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Glenn Beck

Is Foiled Terror Plot Part of Something Bigger?; Author Claims to Be Descendent of Christ

Aired August 11, 2006 - 19:00   ET

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GLENN BECK, HOST: All right, a lot has happened this week and I have had a ton to say about it. Some of the things I`ve said, I think quite frankly, I know they make me sound a little insane.

No, actually, I believe they make me sound seriously insane, but when Gatorade is considered a weapon of mass destruction, you know these are crazy times. So bear with me.

Let me start by saying this. If you watch this show, you know, for more than two minutes, you know that I`m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and I know that. I`m a cable news guy. Please.

Yet it`s strange. I look at the ratings every night, and more and more people are coming here every night, because I`m telling you things that you`re not going to hear anyplace else. No matter how insane it sounds, I`m telling you what I believe the truth is.

Buckle up. Here we go.

Everybody today is talking about what happened in the U.K. this morning. At least 24 people were arrested for allegedly plotting to blow up commercial airlines, headed here to the United States, using chemicals smuggled in hand luggage and sports drinks. As a result the terror alert has been raised to red for all planes going from the U.K. to the United States.

Here`s what the president had to say today.

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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We`ve taken a lot of measures to protect the American people. But obviously we`re still not completely safe, because there are people that still plot and people who want to harm us for what we believe in. It is a mistake to believe there`s no threat to the United States of America.

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BECK: OK. It`s important to understand what happened. But it is also very important for you to know that this is only a small piece of the story. If this, you know, bombing plot would have happened a year ago, I`d say to you tonight, "Woo, good thing we caught them, good job."

But at least my gut tells me something different. Does yours? Does your gut tell you that this is the start of something much bigger? We`re at red alert for the very first time in our nation`s history, and I for one don`t think it should be just because of what happened in London. Here`s why.

Two Muslim men were arrested on Tuesday in Ohio possessing airline passenger lists, information on airport security checkpoints, 12 cell phones, and $11,000 in cash. These two guys from Dearborn, Michigan, a town with the largest concentration of Muslims in the country, sold 600 cell phones to someone in Dearborn recently. We have more on this in the bottom of the hour.

Also bodies of Iran`s Revolutionary Guard have reportedly been found among the Hezbollah fighters slain in Lebanon. I have been saying this the whole time. And now we have proof positive. We are at world war with Iran. They are assembling forces and mobilizing our enemies on a global level. Iran is the head of the snake. More on that in a few minutes. Please don`t miss this. We have some words from the Karl Rove of Iran that will melt your eyes.

Now the eight missing Egyptians. They may be just stupid teens. They may not be. But with the terror alert on the rise, I`d like to know for sure. Where are they?

Our out of control unsafe borders, not in the news today. They should be. If there are jihadists living in Central or South America, they can pretty much come in any time they want. There`s one mantra in the Middle East that keeps ringing through my head today, and that is the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He doesn`t believe in the apocalypse like the nut jobs do in Iran. But I`m telling you now he is willing to align with them, because he wants to destroy us, as well. Let`s not forget he also controls Citgo.

And finally the notion of August 22, which we`ll get into in about five to 10 minutes, this is the day that Iran may fulfill its doomsday prophecy. I talked about it yesterday, and I`m being honest with you. I know it sounds completely nuts, and it might be. But August 22, 12 days from today, apparently is significant in Muslim history.

And there`s a lot of chatter about it, not just from -- I mean really noted American scholars, but the chatter is also coming from the Middle East. It`s also the day that the president of Iran has said that he would issue his response to our questions about his country`s nuclear program.

All of this coming together at the same time. Think about it. Does it really all seem like these are all coincidences?

The story out of London is huge. But it is part of something much bigger, and much more dangerous. This is why I`ve been saying we`re in World War III. It`s just -- we`re at the beginning, and we`re just now beginning to see how everything is really tied together.

So tonight here`s what I know. Everything is connected. But the media and the politicians are refusing to make those connections. You must. I also know that when I got up this morning I heard the news, and I asked myself, all right, how long is it going to be until somebody jumps up and says, "Let`s not jump to any conclusions and target all Muslims."

Answer, it was about four seconds. It was 6:50 -- I noted it on my clock, 6:50 this morning, British officials said in the press conference, quote, "Let`s make sure we don`t target anyone specific," end quote.

That being said, each of the 24 people arrested were Muslim. I`m sure that`s just a coincidence.

Look, some day terrorists may not be all Arab. Some day they are all going to look like me or at least some of them will look like me, but I do know they`ll all be part of radical Islam.

