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Terror Arrests in Toronto; Attorney Defends Thief Who Turned in One of His Victims for Child Molestation; New Web site Sends Bricks to Congress to Make a Point About Immigration

Aired June 05, 2006 - 19:00   ET

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GLENN BECK, HOST: O, Canada, you`ve inflicted such pain on us over the years. We`ve taken all your crap, Cirque Du Soleil, Celine Dion -- I`m still waiting for an apology on that one -- the weird, round bacon that you sent us that McDonald`s had to perfect.

But this weekend Canada, you`ve redeemed yourself. Finally, you did something right. The RCMP, otherwise known as -- there they are -- the Mounties, which coincidentally, is also the name of a movie I "accidentally" rented -- twice -- they arrested and charged 17 people for plotting a massive terror attack in southern Ontario. Canada, way to go. That`s what we`re talking "aboot."

But we do have an exclusive photo of the dramatic arrest. Here you can see them. Yes. And I didn`t realize that they had actually tied that woman to a train track. But apparently, they did.

The suspects now were all Muslim, but you would never, ever know that if you`re reading the "New York Times." In their cover story -- this is from yesterday -- you have to read all of this, then you`ve got to go all the way to page 24, and read this whole article. You get to here, that`s the first time that they use the word "Islam."

Instead, the "Times" refers to the suspects as "South Asian." Here are some of their names: Fahim Ahmad, Asad Ansari, Shareef Abdelhaleen, Yasim Mohamed, and Saad Khalid. Yes -- no, they really do sound like characters from "South Pacific." Don`t they?

Here`s the thing: they`re Islamic extremists. There`s nothing wrong with saying that. Before you call me a hatemonger, let me make myself clear. I am not saying that Muslims are terrorists. But the Muslims that have three tons of ammonium nitrate -- yes, I`m little suspicious of that. Go ahead, crucify me.

David Rudd is the president of some big Canadian think tank who deals with security issues north of the border. These people, David, terrorists or just some students that were doing some experiment with some explosives?

DAVID RUDD, SECURITY EXPERT: Well, I don`t think this is a science project, by any stretch of the imagination, Glenn. Certainly the conduct here is -- certainly doesn`t put them above suspicion. It only took one ton of ammonium nitrate to knock down the Murrah building in Oklahoma City in 1995.

BECK: Right.

RUDD: Three tons? That`s -- that`s a very serious proposition.

BECK: You know, I`ve got to tell you, I`ve been hearing these things that are, you know, supposed to make us feel better. It doesn`t make me feel better at all. One is they`re not associated with al Qaeda. To me that`s worse. That means they`re on their own, and you know, they`re not connected. It`s a separate group of people that want to destroy us.

RUDD: Well, indeed, most of the terror attacks that have taken place in western countries over the last number of years have been perpetrated by groups that might be sympathetic to the objectives of al Qaeda. But to think that all these -- all these acts took place after a phone call from the border areas of Pakistan? No, that`s not how it works any more.

BECK: OK.

RUDD: Al Qaeda is a bit of a franchises. That`s all it is.

BECK: And then on the other -- on the flip side is everybody is also saying they`re no threat to the United States. Well, yes, they are. If they`re a threat to the Canadians, if they`re a threat to the English, they`re a threat to the western way of life. Isn`t that what they`re really targeting?

RUDD: Well, it`s difficult to say. I wouldn`t dispute that. I think what`s interesting is that when the news conference held by Canadian security authorities was held a couple of days ago, they mentioned very, very clearly that Canadian-only targets were being -- were the center of attention here.

In other words, it`s not as if they guys had necessarily planned to blow up the U.S. embassy in Ottawa or the consulate...

BECK: Right.

RUDD: ... which is just up the street from my office. But I think they inserted that word "Canadian only", Glenn, because they knew that some Americans, including many influential Americans, would probably be monitoring that broadcast. They wanted to send a signal, please don`t close the border, our economy depends on trade with you, so please -- please don`t do that.

BECK: Right. Well, we may not have an economy if, you know -- if they`re blowing us up and blowing you up. I mean, you know, we`ve got to do the right thing for our children down the road.

Is it possible that these guys just had that theme from "Titanic" and they just snapped and said, "Enough Celine Dion" and that`s why they`re in Canada? A possibility of -- I`m just saying. I`m not in the think tank, you are. I don`t know.

RUDD: That`s quite all right. Look, motivation is the big thing, and we don`t know fully what the motivation was. That`s going to come up, I think, in the court proceedings. I tend to discount the possibility this was some sort of massive protest against, for example, U.S. or foreign policy.

We don`t have troops in Iraq. The troops that we do have in Afghanistan serving alongside your folks. We`re there with the blessing of the U.N. and at the invitation of the host government, so it`s difficult to see how that would cheese someone off.

