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Glenn Beck, Fox News Protest Rally and Circus this weekend
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by David-Phillips | August 26, 2010 at 02:08 am
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Glenn Beck and his traveling All-Stars will be headed up by America’s favorite loser and quitter, Sarah “Wink Wink” Palin, with Glenn “Crocodile Tears” Beck as the Ring Master.
While the August 28th date has a special meaning for many Americans because of
Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a Dream” speech in 1963 at the Lincoln Memorial, Glenn Beck promises to make that memory a thing of the past and fill his audience with new, mind boggling memories.
Beck who describes the Protest Rally and Circus on his radio show as an “iconic event”, says that the traveling All-Stars show will “reclaim the civil rights movement” for white people. Ring Master Beck, said that the civil rights movement has been “distort” by “liberals”. Beck goes on to say, “We are on the right side of history. We are on the side of individual freedoms and liberties and damn it, we will reclaim the civil rights moment. We will take that movement because we were the people that did it in the first place."
During another radio show Glenn Beck told his listeners, we will "pick up Martin Luther King's dream that has been distorted and lost. As we create history together, your children will be able to say, 'I remember. I was there.' As we -- as we pick up Martin Luther King's dream that has been distorted and lost.”
A few days ago Ring Master Glenn Beck had to give his audience some bad news about one of his traveling All-Stars, Ted Nugent. Nugent who is one of America’s iconic guitar players and great white hunters, was originally scheduled to appear at the Protest Rally and Circus, but had to back out due to unforeseen words by Nugent that were heard at one of his recent shows and printed in a Newspaper.
The Telegraph Herald reported earlier this month that Ted Nugent, while appearing at a show in Dubuque, Iowa, gave a shout out to the crowd of cowboy hats and camouflage clothing saying, “There's a lot of white people in this crowd -- I like that! (Dubuque) is a white town." The Telegraph Herald added that "Nugent also pointed out at least one audience member and questioned his race.”
But the show must go on as they say.
A Tea Party group that calls themselves the Maine Refounders, who are also promoting the Protest Rally and Circus on their website, have listed some safety tips while visiting our Nations Capitol.
Listed under Safety and Mores:
“Most taxi drivers and many waiters/waitresses (especially in local coffee shops like the Bread and Chocolate chain) are immigrants, frequently from east Africa or Arab countries. As a rule, African immigrants do not like for you to assume they are African Americans and especially do not like for you to guess they are from a neighboring country (e.g. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) with whom they may have political or military tensions. It's rare to meet anyone who gets really offended, but you can still be aware of the issue.”
“Many parts of DC are safe beyond the areas I will list here, but why chance it if you don't know where you are?”
The Mores portion of the Safety and Mores list, lists the home address’s of Democrats in DC such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and others. Just in case you want to stop on by and let them know that the Circus is in town.
So if you cannot make it to DC this Saturday, you can still enjoy the Circus, just pop up some popcorn and turn on Fox, America’s most powerful cable opinion channel.
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at 06:49 on August 26th, 2010
Glenn Beck is wearing the right face for this event (your posted picture).
An anti-government rally is simply the wrong theme.
I am a critic of government, but the theme should be improvement -- process improvement, regulatory improvement, and how about American strategy improvement?
I have forced myself to watch Glenn Beck -- since I can't hear, I read the captions. Reading captions emphasizes how stupid he actually is. The trouble with Fox News and Glenn Beck is that they play for the lowest common denominator and they do nothing to actually improve America's performance.
Being anti-government is actually being anti-American because after all, it is our government.
at 07:19 on August 26th, 2010
Come on now, you have seen and read the faces and signs in the crowds at previous anti-government protest rally's sponsored by Fox.
Those are NOT signs of "improvement" they are waving...
I cannot seem to watch Beck for more than a few minutes without getting sick, but you mentioned you watch it with the closed caption, I am going to give that a go...
I myself have been to protest rallies over the years, and what I saw is a lot like what I see...But the big difference is that they were not sponsored and promoted by a media outlet that calls itself a News source...
at 08:58 on August 26th, 2010
You inspired me to do a follow-up treatment. Let's just kick Fox and Beck around some more since they asked for it.
at 08:04 on August 26th, 2010
LOL! I don't subscribe to all that Glenn Beck and his followers have to say. In fact, I don't recall ever writing a story here or anywhere about Glen Beck per se and I very rarely listen to him or watch him. I leave all that up to the "progressives", PC crowd, leftist ideologues, and race-hustlers, because every time Glen Beck hosts or endorses an event, they come out en masse with their collective diatribe and lock-step talking points that they got off the Huffington Post or a similar left of center blog. Unfortunately for the PC crowd, Beck's views are probably much closer to the views of main-stream Americans than are the views of "progressives", leftist ideologues, and race-hustlers. And if anyone doubts that assertion, then take a look at the various political polls and engage in some extrapolation if my assertion is not explicitly indicated in those polls. I can only say this: On the occasions that I have listened to or watched Glen Beck, I've double and triple-checked the accuracy of his statements as they pertain to historical facts. And with rare exception, his facts are accurate. So what that tells me is that Beck has a better grasp of the truth than his opponents do.
