sunny started with glen beck. i determined i was going to write this book about 15 minutes after i ran into glen beck's translation of the federalist papers, the original argument, and it was in our supermarket, our krogers, in wichita, and i went around and said to people, can you believe this? glen beck has translated the federalist papers? and almost everybody said, and what's wrong with that. i said, well, they're in english. they don't need to be translated. people didn't understand why i was so upset about this. this really kind of ticked me off. so that was the first book i read, was the glen beck's translation of i think 33, 34 of the federalist papers with a lot of commentary, and also recent biography of george washington and his half reproduction, half commentary on thomas payne's common sense. that's how i started the project, reading those books. i read sean hannity, david barton, the jefferson lies was his most recent book. and a variety of similar works, but those -- and then there were a number of

a comedian mocks glen beck's freedom town on glen beck's own network. ller coaster, the freedom coaster where safety harnesses are optional. libertarian island where food is cooked in an unregulated shack. the whimsical it's a smaller world theme. the haunted mansion, riders are given a spinning right to relive glen's topsy turvey years when he was an alcoholic. that's kind of funny. >> that was on the blaze. >> yes. >> they allowed him to make fun of glen beck on glen beck's own network? >> stephanie: apparently. glen beck probably didn't get it. >> i remember whenning steven colbert referred to mitch mcconnell as a turtle after i did it. >> stephanie: huh, weird. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: a story we were talking about earlier, federal authorities have arrested a california man who they say hacked into hundreds of social media and email accounts to coerce more than 350 women in showing them their naked bodies. this is the part i don't get. he then poses as a friend persuading the women to strip while he watched. >> wow. >> stephanie

glen beck was in cable news for a while. has his own cable network now internet-wise, but didn't last long on fox news. or hlm. rush limbaugh had a beer four-year stint on tv but -- had a brief four-year stint on tv but both over those guys, they're domain was radio and that's where they got the big ratings from. >> talking with fred lucas, the story of the talk radio giants who took up the political media establishment. >> thanks very much.

get the news from al jazeera. >> now the "wall street journal" has reported that conservative host glen becky expressed interest in purchasing current tv, but the assertion was that beck was told current tv was not a good ideological fit. they decided to sell to al jazeera. what's your take on that? >> for came back in 15 seconds really. 15 minutes actually. they said no to glen beck. he made an inquiry and 15 minutes later they were saying absolutely not. it would have looked funny for al gore to sell to him. as i said before, it's weird that he wouldn't sell to glen beck, but would sell to al jazeera. i don't know. it doesn't seem that different to me. >> i know. that's quite a story in and of itself. always good to see you. thanks so much. >> you too, joe. take care. >> outrageous tweets and a cell phone picture and now a new video that mocks an alleged rape, all evidence in a case that is dividing one small ohio town. wendy walsh joins me next on the emotions running through the community. t your erectile dysfu- t your erectile dysfu- you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cia

glen beck, sean hannity and michael savage became major national voices in that time period. >> whats the state of talk radio now in comparison to cable news outlets? lot of people have moved over to cable news outlets and become pundits on television. >> in most cases, sean hannity, glen beck, the interesting thing about sean hannity is he is one of the only guys to maintain both a presence on tv and in radio on a long-term basis. glen beck was in cable news for a while, has his own cable network now internetwise but in last long on fox news, rush limbaugh had a brief four year stint on tv but those two guys were pretty much radio, where they get the big ratings. >> fred lucas, author of the right frequency:the story of the radio giant to shook up the political and media establishment. >> here's a look at some books being published this week. tom daschle, former senate majority leader from south dakota and reporter charles robbins explain how the u.s. senate operate and the u.s. senate, the second book in the st. martin's press series, fundamentals of american government. in invisib