I only speculate here, Glenn, but it`s possible this was some sort of act against, yes, Canadian targets, but perhaps to protest against a perception that the laws that we`ve passed in this country since 9/11 and that the tactics used by police or security services somehow are part of sort of an anti-Muslim plot.

BECK: Yes, well, I don`t even -- I don`t want -- you know what, David? I`ve got to tell you, I`m so sick of the -- this is a protest because we`re biased against Islam. I can`t even take it anymore. David, I thank you very much for your time. Good work this weekend up in Canada.

All right. Here`s the thing -- unless we call terrorists for what they actually are, Islamic extremists, we are burying our head in the sand. And so are the good Muslims. Stop pussyfooting around, man.

Here is a list of what the "New York times" had in the Sunday edition. We mentioned "Vince Vaughn" in "The New York Times" six times. The words "underpants" found in yesterday`s "New York Times" three times. "Islamic extremists," one mention.

I`m going to -- I`m going to help out. I`m going to be a helper here. I`m going to make up for all the papers that didn`t say this over the weekend. So we can all say it together so we can get used to it. OK? Here it is...

ANNOUNCER: Islamic extremists.

BECK: Yes, there it is for you. Islamic extremists.

ANNOUNCER: Islamic extremists.

BECK: Yes, baby, one more time.

ANNOUNCER: Islamic extremists.

BECK: No, that doesn`t say it, say it like you really mean it.

ANNOUNCER: Islamic extremists.

BECK: One more, baby, bring it on home!

ANNOUNCER: Islamic extremists.

BECK: Yes, now I feel better.

Ahmed Younis is the director for the Muslim Public Affairs Council. And probably not going to like me an awful lot now.

Ahmed, is the media using selective language to describe the terror suspects and why?

AHMED YOUNIS, DIRECTOR, MUSLIM AFFAIRS COUNCIL: Because it bolsters the Islamic legitimacy and identity of the terrorists. I mean, when you continue to use the words "Muslim" or "Islamic" to describe people who are engaged in criminal activity, you`re giving them what they want. You`re bolstering -- you`re bolstering...

BECK: That`s what they are. Look, look, here. I`m a Mormon. I`m a Mormon.

YOUNIS: Sure.

BECK: When I see people who claim to be Mormons who are out doing polygamy, I say all the time they are not Mormons. They claim to be, but they`re not.

YOUNIS: And there`s a big difference.

BECK: But they believe they are.

YOUNIS: The big difference, Glenn.

BECK: What?

YOUNIS: Big difference between that and what we`re trying to say is these guys are not engaging in Muslim conduct. They`re not engaging in conduct that is sanctioned by the tradition of the Koran and what the Koran says.

Look, if you want to fight terrorism, Muslims need to be at the apex of any counterterrorism effort the west. And we continue to engage -- I mean, that`s cool. Then here`s what I suggest you do: continue to bolster the Islamic identity of the people that are trying to claim that they are Muslim leaders and what they`re doing is pursuant to Islam. What we have here...

BECK: Ahmed, Ahmed, I got to tell you, I was so excited to have you on today. Because -- and you know what? In the "Times," when they said this yesterday, when I read this, when they started talking about Islam do you know how they brought it up in the "Times"?

They never once said these are Islamic extremists. The guy who did was the head of the Muslim-Canadian Congress, and he said, "They have done Islam a favor" -- the police -- "for arresting these dirt bags." Amen, I`m glad to hear this.

YOUNIS: Well, of course they did, and any government that is able to foil terrorism plots is doing the Muslim community and the legitimacy and integrity of our religion a great favor.

And that`s why we here in the United States work very closely with the FBI and homeland security in our national grassroots campaign to fight terrorism. So we make sure that mosques are able to secure their legitimacy, so that it`s not leveraged by saboteurs and people trying to engage in extremist rhetoric and in terrorist activity.

And so when you think about it again, the Canadian authorities actually played it right. No. 1, they apprehended and foiled the terror plot. No. 2, they did it quickly, so that the large Muslim community in Canada was not shadowed by this kind of negative repercussion, and No. 3, they ensured that they were doing it in cooperation with Muslim -- Muslim leaders of Muslim communities.

Who are the people that are most interested in this kind of terrorism thought not to be inactive? It`s Muslims, because their community will come under siege, and the legitimacy of their institutions becomes up for grabs. We are the ones that want to foil terrorism plots, both here and in Canada.

BECK: OK. Let me interrupt here.

YOUNIS: Sure.

BECK: Because I`ve only got a couple of seconds. And I have to tell you it`s refreshing to hear this from a Muslim. I don`t hear it. You know -- you know what was in the paper in the "L.A. Times" a couple of weeks ago? Do you remember the big immigration protests that were happening with people?