Here`s what I don`t know tonight. I don`t know what`s coming. I don`t know if anything`s coming, honestly, but my gut tells me something big is, with every fiber of my being. It might not happen on 8/22 or even 9/11, but our enemies are drawing their plans against us now.

I also don`t know if our politicians will stick to their guns or if the media is going to get on board with this. They may not; they may. I don`t know. But that`s why you must.

London was just the beginning. It`s gut check time.

That being said, let`s back up a bit. Everything has moved so fast today in the London story, I`m not even sure how we got to this point. Anne McElvoy, she`s from the "Evening Standard" in London.

Anne, I think I`m like most Americans that got up this morning, turned on the television, saw the news, and we don`t even know because it happened in the middle of the night here. We don`t even know how this even started. Can you bring us from what was the middle of the night for us here in America?

ANNE MCELVOY, "THE EVENING STANDARD": And the beginning of the day in London. Well, yes, first thing we heard was that there was an announcement at around 5:40 that arrests have taken place. And it basically went on from there.

There had been actually an emergency meeting of COBRA. That`s the government`s emergency planning meeting, last night at 10 p.m. when cabinet officials met security officials, and that`s really, obviously, when it started.

BECK: What was the trip wire? I know they`ve been following these guys for a long time. What was the thing that they said, "We`ve got to move now"?

MCELVOY: We`re not being informed what had the trip wire was, but what we do know is, as you say, this had been going on for sometime. They were clearly monitoring these people. They were building up a picture of what was going on, and then they got some type of some intelligence.

We think possibly from Pakistan, but that`s not confirmed. But that is an assumption that they had to move quickly, that something was afoot within the next 48 hours. So they really had to go into action much more quickly than I think had been initially planned when this matter was discussed recently between President Bush and Mr. Blair.

BECK: All right. The alert levels, we`re in red alert here in America for the very first time, which is saying something. But is that because we`ve arrested 21 or you have arrested 21, but I`ve heard that there`s as many as 50 people involved in this?

MCELVOY: Well, our latest figure is 24 actual arrests. I think that is now confirmed. I`ve not heard any more than that, but I have heard that there are people that they are still looking for and want to round up. We`ve been given no figures at this end on how many there are.

BECK: These are all British nationals, are they not? They are all from Pakistani descent, but they are all citizens.

MCELVOY: Yes, I mean, this is a matter of great -- obviously, the most shocking part of this, if you live in Britain. These are people who are brought up, who live in Britain. This is not a scenario of people coming in from the outside to do damage. These are homegrown British Muslims.

BECK: So I remember when I saw Oklahoma City. And we had Timothy McVeigh. We immediately thought, "Oh, it`s a foreigner," because it was very hard for us to get our arms around an American who would do this to Americans or anybody.

How do you feel over in London? What`s the mood?

MCELVOY: Well, the mood, as you imagine, is quite frightened, quite unsettled, quite angry in parts, anger directed both at extremist British Muslims and that mood of thinking is not good and could get worse but also some anger directed toward the government and the criticisms of the war on terror and are we really any safer.

BECK: You are sitting on a ticking time bomb with your population. Are you -- are you sensing that you`ll be able to keep this all under control? It seems to me that it`s just all of Europe. And you`re right along with it, that it`s just a nightmare waiting to happen.

MCELVOY: Yes, but you have to remember, we do have a sizeable Muslim population, most of which is entirely peacefully and that`s part of the diversity, particularly in big cities like London where diversity is incredibly important to us. It`s part of what makes the place what it is. You know, we don`t want to paint it in nightmare terms, but we have had a terrible shock, and we had a shock -- two shocks. A shock last year, 7/7, same thing, British Muslims.

BECK: Real quick, I noticed something and I don`t know if this meant anything to England. I noticed when President Bush gave a quick speech today he thanked Tony Blair`s government. He didn`t say the English government. He said Tony Blair`s government. Any insight on why he might have said that?

MCELVOY: Well, there was a particularly strong link between those two people, but it must also be said that as President Bush was reflecting it that a lot of people in the government are increasingly critical of Tony Blair`s closeness to Mr. Bush. You know, this is a two-man show in many ways, and I think that`s precisely what Mr. Bush was reflecting.

BECK: Great. Anne, thank you. Stay safe. Thanks for your insight.

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CALLER: I love the apocalyptic show. I just want to say quickly, and I want to make sure I understand exactly where you`re coming from.

BECK: Yes.

