Happy Hour Vid: Beck Rally Attendees Speak Up

Erik Hayden Aug 30, 2010

While journalists have thoroughly debated Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally, there have been fewer perspectives from attendees of the undeniably large event. Stepping into the void was The Root's Cord Jefferson, who spoke with a variety of Tea Partiers, Glenn Beck fans and small-government advocates who gathered to attend the revival-like rally.

"Ultimately a society that's built on the collective can't work, it has to go down to each individual," said an attendee clad in Revolutionary War-era attire. Here's the video, courtesy of SlateV:




Want to add to this story? Let us know in comments or send an email to the author at ehayden at nationaljournal dot com. You can share ideas for stories on the Open Wire.

Related Articles   More by Erik Hayden

Tea Party: Losers of the Civil War?

The Velvet Underground Goes Tea Party

Ron Paul: Tea Party Godfather?

 

Remote, Polluted Lakes; Comet Crossbow

Jon Stewart Pleads with the GOP Not to Back Newt Gingrich

Elsewhere on the Web

User Comments

Please type your comment and click Post. If you’re not already logged in you will be prompted to log in or register

  • The Atlantic Wire on Twitter
  • The Atlantic Wire RSS Feed
  • The Atlantic Wire iPhone App