glen beck tried to buy his network and was denied.hat's what they are talking about. >> we debated back and fourth. i think it was worth about half of what they paid. we debated back and forth. if we can get the number of households it's worth it call them up and make an offer. >> you made a $250 million offer? >> no. we want to make an officer. who is this mercury company, we said (inaudible). they said that would have to go to the vice president. we are going to call you back. within 15 minutes they called us back and said the vice president has a reputation and under no circumstances will he ever entertain an offer from glen beck. >> even if it was 500 or 700 million? >> we never got to the table. we weren't allowed to the table. his legacy of his network was too important. he sold it to al-jazeera. i do abts sl absolutely believee is more in line with al-jazeera than he is anything that i would preach, american exceptionalism, responsibility, hard work, common sense. i live in texas. drill? you bet. i think he thinks i am much mor

from glen beck's chalk board to the united states senate. ck started pushing these theories back in october claiming that president obama was funneling weapons from libya to jihadists in syria. from there, it jumped to fox news and then the gop senate. that's exactly how they move to the mainstream. senator paul, did you think we'd let you get away with all of that turkey talk? nice try, but we gotchya. every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sens

the liberals love to scoff at fox and glen beck.hen they tried to do it themselves, they need to set up these -- you don't know what went on. i know these people. i see him frat niecessing with the comedian types. it was a disgusting scheme of lies. we got another week, and it sounded like bloody madoff. it crashed and then they came up with this crap about let teens do the news. and then it was the bloody 8 rabs. and then they scoff at capitalism, but when they try to do it, they fall on their face. they don't know what the average american thinks. >> i was confused when he was talking about air america i thought he meant the airline. i thought there was nothing ponzi about that. that was a go get them accomplish the deed. >> he was talking about air america. >> i just like sharing about what he thinks about average americans. >> that is actually a wee bit racist. >>> we are run this one into the ground. do you have a comment? it is red eye at fox news.com. got a video of your animal doing something, and make it pleasant, fox ?iews

glen beck tried to buy current tv and rebuffed because of the legacy of who the network goes to is importantitous and we are sensitive to networks not aligned with our point of view. how does injuries al-jazeera fit in? >> same with "newsweek" it is it a political point that outlets are trying to make. i come from the standpoint that all media is biased and al-jazeera is included . you have to balance it out. al-jazeera has come a long way and doing a better job today and you get great foreign news. >> by closing the deal in 20 12, al gore doesn't have to pay such high capitol gains taxes because he got it in for the fiscal cliff deal. that is interesting. thanks to jupedy and rick and dustin and rick. i am john scott. thanks for watch we'll see you again next week. >>. >> gregg: fox news alert on one of the top national security jobs in the administration, fox news is learning that president obama will nominate former republican senator chuck hagel to be the next secretary of defense. the announcement expected tomorrow. that setting up a contentious hearing in the u.s. senate. under scrutiny for

meantime, radio host glen beck has a different approach.to let anyone on his show even say the president's name. >> anybody who brings him up, unless it's me, is fired. i can't take the man's voice. i don't want to hear him. i don't want to know about him. i am not talking about that man anymore. i'm not going to do it. we refuse to mention that man's name or play his audio or anything else. i'm just not going to do it. >> sure thing, glen. if you just pretend he's not the president, maybe that will become reality. and let's not forget the day after the election when beck urged his listeners to buy farmland and guns. >> i will tell you, last week, we purchased more farmland as a family. may i recommend if you have a chance to buy farmland, you buy farmland. may i high ly highly suggest yo grandfathered in to the second amendment today. oh, and don't forget the ammunition. >> from glen beck to world net daily, the far right still can't accept this president as legitimate. did you think we wouldn't notice? nice try, but we gotchya. ladybug bo

[ applause ] >> stephanie: we write the comedy bit and then glen beck does it.ke where is it? just go that way. it's down wind. >> that's the smell of freedom. [ farting sounds ] >> that's right. >> stephanie: that's what that is. sonny in alabama >> caller: hey, i finally got through. i have been calling since the primaries. >> stephanie: oh. >> caller: i'm mexican/american meaning i was born in indiana, my parents are from mexico. they are passed away but i'm a vietnam veteran and a union man. >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> caller: and when romney was running and those lunatic republicans were saying that if they put marco rubio with them they would get the hispanic vote. >> stephanie: yeah, because you are easily tricked. you will be like, oh he is brown-skinned like me. [♪ magic wand ♪] >> caller: it would be the same thing as if romney would need the african american votes and he would choose allen west. >> stephanie: exactly. as it turns out, hispanics not easily tricked. >> that's right. and it's not like they are one organism. >> exactly. >> stephanie: okay. t