CALLER: You -- I want to make sure what you`re telling me.

BECK: Yes. All right.

CALLER: I don`t want to make a mistake. What you`re telling me is don`t bother paying the rent this month.

BECK: No, that`s not what I`m telling you.

CALLER: You`re telling me just go ahead, charge all those credit cards up.

BECK: No, I`m not.

CALLER: And you`re saying when you buy the flat screen, don`t feel bad about feeling extra for overnight delivery, because you don`t want to spend 1/14 of your time left on the planet with a regular TV.

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BECK: All right. You really can`t walk into a book store these days without tripping over some religious themed novels like "The Da Vinci Code." And people are buying them, because they`re ending up on best- seller lists.

But books dealing with religion, not really without controversy. It`s the story of a sacred bloodline between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. And if that weren`t controversial enough for you, now comes a new author who claims to be the descendant from that union.

Kathleen McGowan says she has proof that she is from the sacred bloodline. Her new novel, "The Expected One", is a work of fiction with semiautobiographical story lines woven into it.

What -- what is your proof that you are the descendant of Jesus Christ?

KATHLEEN MCGOWAN, AUTHOR, "THE EXPECTED ONE": Well, first of all, I`d like to do a little bit of clarification on that, because this has been a very sensationalized story.

And what I`m actually saying in the book is if you -- if you accept this idea that there is a bloodline, and I certainly do, then given 2,000 years of reproduction, that the bloodline is huge. There must be hundreds of thousands, if not millions of descendants.

BECK: Well, what is your proof that you are one of the hundred million descendants of Jesus Christ? This is a pretty -- pretty large claim.

MCGOWAN: Well, it`s actually not really a very large claim.

BECK: Yes. No, it is. It is. I mean, let`s not quibble over, you know, descendant of the savior, but pretty big.

MCGOWAN: No, because here`s the thing. I mean, I realize for Americans this is a particularly new idea over the last few years, but this is a -- this is a concept that has been fairly common in Europe for a very, very long time.

BECK: Say it. It`s not just in Europe; it`s coming from France. It`s coming from France.

MCGOWAN: It is. You know.

BECK: So is eating snails. Come on.

MCGOWAN: It`s also coming from Scotland and it`s coming from Wales and it`s coming from a number of other places.

BECK: What is -- let me get back to what is your evidence that you are a direct descendent of Jesus Christ?

MCGOWAN: There`s no evidence in terms of genealogical -- there`s no genealogy to date back that far.

BECK: Right.

MCGOWAN: Anyone who tells you they can track it through genealogy is not telling you the truth, because we didn`t keep genealogy in the dark ages and, certainly, in France during the revolution so much material was destroyed.

What we work -- what we work on, Glenn, is we work on tradition. There are certain family names that for hundreds of years have been considered traditional bloodline names.

And when I started this research I had no idea that I had any connection to it whatsoever. It was doing work in France when it was pointed out to me that my maternal grandmother`s family name...

BECK: France again.

MCGOWAN: Yes.

BECK: Wait a minute. Wait a minute. You didn`t know -- when you started your research you didn`t know you were a descendant?

MCGOWAN: Oh, I had absolutely no idea. No idea whatsoever

BECK: Come on. Stop.

MCGOWAN: No, it`s true.

BECK: A hundred and 50 years ago a guy named Peter Emanuel lived in my family. You know what he was famous for in my family?

MCGOWAN: What?

BECK: For throwing a pony over a hedge. Not kidding you. That story has lasted in my family for 150 years. The story that you`re related to Jesus Christ didn`t make it in your family?

MCGOWAN: Here`s the thing. I grew up in a very ethnocentric Irish family. I was very close to my father`s side of the family, which was the Irish side. And I was a very intense Irish girl.

The French side of the family was my father`s side of the family. I wasn`t so close to them. I wasn`t that tied into the family line. We did have, you know, the crazy...

BECK: I don`t care if they`re having to send you smoke signals at family reunions. In my family, at least, the "we`re related to Jesus" would come up. You`d hear that story.

MCGOWAN: You know, I did have an uncle who was very fond of telling us that we came from a very important bloodline, although he was obsessed with Marie Antoinette. So he was -- he was particularly interested in the French royal side of our bloodline tradition. Actually more so than the more royal side.

But you know what? But I really do want to emphasize, Glenn, that this is not about me saying I`m anything unique. I`m saying that it`s everywhere. I`m saying it`s the guy who bags your groceries. I`m saying it`s a bank teller. I`m saying it might be the homeless guy on the street and maybe, just maybe, we`ll all treat each other a little bit better if we have this idea that the bloodline of Jesus is everywhere. That`s my point.

