Closing Argument: Beck-a-Palooza: Does the Talk-Show Host Belong on the Mall?

I think that GB has every right to do what he is doing, but I also think that he and his followers are using terrible judgment.

Glenn Beck, like every other American, has the right to say anything. He is trying to do something good. But, of course, the news media would turn good and make it look bad. Shame on today’s news people. You are a disgrace. Maybe you should all try saying the truth and stop letting money be your guide. America was originated by the people and for the people. Al Sharpton can say what he wants and so can Glen Beck.

Just finished watching an interview of Alveeta King by Vicki Mayberry. I was apalled at the obvious arrogance, antagonism, and skepticism Ms. M displayed during this interview. She was so blatant in her bias and anti Beck position, even trying to goad M.King into a critical position on Beck, which thank goodness, this woman would not back down from her message. There is no way this interview could be put forth as objective journalism.

Look as much as Glenn thinks he’s doing the right thing, I don’t think he is. I mean this is a day of remembering the best thing in American history, and they are just gonna do it on that day? I don’t think so. Please put a stop to this before something crazy happens.

Oh plus one other thing…if he keeps doing stuff like this just to get us angry? We need better television show to watch.

The late rev Martin Luther King, JR. was a prayerful Christian minister whose positive impact on American culture wasn’t so popular while he was alive. He was put in Jail sometimes and eventually assinated. Glen Beck on the other hand expresses his views and Americans either like him or can’t appreciate him. Glen Beck’s influence is small and he will come and go fast ans not be remembered. The dream Martin Luther King, Jr. described will never fade away not be forgotten.

MLK gave a poignant speech, but “best thing in American History”? Hardly, Joachim.

In an effort to minimize the purpose and significance of MLK’s message and the context, GB is attempting to attach himself to that day (although he had 365 other choices)so he can replace the original message. He is counterfeit!

Oh …. and one other thing. ABC tried desperately to negatively slant the piece against Beck. Case in point: The comment Beck maded that, “African-Americans did not own the right to Martin Luther King”, which was followed by “whites do not have ownership to Abraham Lincoln”, but ABC omitted that part of it. Watch and listen to the tape people. All of it. ABC IS PART OF THE BLATANTLY BIASED LIBERAL MEDIA!

Beck is Anti-American, a hate monger and opposes everything that Martin Luther King ever stood for. Martin Luther King was a leader for peace and understanding. Beck is quite the opposite.

I think that people who support MLK,know that this Restoring Honor Rally, won’t do that. Instead it is a grandstanding piece remeniscent to lynching or snuffing out of anything not “white”. That is the reason for no inclusion of diversity there. Telling the supporters not to bring racist signs, is like saying bring your good side for the camera and your heart is still contaminated against anything MLK said. Therefore, this Rally is wrong, on that point. To say you love your country and harbor hate, is not civil at all.

God Bless Glenn Beck
God Bless Arizona
God Bless Texas
God Save The Republic

Trespasing. Beck is trying to call as much attention to himself as possible. Sorry people are falling for this foolishness.

Don’t worry Jatkin you are the one who is obviously falling for foolishness,….liberal biased news reporting by ABC
God Bless Glenn Beck
God Bless Arizona
God Bless Texas
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND SAVE US FROM LIBERALS, WHO WOULD PREFER TO DESTROY THE FAMILY UNIT, AND THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY , REMEMBER CHRIST IN THE MANGER, REMEMBER WHEN WE COULD USE THE WORDS MERRY CHRISTMAS, NOW ITS HAPPY HOLIDAYS, REMEMBER WHEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLIEGENCE WAS SAID IN SCHOOLS, WHEN MONEY SAID IN GOD WE TRUST

The TEA party activists speak for all tax paying citizens of our country. I don’t get the hostility towards Americans disturbed by HUGE government and out of control taxes. IT’S NOT A BLACK OR WHITE ISSUE PEOPLE! Stop turning conservatism into a race issue! It isn’t ‘hateful’ to want to help ALL American taxpayers black or white! For those of you who think you hate GB, Try LISTENING to him for a change. You may like what you hear!

