‘Daily Show’: Get on the Sanity Bus

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 As the day fast approaches when lots and lots of Americans will converge in Washington, D.C., for Jon Stewart's Rally to Restore Sanity, three "Daily Show" envoys round up six special Americans to join them as they ride to the rally on the sanity bus. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart’s Rally, as Seen From Taiwan

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 As Jon Stewart prepares for his "Rally to Restore Sanity" this Saturday in Washington, DC, and Fox Newsers spin stories of Democratic conspiracies, the politically attuned animators over at NMA World Edition in Taiwan have clearly been paying attention (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stewart, Colbert Announce Rallies

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have taken parody to the next level. The comedians announced two parallel rallies to happen on the mall in Washington, D.C., just days before the midterm elections. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Church Picnic With a Buzz

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Sep 1, 2010 It has not been clear whether, or how, the tea party would seek to accommodate the religious aspect of the conservative movement. Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally illustrated one potential route. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fanaticism Infringement

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The Speech Glenn Beck Meant to Give

Arthur Blaustein / Truthdig Aug 31, 2010 I have a dream that the Yalie son of a Houston oil magnate can walk hand in hand with the daughter of a Wall Street hedge fund operator on the white sands of Southampton while evading inheritance taxes.I was inspired by Glenn Beck's speech at his "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington to write the speech he intended to make. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sights and Sounds From Glenn Beck’s Ego Festival

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2010 Our morbid curiosity got the better of us and we went looking for video documentation of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor Rally." Hop past the jump for Sarah Palin speechifying, Beck describing himself as savior of America (sigh) and the inevitable music video. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Glenn Beck Rally

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Glenn Beck Is Not Martin Luther King Jr.

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2010 Glenn Beck is holding a rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's dream speech. Our friends at Brave New Films send this video lowlight reel to remind us why Beck shouldn't dare stand anywhere near King's legacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosque Mania Hits New York (Update)

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2010 Two rival rallies did a lot of shouting at each other in New York on Sunday, but otherwise kept things civil. Hey, this is America, where everyone has the right to express themselves, eat canned cheese and *gasp* worship as they please. Even Scientologists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Okinawans March Against U.S. Base

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2010 Tens of thousands of Okinawans joined a rally on Sunday, demanding that a US Marine air base be moved off Okinawa The protest comes amid speculation that the U government is ready to accept an alternative plan to relocate the base to another part of the Japanese island. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Immigration Debate Finds Center In Phoenix

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2010 A huge rally will converge in Phoenix on Saturday with activists calling for federal action to address Arizona's immigration problems. At the center of it all is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man accused of racial profiling in his notorious crusade against undocumented immigrants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )