RADIOApril 05, 2024

White House’s Ukraine/NATO Promise Risks WORLD WAR with Russia

Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken has promised that Ukraine WILL join NATO, despite that literally being one of the reasons Russia gave for going to war. Is the Biden administration purposefully drawing us closer to World War III? Glenn and Stu discuss what this might mean for the future. Plus, they also review Blinken’s infuriating warning that Israel is close to becoming “indistinguishable” from Hamas.

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GLENN: Let's talk about World War III, shall we?

STU: Oh, uh-huh. Uh-huh. Stu, tell me what you think of this. Cut one. Cut one.

STU: It's a little slow.

GLENN: It is -- I thought it would be a little more exciting.

STU: Yeah. It's a little slow.

GLENN: Here it is.

VOICE: Ukraine will become a member of NATO. Our purpose of the summit is to help build a bridge to that membership.

And to create a clear pathway, for -- for Ukraine moving forward.

GLENN: Oh!

STU: Oh.

GLENN: Okay. All righty then. That's great.

Now, Stu, can you help me out? What was it, that Russia said, that the reason they were going to war, was because of?

STU: Ukraine potentially getting into NATO.

GLENN: Yeah. And so the one thing they didn't want us to do was?

STU: To push for Ukraine to be in NATO.

GLENN: And so the -- the goal of this big global conference, in Europe, yesterday, was...

STU: To put Ukraine in NATO.

GLENN: Okay. This sounds bad.

STU: Yeah. Now, look, Russia shouldn't be able to tell the rest of the world, who gets in NATO, and who doesn't.

But in this moment, okay?

In the current moment that we're in. Potentially, an answer somewhat like, you know, we're in the middle of a war, right now. I don't know if anyone has noticed this.

Perhaps, we don't want to inflame tensions. We'll discuss this a little bit more. Of course, our policy has not changed. Right? Something like that. We're not necessarily -- the policy has been they want Ukraine -- and the president has not changed that policy. So Blinken cannot come out and say, that's not the policy anymore.

But he can probably be a little more judicious with the way he talks about this in the middle of hundreds of thousands of people dying on the battlefield.

GLENN: Yeah. Yeah. Okay. All right. Good.

Good safety tip.

GLENN: Now, you're not the Secretary of State.

STU: I'm not. I think I might be qualified for it though. I kind of thought I was way too much of an idiot to get that job, but I don't think I have the main qualification.

GLENN: Yeah. I don't think you are. I don't think you are.

Now, at the same table, at the same time, the president of France, Macron has been saying lately, he's thinking about sending troops. Now, remember, another thing Russia has said is: You guys get involved, then you're involved. And I target you, as well. So Macron -- now, help me out. We may have slipped through another wormhole. Okay?

In the universe that I went to sleep in last night, France were wusses. France never -- I mean, they were not exactly -- they were lovers. They weren't fighters. And they were the joke, in the universe, I came from.

That like, France, you know, will -- will surrender to your suitcase.

So --

STU: Oh. Not a carry-on. It will have to be a full checkable bag.

GLENN: Well, not necessarily. This has no?

GLENN: Not necessarily. You may be from a different universe than I am.

Have we slipped through a wormhole?

How is it that France of all places is beating their chest going, you know what, we have a military, and we're going to use it. When did that happen?

Why are we listening to France? Why? Why?

Okay. So Macron also said, that he knows for sure Russia is going to target the Paris Olympics. They're going to do it. They're going to do it.

Hmm. Okay. So that's good.

Now, this has not been a problem at all for oil prices.

I mean, yes. It went up to $90 a barrel.

But that probably has something to do with Iran, getting ready to attack Israel. Can. Full-fledged war breaking out in the Middle East.

Which would drive the price of oil through the roof. Would anybody say, $200 a barrel?

By the way, America, the economy is built for 100, to $110 a barrel.

It doesn't survive long, the economy.

Anything over that, that's what we've already priced in.

If you remember, 2008, it was this sustained, what was it? Stu.

130. 130 or $40 a barrel?

STU: That seems high from my memory. I think it was a little lower than that.

With inflation, it would certainly be at least that high.

GLENN: With inflation.

STU: $110 in those days is like 190. 200. 3,000. Whatever it is today.

GLENN: I know.

So it was a sustained over 120.

And I had been warning about it. You can't -- with -- everything is so delicate right now.

You cannot handle, that it will break the back of the economy. Well, it did, and we have the 2008. We're talking now possibly $200 a barrel. $200 a barrel. And what is our government doing?

They're saying, they're not going to fill the strategic oil reserve.

Because it's now too expensive!

I don't know. I say we bite the bullet.

We don't seem to have a problem sending billions of dollars overseas. For -- I don't know. France needs animal crackers. Let's get them!

