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“When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to “restore honor” to America, he will test the strength – and potentially expose the weaknesses – of a conservative grass-roots movement that remains an unpredictable force in the country’s politics.” — Washington Post – “Glenn Beck Rally will be a measure of the Tea Party’s strength”
“But with just a few days before the Beck rally, basic questions linger, including how big it will be and whether the event, which Beck says is nonpolitical, will help or hurt Republicans in November. Also unanswered is whether Beck can pull off the connection to King without creating offense – or confrontation with another event the same day led by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
“Beck said in a recent broadcast that he did not intentionally choose the “I Have a Dream” anniversary for his rally – but that he believes the coincidence is “divine providence.”
“Whites don’t own Abraham Lincoln,” he said. “Blacks don’t own Martin Luther King. Those are American icons, American ideas, and we should just talk about character, and that’s really what this event is about. It’s about honoring character.”
“The rally, which is also being billed as a tribute to U.S. troops, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Video screens and sound towers will be positioned along the reflecting pool and as far east as the Washington Monument.”
I think what Glenn is doing is fantastic! And the fact that he is paying for most of it makes it even better. I know he doesn’t see himself as anything but just another man of honor trying to restore honor to his country. I admire him all the more for it.
I agree completely Dottie! Many would not have the courage
to stand on their convictions–but Glenn does, because he wants to be able to know that his family respects him for standing up for what he knows in his heart is important! I do
believe in Divine Providence, God does have a purpose for all
of us & it falls to each of us to be receptive to that message from our Creator. Of course, such sentiments drive the Progressives out of their minds, because they have no belief in
Divine Inspiration; they see themselves as secular saviors.