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The AP article titled “Beck, civil rights leaders clash” is very
misleading (Pharos-Tribune, Aug. 29). There is absolutely nothing in the article about anybody clashing because there was none. I was at the event in Washington, D.C., and it was made very clear prior to the event that this event would be absolutely non-political, and it was. It like a huge tent revival than anything else. Saturday night, after the event, TV stations from Fox to CNN to all the major liberal stations admitted that the D.C. police had not made one single arrest. Not in the crowd of 500,000-plus there to attend Glenn’s event nor in the couple thousands involved in Al Sharpton’s “protest” nor between the two groups. It had to be disheartening to those hoping for violence who obviously were absent.
I would also like to point out the bias of the article in stating that the larger crowd was “predominantly white,” while ignoring that Al's followers were “predominantly black.” That had absolutely nothing to do with anything. The article also failed to address the hundreds of religious leaders on the stage with Glenn, leaders of all religions. It also failed to mention the fact that honors were given to three very special people who represented Faith, Hope and Charity. Or the fact that Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece spoke at the Glenn event, or that several real military heroes were honored. But this has all come to be expected from the press. I would like to close by saying that the bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace,” and the hundreds of thousands singing along to close the event, gave me chills on that 90-degree day. I will never forget it.
Jack Fultz, Logansport
