On today's show, Glenn Beck is joined by Rush Limbaugh's wife, Catherine, to discuss her new book, "It's a New Day in America," and to discuss Joe Biden's latest claim about the economy. Glenn also talks about the Ukraine crisis and what we should be doing to prepare for it.
00:43:39.780He's running for U.S. Senate, but we're not going to talk to him really about his campaign.
00:43:43.740We're going to talk to him about the things he's doing right now as the Attorney General.
00:43:48.420Nineteen Republican-led states are launching an investigation into six large U.S. banks over ESG policies.
00:43:56.660He also has just won in court the right to investigate the propaganda that the White House and Fauci were coordinating to try to sell the COVID campaign.
00:44:14.580He's going to have him under oath now, court-ordered.
00:44:19.460He and I believe the Attorney General of Louisiana, they've been fighting all summer for this.
00:45:54.000Hey, I just have to ask you, does some of your tenacity come from the fact that your, I think it was your grandfather,
00:46:02.220was in the 7th Army, which, if I'm not mistaken, the 7th was Patton, wasn't it?
00:46:09.580Well, he was in the 44th Infantry Division, and they saw a lot of combat.
00:46:14.340And my grandfather had an 8th grade education and fought in World War II, came back, started a butcher shop where, you know, he raised a family.
00:46:22.600My dad worked seven days a week in the midnight shift.
00:46:25.680And so, yeah, I think I got some of that grit and determination from my family and that work ethic, because there's a lot of work to do.
00:46:32.080But I'm certainly blessed to be in a position to do some of this stuff.
00:46:35.620So I want to talk to you about two things, ESG and the COVID investigation.
00:46:52.340The court granted your request to depose Anthony Fauci and also Jen Psaki and others about the administration colluding with social media to suppress free speech.
00:47:11.400When we filed it in the spring, we've been fighting all summer to get discovery, which we've received.
00:47:15.600And now we've got an order to take the depositions of Fauci and Psaki under oath and others, which is a big a big thing in this case to get to the truth.
00:47:25.160Because, as you know, Glenn, the First Amendment is the beating heart of our Constitution.
00:47:29.320We're born with the right to speak our minds and have opinions.
00:47:32.780And government's role is to protect that right, certainly not to infringe upon that right.
00:47:37.020And what we've seen, especially during COVID, was a government outsourcing its censorship to big tech giants like Facebook and Twitter and Instagram.
00:47:46.960And through this discovery and this lawsuit, we found out that they were holding weekly censorship meetings, that senior Facebook officials were texting the Surgeon General of the United States saying, hey, yeah, we took that one down.
00:48:00.600I mean, coordinating directly and colluding directly with the government to silence people, to platform them, to, you know, to essentially silence them.
00:48:10.780And we also know that, you know, obviously, Anthony Fauci was a part of this.
00:48:16.160Jen Psaki was, you know, when she was press secretary, spoke openly about how they were flagging posts for Facebook.
00:48:23.000And so now, for the first time, we get a look under the hood.
00:48:26.460We've actually got the documents to prove this was actually happening.
00:48:29.620But on Friday, we got a court order to take Fauci's deposition.
00:48:33.300And I just think for a lot of reasons, Glenn, this is critical because what we saw during COVID was wasn't about the science.
00:48:46.120And if you dared to disagree, if you dared to have a dissenting opinion, I mean, they came after you and not just MSNBC and these, you know, crazies on the left, but the government.
00:49:24.140Well, ultimately, yeah, I mean, ultimately, we're seeking to enjoin it to stop it.
00:49:27.920But I think, Glenn, maybe the most important work that could come from all of this.
00:49:32.140There's a lot of, I suppose, repercussions down the line.
00:49:34.720But exposing this because, you know, this would be the job of of a press that wasn't so aligned right with the Biden administration.
00:49:44.740And by the way, part of this investigation also is not just what was happening during COVID.
00:49:51.000But, you know, we also are taking the deposition of of a FBI official who has bragged on a podcast about his working relationship with big tech and the Hunter Biden laptop story.
00:50:04.440So all of these things that, you know, people were pointing out as this is, you know, this is unbelievable.
00:50:10.080We can't believe this is happening in the United States of America.
00:50:24.760And I don't care what your political stripe has done.
00:50:27.100This ought to scare the bejesus out of everybody.
