Glenn Beck: The end of America is nigh, maybe
posted at 4:18 pm on February 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
Even before watching this, if you’d asked me which media star’s most likely to turn survivalist, move to the mountains, and start doing his show from a lead-lined bunker, there’s no doubt what the answer would have been. There’s something “off” about Beck in a way that’s not true of other chat-show hosts, although that’s not necessarily a criticism: O’Reilly and Hannity can be tiresome in more than small doses but this guy I find watchable even at a stretch. Partly it’s the sheer bravado of the performance, partly it’s the challenge of trying to figure out what’s going on in his head to make him the way he is. As big an audience as he has, I’m surprised it’s not bigger. He’s one of a kind.
I’m giving you all three segments from yesterday’s show; if you’re only up for one, stick with number three. Nothing they’re saying is terribly implausible, frankly — except maybe the idea that in five years NYC will look like Mexico City or Baghdad — but because the tone of Beck’s show is always somewhat febrile, it’s hard to know how seriously to take any of it. Segment two, at least, is very serious indeed. If you’re hungry for dessert afterwards, try his appearance on Fox & Friends yesterday morning to promote this show, in which he talks about his hands shaking and frightens Gretchen into hiding under the couch. Like I say, one of a kind.
Update 2/22: A couple of lefty readers e-mailed to ask if I find any of this crap credible. Answer: No, except for the scenario sketched out in segment two about Iran targeting Saudi oil installations in the event of regional war. That’s why I singled it out as serious. I should have been more careful, though, in saying that nothing here is terribly implausible, which I wrote with the inflation bit at the beginning in mind. Segment three certainly is implausible; when I said it’s the one to watch, it’s because it’s nutty and most emblematic of that “lead-lined bunker” mentality. Apologies if that was ambiguous. I’m not stocking up on canned goods, I promise.
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I just got back from a Gun Show today. It was sooo packed you couldn’t get another person into that hall. The vendors were literally stunned.
Pole-Cat on February 21, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Yes, he must sacrifice our defenses, punish those that provide jobs and growth and periodically rape the treasury in order to pay for and support all the whiny, nonproductive slugs in the sick society. He warned the country that he would redistribute the wealth but the enlightened voters were simply to stupid to understand the impact of such an act.
rplat on February 21, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Not at all…but you forgot Barrett.
BadMojo on February 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Locked,Loaded and Profiling! Always have been,Always will be. Let her rip!!!
nukeemnow on February 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
A significant percentage of Americans have lost up to half or more of their pension funds. Juarez Mexico, just across the river from ElPAso cannot keep their top law enforcement people in office because they are slaughtered or forced to resign for fear of their lives and their families. Anarchy already exists within 1 mile of our unprotected border. If a small dirty bomb went off in one of our cities this country would go berserk. If truckers couldn’t deliver groceries to your supermarket, what do you think would happen? He was right we don’t know how to take care of ourselves. You better visit a gun show near you this month.
wepeople on February 21, 2009 at 7:34 PM
I disagree. Rush and Levin do understand. They’re coming from different perspectives. Listen carefully to Rush. Levin approaches things from a constitutional angle. The message is there. Make no mistake.
Cody1991 on February 21, 2009 at 7:34 PM
When I first heard Glenn Beck over a decade ago…………..on an AM radio station driving through Nashville……………his speech was dotted with long pregnant pauses…………….as though he was sipping on a martini between thoughts (and yes, I know…………Glenn Beck…………is a recovering………….alcoholic). ……………. Even though I agreed with a lot of what he said……………this taking on vocal affelctions for style over substance……………made me wonder…………..how much is really Glenn Beck in his core beliefs…………..and how much if Glenn Beck the radio performer…………..who knows conservative talk radio…………..is the best way to success in the………………talk radio game.
jon1979 on February 21, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Nothing wrong with being prepared and having extra food, fuel, and way to protect your family and your home………
………. you never know if an earthquake, flood, fire, or other natural disaster might hit where you will be cut off from dialing 911 to come and save your sorry ass.
Then again………..
……….. there are always the man made disasters, as well.
Seven Percent Solution on February 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Huh? How do you know that?
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Beck has been very open about the fact that he’s an alcoholic.
