GLENN: I have always believed that the only way that we’ll ever be dismantled is from within, that no foreign force could ever destroy us. We have to destroy ourself. And I have been looking at why are we embracing socialism so much? Why are we fighting against things that are so common sense? How could we possibly have homeland security when there’s no border security? You can have homeland security. Can you tell me if — do you believe that it’s paranoid thinking to believe that the barbarians are not at the gates; many of the barbarians are within the gates.
HUNTER: You know, Glenn, this will be the tragedy of the century. If having dissolved the Soviet empire with a policy of strength and strong principles and strong character, if having dissolved the socialist Soviet Republic, we ourselves slide into socialism. And what I want to see is an American people who, the day I walk out of the White House after eight years, are more independent of government than the day I walk in. That’s what we need for this country, independent Americans, rugged individualism, accountability. But you know something? That seed is within our people and if you go over to Iraq and Afghanistan, you will see these incredible people in the uniform of the United States who have a ton of spirit, they’ve got energy and they are coming back and they are going to rejuvenate this country and reenergize us with the spirit of freedom.
HUNTER: Glenn, I’ve got a bill I’m introducing today which says no other law with standing, and that includes the Endangered Species Act which stops you from brushing your own property, any private person may brush back their property as far as they want for purposes of fire protection. ...... here’s what some communities and some states want to give you. They want to give you the right to pay taxes and nothing else and so you’ve got places in California now where you can’t clear your land, you can’t cut down a tree, you can’t go anywhere near a stream bed and you end up with a government agency. ...
... But that shows you the mindset of this bureaucracy that we’ve put in charge of basically taking property rights away from real people.