Glenn Beck's rally aims at Barack Obama
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Our last presidential election was something like a séance, where the great booming cadences of Dr. King seemed to channel through a man whose hope promised to fulfill the dream.Glenn Beck's rally was held on Dr.King's anniversary forty seven years later, but also a year following his comment that "Barack Obama is a racist."
With such comments, Beck has been trying to defile Obama's style of politics. Beck is the only commentator to drudge Jeremiah Wright back up, but this time as Obama's teacher of liberation theology, which he claims is the secret Marxist belief-system of the president.
Beck's speech was a sermon to America. We hear them all the time. We're always lectured-at in America about morality by politicians and schemers.
Beck is no politician. He's a gold salesman, best known for promoting Goldline, the scam company that cheated people in an antique coin con. This may be why he called the rally "Restoring Honor." Glenn Beck is a Sarah Palin promoter, who would like to see her replace Obama. To help her do this, he gave her a Dr.King moment on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and gained for himself the position of head Pied Piper to lots and lots of white people many of whom he has convinced to support expensive wars and tax-breaks for the plutocracy.
On Saturday, Palin gained some of the Dr.King allure that had become so powerfully associated with Barack Obama thanks to Beck's bold stunt. It was positioning for the elections in November, and 2012. The aim was to siphon-off the effect of Obama's inspirational rhetoric. Glenn Beck has hit President Obama with parody delivered dead pan.
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seanomelbourne | Sep 05, 2010, 07:29 PM EDT
As we say in Aus whats the difference between a lawyer and a catfish? One's a bottom dweller the other is a fish
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Monsoonman | Sep 05, 2010, 12:49 PM EDT
I'm talking about the attorney general of the us lad....You are talking of litigation in epic proportions, on a scale only seen in the usa. Like I said, we have so many lawyers, when walking the beaches in louisiana and alabama we would find oiled lawyers washing up on the surfline after the oil rig explosion....I wouldn't wish that on the rest of the world, let the pals/idf/iraqis solve their problems the old fashioned way, its cleaner.
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seanomelbourne | Sep 04, 2010, 08:34 PM EDT
Well said Monsoonman! But let's be fair minded and honourable.Can innocent Iraqi civilians sue G.I.s for their loss ? Can Palestinians sue Israeli soldiers for bulldozing their houses,If your statement is "fair and balanced" I'm with you.
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Monsoonman | Sep 04, 2010, 12:57 PM EDT
Instead of eric holder suing his own countrymen for trying to uphold the laws of the United States, how about if he sues the estates of the hijackers of the aircraft on 911 and gets those assets to award to the victims of 911?
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seanomelbourne | Sep 03, 2010, 11:53 PM EDT
Maloney when you have something interesting to say I will listen.
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Monsoonman | Sep 02, 2010, 08:22 PM EDT
...Responders Bill? someone want to explain exactly what that does? Aren't the firefighters, police already covered for on the job mishaps? Or am I missing something here?
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maloney | Sep 02, 2010, 06:52 PM EDT
seanome...letting your freak flag fly. Thats righteous thank you very much
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maloney | Sep 02, 2010, 06:48 PM EDT
Brendan...believe it or not, I whole heartedly agree. But he's still a weiner
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BrendanPKeane | Sep 02, 2010, 02:00 AM EDT
maloney: If Weiner comes through on the Responders Bill, I'll be good to him.
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seanomelbourne | Sep 01, 2010, 07:46 PM EDT
Mr.Keane you should have known that the Obama haters would castigate you with spiteful words,they would probably castigate you with blows if the could. Their self righteous weeping and gnashing of teeth trying so hard not to appear racist or bigoted. They fail.
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maloney | Sep 01, 2010, 07:26 PM EDT
Brendan...You fiddle playing fool. Be careful that the Weiner doesn't get you..
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BrendanPKeane | Sep 01, 2010, 04:01 PM EDT
pflynn70: cranky old bastard
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pflynn70 | Sep 01, 2010, 03:20 PM EDT
Brendon,
As usual, you have been playing with your "fiddle" way to much. Get your facts staright read more, no one cares about your liberal agenda.
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Monsoonman | Sep 01, 2010, 10:00 AM EDT
What is obama hiding? It makes it more suspicious when he pays attorneys to keep his past sealed from scrutiny. If the press was at all legitimate they would be investigating this 24/7 and should have long before the presidential elections. Brendan you fancy yourself as some sort of jorurnalist, don't you have a curiosity as to why obama is keeping his past such a secret? Why don't you put your fiddle down and do some investigative journalism? Who knows you might get famous and end up working for a legitimate organization like Fox News.
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