BadMojo on February 21, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Oh, okay. I never heard that before so I was taken aback by it. I hope he is getting better. He’s a good guy.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Yeah, he’s been sober for a long time…although Stu often tempts him…
BadMojo on February 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Actually, I am beginning to think that, just before the world ends, there will only be two nations,,, Israel and Islam. The rest of the world will go Islamic,, because Israel seems to be the only nation that takes them seriously. Everyone else will fall. Then it will be the entire world against little Israel.
Growing up,, when I first read this, beheadings were like nowhere,, ancient history. How curious that beheadings are in the news now,, and one of the primary forms of execution for Islamic terrorists. And how curious that the entire western world now seems to want to sit down and befriend our enemies.
And here is another juicy morsel,, Glen has said our military has been training for operations right here. Here is a nice story,, I have highlighted some points:
I like that part about the soldier using the home owners body for protection. I see why they needed to use the towns people for training. Human shields are hard to come by.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89527
JellyToast on February 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM
The first end of the world I remember was the Cuban Missile Crisis. My dad had can food and sleeping bags in a paved crawl space at our house. In school we had drills kneeling on the floor head covered (?) from the nuclear attack. There have been a series of doomsday scenarios since that I have ignored. I have a friend who bought a pallet of MRE’s during Y2K, I wonder if he is wishing he had not forced himself to eat them all. Usually it is the media hyping this stuff but even if it were real this time they won’t see it because they are blinded by their adulation of the President and his leadership. I am not quite sure that I believe in what Mr. Beck is saying but I must admit that I am making plans and purchases that I never would have considered before. So I guess I am just this side of crazy.
Cindy Munford on February 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM
I believe he has been sober for at least 8 years now.
thomasaur on February 21, 2009 at 7:46 PM
The old duck and cover. Great defense against nuclear weapons. I grew up within 40 miles of 4 AFB’s and remember the drills well.
thomasaur on February 21, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Some of Beck’s TV shows have been so compelling, so powerful that I’m starting to worry for his safety. The target on his back is fast becoming almost as large as the one they have on Rush.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 7:51 PM
He receives death threats on a regular basis.
thomasaur on February 21, 2009 at 7:54 PM
End of the world . . . who knows? On the other hand, it is highly probable that we are beginning to see the end of a once great Republic. The signs of national socialism are everywhere and the current regime is working at a frantic pace to bring down the only thing that truly separated us from the rest of the world’s economies . . . our powerful free market, capitalistic system. We are being destroyed from within and I have yet to see even a single national leader with the courage to expose Obama’s charade. As I’ve stated in another post . . . if you’re not scarred yet, start heading in that direction.
rplat on February 21, 2009 at 7:54 PM
For those that missed Glenn Beck last night, I believe the show is reairing tonight on FNC at 9 PM (EST).
dddave on February 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
O’Reilly versus Beck
O’Reilly cares about O’Reilly
Beck cares about the US of A
I think Glen Beck is sincere, even though I don’t agree with everything. He has excellent guests. His program is much more substantive than O’Reilly. So why I O’ on twice each evening and after (3) weeks Beck is still on at 5 pm.
FoxNews Alert: We need a programming change.
DrStock on February 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
I lived between near two Naval Stations in Virginia Beach, I would have never felt a thing.
I hear you and I think that’s where I am. I am not an emotional person, so I am trying to be logical. Financially I am in a lucky place but what does that mean anymore. Guns have always been in the picture but food and fuel are now considerations.
Cindy Munford on February 21, 2009 at 8:01 PM
I was at a crowded gun show today also, Pole-Cat. Could it have been the same one?
AaronGuzman on February 21, 2009 at 8:08 PM
You people take your marching orders from a guy that cries on his show?
benny shakar on February 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
What Beck is saying is not exclusively his own thinking. There are a growing number of economists and financial analysts who belong to this school of thought, popularized recently by Peter Schiff (who made his name by predicting the recent financial meltdown).