Anyone who calls Glenn Beck a hate monger or un-American obviously never listens to him and knows nothing about him. You couldn’t be further from the truth. People who say that show their biased ignorance.

I am a military mom, 4 of my 5 sons have or are serving our country and fought in Iraq for our FREEDOM OF SPEECH and for our values and Constitution … I remember one of my sons coming back from the war and telling a friend : My job in this War is none Political, I am there to protect the men on the ground (He is a fighter pilot and graduated from the Naval ACademy) and to protect you here and our Freedom … And I am willing to died for it … I was speechless and still are and feel his passion and love of his country.
I believe we need to show support to protect what this country is ALL ABOUT … I support Glen Beck and all those that are fighting to support our Constitution and our Freedom and belief in God and Country.
God Bless America!!!

I also support Martin Luther King and his dream of all men area equal … Having being a nurse in the Operating Room for many years I know that below the color of the skin everyone was created by God the same and love the same by a loving God … He delights in all races and that is what Heaven is all about …
Thank God for those who fight for equality and freedom and love of God!
maria

@Jon – You are right. I could barely make it through tonights event at the Kennedy Center. Nothing but hate, racism, (hold on..let me turn on Olbermann…oh yeah), hate, racism, and hate and there was even some racism believe it or not. At one point they even got racial about things. Of course, we had to hate on some hispanics and poor people too. Oh yeah and I almost forgot to mention, the racism was unbelievable. They even played the race card.

I don’t see how Glen Beck’s rally can possibly restore honor. It seems more like jingoism than patriotism. The rally is an excuse for a bunch of unhappy people to find scapegoats to blame and take out their frustrations on.
Sure Beck has the right to hold such an event, but it demonstrates poor judgement and a lack of patriotism.

Al Sharpton claims that Dr. King stated clearly in his speech that he wanted to see “federal government” protection for the rights of black people. I find it curious that neither the Nightline producers nor Terry Moran found it important to point out that the words “federal” and “government” (much less the phrase “federal government”) do not appear anywhere in Dr. King’s speech.

I watched Nightline tonight to see what they would say about the “Restoring Honor” ralley headed by Glen Beck. It was unreal how they twisted the Truth about this awesome gathering of TRUE AMERICANS!!!ABC,you need to go back to your beginnings & learn how report the REAL TRUTH!!!

This is an Obama backlash. Conservatives can’t believe that humans are progressive by nature. With or without Beck we will move forward. He can’t stop the human march forward…

This is America! Why shouldn’t he have a right to do this? If it were illegal aliens, gays, muslims, pro-choice activists, or labor unions, the mainstream media would be praising their causes. When it comes to christian beliefs, they want to portray it as something racist or politically incorrect.

Glenn Beck has given credit to all groups for their good deeds. He has also castigated those who have done wrong; no matter the ethnicity. He is eccentrc, but a true patriot. Those saying he preaches hate have not watched him. The fact that the main stream media is now talking about him, shows he is making an impact. They have been mum on him for many months. Now that he has a following plus their viewer base has gone down may be the reason they have suddenly noticed him.

ABC gave a lot of negative press tonight. Let’s see what happens tomorrow. Good speakers will be there and an enthusiastic crowd. I’m gettin up early to watch. Just a few hours to wait. We may be pleasantly surprised.

Gleen Beck is a man who should not trusted. As the bible says can a leopard change its spots? (NO). Beck reminds me of a man named Jim Jones, who lead a movement against the government. Mr. Beck’s message is a deception, filled with half truths, (but a half truth is nothing but a LIE). People be very careful in what you do, but most of all do not drink the cool-aid.

If America wants to restore its self, put prayer back in schools, and stop killing one another. Most of all don’t be fooled by people like Gleen Beck.
As for the loss of our freedom and justice, you can blame that on Bush.

