There’s a time and a place for everything. Saturday 28th August was the time and the Lincoln Memorial was the place. Are we discussing Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech?
No. Saturday 28th August 2010 was the date for speeches by Republican would-be Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and the broadcaster Glenn Beck.
The speeches by Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck’s from the Lincoln Memorial attracted a characteristic outcry beforehand. It does seem that whenever Sarah Palin is on the speaking podium she inspires criticism.
In the event her speech, and that of her fellow speaker, Glenn Beck who organised the restoring honor event were not the stuff of legend. Estimates for the size of the crowd ranged from 87,000 to 500,000. A big spread!
The time and place mean something for a lot of Americans. I can’t imagine that this event will upset the significance of the time and place in the annals of speech making, either.
Thanks, I bookmarked your website and will come back later.