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Will you be protesting the Restoring Honor Rally in D.C. on 8/28?

Will you be protesting the Restoring Honor Rally?

  • Yes! I'll be there protesting!

    Votes: 1 4.8%

  • No! I'll be an audience member of the rally.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No. I wish I could go!

    Votes: 12 57.1%

  • Yes! I can't go, but I'll speak out online or other ways.

    Votes: 8 38.1%
  • Total voters
    21
Mellie said:
No, Beck uses Obama's words and actions to form his opinions as well as who he praises and is friends with.

So....was MLKj a Communist? Not what does Beck think...what do YOU think?
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He was as much of a communist as Obama is. I think MLK had an understanding of Marx and an appreciation/respect of Marx.
 
winston53660 said:
He was as much of a communist as Obama is. I think MLK had an understanding of Marx and an appreciation/respect of Marx.
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Do you always have a problem answering a direct question?
 
winston53660 said:
I did answer. Do you have a problem with understanding?
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Okay, let's try again.

Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Communist? The ONLY thing you need to say is "yes" or "no" or "I don't know" or "possibly". Try not to mention the President this time.
 
Mellie said:
Okay, let's try again.

Was Martin Luther King Jr. a Communist? The ONLY thing you need to say is "yes" or "no" or "I don't know" or "possibly". Try not to mention the President this time.
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MLK had a thorough knowledge appreciation/respect of Marx and associated with known Communists. In some peoples minds that would make him a Communist however MLK is a more complicated person than that.
 
winston53660 said:
MLK had a thorough knowledge appreciation/respect of Marx and associated with known Communists. In some peoples minds that would make him a Communist however MLK is a more complicated person than that.
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I'm not asking what "some people" think. I want to know what YOU think. Was he a Communist?
 
So, who is the one who will be there protesting? I'd love to hear why.
 
winston53660 said:
And i said what i thought.
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Well, alrighty then.

So you somewhat agree with "the conservatives of the day" who were suspicious of him being a Communist. Now, what does all of this have to do with Glenn Beck again?
 
Mellie said:
Yes, I knew that. Yes, he does.
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So since your are a big fan of Glenn Beck, you must believe this as well. What's the evidence that Obama is a Communist? Van Jones? Do you believe that crap? Anita Dunn? Do you know Newt Gingrich has quoted Mao? Other conservatives have this as well.

Has Glenn said MLKj was a Communist? Was he?
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I don't know, I don't think I stomach the twerp that much to find out. No, I don't believe MLK was a Communist. He was against the war in Vietnam, does that make him a Communist?
 
Mellie said:
Either online or in person, will you be speaking out against this rally. Please explain why or why not. (Obviously if you don't care either way you won't vote.)

Restoring Honor - 8.28.10
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Well I agree with the principle. However, the people involved make me think this is nothing more than another partisan rally thing to bitch about crap the other side wouldn't fix anyway.
 
pbrauer said:
So since your are a big fan of Glenn Beck, you must believe this as well. What's the evidence that Obama is a Communist? Van Jones? Do you believe that crap? Anita Dunn? Do you know Newt Gingrich has quoted Mao? Other conservatives have this as well.


I don't know, I don't think I stomach the twerp that much to find out. No, I don't believe MLK was a Communist. He was against the war in Vietnam, does that make him a Communist?
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I believe Obama is definitely a Socialist in his personal philosophies. He cannot, however, do everything he wants because Congress and the American people hold him back. I'm not entirely convinced that he's a Communist, per se. I'm concerned about his choices for pastors, friends, employees since many of them have been proven to be Socialists and/or Communist and/or anti-capitalism.
 
Did anyone happen to watch Olbermann last night.
His lead in was Beck would not be having his rally after all. That he forgot to get a permit!
Of cource that turned out to be untrue. He also said things like he'll be giving hate speech from where MLK spoke. He kept calling it a protest blah blah blah and really wishing the permit would not be granted. Accusing Glenn of ripping off the charity. Just his usual hateful self.
Anyway the point I wanted to make was, apparently there are no plans for a counter protest. They are planning a jobs march in Oct. Several left wing groups were mentioned along with SEIU.
My thoughts are, gee I wonder which get together will be the most productive. Glenn's peaceful rally bringing people together promoting hope faith and charity with proceeds going to our troops. Or their march for jobs. Hec, if all we have to do to solve the unemployment is to march, I'll join the left for a day. We can make it a bi-partisan event.
 
