circumstances. Right?

That would be the second thing we've talked about for a while.

For us.

The upside of this would be if someone like Jordan did become speaker. Somebody who would improve the situation over McCarthy.

That's the exact thing, that the holdouts want to prevent.

If people like us, think this is better, then it will all be seen as worth it. And we will celebrate, as if this was a good thing.

They can't have that. This is why this is so hard.

They can't let that occur.

GLENN: I know. This is -- this is -- we're in the death throws of the Republicans, that, you know, most Americans despise.

And, you know, they think that -- they are so detached from reality.

They think that -- you know, in -- in purple states, and purple districts, that people would rather have a Democrat, than somebody who is going to be preaching common sense.

Look, we have to open up the oil fields again.

We have to build refineries.

We are not going to be able to survive.

We -- if you want to be the sugar daddy for the rest of the world, okay.

But you're going to have to find that money someplace. Because people can't afford their house.

They can't afford their interest.

How many people have had their insurance go through the roof lately?

How many?

Everything is going -- is going through the roof.

I went in to buy a new suit the other day. I don't know when I bought a new suit in how long.

Because I'm constantly gaining weight.

Because I'm slipping suits, because I can't even put my arms in. Because it will rip the sleeves off.

And I'm one of those guys.

You know, I will buy a suit. I will buy it in -- I will drop this weight.

This time I went in. And I'm like, can I get one three sizes too big, please?

But I went in, and I buy a certain size of suit. I buy it forever.

You know, believe it or not. It fits me.

And, you know, it's -- it's a nice suit.

I bought a jacket. I thought it was a suit.

I bought a jacket. First of all, haven't bought a new suit, in I don't even know. Five years. Six years.

The jacket was twice the price of what I would have paid for a suit. Five years ago.

And I looked at him, and I -- he rang it up. And I'm like, Good Lord.

What -- no. I think you've rung that up wrong.

And he said, no.

And I said, come on, man. I know what the suit -- what are you talking about?

And he's like, this is the price.

And I said, wow!

Next time, could I get a cocktail before you stick your fingers in my eyes, and just press them all the way to the back of my skull!

Everything is going through the roof!

And do you really think that the average person, who is not worried about buying a new suit. Who is worried about putting food on the table.

And paying their rent.

And being able to have enough at the end of the month.

Do you really think that your elitist snobbery of, hey. We don't want to upset the applecart. We just want to keep the status quo.

Do you really think that they will like that?

Do you really think that when they're roped into two wars. Or let's just call it World War III.

And things are really bad. And they're paying $10 a gallon for gasoline, and then they start taking their houses.

I don't know. Do you think that will work out well for you, Republicans?

You are so misguided.

So misguided.

They are just out of touch. And the -- the Republicans, that -- like Jim Jordan, I mean, they're going to be called extremists. But I'm sorry. If it's an extremist position.

If you want to call me an extremist for saying gender matters, that men and women are men.

And women are women. You can call yourself whatever you want. But scientifically speaking, and this is important, that can never change.

We don't play footsy with people who are conducting terrorist activities.

We shouldn't send pallets of cash, over to Hamas, or to Iran.

I don't want to fight the war for Israel.

They're big boys. They have prepared for this, since, oh, I don't know.

1948.

They can fight their own battles. We'll stand and say, hey. They have a right to exist. And they have a right to defend themselves.

They start committing atrocities, and they lose our support.

But I'm not fighting a war for them.

And I'm not sending any more money. And I'm not sending any more children. Into death for -- for one of these wars, where we don't even know -- again, I say to Matt Gaetz.

Have a plan. What's the plan? In Ukraine?

What is it? What is it?

I need a goal.

I need a -- you know, it's like going out into a football game. Where there is no end zone.

There's just -- it's just numbers on the field.

And you can run, you can run right, left. Hell, you can -- you can run into the stands.

But you have to score.

But there is no end zone.

And so we don't really know, how to score.

How to even tell when you've made a touch down, or when the game is over.

No. Not going to do it anymore. Not going to do it.

You can't keep printing money, and raising interest rates. It's insane.

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GLENN: There's a difference between a revival and an awakening. We are in a revival right now, but that doesn't necessarily lead to anything. Except, oh, I have to re-learn those principles. But that doesn't mean you apply them in your life. Okay?

That's an awakening. There's been two great awakenings in American history. One brought us the American Revolution. The second one brought us the Civil War and the freedom of slaves.

We have the possibility of going into a third great awakening. That's the only thing that will save us. If you don't know the difference between a revival and an awakening. Let me give you the negative print of a godly awakening. Our kids right now, they don't have any purpose. They don't have any meaning.

They look at everything, and it doesn't -- it's not real. None of it is real. It's money. It's fame.

It's -- you know, it's ever changing truths and definitions. And they have no purpose in their life. Okay?

So they're looking for that. Because man has to have purpose in his life. Man has to search for meaning.

So they're searching for meaning. And they found a group of people that actually mean something. And they're willing to die for it. And it's ISIS.