BECK: But it`s not about -- look, you know what? I didn`t understand everybody getting all upset about Mary Magdalene and Jesus being married. It really doesn`t matter to me. The message was the message, and he came and he atoned for our sins and everything else. And that still works.

The thing is that where it breaks down is -- is the expected one, and that`s the name of the book, "The Expected One".

MCGOWAN: Right.

BECK: Is the expected one -- I mean, don`t make me go out and buy the book. Is the expected one the guy who`s bagging the groceries? Is that what this is?

MCGOWAN: No. That`s not what it says. First of all, I want to say in terms of the book there`s 20 years of hard research in this book. This is not strictly a sensational claim. This is 20 years of me on four continents investigating the legend of Mary Magdalene all over the world and incorporating in -- that into this book.

"The Expected One" deals with the prophecy that comes from the early Middle Ages from a very famous medieval character named Matilda of Tuscany who talked about the idea that women will come forward in the future and tell the truth. And that`s what -- that`s what the book title comes from.

BECK: Women lie all the time, Kathleen.

MCGOWAN: They do?

BECK: Trust me. I`ve been married twice. I know these things. I do. Kathleen, thanks a lot, best of luck.

MCGOWAN: Thank you so much, Glenn.

BECK: Bye-bye.

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BECK: You know, as freaky as today has been, hang on, buckle up. I`ve got some stuff to share with you here in just a few minutes. We`ve got some information on the Karl Rove, if you will, of Iran, that will scare the living daylights out of you, but you need to know it, especially today.

Roe Conn from WLS, 890 AM in Chicago, how are things? What are you feeling in Chicago today, Roe?

ROE CONN, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Glenn, let`s get away from international terrorism for just a moment.

BECK: OK.

CONN: Let`s think about the future. Let`s have a positive thought that maybe we`ll all make it to 2008.

BECK: Right.

CONN: I`d like to bring you a piece -- I brought a gift today for you, Glenn.

BECK: All right. What is it?

CONN: A piece of video tape from Hillary Clinton. Monday she was in Chicago giving an energy speech. She`s unveiling her new energy policy.

BECK: Yes.

CONN: And I`d like to share with you what she said.

BECK: OK. Here it is.

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SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D), NEW YORK: We have thousands of miles of pipeline. I find it hard to believe there`s only 16 miles that have been neglected by this one oil company. And I am tired of cleaning up the messes of oil companies that are making more money than they know what to do with.

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BECK: What are your thoughts?

CONN: Did you hear that tone? Is it a surprise to you that Bill was running out on her all the time?

BECK: I mean that`s not necessary. I mean, is that where you`re going?

CONN: No, I`m just asking. I`m just asking.

See, there`s the thing about that sounded -- there`s sort of that shrill kind of thing.

BECK: Yes, yes.

CONN: I don`t think that America is ready for six or eight months of that on the campaign trail.

BECK: Right.

CONN: And then she -- she`s constantly yelling at us like we`re 4- year-olds. "I am not cleaning up your mess again."

BECK: You know, here`s the thing that`s driving me out of my mind. This BP story is not about -- I mean OK. BP out of control. You should be paying attention to the pipeline, stop neglecting, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But you know what? It is not about BP.

You know, I want a leader to stand up and say, "Look, here`s the deal. I am pushing through Congress, you know, 10 plants that are going to take coal and change it to oil so we can get this oil monkey off of our back and stop being dependant on foreign oil."

That`s what I want to hear a leader say, not let`s go crucify the oil companies. Let`s put the oil companies out of business. Is there not someone that will stand up and say, "Hey, I`d like to make a billion dollars"?

CONN: Hey, I want other companies to get involved in alternative energy production. Give them tax breaks to do it. Do the sort of things that businesses respond to, incentives that they will respond to.

And with her, just screaming at them, that`s not going to help anybody. And honestly now, I mean, think about how screwed up the Democratic Party is as they head into 2006 and then 2008.

BECK: Yes.

CONN: You saw what happened to Lieberman yesterday. You have Cynthia McKinney also losing her position. For very, very different reasons.

BECK: That`s a good thing for the Democratic Party, Cynthia McKinney losing. But I`ve got to tell you, especially in the light of today`s events, it is -- Democrats, you`re sending a message. You are sending exactly the wrong message, to be antiwar at this point, I mean, you could say, you know, I don`t agree with the way the war is being fought in Iran - - or Iraq, et cetera, et cetera...

