Michele Bachmann

Bachmann Claims Estimate Of 1.6 Million People At Glenn Beck Rally (AUDIO)

Eric Kleefeld | August 31, 2010, 10:10AM

Rep. Michele Bachmann

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is saying that a lot -- a lot -- of people attended Glenn Beck's rally in Washington over the weekend.

Appearing on Laura Ingraham's radio show yesterday, Bachmann said: "The crowds were overwhelming, and if you saw the aerials on the Drudge Report this weekend, there was an aerial photo. Unofficially, off the record, we talked to one of the guys from the National Park Police who told us he thought it was 1.6 million. There had to be over a million people there. People were packed in from the Washington Monument all the way to the Lincoln Memorial. And for anyone who's ever been there, that's a huge area."

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Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Brings Out The Red, White And Blue Sequins

Ryan J. Reilly | August 28, 2010, 7:21PM

Thousands of Tea Party activists gathered for a "Restoring America" rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 28, 2010.

There weren't many signs. There were, however, shirts, flags and flag-shirts.

Glenn Beck's controversial "Restoring Honor" rally took over the National Mall on Saturday, in the same place as and on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.

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'Restoring Honor'

Beck Rally Attendee: 'Homosexuals' and 'Affirmative Action' Keep Me From Moving Up (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | August 28, 2010, 7:09PM

An unidentified man who said he was a federal worker said that "homosexuals" and "affirmative-action" were keeping him from moving up at his job. The man got into an argument with an African-American man at the site of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally on Saturday.

"Why you punishing me for something I didn't do?" the man said. "Oh, I'm being punished, I'm being held back. I work for the federal government. I have a job, but I can't move up," he added.

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Glenn Beck

'Restoring Honor' And 'Reclaim The Dream' Attendees Clash Over MLK (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | August 28, 2010, 6:26PM

Protesters at the rallies held on August 28, 2010 clashed on the Mall.

Conservatives attending Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally clashed with demonstrators headed towards the future site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on Saturday.

One marcher with the "Reclaiming the Dream" rally which was organized by Al Sharpton's National Action Network, the National Urban League and the NAACP was holding a sign that said "Reclaim the dream... stop these racists" with a cartoon of Beck.

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Glenn Beck

TPM's Live Coverage From Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally

Megan Carpentier | August 28, 2010, 10:00AM

Glenn Beck is holding his controversial "Restoring Honor" rally today, and TPM's own Ryan J. Reilly is there. The rally, which Beck scheduled for the anniversary and location of Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech, is nominally dedicated to raising funds for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives scholarships to the children of Special Ops soldiers killed in combat and financial assistance to wounded troops. But although the charity isn't political -- and has asked that the rally not be -- the line-up is a who's-who of conservative and tea party stars, including Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin, and is supported by volunteers from conservative and tea party organizations. Read more about the people, and the controversy, behind the rally here.

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Glenn Beck

Your Guide To Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally: No Signs, More Security

Ryan J. Reilly | August 27, 2010, 5:44PM

Glenn Beck addresses fans.

Glenn Beck -- the guy who once said President Barack Obama has "a deep-seated hatred for white people" -- is having another rally. And wouldn't you know, the talk show host's "Restoring Honor" rally will just happen to take place on the anniversary of and in the same place as Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.

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