00:50:29.800I mean, this is the kind of stuff that you see happening in other countries, that if it was happening in other countries, our State Department would be warning us about the level of censorship and government action and authoritarianism.
00:50:43.860And I think we have to stand up and we have to push back.
00:50:47.340And, you know, I've been unafraid to do so and we're and we're making progress.
00:51:06.960I'm going to take the same fighting spirit I've had as attorney general and take it to the Senate, because I think a very important role over the next two years, assuming we take the majority, which will be very important, is this oversight role.
00:51:18.140And you've got to have tough people who are unafraid to ask these questions.
00:51:20.980And I've said, you know, when Fauci announced that his retirement in December, you know, that should not excuse him from being called before Congress.
00:51:30.300So Fauci ought to clear his calendar for 2023, because it's not just about the COVID censorship.
00:51:36.060We still need answers on what he knew about the, you know, gain of function research, his role with that, right?
00:51:42.020Covering it up with the World Health Organization, not being honest with the American people, coordinating with the teachers unions to shut down schools and force five-year-olds to wear a mask.
00:51:51.640We cannot let this stuff ever happen again.
00:51:53.780And the only way we're ever going to do that is to get answers, hold these people's feet to the fire, and I'm committed to doing that.
00:51:59.860We ought to bring in senior Justice Department officials.
00:52:02.420Why is it our Justice Department is targeting, you know, political enemies?
00:52:06.040Why is it okay for pro-life, you know, folks to be targeted?
00:52:09.820Why are parents being investigated under the Patriot Act for showing up to school board meetings?
00:52:15.540There's a lot of things we need to do, but I'm going to be right in the center of it.
00:52:29.180We're going to talk to him about his new litigation against the banks and his questionnaire that he has sent the banks and what it all means in 60 seconds.
00:52:43.080First, I want to take a moment to talk about the food that you've been feeding your dog.
00:54:48.880Yeah, I know, Glenn, this is something you've been talking about for a very long time, and this is real.
00:54:55.000And I think the American people are becoming more familiar with the term and what it means and what the repercussions could mean for the United States.
00:55:01.360So, you know, six of the largest banks, we launched an investigation into them.
00:55:16.340It is a United Nations governed alliance among some of the biggest banks in the world.
00:55:22.420And to put that in perspective, they control about 40 percent of all the banking assets in the United States, these six banks.
00:55:27.960And what they've committed to do is to, by 2050, and benchmarks all along the way, have a portfolio that is a net carbon neutral portfolio.
00:56:09.320And so we've launched this investigation because this thing sounds a lot like anti-competitive behavior.
00:56:16.060It sounds a lot like unfair trade practices.
00:56:19.000And so Missouri is leading the charge with these other states to investigate this and actually issue these subpoenas and get to the bottom of it.
00:56:24.780Because, Glenn, what we're seeing right now with inflation, obviously, when you spend trillions and you cut off domestic energy supply and declare war on American energy, you get higher prices for everything.
00:56:51.020The idea that the United Nations would be dictating who gets a loan, what farmer gets a loan, what startup.
00:56:59.160You know, we have all the energy we'll ever need in this country to be energy dominant and to export that to our friends and allies around the world.
00:57:04.660And this is a direct threat to that, no doubt.
00:57:07.180So you sent a list of questions about, you know, you say you're part of the Global Climate Initiative, identify who made the decision to join, include any involvement or input from your board of directors, investors, covered companies, and your reasoning.
00:57:30.800Well, we've launched it and we want to know more because, as I said, the legal issues here, this is not just, you know, we could object to this theoretically, rhetorically.
00:57:42.940We can talk about the implications it could have for the economy.
00:57:46.620All of those things are legitimate points of discussion.
00:57:49.120And I think you and I see eye to eye on that.
00:57:52.560These are civil investigative demands, essentially subpoenas, saying you need to tell us more about this because we have laws in our state.
00:59:00.080I actually, in college, gave tours and took out the trash at the estate that she grew up on.
00:59:04.700The media hates this, right, because you've got somebody who says blue-collar roots, who's fighting for working-class families, taking on an out-of-touch limousine liberal.
00:59:14.760So that's obviously a difference in our backgrounds, but also our beliefs.
00:59:17.680When she signed on to the Green New Deal, she's campaigning to be the 51st vote for the Biden agenda.