CONN: Iran, by the way, that`s Iraq, too.

BECK: Yes, it is. Roe, thank you very much. Appreciate your time. See you soon.

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BECK: I`m going to make a confession. I don`t think I`m nuts. That`s exactly what people think when they`re nuts. People who are nuts never think they`re nuts, which to me is proof positive I`ve got insane.

There`s a good possibility I`m complete -- because it runs in my family like a pack of wild elephants, and that`s not me saying that. Oh, yes, that`s one of my psychologists or psychiatrists from years ago that said that. Holy cow. This is a quote. You don`t want to be sitting on somebody`s couch when they say this to you. "Holy cow, man, insanity runs through your family like a pack of wild elephants," end quote. Well, here I am, the biggest elephant of the bunch.

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BECK: I`m sorry, man, but it`s true. I feel like I`m losing my mind. You know why? Because of people like the ACLU.

Separation of church and state, listen to this. You`ve probably heard the phrase a million times. And if you`re like most people, you think, "Oh, yes, that`s in the Constitution." Well, you would be wrong. Constitution actually says -- and I quote -- "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

Keep that language in mind as I tell you how the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana is objecting to a government plan to build a memorial for Hurricane Katrina victims on privately owned land with private cash. Why do they object? Why are they wasting everybody`s time arguing against something that`s simply meant to memorialize the lives of 129 perished residents? Religion.

See, the memorial will feature a cross that bears the likeness of the face of Jesus. I say that because the ACLU guy is here, and ACLU and Jesus, they don`t get along.

Michael Gross is a former ACLU attorney. Hello, Michael, how are you?

MICHAEL GROSS, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: You`ve got me mad already. You`ve got me mad already.

BECK: That`s not hard to do.

GROSS: There are lots of very religious people who fight to separate church and state, who remember that the first words of the Bill of Rights say what you just quoted. You think that`s important or do you want to trash it?

BECK: Here`s the deal. Here`s the deal. The Constitution -- the reason why our founding fathers wanted to make sure that there was not -- you know, the separation of church and state that you all love is because they wanted to make sure I couldn`t say to you, "You`ve got be a Scientologist to run the town." That`s what it was about, Michael, you know it and I know it.

GROSS: Was it? They knew what it was like to live under a theocracy. And if you had the brains that lots of really serious Christians do, you`d know you don`t want to be in government and they don`t want government in the church. Come on, give me a break. You don`t really want to mix those two. Keep them separate.

BECK: I don`t think you should mix -- I don`t know what the medicine that you`re on, but I don`t think you should mix that either, because it makes you testy quickly.

GROSS: I am. I`m very provoked.

BECK: I know, now listen, I don`t want to provoke.

GROSS: Because you said that people who believe in separation of church and state are not religious.

BECK: Look, I never said that. Go play the tape back. I never said that.

GROSS: You said, because Jesus` face is on there, the ACLU can`t take it.

BECK: Come on, Michael.

GROSS: What, do you think it makes a difference? Would you like to see it maybe with the Muslim emblems or the Star of David?

BECK: Let me ask you this. Let me ask you this. Let me ask you this. Please, let me ask you this.

GROSS: What do you support?

BECK: If this was a giant -- and, please, I don`t mean to be offensive here, but if this was a giant male member on private property with private money, you people would not be involved, guaranteed.

GROSS: Cut it out. This is not a private project, and you know it.

BECK: Really? Yes, it is. Explain it to me, Michael.

GROSS: OK, it is on government land.

BECK: No, sir.

GROSS: Well, the parish president was being advised here by a law firm of Dewey, Cheatum and Howe. He doesn`t know what he`s talking about. The fact that the tidal waters have eroded and left a bank of land doesn`t mean that it belongs to somebody privately. If it did, then that person can put up anything they want there. It`s public land, and don`t put up a religious symbol on public land.

BECK: You don`t have to have a heart attack.

GROSS: What`s so tricky about that?

BECK: Listen, here`s the deal.

GROSS: It`s important.

BECK: Hang on. I let you have your time. Let me have my time now.

GROSS: Sure.

BECK: Here`s the thing. Here`s the little bank, all right? Here`s the river. It`s not being built here because Jesus made the water go in through natural erosion. The bank is public. This is private land. But the water has eroded that, so now the private land, that`s where the statue is. And you guys are trying to claim, "No, no, that`s public, because it`s right next to the water."

