Hurricane Milton has hit Florida, thankfully as a Category 3 storm instead of a Category 5. But unlike what happened in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, it looks like Florida will have rescue and recovery efforts under control. Glenn reviews Governor Ron DeSantis' promise that under his watch, Florida won't see the embarrassing FEMA response that North Carolina did. “When there is no leadership, the people perish," Glenn warns. But DeSantis has shown what a true leader can do. Glenn also reviews a prediction he made years ago on Fox News that is coming true this election season.
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GLENN: Well, let me just say this. I don't know about you. But I was listening to DeSantis.
Let me see if we have the longer version of Ron DeSantis.
Giving the -- I don't have it. Giving the update, right before the hurricane hit.
It was pretty remarkable. Let's actually start on cut 13. As he's talking about looters and criminals.
VOICE: This is not going to be an opportunity, for folks to take advantage of people.
If you think you're going to go in and loot, you have another thing coming. If you think you're going to be able to go into somebody's house after this storm passes, if you think that you're going to be able to commit crimes, you're going to get in really serious trouble. And, quite frankly, you don't know what's behind that door in a Second Amendment state stop do not try to take advantage of people who are suffering because of the results of this storm. That goes for Helene, continually. But then, of course, that will be the case for Milton. I know we've already brought a lot of people. Held people accountable in post-Helene.
We will be very swift across all levels of government, to throw the book at people. And, of course, when you make these bad decisions. You're opening yourself up from property owners who may be inside that house.
GLENN: Did you hear what he just said? He is saying, justice will be served. It will be swift. But most importantly, we're the second responder.
The people behind that door, have a right to defend themselves and their stuff, so don't do it. That's an empowering leader.
That's somebody -- you know, we wouldn't have all of these -- these -- what? Conspiracy theories. All this. What are they calling it?
Disinformation.
It is not disinformation.
It's confusion, a lot of it. Confusion from what you've said and what you've done.
And then trying to explain in our own heads, what the hell is FEMA doing?
That's where it comes from. A lack of leadership.
When there -- when there is no leadership, the people perish.
That's exactly what's happening.
Notice, Florida has a strong leader, and they don't have this problem.
Here's what he said about FEMA now. Listen to this.
Cut three.
VOICE: Now, people have asked me about, is FEMA going to do this? Just let me be clear in Florida. We run the show. FEMA is not running the show.
We will utilize them to support some of the things we are doing.
But you are not going to see FEMA running amok in Florida. I know that's been out there on the internet. That is not going to happen.
I'm the sheriff that is in charge here. And we will make sure that we protect you. Don't worry about it.
GLENN: Okay. How can he say those things?
Well, he can say those things, because he's already you proven them to be true.
He's already taken before, when he was -- before he said that, he said, we have linemen from all over the country.
Already lined up, ready to dispatch, wherever the storm takes ground. Okay?
So he was telling people, we have this in place. This in place. This in place.
And we've seen this now three times with him, on major hurricanes.
So the people don't have to fear. What they were fearing in other states, was FEMA. And so what does he say?
And how could he possibly tell the federal government, mind their own business?
Because he's a believer in the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights does not have any FEMA in it. The Constitution doesn't have FEMA in it.
That's a very nice thing to keep the government safe. But it's want their responsibility. It is the responsibility of the state government.
Everything not mentioned in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, that power all is -- resides at the state level, and with the individuals of each state.
So what he's saying here is, you're right.
You're not going to have a problem with FEMA here.
Because I'm running the show, as constitutionally mandated. I'm running the show. And we're not going any of that nonsense down here.
Look at the difference between a strong governor, somebody who knows the Constitution, is not doing what they did during COVID and saying, hey. I'm just going to take power. No, no, no.
Everything he's doing is constitutional.
When you have a strong governor in California, you had a nonconstitutional strong man. That's the difference between a strong man and a strong Constitutional leader.
And notice where there's chaos, and where there's none.
Will somebody please recognize on the left, that what's happening in Florida, is remarkable?
That this is the way constitutional republics behave. This is the duty of a good governor.
