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Adam Carolla to Beck: ‘I Dug Ditches’ and ‘Know What It’s Like to Grow Up Poor’

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Some readers were only vaguely familiar with radio personality Adam Carolla until The Blaze published what was perhaps the most hard-hitting, profane yet profoundly insightful, tirade on Occupy Wall Street and the self-entitled “participation trophy” generation to come out of 2011.  Carolla, who has become a champion of straight-talk and common sense when it comes to the Occupy movement — and in larger part what it means to embrace a dedicated work ethic — appeared on the Glenn Beck Program Tuesday evening to discuss his background and new book, “Rich Man, Poor Man.”

Glenn celebrated the success of both Carolla’s podcast and book and expressed how impressed he was with the former “Man Show” host’s entrepreneurial spirit. For his part, the astute Carolla delivered what we’ve now come to expect — plain-spoken pearls of wisdom.

The interview began with Carolla mirroring his sentiments from late last year, blasting the negative connotation millenials place on success in the U.S. He followed by sharing his personal story of growing up poor, with a mother hobbled by her dependence on government assistance.

Carolla explained how his then “able-bodied” mother refused to seek gainful employment when he suggested she do so, because she feared losing Welfare. He said he saw her already low self-esteem plummet “through the wagon-train tracks.”

Bowled over by the revelation, Glenn observed how tragic a circumstance it must have been.

“It’s not exactly a Bill Cosby-esque moment to share with your young child,” Carolla quipped, “but I realized right then and there I would do for myself.”

Carolla, who did not attend college and “barely graduated high school,” worked multiple jobs, often in construction “digging ditches,“ where he ”busted his butt,” and didn’t even taste success until age 31. “I lived at the poverty level and I know what’s it like to be poor as an adult,” he said. “And I know what it’s like to work multiple jobs.”

He explained that coming from nothing and working hard his entire life makes him uniquely qualified to tell others to “get off their ass” and “get to work” too.

“Now I’m the bad guy for telling other people to do that.”

The feisty L.A. native believes people are either “part of the problem or part of the solution” and are either pedaling the bicycle or “dragging their feet.” Carolla made no bones that he would like to throw the feet-draggers “off the bike.”

Throughout the interview the banter between Glenn and Carolla never waned, with each expressing the importance of coming together through common goals rather than focus on whatever difference in viewpoints the two may have on a given issue.

Carolla, who pointed out that what he and Glenn do “are not dissimilar,” said he prefers gleaning insight from people like Glenn, Dennis Prager and Dennis Miller, as opposed to politicians who he sees as merely puppets for their constituents.

“For me, personally, I realized at a certain point that people think of me the way I think of them…which is not that much,” Carolla laughed. He added that he would rather be both loved and hated for “speaking the truth” than be overlooked by a dispassionate group of “people in the middle.”

“You want to be either loved or hated by the head cheerleader,” he joked. “The last thing you want is her to say is ‘Glenn who?’”

Carolla’s website describes his book:

If you turn on the evening news or listen to NPR you’ll be bombarded with a non-stop parade of commentators pontificating on the ever expanding gap between the rich and the poor. But is the chasm really that wide? In Rich Man Poor Man, comedian and bestselling author Adam Carolla exposes the phenomena that are embraced by the really rich and the really poor–but never the middle class–like having an outdoor shower, wearing your pajamas all day, or always having your dog with you. Combining Adam’s inimitable comedic voice and four-color illustrations by his friend Michael Narren, Rich Man Poor Man is a hilariously accurate look at what the people born with silver spoons in their mouths have in common with the people whose only utensils are plastic sporks stolen from a Shakey’s.

 

Adam Carolla Talks to Glenn Beck About Rich Man Poor Man

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  • whitewopshawn
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:11am

    Girls on trampolines!!

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    • cemerius
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:37am

      Then when they got the “new guys” I quit watching talk about a couple douche bags!!

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  • Neesey
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:32am

    My mother wanted to work, but we needed to eat and she got “state” to feed three kids. In order to get “state” she could not have assets like a car. She could work but if she made more than was “proper” by the requirements, then they would take away the money. So jealous were the neighbors, also on state, they would call and tattle because my mother still went to work in my Grampa’s car. Is that how entitlements help people or is that how it keeps them down?
    My mother told the state to take an effing hike along with the lazy no good neighbors. We moved, she had 3 jobs and we made it. I am college educated, and my siblings are all productive members of society.