As Beck said repeatedly during that show, those were not predictions. They are war game scenarios, scenarios the MSM would like us to ignore. I for one am taking these prospects very seriously. So I’m acting upon them also.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 8:11 PM
I don’t perceive anyone taking “marching orders” . . . quite the contrary; they are intelligently evaluating many sources of information and attempting to understand the complex world in which they live.
rplat on February 21, 2009 at 8:14 PM
I’ll tell you what I see happening:
The West is going to leave Iran for Israel to take care of (even though Iran is a threat to all). That way, after Israel handles Iran, the West (including the US with the idiot messiah and the lunatic Congress leading us) will then try to strangle Israel to death – blaming Israel for the economic problems to come, declaring all sorts of war crimes against Israel, decrees that Israel is racist (Durban II now has US sponsorship to get it going), embargoes and probably blockading the state until it shrivels and dies or is put to death by an invasion/mass attack by the surrounding arab states and terrorist groups. There is even a chance of active attacks on Israel from the West (seeing that Samantha Powers is one of the idiot messiah’s chief advisors). Jews around most of the world will be attacked, killed or expelled (we got to see a small taste of this with the reactions during the Gaza operation). Israel is well aware that this is the likely scenario, I think.
This would have been totally unthinkable … until the idiot messiah got in, with his band of lunatics in Congress. Europe was always interested in seeing Israel destroyed, but the US was a stalwart ally and supporter – until now. This last election brought this scenario to a thinkable level – a likely level, even – but Israel will have no choice.
The other possibility is that Israel does nothing, Iran finally nukes Israel, and once Israel is gone, the whole middle east breaks into savage warfare with each other, totally destroying everything there, rendering the oil fields unusable for anyone. In addition, without Israel, the forces that had concentrated on it would turn their attention to Europe and the US, in a big way, and the West would finally see the war in its full glory, up close and personal.
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 8:14 PM
You people take your marching orders from a guy that cries on his show?
benny shakar on February 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
It’s better than from the guy that is laughing in the whitehouse!
dddave on February 21, 2009 at 8:14 PM
Sorry, forgot the link, Peter Schiff
At his website, you’ll find he offers a daily (I think) podcast on the economy and investment prospects.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Glenn Beck is not the first or only person to cry in public. It doesn’t make him any less of a man in my opinion.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 8:16 PM
As noted by an earlier poster, it doesn’t hurt to be prepared and there are plenty of things that could go wrong besides financial collapse. I will have an early jump on Hurricane season.
Cindy Munford on February 21, 2009 at 8:18 PM
Jeepers. Makes me want to go to Israel and volunteer for the army there.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM
Reagan’s approach was more positive and practical and encouraging and uplifting.
Glenn needs to keep the “wargaming” stuff in perspective and work his schtick more toward things will revive the country, not morbidly calculate its many possible dark alleys and get off on telling scary stories …which is the standard Paul Erlich cum Global Gore route of hysteria science.
The US only needs to secure its borders and the rest will naturally restore itself to equilibrium.
profitsbeard on February 21, 2009 at 8:21 PM
A few thoughts. The Democrats are in power and will drive to pursue and complete their agenda as fast and recklessly as possible.
Obama is on the road to nationalize the car companies and banks and that will lower the barriers to nationalize other important industries such as oil companies.
Minority blacks that have been inculculated with the idea they are victims and owed by the whites will push for positions of power and like other black control cities will deteriorate like Atlanta under Young, DC under Barry.
Gangs and criminal class will continue to prey on the easy targets like their own undefended brethern in the poor areas and the whites will continue to enclave in secure gated communities.
Over 10 going on 27 states are adopting 10th amendment resolutions which is a warning to the federal government not to overstep, yet the blind Pelos / Obama will charge ahead creating a revolt by states.
Mexico on the border will explode and refugees will run across the border to flee the lawlessness. Border landowners will take action. Militias will form and the border states will back this since the federal government failed in its obligation to secure our southern border.
The reckless spending will result in inflation.
The continuing socialization and restrictions on day to day freedom and perceived attacks on gun rights will drive revolts. Just the last week the mass protests about porkulous and Santelli rant have struck a nerve that is also repeated in states leglislatures with the 10th amendment resolutions.
Now this may settle down but with the recession and other countires restive adventurism will cause problems.
America is overstretched with the debt from Bush trying to stave this severe downturn that should have started in 2001 from the 9/11 attacks. But instead we were encouaged to spend and a bubble economy resulted. It worked for a while but the ponzi schemes are failing.
So Beck’s scary scenarios have some possibilities but like a rubber band America has a tendency to snap back and this overreach will be corrected. Hopefully that will happen in 2010. But The GOP may also clueless and make the same errors.