. >> stephanie: yeah and it will compete with glen beck's wally world.-- [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: i meant libertarian. >> caller: theying want to use a currency called the rand. named after ayn rand and their biggest business there is going to be financial, so they want to have like a cayman island hold there so big money people can come there and shelter their tax money and stuff like that. >> stephanie: awesome. >> caller: isn't that a great idea? >> stephanie: right. and no rules or regulations of any kind. no stoplights or stop signs just go. >> are you tired of your government taking away liberties and freedoms you can't quite name. welcome welcome susseed with us. your hard-earned money is yours to teen. there are no taxes in -- glen becky becky becky becky stan stan. >> there are no roads, police teachers, libraries, garbage pickup or sewage statement in -- >> glen becky becky becky becky stan stan. >> but you will friend off the wild animals and then the survivalist train willing kick in. who needs government. it is over rated. join us in -- >> g

that should get me some air time on glen beck. but just to be sure they are a terrible writer. do you hear that, glen? >> why? >> just wanted to -- getting ad time on the blaze is very, very expensive. >> you are a smart paper. >> i am a scoundrel. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> that's new. >> it has been a longtime. >> it has been a long time for both of us. >> we have to catch up later. a couple of drinks at my place? >> what is going on right now? >> he changes your orientation by just staring at you. to the story. little tykes give her fright. the former high school teacher in cinncinati, ohio, is there any other kind, says she has a rare phobia of young children, and she is suing the district for discrimination. she kept her fear in check until 2009. she was transferred to the middle school. she was thrust into a sea of 7th and 8th graders, oh god, causing her blood pressure to spike and forcing her to retire. now the child has filed a lawsuit claiming that it falls under the americans with disabilities act. administrators violated it by transferring her t

. >> that goes to you too glen beck. >> i don't know what happened. do you need a drink of water? >> i couldn't think of anybody that had a blackboard as a blackboard joke. >> it was no one. to a lesser extent you too. >>> do you have a comment on the show? e-mail us at red eye at fox news.com. and do you have a video of your animal doing something? preferably your dog trying to pea over something? fox news.com/red eye. click on submit a video. we may use it. still to come -- you know why i like that? i like that dog wherever i go. >> that's what i thought of. >> when i try to get a drink at a bar, when i am at a concert, i am always like this. >> we should stand up and show them the height difference between you and me and they will understand. >> let's not. harris tries to suggest things to make me look bad. >> the half time report for sandy levey. he is a tall jerk. >> tonight's half time report is sponsored by wind surfing. the sport of riding a modified surfboard with a removable mass. thanks windsurfing. >>> we are back. let's go to andy levy. so andy, a big lead story for y

talk show host glen beck approached current tv.because according to current execs, "legacy of who the network goes to is important to us and we are sensitive to networks not aligned with our point of view." the reason al-jazeera was chosen, at first, the current statement read "al-jazeera has the same goals and like current believes the facts and truths lead to a better understanding of the world around us." revision later was released removing the reference to "shared goals." critics argue it has proislammist stance and some charged that the network continued to work with members of al-qaeda. time warner cable the second larmest cable provider has announceed since the sale it will not carry the new channel. pakistani government dropped the been a on youtube. for the length of a commercial break. according to the "new york times," access to youtube in pakistan lasted three minutes. the back track because the material deemed offensively to muslims was still available on youtube, including the video blamed with starting the september