GROSS: You took a baptism from Mel Gibson.

BECK: Oh, that`s -- you know what, Michael?

GROSS: The courts have made it real -- that`s wrong, Glenn. It doesn`t belong to the public. And would you tell me what the parish president, which is what normal people call the mayor, is doing giving away public land to private use?

BECK: What does that mean...

GROSS: Who is he giving it to?

BECK: Wait, wait, what does that mean, "what normal people call a mayor"?

GROSS: There was, before Louisiana was part of the United States of America, a parish, and so the parish president, under the king of France, which was a theocracy, which our president, Jefferson, was smart enough to buy...

BECK: Michael...

GROSS: ... and give us Louisiana separated church and state.

BECK: ... you have to pick the things that piss you off. You really do. You can`t be pissed off about everything.

GROSS: Not everything.

BECK: You can`t. Michael, thank you much. I`ve got to run, but it`s always a pleasure to have you on, sir.

ANNOUNCER: This is GLENN BECK.

BECK: No, it`s all coming up sunshine and lollipops today, isn`t it? Here`s another prediction for you: I`m going to hate the next segment because this guy is on.

BRIAN SACK, PUBLIC VIEWER: No, no, I`m the guy who tells you not to walk around with your pants down.

BECK: Is that what it is?

SACK: Yes.

BECK: So called "Public Viewer" Brian Sack. What do you have for us today, Brian?

SACK: Well, I mean, this week, just a couple of things stuck out at me.

BECK: OK.

SACK: One was your blatant plug of Coke One.

BECK: It`s zero. It`s Pepsi One, Coke Zero.

SACK: Whatever. You plugged it for free, and I`m sure they love you for that.

BECK: Sure.

SACK: And then, of course, just the freaking out about World War III.

BECK: I don`t think I`m necessarily freaking out about...

SACK: I don`t know. Maybe. Maybe not. But I thought was, you know, we could combine this free marketing with your alarmism, and maybe this is what we`d get.

BECK: What do you mean?

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BECK: Let`s begin right here with our World War III update today -- what could be World War III -- we are in the early stages of World War III -- it`s the linchpin of World War III -- the possible apocalypse in 13 days. Do you believe we`re in the end times? All-out Armageddon. World War III is dangerously close.

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BECK: All right.

SACK: Brought to you by Paxil. OK, so now, I was in France you know recently, and I know you love France.

BECK: Yes, I`m well-aware of that.

SACK: I picked up a little package for you so maybe you can enjoy it and not have to go.

BECK: Really? OK, here it is.

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SACK (voice-over): When you visit France, you`re entering a world of seven-hour workdays and a really relaxed attitude toward adultery. Frankly, the French really know how to enjoy life.

Their picturesque countryside is home to some of the world`s most famous wineries and whatever you call places that make cheese, cheeseries or whatever. In fact, all that food and drink can really make a guy hungry. Just don`t try to buy lunch between noon and 3:00 because the supermarkets close.

When you visit France, you`ll always have a story to tell, like about the time you visited a village called Boueil-Boueilho-Lasque. And just think of all the jokes you can tell when you visit a little town by the name of Condom. I was in and out of there in five minutes, and I didn`t really enjoy it.

Speaking of words that mean different things in different languages, this hotel proudly offers douches.

As part of the European Union, France is very oriented towards the environment. No doubt Al Gore would go nuts over this great invention: the eco-toilet. The eco-toilet is like a regular toilet, but it uses less water so you have to flush five times. Oh, and it`s tiny, so it`s like sitting on a mug.

No visit to southwest France would be complete without a trip to the holy city of Lourdes. Some lady had visions of Mary back in the 1800s, and now it`s arguably the best place in Europe to find religious kitsch and references to Saint P., whoever that is.

Paris may have its racial tensions exploding every now and then, but I assure you the French countryside is safe as can be. Usually.

(on camera): Glenn, a bird pooped on me, a French bird, in the making of this video.

(voice-over): No visit to France would be complete without taking in some of their famous museums. Might I suggest the Museum of Goose Liver? The Museum of Honey? The other Museum of Goose Liver? Or the City of Bees? Best avoid it if you`re allergic to bees.

The Museum of the Beret was on my must-see list. Unfortunately, I stopped by during their three-hour lunch break.

The best way to see the French countryside is by car, but there`s a catch. That would be the gasoline. My first $101 tank. Oh, memories.

If you do ever decide to visit a small village in France, one word of advice: Don`t stay across from a church that plays a medley of bells at 7:00 a.m. every day.

