Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
With all respect, Pope Leo needs to better grasp the concept of “the separation of church and state.” He also fails to recall the mantra of Iranian leaders, Death to America!” “Death to Israel.” Iran financed the murder of 1,300 Israeli’s at a concert. just two years ago. Iran government killed thousands of Iranian protesters earlier this year. I do not recall any outrage from Pope Leo regarding these atrocities.
LaHoodlum emerges from his lair to issue yet another love note to his dear pals in the American Communist Party (formerly the Democrat Party).
Enjoy permanent minority status, LaHoodlum. You suck at your job.
The American Communist Party has nothing to do with the Democrats. We are patriots that don’t want to be ruled by bankers and corporations. MAGA, but working class.
First, the pope can give as good as he gets. Second, Trump is no kinder to Macron or Starmer than he is to the pope. Trump is an equal opportunity critic with little regard for politesse. The hair pulling and crocodile tears are just another diversion. They disagree on matters of policy. So be it.
The pope and Trump both need to stay in their own lanes. The pope’s comments regarding Iran display, at best a cultivated naivete. But Trump’s comments about the pope are inexcusable; his conduct and ego are turning off me and I suspect a lot of other people who voted enthusiastically for him twice. The Bible instructs that “pride goeth before a fall.” If so, Trump is due for a big one; I just hope he doesn’t take me and the nation with him when it happens. As for LaHood, his comments reinforced my respect for him.
A couple questions for the Pope, LaHood and other Illinois republicans. Why no comments when the Islamists in Iran murdered an estimated 30,000 of their own people a few weeks back? Did that hit “the mark”? Also, are you okay with the radicals Islamists having a nuclear bomb? After all, Wall Street is telling us is how critical that part of the world is for energy, fertilizer, helium (to make AI chips), etc. Will LaHood and the Rinos in this state be okay sending their grandsons there 10 years from now to try to clean it up when Iran has… Read more »
World leaders criticizing the Pope has been a thing for … oh … about 2,000 years. Trump’s comments about the Pope are not unique or outlandish. Maybe you’ve heard of a guy named King Henry VIII?
Pope Leo, for a lack of a better word, will be our last Boomer Pope, clinging to the cringey, outdated ideals of the 1960’s liberalism. We had high hopes for Leo but within weeks of taking the office he was giving blessings to ice blocks in the name of climate change. He really did this, so cringey.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/10/06/pope-leo-xiv-blesses-huge-20000-year-old-chunk-of-greenland-ice/
Again, not a word about the church in MN being attacked by Lemon & co. , nor the Ukrainian woman murdered nor Sheridan Gorman. Let’s ignore the rampant attack on certain segments of the population by other certain segments but get worked up over Iran. Let’s not. And Jethro Bailey has served his purpose, he needs to go back to the cement pond.
Whataboutism.
And I do believe there were words said.
Just because other things happened and may or may not have gotten attention does not absolve Trump.
Yeah, let’s sweat Iran when more people have been killed in CHI last month than in the whole military ( where fatalities are to be expected, unlike going stargazing at the Planetarium ) operation. Woke Pope and Cluckich are loathe to admit their new age policies stink to, er, high heaven. Words said? Ok, name the Ukrainian woman slaughtered on the NC train. Name the CHI woman set aflame on the CTA platform. Name any of the people murdered within even the last two months without looking it up by people that shouldn’t be out in public. You’ll always have… Read more »