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Title: Beck Says US Has 'Wandered in Darkness' Too Long
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Published: Aug 28, 2010
Author: Phillip Elliot
Post Date: 2010-08-28 11:57:28 by war
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Views: 187355
Comments: 203
WASHINGTON (Aug. 28) -- From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck told a crowd of tens of thousands of people Saturday that the U.S. has too long "wandered in darkness." His rally's marquee speaker, Sarah Palin, praised "patriots" in the audience for "knowing never to retreat." The two champions of the tea party movement spoke from the very spot where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech 47 years ago. Some civil rights leaders who have denounced Beck's choice of a venue staged a rival rally to honor King. Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee who may make a White House run in 2012, said activists must honor King's legacy by paying tribute to the men and women who protect the United States in uniform. Beck, pacing back and forth on the marble steps, said he was humbled by the size of the crowd, which stretched along the Washington Mall's long reflecting pool nearly all the way to the Washington Monument. "Something beyond imagination is happening," he said. "America today begins to turn back to God." "For too long, this country has wandered in darkness," said Beck, a Fox News host. He said it was now time to "concentrate on the good things in America, the things we have accomplished and the things we can do tomorrow." Neither Beck nor Palin made overtly political comments. Palin, greeted by chants of "USA, USA, USA" from many in the crowd, told the gathering, "It is so humbling to get to be here with you today, patriots. You who are motivated and engaged ... and knowing never to retreat." "We must restore America and restore her honor," said the former Alaska governor, echoing the name of the rally, "Restoring Honor." Palin told the crowd she wasn't speaking as a politician. "No, something more, something much more. I've been asked to speak as the mother of a soldier and I am proud of that distinction. Say what you want to say about me, but I raised a combat vet and you can't take that away from me." It was a reference to her son, Track, 20, who served a yearlong deployment in Iraq. Palin honored military members in her speech. She likened the rally participants to the civil rights activists who came to the National Mall to hear King's historic speech. She said the same spirit that helped civil rights activists overcome oppression, discrimination and violence would help this group as well. "We are worried about what we face. Sometimes, our challenges seem insurmountable," Palin said. "Look around you. You're not alone," Palin told participants. The crowd - organizers had a permit for 300,000 - was vast, with people standing shoulder to shoulder across large expanses of the Mall. The National Park Service stopped doing crowd counts in 1997 after the agency was accused of underestimating numbers for the 1995 Million Man March. Civil rights leaders protested the event and scheduled a 3-mile plus march from a high school to the site of a planned King memorial near the Tidal Basin and not far from Beck's gathering. Beck has said he did not intend to choose the King anniversary for his rally but had since decided it was "divine providence." Organizers said their aim was to honor military personnel and others "who embody our nation's founding principles of integrity, truth and honor." Many in the crowd watched the proceedings on large television screens. On the edges of the Mall, vendors sold "Don't Tread on Me" flags, popular with tea party activists. Other activists distributed fliers urging voters "dump Obama." The pamphlet included a picture of the president with a Hitler-style mustache. The Rev. Al Sharpton, leading the civil rights march, said Beck's demonstration was an anti-government rally that advocated states' rights - counter to the message in King's speech, in which the civil right leader appealed to the federal government to ensure equality. "The structural breakdown of a strong national government, which is what they're calling for, is something that does not serve the interests of the nation and it's something that Dr. King and others fought against," Sharpton told C-SPAN hours before his event. People began filling up the space between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument early in the day, many waving American flags. Wasington's subway system was extremely crowded with long lines of people trying to get to the rally. Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said that there was crowding at least a dozen stations. Ricky Thomas, 43, a SWAT team police officer from Chesapeake Beach, Md., brought his 10-year old son Chase to the Beck rally. "I wanted my son to see democracy in action," Thomas said. He said he wants government to stay out of people's lives. He acknowledged that he works for government, but said it's "a part of government that helps people when they are in trouble." Beck has given voice to those angry and frustrated with President Barack Obama and other Democrats this election year, especially members of the tea party movement.
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#128. To: war (#127)
The fact is, the GOP are the worst spenders. Period. Always have been. Dude, anything is better than the socialists. But we'll see in January how these Republicans act. I don't have high hopes for them.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
You give me a choice between feeding Raytheon's profits or healing sick people and I'll choose sick people every time and never look back.
No sick people will be healed in aggregate.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
Dude, anything is better than the socialists. You give me a choice between feeding Raytheon's profits or healing sick people and I'll choose sick people every time and never look back. This post from the obama hosegobbler exemplifies what is going wrong in their addled skulls. It's all about "them"...dwarf, whiningskank, boners, jerx etc....it's always about "them". No capacity to view anything but the 2 doors of welfare for raytheon or welfare for "sick people" Completely lost on this douche' is he has less than zero right to "feel good" about healing sick people with anyone else's money any more than he has the right to decry anyone else's money being ripped off for raytheon. The third door of "neither" just doesn't factor.....afterall.....if there's money that can be forcibly taken by their gov't deity then by golly it MUST be spent on a or b!!
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010
You have the art of mumbleswerve down to a "T".
Dwarf....I know from my bozo total still at 5 (since your way-too-short tombstoning) that you see my posts:):) Is the new tagline not a hoot?? BBWWWAAAHHHAAAAAA!!!! Thanks.....you clowns write my comedy routines for me sometimes. I'll be watching for number "6" to reappear.....meanwhile you worthless repulsive sub human fraud......may your BP climb:):)
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010
Amazing how many liberal cowards slink around these forums.
Better than being wrong on almost every issue such as you.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
Amazing how many liberal cowards slink around these forums. Yeah......now that i challenged the resident kevlar constructed tutu wearing Aluminum Man contestant, he'll not actually fire up his faggotron bozo earmuffer machine for a few days.......so he can be in control over something......anything..... FWIW I'll post when the toggle occurs....and it will be the bitches toggle:):)
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is the latest Dwarf revelation: ...."the shorts and bibs I wear are of a carbon/lycra/nylon composition......and maaaaaannnnnn....just letting everybody know that makes my balls SWELL......I'm just tooooooo sexy for you all!!" ....Dwarf August 2010
I don't have to 'bet' its in the database as to my prediction.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
You believe it's better to sput bullshit than to take a stand and be wrong? Explains much. That asked and observed, you've yet to show me to be wrong.
Yes I have. You're to delusional to know when you've been schooled.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
Links please...
Okay, you said that government policies aren't responsible for increased health care costs. My retort: Illegal aliens. There, you were wrong and I was right.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
I said that where? Links please...
You are still as blind as a bat and as biased as Jesse Jackson. You only see what you want to see,and misinterpret plain English in order to fit your biases. ALL I want is for every American citizen to have equal rights,and for the government to get and stay our of people's personal lives. You know,the principles the country was founded on?
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Not entirely true. There are rare occasions where someone is being held hostage,and a SWAT unit could be helpful then. The sad fact is the typical SWAT unit deploys to kick in doors for drug busts hundreds of times for each genuine hostage situation. This makes them Storm Troopers,not hostage saviors.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
My exact point.
We've already determined that war/defense spending is a waste. It is a waste when we are spending it and the lives and health of our young people on wars that shouldn't be fought and on defense for other nations. Yet, Dems overwhelmingly have voted for IT. Of course. Like I keep saying,we are now a One Party Nation and the leaders of that party are all owned by the international bankers.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Links please... Do you deny saying it? You said it over the weekend, Mr. Link.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
Then you should have no problem providing the quote.
Follow the money.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Sorry, you said it. I'm way to busy to go around pulling links up for every little comment you made.
Clinton and Cuomo are the true bandits who lit the fuse to this economic crisis we're now in. All in the name of getting more minorities in houses: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=12554
If I show you how quickly this reality was put out into the press will you promise to never post here or at LP again? If you are so confident that this was never let alone quickly explained you should take the bet... Another bet? Can't you and Freddy just play Lotto? Why should I accept your version of the truth? And another thing - why are you so anxious to get rid of me? What if the stakes for you were never again wearing your spandex/bib ensemble? That after losing the bet you'd have to wear Gor-Tex instead? See - I just don't have the heart to do that to you...
Maybe War would prefer the sloppy LE operations of weekend volunteer police hobbyists saving his family (and wardrobe of spandex 3-piece suits and banana hammocks) from armed MS-13 kidnappers. Who needs SWAT??
I can't tell if you're serious - you've become that disengaged with reality during the last couple of years. Dana Milbank?? Please. LIBERAL. Russert?? Dead, but was center-Left AT BEST. Judith Miller? Yeah, maybe a neo, but she hardly "controls" jack-squat. Hey - you HAVE heard of the 'JOURN-O-LIST', right, war? The Associated Press? Reuters? The New York Times? Time Mag? THAT "list" goes on.
Russert was Cheney's best friend. They go back to the first Gulf War when Cheney used Russert to make the case for Desert Storm. Dana Milbank was PRO INVASION. In fact, pick a beat writer for the Iraq war and you won't find even ONE who was opposed to it. The press fell totally asleep. The fact that you would beleive, btw, that there was ANY question about Judith Miller is you flunking the test.
SWAT teams are a better reason for 2A than health care. By your rationale, NO fedgov worker should oppose Big Gubmint. Is THAT what you're claiming? SWATs are necessarily because liberal and ACLU coddling of criminals require surgical LE missions that must treat crazy perps like rock-stars who are merely off their meds. Oh, and because sometimes the perps even out-firepower local police depts. I'm sure were you in harms way you'd prefer the "expertise" of the Staten Island PD instead of SWAT, right?
Nope. By my rationale, any government organization that continuallt skirts the Bill of Rights is one an oppponent of Big Government should not want to worjk for, And 2A exists not because of the criminal among us but the one's who govern us.
Chuckles...caught in yet another lie, Nebby. You're getting as bad as Boofer.
This isn't accepting anything. You CLAIM that the Kerry camp never explained the quote. I'm telling you that they did and did quickly. Take the bet you balless wonder or be laughed at copiously and abundantly.
I have e_type_fag on bozo... In other words, I won't see his rambling response about truck stips, blow jobs and spooge. Nor do I care to. Thanks.
Fool! It's e_type_jagoff! He's mentally deranged. Reading his stuff is like figuring out who Hannibal Lecter is.
Yet here you are rooting for their victory.
#129. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#128)
Dude, anything is better than the socialists.
#130. To: war (#129)
You give me a choice between feeding Raytheon's profits or healing sick people and I'll choose sick people every time and never look back.
#131. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#128)
#129. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#128)
#132. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#130)
#133. To: dwarf (#132)
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#134. To: e_type_jag (#133)
my bozo total still at 5
#135. To: war (#132)
You have the art of mumbleswerve down to a "T".
#136. To: Ibluafartsky (#134)
my bozo total still at 5
#137. To: jwpegler (#112)
#138. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#135)
Better than being wrong on almost every issue such as you.
#139. To: war (#138)
That asked and observed, you've yet to show me to be wrong.
#140. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#139)
Yes I have.
#141. To: war (#140)
Links please...
#142. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#141)
Okay, you said that government policies aren't responsible for increased health care costs.
#143. To: A K A Stone (#47)
It is you who wants to recreate marriage into a perverted institution. And it is you that hates the first amendments religious clause.
#144. To: war (#61)
Why do you need a SWAT team? Train your police correctly and you won't need one.
#145. To: sneakypete (#144)
This makes them Storm Troopers,not hostage saviors.
#146. To: Liberator (#71)
#147. To: war (#142)
I said that where?
#148. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#147)
#149. To: Liberator (#91)
Yeah, why Palin and some conservatives insist that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and "Nation Building" are "protecting" us in ANY sense...I just don't get it.
#150. To: war (#148)
Then you should have no problem providing the quote.
#151. To: war (#102)
How is it YOU could explain what Kerry meant, but he and his dozen script writers couldn't?
#152. To: e_type_jag, war (#103)
Tactical PD paid to snipe.
#153. To: war (#106)
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Neocons control the press, fool. Judith Miller...Russert [RIP]...Dana Milbank...the list goes on...
#154. To: Liberator (#153)
(Edited)
I can't tell if you're serious
#155. To: war (#107)
I know what the [SWAT] guy;s job is. If he's anti-big government then he's a hypocrite.
#156. To: Liberator (#155)
By your rationale, NO fedgov worker should oppose Big Gubmint. Is THAT what you're claiming?
#157. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#150)
#158. To: Liberator (#151)
(Edited)
Why should I accept your version of the truth?
#159. To: Liberator (#152)
#160. To: war (#159)
I have e_type_fag on bozo...
"Lets [sic] rent a room." ~ Tull to Rotara
#161. To: war (#154) (Edited)
Even IF Russert and Cheney spooned each other, you claimed, "Neocons control the press, fool." I didn't quite catch your answer; Did you say you'd never heard of 'JOURN-O-LIST'?? The AP? NYT? CNN? MSNBC? Dana Milbank was PRO INVASION. In fact, pick a beat writer for the Iraq war and you won't find even ONE who was opposed to it. The press fell totally asleep. A LOT of liberals were pro-invasion. So what? Maybe they based those opinions on the fake intel presented by Colin Powell, neocon/liberal hybrid. Anyway, in Dana Milbank's own words: "Anybody reading my column would make an informed judgment that I'm left-of-center, and I wouldn't quarrel with that," he says. "But strongly ideological people on the left do not recognize me as one of their own." Ooops. He's only a mere moderate "Leftist." Not even just a "liberal." The fact that you would beleive, btw, that there was ANY question about Judith Miller is you flunking the test. Big Deal. So Judith Miller is a neocon.
Russert was Cheney's best friend. They go back to the first Gulf War when Cheney used Russert to make the case for Desert Storm.
#162. To: Liberator (#161)
So what?!? That's my POINT moron. You just validated it...thanks.
A LOT of liberals were pro-invasion. So what?
#163. To: war (#162)
Really? Is that opinion based on several bong-hits or just plain stupidity? I'm willing to give you credit for both. Your actual point was that neocons "control the press."
So what?!? That's my POINT moron. You just validated it...thanks.
#164. To: war (#156) (Edited)
Define "skirting" and just how much do you care about the "rights" of kidnappers, hijackers, and hostage-takers? 2A exists not because of the criminal among us but the one's who govern us. Just as long as they're GOP/Conservatives though, right? HEY! How about that Janet Reno(D)!! Billy Klintoon(D)!!
By my rationale, any government organization that continuallt skirts the Bill of Rights is one an oppponent of Big Government should not want to worjk for,
#165. To: war, e_type_jag (#159)
In other words, I won't see his rambling response about truck stips, blow jobs and spooge. Nor do I care to. Thanks. You're missing comedy gold. Especially his new tagline. Your loss. Btw, you NEVER "ramble on" about BJs and "spooge", right?? (eyeball roll) maybe you're right - It's MUCH more phallic in nature (with liberal heapings of the c*** words tossed in for good measure.)
I have e_type_fag on bozo...
#166. To: Fred Mertz, war, e_type_jag (#160)
It's e_type_jagoff! In your respective cases, it's "e_type_pwnage." Bwaahaaa....
Fool!
#167. To: Liberator (#163) (Edited)
Since you just validated it...you tell me. Your actual point was that neocons "control the press." Yea...and? You do understand the term?
Really? Is that opinion based on several bong-hits or just plain stupidity?
#168. To: sneakypete (#149)
Follow the money. It's often the case, but there are conservatives and Pubbies out there who still actually buy into the "fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here" BS. Palin is one of them.
Yeah, why Palin and some conservatives insist that wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and "Nation Building" are "protecting" us in ANY sense...I just don't get it.
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