February 21, 2009 5:03 PM
RAH on February 21, 2009 at 8:21 PM
I don’t see anyone taking marching orders. I see a lot of people who believe to one degree or another that Glenn Beck sees what they see. Was everyone at those crowded gun shows mentioned previously there because they watch Glenn Beck?
Ordinary1 on February 21, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Caroline Glicks’ latest article sheds light on this issue:
Column One: Obama’s Durban gambit
That is already happening. The argument that the Islamic war against Israel is a distraction from the Islamic war against Europe and the US is no longer operable now that mass immigration of Muslims into the West has made the latter war inevitable.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM
You people take your marching orders from a guy who has only ever marched against the government of the United States, a man (little boy) who has never ever once took up arms or shed his blood to protect this country? A man who has never ever seen the perfection in this country but chooses only to want this country to be like Europe?
canditaylor68 on February 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Headlines at Drudge……good night America!
dmann on February 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM
I’m probably heading back there, soon. I left in 2005 because I thought that Israel was committing suicide with the Gaza withdrawal – hastening an ill-directed process that should have been kept static, if not retarded, until several other tracks in the world got worked out, like India-Pakistan, Iran-West, US-Iraq, …
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 8:34 PM
It’s only the end of the world as we know it. Without the repeal of the 16th and 17th amendments then term limits we are doomed to socialism.
The original framers were extremely intelligent setting us up for success. Apathy towards their honorable thinking has been the enemy of us all.
Bear Grass on February 21, 2009 at 8:35 PM
Sir, both Rush and Levin are way behind the curve on this. They have been touting the “great economy” for years while Beck, Schiff, Celente have been telling the world that this is a fake, debt/consumer based economy. Rush always looks for an article that cites some temporary economic good news, and then states that this is just a regular down cycle. How many times just last week were they saying “This is not the great depression, that is a lie,” yet it is so obvious we stand at the precipice and are saying that it is not the great depression YET!
Having been a listener of both those gentlemen for years I know exactly where they’re coming from. Only recently have they started alluding to the seriousness of our current economic situation, only recently are they beginning to realize that we are on the precipice.
This situation is far from a normal economic downturn as they have both stated, this is close to economic Armageddon. Something that only a change in currency might be able to solve, and when they change the currency the first thing they will take out is In God We Trust.
True_King on February 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM
My family loves Glenn Beck. He is exactly what Americans need right now. There is not a politically correct bone, in his body, and he tells it like it is. In addition, he posses a great sense of humor, which is contagious.
Both Beck and Hannity are the stars of Fox News, and both are true patriots who love their country and both are decent men.
Based on Bill O’Reilly’s self-important arrogance and rudeness towards Beck last evening, it appears that O’Reilly knows exactly how good Glenn Beck’s new show is and he’s intimidated. O’Reilly the blowhard stinks and Glenn Beck gets my support!
sinsing on February 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM
If you live near a city, hard times will likely bring you more burglary, looting and thievery (as a function of population density, for openers). Get a defense weapon, while you still can buy them, and a German Shepherd, maybe from a rescue shelter. Your dog will give you a decade or more of exuberant companionship, as well as safety. As for the gun, if you don’t want to keep it after ten years, you can probably sell it (maybe on the black market or trade by barter) for 20+ times what you paid for it. Guns will appreciate in this country like gold.
Seems to me like a no-lose move.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I will go over there too. Don’t know when yet but as crazy as it sounds, it’s going to be the safest place on the planet very soon.
katy on February 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM
I agree for the most part, aengus, but I still think that Israel currently shields the West from quite a bit of arab/persian/muslim aggression that is concentrated on destroying Israel. I think that the muslims are actually surprised that Europe has been capitulating so rapidly – seemingly for no reason. Besides that, I think that arabs fighting each other (and against the persian forces) would go up exponentially if Israel were gone. Middle Eastern countries fighting each other would leave a gaping hole where the lifeblood of the world comes from – as arabs fight total scorched Earth strategies. But you are certainly right, the muslim fight in Europe is inevitable, either way.
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM
There’s a money bomb being held for him today.
Longer Celente (mp3). It’s not all bad. Last winter, he predicted a (new) third party would win in ’12. I got the sense it was an anti-tax party, so that’s good!
Rae on February 21, 2009 at 8:43 PM
What are you smoking, Chinese hemp?
dmann on February 21, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Glenn soft-pedaled the extent of the crisis in this country. The mob and the elites are looting it and our “representitives” are helping them. The media is a propaganda machine and the elections are rigged.