Please. Obama isn't a socialist in the strict sense of the word. He is a standard politician, the likes we see in both the Republicans and Democrats. He's looking only to expand federal power against the States and the People; the same as Bush before him. You can make charges of fascism since everything is being defined through the federal government, but socialist? If so I don't think he would have taken all our money and given it to the rich banks who drove us into temporary economic collapse. That's support of the aristocracy, and something decidedly un-socialist.
 
I saw it, Barb. His lead was a blatant lie. He said "Beck forgot to get the permit!!!" Completely untrue. Nice "news" network there. Maybe that's why his ratings SUCK. I did hear him say it would be "hate speech". LOL! Does he even know what's going to be happening? He's just a big ole idiot, that Keith Olbermann. He needs a t-shirt that says that.
 
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Ikari said:
Well I agree with the principle. However, the people involved make me think this is nothing more than another partisan rally thing to bitch about crap the other side wouldn't fix anyway.
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I can understand how people feel that way especially because it is Beck and Palin. However he is pretty adament about it not being a political event. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
 
Barbbtx said:
I can understand how people feel that way especially because it is Beck and Palin. However he is pretty adament about it not being a political event. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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Perhaps, but with any of those political entertainers, I don't put much faith in these events being anything more than partisan grandstanding.
 
Mellie said:
I saw it, Barb. His lead was a blatant lie. He said "Beck forgot to get the permit!!!" Completely untrue. Nice "news" network there. Maybe that's why his ratings SUCK. I did hear him say it would be "hate speech". LOL! Does he even know what's going to be happening? He's just a big ole idiot, that Keith Olbermann. He needs a t-shirt that says that.
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LOL You too torture youself with MSNBC? What is wrong with us??? I'm already on blood pressure meds. Probably will have to up my dosage soon.
You know something that bothers me? We are willing to watch, listen to those we vehemently disagree with while most liberals hate people like Rush, Glenn etc. just because and won't take the time to listen.
 
Mellie said:
Either online or in person, will you be speaking out against this rally. Please explain why or why not. (Obviously if you don't care either way you won't vote.)

Restoring Honor - 8.28.10
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At the bottom of this website:

All contributions made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) will first be applied to the costs of the Restoring Honor Rally taking place on August 28, 2010. All contributions in excess of these costs will then be retained by the SOWF.
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So, will SOWF get any the proceeds?
 
I think a good option for the poll would have been "I don't care, this whole thing is a farce"
 
pbrauer said:
At the bottom of this website:


So, will SOWF get any the proceeds?
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It says right there that any excess money goes to SOWF. With all the money that has come in from listeners, money donated by celebs and money raised by donations from charityfolks.com, I imagine there will be a lot left over.
 
Ikari said:
I think a good option for the poll would have been "I don't care, this whole thing is a farce"
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Again, if you don't care, then you don't vote. Simple.
 
Mellie said:
Again, if you don't care, then you don't vote. Simple.
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I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I did. Yet I am not limited from commenting on what I think would have made a more complete poll. Don't like it, ignore it. Or you can make better poll options in the future. Simple.
 
Mellie said:
It says right there that any excess money goes to SOWF. With all the money that has come in from listeners, money donated by celebs and money raised by donations from charityfolks.com, I imagine there will be a lot left over.
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One has to wonder what Beck and Palin will charge for apperance fees.
 
Barbbtx said:
LOL You too torture youself with MSNBC? What is wrong with us??? I'm already on blood pressure meds. Probably will have to up my dosage soon[/QUOTE ]

oh the drama

You know something that bothers me? We are willing to watch, listen to those we vehemently disagree with while most liberals hate people like Rush, Glenn etc. just because and won't take the time to listen.
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Not for sure Colbert watches
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