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Rallies draw tens of thousands to Washington Date published: 8/29/2010
BY JONAS BEALS Local turnout was strong for yesterday's Restoring Honor Rally on the National Mall--a massive gathering organized by Fox News commentator Glenn Beck. Tea party organizers with the Fredericksburg Virginia Patriots initially expected about 200 people for their bus trip to Washington. They ended up with eight buses and 386 riders. Throngs of tea party faithful packed the open spaces along the reflecting pool from the Lincoln Memorial to the foot of the Washington Monument. It was a crowded but peaceful affair, devoid of the divisive signs that have marred past tea party events. "It was awesome," Sandra Heidel of Spotsylvania County said. "I was awed that everywhere I turned, there were more people." The rally was billed as a non-political gathering to honor the armed forces and "other upstanding citizens who embody our nation's founding principles of integrity, truth and honor," Beck's website said. Beck more or less kept his word. Instead of the political rants he sometimes delivers on his programs, the rally was like a fervent sermon, with Beck and others testifying to the role of God in their lives and in the history of the United States. He implored the crowd to look past the "scars" caused by injustices of the past and find common ground in their faith in God. "Faith is the cornerstone of our founding," he said. There was no disagreement among the Beck faithful, who responded to his speech like a respectful, if somewhat subdued, congregation. "He's been placed here at this time to try to wake people," Patricia Rewis of Spring Hill, Fla., said of Beck. "He's the new Moses." Awakening was a consistent theme among attendees. Some of those traveling from Fredericksburg saw their devotion to Beck and the tea party as an eye-opening experience. "I feel like sometimes I'm the only one paying attention," said Brad Lewis of Spotsylvania. "Nobody in Washington is listening to the people." Marge Barrales, also of Spotsylvania, said that it was great to be among kindred spirits who cared about the Constitution, God and the future of the United States. "A lot of people felt this way, but they thought they were alone," she said.
equal outcomes.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves."
Social justice is based on the concepts of human rights and equality and involves a greater degree of economic egalitarianism through PROGRESSIVE TAXATION, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION, OR EVEN PROPERTY REDISTRIBUTION.
On you advice I just re-read MLK Speach from the 1963 march on Washington? MLK never once spoke of anything like what we know today as social justice or economic justice. MLK spoke about racial justice all men and women being treated equally the same PERIOD. There were others at that same rally who did speak about social and economic justice but MLK is not one of them and he never did as far as I can see. MLK never invisioned Gov't handouts and special treatment based on skin color he advocated for equality
anarchy! WOOHOO! What part of "United" is so confusing to you? Now, stay off my roads, quit using my PD, FD, library, electrical infrastructure, military, etc etc etc. Dude, "rugged individualism" has ALWAYS been a myth. Nobody in this country ever accomplished anything without support from people they never knew existed.
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