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Glenn Beck

Ugly Legal Battle Over Anna Nicole Smith; Senator Weighs in on Iraq War Resolution

Aired February 16, 2007 - 19:00   ET

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GLENN BECK, HOST: Coming up, Anna Nicole Smith`s will was released today. And if you thought this story was crazy before, wait until you find out what was in the will.
And, how can you be for the troops yet against the war? Oh, I`ll tell you next.

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ANNOUNCER: Tonight`s episode is brought to you by, "Judges Say the Darnedest Things", featuring classics like...

JUDGE LARRY SEIDLIN, FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT: The body belongs to me now.

ANNOUNCER: Oh, judges, they`re adorable.

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BECK: Well, Anna Nicole Smith`s will was made public today and guess who`s in control of all of her money and assets? Captain Dirtbag himself, Howard K. Stern. I guess he got what he wanted. I believe this guy is prime bloodsucker No. 1, who now stands to cash in on her in her death, just like he cashed in when she was spiraling out of control.

Here`s the point tonight. I`m not saying that Howard K. Stern murdered Anna Nicole, but through his enabling he might as well have.

Here`s how I got there. I have very little sympathy for Anna Nicole Smith. I really -- I really do. I know that sounds harsh. I`m a recovering alcoholic. I`ve been down a similar road. I mean, kind of. I don`t think anybody`s been down this road, but the one thing that I learned is can you not turn an alcoholic around. They`ve got to do it themselves. They need to hit bottom.

If you don`t hit bottom, however, when you marry a 90-year-old version of Skeletor or when your son OD`s, what exactly is your bottom? Death.

One reason, however, I believe Anna Nicole didn`t hit bottom herself without death was because the people in her life didn`t want her to. They made too much money off of her being the way she was. These blood-sucking leeches only made money because she was so out of control.

After all, let`s be honest -- you would have been interested in her if she was lucid, articulate and soft spoken? Come on. No way.

I want to show you a clip. This is from the 2004 American Music Awards. Watch this.

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ANNA NICOLE SMITH, MODEL: And if I ever record an album, I want this guy to produce mine, make me beautiful duet. Because he`s a freaking genius!

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BECK: I remember when that came out. It was funny that day. It`s tragically sad today. Why? Because how did she get there? Did she drive herself to that theater? Do you think she was good enough shape to even find the theater herself? Find the stage? No way.

Somebody helped her every step of the way as she made an ass of herself in front of millions of people, and that somebody was most likely Howard K. Stern. Why? Because Anna Nicole was his cash cow. And as long as people loved watching her ramble on incoherently, that guy was making money.

Do you remember the reality TV show that she did? It`s the one that coined the term "train wreck TV." What happens in a train wreck? People die.

Now, anybody who saw that show for about five minutes knew this woman was going to die. Yet, nobody took her son away. Nobody stopped her. Nobody at the entertainment network E! said, "You know what? I got news for you. It`s -- it`s irresponsible for us to air this. It`s too sad. It`s too pathetic. We`re watching somebody kill themselves."

Instead, everybody probably just looked at each other and said, "Oh, my gosh, you know how much money we`re going to make off of this?"

Ultimately, the only person responsible for yourself is you. But at some point, if you`re constantly surrounded by dirtbags and leeches like Howard K. Stern, does it become impossible to take care of yourself? Apparently, it did for Anna Nicole Smith.

And all the people like Howard K. Stern and the people at E! and the long, long laundry list of dirtbags in this story who have no problem making money off of the insanity or death of others, I offer you this: once in a while, you`ve got to stand up for what`s right. You got to stand up and say, "You know what? There`s something more valuable than money."

Call me crazy. But maybe that something is a combination of pride, integrity, basic respect for yourself and other human beings. These are the things that should trump money in our society. I know I sound like Mr. 1950 here, but maybe it`s time for just a touch of those values to make a comeback.

So, here`s what I know tonight. There but for the grace of God go I and Britney and Lindsay and Paris and, ladies, if you happen to be listening tonight, this is your story! You think all the people that are hanging around you are your friends? Grow up.

If you somehow or another were accidentally dipped in some sort of horrible acid bath, your friends are going to disappear overnight. Because all they want to do is have sex with you, do blow off your belly and make money off of you. That`s it.

Here`s what I don`t know. When does this particular gravy train end? Will the people who stood around while Anna Nicole was falling apart continue to cash in on her after she dies?