at 08:59 on August 26th, 2010
Counselor, that is a fine defense.
at 11:44 on August 26th, 2010
JIM: LMAO! I guess we can all play at being lawyers, or liars, or devil's advocates, or just plain old Americans. :)
at 13:48 on August 26th, 2010
Sometimes comedy is tragedy.
at 09:35 on August 26th, 2010
Source: mediamatters.org
For example:
Source: mediamatters.org
at 12:59 on August 27th, 2010
First, truth being relative (this is philosophy 101) what he grasps at is his own reality, the merits of which are debatable. Therefore, each reality and perspective belongs to the beholder and the beholder alone. Thus, it is invalid for the masses and not the "American reality" which in itself is a facetious notion.
Next-- Polls. Let's take for example a very popular Gallop poll: Presidential Approval Ratings. Now they are currently what thirty and some odd percent. Well it would seem said President, the subject thereof, and his administration, are utter failures. Except when we consider that oh fifty and some odd percent voted for the man in the first place. So if over half still approve let's say 60-75% then that is passing. Not stellar but passing and would refute the sentiments aroused by a 35% approval rating.
The point being statistics are a load of bull. Any one who has studied the social sciences knows this. It is their task to take those stats and manipulate them so as to support the desired position. Meanwhile the learned scoff at such inane propositions.
Actually Mr. Beck's views are not. And if they are what does that say about this country? If his fear-mongerings are close to what the majority people believe and assert as fact then we have quite dilemma.
I'll admit I do not watch him much due to the fact that frankly I think he is pathetic. If your only skill in rhetoric is rabble-rousing you have no business speaking to the masses. If your target audience--at the risk of sounding elitist--is not la creme de la creme, who will likely see right through perpetuations and fallacies, then you quite obviously manipulating the general public. And if you manipulate either fear or lack of awareness to your own advantage what does that say about you, your followers, and your stances on the various hot-button issues of our day and age? What does it say-- well other than that they are weak and lacking the thought and acumen to back up them and themselves as the case may be up, not much.
at 08:16 on August 26th, 2010
Does anyone actually consider Fox News to be a legitimate media outlet? I thought it was like the National Enquirer for television....
at 09:00 on August 26th, 2010
That's it, except they left out the nudity.
at 11:45 on August 26th, 2010
but they make up for hte lack of nudity by having intros with flashy 3D graphics, like a planetarium lazer light show, to bring in the crowds... who needs real news when you can drop Acid and turn on Fox!
at 18:57 on August 26th, 2010
I must admit, Piobar, I was confused. I thought FOXNews was the acid!
at 14:30 on August 26th, 2010
Yes, but Fox is into S & M
at 12:59 on August 26th, 2010
Piobar, there seem to be some that think Fox News is news, including the shows that would be classified as offering commentary.
As of April 2010:
Source: mediamatters.org
at 14:15 on August 26th, 2010
it is frightening isn't it? Like the number of people who think Obama is Muslim. Fox News is adding to what Steven Colbert termed "Wikiality." People do not seem to realize that just because someone publishes something as a fact, does not mean that it is one....
at 18:52 on August 26th, 2010
Very frightening, Piobar.
I am of the opinion FOXNews, WorldNetDaily, the Washington Times, much of the Right Wing, including the Religious Right, and others, are contributing to what I've decided to call the Goebbels Effect, after Joseph Goebbels, head of propaganda under Hitler's regime.
Source: historylearningsite.co.uk
Given the nature and character of most of the lies and how deeply entrenched they have become, they would seem to qualify as having won " .... people over to an(the) idea(s) so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end ...." we are now where we are.
at 13:16 on August 27th, 2010
While I do slightly agree, I would ask that no references to Hitler or his despotic regime be made. It trivializes and insults the absolute and utter horror of those who suffered. Frankly, you may as well relieve yourself on their graves. For that may be less insulting. Without the propaganda there would have been no discrimination. From there, there would have been no ghettos. And thus no concentration camps and mass murder of innocents.
And I would like to naively lead myself to believe the world and the country of my ancestors would have been less likely to sit idly by and pretend they knew not of it.
The comparison is a fallacy of extreme as well. Which in truth, negates any chance the claim and argument had at being accepted. In the shuffle the points are lost and all that is said not even acknowledged.
Regardless, please abstain.
at 18:19 on August 27th, 2010
Grace, in my remark, Hitler was referenced so readers would understand the significance of Goebbels, as head of propaganda.
During the war, he was responsible for shaping the spin of his day as related to the war effort, as well as the German people's perceptions regarding everything.
The Goebbels quote is an ominous reminder of how effectively the repetition of lies and misinformation can be when used to shape public opinion.