Let's get the animal crackers to France, quick!

They need $10 billion for animal crackers. We seem to find the money to do whatever we want. Why can't we find the money to fill the strategic oil reserve? From the people who brought you Afghanistan, believes an empty strategic oil reserve. Who would have seen it come?

STU: And, of course, no weapons. Because we gave them all to other countries. So you have that going on as well.

GLENN: Yeah. You have that going on. And, oh, by the way, because of corruption and everything else in our government, all of our F-35s. Well, only 25 percent of them are mission capable. But don't worry, it was just the most expensive airplane ever built.

STU: So it's more like an F9, or an F8. That's what we have left.

GLENN: Yeah. If the F8s didn't work. So also, we have Antony Blinken yesterday. I love Antony.

STU: I love the fact that his name is not Anthony.

GLENN: No, it's Antony.

Hey, everybody, it's me, Antony. I'm over here to tell you, you know what, Israel is becoming indistinguishable from Hamas. You know what I am saying?

Because they're doing too many bada bings and bada booms. And we have to support the bada booms.

STU: I might support him if he sounded like that. I might be okay with it.

GLENN: I at least would enjoy this trip to World War III, you know what I mean?

STU: It's much more fun.

GLENN: Hey, so we have a lot more World War III, you know what I'm saying?

Bada bing. Bada boom. And when I say bada boom, what I'm talking about is what happened in Washington, DC.

Boom! It's gone. Good thing I wasn't there. I was at a strip club, that night.
(laughter)
I was the one held back, you know, in case of a catastrophic event. And it went bada bing.

And she was going bada bing on stage. You know what I'm saying?

Okay. So yesterday, Antony Blinken said those words.

Israel is becoming indistinguishable from Hamas.

Okay! All right.

And Joe Biden, I mean, he laid it down on the terrorists.

Okay?

You know, those terrorists, the Houthis. Man, they are just -- they're so -- they're vicious, those Houthis.

So the Houthi terrorists have been, you know, launching rockets at our ships.

At the ships in China. Everything else.

They've been attacking the ships.

And Joe Biden came out yesterday, I mean, with a strong bada bing.

He came out!

And he said, the Houthi terrorists.

The Houthi terrorists decide that they won't launch any more missiles. I won't call them terrorists.

Okay?

So I'll -- I'll use that -- a nicer descriptor word, for Houthis. If they just stop bombing.

I won't call them terrorists.

STU: What's going on with his voice?

Did he have several red bulls?

GLENN: I mean, wait.

Wait. Wait.

So the Houthis are like, oh!

Well, America won't call us terrorists anymore.

That would be the opposite, that they -- they want you to call them terrorists. Because it makes the Houthis sound scary.

You really think, you know, I have really had -- I have a lot of sand in my ears. Because I grew up here in the desert.

But I -- I -- I can't even say it.

I have been so hurt by America calling us attests.

Just for doing terrorist activity!

What?

They're not Harvard students. They don't have their feelings hurt by mean words. Mean words.

Stop. It might just stop launching rockets at their ship. Oh, my gosh.

We're doomed!

STU: That was our fault. These things are always our fault. Like if we would just improve our behavior, they would stop shooting missiles at us. If we would just stop being so mean to the Gazans, they would stop raping all the Israelis. It's always our fault.

GLENN: Exactly right. Exactly right.

And you call them Gazans, and they're not. They're Palestinians.

STU: Sorry, Palestinians.

GLENN: How do they deal with you people? This has if we would just stop calling them the wrong name, they would stop the murder.

Every single time, it's always our fault.

It's our fault, that because Hamas, the people that were elected by the Palestinians, came across the, quote, unquote, border.

And murdered and raped a bunch of people.

It's our fault, that their citizens are not getting food and water now?

That's because of us?

It's not because of the 150 citizens. Or 150 countries across the world. Who supported Hamas?

GLENN: Can I tell you something, I would love to be a fly on the wall, at the national security committee. And listen to them.

In the bunker, in the bowels of the basement, of the White House.

As they're saying, Mr. President, things are getting a little crazy.

Let's just stop calling them terrorists. My gosh, Mr. President, that is genius!

I think that is the greatest strategic move our military could ever -- that is -- you are a history maker.

STU: Hmm.

GLENN: It could go as well as our withdrawal from Afghanistan.

STU: Well, to be fair about Afghanistan for a second here. They did send in multiple officials with no evacuation plan. And within hours, after Kabul fell. So they decided to come up with a plan after the fall of Kabul. Which wasn't at all foreseeable in the days leading up to that. And, hey, what are you going to do, right?

GLENN: Hey, are we still in Afghanistan? No. Bada bing.

STU: That would be a better press conference, than the one that Blinken was giving.

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The SECRET every young man NEEDS to hear

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.

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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!