Posts tagged Rally
At 828 Rally, Glenn Beck Lies About Holding George Washington Speech At National Archives
Sep 3rd
This is the actual cover of Glenn Beck's magazine
On August 28, Glenn Beck held his “restoring honor” rally. But, in Glenn Beckistan restoring honor means telling a blatant lie to tens of thousands of people. On stage, Glenn Beck held his hands out and proclaimed:
“I went to the National Archives, and I held the first inaugural address written in his own hand by George Washington.”
Well, it turns out, this was a total lie. Mother Jones has the scoop (emphasis added):
Beck did receive a special VIP tour of the archives, arranged by an as-yet unidentified member of Congress. During that tour, he More >
Bob Kincaid Interviews Angelo of StopBeck About Glenn Beck, 828, Advertiser Boycott and More…
Sep 1st
On August 21, Bob Kincaid from The Horn Radio Network interviewed Angelo of the StopBeck effort.
The discussion covers a wide range of topics related to right-wing misinformation, accountability and effective activism. I think the topics are interesting and there’s a lot of depth here. I strongly suggest giving it a listen, I’m confident you’ll think it’s worthwhile… (more…)
828: Time Travel To Magicland
Aug 28th
"Buy Pirelli's Miracle Elixir!"
Glenn Beck’s 828 event was unbearably unoriginal. For the most part, he recycled material from his radio program (at times verbatim) – oh and when he wasn’t doing that he was ripping off lines from Obama’s stump speech or reading the Gettysburg Address.
In short, he tricked tens of thousands of people into traveling to D.C. in order to listen to him repeat material they’ve already heard or would absolutely be revolted by if the reader was say…the sitting President of the United States. But, I’m sure they’re not the least bit disappointed.
But, this whole stunt (which is More >
Statement On 828 Counter Protests
Aug 26th
Over the past few weeks, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about whether StopBeck effort is organizing any counter protests to Glenn Beck’s 828 rally.
Here is the StopBeck effort’s statement on the issue: (more…)
Glenn Beck 828 Speaker, Ted Nugent, Suggested Killing People That Supported Healthcare Reform
Aug 20th
Update: Although Glenn Beck originally said that Nugent will be speaking at the event. A few weeks ago, they quietly announced that Nugent regretfully will be unable to attend. I apologize for reporting Glenn Beck’s own words and not trolling discussion forums on his Facebook page for updates/corrections to Beck’s major announcements.
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Media Matters has a great post up today about Ted Nugent, who will be speaking at Glenn Beck’s upcoming 828 rally (emphasis added):
One of the scheduled speakers at Glenn Beck’s 8-28 “reclaim the civil rights movement” rally recently reportedly told an audience that he “like[d]” them because there were “a lot of white More >
Fox News’ Van Susteren Calls For Glenn Beck To Move 828 Rally
Aug 17th
Glenn Beck’s decision to hold his I Have A Scheme rally at the same location and on the anniversary of MLK’s I Have A Dream speech has drawn the ire of civil rights organizations and leaders. But today, an unexpected voice has been added to chorus of critics – one of Glenn Beck’s colleagues at Fox News.
Today, Greta Van Susteren publicly expressed her opposition to Glenn Beck’s rally and called on him to move the event. On her blog, Greta explained (emphasis added):
On August 28th my colleague Glenn Beck is going to lead an event on the mall in Washington, DC. It is the More >