People who have been responsible and played by the rules are being mocked by an illegitimate government that rewards incompetence to buy votes. And the people are coming to realize it.
The nation is a powder keg. Just one good spark will do it.
Venusian Visitor on February 21, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Either a very safe place, or a fairly quick death. The safest places will probably be in states, here, that reject federal interference.
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Nothing bad ever happens until it does.
AaronGuzman on February 21, 2009 at 8:49 PM
FEMA tells everyone that they need at least 3 days worth of supplies.
Whether it be natural disasters or man made you are the first line of protection for you, your family and neighbors. Don’t expect local, state or federal sources to bail your rear out. It will be on you. Thus you need to prepare. Look no further than those poor souls in Kentucky with the ice storm. Florida or New Orleans with the hurricanes. Either be prepared and survive or unprepared and at the mercy of others.
I remember reading an article out of England where the author stated that we are only 3 days of meals from anarchy. Look at how much or how little food you or your neighbors have on hand.
If you don’t live out in a rural area, get to know family or friends that do in case of the worst. The Bubba Effect is real, if you don’t believe ask those who live out.
As always, prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
aps on February 21, 2009 at 8:50 PM
I wonder though if some of it is a headfake. It is presumed by everyone that Iran is developing nuclear weapons in order to destroy Israel exclusively but in the end that is only a guess.
And Jack Straw’s mullah-coddling is particularly unworthy in that, insofar as Iran has a strategy, the president’s chief adviser, Hassan Abbassi, has based it on the premise that “Britain is the mother of all evils” – the evils being America, Australia, Israel, the Gulf states and even Canada and New Zealand, all of which are the malign progeny of the British Empire.
No disagreement here. Particularly because of the religious nature of the conflict. The Muslims would believe that Allah has granted victory and thus compelled them to push for all-out victory (Islamic domination of the entire earth).
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 8:50 PM
Oh jeez… I just watched the first video, with the Liberty dollar, talking about how Bernard was (briefly) put in jail. I haven’t followed that case closely, but Bernard von NotHaus, the Liberty dollar inventor, is now the pastor or head priest or whatever of the “Free Marijuana Church” in Hawaii whose sacrament is to smoke pot. I’ve had lunch with the man; he comes across as perfectly normal… for a while. It’s one thing to just buy silver, but I was always amazed people trusted him with their money for the electronic version of the currency.
Laura on February 21, 2009 at 8:52 PM
I have huge gratitude to O’Reilly for the influence he’s wielded on behalf of those of us with traditional values, but I agree with your view of his treatment of Beck on his recent show. He was snarky and condescending, which may indicate intimidation and jealousy.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 8:53 PM
I think that losing Rome to Islam would be as bad as losing Israel because Mohammed prophesied that Rome would one day fall to Islam. It would indicate to Muslim warriors that they are on the road to all-out victory.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Every victory spurs them on and excites them. Even the idea that they might be victorious gets their engines revving – which is why all this Western babble about “torture creating jihadis” is such bunk. It is exactly the opposite. Appeasement creates jihadis. (I know that you’re aware of this. I’m just stating it for others.)
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 8:57 PM
Beck vs. O’Reilly:
Beck: Only mentions the sweater book occasionally
O’Reilly: Give that man a copy of Bold Fresh.
I swing from despising O’Reilly to occasionally appreciating him and here’s why: He does seem able to listen and learn from others. When Megan Kelly kicked his ass on the Seattle Christmas issue, he knew he had been beaten and by a woman, no less. So he had her come back on, each time trying to best her (actually, to equal her). So it was obnoxious. But at the same time, he really did listen to her arguments.
Bill’s all about Bill, for sure and his Paul Revere stuff is so gay I can’t believe it, but he isn’t all bad.
Glenn’s has a vision that’s bigger than just him. I don’t always agree with it, but at least he transcends Glenn Beck.
