I cannot wait for this rally -
The National Mall has seen many a storied march in its time. The Woman Suffrage March. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I have a Dream” speech.
But two new marches like none before will descend on the Mall this October.
Comedians John Stewart and Stephen Colbert will duke it out for hearts and minds of on Oct. 30 when the two satire talk show hosts will march on the National Mall.
Last night, Stewart announced his march “Rally to Restore Sanity” and called for everybody to come to Washington, D.C., to show the 15 percent of America that drives the conversation that the rest of the country can get along. “A Million Moderate March… A clarion call for rationality,” Stewart called it.
Colbert, who often takes the roll of bombastic conservative host to Stewart’s exasperated liberal, announced that he will sponsor a “March to Keep Fear Alive.”
Now, who’s with me!!!!!
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Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
Saw that last night – if I was in the US I’d go. Some of the signs Stewart’s staff made up are hilarious.
I might just go.
See you at the mall!