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On April 5, 1933, under the pretext of a national emergency, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own gold. The decree forced Americans to sell their gold at an artificially low “official price.” If they refused, the government could hit them with stiff penalties: a $10,000 fine (equivalent to $205,000 today) and/or up to 10 years in prison. The government blatantly stole wealth from the American people. Many worry the U.S. government might confiscate gold again if it becomes desperate enough. I don’t think those fears are unfounded. The U.S. government’s...

Dear Glenn, I've been with you since 9-12. I've traveled from Florida to participate in your Restoring Honor event in DC. Your Restoring Love event in Dallas. I've been a paid subscriber to The Blaze TV since you established it (and stuck with it even though I was keenly disappointed when you ended REAL NEWS and replaced it with Goth Girl, who mirror images Megyn Kelly, another snark queen). I've been among your biggest fans for years, but over time I've lost that lovin' feeling, and haven't watched or listened to you as much, finding your views and mine increasingly...

Two days ago, An elderly woman was murdered in front of her sister and onlookers on LA's metro gold line station in Little Tokyo. The station, recently opened a year ago under the new gold line extension into east LA now has its first big incident. An insane drug addicted and mentally ill homeless woman is now in custody for committing the murder. The killer, a woman named Jackkqueline Pogue committed the offense has a long history of mental illness not to mention an even longer criminal history. She had been thrown out of just about every shelter and welfare...

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 16) -- Betty Sugiyama was rushing to catch a train for a shopping trip when authorities say the unthinkable happened: A homeless woman leapt from a bench and shoved her onto the tracks. Witnesses said the woman then calmly returned to her seat as Sugiyama writhed in pain on the tracks with a cracked skull. The 84-year-old Little Tokyo resident died soon after, and the suspect was arrested on murder charges. A sister of Sugiyama who witnessed the attack remained stunned Tuesday that anyone would want to kill her friendly younger sibling, a Japanese-American who had grown...

An organization once headed by former Obama administration official Van Jones gave it his best shot. Other so-called grassroots organizations have given it best shot. Now Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., with the power of Congress in tow, has given it his best shot to shut Glenn Beck down. But so far it isn’t really working. On Sept. 23, Weiner called a representative from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Goldline to testify before the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee about what he deemed to be unfair business practice they engage in. However, it just so happens that Goldline sponsors Beck and other...

Hi All, We all know that Congresscritter Weiner is trying to take down Glenn Beck any way he can, and he's trying to do it by going after his sponsors. I saw a bit of Weiner grilling some Goldline executive today, and since Goldline has the audacity to advertise the FACT that FDR issued an executive order outlawing the private ownership of gold, with some exceptions, like historical and collectible coins and jewelery. Weiner specifically criticized the executive and Goldline for not telling their customers that the executive order was (supposedly) repealed the following year, in 1934. But here's my...

U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is opening an investigation into TV gold dealers... and cites hosts like Glenn Beck who he says "drive a false narrative." Specifically, Weiner seems to be targeting Goldline, which is a regular sponsor of Beck's TV show, radio program, and web properties. A press release announcing the investigation states: Goldline employs several conservative pundits to act as shills for its' precious metal business, including Glenn Beck, Mike Huckabee, Laura Ingraham, and Fred Thompson. By drumming up public fears during financially uncertain times, conservative pundits are able to drive a false narrative... Glenn Beck for example...

NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. -- An Ohio Valley man whose spray-painted mugshot was circulated worldwide has been arrested again on accusations of huffing.Wetzel County sheriff's deputies arrested Patrick Tribett -- again with gold spray paint on his face -- Wednesday night.

Authorities in California said today they have opened an investigation into Goldline International, a company that pioneered the practice of weaving its sales pitches into broadcasts by popular conservative political personalities -- including two former presidential candidates and Fox News host Glenn Beck -- to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold every year. "There are two main types of complaints we're seeing," said Adam Radinsky of the Santa Monica City Attorney's office, which has launched what it described as a joint investigation with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office. "One is that customers say that they...

An executive with Goldline, one of two gold companies now under investigation for their sales practices, told ABC News Tuesday morning that his company does not intentionally steer customers toward overpriced gold coins – but he also touted the coins as a safe harbor because "no one knows" whether the U.S. government will seize gold from private citizens. In an interview on Good Morning America, Goldline executive vice president Scott Carter responded to allegations that his company has made a fortune by persuading gold investors that collectable coins are worth buying, despite a hefty mark-up. He said the firm, which...

New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner , a member of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, is using his public office to attack one of Glenn Beck’s key sponsors, Goldline, Inc. It seems that Goldline, Inc. has committed the heinous crime, according to Weiner, of exploiting Beck’s scaremongering about the collapsing economy to tout gold as a save haven and to overcharge for gold coins. Weiner is abusing the power of his office to intimidate Goldline into dropping its sponsorship of Beck, whom Weiner regards as a serious threat to his progressive agenda. Weiner wrote letters to...