MaxMBJ on February 21, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Concerning The End Times, The Bible States That “After You Hear Of Wars And Rumours Of Wars, Nations And Kingdoms Rising Up Against Each Other”, “Earthquakes All Over The Earth, Famines, Pestilence, Mens Hearts Failing Them For Fear”, “False Prophets, False Christs, The Antichrist”-(And Who Is The AntiChrist But He Who Denies That Jesus Is The Christ). After All These Things, Then The Heavens (Planets, Stars, Galaxies, Et Al…) Shall Go Through Major Events “The Heavens Shall Melt With Fervent Heat” & “The Heavens Shall Make A Great Noise, A Hissing Sound” “The Sun Shall Be Darkened, And The Moon Shall Not Give Her Light” “The Stars Shall Fall From Heaven” It Is Interesting To Note (Through Recent Advances) That We are Currently Seeing Space Images A Lot Of People Never Dreamed Were Possible (Scientists Are Amazed At The Sights). I Believe This Is Part Of Mankind Seeing The Pieces Coming Together. The Bible States That IMMEDIATELY After The Heavens Go Through These Events “Then Shall The Sign Of The Son Of Man Appear In The Heavens, And Mankind Shall See The Son Coming In Great Power And Clouds Of Glory” “And The Tribes Of The Earth Shall Mourn, And He Shall Then Direct His Angels To Gather His Elect From The Four Corners Of The World”. I Consider The Bible The Best Indicator Of What Events Shall Lead To The End Times. Jesus Said, When You See These Things You Will Know The End Is At Hand, But Only GOD Knows The DAY And The HOUR.
GD on February 21, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I agree. Christopher Hitchens succinctly stated that the Palestinians are not motivated by despair (as everyone pretends) but by religious fever.
It’s a sort of paradox that stern agressivness of a kind does more to prevent wars than start them. It can never be proved if applied effectively, but it’s true nonetheless.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Glen Beck might want to look into some Lithium just sayin….
Dr Evil on February 21, 2009 at 9:05 PM
If he’s an alcoholic, then his performance seems more like that of a guy sneaking vodka into his cornflakes than of a guy who hasn’t had one in 832 days.
Just saying.
Jaibones on February 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Even for an agnostic (me), there’s no better, more succinct way to say it: God bless you and keep you safe. More power to you! After you win, please come home and run for Congress.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM
@AP – With regard to video #3… troops rounding up citizens, etc. Here in New Orleans the National Guard troops kicked down doors, confiscated guns, and forced homeowners to leave their property after Katrina. That’s not some whacked out conspiracy theory – there was video of it on the news, which the NRA – of course – has further propagated. It’s on YouTube, in fact. So I don’t find that especially febrile at all; you should be taking it quite seriously.
Laura on February 21, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I second that. Good luck man.
aengus on February 21, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Yes the military will fire on American citizens.
Speakup on February 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM
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I saw that video. Very sobering.
Alana on February 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM
In case the North Koreans are spying on this site while preparing for their missile launch, these are the numbers you need: 37° 37′ N 122° 23′ W
allahallahoxenfree on February 21, 2009 at 9:15 PM
I didn’t hear anyone talk about just how damn dangerous we and any other nation with a stockpile of ready nukes will be.
When conventional forces are hamstrung and unavailable for defense its one whole helluva lot more likely that nuclear capabilities will come into use and if survival is the issue that big red help button begins to loom large.
Speakup on February 21, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Thanks for the thoughts, peter and aengus. G-d bless us all.
Even with my bleak outlook for the near future, I still trust that the US emerges, eventually – divine providence and all. But this is going to be one hellacious test.
progressoverpeace on February 21, 2009 at 9:22 PM
I love Beck. He tells it straight. Uses common sense. His personal story of success despite adversity is inspiring.
CP on February 21, 2009 at 9:24 PM
@Alana – yes. And even though some in the video made comments along the lines of “I can’t believe I’m taking guns away from American citizens,” nobody that I’m aware of dug their heels in and said “This is unconstitutional and I’m not doing it.” If they had… that would have been another whole can of worms. The people who gave those orders were never held accountable in any way for it.
A guy at my church co-wrote a book about the gun grab. It’s terrifying to think of people forced to give up their rights at the point of a gun, and since it happened here, it can certainly happen at the next disaster scene.
Laura on February 21, 2009 at 9:25 PM
On a more optimistic note, watch these videos. I just ordered the book. Hope he’s right.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/02/20/friedman-u-s-only-very-beginning-rise-its-power
allahallahoxenfree on February 21, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Lots of people on that same side. It never hurts to be prepared. Remember one of the most important things you will need and the first things raided in the grocery store is the pharmacy. I can only afford to keep about 90 days ahead, because my insurance will only pay for 30. So I bought a 90 day supply with my own money from blusekydrugs . com…best prices, not a scam, and all they want is you dr to fax them the script.