. >> he wouldn't sell it to glen beck, but he thought al jazeera was closer to his values. >> if those are his values, john. >> what are the values? >> i absolutely don't know. >> i don't know what are al jazeera's values? >> you know what will be interesting? will he make the fatal mistake of trying to western nieces to a point that it is comical? they will figure out what they should do to make it more like american might be pretty entertaining for all of us. >> especially if they look at urpt c tv as a model. bill, shame on you for suggesting a new york post story is suspect. >> i didn't see any names. jay they were not names. >> there was the governor. >> yes, but that was. >> al gore's name was in it. jay that's true. >> i sit corrected. >> i do agree with you about the silly al gore said he created -- >> so sick of it. if anything al gore should have been louder about how wrong that was. it has been 15 years now. >> i agree with that. >> i am not. i will continue doing it. and he invented the internet. >> women don't want to hold come positions. >> if they are not volunteering it

the glen becks of the world is saying he is coming for your ammo. there was nothing to back it up. there is still nothing to back it up. >> you had a great article on mother jones, things you felt the president could do immediately and named an atf director. it has been years and it's time to make that appointment. i want to go back to the people who end up voting. the congressman from texas talking impuchment. i will play his remarks. >> we want all tools available to use including that impeachment. you are using children. it reminds me of saddam hussein. >> reminds me of saddam hussein when he used kids having children writing letters to them. picking up on it, it is right to have optimism. i hope that's a part of our nature. how do you go into a debate with optimism when you have a person elected with constituents in my home state of texas who said the president is using children as a human shield and talking about impeachment rather than the solid ideas before all of us. >> president obama was never going to win them over. what was interesting about today is how sort of loaded

postcode you should be waiting by your phone for a call from glen beck.certainly there's no issues there receives more attention to this group and federalism. but if you indicate, the word federalism or separation of powers at the corporate constitution. these words are not there. basic concepts in the air. several suspects the general context. i want to turn now to buy the founding fathers, by now, by the right wing? this is a puzzling topic for me. he mentioned about the warren harding gave a speech where he mentioned the phrase sounded fathers, but republicans don't use it as a backpack that americans the new deal are in the 19th east, john marshall harvey nominated supreme court in 1955 and had a study showing he's asked about originalist on, john robertson 2005 the fast 50 times more. our president and vice president of constitutional law don't talk about what the founding fathers thought, at least as much as this group does. so what have modern contemporary conservatives grabbed onto this basis for political -- by this, why now? >> guest: because of

when you look at this, david barton, was on glen beck telling us a story that supposedly happened in the 1850s about armed school kids. watch this. >> he comes into school with this gun to shoot the teacher. he decides not to shoot the teacher because all the kids pulled out their guns and said you kill the teacher, you die. there was no shooting because all the kids -- and we're talking elementary school. all the kids pulled their guns out and said we like our teacher. >> all the kids pulled their gun out in school. this is how fringe they've become. it's crazy. they're in a frenzy to sit up on television and talk like this is absolutely unthinkable. >> i'd like to see any evidence of that event happening other than in some "b" western movie like ronald reagan used to confuse movies with reality. whatever happened to the right wing, conservative notion of law and order? here you have these sheriffs and state legislatures around the country, certain red states, saying we will arrest federal law enforcement officers if they enforce the law. the people who sometimes put their lives on

. >> and glen beck who has pocket fulz of confetti and some kind of living -- >> yeah. >> okay.g on. oh, no. "time magazine" ranna has to leave us. thank you for joining us. what a segue. an ill-fated bachelor party, pythons and mobsters, and we're not even talking about capitol hill. author and pull et ceteraer prize winner dave barry joins us for a discussion about the new book and the bizarre state of florida just ahead. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital

in 2011 with that exit of glen beck, who, of course, went on to his own network.sarah palin, kind of the declining fortunes of the tea party and this inability of the tea party and the conservative right to find purchase and find a wider audience. you know, rush limbaugh's power is in this called 20 million viewer -- listeners that he has. i don't know if it's 20 million, 15 million. it might be 2 million. but i think democrats have been very expert at putting rush limbaugh and fox news at the head of the party, and you haven't seen much push back from republicans. in fact, you see ruby, of course, going out there today and sort of going to rush limbaugh and offering his immigration plan. >> you're going to go after fox news for having a ton of viewer. the competitor show to this has about four times as many viewers. then you're going to go after fox news for making the first prediction on ohio. so, yeah, they had karl rove -- >> ron, ron, ron -- >> you can go after fox news all you want -- >> you're hyperventilating. nobody is going after fox. i'm just trying to

