Glenn Beck made it clear that no signs would be tolerated at Restoring Honor...I am a staunch advocate for freedom of speech. I take it as a given that if you let idiots talk they will expose themselves for idiots. I am finding some huge irony here. It's like Beck knows the rally will be full of stupid and he doesn't want to photo ops.
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Attendees have been asked not to bring political signs or slogans.
Do white people own the legacy of Abraham Lincoln? I don't think they do, and I don't think black people own the legacy of Martin Luther King.Glenn Beck
The permit issued for Glenn Beck's rally Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial is one of about 3,000 issued annually by the National Park Service for rallies, cultural events, weddings and photo shoots on the Mall and other Washington area national parks and historic sites.posted by ericb at 8:31 AM on August 28, 2010
... About 60 percent of applications are for 'First Amendment activities,' including Beck's rally, which are defined as demonstrations, religious services and events designed to draw a crowd and express an viewpoint, according to federal law.
A spokesman for Beck would not comment on the talk show host's efforts to secure the permit for Saturday's rally.
A $50 application fee is required to host cultural events, photo shoots and weddings at the sites. Event organizers also may be asked to post a bond for staffing and park maintenance costs, the Park Service said.
Six Park Service employees review the applications, processing 15 to 30 a day, and the length of an application process varies depending on the complexity of the event, the agency said. " *
How does Beck explain the choice of date?Generally, these are contradictory ideas. A coincidence is generally understood to be the occurrence of two things at the same time by accident and not intention, whereas providence is understood to be the guidance of events by God. This commonly leads to the contrasting of coincidence and providence. Either The Week summarizing in a confusing way or Beck is trying to say something different or has made contradictory statements.
He's shrugged it off as a coincidence, ... Beck has said "divine providence" led him to select the date.
Did Sarah Palin just say that MLK's achievements were built on the shoulders of "our brave men and women in uniform"?I assume she's talking about Union troops. Although that doesn't seem like a very good idea given her base. I suspect she simply hasn't thought things through.
The most effective thing us Pinko Librul Terrists can do is (vocally, adamantly, insistently, repeatedly) just not give one iota of a whit of a shit aboutYes. That's how it works. As long as liberals ignore someone, conservatives will too! That's how it works. They only care about what we think and look to us for guidance.Glenn BeckGeorge W. Bush. Ignore him into irrelevance.
Did Sarah Palin just say that MLK's achievements were built on the shoulders of "our brave men and women in uniform"?You know -- Cops, National Guardsmen, Men with Fire-Hoses and Dogs, Prison Wardens, Klan Knights and Wizards -- that sort of thing.
I'm not really arguing with you hippybear. I find thinking about Glenn Beck very depressing, and I probably didn't think my comment through that well.I've no idea if these plans were scrapped because they were, in terms of self-promotion, deemed to be a bridge too far.
"I didn't understand, really, his theology," Beck a Fox News host, told "Fox News Sunday." "I think that it is much more of a theological question that he is a guy who understands the world through liberation theology, which is oppressor and victim."I don't agree with him, but I think this is smart positioning for him to take. It plays into the prosperity theology popular with his group, allows him to claim the rally was about religion instead of politics while picking a theological belief that does have ties with Marxism, provides an "excuse" for having his rally on the day he chose (while not coming out and admitting that he did, in fact, know what day it was), and puts renewed interest on Wright, all while back-pedaling from his original statement.
Beck described liberation theology, which teaches that salvation for the individual is dependent on salvation for the collective through economic and social justice, as the message that was preached by Obama's ex-pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
"I'm not judging (Obama) for that," he said. "I'm not demonizing it. I disagree with it."
Beck, who is Mormon, said most Christians don't believe in liberation theology.
"That is a direct opposite of what the gospel is talking about," said Beck. "It's Marxism disguised as religion."
According to Beck, the site is intended to give folks a helping hand. “If you are like me,“ Beck said in a statement, “watching the news or reading the paper can be an exercise in exasperation. It's so hard to find a place that helps me make sense of the world I see."posted by hippybear at 12:59 PM on August 31, 2010
"We want this to be a place where you can find breaking news, original reporting, insightful opinions, and engaging videos about the stories that matter most,“ he added.
Perhaps The Daily Caller would have found the interviews more credible if Eric and Chase had dressed as a pimp and a prostitute and then only provided highly edited versions of their interviews.posted by XMLicious at 4:41 PM on September 2, 2010 [5 favorites]
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The fact that there are competing events at all explicity shows that point has been defitinitvely missed.
posted by jonmc at 6:41 AM on August 28, 2010 [18 favorites]