# Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally will not be political (& other Tea Party nonsense) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 26, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517 "2010-08-26T11:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![villa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/61 "2010-08-27T19:20:38Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > I’d be happy if they simply remembered to stand on the right side of the escalator. I’m praying I don’t have to come into work tomorrow. They were so fucking obnoxious last time. And that was out in sunny Delray, so I have no idea what the concentration will be in DC proper. Though probably none of them will stay in the city, because urban=black=dangerous. They seem to stay in the Crystal City Hotels, and for some reason the cab drivers or concierges tell them how wonderful Mount Vernon Avenue is. Boo. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/62 "2010-08-27T19:24:32Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Dear God - you’re serious?! **Clothahump** is the embodiment of Poe’s Law. But yes, he is serious, unless it’s the longest-running and most brilliant piece of satire in the history of this board. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/63 "2010-08-27T19:57:52Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > How did Glenn Beck lose his honor,… I strongly suspect that this will be about how everyone but Beck has lost their honor, and that we can get it back by doing the things that Beck has been telling us to do. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/64 "2010-08-27T20:36:43Z")
[hijack] Last night on _The Daily Show,_ John Stewart showed a lot of Glenn Beck clips – including several where Beck says he really, really hates Woodrow Wilson. 😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/65 "2010-08-27T20:41:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_Angel](#): > > > [@Carl\_Corey](#): > > > > Are you the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight? > > Here’s a better question: Is Glen Beck? > > "I says ‘Tell me I’m wrong.’ He says, “I _can’t_, baby, 'cause you’re _not_!” Thank you. That gave me a much needed laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/66 "2010-08-27T20:42:32Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [hijack] > > Last night on _The Daily Show,_ John Stewart showed a lot of Glenn Beck clips – including several where Beck says he really, really hates Woodrow Wilson. > > 😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? > > [/hijack] To get newbies to watch his show to find out why he hates Woodrow Wilson, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/67 "2010-08-27T20:45:02Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [hijack] > > Last night on _The Daily Show,_ John Stewart showed a lot of Glenn Beck clips – including several where Beck says he really, really hates Woodrow Wilson. > > 😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? > > [/hijack] I don’t know why Glenn Beck doesn’t like Woodrow Wilson, but I don’t like him because he was death on free speech during WWI. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/68 "2010-08-27T21:07:28Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [hijack] > > Last night on _The Daily Show,_ John Stewart showed a lot of Glenn Beck clips – including several where Beck says he really, really hates Woodrow Wilson. > > 😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? > > [/hijack] I think one of the big reasons is that the Federal Reserve and the federal income tax came into being during his administration. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/69 "2010-08-27T21:15:39Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > > [@joebuck20](#): > > > > Glenn Beck is a fucking scumbag. > > No, he’s not. He’s annoying as hell when he starts bible-thumping, but when he gets into political and social issues, he’s right on target. And one of the issues he has been pointing out lately is that racism is still running rampant in the USA. I believe that is where he is coming from. He’s making the point that anyone who makes an issue of skin color in any way is a loser, and I agree with that totally. There is a difference between being racist (which makes you a bit of a scumbag) and making an issue of race (which MIGHT make you a scumbag or might make you sensitive to the racial history of this country). ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/70 "2010-08-27T21:22:47Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > [😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? Perhaps because he defeated two Republicans (Taft and Hughes) and a former Republican (Roosevelt). Of course, by Beck’s standards, all three of those gentlemen were progressive, but he may be just going by the party identification. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/71 "2010-08-27T21:58:40Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > And one of the issues he has been pointing out lately is that racism is still running rampant in the USA. OMIGOD! Thank you, Glenn Beck, for pointing that out! I had no idea, but now I’ve seen the light, o yes. But it was just so incredibly hard to find, that sneaky, sneaky racism, I wouldn’t even have known to look for it without the help of my friend, Glenn Beck. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/72 "2010-08-27T22:38:08Z")
> [@villa](#): > > > [@Giles](#): > > > > So where do you suggest that they go to drink after the rally? Anacostia? > > 😃 > > Sounds like a good idea to me. Oh, they already know [where not to go](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/23/glenn-beck-rally-attendee_n_691578.html). ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/73 "2010-08-27T23:18:10Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > 😕 Why would Beck, or anybody else, hate Woodrow Wilson? Beck is a secret Haitian. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/74 "2010-08-28T00:25:05Z")
The rally’s tomorrow. If you do a Google search for [Lincoln Memorial](http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=lincoln+memorial), you’ll find that they changed the directions to put you at the distant FDR memorial. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/75 "2010-08-28T00:39:09Z")
Wait a second, who changed what directions? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/76 "2010-08-28T00:57:22Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > Wait a second, who changed what directions? Google maps is definitely fucked up at the moment. I just did it, and their pin is pointing at the FDR memorial, with links for the FDR memorial at the side. Fortunately, anyone with more than one brain cell will notice that, and will notice that the actual (correctly labelled) Lincoln memorial is slightly to the northwest. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/77 "2010-08-28T01:17:40Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > Fortunately, anyone with more than one brain cell will notice that, and will notice that the actual (correctly labelled) Lincoln memorial is slightly to the northwest. So…you expect Beck’s fans to get lost? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/78 "2010-08-28T01:18:46Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > > [@elucidator](#): > > > > Wait a second, who changed what directions? > > Google maps is definitely fucked up at the moment. I just did it, and their pin is pointing at the FDR memorial, with links for the FDR memorial at the side. > > Fortunately, anyone with more than one brain cell will notice that, and will notice that the actual (correctly labelled) Lincoln memorial is slightly to the northwest. I’d imagine the average Glenn Beck viewer probably doesn’t know the difference. I just learned that Glenn Beck is a Mormon (on Wiki). This blows my mind. . . I thought Mormons were nice :(. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/79 "2010-08-28T01:20:53Z")
I suspect lefties will suddenly have no problem with corporate personhood or corporate free speech. (Is it possible to googlebomb Google Maps? I haven’t heard of it happening before.) ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517/80 "2010-08-28T01:24:47Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I just learned that Glenn Beck is a Mormon (on Wiki). This blows my mind. . . I thought Mormons were nice :(. I seem to recall previous discussions on the board in which ex-Mormons asserted that the nice behavior is mostly a facade. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-will-not-be-political-other-tea-party-nonsense/551517.md?page=5)