Also, PRINT OUT your survival plans (how to use bleach to sanitize water, where/when you and your family will rendezvous when cell phone service goes down…) etc because if we lose electricity, everything on your computer is inaccessible. Print It Out.
JustTruth101 on February 21, 2009 at 9:30 PM
I have no doubt the police/military will turn on the american people…look at Waco…Ruby Ridge…christians will be the scapegoat for the failure of the new bi-racial messiah obama…
right4life on February 21, 2009 at 9:30 PM
I watched it live,last night,war gaming,and all
possibilities thereof!
It must of had Liberals in a tizzy!
But needed,and sobering!
Then,on CoastoCoast,Art Bell,did a radio program on
implications of a catostrophic fallout of the financial
system going south and what could happen on the planet!
Meanwhile,back at Team Obama Ranch,
have ye Hope and Change!
canopfor on February 21, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Beck is starting to scare me with his worst case scenario doomsday rantings. He’s starting to be as uncomfortable to watch as Jack Van Impe except Beck doesn;t get excited that Armageddon is around the corner.
He (while warning us of what could happen) should heed one of his principles that he’s hyping about. The one that says that God should be the center of our lives.
If he beleives that God is the center of everything, then he must know that God is in control. Everything that’s happeneing is happening for a reason.
His scare tactics that he’s been using lately are almost no better than the ones Obama used to push his craptacular through.
Pcoop on February 21, 2009 at 9:38 PM
I had always assumed that Christians would be taken from the earth before the Great Tribulation, but it seems like it may be starting as we speak, er, write. And if so, the quote below will be coming to pass within a few short years.
Naysayers may scoff, but who would have thought a few decades ago that all the nations of the earth would gather to make war against Jerusalem!
Christian Conservative on February 21, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Yeah, I thought that was funny. He grandstands to America’s mayors about “calling them out” if they waste the stimulus money. Why didn’t he have the courage to “call out” Pelosi and Reid as they were writing all of this waste into the bill?
And about Beck. He may be a little over the top sometimes but when the intellectual battle lines are drawn in this country I’m on his side.
JohnInCA on February 21, 2009 at 9:42 PM
America should listen to what Beck is saying,…if you think he’s crazy,..just visit Mexico,….better yet, visit the Arizona, New Mexico or Texas border….just for one day….most locals don’t even venture out at night.
You would be amazed and what slithers across our borders.
christene on February 21, 2009 at 9:44 PM
I live about 30 miles from a city. We are loaded for bear in the firearms dept. probably could use some ammo the Husband has reload equip and brass but that hobby never took off as promised. I need little or no encouragement to get a dog.
I am lucky, at 55 no medications. But the first aid and over the counter stuff is a good idea. I plan to at least prepare for what we would do for a hurricane so I can tell myself I am not being stupid.
Cindy Munford on February 21, 2009 at 9:44 PM
After all the news about Mexico, I wonder if any of our open minded politicians are rethinking the foot dragging on the border fences? I had read that Sen. Hutchinson has slipped a little gem into a bill that allowed the building of the fence to be stopped based on local complaints. She will have a hard time getting elected governor if her state is overrun and she has had a hand in it.
Cindy Munford on February 21, 2009 at 9:47 PM
America Owes Its Founding And Continued Success To The Grace Of GOD. (Yes, All The Patriots Toil And Blood Came From His Providence). There Is A Great Evil In Our Land (Declaring Ungodly Abominations To Be Good) This Should Not Be. How Did These Things Come To Be? Is This Just A Generation That Will Pass As All The Others? I Think Not, America Has Joined The World And Declared “There Is No GOD” She Has Rejected Those Things That Please GOD, And Embraced Those Which Kindle His Wrath. There Can Be No Doubt About This, Only The Blind Would Consider The World In A “Normal State”. I Only Wait For The Next Shattering Events, I No Longer Have Any Doubt That This Is The Pre-Determined Time, I Only Pray For Grace.
GD on February 21, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Thanks. Great summary of where we are. Folks who haven’t followed these matters need to follow the links in your post.