00:59:25.140It's for eliminating the filibuster, packing the court.
00:59:27.560And so, you know, we've got a tough race here that we're going to continue to run through the tape because getting the majority, getting to 51, certainly runs through Missouri.
00:59:36.920And if, you know, people want to help, they can text Schmidt to 30409.
01:00:29.320Eric Schmidt, an attorney general I am most impressed with.
01:00:34.160He has taken the bull by the horns on a few items and is relentless, just relentless, and would be great to have that kind of a wake up call in the in the Senate.
01:01:19.080But if you're in the East Coast, I mean, 8 p.m. is vital to you.
01:01:22.980The only thing I could think of, I don't know, maybe go to blazetv.com slash Glenn, use the promo code Glenn, and then watch whatever's on then.
01:21:40.520And, and to do it at the time that he was doing it at, he was the first and he was the first to use satellite time.
01:21:49.200I mean, it's, it's, it's an amazing story.
01:21:52.740The reason why conservatives, uh, Rush Limbaugh saved AM radio, which was about to die out was because Russia's partner happened to have some extra satellite time that he got as terms of his exit package when he left ABC.
01:22:10.540And ABC was like, what are you going to do with satellite time?
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01:28:04.720She is a direct descendant from the Mayflower, direct lineage to John and, uh, and John Quincy Adams.
01:28:13.500Catherine, uh, has traveled to and lived in over 40 countries on five continents.
01:28:19.360Originally due to her mother's career as an American diplomat and her father's international business career following graduation from the Naval Academy.
01:28:27.220Throughout her youth, Catherine gained vast, well-rounded experiences, routinely representing the United States abroad, liaisoning with heads of state, ambassadors, and high-ranking military officers,
01:28:39.000while also witnessing human suffering firsthand, including extreme poverty and disease.
01:28:44.640Early on, Catherine made it a lifelong mission to help others in times of crisis, encourage people to reach their highest potential.
01:28:51.780At 15, she taught English as a volunteer while living in a remote country in West Africa.
01:28:58.000She translated for American military doctors who would set up field hospitals on, uh, on missions and raise funds for underprivileged children, leading to a national recognition as Foreign Service Teen of the Year.
01:29:12.620She is, uh, also the co-author of the number one New York Times best-selling Adventures of Rush Revere American History Book Series.
01:29:20.960Um, she also has been a major player and led major productions, um, part of significant charitable efforts, including Nelson Mandela Invitational in South Africa,
01:29:33.180the Stand Up for Betsy Ross campaign with her husband, which raised over $5 million for families of first responders.
01:29:39.600And, of course, she has donated, along with, uh, her family now foundation, millions of dollars affected by cancer, illness, and hardship.
01:29:48.020She was the one who told us on February 17th, 2021, that her husband had passed away.
01:29:58.320She also said that, um, his legacy would continue, and she is doing that in a couple of ways.
01:30:05.460She is, uh, presenting the first-ever American Patriot Scholarship in honor of Rush, and, uh, she's supporting American military heroes, police, first responders, and Gold Star families.
01:30:19.840She is also, her and her brother, David, uh, I'm sorry, Rush's brother, David, uh, have put together a, um, a book, Radio's Greatest of All Time.
01:30:36.900That certainly wasn't from the New York Times, I don't believe.
01:30:40.500No, it was not from the New York Times.
01:30:43.780I think they have a different version.
01:30:45.660You know, I, I was reading, I was reading your bio, and I thought, this is, this is, um, hard to say, strange to say, but truly a, uh, an equal to Rush, as far as accomplishments.
01:31:29.740Another thing that we wanted to do in a way to, to tweak the media as a final goodbye from Rush, which we know he certainly would have loved.
01:33:22.860He had geared up to making this announcement on the radio and thought that was basically it, that the secret was out.
01:33:29.880And now he could go about his medical mission, so to speak.
01:33:34.000And so we left for Boston right after that announcement that day.
01:33:38.340And there was a call from the president when he was supposed to be going into surgery that said, you really should be in Washington tonight.
01:33:47.280We thought, oh, well, we don't quite have the attire for that or the mindset.
01:33:55.280But, but he was so incredibly touched, so honored, so thrilled.
01:34:00.500It meant everything to him, literally.