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    • TomFerrari
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:07am

      During protracted strikes, the UMWA told my parents, repeatedly, to sign up for school lunches, for welfare, for food stamps, etc. Being of honor and dignity, my parents set an example to us, and REFUSED. Yes there was an issue of pride, but, mostly I remember my dad telling me it would be WRONG because they were on strike. They chose not to work.
      So his dad, also a coal miner, combined households with my dad, and we lived together in one house, and sold the other.
      My grandfather and I then spent the next seven years building my parents a house. We dug the basement by hand. Shovel and wheelbarrow. We built the whole shebang.
      I also worked as a church janitor at age 13, and made enough to buy a Yamaha FG335 guitar and a 19″ Zenith Color TV !
      Interesting note: I sold that guitar to Chet Atkins!!!

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:00am

      Nice Story Tom, Mine is similar. It seem that successful people usually come from families where sacrifice and responsibility are the norm. Delayed gratification and earning what you have is very rewarding.

      I love the sound of a nice Yamaha guitar (Nippon Gakki). I was given an FG-75 by Kenny Loggins back in the late 70′s. He lived a few houses away from me in California. His house was broken into and most of his guitars were stolen. I tracked them down, bought them cheap and returned them to him.

      Cheers – Ookspay

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    • RaeMarie
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:31am

      The bottom line is, to receive government assistance you have to be “poor.” Therefore to continue to receive government assistance, one must REMAIN poor!! What the people who are so conditioned to be afraid of losing their welfare don’t realize is that, if they got a job (or two) they would eventually make much more than what they were subsisting on with the welfare check, and be better off. Not only that, they would have the feeling of dignity, independence and accomplishment that goes along with working and supporting yourself.

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:31am

      @RaeMarie

      Yeah, but, do you realize how hard it is to be a 29 year old single mom with 4 kids, each with different fathers that none of which pay child support? Sure, with some work she might make more in the long run, but with 4 kids a baby sitter or daycare is simply too expensive. That and a job would likely heavily interfere with her current and future pregnancies.

      You see, for many men and women, the problem is not gubment benefits. The problem is that they have not been taught how to responsibly pursue happiness. Sure, they have a right to pursue what makes them happy, but they have been conditioned over generations to only pursue what will be given, even though such a pursuit only leads to a lifetime of dissatisfaction, disappointment, and jealousy because they will always see others who have much more; and they will always believe the others have been GIVEN more as that is the state of their reality: quality of life is given not earned.

      To simply remove the gubment benefits won’t solve the problem. We will need at least one full generation being taught from birth that:

      1. Work is required.
      2. Earning is respected.
      3. Taking opens you up for criticism.
      4. Irresponsible life styles are scorned.

      Where to start then?

      As employers, we should scorn the men who do not help with the raising AND rearing of their children. These men should be COMPLETELY shunned. To me, that is the first step that we can take now that can have the most immediate affect.

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    • michael48
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:51pm

      kevin…the first problem is TEACHING not INDOCTRINATING…First class of day..”work ethic’….

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    • Zenzazin
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 5:25pm

      RaeMarie – “… What the people who are so conditioned to be afraid of losing their welfare don’t realize is that, if they got a job (or two) they would eventually make much more than what they were subsisting on with the welfare check, and be better off. Not only that, they would have the feeling of dignity, independence and accomplishment that goes along with working and supporting yourself.”

      Why are there so many working people on welfare then?
      If people would take the time to research, you would see that over half of welfare recipients also held jobs. The question you should be asking is why would be still need to be on welfare if they are working? Shouldn‘t a person’s job allow them to survive?

      http://www.urban.org/publications/310835.html

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    • LowIQGenius
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:55pm

      @Kevintampa,

      I don‘t know if what you’ve outlined here was a hypothetical situation or not, but the real moral of the story should be that it still isn’t okay to mooch off of others, especially when it’s your fault for being too stupid to exercise a little self control. I don’t care how hard life is when you should have closed your legs after the first accidental child is born. Find a grandparent to watch the kids and get to work.

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  • grumpyt
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:20am

    LOVE IT! We need more like him, REAL AMERICANS. Works his butt off and succeeds. Not ashamed of making his own way.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:24pm

      Remember the good ole‘ days when poor meant you didn’t have a TV, nor a washer/dryer? Certainly not a microwave, no cell phones, no 2nd car (perhaps not even a 1st.) none of the things we claim are necessary in today’s world.
      When you see people you know are drawing public assistance, with expensive fake fingernails, expensive makeup, hair like they stepped out of a beauty shop, new type clothing (instead of what you get at the Salvation Army store) new expensive shoes, etc, etc. you know they are getting money from some other means and the welfare checks are frosting on the cup cake.

