Turning the dream into a nightmare?
This weekend, on the 47th anniversary of the March on Washington, the right wing talk show host Glenn Beck will lead a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Right! The same place where Rev. Martin Luther King delivered his landmark “I Have a Dream” speech. Beck says the purpose of the rally is to celebrate “upstanding citizens who embody our nation’s founding principles of integrity, truth and honor,” and “to take back America.” Many may recognize this rhetoric as the familiar right wing crap that America is only for a select few whites and everyone else should just get out. AlterNet writer Devona Walker called Beck’s decision to co-opt King symbolism the Fox News host’s “most vindictive and spiteful move yet.”
Let’s meet Beck on Saturday and stand strong against this right wing affront to King’s memory.
See the article below for more information about Beck’s anti-march.
A Dishonor to the Legacy of Dr. King
By Dedrick Muhammad, Research Associate for the Institute for Policy Studies
This year’s anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington promises to be one of the more memorable in quite some time. The 47th anniversary of an event is usually not one organizers focus on for a big commemoration but in a few weeks thousands will be in the streets this August 28th commemorating the March on Washington and others will be advancing their own social agenda and publications.
Glenn Beck has called for a national rally on the anniversary of the March on Washington at the exact same location as the historic protest — the Lincoln memorial. The theme of Beck’s rally is “Restoring Honor.” According to Beck’s website this” celebration of America” is supposed to be non-political but has as its primary guest speaker Sarah Palin and has recently been endorsed by the National Rifle Association. From what I can gather America can restore its honor by strengthening individual virtue, come to Washington DC to listen to Beck and Palin, and pick up a copy of Beck’s new book The Plan which is to be launched at this honorable event.
(to read the entire article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dedrick-muhammad/a-dishonor-to-the-legacy_b_692208.html?ref=fb&src=sp#sb=831355,b=facebook )