I`m joined now by Wendy Murphy. She`s a former prosecutor and victims rights advocate. And Lisa Bloom from Court TV.

Lisa, the will came out today. I was shocked. Tell me if this is the most shocking thing in the will. The daughter, the baby, isn`t even in the will.

LISA BLOOM, COURT TV: Right. The will was drafted in 2001 before the baby was conceived. What`s even more shocking about the fact that Anna Nicole never updated her will to include the baby is that the will specifically disinherits any future children that she might have.

Didn`t surprise me that the daughter wasn`t in there but the fact that any future kids are disinherited means there`s nobody to take under this will.

She left everything to her son Daniel. That`s understandable. At the time that was her only son. What I don`t get is why it doesn`t have what most wills have, which is who takes it in the event that Daniel predeceases her? The will is silent on that.

BECK: Isn`t this his only job? Wasn`t he her attorney?

BLOOM: Well, a couple of things. First of all, he`s not the attorney who drafted this will. That`s the law firm of Eric London in Century City, California.

Secondly, you know, there is a lot of suspicions swirling around Howard Stern. I just don`t know sitting here today, Glenn, whether he`s one of the friends that tried to get her off of drugs and alcohol, that tried to help her, or whether he was enabling her, as you say. We just don`t know.

BECK: Let me go to Wendy. I mean, come on.

WENDY MURPHY, VICTIM RIGHTS ADVOCATE: Almost specious, I love Lisa, but I was waving and cheering when you were doing your intro, because I think you`re the only one with the guts to say what appears to be the most important part of the story, which is that there is smoke all over the place when it comes to Howard Stern.

You are being kind calling him a leech. I have written a piece. I call him a pimp and you know why? Because it`s not humane to suck money and life out of a human being because you like to not have a job, not do anything responsible with your life, and you want to chase a woman around, because you know that people are exploiting her and you`re going to get some of the drippings.

BECK: OK, let...

MURPHY: The fact that you have the guts to say that matters a lot.

BLOOM: What`s the evidence that this relationship was different than any other relationship or one person, a celebrity works, and the other person handles the business and legal affairs? Why is that different?

BECK: Oh, come on.

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MURPHY: And she`s dead.

BLOOM: ... accuse him of being a drug pusher is a highly inflammatory, really defamatory accusation.

MURPHY: I didn`t say he was a drug pusher. I said he was a pimp.

BECK: Ladies, ladies.

BLOOM: I would like to see some evidence before you make an accusation like that.

MURPHY: You know what`s interesting? You know what`s interesting, Glenn? If this were a movie, right, at the end, if it does turn out that Howard K. Stern had something to do with their untimely deaths, we`d all go, oh, how cliche and predictable.

But the fact that we`re watching all this smoke and being so careful not to say, well, the poor guy, you know, he`s in mourning. How many things of hers has he sold since her son died, since she died? Why does he get a pass? The presumption of innocence may mean he`s not going to jail...

BECK: Wait a minute. Wait, wait, wait.

MURPHY: You may never go to jail...

BLOOM: Doesn`t mean we should judge him harshly.

Let me say this, Glenn, she was clearly worth more to him in life than she is in death. She was clearly supporting him.

MURPHY: That`s not true.

BLOOM: He was a boyfriend/lawyer.

BECK: Hold on, hold on.

Hold on. Wendy, Wendy, Wendy. Hold on.

BLOOM: He doesn`t take anything under the will, and he doesn`t take anything if the will is invalid. He gets nothing from her death.

BECK: So let me ask you this, Lisa, because I -- I happen to be with Wendy. I think the guy`s a dirtbag.

BLOOM: I just want to see some evidence of it.

BECK: Evidence that he`s a dirtbag?

BLOOM: You guys talk about...

BECK: Have you watched the news?

BLOOM: You say you don`t like the way he looks? That`s not evidence. Where`s the evidence?

BECK: No. Look...

MURPHY: Can I say something? Can I say something?

BECK: Sure.

MURPHY: Please, look it.

BECK: I lost -- I don`t know when I lost control of the show, but it happened in the last couple minutes. Go ahead.

MURPHY: With Dan -- I`m really sorry, but with Daniel out of the way, and with Anna Nicole out of the way, and Howard K. Stern as the presumptive legal father, though not biologically connected at all to this child. But he`s living in a country where he`s the presumptive legal father.

The pathway has been cleared for him to control the millions and millions of dollars that will some day flow to that child when Howard Marshall`s estate is resolved.