>> not like glen beck but they want -- >> i don't like him. don't know how to make an answer work. no, i don't like -- >> but that's your -- >> but you won't answer the question. >> i did answer the question. >> is he part of your party or not? >> what is his party registration. >> he seems like he doesn't want to be a part of republican. >> who did he vote for? mitt romney or obama? >> i think he voted for mitt romney. michael steele -- >> preet good guess. >> robert costa. >> who is cruz to criticize john kerry when he never even saw a uniform up close. [ male announcer ] edmunds.com says the all-new nissan altima is a better car than camry. to argue would be rude. nissan altima. with moving-object detection. lease now. just $199 per month. visit choosenissan.com. road and track called sentra an economy car minus the look and feel of an economy car. wonder how civic and corolla look and feel about that. the all-new nissan sentra, with best-in-class mpg. lease for $169 per month. visit choosenissan.com. how did i know? well, i didn't really.

and when she came out the next day she had sunglasses on and i heard glen beck or one of them -- i gettal for a blood clot. oh, she is faking it. >> stephanie: yeah, what a bunch of crap. i'm glad to see you are feeling better secretary clinton. no you are not. you were the one saying the benghazi flu. >> she looks great in a green. i love it. >> stephanie: we have been enjoying the top 25 crazy obama comments after the inauguration after a television state posted that he took the oath on the lincoln bible. >> yes. >> stephanie: it started with a lot of wishes for his assassination. >> whatever! >> oh. >> stephanie: we move on to james. i don't think a person that believes in the same methods that believes as lennen did deserves to put his hands on lincoln's bible. i would laugh if the bible burned when he touched it. [♪ circus music ♪] >> stephanie: due to the -- he put his own puppy on his own jet. >> he went to the university of las vegas. >> stephanie: put his own puppy on his own jet -- >> what? >> what does that even mean? i love it when illiterates write in. >> he thinks he is s

remember back in the day when fox news and glen beck championed humongous tea party rallies?red hats and american flags and what many call the dawn of a third party. but no more. sarah palin arguably the queen of the tea party movement is gone, gone, gone from fox news. that means no more home spun political hard balls thrown from her tv studio in alaska. here's how she defended the group which had been called terrorists in a 2011 interview. >> i'm not just going to roll over with a sticker plastered ok my forehead that says hit me baby one more time, call me a terrorist again, call me a racist. i'm going to stand up for those physically conservative patriotic independent americans who want to best for this country. i'm going to stand up for radio talk show hosts who, if it were not for them, we would have even less factual information out there about our weakened economy caused by big government, liberal spending, socialists type programs being rammed down our throats. so i'm going to stick up for people who at this point are being called terrorists and being accused of wagi

here is to hoping jones had the same effect on -- opponents and -- and glen beck spent the first tens. i own a gun. i own a remington shotgun. i have hunted. i have shot. that's not what this is about. it is about ending the unnecessary risk of high-capacity assault rifles. [ applause ] >> that's what this is about. >> if you need 30 rounds to bring down a deer hunting is not your thing. >> stephanie: not your bag. >> you should look into macromay or shuffleboard. >> stephanie: that's right. >> this deer tastes like lead. ow! >> stephanie: it's like putting your fun on frappe. eighteen minutes after the hour. go to meeting how we love it here. go to meeting would be your best tool by citrix it's the fast and simple way to meet with coworkers and clients on line wherever you are. its built-in hd videoconferencing, crystal clear. >> it's gorgeous. >> stephanie: right? none of that audio dropping out -- >> like an airline pilot. >> stephanie: right. we did that yesterday. >> hurp der. -- >> stephanie: we first shared the investor relations ma gurd pictures on go to meeting, right? >> ye