My INCREDIBLE experience at the Glenn Beck Rally

[specsaregood]You can't let that get to your head ! Join your local GOP and become a delegate NOW or... I'll destroy the universe.[/specsaregood]
 
How did that bum get 100K or whatever people. That gonna more than Paul ever got (or Huckster for that matter) or McCain.
 
angelatc said:
We noticed the same thing at the TEA Party we attended last year. Two guys were there with an enormous Ron Paul sign, and the people wandering by were almost all saying positive things when they commented on it.
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Im definitely investing in a much larger, more professional looking sign!
 
Agorism said:
How did that bum get 100K or whatever people. That gonna more than Paul ever got (or Huckster for that matter) or McCain.
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According to Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-listened-to_radio_programs

Talkers Magazine compiles Arbitron's data, along with other sources, to estimate the minimum weekly audiences of various commercial long-form talk radio shows.

* The Rush Limbaugh Show – 20+ million
* The Sean Hannity Show – 12+ million
* Glenn Beck Program – 10+ million
* The Savage Nation – 10+ million
* The Dr. Laura Program – 9+ million
* The Mark Levin Show – 6.25 million
* The Laura Ingraham Show – 6.25 million
* The Dave Ramsey Show – 6.25 million
* Neal Boortz – 4.25+ million

10 million daily listeners. Plus 3 million on TV. To get 100K he only needs to get 1% of his listeners to show up.

I've heard estimates from 50K to 1 million. Probably somewhere in the middle. Either way not really sure I see the point. You basically got a version of his show to an audience much smaller than his usual audience. Who benefits from that?
 
In the video, starting at 2:12, the man being interviewed makes the statement:

"Islam doesn't factor in....They're here to kill us. If you're a good Muslim, you'll kill Christians."

I don't see where this is an incredible experience.
 
Beck appeals to people's emotions and not to their brains. People who prefer feeling to thinking like Glenn Beck and all his BS. Lew Rockwell has it right. Beck is drawing Ron Paul supporters and tea party people into the GOP establishment.

I mean, could it be any more obvious? Wake the fuck up, people!
 
Cowlesy said:
Where was the Leather Jacket????

Good video by Nick and the Reason.tv. He got owned when he called that lady an African-American bwahahaha
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I think that was the point bro. He asked a question with the intent of getting that response. You could see him smiling and nodding his head as in saying THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE HONEST AND TRUE RESPONSE THAT IS NEEDED IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY.
 
Knowing what is going on in the world today and the desperate (and so far, prevailing) attempt to destroy true freedom here, it makes me want to move to the USA. Canada has always been very similar to the USA in that regard but there is more socialist/mixed economy belief in Canada than in the USA. I think both countries are pillars of freedom in this world. But the USA is the Big Dog that has more capability to defend it (10 times more people).

Both of these countries are having the ingrained belief of freedom destroyed (economic freedom as well- they are intertwined). The attack is on America more though. Makes me want to move there and join the fight.

Per capita Canada is possibly the strongest country in the world. See WW2 for examples. But the USA is the center beam of freedom.

My mom has been a big believer in socialised health care (which we have) and I actually got her to say "Ya you are right, there should be an option to opt out of the public health care (and get a tax cut) and go private sector medicine"...I was like- holy shit, reason and logic DOES work when someone is listening- so it's not necessarily a losing battle. My mom is smarter than most so it will be more difficult to get people to see the inherent flaw of well, socialized anything- but it's not impossible.

Our Prime Minister- Stephen Harper, is actually very conservative and wants to start making public options available. The problem is that even saying that is considered political suicide in Canada. Now I'm not convinced Harper is all that great- large dominant party leaders around the world are bought and paid for, but he's been re-elected already so I think the idea of people being fiscally responsible for themselves and cutting spending is not that far off. Problem? Right now this recession has him ballooing the Federal deficit- classic Keysian shit. FUCK.

Anyway, I know this is an American board but our countries are intertwined and in all likelyhood we will be a North American Union soon, so learning about each other is a good idea. Working together to defend freedom and stopping the NAU will take a jointed effort. Ironic: joint effort to stop the consolidation of our countries. lol. It's not the joining I oppose per se, but the reasons behind it and how it's bad for us. Think NAFTA. Think EU.

rant over. PEACE
 
I watched the reason.tv video and it made me kind of sad. Beck literally has a whole lot of people brainwashed, and they will likely follow him off the cliff. It's funny at the end that lady with the Murray Rothbard t-shirt. I wonder if she even knows he was an anarchist?
 
Matt Collins said:
I was hoping for a coordinated effort on the part of the CFL to pass out CFL slim-jims in order to recruit and boost numbers.
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Matt it seems that CFL is absent from many of these opportunities, which breaks my heart. I have backed off from C4L for this very reason. I believe that if National C4L would have jumped on the bandwagon with Freedoms works as I thought they would after CPAC '09, we might be better positioned. But it seems it has turned into more of a competition between National C4L and the Tea Party Movement. Unlike the local tea parties which many are Ron Paul supporters and C4Lers. THink about this.. last years 9-12 March and Rally had an estimated 1.2 Million people attend.. that is the same amount of people that voted for Ron Paul in 2008.. The movement is growing in leaps and bounds and would grow further if C4L would get onboard instead of push against the TeaParty. They are the reason Rand will likely win the Senate Seat in KY

I look forward to a RP2012 run and believe with all my heart that he can win this time around.. just as Reagan won his second time out
 
Stary Hickory said:
Moral of the story go to these events and wear identifying items. I wish I had a Schiff for Senate shirt or something. I don't feel comfortable wearing that stuff, but it would make a huge difference if people were there with Ron Paul shirts and the like.

It would help Ron Paul overall.
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Funny.. I had considered wearing my R3volution March shirt to the event, but ended up not wearing it... still wish I had.. If I go to the next event on 9-12 I will definately wear it as a reminder where this movement all started :)
 
Gin said:
Funny.. I had considered wearing my R3volution March shirt to the event, but ended up not wearing it... still wish I had.. If I go to the next event on 9-12 I will definately wear it as a reminder where this movement all started :)
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It's all about advertising the message.. get people familiar with 2012 support and they'll show up.
 
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