BLOOM: There`s only one problem with that argument.

MURPHY: Will you call that an incentive for the guy to act badly?

BLOOM: OK. One problem with that argument. Right now she`s entitled to zero from J. Howard Marshall`s estate. Absolutely zero. What she won in the Supreme Court is the right to keep fighting. So there are no millions of dollars. Right now, it`s zero.

MURPHY: She had more money when she died.

BLOOM: We don`t know that she has any money in her estate. I`m just looking for the evidence.

BECK: OK.

MURPHY: She doesn`t have any now. She`s got a lot of attention (ph).

BLOOM: I`m a Court TV girl. I like to see evidence before I make an accusation. That`s all I`m saying.

BECK: May I just...

MURPHY: ... is not nothing.

BECK: May I just point out to America, more of this later on the show. We haven`t even discussed what`s actually in the will yet. Oh, stay tuned.

Wendy, Lisa, thanks. We`ll be back with some more talk with some people who have absolutely no opinion on this, coming up in just a second.

And also, I just want to throw this in. If you thought the O.J. Simpson trial was bad, you haven`t seen anything yet. I mean, Simpson had Judge Ito. Check out the Anna Nicole judge in Florida.

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ANNOUNCER: And now, another great moment in judicial history.

SEIDLIN: That baby is on a cold, cold storage room. It`s not decaying so fast. I can go over there now and look at it and go back in a month and still look at it.

ANNOUNCER: And that was great moments in judicial history.

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ANNOUNCER: This is GLENN BECK.

BECK: This story just can`t get any more bizarre.

Coming up, we have a message for all of those who oppose the war but support the troops. You know what? You`re full of crap. You`re either in or you`re out, and I`ll explain.

And Bank of America, you`ve been warned, and all the illegal immigrants, same thing. You`re both really going to hate tonight`s "Real Story".

Plus, we`ll be back with Anna Nicole`s will and more importantly, what does it mean about the motivations of those around her? Don`t miss tonight`s episode.

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BECK: All right. For a long time, there has been a prevailing notion that you can both oppose the war in Iraq but still support our troops fighting there. It`s been said by everybody from President Bush to dopes like me. Essentially, hate the game, but not the players.

Well, that`s still true, but it`s only true if you want to pull the troops out. You can`t ask a man to kill in your name but then also tell them that what you`re killing for really isn`t worthy.

In other words, you can`t live in nonbinding resolution land. If you want to say the war is wrong, then have the courage to cut the funding and get the troops out of there. If not, figure out how to win the war, period. Those are the two choices that at least involve supporting the troops.

The Democrats who control Congress -- 17 Republicans join them -- have tried now to straddle that line in Nowhereville, but now we need to look at the possible consequences that this passive aggression will have and the lives that it could cost.

The resolution claims to support the troops, which is always so popular on the back of bumper stickers, even though it disapproves of their mission. They`re killing people in your name. It champions their bravery while disputing the need for additional forces that the president and commanding general in Iraq, who they just voted in, 97-zip, see vital for success and safety.

And as if that`s not enough, here`s what I can`t figure out on top of it. When did we, as a country, begin to accept any other outcome in a war other than a win?

Congress, most of you people gave the president the power to start the war. There is no other option than winning it. Our grandparents, honestly, our grandparents would look at a bunch of mealy-mouthed weasels in Congress and they`d slap every one of you. Have the courage of your convictions, one way or another.

I`m joined now by Senator Jeff Sessions. He`s a Republican from Alabama.

Senator, do you -- do your colleagues in the next chamber over, do they know what message they`re sending with this resolution?

SEN. JEFF SESSIONS (R), ALABAMA: You know, this is Congress at its worst, Glenn. What we`re doing is trying to play politics at home and pass a contradictory resolution.

Just think about it this way: we have voted to fund our soldiers in Iraq and to confirm 94-0 the commander, General Petraeus, who will lead them in the surge the president has proposed and, yet, at the same time, we want to pass a resolution that says we don`t approve of it.

And the resolution has no meaning, and it`s designed really to allow people to politically emote. And people don`t care in this country, I think, how congressmen and senators feel. What they want to know is what are we doing.

And we`ve committed to our soldiers. We need to support them.

BECK: Senator, you have to tell you, I`m disgusted by the whole lot in Washington. And I think most people are feeling the same way.

