Sunday, August 29, 2010

What in the hell did I just watch yesterday?

Since this is a mass media and politics class, I decided to cover the ceremony yesterday that was the Martin Luther Beck ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial. Let me just say this,....


WOW!!!


I mean what in the hell was that all about? Really? What did it accomplish. Nothing, accept for the fact that some  people now love the message of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.



I mean, how can you deny these gentleman have learned the true message of Dr. King, huh?

And this guy, a person who works for government, how Dr. King's message helped him rise up from the brutality of not getting ahead at his job.





He and his South American wife have been persecuted FAR TOO LONG!!!!!!!!


There were rousing, patriotic speeches from the greatest Governor on earth who didn't finish her term, because she wanted to save America, Sarah Palin.




To Alveda King, niece of Dr. King who never lets us forget with her endless refrains to her "Uncle Martin".





To Pastor C.L. Jackson of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Houston, Texas, who calls Glenn Beck the Son of God who was sent by God to be here on this Earth (Breaking snark, "YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS SHIT UP!!!!")

After all, his views have always been something that a son of God would practice.


Then,the pièce de résistance.



If you want a longer version, look at this link here.


I admit, I watched it. I tuned in to see what it was about. And after all of that,.......

I still don't know what the hell it was about. Really, the whole ceremony was less about Dr. King's dream and more about comparing Glenn Beck to Dr. King.  Scratch that, it was ALL about Beck. The self aggrandizement of Glenn Beck. It was like everything he said at that rally was everything he said on his show, except the politics. This speech was pretty friggin apolitical, which is out of character for Glenn Beck. Everything, the tears, the soft toned speaking voice, to the loud barking howling voice was there, but that was it.

I bet some in the crowd were also wondering what the hell that was on the stage. Many there probably won't speak ill of Glenn Beck, but some elements were missing, like the reason that many were there in the first place. Most of it having to do with....


THIS MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After all, who do you think they are talking about with these proclamations about Socialism and Marxism and Racism and Sexism and absurdism and irreligionism and any other damn ism you can think of.



I mean, these people weren't there for "reconciliation and bringing the nation together." They were for watering the tree of liberty and ousting tyrants (duly elected tyrants by the way) from our government.

They are organizing for this


http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3541676491952611859

and this



They believe the duly elected President of the United States is this



and this



These people don't want to engage. I have to honestly say, after all of that, I'm disappointed for the audience.

f Beck was even thinking that this event would come close to overshadowing August 28, 1963, he's fooling himself. No matter what he does or what he tries, there was a defining reason why Dr. King was there. Not to restore that illusion of "honor" that they haven't even defined, but to make America better for everyone.




Those are the principles that Dr. King believed in. The ones that Glenn Beck disagrees with







Mr. Beck, Dr. King is not some emblem which you can use to justify your backward beliefs. In that regard, he is something you never could be.

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