Comments on Advance Indiana™: Glenn Beck Rally In Angola Draws A Small Crowd

Becoming active and studying history and civics is...

2010-09-23T03:01:45.967-05:00

Becoming active and studying history and civics is a laudable goal. Regrettably, many that do, or claim to do so, get the lessons terribly and objectively wrong.

Beck wishes to annoint Washington as Christ's brother. Washington was indeed the war chief of the Continental Army. But to ignore James Madison's role as primary architect of the Constitution demonstrate's a fundamental misintepretation of Washington's role as "father of the country." Madison, Washington, and the others in attendance at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 are all "fathers of this country."

I don't trust Glenn Beck.

2010-09-20T00:40:13.966-05:00

I don't trust Glenn Beck.

I hope he was being sincere, and would have liked ...

2010-09-19T18:00:24.726-05:00

I hope he was being sincere, and would have liked to have been there. George Washington still deserves to have his own special federal holiday, not just be lumped in with President's Day. Can't wait for Amazon to mail me, THE OVERTON WINDOW, used discount, of course.

I'm not religious, so for me that angle is ove...

2010-09-19T13:55:31.693-05:00

I'm not religious, so for me that angle is over-the-top, like a suppossed righteous location for a mosque where logically none should go. However, I've heard either direct audio or quotes I won't hear from a mainstream media that no longer covers both sides. Examples being the former or would-be Czar Van Jones, and lots of debt and deficit coverage, post AND pre-President Obama.

Too be fair- Angola's not exactly a major crossroads in the Midwest. Beck seems to book some appearances as a favor. Or, maybe this was indeed a dud.

I still listen to some weekend replays. If it gets too "Old Testament", I gotta bail. But, he emphasizes the citizen getting off your duff, becoming participative, and studying history and civics to have a real reference.

You may disagree or find him personally disagreeable, but I don't think that's bad advice given our predicament.