Look, if you want to disagree with the war, and especially if you were there at the beginning, and you weren`t for it in the beginning, you know, God bless you. It is -- it is your responsibility as a representative of the people in Washington to do that.

But have the cojones to stand up and say, "Stop the war right now." Otherwise, can we stop debating back and forth, you know, on nonbinding resolutions? And could we have a debate on how to win the war?

SESSIONS: You know, I think, I couldn`t agree more. I respect people who oppose the war, whether they did at the beginning or not. The situation is very grave now. I`m pleased we`ve got our best general and I believe our better plan to work on Baghdad. And we`ve had some progress in Al-Anbar in just the last few weeks.

But it is a very difficult circumstance, and I respect people who have grave concerns about it.

But we`ve sent our soldiers out there, Glenn. They are out there giving their heart and soul and their very lives to execute a policy we in Congress sent them to do. And we ought not to do one thing that undermines their ability to be successful.

BECK: Senator, you know, from the very beginning, before this war started, I got on and I begged my radio listeners, please, please have the argument right now and decide, because you can`t ask people to kill in your name and then tell them it`s not worth it.

Isn`t this the beginning of repeating exactly the same mistakes we made with our Vietnam veterans?

SESSION: Well, I think it probably is, Glenn. And it is -- we are sending them into a life-and-death struggle. And the one thing they want to know is, do we support them?

To pass resolutions that can only embolden our enemies and make they think we are divided, that can weaken the respect that our allies might have in our policies, while we are still committing our soldiers, to me is unwise. And I just wish we wouldn`t do it. And...

BECK: Do you believe that Murtha is going to pull the funding, that this is just the first step of -- the next one is to pull the funding?

SESSIONS: Well, I hope not. We have -- we`ve committed to a new policy. That`s going on right now. Troops are already arriving. General Petraeus is over there now, I think, already. And so we need to give that a chance to succeed.

But we`re going to know pretty soon. Is this thing going to work or not? And if it`s not working, we`re going to have to re-evaluate what we`re going to do. So we shouldn`t back off now.

BECK: Senator, thank you so much and, please, let`s have the discussion on how to win. When did we ever give up on winning wars in this country?

Coming up, the almighty dollar once again trumps the will of the people. Tonight`s "Real Story" will have blood shooting out of your eyes. Coming up.

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BECK: All right. Every day you can hear my radio program on stations all across the country, including 97.1 FM Talk in St. Louis. By the way, if you can`t find an affiliate in your area, you can sign up and listen online at my web site, GlennBeck.com.

Speaking of radio, Al Franken`s gig on Air America has come to a grinding halt. He`s announced now that he`s running for a Senate seat in Minnesota. God help us all.

Dave Glover joins us now from St. Louis.

David, you actually think this is a good idea.

DAVE GLOVER, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: You know, I`m of two minds on this. On the one hand, Al Franken and I agree on absolutely nothing.

BECK: Yes.

GLOVER: He`s not a guy I would ever vote for or encourage anyone to vote for.

On the other hand, though, I`m a big fan or proponent of nonprofessional politicians running for higher office.

BECK: You know, that`s what they`ve been doing over at Air America. That`s what a lot of people -- no, no, it is. That`s what a lot of people on talk radio do. It`s not just to the left. It`s some on the right, as well. All they`re doing is running campaigns for people. He`s been a politician since he started at Air America.

GLOVER: Yes, yes, I just think that a lot of people are discounting him because he`s an entertainer. He was a comedian. He was on the radio. And I just, I think that`s getting into dangerous territory, because the next guy to come along, maybe someone you really support, and you have to use the same arguments against them.

BECK: Yes. Well, I don`t think he`s a funny comedian. I don`t know how he was ever classified as a comedian, but that`s a different story.

Is it true? I`ve heard you compare him to Ronald Reagan?

GLOVER: Well, in that, and probably the only sense, but in that sense, if you go back and you read about, you know, when Reagan got into public life, I mean, people just made merciless fun of him. They didn`t take him seriously. He`s the Gipper. He`s the guy who did the monkey movies.

And by the same token, whether it was Jesse Ventura or it was -- it`s going to be Franken, eventually, there`s going to be another Ronald Reagan, another person from the entertainment or from sports. And people aren`t going to take them seriously, and they`re going to be a very serious candidate.

I don`t think Al Franken`s the guy, but if you are to discount him based on the resume, then you`re in trouble.

