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The Problems In DC Remind Glenn of the Moment He Knew He Had to Change His Company

July 27, 2017
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Begin Listening at the 38:43 Mark

Thursday on radio, Glenn let the audience in on some of what has gone on behind the scenes with his company and it relates quite well with the mess American is in at the moment.

"About eight months ago, my wife said 'I've had it. Shut it down, honey. It's going to kill you or wipe us out or whatever. Just shut it down. It's not worth it,'" Glenn said.

There were a few reasons why Glenn didn't follow that path and it was mainly out of his feelings of responsibility for the people who work for him and the vision entrusted to him by God.

"I said no because, again, I have partners who rely on me. I have employees who rely on me. And most importantly, I started thinking about the vision that was entrusted with me," Glenn said.

"You know me if you listen to my show, I can be delusional, sure. But I do believe that we're all here for a reason, and I was given this vision of -- to create something for a reason. And I'm not going to give up on it."

So what was the answer for Glenn's company and what can we take from that story to help America?

"Blame others? No. Hold people accountable? Yes. But I need to take charge of my stewardship. So I was faced do I pull the rip cord? Do I eject? Or not," Glenn said.

"This is the point of the story that will take you now to Washington. I pulled the rip cord. But not the one that the rest of the world will tell you you can pull. Just give up," Glenn said.

So how are we going to fix this? There's one answer.

"This is your country. This is your money. This is your life. This is your future. This is your children's future. There is one cord that you can pull to eject out of this, and it is called Article V. It's in the Constitution. It is the last resort given to the people because the founders knew this was going to happen," Glenn said.

Get involved now and get Article V enacted and call for a constitutional convention. Those who actually believe and know that America is good and deserves better than this. Get involved now.

GLENN: Here's the headline today. Trump urges GOP senators to pass skinny ObamaCare repeal bill. What does this mean? This means that they have tried for several times to pass any kind of health care reform, and they can't get anybody to agree on it. And so now they're saying. Okay. Let's just repeal just a couple of parts of it. And today is the day. This morning, President Obama tweeted to the GOP.

STU: Is he still president? Did he come back? I may have missed the headline.

GLENN: He's still president.

STU: You said President Obama.

GLENN: Oh, sorry. President Trump.

STU: Yeah.

GLENN: Senate Republicans begin their final push today to unravel -- this is a seven-year offensive. Emphasis on the word offensive that takes all kinds of meaning in this story. They hope that a paired down skinny bill, which will repeal several ObamaCare provisions can gain enough support. Several times they have voted this week. Senate yesterday rejected 45, 55 straight repeals of ObamaCare with a two-year delay in implementation to allow congress to work out a replacement. That is what they promised in 2015. Seven Republicans oppose the measure, which was going to be pushed by party leadership. Trump sent this out today.

Come on, Republican senators. You can do it. You can make a move on health care. After seven years, this is your chance to shine. Don't let the American people down. What is he saying there?

I'm going to explain this through a personal story. Nobody in Washington seems to be working for us.

Nobody is actually engaged working for you. The one that they ask you to not only vote but they ask you to go and convince your friends. They got you so wrapped up in it. No matter which side you're on. That you have lost friends and in some cases, family members. You have done so much and work carried so much water because you truly believed that this group of people -- whichever side -- that these people would do everything they can because they asked you do everything you can. I want you to go get friends. I want you to drive people to the -- I want you to talk to people, I want you to convince them. And people did to the point where we can't even talk to each other anymore.

None of them are working for you. And what's happening in Washington, D.C. right now is a prime example. And no one is holding them accountable. There is no accountability. So let me tell you my story.

A few years ago, I started The Blaze. And without getting into all the details, I knew we had a problem when the leader of the company said to me in a phone conversation. I said, "You're just going after clicks. You're just trying to drive ratings. You're -- I don't understand that. That's not what we stand for. What are our principles?"

And I was told Glenn, quote, nobody gives an F about your f'ing principles. And I paused. And I said you realize who you just said that to?

Yes.

I knew at that point my company was beyond repair. But I hoped. So I -- what I did was I tried to clean house with as little as I could, but it was pretty infested and I don't mean just with people, but I mean with policies and riddled with debt and everything else. I should have shut it down and started over. But people entrusted me, and I had failed them, and I wasn't going to fail, so I went, and I looked for strong people in our own staff that could help.

