Glenn Beck's "STUNT" As Seen By The Louisville Courier Journal.
Glenn Beck's rally
Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from fiction.”
Martin Luther King Jr. said that, and it's worth remembering on this 47th anniversary of the King-led “March on Washington,” when the iconic Baptist preacher and civil rights leader delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
It's worth remembering as well, since this is the day that Fox host Glenn Beck has chosen to stage a mass gathering of his own at Washington's Lincoln Memorial to “reclaim the civil rights movement.”
People can decide for themselves whether to believe Mr. Beck's claim it's purely coincidence that the date for his rally is an anniversary of Dr. King's speech. In any event, Mr. Beck has heavily promoted the rally, which he's titled “Restoring Honor.”
Some argue that Mr. Beck, who is prone to inexplicable outbursts, ranging from tearful rants to calling the nation's first African-American president “a racist who hates white people,” seeks not simply to exploit and revise history, but is reaching for a crown that's way too big for his head.
Nevertheless, they should, as do we, support Mr. Beck's right to gather his troops, who have a different view and vision for America, at a site that most Americans think of as hallowed ground because it memorializes a president who, like Martin Luther King Jr., was often despised and was assassinated for daring to argue that an America divided against itself cannot stand.
Americans who understand the civil rights movement and who know why 1963 was such a pivotal year should be able to discern whether the Beck-led rally Saturday is “a scheme or a dream.”
They can assess for themselves whether it's fact or fiction that Mr. Beck conducts himself in the King tradition of being respectful of differences, encouraging civil dialogue, even on third-rail social and political issues — and of seeking unity of purpose among Americans across economic, racial and religious lines.
Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from fiction.”
Martin Luther King Jr. said that, and it's worth remembering on this 47th anniversary of the King-led “March on Washington,” when the iconic Baptist preacher and civil rights leader delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
It's worth remembering as well, since this is the day that Fox host Glenn Beck has chosen to stage a mass gathering of his own at Washington's Lincoln Memorial to “reclaim the civil rights movement.”
People can decide for themselves whether to believe Mr. Beck's claim it's purely coincidence that the date for his rally is an anniversary of Dr. King's speech. In any event, Mr. Beck has heavily promoted the rally, which he's titled “Restoring Honor.”
Some argue that Mr. Beck, who is prone to inexplicable outbursts, ranging from tearful rants to calling the nation's first African-American president “a racist who hates white people,” seeks not simply to exploit and revise history, but is reaching for a crown that's way too big for his head.
Nevertheless, they should, as do we, support Mr. Beck's right to gather his troops, who have a different view and vision for America, at a site that most Americans think of as hallowed ground because it memorializes a president who, like Martin Luther King Jr., was often despised and was assassinated for daring to argue that an America divided against itself cannot stand.
Americans who understand the civil rights movement and who know why 1963 was such a pivotal year should be able to discern whether the Beck-led rally Saturday is “a scheme or a dream.”
They can assess for themselves whether it's fact or fiction that Mr. Beck conducts himself in the King tradition of being respectful of differences, encouraging civil dialogue, even on third-rail social and political issues — and of seeking unity of purpose among Americans across economic, racial and religious lines.
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posted by KYJurisDoctor at 8:28 AM
1 Comments:
missing from your rant was the3 most important element of all about The Rally in DC...
JESUS....
& this weary, misguided Nation's return to HIM.
Jesus is coming.
This time He won't be spit on.
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