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To: tejek who wrote (81605)8/26/2010 8:56:22 PM
From: ChinuSFO  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 149317
 
Should the DC police not grant Beck permission to hold the rally because "it hurts the feeling of African Americans who also want to hold the rally at the same place for their leader Dr. King."? For those who answer "NO" I ask "Why not."
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Beck rally will be a measure of 'tea party' strength

Glenn Beck, civil rights leaders spar over MLK anniversary
Beck's decision to speak on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech leads to criticism by social activists and civil rights leaders.

By Amy Gardner
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 26, 2010

When Fox News and talk radio host Glenn Beck comes to Washington this weekend to headline a rally intended to "restore honor" to America, he will test the strength - and potentially expose the weaknesses - of a conservative grass-roots movement that remains an unpredictable force in the country's politics.

....contd at washingtonpost.com