'Restoring Truthiness': Could spoof of Glenn Beck rally happen?

[HarveyDarkey]

'Restoring Truthiness' is the code name for a growing Internet campaign to get talk-show host Stephen Colbert to host a satire of the Glenn Beck 'Restoring Honor' rally.

By Gloria Goodale, Staff writer / September 7, 2010

Can the Internet put Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial? If some 8,000 online supporters – and counting – have their way, the mock conservative talk show host will be hosting the “Restoring Truthiness” rally on Oct. 10 as a sort of satiric counterweight to the Aug. 28 Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" event on the same steps.

The call for Mr. Colbert to decamp to the nation’s capital began last week as a midnight rambling posted by user mrsammercer on Reddit.com, which was then picked up by the Huffington Post and turned into a genuine Internet movement, complete with a Facebook page, a website, and ardent viral fans.

It is the latest example of what new media analyst Paul Levinson calls the new paradigm for people and and political involvement. “People don’t want to just listen to the messages from politicians anymore,” says the Fordham University author of "New New Media," adding, “They want to be shaping the message.”

Mr. Colbert has not yet commented on the campaign, which recalls the highly vocal and ultimately successful Internet-driven push to bring actress Betty White to host the Mother’s Day edition of “Saturday Night Live.” While calling for an entertainer to hold a political rally in the real world is potentially more serious than egging a network into showcasing a beloved veteran actress, former NBC newsman Richard Berman notes that the line between serious news and entertainment has been blurring for years.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/Vox-News/2010/0907/Restoring-Truthiness-Could-spoof-of-Glenn-Beck-rally-happen?sms_ss=facebook

[RandomThoughts]

1. It should not be a satire of Glenn Beck.

It should say inspired by Glenn Beck, and left at that.

To satire is to compliment, to compliment is to satire him.

Inspired by Glenn Beck, that is the way to go, not to be mean spirited.


And he did ok at rally, even though his views are messed up on many topics.


Hint.

[mia]

2. Reassign the " faith, hope and charity awards" and give them all

to skinheads? Feature the Prussian blue singers too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wViubDpJojw

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. I take too much pleasure knowing how many RWers think Colbert is serious to...

... want him risking blowing his cover with a big event like this. As fun as it might be it could wind up being his Jump The Shark moment. (And that's my final JTS reference for the day.)

[rocktivity]

4. I'm don't think Steve wants to do anything that could hurt attendance in DC on 10/2

But maybe he can do something like those special Broadway theater events that Hannity and Rush did.

:think:
rocktivity

[Gregorian]

5. Jon Stewart is going to do it. (Just a feeling I've got)

And tonight he hinted on his show.

[kimi]

6. I saw that!

Very mysterious, but yeah, makes ya wonder.