Begin forwarded message: > From: "Robert Greenwald" <i...@bravenewfoundation.org> > Date: August 26, 2010 7:19:29 AM PDT > To: "Jerry Rubin" <jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Glenn Beck is NOT Martin Luther King Jr.! > Reply-To: i...@bravenewfoundation.org >
---------- > > Glenn Beck is NOT > Martin Luther King Jr.! > > ---------- > > > Watch the Video | Sign the Pledge | Send To A Friend > > > Dear Jerry, > > August 28th is an important day in American history. On that day, > forty-seven years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I > Have a Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial. His message gave voice > to the voiceless and his vision promoted a just, equal, diverse and > compassionate country. > > This year, a very different message is going to be spread from the > very ground on which King once stood. Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin will > hold a rally at the Lincoln Memorial. > > The racist, raging and hate-filled tenor of Beck, Palin and the Tea > Party movement is in direct contrast to the noble vision of Dr. King. > We cannot sit idly by and let King's vision and legacy be hijacked for > political purposes. > > Dr. King once declared that "Our lives begin to end the day we become > silent about things that matter". > > We will not be silent on this matter. Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin > Luther King Jr's struggle for a just and equal America. > > Sign our pledge and leave a comment to commit to stand with his > vision, and against Beck's hate, on August 28th. > > Joining us in this effort are our friends at Alternet, Credo, > Celebrate the Dream, Campaign for America's Future, Media Matters for > America, True Majority, PowerPAC and Progress Now. > > Let's stand together as a collective voice against those who wish to > hijack history. > > Yours, > Robert Greenwald and the Brave New Foundation team > > > > ---------- > ---------- > ---------- > To ensure delivery of our emails, please add > i...@bravenewfoundation.org to your address book. > Also find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, iTunes or RSS. > Brave New Foundation | 10510 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232 > > To modify your email preferences or to unsubscribe, click here > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