As proof, the number one lie, 'Obama is a Muslim', lie has been swirling since 2007. As time has gone on, 3 years later, the percentage of Americans who believe the President's faith to be Christianity has decreased as those believing him to be a 'closet' Muslim has increased, despite continual assertions of President Obama's Christian faith.
The 'Obama isn't an American', also around since 2007, is running a close second as becoming an entrenched, just won't go away lie.
The Goebbels observation of the ability to mentally 'herd' people in a chosen direction with misleading repetition is profound.
at 12:00 on August 26th, 2010
PIOBAR: Fox News is actually not bad at reporting the news and in many cases it's more objective than most of the other news organizations out there. But of course you've never really watched Fox and you've allowed someone else to make up your mind for you. I get a kick out of those that assiduously read the Huffington Post and various left-wing blogs and then imply that they're above it all and oh so cool and knowledgeable and intelligent and sophisticated, because they think Fox News is just like the National Enquirer. Perhaps the National Enquirer gets the scoop before anyone else, and has no bones about splashing the scoop across its front page. Question (and I don't know the answer--I'm just throwing it out here): On average, is the National Enquirer wrong more often than, say, the New York Times or Washington Post is wrong?
at 19:02 on August 26th, 2010
Those are teh snap judgements that give Americans an undeserved bad reputation. I have watched Fox News. I simply realize that media outlets are not even handed. I find it good for a laugh, not much more. For a more even handed grasp of world affairs, I flip between BBC, CBC, and CNN, and then using the different perspectives, draw my own conclusions. I've never read this Huffington Post you keep refering too, and I will take your word for it that it is a collection of bleeding heart tripe, since I have no experience with it. But since the National Enquirer publishes scoops like "Two-headed Goat Boy in Bolivia Marries Female Sasquatch" I would say they are wrong more than the other news papers, on average. I'll stick to reading the Times.
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Barney (not verified)at 19:15 on August 26th, 2010
You dumb liberals crack me up.
at 08:23 on August 27th, 2010
Very clever, you must have had the sharpest tongue in your entire first grade class! I have never claimed to be Liberal, nor am I a socialist. Thinking Fox News is rubbish is because I am capable of stringing together a coherent thought.
at 00:41 on August 27th, 2010
I flip between BBC, CBC, and CNN, and then using the different perspectives, draw my own conclusions. I've never read this Huffington Post you keep refering too, and I will take your word for it that it is a collection of bleeding heart tripe, since I have no experience with it.There seems to be a contradiction here. Try looking at the coverage at Huffingtion Post, and drawing your own conclusion.
at 03:39 on August 27th, 2010
I read the Huffington Post too. But please don't tell anyone! The PC crowd doesn't like Fox News because it has a number of conservative commentators and hosts that have proven to be very effective in getting the word out. That's not good for the PC crowd. But if you watch the newscasters and reporters on Fox, they do a good job. To claim that CNN, CBC, BBC, et al are "fair and balanced" relative to FOX's newscasters and reporters is disingenuous and ideologically motivated.
at 04:36 on August 27th, 2010
BTW: The fact remains that Fox News consistently draws at least four to five times the amount of viewers than does CNN which is the second highest rated cable news network. If the PC crowd wants to keep on saying that people shouldn't watch Fox News because it's biased in its reporting and that only idiots get their news from Fox, then they've got a lot of convincing to do. Thus far all the hysteria on the part of the PC crowd over Fox hasn't worked. In fact, it probably encourages more people to watch Fox. You guys need to try a new approach and come up with some better arguments re Fox News if you want to establish any credibility with the American people. Indeed, you've got a tough job ahead of you because vastly more Americans agree with the Tea Party than they do with you.
at 07:50 on August 27th, 2010
Again with the snap judgements? I am not the "PC crowd" nor did I claim that CNN, BBC, or CBC were fair or balanced. I stated that I look at their differing perspectives, boil them down to the facts, and then draw my own conclusions. Though, compared to Fox news, I would think that just about anything looks fair and balanced. It is not that they are conservatives that makes them a problem. It is their sensationalism, and fear mongering, combined with their narrow minded views (left or right wing, narrow is narrow) combined with their attempt to market these views and ideas to the lowest common denominator.
at 07:55 on August 27th, 2010
Well stated, Piobar.
at 10:03 on August 27th, 2010
You'll notice after a while the Rory is famous for using the PC label whenever someone points out the obvious bias in a FOX "news" story or a commentary.
at 10:02 on August 27th, 2010
PIOBAR: YES! Well stated! Karen said it and it must be true! LMAO! You sound like you're part of the PC crowd. Indeed everything you've said here is correct!
"Though, compared to Fox news, I would think that just about anything looks fair and balanced."
Tell that to the millions of unbalanced Americans that prefer to watch Fox as opposed to what you and the rest of your sophisticated and brilliant politically correct ilk watch. You're merely another leftist ideologue that claims to be fair and balanced, however you wouldn't know an original thought if it bit you on your butt.