Martin Luther King told us to “judge a man by the contecnt of his character, not the color of his skin”. The words are timeless and he is correct. A person with character DOES NOT ACCEPT GOVERNMENT MONEY. He is independent and makes his own money. By transferring Americas wealth from people who EARNED it, to people who have not, our Country is bankrupt. No race or person “owns” MLK’s words, it belongs to the world, so cut it out. If you want to honor America, refuse government money and lower spending. DO IT YOURSELF, NO EXCUSES. Your children will not have a future unless you do so now.

Beck is more American than most! I agree Martin Luther King wanted peace and equality, Al Sharpten only wants to make this about racisim and hatered, and look around. There are Black Colleges, Black Miss America, ect. and yet they call this peace and equality. OUR COUNTRY, is made up on the grounds of freedom of speech, so get off of it already! I am so tired of people making everything about racisim and hatered, and I ‘m not talking about, the what they call, the white people! There is good and bad in everything, and here lately all the news and programs have been about poor me My Ansesters were slaves of someone eleses Ansesters and by god we will just hate them all. If you will really look at history, there is good and bad in everything, many were treated very well. Now be an American, not Afro American, Asian American ect. be proud your here and thankful for what you have and not what you don’t!

Here we go again….
What is wrong in America when your news media pits one group against another by allowing the rants of an Al Sharpton to respond to a half truth? What does he think Martin Luther King would say? Well, Al? Tell me? Was Dr. King, maybe about freedom of speech, and peace OR was he like you… preaching hate by causing friction where little existed” I will always believe ing the Martin Luther King Jr.s of the world and worry for his principals being slammed by a headline

Again a lot of Dems on the dole aren’t capable of rational thought.

Glenn Beck has been an excellent example of how lies and fear can be manipulated into belief. His constant contradictions, his hate inspiring “I’m just saying,” remarks have become a launching platform for hatred all over the country. If he is the direction that the country is moving toward then I no longer want to be part of this country. I believe in the America of Jefferson, Lincoln and Martin Luther King, here people were fighting for something real, where we were free to practice religion as we chose and people knew what patriotism truly was. I want to be part of the country that comes together to help one another not tear each other apart. I pray (to the God I choose) that the multitude that are being fed by this lunatic soon realize just what it is he is dishing out.

beck is a self-promoting hate monger. only idiots give him credibility, along with their $ for his corrupt goldline con. they deserve him. lol

Of course he has a right to be there! He is a part-owner of that land. Just like MLK, Glenn is trying to expose an ever present threat to this country and that threat resides in the White House.

I do not even know who Beck is, and I do not give a damn.
But I do know this: Today and tomorrow are just days of the year. We cannot start limiting what people do, just because there was some other event that happened on that day many years ago. That is true of every day of the year. Nobody would ever be able to do anything again, if we follow Sharpton’s twisted and warped logic.
Sharpton is clearly some kind of prejudiced, bigoted racist. He should just go away. I have lived my whole life in an era in this country when we were taught that race and color do not matter. We should be indifferent to race and color and place the same requirements on all people, regardless of their race and color. I do not know where the hell Sharpton has been. Is he relatively new to the country or something? We do not need racists like him coming into this country.

“Glen Beck is the opposite of Martin Luther King in every way imaginable.
Martin Luther King preached love and meamt it, he showed understandng of his enemies, he despised racism. Beck preaches hate toward those he doesn’t agree with. Instead of trying to bring people together as King did, he divides them and accuses those he doesn’t agree with of destroying the country. The Founding Fathers whom Beck uses as phony cover for his diatribe, would
disassociate themselves from his rants”
quoting Bill Kunerth

I remember seeing a movie about something like this in Hillsborough County. It was in Riverview, Florida. The actor’s name was either John or James Cusack way back in March of 2008. Anyway, in cases like this, shouldn’t the Attorney General be involved? This was a fraud. When people have problems like this, shouldn’t they see a mental health counselor or a therapist? I’ll bet if he was on medicaid instead of some private insurance this never would have happened. Someone will eventually be arrested for this.