YOUNIS: Sure.

BECK: That -- what I read in the "L.A. Times" was the Muslim community had decided to come out and rally with the illegal immigrants. And I thought to myself, now is when you decide to rally?

When I need -- what I need to see, what Americans need to see are Muslims coming out into the streets and saying, "Enough, stop hijacking our religion. You are not Muslims. You are terrorists."

YOUNIS: Let me explain to you why that doesn`t work. Protests against religious extremism within Muslim discourse don`t prevent people or inhibit people from being able to engage in these conversations. What does is countering the rhetoric of hate, the rhetoric of suicide, with the rhetoric of Islam, the rhetoric of life.

And if we are given opportunities to engage in our institution, to make sure this type of an ideology doesn`t proliferate itself throughout the communities here in the United States and Canada, we won`t be able to do our job, which is to secure our country and to secure the integrity of our religion, which is what we consistently do.

BECK: Right. Ahmed, I`ve got to run. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. It`s refreshing to hear from you. We`ll have you on again. Thanks.

YOUNIS: Thank you, sir.

BECK: You bet.

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BECK: Omaha, Nebraska? That -- their little grant from the Homeland Security Department went from $5 million to $8 million. My gosh, what an outrage! Omaha has nothing to do with the cuts for New York City. Blaming Omaha, Nebraska, is quintessential New York elitism. I mean, nobody would even attack Omaha, Nebraska. There`s nothing but cows there. Why would anybody ever attack it?

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BECK: Well, here is a heartwarming story. A guy breaks into another guy`s house and steals his safe. Then the police report says it contained a handgun and some personal papers. Curiously, it doesn`t really mention the pictures of the robbery victim molesting a 2-year-old. What? He didn`t say that those were missing?

Those turn up anonymously later at the Los Gatos Police Department, apparently sent there by a man with an extensive criminal report himself.

Now this guy is in jail on an unrelated charge. His name is Matthews Hahn. He`s facing life in prison under California`s three strikes and you`re out law. He won`t say how he came into possession of those photos, but at any rate, he did do the right thing. He`s not a complete waste of skin.

His lawyer plans to use his good deed for leniency. Allen Schwartz, the attorney defending Matthew Hahn.

So honor among thieves, Mr. Attorney? I mean, does your client really deserve a break? He`s got a long record.

ALLEN SCHWARTZ, ATTORNEY FOR MATTHEW HAHN: Yes, he does indeed deserve a break. Even people who do bad things can sometimes do a good thing. And Matt Hahn did the right thing at this time. He didn`t have to think twice about it. He knew someone was out there harming an infant.

BECK: Right.

SCHWARTZ: And he had to put a stop to it.

BECK: Well, I did -- I did read his account of it, and it was quite amazing. I mean, he said he couldn`t sleep at night. He saw the photos. He tried to go to sleep. He couldn`t sleep at night. He wrapped them up in his pink purse and put it in the mail.

But this isn`t why he was busted. He was not busted for this robbery. He was busted for another robbery. So, I mean, he knew he was facing one more time and he was out for life under the three strikes, but he not only did that -- maybe, I don`t know how he got a hold of the purse. But he was arrested on a separate charge, was he not?

SCHWARTZ: Correct.

BECK: So why should he get leniency for that robbery when all he did was find these pictures and send them in?

SCHWARTZ: Well, it`s not just finding the pictures and sending them in. But what he did, really, was put a stop to the perversion that was molesting this child.

BECK: But how is that -- how is that connected at all to, you know, the three strikes? So he did a good thing?

SCHWARTZ: The three strike law.

BECK: Pardon me?

SCHWARTZ: He did do a good thing, yes, he did.

BECK: Yes.

SCHWARTZ: But under the three strike law in California, and actually Matt Hahn is facing something like between three and 400 years to life...

BECK: Right. I will tell you, sir, that it is an outrage that the guy who was molesting the 2-year-old got 30 years, and your client is facing up to 400 years. That is a little insane, but that`s the way the law works in California.

SCHWARTZ: That`s true. But one of the provisions of the law is that, at the time of sentencing, the judge can take into consideration certain factors that perhaps could mitigate the sentence.

BECK: Right.

SCHWARTZ: The judge can consider character. He can consider background, prospects, as well as the nature and circumstances of the current crime and also of the previous crimes.

BECK: OK.

SCHWARTZ: So the judge can take these things into account when he`s fashioning a sentence.

BECK: Right.

SCHWARTZ: It does not automatically have to be...

BECK: I -- we`ll be following this story. I think you have your work cut out for you, but I appreciate the -- the update on it. And we`ll come to you again when the judge has decided. Thank you very much.

