Fellow travelers:

The most powerful, the most eloquent words mean nothing to the willfully ignorant, to those who will not see, who will not hear, and who live in fear of all things they do not understand. It is the supreme irony of mankind that those who live in fear are those most easily led to their own slaughter. Indeed, they will assist in their own destruction. The leaders they blindly follow, are not leaders at all, but instead are their masters.

For all their protestations, the fearful flock is terrified by freedom. It is security they crave and they will trade their freedom for it. They are afraid of life, perhaps more than death, and thus they are the willing victims of those who take their freedom.

History tell us there have always been those who truly understand the hatred, the deception, and the duplicity that hide behind emotional appeals to citizens who live in fear. There have always been those who understand the evil behind the security and safety promised by the Stalins, the Hitlers, the McCarthys.

Understand now! They are with us today. They are the Becks, Palins, and Limbaughs. A mere fraction of a second of reflection should expose them for the monsters they are. They speak of "restoring honor". A reformed addict who has found God and sees hidden messages in wall paintings, and a woman, bereft of reasoning ability, dare to speak of restoring honor? Did we lose our honor? Only if we listen to them.

We are told, "America today begins to turn back to God." If there were a million people listening to that nonsense - ten-million, a hundred-million - there are that many Gods to whom they can turn. Is he the God of Islam?; of Judaism?; of Christianity? Is the God of Beck - a Mormon, or the God of Palin - a Who-knows-what, anyone else's God?

They are at the furthest extreme from the promise of unity, the love of a just and loving God, of love for their fellow man. They promise further division, raging hatred, and intolerance. They are destroyers. They lust for power, they lust for money. That is their god.

EXCELLENT thoughts David!

David - ONE OF THE VERY BEST ever written on any site. Thanks for your wisdom and insight. Truly, there is a choice other than the willing acceptance of ignorance through fear. Kudos to you!

Excellent post David!

Well written and nothing but the truth.

Well said, David! Thanks for posting! Folks, this is what is referred to as adding light, not heat, to an issue.

There ws no fear in Beck's words on Satruday at the rally... and his words on Fox were accurate. The divisive and fearful words and lack of unifying thought were coming from the other end of the Mall where Sharpton was tryng to furthter establish his power. High minded words like David's are great, but ya have to understand who is trynig to maintain division and whois trygin to unify this nation.

Powerful post, David. Excellent.

Fed Up Senior - I respectfully disagree with your post.

David, one of the best post I've read... PERIOD.

Keep up the good work and keep fighting for us all.

Glenn Beck and Sara Palin, are the biggst DRIPS of the Tea Party movement. They should both dunk their heads in shame.

David Walker, as I read your missive I thought, “wow, this guys really givin it to BO.” Think of all BO’s eloquent words, his eloquent campaign speeches, promising everything to everyone, nobody asking him the tough questions, just him leading all the sheeple to the kool-aid. Whatever to get elected. Then you said the fearful flock is terrified of freedom, I thought “Wow, David Walker is right, Obama never did promise freedom to anyone, did he. He promised them security, promised to take the money from those who have and give it to those who won’t help themselves. But never freedom.

Then you lose it. Its like you found some profound speech online and tried to insert Beck Palin into it and make it sound evil. But failed. Beck and Palin you claim are the wolves in sheeps clothing? It just doesn’t work. They are the ones telling folks to seek their freedom and resist being led to slaughter (figuratively). They are not offering anyone security. You clearly don’t listen to them. You personally attack them, but what part of their message do you claim is trying to deceptively lead people into false security? Turn to God? That part seems to confuse you. Or perhaps you need someone to tell you which (of your hundred million choices) God you must follow? I know there are a couple popular choices, the best bet is to pick the one that doesn’t recommend killing others.

It seems to me that the message you are trying to convey is: You people that listen to Beck et als only think you want freedom. But history shows us that you really want to be sheeple under a security blanket. So don’t listen to Beck.

Is that what you think of your fellow Americans? I see some of them fell right in below your post, with all their kudos, and starry eyed “Yeah David, we really want to be sheeple, screw that freedom stuff”.

David Walker:

One of the very best posts I have seen in a long long time. Well written.

