RADIOJanuary 12, 2024

Is Biden's Houthi strike connected to the 2024 ELECTION?

The United States and United Kingdom have carried out strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. But while many, including Glenn, believe it was way past time for America to show its dominance, maybe Biden should have asked Congress first. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joins Glenn to explain what he believes this is really about: "This is election season. And when you're at war, there's a greater tendency to vote for the Commander-in-Chief...and I am worried that he's going to draw us into a war." Rep. Massie also lays out what the media ISN'T reporting: "With 33% of Congress, the President can go to war...It's ridiculous!" And he also addresses his recent drama with presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

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GLENN: Thomas Massie is with us. Who was just on CNN, questioning the intelligence of some of the -- the anchors there.

I don't know how you could possibly do that, Thomas Massie.

THOMAS: Well, I just questioned their preparedness. Now, I never questioned that about you or your staff.

GLENN: And we're the ones you should, really. Really.

THOMAS: No, she claims -- she referenced 19 different things I voted on. And claims, she spent a whopping two minutes studying one of them. And it made her an expert.

GLENN: Okay.

We want to talk to you about what's happening overseas with the Houthis.

I am -- I am really torn on this because I feel as though we are backing into yet another war.

I also think, there are people in this administration, that want war.

I also know that this administration continues to send money over to Iran.

So, you know, our -- our literal enemy in this, we're helping fund.

So this isn't serious on anybody's part.

However -- we -- however, they are shooting at us, launching missiles at our Navy.

And aren't we defending ourselves.

How should we look at this.

THOMAS: Well, first of all, you should look at it, as this is election season. When you're at war, there's a greater tendency to vote for the command-in-chief who is waging the war, and I am worried that he will draw us into a war with this.

Now, I believe he has an obligation to come to Congress.

And I think he had time to do it. If he had time to organize this international coalition. Or police with Great Britain to pull this off.

He had time to come to us. And, you know, the War Powers Act, requires him to do that. It allows him to respond defensively in the case of emergency.

But that would be like an imminent attack. It wouldn't be something where you planned, you know, some kind of retaliation for things that have gone on for months.

So --

GLENN: The war. Can we talk about the War Powers Act for a second.

Because I believe the War Powers Act, is correct, in a world where we have missiles.

If somebody is launching a missile. The president is it not have time to go to Congress.

And say, hey. I want to make my case here. That in 12 minutes, we will all be vaporized.

However, like you said, it's been 90 days.

Ninety-plus days since this happened, we've watched it happen.

They've been -- they've been fighting and shooting against us, et cetera, et cetera. The president has a responsibility to go in front of the American people, and Congress, and make his case. And Congress needs to decide. Correct?

THOMAS: Absolutely. Absolutely.

You are absolutely correct. We have abdicated -- we've been involved in Yemen. Here's what I don't see being reported in the news, since about 2015.

And in 2018, I teamed up with Ro Khanna, and he tried to get a War Powers Resolution passed.

GLENN: Yep.

THOMAS: To get it back out of him, and this was in 2018.

Paul Ryan did a parliamentary trick. He hid the vote on our War Powers Resolution in the farm bill. And then, so people voted for the farm bill. And put our War Powers Resolution to bed, so we tried again.

And he hid it in the Manage our Wolves Act if you voted for the Manager our Wolves Act to come to the floor of the House, you voted against the Ro Khanna/Thomas Massie War Powers Resolution, according to the War Powers Act, to get us out of Yemen.

GLENN: Think of this. Our Congress is voting on management of wolves, but not whether or not we go to war.

THOMAS: Correct. And then so a year later, we were able to get it to the floor. We passed it in the House. We followed -- you know, I don't even agree completely with the War Powers Act that was passed in the 1970s, especially not the interpretation that people have of it. But we were able to get a resolution passed. To get us out of Yemen in 2019. Then it went to the House and the Senate.

And they passed it with 53 votes. But Donald Trump vetoed it.

Now, it's within his authority to veto it.

But that demonstrated to me, how ridiculous the War Powers Act is.

Because effectively, it takes -- it takes two-thirds of us to override a president's veto.

So what it means is, the War Powers Act, with 33 percent of Congress, the president can go to war because it takes two-thirds to stop him.

It's ridiculous!

GLENN: So what are you hearing up on the Hill, about all of this?

Where are we headed, Thomas?

THOMAS: I mean, I am worried, that we are going to be expanding conflicts in the Middle East.

That this is -- that there's some people up here, that is just begging for a war with Iran.

And whether it's -- something that grows out of Gaza. And whether it's something that grows out of Yemen.

And I think we need to take a step back and look at this. And say, is that the best interest of our country, to have a full-blown war with Iran?

And I'm worried that this president would like to have something hot going on, before the election. Or during the election.

GLENN: Well, the national intelligence agencies came out today. And warned that the -- that Hezbollah, has assets here in America.