01:35:57.420He really didn't have symptoms like other people may.
01:36:01.280So he didn't find out until late January, and he announced this in early February.
01:36:07.680He didn't have to—he didn't have to carry it too long, but—
01:36:12.160How did he know—what made him go to the doctor?
01:36:14.940Actually, we were celebrating his birthday, and he didn't mention, as most husbands or men may not,
01:36:22.880he didn't mention that he wasn't particularly feeling well.
01:36:25.420We were celebrating his birthday, and the very next day, he started to have difficulty breathing.
01:36:32.480He was having a heaviness in his chest.
01:36:34.720He had pain in the back of his shoulder.
01:36:37.040And I said, you know, this could be related to the heart, because he had had a heart issue at one point.
01:36:43.040And so I said to him, you know, we really should fly and see your doctor.
01:36:48.920We were flying right over his doctor in Chicago.
01:36:52.700And we found out then and there that it wasn't the heart and that it was going to need a battery of tests.
01:36:59.180And we didn't confirm it until probably a week or so later in Boston at Dana-Farber.
01:37:06.440And then from there, all of the treatment and so forth started.
01:37:10.240But he did have to carry it for a period of time because he wanted to deliver it in the best possible way.
01:37:16.780And as you said, like you, his audience means everything to him.
01:37:21.620And they are a brother, a father, a family figure.
01:37:25.580And he knew that they were going to take this news incredibly hard.
01:37:30.340So he had to hold it for a period of time, but not too long that potentially it would get out in the news if we were to start treatment or something.
01:37:37.580You start the book with a conversation that you and Rush had in the hospital on January 12th, about a month before he died.
01:37:55.120This book is very different in that it doesn't read like a typical book.
01:38:00.080It isn't a start and finish type of story.
01:38:03.040It's more so a collection of Rush's favorite moments, whether it was on air or off air.
01:38:10.420And some of the times I was recording him talking about reflections.
01:38:15.240He started this book in early February of 2020.
01:38:18.940And a lot of the time we were in the hospital during these conversations or these recordings.
01:38:24.640And one of those conversations was about that.
01:38:29.320And it opens up where he was brought a donut by me for his birthday.
01:38:35.900And he was reflecting on his time in Missouri as a young intern before he became the person that we all know as the famous Rush Limbaugh.
01:38:46.620He was just a young kid with a dream hanging around a radio station in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
01:38:54.720And this donut brought him back because he used to be the young kid that would bring donuts, fresh baked donuts, to the radio station there in his hometown.
01:42:36.540No, I don't think that part was odd as much as how he was talked about in the mainstream media and getting used to that portion of it.
01:42:48.840Because I came to know and knew who he was off of the radio and who he was in person.
01:42:56.560And I think the harder thing was knowing how he was talked about when here he was able to relate to, as you said, the heads of state, or really anyone, top celebrities, key figures.
01:45:01.820But I should just say quickly, Glenn, before we have to go, because I know we're short on time, that proceeds from this book will benefit the children of fallen military heroes.
01:45:11.400That is very important because this book is not about selling books.
01:47:53.620I mean, it's still like seven degrees from Kevin Bacon, but I don't know anybody who is like that close to Clarence Thomas that he would get something written about them after they passed away.
01:48:38.720You wrote something very nice that I really appreciate.
01:48:42.540So, at the beginning of each chapter is a tribute that is from people like Governor DeSantis and Clarence Thomas and President Trump and Ronald Reagan.
01:48:53.580And they talked about who Rush was in the country and also as a person.
01:49:01.300And as we know, Rush will go down in history as one of the greatest voices for conservatism of all time.
01:49:13.020He is our America's Winston Churchill, as I often say.
01:49:17.560He's a modern-day founding father, speaking of John Adams.
01:49:22.260And I know, Glenn, I should say that I am 100% confident he is so thankful to have you and your voice and your audience still out there continuing the charge.
01:49:34.060And God bless you for the work that you do in including this and in talking about this.
01:50:32.000It's talking about an individual who lived out the American dream.
01:50:36.920And he wants every American to have that opportunity.
01:50:40.000He doesn't want our country to be downgraded.
01:50:43.720He wants our country to go forward and the best days to be ahead.
01:50:48.780And that's exactly what shines through in this book, in Rush's words, not an interpretation, but directly from him.
