Glenn Beck is NOT Martin Luther King Jr.

[G_j]

August 28th is an important day in American history. On that day, forty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. His message gave voice to the voiceless and his vision promoted a just, equal, diverse and compassionate country.

This year, a very different message is going to be spread from the very ground on which King once stood. Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin will hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial.

The racist, raging and hate-filled tenor of Beck, Palin and the Tea Party movement is in direct contrast to the noble vision of Dr. King. We cannot sit idly by and let King's vision and legacy be hijacked for political purposes.

Dr. King once declared that "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter".

We will not be silent on this matter. Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's struggle for a just and equal America.

Sign our pledge and leave a comment to commit to stand with his vision, and against Beck's hate, on August 28th.

Joining us in this effort are our friends at Alternet, Credo, Celebrate the Dream, Campaign for America's Future, Media Matters for America, True Majority, PowerPAC and Progress Now.

Let's stand together as a collective voice against those who wish to hijack history.

Yours,
Robert Greenwald and the Brave New Foundation team

watch the video and sign the pledge,

http://glennbeckisnotmartinlutherkingjr.com/?akid=1223.870148.cXKvKc&rd=1&t=2

On August 28th, I will stand with Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of a just, diverse and equal society. I do not stand with Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin and their attempt to destroy and distort King’s vision.
Your First Name and Last Initial will be posted on the signatures page.

34278 people have signed!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Done!

[Bitwit1234]

2. I will guarantee that a lot of the ignorant racist there today

will compare and say he is better than King. And that he is innocent of trying to do a take off of King. Whatcha wanna bet.

[MajorChode]

3. Beck claims he didn't know about the MLK anniversary

Never have I seen such bullshit come from Beck, and that's saying a lot.

I have absolutely no doubt this was a very well planned and orchestrated strategy. I don't really like the term 'angry white man', but Beck immediately starting billing this event as the angry white man's civil rights movement. It's pretty sick if you think about it much.

[jberryhill]

4. Really? What tipped you off?

[One Voice]

5. K&R.......Signed 2 days ago

Thanks for posting! This needs 1,000 recs.

[blogslut]

6. That is quite evident

This Beckkk thing is just snooze-inducing.

[Bluerthanblue]

7. I was gonna say

somthing 'witty', but signed and recommend this thread instead.

Thank you for posting this.

"Our lives begin to end the day be become silent about things that matter"-
MLKjr changed my life, and the life of my children and their children in ways I cannot begin to measure.


:grouphug:

[Urban Prairie]

8. "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel"

Best comment and a most accurate description of Dreckkk that I have read on that site.