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Rally to Restore Sanity is a rally promoted by Jon Stewart scheduled to take place on October 30, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Stewart announced the event on The Daily Show on September 16, 2010. [1]

The Rally was initiated to oppose radical political trends in the United States. These include, in particular, those which have been initiated by the Tea Party in the run up to the 2010 elections. Stewart claimed that the rally would encourage the participation of normal, busy citizens whose lives do not principally concern politics. Agence France-Presse described the rally as an opportunity for the 70-80 percent of Americans who Stewart described as trying to solve the country's problems rationally to be heard above what Stewart described as the more vocal 15-20 percent of Americans who "control the conversation."[2]

At the same time and location that Stewart is leading the Rally to Restore Sanity, Stephen Colbert will lead the March to Keep Fear Alive.

Arrangements

Stewart promised to supply marchers with placards with such slogans as, “I Disagree With You But I'm Pretty Sure You're Not Hitler” and “Take It Down a Notch, America.”[3][4]

Media Response

The Wall Street Journal characterized the Rally as a "sendup" of the recent Washington Restoring Honor rally led by Glenn Beck and the "Reclaim the Dream" commemorative march led by Al Sharpton on August 28, 2010.[5] Canada's Globe and Mail called the Stewart/Colbert rallies a "not-so-gentle" swipe at Glenn Beck's “Restoring Honor” rally.[3]

Public Response

The rally became a cultural phenomenon. Within hours of the announcement, 34,000 people pledged to attend the rally through its Facebook fanpage. Other rallies were planned overnight in American cities and cities outside the United States.[2] 12 hours after the announcement there were "tens of thousands" of respondents.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jon Stewart Announces "Rally to Restore Sanity"--New York Magazine, Sept. 17, 2010
  2. ^ a b "US comics unveil dueling DC political rallies," September, 17, 2010, AFP.
  3. ^ a b c "Comedy colleagues Stewart, Colbert plan D.C. rallies; Duo’s events are a swipe at Glenn Beck and the politics of fear," September 17, 2010, Globe and Mail.
  4. ^ "Jon Stewart Plans to Rally Against Extremism," Bill Carter, September 16, 2010, New York Times.
  5. ^ "‘Rally to Restore Sanity’: Jon Stewart on His March on Washington," September 17, 2010, Wall Street Journal.

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