A year later, I have a meeting with one of the new executives, and I had a meeting for about an hour on a project that I thought we should do. But I wasn't running the company. I was only a -- one of the voices in the company that as an investor, let me advise you where I think we should go. And self-imposed. That's what I self-imposed on the company.

So everybody said in this meeting "That's fantastic. Great. Let's do that."

They left my office and a brand-new employee heard this other employee say -- he went to him and said "Okay. Let's get together because you and I are going to have to work closely on this to get this done."

And the one employee said to the new employee "What are you talking about? We're not going to do any of that stuff."

It took one, brave new employee to tell me that. And after a long time of fighting this and not believing that I was smart enough to fix it or powerful enough to fix it, I was at the point of giving up.

Then the election came. And I was quite honestly just as mad at you as you were with me. I didn't understand you. You didn't understand me. And I think we just missed each other in language. And I'm trying to repair that now to really, truly go back and do the things that I should have asked, and that is -- come on. You're a good friend of mine. This is not normal behavior for you. What the hell is happening in your life? And I would have seen your pain. And things would have been different.

About eight months ago, my wife said "I've had it. Shut it down, honey. It's going to kill you or wipe us out or whatever. Just shut it down. It's not worth it.

I said "no" because, again, I have partners who rely on me. I have employees who rely on me. And most importantly, I started thinking about the vision that was entrusted with me. You know me if you listen to my show, I can be delusional, sure. But I do believe that we're all here for a reason, and I was given this vision of -- to create something for a reason. And I'm not going to give up on it. And so instead, I didn't give up. I said "Honestly, it's my fault. I wasn't running the company. I had nothing to do with, other than I was a big investor, and I was the founder and would make suggestions. But that was all self-imposed. I could have. How -- what crazy idea that I had. The guy who had the vision, the guy who had the most passion than anybody else would self-impose and restrict himself from actually being, holding people accountable for it. That's just stupid because I could hire the best people. But unless they had the vision, unless they had the passion, they were not going to create what I was looking for.

I'm the one who has the vision. I'm the one who believes in it. It's my responsibility in the first and the last place.

Blame others? No. Hold people accountable? Yes. But I need to take charge of my stewardship. So I was faced do I pull the rip cord? Do I eject? Or not.

This is the point of the story that will take you now to Washington. I pulled the rip cord. But not the one that the rest of the world will tell you you can pull. Just give up.

I pulled the rip cord, the one that stops everything and says "Stop. I'm not playing this game anymore. I'm changing the rules to common sense rules. I'm the owner of this place. It's my vision, it's mostly my money, and it's my life. And you know what? I found that this company is full of people who worked here because they have a piece of that vision, and they're passionate about that vision. And they have been waiting for me to step up and say "We're going here." They're here because they too believe.

And so the last few weeks or couple of months, I've been asking them. You've got to help me. If you believe, you've got to help me. Here's where we're going. Here's the point on the horizon. Refocus, teach, and empower. Now, I don't know. We might not make the turn. I think we are. I think we're going to change everything again. And we're not going to get there for a while. It's going to be hard. But in the meantime, I can make a few small movements in the right direction. And then perhaps others will go "Well, I see what they're going for. I see where they're headed. And they'll help us. How does this relate to health care?

Let me reread the tweet here.

GOP, on health care, after seven years, this is your chance to shine. Don't let the American people down.

Mr. President, take responsibility. You have been for any and all of these bills. You were elected because you are the deal maker. You're the guy who said you could bring everyone together. You haven't even, it seems, tried to bring all of your party behind you. Because we as the American people don't feel you have a passion for this deal or that deal. You have a passion for any deal. That doesn't work.

This is your chance to shine, Mr. President. This is your chance to bring the GOP together, not to point fingers and say "It's just the GOP."

Because that doesn't help. Sorry. I -- I don't want to make this about the president because this isn't about the president. Just like my company isn't about people who used work here or anything else. It's about today and what can I do?

Nobody is being held responsible or accountable in our country. Those guys go to Washington, they tell you anything, and then we never fire them. They are the ones who listen to us in our town halls, and then they go out in the hallway and somebody who's new in Washington and sincere says to the older guy "Hey, so we should meet on this."

And the other guy says "What are you talking about? We're not going to do any of that crap."

That is Mitch McConnell. That is Paul Ryan. That is a majority of the DNC and the RNC. They will tell you whatever they have to tell you so you stop looking at them. And then when the crap hits the fan, they blame it on someone else.

