RADIODecember 04, 2024

Was MARTIAL LAW in South Korea a sign that CHAOS is coming?

The president of South Korea has declared Martial Law, which was quickly revoked 190-0 by the South Korean parliament. So, what’s going on here?! Is this really because of a threat from North Korean sympathizers, or are politicians playing games? Glenn’s head researcher Jason Buttrill joins to discuss. Glenn, Stu, and Jason also discuss the “rebel” war in Syria, President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, and what the world will look like by the time Donald Trump takes office.

Transcript

Below is a rush transcript that may contain errors

GLENN: You know, I was reading this book. I don't remember what it was. It might have been even the New York Times.

It said, you know, there will be wars and rumors of wars. And rumors of wars.

I can't remember where I said it.

STU: Somewhere much more reliable than the New York Times, I will tell you that.

GLENN: Is it? Okay. I knew it was somebody's credibility.

You know, and they are -- they are starting to slip a little bit in credibility. But let's bring Jason in, our head researcher and head writer for the Glenn Beck television program.

Jason, I'm looking up at the news. And I'm kind of surprised by this. You know, I like -- you know, living at this time. It's fun. Things are always changing.

Always changing. South Korea, which is kind of a stable country.

Kind of an important country. Kind of makes a lot of electronic stuff.

The South Korean president has declared marshal law. He says, he's trying to stop the communist forces.

However, parliament, as I was reporting it just a few minutes ago, that he declared -- parliament voted what about? 180. 190, to zero. To say, no.

So what -- what happens now?

JASON: Well, by law, the president has to overturn the marshal law by South Korean law. But I saw 20 minutes ago, the military, South Korean military in the parliament building. It looks like absolute pandemonium in South Korea right now.

The crazy thing, no one knows what's going on. I was looking up at all my favorite sources this.

We're flabbergasted, quote, unquote. This came out of nowhere. This is completely unprecedented. And it is!

For a weird stage of what's going on before this.

GLENN: I'm sorry. I can't get past all of your sources. Who are you talking to like Colonel John Stone?

I am simply flabbergasted by --

JASON: Somebody said that. But to set the stage for this, beforehand, it was very similar to American politics. I was like, if you didn't read the fact that it was South Korea, you would think, oh, this was two years ago, in the United States. But multiple members of the opposition party were trying to remove certain judges. They were prosecuting the president's main political opposition.

GLENN: Wait a minute. That causes instability?

JASON: Yeah, they indicted him.

I think something -- one of them was just overturned a week ago.

Does this sound familiar at all?

GLENN: Wow.

JASON: I know. I was getting chills reading this. But then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, in the middle of this political chaos, the president did what everyone thought Trump would have done, back when he was office towards the end.

He just said, screw it, marshal law.

I mean, that's the only thing I could think of. The reason why he did this. Purely political.

And his reasoning for it was, oh, yeah. There's too many of these North Korean sympathizers.

I'm just putting the military --

STU: He's in a really bad political place. Right? Like his approval rating is 17 percent.

JASON: He's in trouble.

STU: Yeah. He's -- so even his own side is not siding with him on this.

GLENN: Well, usually the guy who declares marshal law, and everyone forms against him. Probably is not doing well in the poll area.

STU: Yes. I would agree.

JASON: You laid it out great, though, Glenn. What is it? Maybe the number four or five economy in the world? It's insane.

GLENN: Oh, yeah. Oh, no. We can't lose South Korea.

JASON: 50,000 US troops.

Multiple bases. This is kind of worrying. I'm expecting to look up on these TVs and see News at 11. Swarms of locust have now entered into every nation capitol city in the United States.

It's like, what's going on here?

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. Let me -- if this -- if this goes seriously unstable, what a perfect time for China to go, you know what, Taiwan, we'll comer over for a visit with a swarm of drones.

JASON: Or North Korea and say, let's cross the DMZ.

That's probably the immediate worry.

GLENN: You know, I have to tell you, what keeps coming to mind. We talked about it this morning. And we talked about it yesterday, in our producing meeting.

If Donald Trump said it once, he said it a thousand times.

The number one concern he has is nuclear war. He's like, we are so close to nuclear war.

And once you start it, it just doesn't stop.

Look at. I mean, North Korea, they have -- they have missiles. And probably nuclear now.

Don't they? From Russia.

JASON: Confirmed they do. Confirmed.

GLENN: Okay. I don't know if you know this. But the little guy with the lifts in his shoes.

He's not a stable dude.

No. No.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: No.

STU: Who would have thought.

JASON: What's crazy, when I was looking into this.

Actually, I was looking into what is going on in Syria.

Now I was looking at the American-backed forces are pushing along. Now, that the terrorists are pushing.

GLENN: Why?

JASON: Biden must have given the order. Let's see what we can get out of this.

GLENN: What are we looking for? To get out of?

JASON: I don't know. To help maybe the terrorists that are gaining ground. I don't know what they're planning on getting out of this.

GLENN: What the hell.

JASON: I mean, to every world leader now, there's six weeks left, give or take. Just hang on.

GLENN: Yeah. Listen. Listen to my voice. Okay. Breathe deep.

Okay. You're running your country. Everything is out of control. Looks like missiles could fly at any time. January 20th, we return, and we're not warmongers. Okay?

Things might get normal-ish. Ish. So hang on! Hang on!

JASON: Aren't you glad the grownups are back in the room? Oh, man.

STU: They're not. That's the problem. That's what they said.