At the risk of making this trite with humor, can I just say, "Amen, Brother Walker!"

Beck is disgusting...He needs to open up the bible and then see which political agenda/motives best fits what "jesus" would do. Really...read the bible...read the bible Mr.Beck. Be a scholar of the Bible. Your motives are not pure, you are profiting off your fear just like Bush/Cheney did. You are full of BS. Pure and simple. Palin/Beck 2012...Funniest sh** I have heard in a while...just hand the whitehouse to Obama LOL...Obama2012

Fed up Senior...Beck has contradicted himself so many times I can't count. He contradicted himself again at this rally. He has never been a person that brings all people together...just "his" people. He does it with colorful rhetoric and presents it in different forms. He truthfully is scared of this nation he lives in and it's diversity. He is paranoid. This rally was all about him and how many people would showe up. His pride. I grew up in smalltown Texas and know how much people in the towns fear people that look different from them and most have grew up conservative. I have seen alot and been to alot of places and know that the people that follow beck/palin/limbaugh have not moved out of the town they were born in. Have not met new people, not presented with new ideas or perpectives. They grow up in a "bubble". They are a tight knit group of people that do not use reason and thought to find solutions to issues. They stick to a "blanket" ideology and do not sway. This is the majority of Beck followers. They fear diversity and Beck has used President Obamas election to spark fear in this group for his popularity /ratings/money. That simple. Sad. Beck is divisive...very divisive. He caters to hard core conservatives and will be on the wrong side of history. He will not be remembered in any history book. He will be remembered as the "guy" on fox that had the pursuasive capabilities to make people fear Pres Obama and all people who voted for him and believe like Pres Obama we should as neighbors look out for one another...poor/old/sick. You know...the words of jesus for all the Christians who follow this guy. Makes me sick. He will undo himself with lies and contradictions and will be forgotten...Atleast by people who know he is full of BS>

I try but I cant seem to come up with a post as well written as David's. A superior piece!

As fart as liberation theology goes

Yep, you were right... Liberation theology is a "fart"!

Fed up Senior

How is Beck helping the situation or Palin for that matter. In their views, its their way or the highway. Neither are willing to to have a conversation on the facts or willing to hear the other's view. Palin only goes on Fox after she was shown to be not quite ready for mainstream media. Beck calls the President a rascist and no one on Fox takes him to the carpet. While Bush was in office, the backlash from the Natalie Mains from the Dixie Chicks was taken as heresy.

If they want to talk about religion, lets take a close look at both of theirs. Beck is a Mormon, who religion teaches hate towards Gays and Lesbians, had to change to charter to allow Blacks into it, secretly funded Prop 8 in California, has had serious issues w/ polygamy in the past and may still. Sarah Palin, the devout Christian, would make a woman who was raped have the child, even in cases of incest and if the mother's life is endangered, paraded her own children around during the campaign for political points, had a witch doctor perform so kind of ceremony to protect her from witchcraft. A good christian doesn't judge, but thats all she does.

So Fed up Senior how are they helping the situation?

<Snark On>

Because everybody KNOWS what his religious beliefs are...

...he's a Socialist Muslim Radical Christian!!!

(Cool, I can make s*** up, too! It's easy and fun!)

<Snark Off>

Probably because he listened to Obama's pastor. That's usually (though not always) a good way to find out about someone's particular brand of a religion.

Gingerbread, didn't know that Glenn Beck held any political office. He's not associated with the GOP party. Seems to me, he's a private citizen utilizing his 1st Amendment right.

Hey Dirt--That's right. He is every bit as "disaffiliated" (Palinese intended) with the GOP as flies are "disaffiliated" with s**t! First Amendment exercise or not, you'd have to have lived under a dense rock not to know that this windbag is the posterboy for the GOP and the white power movement.

Dirt, I think I must disagree with you that Beck is "not associated with th GOP party". Just because he says he is not does not make it so. Whose media station does he appear on?....Whose talking points does he use?.....What media outlet donated one million dollars to the republican party?....If you can answer these few questions then you just might agree with me.

