I think I may be the only person left of center that isn't outraged or upset about Glenn Beck speaking today in DC. First of all, he hadn't even said anything yet and people already hated it. All this does is fuel his supporters more. In fact, one could argue that the reason why he is so popular is that at least a third or more his audience hates him. As long as people (especially the one that hate him) keep paying attention to Glenn Beck, he's going to be around for quite some time.
Second, and more important, if he is genuinely trying to bring civil rights issues to larger crowds, isn't that a victory? His speech talked about God coming back into people's lives much in the same way that MLK talked about it all those many years ago. Certainly the two would be polar opposites when it comes to the role of government in our lives and social justice but this event was largely non-political.
I'm no fan of Glenn Beck and think he sounds more and more like the Reverends Baker and Swaggert every day but holding a "counter rally" is just silly, Al Sharpton. The question the left needs to ask themselves is this:
If Glenn Beck and others like him have no enemies, how will they be relevant?
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