      Lets face it, some people would sell their souls and lose all pride for a few ill gotten dollars.

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  • Krazy_Kreepy_Ketchup
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:10am

    Speaking of being poor- Glenn Beck REALLY called this one….Greece, Portugal…

    http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/486cf342-411e-11e1-b521-00144feab49a.html#axzz1jo5fKoIm

    Here we go.

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  • LIBS-ARE-DINGLEHEADS
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:06am

    Go to Newser.com – and see the liberals you speak of. I fight with these dingles all the time. They are EXACTLY what you describe. The tossers all lay around, bash Bush, and think Obama is “brilliant”. I go there to see just HOW MUCH the NYT twists stories, and uses this site to bash anything remotely work-oriented.

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  • Mop
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:44am

    Finally, someone who gets it! I’m glad he was able to become successful. Go Adam!!

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  • campt1
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:28am

    Money is the root of all evil. Get off the money train.

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    • Cascadia
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:46am

      $s pay for Internet access.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:52am

      Labor is Not Evil… Trading your Labor for Goods & Serivces is Not Evil… and Wages as a means to allow this in an Easy way is Not Evil. So, Money is Not Evil… any more than a Kitchen Knife or a Car, which can Kill.

      Quit reciting… Start thinking!

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 5:36am

      i thought it was the “love” of money that was the root of evil. meaning putting wealth before god on your list of whats important.

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    • one.dakine.howlie
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:35am

      No, no, no… I’m not going to let you get away with that one. Read the Bible carefully next time. The LOVE of money is evil, not just money by itself. Money is currency used to trade one good for another. It’s a tool used in an economy to better the lives of others.
      When you “love” money you stop seeing it and using it as a tool. You replace God with it thinking that it reflects your character and social standing above others. You hoard it thinking that the more money you have the better person you are. You don’t use it to bless the lives of others or to bless the lives of your family.
      If you‘ll remember there were three wise men that brought Christ’s family GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, and MYRRH which weren’t humble gifts. These were gifts reserved for kings and princes. Although it doesn‘t specifically say what Christ’s parents did with these gifts it also doesn’t say that these gifts were looked upon as evil.

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:26am

      luker wrote Quit reciting… Start thinking
      Money is not literally the root of all evil and the bible didn’t mean it as such. It’s greed and lust for money that is the roots of evil. Easy example drugs aren’t bad when used properly however when you lust for drugs you do all kinds of evil to get them.

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    • Your Name Here
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:45am

      Money itself is just another tool, It’s the love of money that is the root of the problem.
      People that can’t control their urges and desires are the problem. People that want money but don’t want to do the work necessary to earn it are the problem.
      Money is the carrot and reality is the stick.

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    • TheSwampCock
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:59am

      Actually I think you are referring to 1 Timothy 6:10; For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

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    • marvlus
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:39am

      Not money itself, but the love of money. Big difference.

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    • Steve Neiling
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:49am

      THE LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money, in and of itself, is merely a means of trade, it is not evil.

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    • TJOHNSONMP
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:51am

      It is not money that is evil….. It is the LOVE of money that is. Anything that you covet so much you would do anything for can become evil….. You become a slave to it.

      That is the problem…

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    • Tom K
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:45am

      @CAMPT1: The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Quote the Bible correctly, please. Here is a pretty good quote from man, not the Bible: ” Money won’t buy everything but it will sure get you down-town where everything is “. Adam Carolla EARNED his success by working. I am tired of paying the way for slackers that can work but won’t.

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    • samuelwcordrey
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:36am

      the LOVE of money is the root of all evil.

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    • rotciv
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:42am

      The (desire) for money is the root of all evil. Otherwise all people with money are evil.

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    • cholla
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:44am

      The Bible says the “Love” of money is the root of all evil … Not money. A lot of people do really great things with their money

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:08pm

      No it’s not.

      Money is an abstract medium that enables peaceful, mutually agreed upon exchange. Nothing more, nothing less. In fact, any other method of exchange always involves, yes, force. Seems to me, that every medium of exchange beside money (or bartering, granted) is evil, and money is the source of all good. I’d rather open my wallet and pay for a television with a willing seller than have a gun fight for it with a hostile enemy.

      Or do you consider murder and harm and theft moral?

      Spare us all your Marxism, please.

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    • Ohthiscrazyworld
      Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:37am

      The “LOVE” of money is the root of evil. Anything that takes priority over your relationship with Christ is an idol.

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  • Reelist
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:17am

    Doc,

    Can you tell us how you REALLY feel?