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 9:52 PM
I’m a big Beck supporter, hell, I’m an Insider. But for as sound as I think he is on a number of issues, there’s one question that keeps nagging me.
If he really believes things are this dire, then why does he still play the corporate media game?
Why didn’t he have Santelli on? Why doesn’t he reach out to Dobbs or Scarborough? Why doesn’t he go on Charlie Rose or take on Matthews directly? Whether you like the people I listed or not, is irrelevant. The issue is sincerity. If I truly believed that things were over in five years, I’d break every rule to get my message out.
Think about it. Beck believes society as we know it is about to collapse, but that’s not justification for crossing Newscorp policy. How does he not expect this to come across like an angle if he can’t/won’t even go on with Stewart or Colbert?
budfox on February 21, 2009 at 9:54 PM
If we didn’t fall apart at the seams, in spite of the best efforts by the Communists back in the late ’60s, then I’m rather doubtful it will happen now. Not 100%, though.
Still, Conservatives do have a knack for looking at stuff like Ruby Ridge and what happened to Gordon Kahl and Bill Cooper and shrug our shoulders and say, “Well, they probably deserved it.”
Dr. ZhivBlago on February 21, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Ho-hum… Surely you jest. Zzzzz…
petefrt on February 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM
He believes that he has a RESPONSIBILITY as an American to share what it is that he believes is going on in our country. He has discussed this on his radio show and mentioned that his wife believes it is his duty to continue spreading what he knows.
thomasaur on February 21, 2009 at 10:11 PM
No. He believes it could collapse.
jgapinoy on February 21, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Right! All the scaremongering plays into Obama’s hands. He needs panic to push his agenda through.
I won’t abide it. I’m investing what I can, which believe me isn’t much. There are a lot of companies outside the financial services sector with solid balance sheets. Earnings will recover. KO is near 52 week low. The PE is 17. Yield is 3.8%. People will always drink Coke. Its customers are addicted to the product, which is a good business model. I’m not a guru I’m just offering an example. It’s a great time to be a smart shopper.
Ted Torgerson on February 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM
It’s funny–Christians have been warning forever that the world as we know it will end, & not until the past few decades has it seemed plausible. But now, to many, it seems likely.
jgapinoy on February 21, 2009 at 10:16 PM
You’re dead on. People in America are way too comfortable as their nation crumbles. I’m sure the Romans never foresaw the fall of their empire either. I love AP, Hannity, etc. but they all seem more focused on getting the GOP back into power than the fact that we are on the brink of calamity. AP’s snarky comments seem more out of anger that someone is rocking the status quo than real criticism. I also think Glenn Beck got it wrong. He was being too optimistic in my opinion. It’s not going to take 5 years for most of the things he talks about to occur. Not with Socialist filth like Obama at the wheel hell bent on steering us to collapse. Why? They want power. The more chaos the more control. And I think Americans are more fed up than all these talking heads realize. People who would normally turn the other cheek are organizing protests. Violence is coming if the Federal Government doesn’t get back to the business of following the constitution and the will of the people. And its coming soon I fear.
chicagojedi on February 21, 2009 at 10:17 PM
The Bible speaks of a coming judgment in which death will rain from the sky, with 1/3 of the Earth’s population being killed quickly. Was that possible when it was written 2000 yrs ago? It is now.
jgapinoy on February 21, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Also, the nation of Israel, which had been scattered worldwide for 1900 years, had to be brought back into their homeland…because the Bible said so.
jgapinoy on February 21, 2009 at 10:21 PM
thomasaur on February 21, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Imagine a religious teacher who has a few hundred devoted followers predicting that one day his teaching will cover the Earth…& one day it does.
Jesus made that prediction.
All these things I’ve described–& believe me, I could go on & on–are happening today.
jgapinoy on February 21, 2009 at 10:24 PM
So shall it be written, so shall it be done.
With every passing day more and more of Israel’s people are returning home.
christene on February 21, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Beck is rather ‘preachy’ for my tastes, but I did see the show and found it quite eye opening. I plan to keep watching; one can learn new info with this guy & I don’t think death threats bother him at all (his wife, well that’s another story I’m sure).
Ris4victory on February 21, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Respond intelligently or shut up, idiot.
True_King on February 21, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Houston,Texas already looks like Mexico City.
Johan Klaus on February 21, 2009 at 11:00 PM
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