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White House Unaware of Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally

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Glenn Beck‘s “Restoring Honor” rally, scheduled on the date and location of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, has drawn varying degrees of criticism as an affront to King’s legacy. At today’s White House briefing, I asked Robert Gibbs if President Obama had any reaction to this, or if they were aware of Beck’s pending permit application with the National Park Service.  I was shocked to learn that the White House didn’t seem to know anything about it. Or do they?


Yeah, we don’t know nothin’ about it, and if the National Park denies that permit, it has nothing to do with us, that’s the ticket! This is just what they want you to think, america! You’re playing right into their hands, or R.I.T.H., as in arithritis. Get it, people?

Seriously, though, I would be very surprised if the President hadn’t discussed it with Gibbs, which tells me that the White House plans to stay out of this fight, perhaps reasoning that they don’t need the distraction of a feud with Beck.

I’ll tell you who is aware of Beck’s rally: New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz. In our exclusive upcoming interview, he promises that his group will meet Beck at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28.

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  • Pablo

    Wait, you mean Gibbsy lied? SHOCKA!

  • NORBIT

    Unaware?! – Yeah, right!

    This Administration will LIE ABOUT ANYTHING!

  • Pablo

    “…which some are taking as an insult to MLK’s I Have a Dream speech…”

    Do “some” have the initials TC, Tommy?

  • kenm

    “You’re playing right into their hands, or R.I.T.H., as in arithritis. Get it, people?”

    Tommy, your bio says that you used to be a stand up comic. Wow. Now I see why you’re a reporter now.

  • Moderate

    “New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz. In our exclusive upcoming interview, he promises that his group will meet Beck at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28.”

    Damn! Christopher you sound really offended. Is Beck stepping on sacred territory where only Blacks are allowed to go?

  • Tommy Christopher

    Pablo said:
    “…which some are taking as an insult to MLK’s I Have a Dream speech…”

    Do “some” have the initials TC, Tommy?

    Damn, you caught me! Was it the fact that I published that opinion that gave me away, or that I linked to it in this article?

  • Pablo

    I just liked the way you folded it into the question, Tommy. It’s like you’ve been studying at the feet of the master these last months. Does Gibbs do after class tutoring?

  • BatBoy

    I never got the memo where Al Sharpton now owns August 28th.

    Now I realized I goofed up 39 years ago when we got married on that day. Since nothing else can be celebrated except for Al and the New Black Panther party…I guess I will have to figure out how to get the day changed.

    Tommy, you and most of the media (Left and Right) use that expression…”Some (people) say…..” It is questioning and reporting like this that make your profession look bad….at least “some people say that!”

  • MichelleF

    Tommy, is that seriously what you used your one question for? Nothing on the Black Panther story, or why Obama has tasked Nasa with muslim outreach as their primary goal? I’m getting that’s the question Rham fed you in the shower this morning.

    Baghdad Bob Gibbs is a liar. If they didn’t have someone listening to every single breath glenn takes, Anita Dunna and Van “i am a commie” Jones would still have jobs. But I don’t blame him, it is a little weird that the regime is so obsessed with a private citizen. I wouldn’t want that getting out.

  • MichelleF

    Oh Tommy, Glenn’s talking about you right now. You’re famous!! But I’m sure you’re listening, as is baghdad bob.

  • BatBoy

    They didn’t read AZ SB1070 either….wink ….wink!

    (Had they read it, they couldn’t say what they said….the law suit proved that)

  • notsofast

    This administration was unaware of the Tea Party movement, unaware of the BP oil spill and now unaware of Beck’s rally even though the admin. is glued to FOX so they can criticize them.

    So Robby, whatever you say.

  • felixw

    The White House probably has blocked transmission of Fox News to all employees. And, judging by comment of various prominent Democrats, they would like to do the same to all voters.

  • http://SailRabbits.com Magister

    @Tommy: As one of your links explained in a previous post and as I highlighted in a comment, there’s a process, criteria and timetable the Park Service uses to issue permits and I see no reason that they could possibly deny him a permit, if he’s jumped through all the hoops.

    If I’m not mistaken, the foundation of your question is that Bill Press called the Park Service and asked if the permit had been issued. Reportedly, they told him that had not and I believe he used the phrasing “under review”, but that’s government speak for “the permit has not been issued”.

    One of the previous commenters said that Glenn was talking about your question on his radio show and perhaps he’ll say where he is in the process, but if you really are under the impression that the Park Service would go against their own guidelines, not to mention risk a political backlash and a potential lawsuit during a time they’ve been promised a growing budget in preparation for the service’s centennial, why don’t you call them and ask about the norms?

  • CarmanK

    You are kidding right!! You expect the President of the US to know what a slime like Glenn Beck is doing on a regular basis?? The President has much, much, much more important things to do than worry about a crackpot assembly of malcontents or are embittered and pathetic..

  • Pablo

    Long story short, they don’t issue the permits until you’ve got all of your preparations made to their satisfaction. From security to porta potties and the like, you’ve got to have it all lined up (with a list of all of your vendors, contractors, etc…) before you get the final green light, which doesn’t happen until a couple of days before the event. According to Beck, and the staffer that’s working with the Park Service, things are proceeding apace and they have no obstacle to getting the permit.

  • Pablo

    CarmanK said:
    You are kidding right!! You expect the President of the US to know what a slime like Glenn Beck is doing on a regular basis?? The President has much, much, much more important things to do than worry about a crackpot assembly of malcontents or are embittered and pathetic..

    Somebody ought to tell him that, along with why the POTUS shouldn’t be punching down. He doesn’t seem to know.

  • http://SailRabbits.com Magister

    @Pablo: That was pretty much the comment that I made to Tommy’s 6/1 post, but I guess there’s not enough conspiracy involved.

    I mean, yeah… The Park Service, a government agency that has to operate under government rules are going to violate those rules and risk a political backlash for no reason, whatsoever. Yeah, right.

  • http://SailRabbits.com Magister

    Correction: His 7/1 post, but either way, the hoops were outlined in one of Tommy’s links and I highlighted them in a comment, so if he had read the material, it shouldn’t be a surprise.

  • NORBIT

    DISGRACE!!!!!

    The Obama Press Corps – NBC, CBS & ABC – continues to COVER-UP the White House Voter Fraud Scandal!

    REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER! – A vote for ANY Democrat is a vote supporting this racist junta in D.C.

  • http://none pyrope

    Robert Gibbs is very talented, I have never seen anyone who can lie and keep a straight face better than he.

  • cadygirl

    I will be attending Glenn’s rally on 8/28 as a proud American !! Anyone else going to support their country ?

  • Sunnyr

    If the smarmy Mr. Gibbs is telling the TRUTH, which I doubt very much, it proves this bunch of incompetent bozo’s are truly clueless. Everyone knows they watch Glenn Beck like a hawk and it must have made them pee their pants to see 500,000 people turn out at the Lincoln Memorial this morning. lmao!! The Tsunami is coming, a-holes. Get ready to run for high ground or drown like rats! See ya in November!

  • http://none pyrope

    Unaware?

    This week’s plexiglas bellybutton is awarded to the entire -0bama administration…er, make that “regime.”

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