These are all the hallmarks of a really well-run state.
He even addressed yesterday, the -- the vote.
Don't worry, we're already working on it.
If there's a problem, we will make sure that everyone's voice is heard, for the election. The guy is on top of absolutely everything. And then, the local sheriffs take care of the rest.
As they're giving the -- the speeches on take shelter. Get out of town.
Here's what the Flagler County sheriff, Rick Staly said. Listen to this. Cut --
VOICE: Anyone who comes in, we will be checking to make sure that they're not a fugitive and not a sex offender. If you are a predator, you are not allowed at the shelter. If you are a designated under Florida law as a sex predator and you need shelter, you need to go to the sheriff at Perry Hall, and the detention facility. That's the county jail on Justice Lane, and we will accommodate you in the lobby of that building.
You've probably seen that before, I would guess.
GLENN: So what did he just say?
Despite what anyone on the left might say, at some point. Oh, my gosh. He was taking sex predators, and saying, you couldn't come to the shelter. No. No.
I believe God's house is a house of order. There is no chaos with God. Look at the difference between this and the border.
What's the difference?
Our border is chaotic. It's out of control.
Here he is, in a crisis situation, and what is he saying?
Everyone must take shelter. However, when you're going into these family shelters, if you're a predator, we will be checking everyone's papers.
Kind of like what we should be doing at the border.
We have no problem with you, if you need to take shelter, or you want to do it the right way.
But if you're a predator, we're going to take to check your papers.
If you are a predator, we know you're a human being, but you can't be with the families in the mix. Because you've proven yourself to society, that you are not trustworthy. So you need to report here, we'll be taking you to a detainment center, where you'll be safe. And our families will be safe.
Do you see the difference, when law and order and the Constitution is actually in play?
This is what -- I almost called him Ronald Reagan. This is what Donald Trump is -- is talking about.
We have to return to law and order. Constitutional law and order.
I did a show on Fox years ago, about the pendulum. Do you remember that pendulum show I did on Fox, Stu, by any chance?
And I showed how it swings left and right.
But it's actually not left and right. It's the we and the me. Those are the two ends.
When we go too far in the me direction, you get the 1980s. Me, me, me, me.
And everything is about me.
And I only care about my wealth.
And I don't care about anybody else. Okay? That's the -- that's the zenith of the me. Those are dangerous for people's souls. But those times are not usually dangerous for countries or civilizations. Because you can't gather a group of people, to say, yeah. Let's go get them.
Because it's all about the individual. Okay?
Everybody is like hurting. I mean, go ahead. Try to whip up all of the Libertarians in the country, to go and vote for one person.
Good luck with that. Okay?
The other side is extraordinarily dangerous.
It is the we. We're currently at the zenith of the we. It's starting to come back. That's. You feel it. It's an 80-year cycle. Okay?
From point to return. We are now at the end of that cycle, of the we. Those are dangerous. The last one we had was during World War II. The time before that, was the Civil War. The time before that, was the American Revolution.
So you have this cycle, that keeps cycling through. The problem is: And this is what I said on Fox. Is at some point, if you weaken society enough, you'll get a strong man dictator. And I said, at the time, could be from either side.
But somebody who will grab the pendulum, and say, we're not moving from here. Because what we have to do is too important and the ends justify the means.
It stops the pendulum from naturally swinging back the other direction. And we're right.
For about a 30, 40-year period. Maybe 20-year period. In the middle.
Okay? When it's perfectly balanced between me and we. That's when we're in the safest zone.
Where are we right now? Everybody, both sides, are worried the next guy could be a dictator.
Why is that?
Because we have crushed our underpinnings which are the Constitution.
Ron DeSantis, they want to call him a Nazi and a dictator. He's not demonstrating dictatorial tendencies here.
What he's doing is living exactly by the Constitution. You can have law and order, and the Constitution.
Anybody who says we need, you know, extra, nonconstitutional powers.
Or they want to change the Constitution because things are so crazy.
You're seeing how wrong that is, by watching Ron DeSantis.
By the way, one is saying, that we need to do stuff like this. The other slogan is. We will not go back.