GLENN: No, that's what they promised in 2020. The grownups are back in the room!

STU: Oh, I thought you were referring to the coming group of grownups that were coming to the -- but they're not there. They have six weeks until they are, and that's going to be the big problem.

This is the return to normalcy we were all promised, though. I guess. Here we are.

JASON: What a load of crap. Oh, my gosh.

GLENN: Look at what's unstable. The entire Middle East is on fire. Okay? Russia against NATO. Absolutely could just burst into flames by noon!

JASON: Test firing weapons that have no counter. Actively test firing them.

GLENN: What do you mean they don't have any fire? What does that mean?

JASON: The hypersonic multi -- missile. Oh, my gosh.

GLENN: The Russians? Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Now South Korea.

I think everything is good. I really -- I think this --

STU: I like this one.

Female students at a medical school in Afghanistan, weep as a man announces they are no longer allowed to continue their studies.

GLENN: Yeah. But that's in Afghanistan.

STU: Just that's enough. Enough. Just Afghanistan was enough to justify what happened during this election. And I hope people too remember that. But look at all the other chaos around the world.

GLENN: Do you think though, the average person, they don't even know any of this stuff.

They don't even know it.

Hey. Let's get ready for Christmas.

They have no idea!

Baby's last Christmas, could be. Mushroom cloud.

I'm just saying, yes, I'm being a little -- a little hyperbolic here. But baby's last Christmas could be happening. And nobody -- nobody is talking about it.

And the most amazing thing to me is the world is in this state, and no one knows who the president actually is.

Nobody knows, who is making these decisions. No one!

It ain't him, gang! And if he is the one, I don't know.

Is there anyone else concerned?

I don't know. He couldn't figure out how to eat his pudding yesterday at 4:00.

STU: I'm very -- very concerned about this.

And have been for a while. I mean, just the Ukraine situation, right?

This is something that he keeps stepping over these red lines.

GLENN: Okay. All right. Let me ask you this. Let me ask you this.

Hunter Biden, we've seen the presidents. Let's just cut through all the bullcrap.

We've seen presidents pardon friends and everything.

STU: Totally. Happens all the time. I'm not even all that concerned about it.

GLENN: The only thing different on the surface here is that it's his son, and he promised he wouldn't do it.

STU: But other presidents have done close friends and brothers, you know.

GLENN: And we all knew he would do it.

STU: 100 percent.

GLENN: He lied. Of course he lied. He's been lying about everything forever he has.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: Yes. Of course, he lied.

So I'm not surprised by any of that.
What surprises me, is the statute of limitations, is about five years on -- on just about everything. Okay?

Why does arbitrary ten-year period -- I mean, that -- that -- the only thing that goes really ten years. Murder. Trafficking.

Treason.

Okay?

And it's to cover anything. This has never been done before, gang. Ever.

Anything he might have done.

What the hell?

And it starts when he goes to Ukraine!

I don't know. Me thinks something is wrong there.

JASON: Glenn, it's not like Hunter Biden was appointed to the beard of directors of Burisma in the year of 2014 --

STU: What was it, March too, wasn't it?

JASON: Oh, crap.

STU: He pardoned him starting in January, and he took the gig in March. Like -- that would include I'm sure the negotiation period for this job. Like how transparent could they be?

GLENN: And remember --

STU: Why not go back to birth? Why not just give him the whole life? Going back to 1980, whenever he was born.

GLENN: I think people take this just as a talking point. They'll hear this, and they'll go, yeah, that's weird.

No. No. No. There's something wrong here.

JASON: Oh, my gosh. This is huge. And this enrages me. I was just looking at some of the House oversight.

GLENN: Excuse me just a second. His outrage is honestly, what talk radio does best.

And this is why you listen.

Because you want to be outraged.

Go ahead.

VOICE: I will commit to the outrage. You know, I was looking -- I was looking through their releases. They were showing a check, made out to Joe Biden, from his brother.

It was a check for I think $40,000.

If you look at the time line, that they lay out before that, everything starts -- those payouts start right after Hunter Biden sends that infamous text message saying, I'm sitting here with my father. You will pay us.

Not in direct quotes. But something along those lines. They pay them. Money starts going their crazy route.

Through companies and all this stuff. And then lo and behold. A few takes later, Joe Biden gets a check for about 40 grand. This goes all the way back to Ukraine!

STU: But there's no evidence. I heard that today on a news broadcast. That Donald Trump said, without evidence, that --

JASON: Oh, my gosh.

GLENN: I have to tell you, I have consumed so much evidence, I think I could crap evidence at this point.

Listen, here's what we should be thinking.

Why? Is it the beginning of Ukraine?

Why is no one following the money that we're sending over in buckets? Golden buckets?

Every time I turn on the news, every time I see something -- Biden, you know you're like, is he still alive?

Did he have his pudding yet? He's like, I've got another $400 million for you. Where is he getting all this money? And where is it going?

There is such deep corruption in this.

And I think that's why they want a war. They have to destroy the evidence.

They have to!

Just pray for peace.

And if you run a country, let me just first ask, why the hell are you listening to this show?

Run your stupid country?

But if you are listening, and you run a country, January 20th. It's not far away.

Don't do anything. Okay?

Don't do anything.

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The world has a plentiful, seemingly endless supply of angry boys. What it's lacking is real MEN. Glenn Beck shares the secret that our young men must learn if they truly want to protect and perfect our country.

Transcript

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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!