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SACK: I`m just saying, if you`re going to hate a place, at least get to know it first.

BECK: You know what? That is so true. It`s like, why be a racist, man? There`s real actual reasons to hate people. Thanks a lot, Brian.

SACK: PublicViewer@GlennBeck.com.

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BECK: You know, with the constant barrage of bad news that comes in from Iraq every single day, we sometimes forget that there are a lot of really good stories, people doing good things, helping improve the quality of life for others, and showing support for the soldiers who are willing to sacrifice everything they have to make sure we hold onto everything we have.

Dorine Kenney is one of those stories. She is the focus of this week`s "Real America."

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BECK (voice-over): For Dorine Kenney, it started out pretty simple.

DORINE KENNEY, JACOB`S LIGHT FOUNDATION: Well, I`m a mother. You have your kid going, you know, Iraq or Afghanistan, and you just send them comforts from home, tastes from home.

BECK: Her care packages for her son, Jacob, became so popular that while serving in Iraq he asked mom if she would also send some things to some of the buddies who weren`t getting any mail from home. Dorine happily obliged.

KENNEY: When I get the special requests, it`s a lot of fun for me to fulfill that. I`ll get a letter back, "Gee, the Triscuits you sent were really great." You know, or, "Loved the macaroni and cheese," or I had a soldier write back and say, "Oreos are a soldier`s favorite cookie," so of course I bombarded him with Oreos.

BECK: And so it went, that sending packages and letters became Dorine`s tangible connection to her son. Checking the mail became the highlight of her day.

KENNEY: I used to come home, and I would go to my mailbox. And when I saw a letter, I would sit in the car, and hold it to my heart, and I would rock for a while so I could feel him.

BECK: She shared a piece of her favorite letter.

KENNEY: "Thanks for being my mom. I love you with all my heart. One picture that stands out in my head is the picture I gave you of us. You must have been about 21, me about 3. I`m in me pea coat with my curly hair, you with your long straight hair. I know how much I mean to you because I know what it means to sacrifice for another like you did to me. You gave it all up for me. I was your best friend, and here we are, 25 years later, and guess what? I`m still your best friend. I got to go. Miss you, mom. Love your son, Jacob Samuel Fletcher. Please be safe."

BECK: Jacob was in Iraq for seven and a half months before he was killed by a random roadside bomb. Now, the letters are all Dorine has left.

KENNEY: I remember walking in the door, and my sister was here in the apartment. I was out with my mother taking care of funeral arrangements. And when I came in, I`ll just never forget the look on her face. And she said, "I have some letters," and I received two of them on the same day, and they were the last two letters.

BECK: After Jacob`s death, it would have been easy for Dorine to stop sending packages and try to move past losing her son and somehow go on. Dorine Kenney did just the opposite. To date she`s sent over 61,000 pounds of supplies to soldiers. Honoring her son, her efforts have been named the Jacob`s Light Foundation.

KENNEY: Knowing that the soldiers over there are having it a little bit easier through the work we do, and it`s really kept me alive. It`s given me focus; it`s given me a stronger purpose. Just knowing that their morale is boosted helps.

BECK: What is it she thinks Jacob would say about all of this?

KENNEY: "Wow, mom, look at all those boxes that are going. And thank you. Thank you for caring for my brothers and sisters over there. It`s pretty rough on them, and I know it makes a little bit easier for them to receive support from home."

BECK: Nowadays, Dorine says Girl Scout cookies are the most popular requests she gets from soldiers. And once again, checking the mailbox is the highlight of her day.

KENNEY: "I am Staff Sergeant Leasen (ph). I`m a soldier with the 501st, just stationed in Iraq from Freeburg, Germany. Upon arrival here in Iraq, I have inherited one of your boxes that you and your volunteers sent to us. Knowing that we are not forgotten by the American people such as you and your volunteers mean a lot to us. It reminds us that we are not just fighting for the American way of life but for the people, and puts a face to those who enjoy those freedoms we proudly fight to the death to protect."

BECK: For Dorine Kenney, continuing to send comforts of home has given her hope and lifted her spirits, the light that has gotten her through her darkest days.

KENNEY: I named it Jacob`s Light because the light that`s within every spirit and who he was as a person, and his giving, and his heart, and his compassion lives on through Jacob`s Light Foundation.

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BECK: Dorine Kenney is here in the studio. What a pleasure.

KENNEY: Thank you for having me.

BECK: I notice you are wearing his dog tags.

