| − | The '''One Nation''' rally, held October 2, 2010, was an effort to counter [[Glenn Beck]]'s highly visible [[Restoring Honor]] rally held in [[Washington D.C.]] <ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2010/09/01/labor-and-liberal-groups-to-hold-oct-2-rally-on-mall-to-counter-beck-tea-party/#ixzz0yR6pcKvR Labor and liberal groups to hold Oct. 2 rally on Mall to counter Beck, Tea Party, DailyCaller, September 1, 2010]</ref> Over 400 [[liberal]] special interest groups were represented. The leading socialist affiliated groups (including the [[Communist Party USA]]), sycophant media personalities (including [[Ed Schultz]]), and the Left marched together; [[Teamsters]], [[Service Employees International Union]], [[NAACP]], Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network, [[LaRaza]], [[Center for American Progress]], [[Planned Parenthood]], [[Sojourners]], [[Code Pink]], [[Al Sharpton]], [[Organizing for America]], [[Danny Glover]] and fittingly the [[Young Communist League]],<ref>[http://www.yclusa.org/article/articleview/1903/1/6 The YCL Organizing for the One Nation Working Together Rally in DC!, Young Communist League website]</ref> to name just a few. Prior to the November 2010 elections, this rally was to make liberal special interests known, the theme was jobs, justice and education. Unlike [[Restoring Honor Rally|Glenn Beck's rally]] where people from all over [[America]] made the journey to the Lincoln Memorial, liberals in true [[astroturf]] fashion made their way by free-of-charge transportation. Union leaders demanded participation from their members.<ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/slave-labor-teamsters-president-our-members-have-to-go-to-one-nation-rally/ SLAVE LABOR: TEAMSTERS PRESIDENT SAYS MEMBERS ‘HAVE’ TO GO TO ONE NATION RALLY, TheBlaze.com, September 30, 2010]</ref> The Huffington Post and [[AFL-CIO]] supplied bus transportation.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/taylorking/2010/09/27/astroturf-thousands-given-free-bus-rides-by-unions-naacp-to-one-nation-rally/ Astroturf? Thousands Given Free Bus Rides by Unions & NAACP to One Nation Rally, BigGovernment.com, October 2, 2010]</ref> Typical [[Democrat]] event organizing includes finding non-union or jobless people that get a minimum wage payment to attend and inflate their perceived attendance numbers.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/09/29/boxer-campaigners-hire-day-laborers-to-protest-fiorina/ EXCLUSIVE: Boxer Campaigners Hire Day Laborers to Protest Fiorina, BigGovertment.com, September 29, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2010/07/17/union-hires-non-union-workers-to-protest-hiring-of-non-union-workers/ Union hires non-union workers to protest hiring of non-union workers, Sistertoldjah.com, July 17, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_html/frugal-blog/frugal-cafe-blogzone/2009/08/10/phony-baloney-democrat-astro-turfing-dems-hiring-fake-obamacare-protesters-from-ads-placed-on-craigs-list/ Phony-Baloney Democrat Astro-Turfing: Dems Hiring Fake ObamaCare Protesters, August 10, 2009]</ref> Event organizers had hoped to get the final say in American politics. [[Barack Hussein Obama]] lent his approval to the rally. | + | The '''One Nation''' rally, held October 2, 2010, was an effort to counter [[Glenn Beck]]'s highly visible [[Restoring Honor]] rally held in [[Washington D.C.]] <ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2010/09/01/labor-and-liberal-groups-to-hold-oct-2-rally-on-mall-to-counter-beck-tea-party/#ixzz0yR6pcKvR Labor and liberal groups to hold Oct. 2 rally on Mall to counter Beck, Tea Party, DailyCaller, September 1, 2010]</ref> Over 400 [[liberal]] special interest groups were represented. The leading socialist affiliated groups (including the [[Communist Party USA]]), sycophant media personalities (including [[Ed Schultz]]), and the Left marched together; [[Teamsters]], [[Service