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Title: Glenn Beck's Big Bust on the Mall
Source:
Huffington Post
URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill- ... ks-big-bust-on-t_b_698654.html
Published: Aug 30, 2010
Author: Bill Press
Post Date: 2010-08-30 14:02:09 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 9824
Comments: 17
After months of huffing and puffing on Fox News, Glenn Beck did succeed in pulling a big crowd out to the Lincoln Memorial on August 28. But, once they got there, nothing happened. Beck's so-called "Restoring Honor Rally" will not be remembered 200 years from now, as he predicted. Nor, as his promos trumpeted, will it go down with the Wright Brothers flight or the moon landing as one of those events that changed the course of history. Take it from me. I was in that crowd, somewhere between the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. What took place was a strange combination of political rally and religious revival. Indeed, I felt like I was in the middle of an old-fashioned camp meeting, surrounded by a typical camp- meeting crowd: old, white, and angry. There were more black speakers on the platform than in the audience. As instructed, most people left their signs home. But there was no doubting their politics. They waved "Don't Tread on Me" flags. Many wore t-shirts identifying them as members of a particular Tea Party chapter: Richmond, Leesburg, Colorado Springs. They handed out anti-Obama literature and sold buttons complaining "Obama spoke. Now I'm broke." No matter how many times Beck denies it, this was first and foremost a political rally. You can't have Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin as featured speakers and say it's non-political. You can't bash Barack Obama three hours a day on the radio and one hour a day on national television, five days a week, month in and month out, and then suddenly declare yourself non-partisan. Sarah Palin can't proclaim that this country doesn't need transforming, it needs reforming -- and not pretend she's talking about President Obama. What surprised me most was not the politics, but the Christian religious fervor. Every speaker mentioned God. Alveda King, MLK's niece, declared: "This is the day that the Lord has made." Two black ministers read from the Bible. One of them announced: "Black and white, rich and poor, we are all Americans gathered together today in the name of Christ." And, trying to raise the event to a higher plane, even Mormon Glenn Beck insisted: "This day has nothing to do with politics -- and everything to do with God!" But, on August 28, even God was forced to take a backseat -- to Glenn Beck himself. Prior to the event, Beck had released a promotional video putting himself in a pantheon of American heroes that included Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks. But he even topped that on Saturday. Again painting his rally as an epic event, Beck noted that, throughout history, whenever mankind seems to lose its way, "Someone appears to wake America up." George Washington did. Abraham Lincoln did. Franklin Roosevelt did. And, without hearing him utter the words, everybody knew what Beck was really saying: "And today, that American Savior -- is me!" But even that wasn't enough. It didn't start in this country, Beck added. It started all the way back at the burning bush. When the people of God had lost their way and were wandering in the desert, along came Moses! I'm not only the new Washington, Lincoln, FDR, and MLK rolled into one, Beck seemed to say. I'm also the new Moses. At which point, I fully expected him to part the Reflecting Pool and walk across it. In the end, the August 28th rally was all about the honor and glorification of Glenn Beck. And it was truly disturbing to hear one of the most divisive figures on radio and television preach unity and love. This is the man who called Jimmy Carter a "waste of skin." Who dismissed Hillary Clinton as a "stereotypical bitch." Who accused today's civil rights leaders of distorting the message of Dr. King. And, of course, who called President Obama a "racist." Appearing on Fox News Sunday the morning after the rally, Beck pulled back from his "racist" comment, explaining he only meant to say that Obama was a believer in "liberation theology." Once again, Beck doesn't get it. Liberation theology -- which reflects the teachings of Jesus by focusing on freeing the poor from unjust social, political, and economic conditions -- was also embraced and practiced by Martin Luther King, the very man whose mantle Beck tried to steal on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Beck's the Anti-Christ, no doubt about it.
"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the village idiot's hemorrhoid.
I'm listening to the asshole on the radio right now. I really do hope more of the sane American people really listen to what the hell he is saying. It will scare the hell out of most of them.
Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'!
damn i thought i was going to see some big boobs here.
Palin and Beck not enough for you?
"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the village idiot's hemorrhoid.
It will scare the hell out of most of them. I learned all about his elitist leanings by listening to him mock the players on Moron Trivia.
"Look you leftist pervert, make sure you keep your Mr Winky away from your family's new addition or I will send some fellow salad tossers to square away your sorry butt. Got it??" The good "cop", Jethro Tull explaining how to prevent a Palin family tradition in YOUR family.
whitestock was the best description i heard.
Is this good enough? Is that real?
"How many confirmed NV Mig kills do YOU have general? I only have three." - Mad Dog, the village idiot's hemorrhoid.
I would presume so. A pic from a blog, taken several years ago... Most of the guys here may (or may not) like her, but I bet all the straight ones would say something along the lines of "don't know, but I'm willing to find OUT!" LOL. She's not built for thinking (or leading)... she's built for... something else. IMO.
rotflmao. There were over 300,000 peaceful people there...and it sure does scare the hell out of you Leftwingers. As it should. I can see November clearly from my house...
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
LOL...I'll wager he's has that hanging on the ceiling over his bed as we speak...aha
Yep... lips all puckered up, and quivering... LOL.
Of course, but I prefer the hand-sized hooters rather than the big sloppy ones. It's a matter of personal preference.
When compared to you, skippy? They are A and you are FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!
That's as close as he'll ever get to a real woman.
I don't think he'd know what to do if he had one.....the missile twister would kill him!
Author: Bill Press ______________________________________________________________________________
#2. To: Skip Intro (#1)
#3. To: Brian S (#0)
Big Bust
#4. To: calcon (#3)
damn i thought i was going to see some big boobs here.
#5. To: Brian S (#2)
I really do hope more of the sane American people really listen to what the hell he is saying.
#6. To: mininggold (#5)
And the Conservative plan to create jobs is......?????
#7. To: Skip Intro (#4)
Palin and Beck not enough for you?
Mad dog gets
"calibrated..."
#8. To: Capitalist Eric (#7)
#9. To: Skip Intro (#8)
Mad dog gets
"calibrated..."
#10. To: Brian S (#0)
#11. To: Capitalist Eric (#7)
Is this good enough?
#12. To: Murron (#11)
Mad dog gets
"calibrated..."
#13. To: Capitalist Eric (#9)
bet all the straight ones would say something along the lines of "don't know, but I'm willing to find OUT!"
American public policy has been dominated by Democrats who don't care and Republicans that don't dare -- Dick Armey
#14. To: Skip Intro (#4)
Palin and Beck not enough for you?
#15. To: Murron, Capitalist Eric (#11)
I'll wager he's has that hanging on the ceiling over his bed
#16. To: Ibluafartsky (#15)
That's as close as he'll ever get to a real woman.
#17. To: Brian S (#0)
Glenn Beck's Big Bust on the Mall
Zero diddled while America burned
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