No problem with his 1st amendment right but why hide behind lies about political affiliation, no need to unless you have a reason to blind others eyes by your rhetoric. I believe, and it is my opinion, that Mr. Beck is a part of the republican agenda and is working with them to tear down this administration. I don't agree with anything he or Mrs. Palin says nor do I agree with any of their ideas. I believe the both of them are in it for the money and the noteriety, period.

Beck is more Libertarian that Republican (a lot more). The Republican party has moved in that direction of late (in large thanks to the Tea Party movement), but Libertarians are not Republicans.

C. Smith

Don't Libertarian vote down the Repub line? I know their all about indiidual liberties, but where were they when Bush was trying take away peoples 4th Amendment rights. When he was wiretapping Americans w/o warrants? The only Libertarian I know of was Ron Paul and was for actually for some of this stuff.

You dont ever listen to Glen Beck, so you dont know. If you actually listened to him you would know the Answer to these Questions..

Ignorance is no Excuse..

Glen Beck is a Mormon

Unfortunately, Liberation Theology isn't the answer to this, and it never has been. Read A Theology of Liberation and find out what it means. Interestingly, Liberation Theology was heavily influenced by Marxism, and now everyone is claiming Obama is a Marxist. Now, I'm not saying he is, and Liberation Theology isn't Marxism, but there are strong similarities. Strong enough to confuse those uneducated in both.

Glenn beck is not a liberterian and I doubt he even knows how to define the word.

You first. Name one lie that Obama told. Just so you don't waste your time, remember that advocating a policy as a candidate and then compromising when the laws are actually created doesn't count as a lie. Obama has to work with congress to get things done and compromises are necessary.

But when Bush relied on information from the CIA , other agencies and other countries (which most Democrats agreed with by the way) about weapons of mass destruction which turned out to be incorrect. That made Bush a liar, so please tell me why Obama isn't a liar when he can't get his campaign promises to be passed? Sounds like a double standard to me

You kiddin me Janet? The entire Bush 8 years was a lie, from the time the Supremes appointed him into office! Evidence unquestionably points to Bush and Cheney ignoring intelligence, except anything that got them into a war in Iraq. You'd have to be completely blind to this. Books have already been written with concrete evidence of this! Look it up!! And do you remember the Presidential Daily Briefing ignored with the title "Bin Laden determined to strike inside the United States? They've never apologized for dropping the ball on 9/11/2001!

Are you going to say that the lie "the fundamentals of the economy are sound" wasn't orchestrated at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? It collapsed under Bush who inexplicably was bunkered while this was all going on. You never saw him. Then they came up with the idea of scaring America and forcing TARP down our throats with the same old Bush scare tactics, so thier freinds on Wall Street would get thier money back- even if they weren't from America. Why else would Paulson want immunity from prosecution if he didn't know what the gig was?

You have to read a little and stop getting all your information from Fox Noise. They didn't fund only Republicans $1 million if they are fair and balanced!

I have never caught beck in even one lie.

I take it you don't have cable then?

Wade--In contrast to you and your ilk who blindly and willingly follow imbeciles, dunces, ignoramuses, racists, intellectual midgets and underachievers who are all programmed to greet your leader with a "Heil Beck" at every turn? No. The ignorance is four square in your party. Can't doubt the fact that you've got a lock on that. And you have successfully marketed the hell out of it this campaign season. Good luck with that!

Wade-512031

There are for sure many ignorant people in America most of them can be found following Obama

We can tell that you do listen to and follow Mr. Beck. It is evident by the tone this statement displays and the disregard you show for other peoples right to believe in what they choose, as you do....

What is going on in Wade's world is the height of hypocracy. He loves his right wingers, even if they think it's OK for him to pay for an unfunded tax break to the richest 2%, at the same time railing against government spending!

How about this one- it's a grand old time in Wade's world to spend the GDP of most countries on our military while denying the unemployed a check they worked years paying into. Or threatening to stop Social Security while accepting rediculous tax breaks in the billions spent funding corporate welfare.

I guess nearly 60 percent of America who voted for Obama aren't nearly as ignorant of the facts those in Wade's world are!