SCHWARTZ: OK.

BECK: Let`s go to Judge Alex Ferrer. He is joining me now from Miami. If you were judging this case -- wait a minute, you`re that TV judge. I know you.

ALEX FERRER, HOST, "JUDGE ALEX": I was a judge -- I was a judge for ten years in Miami, and now I`ve got "Judge Alex."

BECK: You`re -- you`re judging this case. You cut the guy some slack? Remember he`s got -- he`s got, I believe, 18 or 19 arrests on his report.

FERRER: What he has, he has nine prior felonies, but they were all from one incident. So he`s the kind of guy who goes out and breaks into nine houses, gets caught and charged with all at one time. So the judge can take that into consideration, that he didn`t have a chance to reform his behavior from two to three to four or whatever.

BECK: Right.

FERRER: But what happened in this case is he goes out and they catch him selling stuff that was stolen in other, I believe, burglaries, on eBay, so he ends up with 19 counts, which is why he`s facing so much time. For each count he`s got a certain number of years he`s facing. He`s had 19 counts.

But would I give him some leniency? I would certainly take into consideration -- because you look at the whole package -- I would take into consideration the fact that his activity did lead to the -- the stopping of this molestation.

BECK: Yes, but I mean, that has nothing to do with it. I have to tell you, on the radio show, I asked the listeners. I said, "Let me do a freak jury. You just call in and you tell me, would you listen to that or not?"

There wasn`t a single -- of course they`re all black-hearted conservatives. There wasn`t -- there wasn`t a single person who said, "Yes, we should cut him some slack." They are separate instances.

FERRER: I guarantee you, there are plenty of people in prison who view me as black-hearted, and think that I am the antichrist who`s supposed to be celebrated tomorrow.

BECK: Right. Told you he was, already.

FERRER: The reality is that it`s a factor you take into consideration. It`s not going to mean much, because he has nine prior felonies.

BECK: Right.

FERRER: If the judge were to ignore eight of them, he`s still a two- striker, and he`s going to face a tremendous amount of time in prison. So -- which is what he should get. He`s a criminal.

And his ethical standards are very narrowly defined. He doesn`t mind stealing from everybody, but when it comes to a crime that involves a child, OK, fine. Well, I see the distinction, but he`s not a man of the cloth. Let`s put it that way.

BECK: I`m up against -- I`m up against a hard break. But again, I have to ask, as a judge, aren`t you frustrated that you could spend 400 years for robbery, and 30 years for molesting a child once?

FERRER: Well, first of all he`s facing 400 years because of the number of counts.

BECK: It doesn`t matter. You can rob from the day -- from the day you`re born until the day you die, and it`s not as bad as raping a child who`s 2 once.

FERRER: No. That is true. And I understand the child that the -- defendant who raped the child was getting a lenient sentence, because the family really didn`t want him to get life...

BECK: Yes, it`s insane.

FERRER: But 30 years is not a walk in the park, either.

BECK: Judge, I got to run. I`ve got to run. Thanks a lot. Appreciate it.

FERRER: Thank you, Glenn.

BECK: You bet.

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BECK: All right. Time to check the buzz from the Gateway City with 97.1 FM talk host Dave Glover, good friend of mine.

Hello, Dave.

DAVE GLOVER, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Hello, buddy.

BECK: In St. Louis, what are people talking about?

GLOVER: You know, between baseball season and the birth of the dark lord tomorrow, we`ve got our plate pretty full.

BECK: The birth of the dark lord.

GLOVER: You know, Albert Pujols is hurt, and we`ve got the antichrist.

BECK: Right. So tomorrow is 6/6/06. By the way, on radio we`re talking about all the difficult kinds of evil that is out there. And tomorrow on television we`re also doing a special on an in-depth look at evil, which I think is a profile of everybody in Washington. I`m not really sure.

GLOVER: No one better to do that than you.

BECK: Yes. Now so you think the antichrist is alive? This 666 thing, does that play any role with you?

GLOVER: You know, I hear that Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are dating. I think that`s where the safe money is.

BECK: Really? Really?

GLOVER: You`ve still got Carrot Top out there, you know, as the dark horse. You know, wouldn`t you be disappointed, though, if this truly -- if tomorrow, the antichrist was born. Thirty years from now, you`ve got some guy with dark black hair and blue eyes at the U.N. going, "Well, I was born on June 6."

BECK: You know, I got to tell you, it is -- it`s really surprising, because there are a lot of people that say -- I think one of the bishops or cardinals in Rome that actually says that the antichrist is alive. There`s one -- I read something from one person that said he`s alive. His name is Mike Trea (ph) and he lives in London.