BECK: Sure. I could see that kind of. I think I`m willing to dismiss pretty much anyone elected in Minnesota. What is it with? We`ve got Jesse Ventura and Al Franken.

GLOVER: Yes.

BECK: What the hell is in the water up there?

GLOVER: Yes, yes, yes.

BECK: Too many lakes I think is what it is.

GLOVER: Too much butter.

BECK: My gosh. You know, I met Al Franken, well, kind of. I want to show a picture of our only meeting. There I am in my fat years. This is me at an airport in Iowa right after the Iowa caucus before the last election.

I met him in the airport, and I took his picture because I had to tell this story. I was with my radio producer Stu, and I was standing in line right behind him at the airport. And we were trying to get our tickets. And he didn`t know I was standing there. And I`m just, and he didn`t know who I am.

And there was no way he could get through the security line, because everybody in the media was trying to get on the plane that day. We were all going to miss our plane.

And he leaned up on the counter and he says, "Eh, listen, isn`t there some sort of mechanism fur people like me?"

I thought, oh, my gosh, Mr. Man of the people. Some sort of mechanism for people like you. You mean, jerks? You know...

GLOVER: I heard another national radio guy yesterday say, this is the dumbest guy ever to get behind a microphone, that he`s stupid. And once again, that may make for, you know, some interesting radio to say silly things like that, but I think it`s dangerous.

BECK: Yes.

GLOVER: He`s not a stupid guy. Again, don`t agree with his politics, but he`s an intelligent guy who could charm some people.

BECK: You`re exactly right. David, thank you very much.

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BECK: All right. Welcome to the "Real Story."

For months on this program and programs just like it, we`ve been covering story after story about illegal immigration, everything from illegals getting in-state college tuition rates to U.S. border guards serving 11 years in prison for doing their job. And none of it -- I mean none of it -- has sat right, none of it has made sense, until now.

Last night, I told you that I had somewhat of an epiphany earlier this week during a presidential press conference. President Bush was responding to a question -- its topic was completely unrelated to immigration, but his answer brought everything together for me. I want you to listen closely.

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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Let`s put it this way: money trumps peace sometimes. In other words, commercial interests are very powerful interests throughout the world.

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BECK: OK, now, you know, since I`m not running for anything, let me be a little more honest and clear with you than he was. The "Real Story" is, money trumps everything.

Last week, I told you about a promising new cancer drug that they can`t get off the ground because there`s no patent available for it. No patent means no profits. And drug companies, well, we`re just not interested in that. Money trumps everything.

Then, of course, we have a little story about Bank of America, expanding a little program that allows people or, more accurately, illegal immigrants to obtain credit cards without a Social Security number. But even though the Bank of America is making all the headlines now, I got news for you: Citibank has been doing something very similar with virtually no scrutiny. Wells Fargo has been offering mortgages without Social Security numbers since last year.

Why? Why is that? Because there are between 12 million and 20 million illegal immigrants in this country right now, and money trumps everything. Last spring, Miller Brewing Company faced boycotts from Latino groups after donating money to a U.S. congressman who sponsored a bill that would have cracked down on illegal immigration.

Well, you can obviously imagine, I mean, you can`t have the $700 billion Hispanic market not drinking your beer. So the geniuses at Miller came up with a new plan. Few months and $30,000 later, Miller sponsored a large street demonstration to support the rights of illegal immigrants or, as Miller called it, quote, "the free movement of people." Oh, Miller, thank you. It was so beautiful. If I wasn`t a recovering alcoholic, I`d tip one back in your name tonight.

Not surprisingly, the boycotts quickly disappeared. Nobody said anything. Money trumps everything.

You know, I am the biggest capitalist you`ll ever meet. I believe with all my heart and soul that free markets and real competition solves almost anything. Global warming, competition. Capitalism. But the key here is, it almost every time solves things, because every once in a while, capitalism has to stand for something other than the bottom line.

John D. Rockefeller, I`m reading books about him right now, not really a good guy. This guy was known for his extraordinarily aggressive business tactics, to put it mildly. Even this guy said, quote, "I believe that every right implies a responsibility, every opportunity an obligation, every possession a duty."

Bank of America, you do have the right to market a credit card to illegal immigrants. But you have the American responsibility not to. Today, Bank of America, oh, they declined our invitation to come on the show. They`re very brave in their stance. Instead, they sent us a statement saying that their program fully complies with the U.S. Patriot Act.