Anyone who listens to talk Radio knows that many shows are predicting more economic problems. Not the least of which is Inflation 'and financial instability caused by massive deficits and the public spending currently taking place under the Obama Administration . This has led to a number of Gold companies advertising on Conservative Talk Radio. The most prominent of these companies is Goldline. Now it appears that a Liberal Democrat Congressman may be getting ready to start some sort of Government or Liberal offensive against Goldline. Today Democrat Anthony Wiener is suppose to have a press conference to issue some...

If you have been watching and listening to Glenn Beck, you know he’s been doing a bang-up job of exposing the vast left-wing crime syndicate that now runs the White House. He has give them every opportunity to correct him, and yet, they have never responded. Instead, they have tried to promote a boycott of his sponsors, which has been an abject failure. Beck’s show is still the highest rated on cable, and his radio broadcast the 3rd most listened to in the nation. In an act of desperation which likely stems from the fact that Goldline Company refuses to...

Fox News host and conservative talker Glenn Beck is firing back after New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner issued a report critical of Goldline International, a gold retailer and one sponsor of Beck's cable show. Goldline is among several gold concerns that advertise with Beck while Beck offers testimonials about gold — an arrangement that's sparked some conflict-of-interest complaints about the pundit. For the past two days, Beck has hit back at the congressman, claiming on the air that Weiner's tactics evoke the late red-baiting Sen. Joe McCarthy. "Now we have a congressman actually trying on the shoes of McCarthy,"...

MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan on Wednesday became the latest host at that channel to lash out at Fox News. He frothed that Glenn Beck is a "scumbag" for touting the company Goldline. Ratigan promoted an investigation by Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner of the business. He hyperbolically attacked, "The only problem here is that Glenn Beck and Goldline are largely snake oil salesmen and scumbags, trying to create money for themselves at the expense of everybody in this country." [Audio available here.]Ratigan's over-the-top language continued as he ranted, "That man there [Beck] is paid by that other company to be a snake...

In a blatant attempt to silence Glenn Beck, Congressman Weiner (D-NY)is attacking Goldline, a sponsor of the Glenn Beck Show on Fox and on the radio. Weiner claims that Beck and Goldline are profiting from people's fears and driving up the price of gold. This is a ridiculous and stupid claim since Beck doesn't have the funds or clout to manipulate the world gold market. And Goldline does not physically affect the worldwide gold market with their buying and selling. Obama's minister and advisor, Jim Wallis (self-proclaimed Marxist) has also sponsored a boycott to attack Beck's sponsors. Ex-Green Czar Van...

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D., N.Y.) has uncovered a conspiracy between conservative talk-radio hosts and the gold companies that advertise on their shows. According to Weiner, the conservative talkers scare their listeners into believing that the government under Pres. Barack Obama is headed for insolvency, and that the U.S. dollar is headed for a period of intense instability. This makes the listeners want to invest in gold, which is what the advertisers are selling. Weiner is only about five months late to this party. Prompted by Ken Vogel’s reporting in Politico, MSNBC ranter Keith Olbermann and Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert have...

During radio show, Beck says that "Goldline is the escape" from economic collapse." Beck preaches the "good news" that a "blaze is coming" that will "burn everything down"Beck mocks President Calderon's accent, says Mexicans migrate to U.S. "because you suck so much in your government"Beck on immigration debate: "It's amazing that we don't all go with zip ties to Washington and just arrest all of them"Beck pushes conspiracy theory tying Obama administration to "mob bank" to illustrate "the death of our country" Don't you love how George Soros' Media Matters takes Glenn Beck's truths and twists them into something "eee-vil"?...

I walk into Tiffany’s—flush with blogging income–and purchase their very reasonable 18k Gold Paloma’s Marrakesh Bangle (inspired by the intriguing patterns of Morocco) for $4,950. Later I discover to my horror that the melt value of the gold is significantly less than $4,950. Now that I think about it, there were no signs telling me this in the store, although the salesperson did prattle on quite a while about “craftsmanship.” Do I have legal recourse? If you answered “yes” to the question above please proceed straight to the Comments section, pausing only long enough to leave a snarky message (or,...

In a blatant attack to silence Glenn Beck, New York Congressman, Weiner (D-NY) is attacking Goldline, a sponsor of the Glenn Beck Show on Fox and on the radio. Weiner claims that Beck and Goldline are profiting from people’s fears and driving up the price of gold. This is a ridiculous and stupid claim since Beck does not have the funds or clout or will to subvert the gold market. And Goldline does not physically affect the worldwide gold market with their buying and selling. They also fully disclose how much of a profit they make off of buying and...