I mean, I think we should watch him. I mean...

GLOVER: I`m watching you. You know what I`m saying? I`m watching everybody. I feel sorry for kids born today. Which is then, are you just a real jerk, but you`re not exactly antichrist stature. Six-five, six.

BECK: It may be something that you could strive for.

GLOVER: I`ll bet you that there are a lot of false prophets.

BECK: I`m not sure that there`s a lot of women that are being induced tonight, because they do not want to have 6/6/06 as a birthday.

GLOVER: Absolutely. Absolutely. Sure.

BECK: Yes.

GLOVER: But you know, that is a great conversation starter.

BECK: Right. So if this is -- really, this is what people in St. Louis are talking about?

GLOVER: You know, we`re tired. We`re very tired. It`s over- stimulation. Remember the Rodney King jury? As you know, I`m a former lawyer. Best defense ever. What they did is they took that horrible video and they said here`s what we`re going to do. We`re going to show this jury this video 500 times. By about 400 they were comatose. By 500, it was meaningless at that point.

BECK: Sure.

GLOVER: Same thing has been done to all of us here in the Midwest, the breadbasket: beaten about the head and shoulders with information. And I think we`re all just kind of numb. You know?

BECK: Dave, is it -- is it information or is it that everything is on fire? You know, I am so tired of the big crisis in Washington, the big scandal in Washington.

GLOVER: Very true.

BECK: The Republicans are evil, the Democrats are evil, all of the stuff. It`s always so -- such a big crisis. I`m tired. I think that`s why we watch stupid shows like this one, maybe.

GLOVER: You know, here`s an indication. Sixty million people voted for their favorite Coffeemate flavor. You know?

BECK: Yes.

GLOVER: Just an indication.

BECK: Right.

GLOVER: The antichrist is being born tomorrow, and they`re getting Coconut Chai in the top three. So I think that sort of shows us a little - - a little something.

BECK: I don`t know if the antichrist is really -- I think it`s supposed to have some sort of a birthmark on the back of your head or something. Would you do me a favor real quick before we go? Would you just turn around so we can see both sides real quick?

GLOVER: That I won`t do.

BECK: No, you won`t do that?

GLOVER: That I won`t do.

BECK: St. Louis, you should check him. Dave, thanks a lot.

GLOVER: See you, buddy.

BECK: 97.1 FM talk, Dave Glover in the afternoon. We`ll see you tomorrow.

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BECK: They don`t stand for anything. Well, that`s not true, I -- have you seen my red tie and my blue jacket? I obviously am just like the American people.

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BECK: They don`t stand for anything. Well, that`s not true, have you seen my red tie and blue jacket? I obviously am just like the American people. I`d like to get involved. You know, I`d like to call my senator, but I really -- I think the Republicans -- here`s my guess -- the Republicans are going to vote for it, and the Democrats are going to vote against it.

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You watch, I`m going way out on a limb on that prediction. Remember last month when President Bush ordered 6,000 National Guard troops to help secure the Mexican border? Well, today`s the first day. The contingent hit the ground, not exactly running, but it was 108 degrees in Yuma, Arizona.

For the next year they`re going to help putting up lights to better see the illegals scurry across the border, and then they`re going to build some fences to better stop the illegal aliens. Right.

Look, we need to build a wall. That`s what a lot of people say. Actually after the news came out this weekend, I`m going to reaffirm two calls -- Mexico and Canada. How do you do it? One brick at a time. How do you tell congress to do that? Maybe exactly the same way.

This month the send a brick project is ratcheting up. Bricks and mortar immigration message, which through a Web site already has gotten thousands of people to actually mail a brick to their senator or representative, much to the delight I`m sure of mail carriers everywhere.

A lot of the bricks carry personal messages. The good news for congress, the message isn`t being delivered through their office window. The question really is, are they listening?

Kirsten Heffron helped create the Send a Brick Project, the e-mails just weren`t working, Kirsten?

KIRSTEN HEFFRON, THE SEND-A-BRICK PROJECT: Well, I think the problem is e-mails are easily ignored, they`re easily deleted. Letters, they can be shredded. What are you going to do with a brick? At this point we have between 12,000 and 15,000 bricks that have gone to the Capitol that are piled up in their offices.

BECK: Do you really think that they are listening. Have you heard from any of them saying, whoa, I`m listening now?

HEFFRON: We heard from various congressmen that it`s a creative idea, it certainly made them take notice, especially in the beginning. At first it was a trickle, then it was a flood of the bricks.

When the trickle started happening, here`s a brick, here`s another brick. I think it surprised them. I think it really goes to show how motivated people are about this issue. Obviously, though, it`s not quite enough, given the way the Senate voted a couple weeks ago, so we are stepping up our efforts beyond just sending bricks.