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  • GETLIFE
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:14am

    You sound mad.

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  • Cascadia
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:27am

    So what, white guy comes up from a crappy childhood. If he was black, would the story have pulled more heartstrings? Welcome to the reality of growing up with little and ending up with (after years of work) more. Go Carolla

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    • starman70
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:30am

      Have you ever heard of Charles Powell, The African American Fox Business Channel correspondent and owner of his own capital managment firm? He grew up in Harlem DIRT POOR. He was bullied, tormented and called most every variety of derogatory name by others he grew up with just because he expressed a desire to become a businessman.

      He overcame the miserable conditions of his youth and lived the AMERICAN DREAM. He started from scratch, got his education and is now a successful businessman.

      Whether one is caucasian, hispanic, black or asian, The opportunity is there. Anyone can become successful when he / she has the desire and determination. That is provided the very government which is supposed to encourage success doesn‘t deter one’s ambitions by over regulation and over taxation.

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    • PPMStudios
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:47am

      @ starman70

      His name is Charles Payne. Not Powell.

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    • starman70
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:52am

      @ PPMSTUDIOS

      Right you are! My senior moment for the day (Maybe).

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    • objectivetruth
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:05am

      @Starman
      Opportunity should be there.For some that is taken as well.Until you have been on that recieving line its hard to fathom.Usually, those who prevent the opportunity ,are those with something to lose if the person should succeed.Unfortunately, it isn’t always clear, on the surface, what they have to lose.Most of these though are involving fraud.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:15pm

      Objectivetruth

      I’ve been on the receiving end of that line, and know what? The line is absolutely wrong, for the most obvious of reasons. Opportunity is created, it’s not “just there” as you imply. And the person who creates the opportunity and then takes it, will not remain poor for long.

      Simple math. The people “waiting for opportunity” are rubes sold on the philosophy that somebody else owes them something. I feel no pity for them. When they man up, stand up, and start making their own opportunities, then they’ll earn my respect. Not a moment before.

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  • Exrepublisheep
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:09am

    Internet courage…cool.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:58am

    Can anyone tell me why my Blaze format has gotten really long horizontally with tiny text ? And how i can get back to the more compact, verticle format… Am i the only one or did they change something at the blaze ?

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    • Exrepublisheep
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:13am

      Mine hasn’t changed.

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    • TEE-PAR-TEE
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:20am

      try holding down the CTRL button while pressing the “+” key a couple times.
      hope this works for you.

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    • Reelist
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:18am

      Put the pipe down.

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    • KangarooJack
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:01am

      If you can read this (lol) click on your tool icon and see what your format % is. Adjust accordingly…THEN tell the cats to stay off the keyboard and/or the grandkids to ‘don’t touch’. lol If all fails do a system restore.

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    • Ookspay
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:00am

      Paperboy, I had issues as well. Since I I now use the Blaze with Google chrome, no more troubles, spell check too. Good Luck!

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:38am

    All people “do” what they have to “do” to survive. Glenn Beck didn’t have clarity until he got off of alcohol. Carolla‘s mother’s dependency on welfare, kept her shackled to the kind of dependency that Beck had with alcohol. At least he had something inside him that made him take a different path.

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  • lketchum
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:29am

    Adam Carolla is a good man, and 99% of us share his experiences. 99% of us celebrate success and aspire to do well ourselves. 1% of the people suck ass and protest as at OWS, and stink up the place for all others.

    The real 99% are God fearing, country loving, hard working, Americans that simply want to take care of business, pay their bills and enjoy all that life offers. 1% make a lot of noise and **** all over the rest of us. It’s high time we simply smashed that 1% in the face and set them on their asses for good.

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    • jasmer
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:19am

      Carolla isn’t a good man, but he’s a MAN (as in, “The Man Show”) – and they’re becoming fewer in number every day.

      I want my boy to have the ability to get a job, rather than just playing video games. I wonder if he’ll even be allowed to by the time he hits 12, or if I’d be charged with violating child labor laws?

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  • zman173rd
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:22am

    His is like my story. Only dif is when I turned 17 I joined the army. A scrawny kid of 125 lbs. Marines wouldn’t take me, go figure. This was in 1967. Amen to those who want to make something of themselves and are willing to take the risks. Pi$$ on those who want to sit back and take it easy.

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  • FreedomDefender33
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:07am

    Good for you Mr. Corolla. All of us who are men (and women) of courage must stand up and always tell the truth! It is our time in history to push back against the liberal progressives. We must stand for honor, courage, and truth. The truth will set all of us free!

