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(Glenn)Beck speaks to 7,000 at Seattle: 'The American people have not surrendered'
Seattle Times ^ | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | Susan Gilmore

Posted on 09/26/2009 6:27:49 PM PDT by elizabethgrace

In a sea of 7,000 fans, controversial TV and radio talk-show host Glenn Beck took his crusade to Safeco Field today, saying he is the voice of reason in a divided America.

"I am a flawed human being," said Beck, 45. "But I'm in a position to ring the bell of warning."

Beck, sponsored by the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, came to Seattle amid a torrent of anger over his proclamation on July 28 that President Obama was a racist and that he believed the president has a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."

Outside the stadium, about 30 protesters rallied against Beck.

Beck didn't criticize Obama in his hourlong talk, and spoke more about how both political parties are flawed. "We send these people to Washington and they go crazy on us," said Beck, as his supporters cheered and waved yellow flags with the words "Don't Tread on Me."

(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: eff; glennbeck; seattle; teaparty
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To: SuperLuminal

You’ve said it all!


21 posted on 09/26/2009 6:49:06 PM PDT by elizabethgrace
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To: elizabethgrace

I think 7000 is more than some Mariner games.


22 posted on 09/26/2009 6:49:10 PM PDT by Freeper Fanatic
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To: elizabethgrace

Please look at the manufacturing job trends by month at CNN (goes through August, 2009):

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/map.economy/index.html

There’s also an unemployment and foreclosure interactive ranking by month.

The 0bama administration’s policies are killing this country’s infrastructure in nearly all respects.


23 posted on 09/26/2009 6:50:46 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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To: combat_boots

CA = 12.2

Thanks for that link.


24 posted on 09/26/2009 6:54:35 PM PDT by elizabethgrace
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To: elizabethgrace

Is this the “Glenn To Excellence Tour”?


25 posted on 09/26/2009 6:54:51 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
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To: elizabethgrace

26 posted on 09/26/2009 6:54:57 PM PDT by Iron Munro (You can't kill the beast while sucking at its teat - Claire Wolfe)
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To: elizabethgrace

A few weeks ago, a piece was posted here about some jackass who wanted to protest Beck by showing up at the event openly carrying firearms. He was having problems finding followers who owened a firearm and was begging for people to borrow one. Anyone know if this guy was ever able to track down anyone who owned a firearm?


27 posted on 09/26/2009 6:59:41 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't remember Americans being called "racists" when we fought against Hillarycare.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I wish I wouldn’t have missed that article because I have no idea where to start searching.


28 posted on 09/26/2009 7:06:06 PM PDT by elizabethgrace
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To: Reagan Man

“So far, Beck’s explanations have been nothing but empty headed BS. Pure sophistry.”

RM, I don’t think there’s much of anything pure about Beck. Right off hand, probably doesn’t know shat sophistry is, (right off hand I don’t know what sophistry is). Mc and any one is a team of question at best, but as time is proving none could top what we have for lack of sophistry.

Any how, the man is out front and beating the bushes and has pulled some of the heat off Rush, did I miss anything, probably. Lets hold back support till we have some one purely perfect, what?

Rabin


29 posted on 09/26/2009 7:06:27 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: elizabethgrace
No wonder the press is slowly going away. Aside from the yellow flag line the use of the word crusade, when it is not any part of this event, is telling. Gee, where have I heard that word used before??
30 posted on 09/26/2009 7:09:46 PM PDT by ditto h
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To: Overtaxed Patriot

‘I think I figured it out. No other station is carrying zero’s speech to the black congressional caucus. Perhaps Fox is serving as a watchdog to keep track of what he is saying.’

Or maybe FOX is doing it so they can say ‘look, we carried your speech to the CBC, no one else did.’ Maybe the other stations are racist for not covering the speech? ;-)


31 posted on 09/26/2009 7:12:19 PM PDT by joejm65
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To: FlingWingFlyer

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2336902/posts


32 posted on 09/26/2009 7:13:57 PM PDT by smokingfrog (No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
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To: Reagan Man
Wonder if Beck took the time at this event to explain his off the wall rhetoric concerning his belief that McCain-Palin would have been worse for America than Obama-Biden. So far, Beck's explanations have been nothing but empty headed BS. Pure sophistry.

I understood his explanation and agree with him. McCain would have folded at every bill in the name of bipartisanship at which point who would get the blame when it all fell down? The GOP and that would have cemented socialism for all time. McCain believes or agrees with about 75% of what Obama is doing. And, the GOP members of Congress, like they did with Bush, would have simply followed the "leader".

With Obama the curtains have been opened wide on the socialism and corruption of DC.

As for Palin what power would she have had as VP? She couldn't sway any votes or even propose any legislation. Sure, she could speak out if McCain didn't send her to Togo every week for a visit. But, other than speak out and reveal the weakness of the GOP what effect would having her as VP ever have?

33 posted on 09/26/2009 7:15:57 PM PDT by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: Reagan Man

‘So far, Beck’s explanations have been nothing but empty headed BS. Pure sophistry.’

Beck explained that having McCain in the WH wouldn’t have inspired the grass-roots , tea party uprisings in this country that Nobama has insipired. For the type of change that Beck has been speaking about, Nobama is a better candidate to piss off more people than McCain would have been. That was his intent behind his statement, and while he could have explained it a little better when he said it, his reasoning makes sense.


34 posted on 09/26/2009 7:17:35 PM PDT by joejm65
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To: smokingfrog; elizabethgrace
That's the one! I was trying to find it! Thanks "frog!"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2336902/posts

35 posted on 09/26/2009 7:17:35 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't remember Americans being called "racists" when we fought against Hillarycare.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; smokingfrog
Thank you, smokingfrog!

Well, here's his photo:

Professor Stephen Schwartz, age 67.

36 posted on 09/26/2009 7:21:00 PM PDT by elizabethgrace
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To: elizabethgrace

Judging from his sweater, it appears as though the boy is suffering from “global warming” syndrome too.


37 posted on 09/26/2009 7:23:34 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (I don't remember Americans being called "racists" when we fought against Hillarycare.)
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To: elizabethgrace

Safeco Field
Capacity: 47,116
Year Built 1999.

SO Glenn manages a screaming 7K or 14% of capacity. Not bad, almost a Cubs game.

Why a baseball field?


38 posted on 09/26/2009 7:24:37 PM PDT by ASOC (Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui)
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To: joejm65

Use the fact that Fox carried O when the others did not. Casually ask the O fans that you know, “How did you like the Obama speech on Saturday?” (Assuming that they are news junkies and are tuned in normally to the other channels and hate Fox). Then you get to say, :Oh, I guess only FOX carried it. Hmmmmm (hmmm hmmm, Barack Hussein Obama).


39 posted on 09/26/2009 7:27:59 PM PDT by Anima Mundi (The trouble with trouble is it starts out as Utopia)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
ROFL.

Look at his Blogger Page LOL.

40 posted on 09/26/2009 7:29:26 PM PDT by elizabethgrace
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