BECK: How did you come up with this idea?

HEFFRON: It was really a conversation we were having on the illegal immigration debate on an on-line message board. Someone had said, almost as a joke, it seems they`re having so much trouble with the concept of building a wall, what would happen if we sent some concrete blocks, saying, here`s something to get you started?

We seized on that and said, that`s not a bad idea. What would happen if we did that? So our guy, Chris Brown in Texas, who has web experience, threw up the Web site in a matters of hours.

BECK: What is the Web site.

HEFFRON: It is www.sendabrick.com. And we just started sending that link out to friends and families, everybody we could think of that might be interested. First it was purely word of mouth, almost like a chain letter. When people started getting on board, they started calling local radio hosts and things of that nature, and saying, hey, look at this project, I think it could make a difference.

BECK: You`ll send the brick out for the lazy people like me that just don`t want to mail a brick. What is the heaviest brick that`s been sent out? I hear there was a huge brick sent.

HEFFRON: The heaviest I`m aware of is this guy found this enormous hunk of concrete. He said it weighed 25 pounds.

BECK: Just for my own strange delight, who did it go to. Do you know?

HEFFRON: I don`t know that off the top of my head. I`ll try to find out.

BECK: Please do. Thank you very much. I do so appreciate it. I hope that this catches on. If you missed the e-mail address it`s sendabrick.com, and also you`ll find it at glennbeck.com. We`d love to have you on the radio show again, Kirsten, for an update.

So picture this. This just makes me happy inside, thousands of bricks piling up in the congressional offices. What do you do with the bricks? Me personally, I say you wall off the little doors. What happened to the congressman`s door? We forgot, he`s on the other side.

Republican congressman from New Jersey has a solution. He`s having them stacked up on the Capitol`s loading docks to be donated to Habitat for Humanity, the resale store in Virginia. Except it is my understanding that Ted Kennedy is taking them home to build a new patio. I could be wrong on that. Let`s go straight to hill, Erica Hill, the anchor "PRIME NEWS" on Headline News. Hello, Erica.

ERICA HILL, CNNHN ANCHOR: Hello there. Happy Monday.

BECK: Happy Monday to you too. Are you celebrating? I have the Monday tree up

HILL: Am I celebrating Monday? I didn`t know there was a Monday tree. I need to get on board.

BECK: I`ve already had it decorated.

HILL: I am celebrating, I only have a two-day week this week. It`s really Thursday for me.

BECK: What the heck is up with that? What kind of sweet gig do you have?

HILL: I pulled a few strings, you know. There you have it.

BECK: You`re on vacation?

HILL: I am.

BECK: Where are you going?

HILL: Heading home to Connecticut for my cousin`s wedding.

BECK: Really, I live in Connecticut. Maybe you can swing on by and - -

HILL: Hmm, we`ll see. For lemonade and cookies? I can meet your wife and kids,

BECK: Yes you do.

HILL: If only I could bring my dogs, then you would learn to love dogs.

BECK: I love dogs. I have a dog. I have a giant German shepherd.

HILL: Mine is an Australian shepherd. They`ll be instant buddies. Can you feel the love, everybody? It`s a beautiful thing.

BECK: Male or female.

HILL: He`s a boy.

BECK: No, I meant you.

HILL: That wacky Glenn Beck.

BECK: OK. Go ahead and give us the first story.

HILL: Here we go. The news. A lot of attention focused on the Supreme Court today. That`s after the nation`s highest court announced it will hear two cases dealing with how schools use race in deciding which students go to which schools.

A lot of interest here for the obvious reason, also because it`s a bit of a change since the court rejected a similar case back in December, when moderate justice Sandra Day O`Connor supported the right for schools to be able to use race in the selection process. But it is expected here that since she is no longer on the bench, the legal outcome could now hinge on her replacement, Justice Samuel Alito.

BECK: Give me five seconds here and go to the next story. All I gotta say is let`s judge people about the content of their character, not the color of their skin. Um-hmm. OK. Go ahead.

HILL: You heard it here, Glenn Beck.

This next one, communication breakdown, main reason we`re being told that emergency crews responded slowly to the bombings in London last July. It`s coming from a six-month report released today by the London Assembly.

The group found rescue efforts were delayed because crews couldn`t effectively communicate underground. Specifically their radios and their cell phones failed whey they tried to reach injured people inside the damaged tunnels. Of course a lot of people might be thinking we heard this on 9/11.

BECK: And I think we`ll be hearing this after every terrorist thing. Let`s get use to not being able to communicate with cell phones or radios. By the way, may I ask you a question?

HILL: You may.

BECK: Do you think I look a little like H.R. Puffenstuff?

