My Thoughts On The Glenn Beck Rally

Wait, what was the point of singing the Black National Anthem? And though not the point of what you were saying, were they there because they supported Beck or just there out of sheer morbid curiosity?

I dunno. Seems like the singing thing is just trying to pander to minorities to say, "HEY, I'm really not that bad of a guy."

This is so weird, I'm actually defending Glenn Beck. Lawd, what is the world coming to!?

For what it's worth, Beck has back away from that statement and said he just has a big, fat mouth and doesn't believe Obama is a racist.

Hey Im just giving my thoughts on the Glenn Beck and his rally. The man is flat out liar who twist historical record as an attempt to legitimize his dillusional conspiracy theories and constant fear rhetoric. Im a fan of such entertainment. His theatrics are very similar pro wrestling.

yeah I know he backed off that statement, he gets a little excited and emotional...I mean nobody's that stoopid to believe it, just like Obama a muslim and he wasnt born in this country...only the ignorant

Hey Im just giving my thoughts on the Glenn Beck and his rally. The man is flat out liar who twist historical record as an attempt to legitimize his dillusional conspiracy theories and constant fear rhetoric. Im a fan of such entertainment. His theatrics are very similar pro wrestling.

yeah I know he backed off that statement, he gets a little excited and emotional...I mean nobody's that stoopid to believe it, just like Obama a muslim and he wasnt born in this country...only the ignorant

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

I'm not entirely clear on the point of this thread, but I am extremely uncomfortable watching someone spout that level of insanity and actually have an audience of the numbers being reported. That there are 6 digits of simpletons willing to spend their Saturday listening to a pandering moron, spout mythology and c-grade spirituality is a sad, sad commentary on the public and the state of our collective grip on reality. I would like to believe that we, as a modern society, are past the point when we give rapt attention to someone claiming divine inspiration ( I mean, really, ****ING DIVINE INSPIRATION?), presenting convenient scapegoats along the way... but clearly, that is not the case. How sad is it that there is such a leadership void in this country that people are turning to Glen Beck in his Jimmy Swaggart costume, as a source of guidance?

It was my understanding there were a handful of people who sang Lift Every Voice and Sing (the Black National Anthem), more like hummed it since they didn't really know the words, when Alveda King (the Doctor's niece) spoke at the rally

It was my understanding there were a handful of people who sang Lift Every Voice and Sing (the Black National Anthem), more like hummed it since they didn't really know the words, when Alveda King (the Doctor's niece) spoke at the rally

I never even knew we had a black national anthem. That could be another thread on its own.

I never even knew we had a black national anthem. That could be another thread on its own.

Why don't you start it:)

I'm not entirely clear on the point of this thread, but I am extremely uncomfortable watching someone spout that level of insanity and actually have an audience of the numbers being reported. That there are 6 digits of simpletons willing to spend their Saturday listening to a pandering moron, spout mythology and c-grade spirituality is a sad, sad commentary on the public and the state of our collective grip on reality. I would like to believe that we, as a modern society, are past the point when we give rapt attention to someone claiming divine inspiration ( I mean, really, ****ING DIVINE INSPIRATION?), presenting convenient scapegoats along the way... but clearly, that is not the case. How sad is it that there is such a leadership void in this country that people are turning to Glen Beck in his Jimmy Swaggart costume, as a source of guidance?

I was just giving my own personal perspective, peppered with my own opinion of the rise of Glenn Beck. I guess you take it in many different directions.

I never even knew we had a black national anthem. That could be another thread on its own.
i grew up surrounded by blacks, being in the lower class. i have never heard of this. and it has to be one of the most ridiculous things that i have never heard about. you want your own anthem, start your own country

Okay, so the thread isn't about Lift Every Voice And Sing - which is often referred to as the Negro National Anthem. Anyway, it dates back to 1900. It was orginally written as a poem and later set to music.

It's not a new song, it's hardly controversial, and I've seen it sang by whites, blacks, and everything in between since I was kid.