OMG! Glenn Beck's Rally Is Driving The Left INSANE!!!!

[Cowpunk]

Atrios: "I guess it's Beck day. I'll probably go outside and play."

FireDogLake thinks Beck's an idiot for using Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA".

Digby: "I just keep thinking that I sure hope all these very pink skinned, middle aged folks are wearing sun screen."

Think Progress: Nothing yet.

Crooks & Liars: Nuthin.

Open Left: Nada.

Paul Krugman:zip.

Glenn Greenwald: Nothing as of yet.

Daily KOS front page: zilch.

Talking Points Memo is live-streaming the event. No commentary yet.

Americablog: Nuttin.

Feministe: Nope.

MyDD: Nope.

Oh I give up.

[Fumesucker]

1. Sorry, I was out getting my drug test..

After that I went to my mandatory sped course in right wing ass kissing.

Thanks Gibbsie and Rahmbo for making me miss Whitestock..

[Blue_In_AK]

Oh, you're bad.

:evilgrin:

[AspenRose]

2. Media Matters is covering it

.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I watched Marley & Me while filling out my calendar with all my kids activities now that

school and fall sports have started again.

I cried at the end of the movie - again.

Beck? whatever...

[Bitwit1234]

4. I made ice cream and I left out the nuts.

[Papa Boule]

5. I think too few people realize the danger here

Too many think the debate in the nation's marketplace of ideas has been won. They think the movement has been successfully marginalized by comedians and bloggers.

This movement is not going away. It's not going to be ridiculed or ignored or blogged away.

All it will take is an economic collapse to turn it into a steamroller. And one is looming.

[cilla4progress]

6. I do agree

We have to get our collective asses in gear and show up at the polls, and march against these fools!

[Arkana]

21. And that's how we do it--we don't try to outshout them, because it's never gonna happen.

All we can do is work our asses off and show up to vote for the right people.

[deutsey]

10. I think it may even be an indication that the progressive century is dead

and that a new century, wholly owned by rightwing corporate interests, is on the rise.

I hope I'm wrong...:evilfrown:

[Papa Boule]

28. Precisely

Monied interests have been given more power to shape and control the narrative. That will make this next time different from the Great Depression, which resulted in a shift to progressivism.

[Taverner]

11. Sigh - my fear exactly

This rally will be a footnote, much like the Beer Hall Putsch

Arm yourselves, fellow progressives - we are who they will come for first

[era veteran]

25. Let them come, they shouldn't teach 'us' war too.

I am sick to see lessons previously learned with such great cost so easily forgotten. I have provocative leftist bumper stickers on my truck, one of them says "Veterans for Obama". Only one time has anyone given me shit. I will educate a dumb redneck.

[ginnyinWI]

18. good

Because the more right wing fringe candidates they put up against Democrats, the more the Democrats will win those elections. Most of America won't be attracted to tea party candidates.

[Cowpunk]

20. It's the anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant stuff that's really starting to worry me.

They've found their scapegoats. The hate machine is primed and ready, and if the economy doesn't improve soon, it will come to life.

[krabigirl]

30. and anti-non-religious. nt

[Papa Boule]

31. And when that kind of mentality takes root

it can broaden or switch targets.

[krabigirl]

29. I agree...honestly, i don't think much can be done at this point.

:( all I can hope for is that in 2012, the backlash against this craziness will occur.

[felinetta]

34. Get out the vote. Ignore Beck. We must work on Democrats. And I will not

shed a single tear for any Democrat who doesn't vote and
whines about it afterward.

[walldude]

7. Beck used Born In The USA? Lesson not learned I guess...

not only that but The Boss is gonna be pissed....

[miscsoc]

8. And Glenn Beck actually said he hated that song on his radio show

There's a clip on mediamatters. He knows what the words mean.

I suppose he's using it for the same reason he's using MLK's memory - out of sheer sadism. He wants to show that he doesn't have to bother about truth. It's a power trip thing. He gets a kick out of twisting anything the left does says creates or achieves into fodder for his own vile right wing agenda. He hates Springsteen, he hates King.

[MaeScott]

13. Look in his hair for some numbers.....

...just saying.

[pinboy3niner]

15. Exactly--Beck has called the song 'anti-American,' 'propaganda'

Beck: Springsteen’s ‘Born in the USA’ is ‘anti-American,’ ‘propaganda’
http://rawstory.com/2010/03/beck-springsteens-classic-born-usa-antiamerican-propaganda/

[Nikki Stone1]

9. Hope Bruce sues the bastard.

You know he didn't give permission.

[rsmith6621]

17. I Hope The BOSS Eends Him a BILL wrapped up...

....in a LAW SUIT for infringement if he used it without permission...

[wisteria]

12. I think Springsteen is going to be very upset when he realizes Beck used his song.

I expect a forthcoming comment and maybe more from Springsteen.

[notadmblnd]

14. Not exactly a firestorm of blogging on it.

I just got in from cleaning rich slob's homes and was wondering if any one was in attendance or whether my hunch than there would be more potties that people, was on the mark?


If it was, I was going to play the lotto.

[ginnyinWI]

16. I was out at the farmers' market, the library, lunch

at a Mexican restaurant, and four other stops. Too beautiful a day to stay in an monitor the news.

[AsahinaKimi]

19. Maybe they should have called it...

I DREAMED I HAD A DECENT SPEECH RALLY

[Iwillnevergiveup]

22. Clear the decks

for the next hate-fest. Post-rally will be not-so-much covered as the pre-rally. So are we back to the no-mosque-at-Ground-Zero? That's wearing out, too.

Everyone, and I mean everyone should be demanding the dissolution of the commission to dismantle Social Security. Talk about a bi-partisan issue, geesh!

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. And on DU every other thread is on Beckapalooza

[FirstTimeVoterAt37]

24. I'm just SO glad....

There will only be about another week's worth of the thousands of hours of free publicity this douchenozzle got by being purposefully hateful. This week will be spent on "Last Saturday was awesome/last Saturday was horrific" and then we'll be ready for the next manufactured distraction. Sure as hell can't talk about Social Security or anything, that would just be insensitive. Or something.


Okay, a little bit of :sarcasm: there.

[Lorien]

26. He's driving DU insane

nearly half of all the new threads here are about that piece of trash.

[AnArmyVeteran]

27. I don't know about the rest but I find it comical as hell.

When the cameras panned the crowd I saw at least a dozen people yawning out of boredom. I think I'll go back and get screenshots of them. It was hilarious.

[northofdenali]

32. .....

[a la izquierda]

33. I rode 100 miles yesterday in 90 degree heat...

I forgot that stupid bullshit was even happening until I got home and turned on the computer. I'm sure a bunch of my relatives watched it. But they're idiots who think he's a real historian (though my degrees tell ME I'm the real historian).
I don't give a rats' ass about Beck or his idiot brigade.