We went. It was more an excuse to go to DC, which we've been wanting to do for some time, than to see Glenn. That was just an event that might have been great.
I was disappointed. The Restoring Honor theme was overridden by, and ultimately highjacked by, MLK. I believe that Beck bent to the political pressure. King deservs mention. He did not deserve repeated references throughout the whole day.
There was little in the way of new ideas toward Restoring Honor. There was plenty of commemoration towards those who were, or are, honorable.
It was the first Sarah speech that did not motivate me in any way.
Evita King....do we really need a modern day RnB wannabe diva to sing a very silly song (something about rebuilding) in one of the most annoying vocal styles around, followed by a couple of gospels tunes, intermissioned by bible passages before Ms King speaks?
Glenn began and a few minutes into his speech, I realized I've heard everything he was saying on the radio. Nice message, wonderful principle, nothign new. Since we'd been there for several hours, all three of us were hungry so we started heading for the food. We were able to hear him most of the way out & before we got too far, the bagpipes played Amazing Grace.
We ended up touring the Mall then returing to our hotel so we could come back later in the day when some part of the (approximate) 400,000 people had moved on. That worked out well.
It took us almost 4 hours to walk from the Capital to Lincoln, stopping at the Korean & Vietnam Memorials. If you haven't seen the Korean Memorial, it is spooky & fascinating. The Wall, everyone knows. The World War II Memorial is amazing. If you don't get emotional in there, you don't know history & ther sacrifices made. My wife laid a tribute to her father (a POW & survivor of the death marches).
We have many photo's. I'll post some as soon as she uploads them from her camera.
It was worth it. I wish there had been more cohesion & direction from Beck & his guests. Hopefully, it's just a starting point & not an end.
I was disappointed. The Restoring Honor theme was overridden by, and ultimately highjacked by, MLK. I believe that Beck bent to the political pressure. King deservs mention. He did not deserve repeated references throughout the whole day.
There was little in the way of new ideas toward Restoring Honor. There was plenty of commemoration towards those who were, or are, honorable.
It was the first Sarah speech that did not motivate me in any way.
Evita King....do we really need a modern day RnB wannabe diva to sing a very silly song (something about rebuilding) in one of the most annoying vocal styles around, followed by a couple of gospels tunes, intermissioned by bible passages before Ms King speaks?
Glenn began and a few minutes into his speech, I realized I've heard everything he was saying on the radio. Nice message, wonderful principle, nothign new. Since we'd been there for several hours, all three of us were hungry so we started heading for the food. We were able to hear him most of the way out & before we got too far, the bagpipes played Amazing Grace.
We ended up touring the Mall then returing to our hotel so we could come back later in the day when some part of the (approximate) 400,000 people had moved on. That worked out well.
It took us almost 4 hours to walk from the Capital to Lincoln, stopping at the Korean & Vietnam Memorials. If you haven't seen the Korean Memorial, it is spooky & fascinating. The Wall, everyone knows. The World War II Memorial is amazing. If you don't get emotional in there, you don't know history & ther sacrifices made. My wife laid a tribute to her father (a POW & survivor of the death marches).
We have many photo's. I'll post some as soon as she uploads them from her camera.
It was worth it. I wish there had been more cohesion & direction from Beck & his guests. Hopefully, it's just a starting point & not an end.