Wade-51031

Liars following Obama. Conservatives and Repubs never lie right? How about the Iraq War, the economy being sound, wiretapping the people w/o warrants, ling the Supreme Court w/ Corportists, using Osama Bin Laden to scare the public so no one would see what they we're actually doing, Cheney's energy policy w/ Big Oil and Coal, outing a covert CIA agent? How about your Hero, that traitor Reagan? He sold weapons to the Iranians and then either lied or was senile when he stated he had no memory of it.

Get your facts straight and stop being a tool

Wade get your

Funniest post today.

Dave's post sounded more like a 'zinger'

Dee-752177

This is Beck, Obama a rascist because he's black and will try and get reparations, he won't bother w/ facts because their just a little to problematic for him. This comes from his religion, Mormomism. At one time Blacks were not allowed to join the Mormon church and their prophet actually supported the Confederacy. See where this is going. Fear of the Black man will cause those who are unhinged, to become even more over time. Oh one last time buy Gold, his sponser need your money. lol

Well said, Kate. It doesn't help when the right-wing media wraps itself in a flag, and invokes 9/11 to paint Pres Obama as someone to fear.

Jody, Iowa

All about fear of the black man who's a Dem. If its Barry O'Bama, red hair, freckles pale skin, then he's operative of the Pope. He's a Dem, and he's black, white, older Protestants have a distinct fear of this. Why, I don't know, but they do.

Oh if only that would happen, but I'm afraid it's too late and the people of this country have fallen for the Con. I guess we will see in November.

RGiles, You forgot to add Michael Moore, Oprah, Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and Alan Clomes, with no idea of anything and no facts to back up what they say. So compare apples to apples and I would trust what Beck would say to the lefts heroes like Moore or Oprah. Alan Clomes at one time used to able to hold his own to Hannity, but then Hannity started to use facts and history and Alan started to look like a fool. Where is the lefts answer to Beck? Is it Opera? Could it be Sharpton? What about Jackson? Why not Clomes? Not to much there on the left side for a spokesperson! Because they can not back up their opinions with solid facts? Try and some guy on FOX will yell "the spin stops here" you did not even mention Bill O'Reilly!!!

Good luck with your bunch of idiots, we will stick with our, the ones with the facts!

Who is the greater fool, the fool who leads or the fool who follows him?

Better yet, who is the greater fool, the one following the fool with facts, or the one following the fool without facts?

Hey olddog- you keep listening to your 400 million dollar man Rush, your 40 million a year buddy Beckster, that great 20 million dollar IQ vacuuous Sarah, that multi million dollar genius Hannity, and tell me that they're looking out for 30 thousand dollar a year Americans like you. Depending on your answer, we'll see who has the facts.

Or perhaps you'll donate a million to Republicans like your favorite TV station Fox Noise and say you are fair and balanced. Doubt it on all counts.

Any serious religious belief will radically influence one's approach to a problem, just as any serious philosophical belief will. It's a legitimate issue of analysis.

C.Smith

GWB said the Lord speaks to him. Shouldn't we had been concerned that a sitting President was hearing voices? I forgot, it ok to hear little voices as long as your a Repub or a CONservative. I'm sure that taritor Reagan heard voices all the time and saw things as well. But in his case, its called dementia.

Dean25 is a losser.

Pretty witty, I just can't imagine where you got that idea. It's insulting to the intelligence of this country that people can't think for themselves anymore...same rhetoric from all of the people working sooo hard to divide the people of this country with old-school hate and fear.

Interesting, June. I had not heard this criticism.

"I am absolutely convinced that if Obama was White, these ignorants will not have a podium from where to spew their hate."

Then you are a racist and as ignorant as those you think that you are better than.

To be a Christian is to have love, charity, and to follow the commandments;ie:Not to lie, Love your neighbor; et al.

No. To be a Christian is to be a follower of Christ and try to live by all His teachings. None of us meet it perfectly. There are many Christians who still lack love, and charity, and who break the commandments, sometimes repeatedly. It's called maturing. As long as we are improving, we're Christians.

And there it is in plain speak for you. Christianity has a built in disclaimer. I can do and say anything because I can be forgiven and besides I'm only human and still learning how to be a Christian. Priceless.