And that they're concerned that this could mean a direct strike here in the homeland.

Which I don't think would play well for all of those who have an open border.

THOMAS: Yeah. I mean, this is the big exposure we have with the open border. Not only are we going to economically destroy our country, by bringing so many illegal immigrants into the country so quickly.

It's so porous. That, you know, Hezbollah can walk across the border. And no doubt, they are here. They could activate.

I mean, what was it? Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were actually from Saudi Arabia, and were here legally for the most part, I think. But now we're looking at a different threat. And it only takes 19 to, you know, do something very bad in this country. As we saw on 9/11.

GLENN: Nikki Haley, during the last debate, basically called you an anti-Semite.

Why do you hate the Jews so much?

THOMAS: Oh, my gosh.

As Ron DeSantis says, that cheap garbage, and as I tweeted. I'm living rent-free in her head, and trust me, there's lots of empty space in here.

She has -- her understanding of the bills that I've been voting on, is 1 inch deep.

Whereas, Ron DeSantis, even though he and I disagree on this issue, he understands where I'm coming from.

And he's not AstroTurf like Nikki Haley is.

This is why she stopped taking questions at town halls.

If you go more than one question deep. She doesn't know what she's talking about.

But she was attacking me. I didn't vote for the 14 billion-dollar financial package to Israel.

Now, we can have a discussion about that.

Whether we should -- we can afford that. Whether we should be doing that or not.

But she claims I'm anti-Semitic or anti-Israel. Because I'm not voting for foreign aid.

But here's the thing. I've never voted for foreign aid on any country. I'm not picking on any country.

And then there were some resolutions where we can have legitimate disagreements about whether it's on free speech.

And that there were -- there was a vote that I took, against a resolution that says, anti-Zionism, is anti-Semitism.

Now it's true that a lot of anti-Semites are against Israel, just by definition. But it's not true.

That if you have harsh criticism of Israel, or even if you don't believe in Zionism, that you are also an anti-Semite.

Because if that were true, there would be a lot of Jews who were anti-Semite.

GLENN: I know. I was going to say. A lot of the Hasidic Jews in America.

Despise Israel.

Say it's an abomination of a state. Because it's not a religious state.

So are they anti-Semites too? Yeah, I don't think so.

THOMAS: I don't think Jerrold Nadler is an anti-Semite. Jewish. He spoke against that resolution against the floor.

GLENN: Okay.

DAVID: You know, the sad thing is we've had 19 votes like that, since our new Speaker became Speaker. And what we should be focusing on is our own spending bill cutting spending.

Instead, we passed these resolutions.

Which are frankly political gotchas.

The Republicans are trying to use that issue to catch the Democrats up in votes. Then use them to get unelected.

And, I mean, I just don't have an appetite for that when we should be focused on our fiscal issues.

Right now, in the House, we're about to throw away all the spending caps, that were put in place this summer. I was on your show talking about this, taking the heat from you.

GLENN: Because I said, oh, I remember when I was young and naive.

THOMAS: Yes. And I said, you know, maybe I'm getting fooled here. Because, Glenn, they're signing it into law.

They did the White House and the Senate, put those caps into law.

And now, they are undoing the law.

This is -- I mean, we've never gotten that far, kind of Lucy and the football.

I mean, my foot contacted the football.

I've never gotten to that point.

The problem is you said, illegally blocking or something. They are about to. What happened is the Senate and the White House had buyers remorse.

And the military hawks here, and the appropriators on the Republican side are forcing Mike Johnson through -- I will call it violence.

Parliamentary violence.

They're just like, well, we'll cause the government to shut down. And you will be blamed for it, if you don't undo the evil from this summer.

GLENN: Good. Good.

You know, honestly, Thomas, you know and I know, this government is dismantling America.

We would be better off with a government shut down for a while, to be able to put it back on a leash, by cutting all of this spending.

I mean, good! Good!

Shut it down.

THOMAS: I agree with you. But there's another option that they agreed to this summer.

Which is, if they would do what Jim Jordan and Warren Davids and I prescribed, and they agreed to.

Which is a long-term CR.

It would -- there would never be a threat of a shutdown, but there would be a one percent cut on April 30th to every department, in the United States, America's government.

And there wouldn't be a chance of a shutdown.

But that would motivate, I think, people to come to the table and get policies, like securing the border without a shutdown.

Here's what happens: When you have a shutdown.

We've got -- and you know this as well as I do.

There's at least a dozen members sharing the GOP conference who will cross the aisle and sign something with the Democrats to, you know, stiff us on this.

It's deplorable, but they will do it. And some of them have already announced their retirement. So they don't care.

GLENN: So bad. So bad.

Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Thomas Massie. As always, keep taking them on. Thanks.

THOMAS: Thank you, brother, bye.

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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.

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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!