You know what? They`re absolutely right. Completely legal. It`s also legal to market lottery tickets to gambling addicts and vodka to people like me. But that doesn`t really make it right, does it, Bank of America? It really doesn`t make it a responsible thing to do; it just makes it profitable.

The greatest thing about capitalism that maybe the Bank of America has forgotten is, everybody has the right to make choices. Now, you have a choice right now. You can sit there and you can get mad. You can -- because I`m like you, man, I sit in front of the TV and I get frustrated. I start to scream and yell at the TV. I`ll yell at my wife, "Yo, look at this, everybody is just looking out for themselves."

You have another choice. You could sit there and you could steam how your vote doesn`t even matter anymore. Glenn, I already done my thing. I`ve already voted. I worked hard at it. Nobody will listen to me. Or you can make a difficult choice, a personal choice, to support the people and the companies that support what you stand for, what America stands for.

For every Bank of America, there`s another bank that has no interest in selling to illegals. For every beer like Miller, there`s a microbrewery that has no interest in political agendas. For every company that is part of the problem, there are two others -- I`ll bet you there are five others, ten others, that want to be part of the solution, but it`s all about personal choices.

So, starting Monday, right here on this program, I`m going to start pointing out those companies that stand for something and those companies that sell us out every time, so you can make a choice, as well.

I was thinking about this today. I think the Constitution was divinely inspired. I really believe that. It is an amazing living document. How does it start? "We, the people." They`re the first three words. They are the answer to every problem we face, every injustice we have to endure.

Like you, I am mad as hell. Our country has been hijacked in the middle of the night by thieves, and I want it back. But instead of sitting there naively thinking that it`s my vote that counts, I realize that the real currency as always is cash. They`re absolutely right: Money does trump everything, including those businesses selling out their country in the dark of the night just to make more cash.

Steve Camarota, he is the director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies. Steve, you know what`s really scary about this Bank of America thing, is I believe this is more than just making a quick profit. This is actually about entrenching illegal aliens in our society, isn`t it?

STEVE CAMAROTA, CENTER OF IMMIGRATION STUDIES: Yes, I think you`re right, Glenn. Look, Bank of America gets the F-minus for corporate citizenship, but there`s a larger issue here, and there`s an agenda of a lot of people who probably went to Bank of America, made some presentations, said, "Hey, you should do this." And the goal here is to make illegality seem normal.

Get them their driver`s license; get them their in-state college tuition. So at some point, you could say, "Look, they have a job. They own a house. They have a credit card, my goodness. We can`t enforce the law now; it would be unfair, unreasonable." They`re embedding into our society, and Bank of America is helping them do that.

I think you`re right. It serves a larger agenda. Bank of America may be mostly voted by myopic greed, but I think there is a bigger issue here.

BECK: You know, I`ve got to tell you, I am so sick of this argument. I can`t take this argument anymore, because why are we talking about amnesty at this point? Shut the water off at this point. Let`s fix the frickin` border. You know what? We can talk about amnesty. Let`s shut these companies down that are making profits on the backs of illegal aliens and protect our self at the borders north and south. Why has this only become an amnesty issue?

CAMAROTA: Yes, I think because, in Washington here, not in America, but in Washington, you`ve got some Bush and some Republicans and most of the Democrats, all they seem to want to do is talk about how virtuous and wonderful illegal aliens are, and how we need to give them legal status, namely amnesty, that mean obviously they don`t want to call it that.

Now, the only interest group that`s really lined up against that is the American people. Most of corporate America, all the ethnic advocacy group, unfortunately my own church, the Catholic Church, most of the unions have all gone over to the idea of amnesty for illegal aliens. The only interest group that won`t go along is the American people, and that`s the only thing that`s preventing it right now, as I said.

BECK: Because we`re sitting around on our hands doing nothing. They`re stealing. They`re stealing the store out front while we`re sitting in the kitchen. It`s incredible to me.

Now, help me. Give me a thread to hang on to. I believe in, "We, the people." I believe people have the power to change. Can people make personal decisions? Is this going to mean anything to a company like Bank of America?

CAMAROTA: I think that -- yes, I mean, it`s not like corporate America has this great spine. If they get a lot of complaints, they might back off. They`re even more likely, if people go into the bank and say, "Hey, I`m taking my money out," that might shake up Bank of America and set an example.

The other thing people can do is get involved politically. Let their congressmen and senators know they don`t want amnesty. They want the law enforced, and that does make a big difference.

