Sharpton March and Rally, Wash. DC, "Reclaiming the Dream"

On the same day as the "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington DC, Al Sharpton led a march and rally to the site of the future MLK Memorial. It is truly amazing to consider the fact, as brought out by one speaker, that all other memorials in DC are for Presidents, yet MLK, as a civilian, had incredible influence on America, and will receive this one-of-a-kind honor. The presentation and signs at this rally focused on attacking Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, but not exclusively; there were unifying aspects to the rally as well. However, this footage speaks for itself, and overwhelmed the positive message.

Al Sharpton did not give a speech at this featured part of the event, because he had spoken before the march, and the heat's effect on the crowd was a concern, so the rally was shortened. Even though he was present for this entire event, the only part of this video directly from Sharpton, is a brief chant he led.

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[JimboVids]

Beck's rally = SUCCESS

Sharpton's rally = #FAIL

[AUnknownC]

Oh yeah....VERY classy and professional......These are REALLY people to be taken SERIOUSLY ? No racism or HATE there eh? Ummm okay........

[CAM8689]

according to you your opinion holds no weight.

[George Roberts III]

If you don't realize that the surge worked, you are on the wrong side of history. The surge saved lives, both American and Iraqi. It worked so well that Obama is adapting the surge strategy to Afghanistan

You know the surge worked when the President sends Biden out on the chat circuit to take credit for it. Iraq "Could Be One of the Great Achievements of This Administration".

-Of course we could have just divided the country up into three parts and left, that was Biden's brilliant...

[George Roberts III]

If only you hadn't said "conservatives killing people" you would have been right on some.

Pulling out of Vietnam led to many more deaths in Vietnam and in neighboring Cambodia. It was Commies who killed them and Commies who started the Vietnam war.

Let's not forget

Clinton (hill and bill): WMDs..no doubt

Some in the CIA believe that torture saved lives so calling that a lie is an opinion.

The best of all is Jay Rockefeller: I voted for it, but Bush lied!

[kefluv]

Oh, you wanna play the quote game (mine will involve conservatives killing people.)

Nixon: "I have a secret plan to end the Vietnam War."

Reagan: "They tell me I traded weapons for hostages. But in my heart I feel I didn't."

Dubya: "WMDs... no doubt."

Cheney: "We will be greeted as liberators."

Rumsfeld: "I doubt this war will last more than a few months and will be paid for with oil revenues."

Dubya: "We DO NOT torture."

Cheney: "The torture saved lives!"

GOP: "The surge worked."

[George Roberts III]

I don't have to believe liberals are hypocrites to point out that they were always on the wrong side of history.

Harry Reid: "The war is lost"

Barack Obama: "The surge won't work"

Obama administration: "This is recovery summer"

Bill Clinton: "Ahh did naht have s**ual realations with thaat wuman"

Nancy Pelosi: "We have to pass the bill so we can find out what's in it"

"King" Samir Shah: "We need to kill their (white) babies"

Carter: "I would've won if it wasn't for the hostage...

[George Roberts III]

Nothing hypocritical about promoting "Equal justice under law" since 1869.

It is the consistency of the Republican's policies, not the section of the country where they are popular that makes them the party of freedom.

Look kefluv, the Republican's policies don't appeal to you but that is no reason to call them "racist friendly".

"Hypocrisy" is a big word. Democrats use it like salt. If that word is thrown around like a beach ball it won't mean anything anymore - "pass the salt".

[George Roberts III]

Watch out who you compare to a totalitarian dictator! BHO blocked two judicial inquiries into warrantless wiretapping and failed to close Guantanamo as promised. It seems to me that you may have "read the package" before voting but haven't "opened it up" yet. What you find inside may represent the fruits of deceptive advertising.

[George Roberts III]

The 'Southern Strategy' is fact which is well known to all who believe it. For the thinking public, not so much.

I agree, the Republican party is not inclusive to bigots, schemers, socialists, the closed-shop or a lot of other things that are bad for our country.

Your argument that the Republicans who voted for the CRA were from the north and west is tantamount to saying that "Southern = racist". Now is that the inclusive message you really want to send?

[George Roberts III]

The Republicans who voted for the CRA of 1964 believed in a color-blind society just like the Republicans of today.

Red states do take more of the federal dough - one more reason to cut the size of government. Is it fair to rob Peter to pay Paul?

The black panthers, louis farrakhan and the Obama DOJ are all examples of how the Democrats are soft on racism.

[kefluv]

Oh, the 'Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Canard.'

It was poor black people (who controls less than 1% of America's wealth) who caused the Financial collapse.

Don't blame the Financial and Banking Industries (who control 70% of America's wealth) who KNEW the mortgages were bad (and didn't care), but still sold them as AAA rated to EVERYBODY as they made TRILLIONS.

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (15% of the cause). Companies selling mortgages that they KNEW were bad (the other 85%).