01:50:56.900And I think when people read this and they look at it, it can serve as a coffee table book, a textbook for conservative ideology.
01:51:06.260And I think when people read this, they will say, this is Rush speaking to us, inspiring us, and telling us we must carry on and we will carry on as a wonderful country that we are.
01:51:19.980Catherine, I have to tell you, I mean, honestly, I didn't know what to expect when the book arrived.
01:51:26.320And I expected a good book, but this, you're right, this is a coffee table book.
01:51:33.160This is a beautiful, well done, inspiring tribute to a man that I had incredible respect for.
01:51:42.780Could I ask you, and if this is too personal, please just tell me, Rush was always so positive about things, always, we're going to make it, we're fine.
01:51:56.580I have often wondered, in the thoughts of the country, or even in his own treatment with cancer, were there times that he was like a mere mortal here, that worried about things?
01:52:17.700Well, I think he would definitely say, as he often did, that it is never time to panic.
01:52:23.200His audience would remember those words very vividly, it is never time to panic, it's never time to give up on America.
01:52:32.000And I believe he did believe that 100%.
01:52:35.700There were some days and some times when I think he was very fearful.
01:52:41.540He was fearful the country was driving off the cliff, he was fearful of his own health, but he always rallied.
01:54:21.340He wanted the American people to never lose sight of American exceptionalism.
01:54:27.260One thing I love so much about Rush is he could not stand stereotypes.
01:54:32.420He didn't want people to be pigeonholed.
01:54:34.540He wanted people to live the American dream that he did, meaning that regardless of where you started, or where you came from, or the color of your skin, or your gender, that you were American.
01:54:48.260And because of that, you can also be as successful as he was, or at least a version of it, or live out your dream.
01:54:58.920I cannot talk to you and not ask you this question.
01:55:03.680It may be, I mean, I think everybody would like to ask this question if they know that Elton John played your wedding.
01:55:11.700I just have to ask, did he know it was Rush Limbaugh?
01:58:16.620We hear some of the most wonderful messages and receive letters and gifts, and it means everything.
01:58:24.160It truly means everything to me, and it did to Rush.
01:58:27.440These people who are listening today are our extended family, and just having the ability to speak to them and thank them and say how much they matter and we value them means a great deal to me.
01:58:44.720One last question for you, and that is, being a direct descendant of the Mayflower, anything you want to say about the 1619 Project?
01:58:52.580Definitely. We have to focus on 1776. It's the only date that we can focus on, and yes, the Mayflower was very inspirational. We should not undersell it ever.
01:59:06.440I tell you, we just acquired the largest collection of Mayflower documents and artifacts in the world.
01:59:14.740We were up against the Smithsonian in buying it, my charitable foundation, and the things that are there that prove the difference between Jamestown and the Mayflower.
01:59:29.200Those people were good, God-fearing, hated slavery, hated slavery, and the rest of the captain of a slave ship that kind of accidentally came to shore in a storm.
01:59:45.520They arrested him for slave stealing and then took a collection amongst themselves and sent those people back to Africa to be free. It's crazy.
01:59:57.660It is amazing, and those stories should be told more. Our Founding Fathers did something so miraculous with this country. We can never let go of it. We were the most free country in the world when freedom had never, ever been heard of at that time in 1776, the date we must remember.
02:00:21.240But I truly appreciate this so much, and thank you so much.
02:00:27.040Well, thank you. Catherine Adams-Limbaugh, the wife of Rush Limbaugh. The book is available today. It is well worth the price. It is a beautiful, beautiful tribute and appropriate for your coffee table or whatever. You will love this book. It's radio's greatest of all time, Rush Limbaugh. Catherine, thank you.
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02:00:57.680I love that, though. That was, like, I am emotionally just drained from that.
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02:02:39.640Somebody came into the studio yesterday having a regular producer meeting. We've got about, I don't know, 15 producers, and they're all in here.
02:02:49.760And one of them said, you should use the golden microphone that's out in the lobby to do the interview.
02:02:56.360And I was like, no, I think that would be inappropriate.
02:02:59.680But I was lucky enough to be the steward of Rush Limbaugh's golden microphone.
02:03:10.340And it is in our lobby. If you ever happen to have to do business here at the Mercury Studios, you will see it right next to Cecil B. DeMille's megaphone.