I can tell you what they say up here. Look, the public, I don`t hear from them, so I don`t think they care, so I`m going to go over and do what the interest groups want. But when they do hear from the American people, they back off, and say, "OK, you got my attention." So democracy works, but you kind of have to make it work.

BECK: Yes, I`ve got to tell you, Steve, thank you very much for your time. I just saw a poll we`re going to talk about on the radio on Monday. The rankings of Republicans and Democrats on what you find important. We`re talking about global warming. Nobody cares about global warming in comparison to illegal immigration, and we`ll tell you about that Monday on the radio show.

Check out the Web site at glennbeck.com, and find all the information there under the "Real Story" button.

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BECK: OK, as I told you earlier today, Anna Nicole Smith`s will was made public today, and the executor is Howard K. Stern. What a surprise. The will, which was written before the birth of her daughter, Dannielynn, may have actually excluded the baby girl that everybody`s fighting so hard to control.

So what does this mean? Here once again to help us sort this all out is former prosecutor Wendy Murphy and Lisa Bloom, who`s been all over this for Court TV.

Lisa, let me start with you. What specific portion about the omission of future children is there? What kind of person would sign that? Why would you put that in there?

BLOOM: That`s actually standard language, and everybody has the right to choose it or not choose it, but it`s fairly standard language. Usually, it`s intended for men. In other words, we don`t want people coming forward after somebody dies and say, "I`m the long lost son of Glenn Beck, and, therefore, I should take under the will." This kind of language is designed to say, "Glenn Beck, for example, has one child, one child only. If anybody else comes forward, forget it, they`re not taking."

When we`re talking about a woman like Anna Nicole Smith, it is a little bit odd, because any future children, she would probably know about them, right? And so it is a little bit on.

MURPHY: You never know.

BECK: I mean, I can`t -- I mean, we`ve had whole countries stand up and announce that they`re the father of the child or have been sleeping with her.

BLOOM: Right.

BECK: Wendy, what makes you -- this has been bothering me all day. I`ve seen the videotape of this woman. She was never in control. How come I couldn`t contest this will and say, "She didn`t know what she was signing"?

MURPHY: Well, I`m not sure you couldn`t. I think the validity of the will is something that has to be established absolutely before anyone does anything about it.

And, by the way, he can`t just be the executor. He has to be named the executor by a judge before that has any legal effect, so that hasn`t happened yet, as wishful as it might have been for him to self-proclaim. It has to be allowed by a judge.

And then, the interesting thing is, he`s been named sort of the manager of Daniel`s money, and Daniel is dead, so Daniel has nothing. And so I really think the question is: Is the will moot? I think there`s a real chance that the will is moot.

However, it does give us a little bit of insight into what could be a sinister mindset going on at the time the will was being crafted. Who in their right mind -- Anna Nicole always talked about having more children. No mother -- and I know she wasn`t a mental giant. She was no, you know, law professor. But no person who could understand plain English would read that clause and say, "What do you mean, if I have more children in the future, which I`d like to do, I`m giving them nothing?"

BECK: Oh, my gosh.

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BLOOM: She was talking about that in 2001 around the time of the signing of this will. You know, I`ve talked to a number of people who have said they were talking to her about being a potential sperm donor. She was very much interested in having other children, but I think...

MURPHY: That`s why it`s sinister.

BLOOM: Since there`s no backup beneficiary, either -- now, usually a will will provide, "All the money goes to my children. If they predecease me, then it`s going to go to my favorite charity or my best friend or my hair dresser." It doesn`t say that in this will. It says Daniel and Daniel only.

What that means, though, is that I think she`ll be treated as an intestate person, in other words, somebody who died without a will. All the money will go to her only surviving heir. That will be Dannielynn. So I think Dannielynn is going to take it anyway.

BECK: All right, Lisa, you said earlier...

MURPHY: And guess who gets to control it?

BECK: Hang on. You said earlier today that there`s really no money here.

BLOOM: There might not be, I don`t know.

BECK: Hold on, please. The question that I have for you, Elvis makes more now that he`s dead. Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, who controls the image of Anna Nicole?

BLOOM: You know, all of them, though, had songs and movies. She doesn`t really have that.

BECK: Those -- please, welcome to America, when you used to have to create something of value. Now you just have to be famous.

BLOOM: Exactly. Exactly. It would be her heir. That would be her daughter, who`s only 5 months old and is not really in a position to exploit her image, but that`s legally who it would be.

