Posted on 08/28/2010 4:25:22 PM PDT by tobyhill
Thousands of people joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and other leaders Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963. The event, billed as "Reclaim the Dream," included a five-mile march that culminated at the Mall, where conservative talk show host Glenn Beck had organized the simultaneous "Restoring Honor" rally.
In an interview before the gathering began at Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington, Sharpton said he called the event to show respect for the ideals of King, who made his famous "I Have a Dream" speech 47 years ago near where Beck spoke to thousands Saturday.
"People are clear in what Dr. King's dream was about, and we will not react to those who try to distort that dream," Sharpton said. He was one of several prominent leaders who condemned Beck's rally, despite cries from organizers that "Restoring Honor" was not intended to dishonor King or his work.
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Sharpton had a wet dream once. That about as close as he’s ever been to MLK or his message of peace and unity.
Sharpton’s “I Have a Scream” speech goes over big with his twelve audience members.
Sharpton got a late start organizing his rally. He only decided to do it after he learned that Glenn Beck was going to be at the Lincoln Memorial today. He wanted so desperately to have a counter-demonstration and have a huge crowd too.
Sharpton’s crowd was less than 10,000 from estimates I have heard. But, he only did this because of Glenn Beck. It takes time and energy and committment to organize big events. Al couldn’t do it this time.
I would say Al,his dream was fulfilled today with the out pouring of blacks and whites honoring his name at the Beck Rally the main focus was to get our country back on the right track,no separation of races like you and your crowd wanted..Not the sick perverted moaning you and your crowd does that was not part of MLKâs dream..Get over it demon the end is near..
You wrote that thousands attended Sharpton's rally. You did not report that HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS attended the Beck rally. You even added Sharpton's comments that he did not know what Beck's rally was about, because Beck told them not to take signs. The police/government advised NO SIGNS. Beck listened. Sharpton and his crowd did not.
Sharpton's rally was about hatred, greed, jealousy, and speeches were delivered with hatred and polarizing cliches.
Reporters continue to point out race as a big issue and asked a woman at Beck's rally "How many blacks did she see." I wonder if they asked how many Whites did you see... of anyone at the Sharpton rally which had very few people of any other color than Black.
Beck had a multi-cultural, multi-racial speaker list. As well as a multi racial crowd.
Beck's rally was about God, Love, Brotherhood, Unity, and the need to practice Faith, Hope, and Charity.
Sharpton's rally was hate filled blasts with no thoughts that could even come close to resembling the words and thoughts of Martin Luther King. King was probably rolling over in his grave.
MLK's niece, Dr.Alveda King chose to speak at Beck's rally. Telling, isn't it?
Your attempts to demean the Beck rally by ignoring the truth of it clearly demonstrates your liberal bias. And you are supposed to report, not omit, the news! Shame on you. But I will pray for people like you anyway. Just as Beck and the speakers there today reminded us. Sharpton only prays for his political agenda.
There is another class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs, partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs. Booker T. Washington 1904 quote
SO SAD THAT HE (AL) DID NOT USE THE MOMENT TO HELP BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER.............HERE’S HOPING AFTER A GOOD NIGHT SLEEP, HE WILL SEE THE LIGHT
His rally had the feeling of a union rally.
I wonder why the WaPo labels Beck as “conservative”, but does not label Sharpton at all. Hmmmm . . . . . .
"People are clear in what Dr. King's dream was about, and we will not react to those who try to distort that dream," Sharpton said. He was one of several prominent leaders who condemned Beck's rally,...
So he won't react, but condemns Beck's rally? Isn't condemning it reacting to it? Is the WaPo insane (he asked rhetorically).
Really? Does he realize how ignorant he sounds?
It’s typical Lib speak. If they aren’t out there yelling with “Bush hates black people” signs then it’s not a rally to them.
Guess what? You can’t honor Dr. King by race-baiting.
Duhhh, we have to use signs cause we too dumb to do anything else. All we not how to say is words wit "f***" in them.
Well, they didn't...Beck did.
In fact, if he were still alive with those beliefs, they would excoriate him and call him an "uncle tom" just as they have Clarence Thomas and others.
You need to reassign the function of your comma key.
“Hijacking the Dream” is what Sharpton’s rally should have been called.
He that thinks himself the happiest man is so,but he that thinks he is the wisest is generally the greatest fool..
Favorite Maxims of David Phillips..
Come on, just post a bunch of commas. Just to see what happens.
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