KENNEY: Yes. I always wear his dog tags. I hold onto them when I really have a shaky day. It gives me strength.

BECK: You are an amazing woman to take your sadness and your grief, and where there are so many signs now of, you know, people who just turn it to anger, and you have taken and turned such grief and such sorrow into just something so wonderful and beautiful.

KENNEY: Well, the soldiers that are over there, they need to be supported. They need their morale boosted. They need to know we`re thinking of them.

BECK: Do you believe that -- you know, I hear from people who -- and I`m torn on this, because I think disagreement is so important to America. But do you think you can be anti-war and pro-troops?

KENNEY: Absolutely. Absolutely.

BECK: What do you think of Cindy Sheehan?

KENNEY: I think she`s a grieving mother. I understand some of her questions, and she has the right to express herself whatever way she needs to.

BECK: Yes, yes. What do you hear from the guys over there? When you get these letters, what is the one theme that you hear throughout?

KENNEY: "Thanks for thinking of us. Thank you for supporting us. It really means a lot."

BECK: I heard -- and this is disturbing to me -- we said in the piece that Girl Scout cookies are the number-one thing that they need or that they want. But they`re something that they need: blood coagulants. That`s true?

KENNEY: Yes, that`s life-saving.

BECK: Why aren`t we providing that as a nation?

KENNEY: They asked for it, and we send them what we can. I actually brought this situation to Congressman Steve Israel, who took immediate action, put an inquiry into the Department of Defense, and brought it to the floor of the House within days. And Senator Schumer has placed an amendment to a defense authorization bill for more money for them. And Jacob`s Light Foundation has sent about 650 units of it over there so far.

BECK: If somebody wants to get involved, how do they get involved? How do they find you?

KENNEY: Through our Web site, JacobsProgram.org, and, boy, do we need help. We need donations. And if anybody wants to help us with donations, they could send it to Jacob`s Light Foundation, 116 Nadia Court, Port Jefferson, New York, 11777.

BECK: And we`ll find you again on the web.

KENNEY: Yes.

BECK: Thank you so much. What a pleasure, and what a testament to your son. God bless you.

KENNEY: Thank you.

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BECK: All right. Time for another edition of "Ask Glenn," because, I mean, we`ve got two solid minutes, man. I don`t know how else to fill it.

Neil in Dallas writes, "Glenn, did you see that thug attacking that helpless 62-year-old woman at the liquor store? What the hell is going on with this country?"

Correct answer, really: the apocalypse. No, check the clock. Oh, yes. We`re just about five minutes away from doomsday.

Here`s what he`s talking about. The guy walks up, hands this woman a bottle, and then smashes it over her head. It`s absolutely unbelievable. Watch this. Boom! I mean, is that craziness?

But, wait, if you see to the woman`s left are her two grandchildren watching all of it happen. This guy`s a real gentleman. She`s now in fair condition. He`s also the suspect in this brilliant attack where he breaks a guy`s jaw at a McDonald`s. See the old man standing there? Watch him. Boom!

I mean, some would say he`s a loser for taking cheap shots at old people, but, I mean, those people don`t realize he got away with two full dollars, which is approximately halfway to a number four value meal. So he`s probably picking McDonald`s because of McDonald`s well-known lax legal system. I mean, Hamburgler seems to continue to get caught stealing, and does anybody do anything about it? No!

Jackie in St. Louis writes, "Glenn, have you seen the Web site, HelpGlennGetJessica.com? Apparently somebody heard that you wanted Jessica Alba on the show, and there`s an underground movement to make it happen. We`re here for you, man. Jackie, St. Louis."

Jackie, well, first of all, here`s the clip that Jackie`s talking about.

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BECK: This is so uncomfortable, because she said, "Who`s your fantasy guest?" And I said, "Fantasy guest? Jessica Alba." And she said, "Why would you want to talk about Jessica Alba?" And I laughed at her, and I said, "There`s nothing deep here. It`s exactly what you think it is. I mean, jeez. Of course."

Oh, I wanted to talk to her about politics and what she thought about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. I`d like to look at Jessica Alba up close; that`s what it`s about.

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BECK: It`s true, man. Now, a Web site is up, and I would like to say that a bunch of listeners and viewers are banding together to make my Jessica Alba dreams come true. But if you read the fine print and their stated goal, it`s to, quote, "get Jessica`s attention so we can all enjoy the uncomfortable pauses, inappropriate remarks, and general awkwardness that is sure to result from any interview with a hot woman."

Thanks, guys. Jess, call me?

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