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7:20 AM ET, August 29, 2010

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Alex Sundby / CBS News:
Glenn Beck Rally Attracts Estimated 87,000  —  An estimated 87,000 people attended a rally organized by talk-radio host and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News.  —  The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance …
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David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Snoring Honor: Beck's big rally just a long-winded and boring sermon.  And boy, was the crowd white.  —  Glenn Beck promised there wouldn't “be a dry eye in the house” after his big speech today at the Lincoln Memorial for his “Restoring Honor” rally — because, you know, it was going to be “so stirring.”
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
RESTORING HONOR RALLY - 500,000 Patriots Gather to Honor America  —  The patriotic crowd that had already gathered at the Lincoln Memorial today in our nation's capital stood and sang “God Bless America” at 6:30 AM during a sound check.  —  No wonder the left hates these guys.  —  (Free Republic Pete Photo)
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Sarah Palin: 'We like what we're doing'  —  A casually dressed Sarah Palin talked briefly with POLITICO as she walked through Reagan National Airport on her way out of town after speaking at Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” rally on the Natonal Mall.  —  Holding her BlackBerry up with one hand …
Discussion: Tammy Bruce, GOP 12 and The Page
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Subliminal Deception  —  The image on The Washington Post [see note below] website of the Restoring Honor rally today in Washington, D.C., reminded me of the advertising concept of subliminal seduction, where images are inserted into an advertisement in such a way as to send a message to the viewer without the viewer knowing it.
New York Times:
At Lincoln Memorial, a Call for Religious Rebirth  —  WASHINGTON — An enormous and impassioned crowd rallied at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, summoned by Glenn Beck, a conservative broadcaster who called for a religious rebirth in America at the site where the Rev. Dr. Martin …
Examiner:
Crowd estimates, early reports from Beck's ‘restoring honor’ rally (with updates)  —  In a demonstration of the overwhelming support of mainstream America for conservative principles, Glenn Beck's ‘Restoring Honor’ rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is drawing ‘hundreds of thousands,’ according to McClatchy Newspapers.
Washington Post:
Sharpton's ‘Reclaim the Dream’ event brings thousands to honor MLK  —  Thousands of people joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and other leaders Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963.  The event, billed as “Reclaim the Dream,” …
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Sarah Palin Thanks America's ‘Giants,’ Large And Small, At Restoring Honor Rally  —  For a high-profile speaker, Sarah Palin got one of the more difficult jobs one can get at a rally: warming up the early morning crowd.  That said, when the crowd is thousands of Tea Party-affiliated Americans enthusiastic …
Washington Post:
Beck Tells Crowd to Concentrate on ‘Good Things in America.’
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:   Beck, Palin, Faith, Hope, and Charity
Kevin Dolak / ABCNEWS:
Alveda King Speaks at Glenn Beck's DC Rally
Mary C. Curtis / Politics Daily:
Glenn Beck ‘Restoring Honor’ Rally Draws Vast Crowd to National Mall
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
Bummer.  Al Sharpton's Counter-Freedom Rally Attracts Only 3,000 Supporters
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
There was nothing to fear on Aug. 28, 1963
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Dems meet Beck rally with door-knocking campaign
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Jerusalem Post:
Egypt intercepts shipment of missiles  —  Authorities uncover large weapons cache hidden in Sinai.  —  Talkbacks (23)  —  Make JPOST.COM your Home Page  —  Iranian Threat  —  Jewish World  —  Local Israel  —  Arts & Culture  —  Français  —  Classifieds  —  Israel  —  Middle East
Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
David Vitter wins Senate primary  —  NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Republicans appear to have forgiven Sen. David Vitter's “serious sin.”  —  NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Republicans appear to have forgiven Sen. David Vitter's “serious sin.”  The first-term Republican brushed aside his primary challengers …
Discussion: The Note
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ABCNEWS:
Vitter Overcomes Scandal in La. Primary; Manchin Wins in W.Va.
Discussion: CNN and MyDD
Inside Cable News:
The Hazards of LiveTV: #25,077  —  One would think the network with the “Best Political Team on Television” could tell the difference between Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin....not to mention spell Palin's name right...  Update: Or knew that she ran for VICE-President.  How'd I miss that one?
News of the World:
Match-fixer pockets £150k as he rigs England Test at Lord's  —  THE News of the World has smashed a multi-million pound cricket match-fixing ring which RIGGED the current Lord's Test between England and Pakistan.  —  In the most sensational sporting scandal ever …
Discussion: Guardian, Telegraph and Tim Blair
James Fanelli / NY Daily News:
Park51 developer Sharif El-Gamal has a history of run-ins with the law  —  Years before his latest real-estate project ignited an uproar, Sharif El-Gamal racked up at least seven run-ins with the law, including a bust for patronizing a prostitute.  —  “I regret many things that I did in my youth.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
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Sumathi Reddy / Wall Street Journal:
Mosque Meeting in Disarray
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
Paul / Power Line:
The role of information in American “Islamophobia”  —  One theme in the recent MSM hand-wringing about America's alleged “Islamophobia” is the notion that Americans are giving Muslims a more difficult time now than they did in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
 
 
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