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:01am

    Rich Man Poor Man… What happend to Rich Dad poor Dad? The book.

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  • Dudydoo
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:51am

    I like Adam Corolla, but still waiting on the Blaze to do a story on Mitt Romney saying he would of signed the NDAA just like Obama did, then when asked to Clarify he basically said the president should have authority above the constitution. Glenn railed against the NDAA for a week. Now supports a man that supports it. Unreal, http://www.NoBarry.com

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    • Reelist
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:50am

      would’ve = would have and not ‘would of’.

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  • Tom C
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:47am

    Typical lazy bum liberals can’t seem to get through their thick skulls that it **IS** possible to leave the class you were born into through hard work. It works both ways too, you can lose everything by acting stupid with your money.

    Get off your ass and do something with your lives instead of blaming the “1%ers”. Biggest frigging joke…in the USA, you’re only a 99%er if you CHOOSE to be…

    Period. End of story.

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  • 13th Generation American
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:40am

    Adam must be hurting for money

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:59am

      Umm, doesn’t really sound like it.
      He’s hiring people, creating jobs, building a 2nd facility, etc., etc.

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 6:52am

      13TH GENERATION,

      …And the “deep” thought you felt compelled to share alludes to what?

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  • castle.the.schmuck
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:38am

    This whole work hard, work harder ,work even harder and you’ll succeed scam is the biggest Ponzi scheme ever devised by the rich man. Out of 100 who work their live long days, 1 or them will join the upper 1%, the other 99% will just make the rich even richer. It’s a mathematical fact.

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    • sputnik
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:52am

      @castle.the.schmuck

      Says you the 1% compared to the 99% of the rest of the world. Why don’t we take your wealth and distribute it to the rest of the 3rd world? Would be just as ‘fair’ and you would achieve your mathematical ‘fact’ theory.

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    • gibby45
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 2:05am

      Or make a decent life for themselves by working hard, investing or saving wisely. You do realize we are supposed to be a Nation of responsible hard working individuals. Not a bunch of whining wussies who complain because they aren’t getting enough handouts?

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    • His_Way
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:28am

      But I ain’t got what he has…it’s not faaaairrrrr….

      Thank you Lord, that I have feet to walk and hands to work to help others, that I may humbly honor Him in the vapor we call our life.

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    • Reelist
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:55am

      Wrong. Work hard in school. Get a good education. Get a good job and work hard. Be smart with your money. Then you will own a home, as in paid for, and have a decent nest egg and be able to retire by the time you’re 62. I know. I’ve done it.

      Further, I did it in the last 10 or 15 years. I arrived at age 47 with nothing. I had a good education and I have had good jobs. But I just didn’t see the light. Luckily I caught myself at age 47 and I’m now able to retire in comfort at age 62.

      So DO NOT tell me it cannot be done my friend.

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    • Mess23
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:35am

      Feel free to jump off the bike Schmuck. Hmmm, that is a fitting name.

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    • cholla
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:52am

      The whole 99% argument is flawed. There is an incredibly wide gap of income within that 99%. Do occupests really lump someone making $200,000 a year, in with someone making $20,000 a year and think there is commonality there? Yeah, that makes sense.

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    • ertdfg
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:18pm

      Right, so instead you should just be a useless leech; a pustule on the backside of society without ever contributing anything at all… it‘s a Ponzi scheme and you’ll show up all by being as useless as humanly possible for your entire life.

      Only by being competently and utterly useless can you succeed.

      Oh wait, I think you already are as useless as it is possible to be… congratulations on having achieved absolutely nothing at any time ever for any reason.. I‘m sure your parents are proud to have raised you knowing they left the world in no way shape or form better off than if they’d never bothered.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:19pm

      Show me the math. Give me exact studies, with their findings, that back up your claim.

      Your OWS crap doesn’t impress, sorry. Nobody owes you anything, and the only chance you have is the chance you make. That’s cold hard reality. Nobody says you’re going to succeed with that chance, or fail with that chance, and if somebody told you that, they’re lying and you believed them.

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  • Downrange27
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:37am

    I’ve been a big fan of both Adam and Glenn for years… glad to see they‘ve found the commonality I’ve seen for years.

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  • Downrange27
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:35am

    Big fan of both Adam and Glenn… glad to see they‘ve found the commonality that I’ve seen for years.

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  • castle.the.schmuck
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:27am

    Adam Carolla, the Horatio Alger of schmucks.

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  • pamela kay
    Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:24am

    Great interview. I plan on buying the book. Thanks Adam for having the kahunas to speak out.

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