Glenn Beck - A True American

I have cooked dinner for 10 and here is my guest list: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, General Patton, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, General Petraeus, Martin Luther King, Condoleezza Rice, and last, but not least, Mr. Glenn Beck.

2 years ago, I didn't even know who Glenn Beck was. It wasn't until I moved back to Texas, after spending 3 years in Louisville Kentucky, that I really even cared who the hell Glenn Beck was. You see, upon moving back to Texas in 2007, I noticed a very creepy, strange, unprecedented change in my home state. It had appeared that there was no longer a federal border that separated the state of Texas from the country of Mexico. I started asking questions. I started calling and writing my State Representative, my Congressman, and my 2 Senators.

Not recognizing any of the FM stations in Dallas anymore, I tuned in to KLIF 570 AM. My life changed. That is when I learned who Glenn Beck was. His radio show comes on at 9am here in Dallas on KLIF 570 AM. I learned very quickly that Glenn was ALL over this "illegal immigration" issue we had going on here in America. Maybe I had become a zombie from the years of 1970 to 2004 and just had become accustomed to the "illegals" here in Texas. For the most part, illegal immigration wasn't really a hot button in Louisville Kentucky. It's crippling affect had not reached up there. So it really wasn't discussed.

Listening to The Glenn Beck Show, I started hearing terms like, "La Raza", "Coyotes", "Ramos and Campion" to name a few. My ears perked from this point on each morning at 9am. I was hooked. After coming home from work one day, I mentioned to my soon-to-be wife, that I had been listening to one of the smartest, well informed guys that I had ever heard. She asked me who it was and I told her "Glenn Beck". She said, "...well, you know he is on t.v. too, right?" I was like, "..NO WAY!!". Sure enough, there he is. 6pm (Central) on CNN Headline News. Again, I was hooked.

It's been a little over a year now that I have been religiously listening, and watching Glenn Beck. He has taught me so much. He's made me think.

Glenn doesn't get all that personal when he talks about himself. I know that he is a recovering alcoholic. I know that he loves and adores his family. I know that he understands where he came from and that he is VERY thankful of what he now has. But most of all, I have come to learn that Glenn Beck is a true American. In every sense of the word.

I don't know this for a fact, but I would be willing to bet that Glenn wishes that he was a man in the 1950's. During the 50's, that is when America was America. That is when Americans had values. Had trust for one another. Had morals.

Glenn Beck has been called "Mr. Doom and Gloom" by many of his critics. He doesn't really care. Glenn is a man of truth and he actually cares about his fellow Americans. He cares about his country. My take on Glenn is this, don't shoot the messenger just because you don't like the message. So many people in this great country are trying to figure out what his or her "purpose" in life is. Me included. Not Glenn Beck. He knows what his purpose is, and that is to spread the word about our day to day lives of the people who run this country. He's been on top of this economic melt down for 2 years. He sees what's coming. He sees where this nation is headed if we, as Americans, don't wake up and do something about it.

I included Glenn Beck on my dinner list for one reason, I want to listen. I want to listen to Glenn Beck talk to the other 9 guests on my list. Some of those other 9 guests had a great impact on the United States of America, others are just American icons. I want to hear the questions that Glenn Beck would have for these 9 individuals and then all I want to do is sit back and listen to the answers.

In closing, I will say this, Americans need to slow down and pay more attention to what is going on in the world around them. We, as a society, can stand in over-night lines at our local AT&T phone store, waiting on the doors to open so that we can be one of the first ones to buy the new iPhone. I'm asking that you take just 30 min of your day and either listen to, or watch The Glenn Beck Show. You may not agree with EVERYTHING that Glenn says, but one thing's for sure, you will become a thinker. When the term "serving your country" is heard or said, the first thing that comes to most people's mind is the men and women who are in uniform defending this great nation. Well, Mr. Glenn Beck, you sir, are serving your country with your message and I want to thank you for that. I know there is about a one in a million chance that Glenn Beck will actually see and read this, but if you do, I would love to meet you some day!

kenneth.powell@yahoo.com