HILL: I`m going to need to turn and look. Just a little bit. Can I be honest with you? I really don`t know what H.R. Puffinstuff looked like.

BECK: You never saw him?

HILL: I know, I know, should I leave now?

BECK: No, stay there. I`m calling homeland security. You may be some sort a sleeper cell. That is a test question. And time for one more story.

HILL: They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or not. This year`s annual U.S. conference of mayors is being held in Sin City. They talk policy, homeland security, kicking Erica Hill out of country, about 200 mayors in attendance. That`s not the issue, though. Some people are upset about other activities, things like golf, poker lessons, Cirqe du Soleil, a poolside luau.

BECK: That`s what you`re worried about in Vegas?

HILL: This is why they are worried. They`re paid for by corporate sponsors, some critics say these freebies should be declared really as gifts.

BECK: I want you to know the mayors pay for their own hookers, those do not come -- no, seriously, corporations say --

HILL: They couldn`t get a sponsor for that?

BECK: No sponsor for the hookers, you gotta pay for your own. Erica thanks a lot.

HILL: I can sleep easy now.

BECK: Are you on tomorrow?

HILL: I`ll be with you tomorrow.

BECK: Oh, I live for each passing moment. We`ll see you then.

HILL: See you then.

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BECK: Welcome to today`s "Quality of Life" market update. With 6/6/06 just hours away, news of tomorrow`s scheduled Armageddon means bad news for the alternative poultry market. In upstate New York, an escaped emu resulted in panic, bloodshed and widespread pandemonium. Actually, it really wasn`t that bad, but we`re doing cable news, I mean, we`ve got to hype it up so you`ll watch. Her name is Edwina, but for the sake of dramatic effect, for the rest of this report, I`m going to refer to her simply as the flightless terror.

For nearly two days, the flightless terror terrorized the sleepy streets of Guilderland, which sounds like a made-up "Wizard of Oz" kind of town, doesn`t it? Oh, look at the horror. Oh, oh, Edwina was eventually captured by local officials and safely returned to the farm that she has called home for longer than she can remember, which I think is about 47 seconds. Oh, and one cute little postscript to the story. Emus do in fact taste like chicken. Edwina, we hardly knew you.

The impending apocalypse also affecting the biblical prophecy sector on news of yet another sighting of the Virgin Mary. Miami`s Diana Duyser, long considered the tiger woods of people who`ve found images of the Virgin Mary in their grilled cheese sandwiches, is making headlines once again. This time, she thought, what a better way to pay testament to the glory and the inspiration that is the blessed virgin than to make a tattoo of it across my chest. Beautiful. The lord would be so proud.

Duyser first entered the American consciousness in 1994 after discovering the Virgin Mary was there in her half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich. After waiting patiently for a decade, the lord in heaven finally helped people invent eBay, where she was able to sell that sandwich for $28,000 to an online casino company. And after that, not so much.

The nutritional supplement sector is being shaken on reports that Pat Robertson`s protein shake is being pulled from the store shelves. I didn`t even know he had one, but now what am I going to drink? GNC has announced it will no longer be selling Pat`s age-defying protein shake. That`s really the name. Pat Robertson created the recipe himself, but shouldn`t he be like praying or something? I don`t know, maybe that`s just me. According to the Christian Broadcasting Network`s Web site, he credits the drink for helping him leg press, get this, 2,000 pounds. Don`t believe me? Let`s go to the videotape. Watch this.

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PAT ROBERTSON: You can try. You ready? Remember Kristy (ph), I hope I can get it up.

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BECK: That`s just disturbing to hear him say.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That`s it, that`s it, OK, stop.

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BECK: What? I mean, first of all, I don`t think he`s supposed to be using his hands like that, but I won`t judge, I will not judge. The guy is 76-years-old. I`m 42 and I can barely lift my own weight getting off the Barcalounger. By the way, our crack research team here scoured the record books and found the most anyone has leg pressed is 1,335 pounds. That was Florida State quarterback Dan Kendra. Look at him, so I guess Reverend Robertson, who claims to have leg pressed 665 more pounds than this young man, congratulations are in order.

Finally, shares of day care industry are soaring on news that school is out, and moms and dads with young kids and old parents can now dump them in the same place. Well, it`s actually a good idea on paper maybe.

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BECK (voice-over): There`s a growing sector of the population known as the sandwich generation. They`re not called that because they`re fat and like to eat McRibs. No, no, these are the people that are taking care of their kids and their parents at the same time -- get it? Sandwiched?

Here`s the deal. They drop one at preschool and the other one at a retirement center. Fortunately, some smart people realized you can kill two birds with one stone and put them in the same place. Well, in theory. At My Second Home, they`re combining the care of adults and toddlers, but they don`t think of it as consolidation, it`s more like education.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: For the children, we`re watching children who really are learning how to adapt and meet the needs of an altered population.