And so they're like, at least these people believe in something. They believe it. And they're willing to die for it. I'm going to stand with them. And they put that twisted understanding into action. That's the -- that is -- that's an awakening. It's just an awakening to the dark side. And that one is already happening. It has to happen on the good side. And let me speak directly to young men: Look, you are inheriting a very loud, angry, cynical and worst of all spiritually starving and malnourished society. And you are being sold a future of cheap pleasures and hollow heroes and screens with blue light that just rob you of your strength, one distracted second after another.

And in the middle of all that noise, may I just give you one piece of instruction. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, of good report or praise-worthy, seek those things.

Don't admire them. Don't nod at them. Seek them!

Hunt them. Chase them. Build your life around those things. A man who will do that. A boy. A young man who will do that, will become different. Noticeably different.

He will stop letting the culture feed him garbage. He stops applauding the trivial. He stops laughing at the obscene or cheering for the cruel.

He will become a curator of -- of real, lasting beauty in an age that has forgotten what beauty even looks like.

When other men are chasing down or holding up cynicism, this man holds up hope!

When everyone around him is chasing dopamine, he chooses discipline. When others will blame their circumstance, he'll take responsibility for his own action. When the world worships the shallow, he goes and searches for the deep!

You want to know what the secret of becoming strong is, or becoming trusted, or becoming the kind of man that your future wife, your future children, your future nation can depend on?

Here it is!

You become what you seek. If you seek trash, you become trash. If you seek virtue, you become a man of virtue. You seek excellence, and your life will begin to shine, not loudly, but steadily. Like the steel glow of a blade being forged.

That's who you'll be.

The world has a plentiful, seemingly never-ending supply of angry boys. We don't need any more addicted boys.

We don't need any more distracted boys. The world needs men. Whole men. Clear-eyed men.

Men whose souls are anchored to something higher than the algorithms, trying to own them!

Build a life worthy of admiration. Forget about the applause. Fill your mind with words that make you wiser. Fill your days with work, hard work, that makes you stronger. Fill your home with beauty that lifts every soul who walks into it.

Have your home a place where people walk in and go, man, I say so great here. I just love it here. I don't know what it is about your house. I just love it. It's the spirit that's there! Because you built it! You protect it.

Protect your integrity like a watchman on the wall. Don't lie. Don't cheat. Don't steal. And when you fail, and you will, stand back up again.

Because a man who seeks the virtuous, is not a man who never fails. He just -- he just becomes a man who refuses to stay on the ground.

If you seek things that are lovely and pure, trustworthy, praiseworthy, you'll become a kind of man this age almost never produces. A man whose very existence is a rebuke to the darkness.

That's your calling. That's why you were born.

Not to be lost. Not to play video games. Not to give up. Not to say, there's no hope. Not to end up in the trash bin of human history because you've -- you've taken so many drugs, you can't stand up straight anymore.

You're not destined to be alone.

You were destined for great things. You are destined to find an amazing woman!

Believe me. I didn't think I would ever find an amazing woman. Because I didn't think I was worth it. I didn't think I was worth it.

And until I started understanding how God works. That, yeah. I'm not worth any of the stuff that I have.

When you realize, it's all a gift. It's all a gift. And even if you work your brains out, you may not ever get all the things that you want. But you're going to have everything you need. Once you realize, carefully selecting friends makes a difference. My mother used to always say, show me your friends. I will show you your future.

It's true. Be careful who you select as friends. Watch your language. Watch what you're putting into your brain and what's coming out of your mouth. Because the brain is so amazing. It's being turned to mush. Did you know that there is a new study that just came out. I have to tell you about it next week, maybe.

New study going out. It is -- it's AI. And it has access to social media, and they have found that the AI -- the AI that is scrolling through social media all day, just to keep updated on everything that's going on in social media. It's getting brain mush. It's actually becoming dumber. It's become less effective!

It's a machine. What do you think this, flesh and blood, this thing is going to do?

We say life is meaningless. And life is the only thing that has any value. And yet, we spend all of our time, on things like social media. And that has absolutely no value.

But we think that's life.

I'm not that smart. I've just lived a long time. And I've made so many mistakes.

And I decided at one point, I'm going to stop saying, it's somebody else's fault. I'm going to start saying. Maybe -- what did I do to create that?

What did I do to attract that?

Why does this thing keep happening to me?

Why is it that I always find myself involved with these same kind of people?

Because, Glenn, dummy, it's you!

What you think, it's like -- it's like think of yourself as a -- as a beacon. It's just -- you're a beacon. Your GPS pin, that is constantly saying, here I am. Here I am. Here I am.

Except, it's transmitting more than just your location. It's -- it's transmitting what you're looking for, who you are. And it's attracting other dropped pins to you. It's saying, "I like this. I think this way. I believe these things. I am afraid of these things."

Whatever it is, you're thinking. It's constantly putting that out.

And saying, here I am. Is there anything else like that?

Anything else that can reinforce that? Anything else that can live like this?

Because that's me. Here I am. Here I am. Here I am.

That's why you keep finding yourself in exactly the same situations. Nothing will change, if nothing changes!

And the only thing that you can change, is you!

Seek the things, that have virtue.

Seek the things, that have beauty in music, in -- in art, in life, in architecture, in clothing! Whatever it is. Look for real, lasting beauty and value.

Find the things that are true! Truly true.

Universally true. Find the things that uplift. Seek those things!

And you will change your life and your world!