So how are we going to fix this? There's one answer. This is your country. This is your money. This is your life. This is your future. This is your children's future. There is one cord that you can pull to eject out of this, and it is called Article V. It's in the constitution. It is the last resort given to the people because the founders knew this was going to happen. Because they didn't talk about the better angels. If we were surrounded by better angels, we wouldn't need the constitution. The constitution is not a restraint on you, the people, it's a restraint on those people that have power because the founders knew every single time power corrupts.

And so at the end of the constitutional convention, they said you know what? We haven't given the people. We've given it to the states. But what happens if the states go bad? We haven't given it to the people. And they wrote in Article V, which allows the people to stand up and say "Enough. You're not doing our work. We're going to put term limits on you. We're going to put spending limits on you. Because you'll never do it. And these things have to be done.

You get involved in first, defund the GOP and DNC. Don't give those people another dime. They're using you.

Second, start listening to common sense. Start looking at the whole picture. Not just the picture given to you by the people who are making you feel good. You need the truth. So look for the truth. And then get involved in the Article V constitutional convention movement. Just Google search Article V.

Find out how you can get involved and get this moving because it was given to you the way out. But more importantly, the -- it was given to you the responsibility. You believe in the vision. They don't. You own this. You have the vision. How can you possibly give that vision and responsibility to guard that vision to somebody who doesn't actually believe in the vision? It will never work. It must be done by you. Get involved now and get Article V enacted and call for a constitutional convention. Those of us who actually believe and know that America is good and deserves better than this. Get involved now.

The Deep State's NEW plan to backstab Trump

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We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move.

In 2016, Donald Trump shocked the world by defeating Hillary Clinton. Conservatives cheered, believing we’d taken back the reins of our country. But we missed the bigger battle. We failed to recognize the extent of the damage caused by eight years of Barack Obama and decades of progressive entrenchment. The real war isn’t won at the ballot box. It’s being waged against an insidious force embedded deep within our institutions: the administrative state, or the “deep state.”

This isn’t a new problem. America’s founders foresaw it, though they didn’t have a term for “deep state” back in the 1700s. James Madison, in Federalist 48, warned us that combining legislative, executive, and judicial powers in the same hands is “the very definition of tyranny.” Yet today, that’s exactly where we stand. Unelected bureaucrats in agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice hold more power than the officials we vote for. They control the levers of government with impunity, dictating policies and stifling change.

This is the fight for the soul of our nation. The founders’ vision of a constitutional republic is under siege.

We’ve felt the consequences of this growing tyranny firsthand. During COVID-19, so-called experts ran our lives, crushing civil liberties under the guise of public safety. Our intelligence agencies and justice system turned into weapons of political warfare, targeting a sitting president and his supporters. Meanwhile, actual criminals were given a pass, turning American cities into lawless war zones.

Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1816 that “the functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents.” Today, we see Jefferson’s prophecy fulfilled. The deep state exercises unchecked power over our freedoms, and information itself is controlled by the fourth branch of government: the legacy media.

Even when we win elections, the deep state doesn’t concede defeat. It switches to survival mode. Trump’s first term proved this. Despite a historic mandate to dismantle the bureaucracy, the deep state fought back with everything it had: leaks, investigations, court rulings, and obstruction at every turn. And now, with the possibility of Trump returning to office, the deep state is preparing to do it again.

Progressives are laying out their attack plan — and they’re not even hiding it.

U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) recently boasted about forming a “shadow cabinet” to govern alongside the deep state, regardless of who’s in the White House. Nickel called it “democracy’s insurance policy.” Let’s be clear: This isn’t insurance. It’s sabotage.

They’ll employ a “top down, bottom up, inside out” strategy to overwhelm and collapse any effort to reform the system. From the top, federal judges and shadow officials will block Trump’s every move. Governors in blue states like California and New York are gearing up to resist federal authority. During Trump’s first term, California filed over 100 lawsuits against his administration. Expect more of the same starting January 20.

From the bottom, progressive groups like the American Civil Liberties Union will flood the streets with protesters, much as they did to oppose Trump’s first-term immigration reforms. They’ve refined their tactics since 2016 and are prepared to unleash a wave of civil unrest. These aren’t spontaneous movements; they’re coordinated assaults designed to destabilize the administration.

Finally, from the inside, the deep state will continue its mission of self-preservation. Agencies will drag their feet, leak sensitive information, and undermine policies from within. Their goal is to make everything a chaotic mess, so the heart of their power — the bureaucratic core — remains untouched and grows stronger.

