Last night Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck hosted a 9/11 event which had a relatively high cost of admission. Approximately 3,800 people attended the event, and to even get in the door they had to pay for ticket ranging from $73.25 to $225 per-person. Assuming an average of $100 per ticket (likely the low-end of any estimates), the Palin-Beck 9/11 event brought in $380,000.
This whole event seems like it has to be a bad joke. Just a few weeks after the Martin Luther King incident, with Beck and Palin hosting a questionable "restoring the honor" rally on the same steps, on the same day, as MLK gave his “I Have a Dream” speech 47 years ago. Now they are going to hold a rally on the same day as 9/11, one of the greatest tragedies in America’s history. Not only are they politicizing such a horrific event that took place only 9 years ago, but also they are charging up to $225 per person to attend. They are making money off this tragedy! How could they not see the potential issues with this? Do they not have any shame? I just cannot wrap my head around this. 3,000+ people lost their lives on 9/11; they are planning to make around $300,000+ off this rally.
They are taking a day of mourning and remembrance of those who lost their lives for our country and turning it into a political rally to further promote themselves. First the MLK speech and now 9/11…is there any sacred American day they won’t pervert with their “restoring the honor” campaigns? Restoring what honor? Any honorable day American has they are taking and destroying with their rallies. I am disgusted and I feel so horrible for those whose loved ones lost their lives on 9/11 and now have Palin and Beck campaigning all over their gravestones.
Wow... This is insane. If no one can see this is Beck's way of making more money, they need to reevaluate things. I completely agree that this is a money grabbing scheme. It's sad that Palin was involved and I definitely have a lower opinion of her now. However, what did they do with the proceeds? Keep the money or donate it to some 9/11 related fund? If they kept it...wow they sank low. Make it a free rally if you have to put on a show. Don't charge.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the proceeds from this did go to some charity, but I'm not 100% if it did or what charity it went to. Also, I agree with you that they are sort of politicizing these events, but I guess that is just what they do. That's all she has become. I'm still not sure why people give such undeserved credit to Palin. That is way too much to listen to her speak, in my opinion anyway.
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