You know, the judge appointed a guardian ad litem to protect the interests of the daughter. That may be where that goes.

And, by the way, with regard to Howard Stern being the executor of the will, executor number two, Ron Rale, said in open court today that Howard Stern was probably going to step down in that role. That will probably be announced Tuesday.

MURPHY: Oh, how noble.

BECK: Wendy, I mean, I know you two disagree, you know, and honestly, Lisa, I commend you for not wanting just to throw people under the bus, like Wendy and I are willing to do.

BLOOM: Let`s have some evidence.

BECK: I mean, I just don`t -- my spider senses are tingling on this guy and, you know, maybe, God help us all, hopefully we`re wrong. However, there are just too many things out there, like, Wendy, help me with -- it`s awfully convenient that they`re in the Bahamas now, isn`t it?

MURPHY: Yes, yes. Isn`t it so fortunate that they happened to have the baby in a country that happens to have such crummy laws, you can create fatherhood by fiat, irrespective of sperm. You can become the homeowner of a million-dollar mansion on the beach and have paid not a dime for it.

He is doing diaper duty in a mansion he didn`t pay a dime for, raising a baby that everybody basically agrees is not his. Isn`t that fortuitous that they landed in that kind of country?

BLOOM: Well, you could do that here. You could do that in California. If he`d married her while she was pregnant...

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BLOOM: ... the baby would be presumptively his, end of story. Somebody couldn`t even...

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MURPHY: What I`m saying is, Anna Nicole was a lot of things. She was not a legal genius. And it is not an accident that he`s a lawyer who landed them in a country where he got all these benefits and he has no money.

And, by the way, the owner of that home has said on CNN that they had no money. He kept saying, "Sign the note. I want my money." And they kept saying, "Well, we have none." And Anna says, "As soon as I get the check from TrimSpa, I`m going to give you the money." In other words, she had no money. And you think he wanted to keep her alive? She was worth more to him dead than alive.

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BECK: Wendy, Lisa, thanks for your time. I have a strange inkling that we`re going to be seeing a lot of you in the coming days, weeks and months. Back in a minute.

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BECK: All right. Let`s go straight to the e-mail with Amir in Chicago, who writes in. "Glenn, I`m a 17-year-old Iranian immigrant. Your program on Islamic extremists exposed wasn`t surprising to me, because I used to see the videos every day on TV. More importantly, I also enjoyed the last part about actually listening to the voices that condemn terrorism, which you rarely hear in the media, because apparently it`s not sexy or exciting enough. I just want to say, I`m sick and tired of the mullahs running my country in the name of Islam. I want my voice to get out there. Why not start here?"

This is a great place to start, Amir. Thank you for writing. It`s voices like yours that you might think are small and inconsequential. It isn`t. It`s important. Please, continue to write. That`s why we`re going to continue to make sure America hears your voice and voices like yours.

Although the next e-mail isn`t quite as happy with me. Jennifer did write in. She writes, "You want to whine and fuss that the war in Iraq doesn`t have a positive side shown in the media. Give me a break! This is a war that people like you wanted, supported, and voted for." Well, one out of three isn`t bad. I did support the war. I never really got a chance to vote on it, and I never, ever want war. I just believe that sometimes it has to be done.

By the way, she finishes it, "Did I mention you should be fired?" Well, yes, now you have.

You know what? I`m not looking for the media to report some rosy picture of what`s happening in Iraq. It`s war. I just want the good as well as the bad. In other words, let me translate: the truth. I just wish we could occasionally get something other than an explosion.

You know, for example, Prime Minister Maliki told President Bush that the first few days of the security program have produced, quote, "dazzling successes" in Baghdad. I`m listening for it in the media. You know, you can`t take that report by itself, but it would be nice if I didn`t have to dig through 45,000 stories about Britney Spears entering rehab to find it.

Now, before we go, it is Friday. I want to say good-bye to our booker, Andrea Lewis. She is moving on to bigger and better things, which really pretty much everything is bigger and better than this. Shake your head if I`m exactly right, Andrea. Yes, see? We just want to wish her well. She was a big part of the growth of this program, and I wanted to take a second to say good-bye and thank you.

All right, have a great weekend. We will see you Monday when we have the attorney for Dog, the bounty hunter, who`s looking to not be sent back to Mexico to be thrown in jail. We`ll see you then, Monday. Bye.

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