Employees International Union]], [[NAACP]], Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network, [[LaRaza]], [[Center for American Progress]], [[Planned Parenthood]], [[Sojourners]], [[Code Pink]], [[Al Sharpton]], [[Organizing for America]], [[Danny Glover]] and fittingly the [[Young Communist League]],<ref>[http://www.yclusa.org/article/articleview/1903/1/6 The YCL Organizing for the One Nation Working Together Rally in DC!, Young Communist League website]</ref> to name just a few. Prior to the November 2010 elections, this rally was to make liberal special interests known, the theme was jobs, justice and education. Unlike [[Restoring Honor Rally|Glenn Beck's rally]] where people from all over [[America]] made the journey to the Lincoln Memorial, liberals in true [[astroturf]] fashion made their way by free-of-charge transportation. Union leaders demanded participation from their members.<ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/stories/slave-labor-teamsters-president-our-members-have-to-go-to-one-nation-rally/ SLAVE LABOR: TEAMSTERS PRESIDENT SAYS MEMBERS ‘HAVE’ TO GO TO ONE NATION RALLY, TheBlaze.com, September 30, 2010]</ref> The Huffington Post and [[AFL-CIO]] supplied bus transportation.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/taylorking/2010/09/27/astroturf-thousands-given-free-bus-rides-by-unions-naacp-to-one-nation-rally/ Astroturf? Thousands Given Free Bus Rides by Unions & NAACP to One Nation Rally, BigGovernment.com, October 2, 2010]</ref> Typical [[Democrat]] event organizing includes finding non-union or jobless people that get a minimum wage payment to attend and inflate their perceived attendance numbers.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/09/29/boxer-campaigners-hire-day-laborers-to-protest-fiorina/ EXCLUSIVE: Boxer Campaigners Hire Day Laborers to Protest Fiorina, BigGovertment.com, September 29, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2010/07/17/union-hires-non-union-workers-to-protest-hiring-of-non-union-workers/ Union hires non-union workers to protest hiring of non-union workers, Sistertoldjah.com, July 17, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://www.frugal-cafe.com/public_html/frugal-blog/frugal-cafe-blogzone/2009/08/10/phony-baloney-democrat-astro-turfing-dems-hiring-fake-obamacare-protesters-from-ads-placed-on-craigs-list/ Phony-Baloney Democrat Astro-Turfing: Dems Hiring Fake ObamaCare Protesters, August 10, 2009]</ref> Event organizers had hoped to get the final say in American politics. [[Barack Hussein Obama]] lent his approval to the rally. |
| − | The attendance for the One Nation rally was much less than the [[Restoring Honor]] rally with some claiming it was a complete ''flop''.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4773-one-nation-rally-weak-display-of-leftism One Nation Rally: Weak Display of Leftism, newAmerican.com, October 3, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://politifi.com/news/One-Nation-Rally-was-a-big-flop-1176856.html One Nation Rally was a big flop, Politif.com, October 2, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/news/2010/10/02/ap-challenges-one-nation-claim-that-rally-rivaled-becks/ AP Challenges One Nation Claim That Rally Rivaled Beck’s, October 2, 2010]</ref> | + | The attendance for the One Nation rally was much less than the [[Restoring Honor]] rally with some claiming it was a complete ''flop''.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/4773-one-nation-rally-weak-display-of-leftism One Nation Rally: Weak Display of Leftism, newAmerican.com, October 3, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://politifi.com/news/One-Nation-Rally-was-a-big-flop-1176856.html One Nation Rally was a big flop, Politif.com, October 2, 2010]</ref><ref>[https://www.theblaze.com/news/2010/10/02/ap-challenges-one-nation-claim-that-rally-rivaled-becks/ AP Challenges One Nation Claim That Rally Rivaled Beck’s, October 2, 2010]</ref> |