We cannot make the same mistake we made in 2016 — celebrating victory while the deep state plots its next move. Progressives never see themselves as losing. When they’re out of power, they simply shift tactics, pumping more blood into their bureaucratic heart. We may win elections, but the war against the deep state will only intensify. As George Washington warned in his Farewell Address, “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force; and force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

This is the fight for the soul of our nation. The founders’ vision of a constitutional republic is under siege. The deep state has shown us its plan: to govern from the shadows, circumventing the will of the people. But now that the shadows have been exposed, we have a choice. Will we accept this silent tyranny, or will we demand accountability and reclaim our nation’s heart?

The battle is just beginning. We can’t afford to lose.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

Drone mystery exposes GLARING government incompetence

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The drone issue is getting way out of hand.

Earlier this month, Glenn first reported on the mysterious drones stalking the night sky over New Jersey, but the situation is increasingly concerning as the sightings have escalated. Not only have drones been seen across the Northeast Coast, including over New York City, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, but recently, they have been spotted over the night skies of San Diego and other parts of Southern California.

It doesn't take an expert to identify the potential dangers and risks that dozens of undetectable, unidentified six-foot or larger drones pose to national security. Yet, our government's response has been one of unimaginable incompetence, leaving us to speculate on the origin and intention of these drones and wonder in astonishment at the government's ineptitude. Here are three examples of the government's lackluster response to the mystery drones:

Iranian Mothership and Missing Nuclear Warheads

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After several weeks of hubbub, New Jersey Representative, Jeff Van Drew gave an interview on Fox News where he claimed that the drones originated from an Iranian "mothership" off the East Coast of the United States. This theory has since been disproven by satellite images, which show that all Iranian drone carriers are far from U.S. shores. Another theory suggests that drones may be equipped with sensors capable of detecting nuclear material and that they are looking for a nuclear warhead that recently went missing! With these apocalyptic theories gaining traction in the absence of any real answer from our government, one can't help but question the motive behind the silence.

Pentagon's Limp Wristed Response

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In a recent press conference, national security spokesman John Kirby responded to reporters demanding answers about the government's lack of transparency, which has caused increasing public anxiety. He insisted that the drones did not pose a threat and were not assets of a foreign power, such as from Iran or China--even though he is still uncertain about their identity and origin. He also claimed that many of the sightings were simply misidentifications of normal aircraft.

This lackluster answer has only further inflamed national anxieties and raised even more questions. If the government is unsure of the identity of the drones, how do they know if they are a threat or if they aren't foreign assets? If they aren't foreign, does that mean they are U.S. assets? If so, why not just say so?

The Pentagon has also stated that they are leaving it up to local law enforcement to spearhead the investigation after concluding that these drones pose no threat to any military installation. This has left many feeling like the federal government has turned a blind eye to a serious issue that many Americans are very concerned about.

Where's Pete Buttigieg?

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We are in the closing weeks of the Biden administration, and with the finish line in sight, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg probably figured nothing else could go wrong on his watch—but boy was he wrong. As Secretary of Transportation, Buttigieg is in charge of the FAA, the agency responsible for managing all air traffic across the nation. One would think that mysterious, 6-foot-long, seemingly intractable drones are invisible on radar and flying above major cities would pose a serious threat to the myriad of legal aircraft that traverse our skies. Yet, Buttigieg has been silent on the issue, adding another failure to his resume which includes: malfunctioning airplanes, the train derailment in Ohio, and the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, just to name a few.

Glenn: How Alvin Bragg turned hero Daniel Penny into a villain

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We cannot allow corrupt institutions to punish those who act to protect life and liberty.

America no longer has a single, shared understanding of justice. Two Americas now exist, each applying justice differently depending on who you are and where you live. One America, ruled by common sense and individual courage, praises heroes who stand up to protect others. The other, driven by political agendas and corrupted institutions, punishes those same heroes for daring to act.

This stark division couldn’t be clearer than in the case of Daniel Penny, the Marine whose trial in New York City this week drew strong reactions from both sides across the divided line of justice.

If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare.

Penny was on a subway train last year when Jordan Neely — a man suffering from severe mental illness and reportedly high on drugs — began threatening passengers, saying, “I’m going to kill you all.” The fear on that subway car was palpable, but nobody moved. Nobody, that is, until Penny did what needed to be done. He took action to protect innocent lives.

In the America many of us used to believe in, Penny’s response would be heralded as heroic. His actions mirrored the courage of Todd Beamer on Flight 93, who, on September 11, 2001, rallied others with the words, “Let’s roll,” to prevent further tragedy. But in New York, courage doesn’t seem to count anymore. There, the system turns heroes into villains.

Penny subdued Neely using a chokehold, intending only to restrain him, not kill him. Tragically, Neely died. Penny, filled with remorse, told the police he never meant to hurt anyone. Yet, instead of being recognized for protecting others from a clear and present threat, Penny stood trial for criminally negligent homicide.

In Alvin Bragg’s New York, justice bends to ideology. The Manhattan district attorney has made a career of weaponizing the law, selectively prosecuting those who don’t fit his narrative. He’s the same prosecutor who twisted legal precedent to go after Donald Trump on business charges no one had ever faced before. Then, he turned his sights on Daniel Penny.

A jury may have acquitted Penny, but what happened in New York City this week isn’t justice. When the rule of law changes depending on the defendant’s identity or the prosecutor's political motives, we’re no longer living in a free country. We’re living in a state where justice is a game, and ordinary Americans are the pawns.

The system failed Jordan Neely

It’s worth asking: Where were activists like Alvin Bragg when Neely was suffering on the streets? Jordan Neely was a tragic figure — a man with a long history of mental illness and over 40 arrests, including violent assaults. The system failed him long before he stepped onto that subway train. Yet rather than confront that uncomfortable truth, Bragg’s office decided to target the man who stepped in to prevent a tragedy.

This isn’t about justice. It’s about power. It’s about advancing a narrative where race and identity matter more than truth and common sense.

It’s time to demand change

The Daniel Penny case — and others like it — is a wake-up call. We cannot allow corrupt institutions to punish those who act to protect life and liberty. Americans must demand an end to politically driven prosecutions, hold DAs like Alvin Bragg accountable, and stand up for the principle that true justice is blind, consistent, and fair.

If we let this slide, we accept a world in which heroes are treated as criminals and the law is a weapon for ideological warfare. It’s time to choose which America we want to live in.

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on TheBlaze.com.

CEO Brian Thompson's killer reveals COWARDICE of the far-left death cult

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Early on the chilly morning of Wednesday, December 4th, Brian Thompson, CEO of health insurance giant, UnitedHealthcare, was walking through Midtown Manhattan on his way to a company conference. Suddenly, a masked and hooded figure silently allegedly stepped onto the sidewalk behind Thompson, drew a 3-D printed, silenced pistol, and without warning fired multiple shots into Thompson's back before fleeing the scene on an electric bicycle. After a multiple-day manhunt, a 26-year-old lead suspect was arrested at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania after being recognized by an employee.

This was not "vigilante justice." This was cold-blooded murder.

As horrific as the murder of a husband and father in broad daylight in the center of New York City is, the story only gets worse. Even before the murder suspect was arrested, left-wing extremists were already taking to X to call him a "hero" and a "vigilante" who "took matters into his own hands." Even the mainstream media joined in on the glorification, as Glenn pointed out on air recently, going out of the way to show how physically attractive the murder suspect was. This wave of revolting and nihilistic fanfare came in response to the findings of online investigators who surmised the murder suspect's motives to retaliate against healthcare companies for corruption and denied coverage. The murder suspect supposedly underwent a major back surgery that left him with back pain, and some of his internet fans apparently viewed his murder of Thompson as retribution for the mistreatment that he and many other Americans have suffered from healthcare companies.

The murder suspect and his lackeys don't seem to understand that, other than depriving two children of their father right before Christmas, he accomplished nothing.

The murder suspect failed to achieve his goal because he was too cowardly to try.

If the murder suspect's goals were truly to "right the wrongs" of the U.S. healthcare system, he had every tool available to him to do so in a constructive and meaningful manner. He came from a wealthy and prominent family in the Baltimore area, became the valedictorian at a prestigious all-boys prep school, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master's in engineering. Clearly, the murder suspect was intelligent and capable, and if he had put his talent into creating solutions for the healthcare industry, who knows what he could have accomplished?

This is the kind of behavior the far-left idolizes, like communists on college campuses who wear shirts that celebrate the brutal Cuban warlord, Che Guevara. Merchandise celebrating the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect is already available, including shirts, hoodies, mugs, and even Christmas ornaments. Will they be sporting his face on their T-shirts too?

This macabre behavior does not breed creation, achievement, success, or life. It only brings death and risks more Americans falling into this dangerous paradigm. But we still have a chance to choose life. We just have to wake up and take it.