BECK: Alter meaning, I guess meaning really, really, really old. But despite the massive generation gap, or in this case generation canyon, at My Second Home, the focus is on activities that both groups can share together, like dancing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: So why aren`t you dancing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why aren`t you dancing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why aren`t you dancing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because I don`t want to.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How come?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because I don`t want to.

BECK: The program director says dancing is one of the most popular activities.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The ones that are most successful are the ones where they get to root for each other. Dancing is great.

BECK: They`re enjoying it all right. We asked Faye (ph).

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Don`t ask me, because I`m very old. I`m older than you think.

BECK: Yes, I wouldn`t count on that, Faye (ph). But anyway, at My Second Home, they found that senior citizens are surprisingly eager to try new things, like keeping an open mind to the taste of today`s music.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No, I like the old stuff.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Like what?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Oh, like it -- on weekends usually I turn on the oldies, doo wo. That to me is music.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not today`s stuff?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not today`s music. It makes no sense. I`m sorry, in 50 years, they`ll never know it happened.

BECK: But what`s really important here is the interaction. It`s the glue that holds this whole program together.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Children and seniors connect on these incredible levels.

BECK: And the constant activity is what keeps the elderly alive and kicking, at least we were pretty sure -- I mean, we were told he was alive.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don`t know, he`s a new gentleman. He`s taking a nap right now. I think he finished his breakfast. I don`t know.

BECK: And then there`s Lucy (ph). Apparently Lucy (ph) is not one of my biggest fans.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Who is Glenn Beck? I don`t know him. He doesn`t know me, I don`t know him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you like him?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Should I say it?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why not?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Because, I don`t like him.

BECK: We`ll check back with Lucy (ph) later. Um, no. After a lovely morning of exercise, dancing and gardening, sort of, and something they call cooking, it`s time for a game of fact or crap. This is where old people can share their vast knowledge.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you know Britney Spears is pregnant again?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: No.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She is?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, is that fact or crap?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I`ll say it`s crap.

BECK: It`s an intense game for all the participants. Ah, another happy morning is all wrapped up. The kids happy and energized, the old people one day closer to -- well, you get the picture.

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BECK: All right. Let`s get the week fired up just with a little bit of hate. That`s the way to start the week, isn`t it?

Claudia writes in: Hey, Beck. I have four points on illegal immigration that piss me off after hearing about the big Canadian terror bust -- Claudia, Manhattan.

All right, Claudia, let`s take them one by one. Point one, the T.V. media, including you, talks only about the Mexican border. You never hear about the concern regarding the Canadian border. Well, for all of you television newbies, I have said over and over again on the radio show that securing our borders means securing all of our borders. Only the people who follow the rules should enter our country, period.

Obviously the Mexican border has been in the news lately, so we`ve been talking about it. there also isn`t a huge influx of Canadians clamoring to get into the U.S. The fact is that as much as 10 percent of Mexico`s population is already here illegally. It makes it far more visible and a pressing problem.

Point No. 2, how many terrorists have been caught trying to cross the Mexican border? Oh, that`s right, none. Well, Claudia, great point here. There was one high profile terrorist caught trying to cross the border -- it was the Canadian border. You remember the millennium bomber? He was caught trying to blow up LAX on New Year`s Eve. In more ways than one, I`m more suspicious of anyone trying to illegally cross into the U.S. from Canada because they don`t have the obvious economic motivation. People worried about security need to remember that terror can come from the north just as easily as from the south.

Point No. 3 -- although security is the reason everybody cites for keeping such a close eye on the Mexican border, the other reason is race. I don`t routinely pull out the race card, but the case is undeniable. Otherwise, we`d hear more about the Canadian border from the Lou Dobbs and the Glenn Beck`s of the T.V. world. Well I`m going to let Mr. Dobbs speak for himself, but as for race being a factor, it is deniable.

In fact, I deny it. There it is, it`s denied. I don`t want illegal Canadians crossing the border. I don`t want illegal Swedes crossing the border. I don`t want illegal emperor penguins from the "March of the Penguins" waddling here all the way from Antarctica, unless they have the proper paperwork, then I`ll put them in a zoo. It`s not about the color of the skin, it`s about the content of your visa.

No. 4, I hate Glenn Beck. Well, I mean, a lot of people do. Claudia, let me ask you, do you know how many people are going to write just because of the color of my socks? I mean, come on. If I`m man enough to wear them, I`m man enough to hear your hate mail. Write me at GlennBeck@CNN.com. Tomorrow, it`s all about evil, if the world still exists tomorrow.

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