Media deception concerning the Beck rally?

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Subliminal Deception

The image on The Washington Post [see note below] website of the Restoring Honor rally today in Washington, D.C., reminded me of the advertising concept of subliminal seduction, where images are inserted into an advertisement in such a way as to send a message to the viewer without the viewer knowing it.

WaPo's article about the rally carried a time stamp of 1:38 p.m., but the photo of a near empty crowd in front of the Lincoln Memorial clearly was taken long before the tens or hundreds of thousands of rally participants arrived.

The caption says "Glenn Beck Rally Draws Thousands," but the photo is not of the rally.

Subliminal deception.

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[Note: WaPo has updated the linked article, and as of 9:03 p.m. has a different photo and more photos showing the crowd. The screenshot above was taken at 1:38 p.m., and the same lead photo and image was on the website at least until after 2 p.m. Considering that the rally started at 10:00 a.m., at which time the area was packed, there was no excuse for WaPo using that photo for several hours.]

Update: Here's what the crowd-shot looked like during the rally (Via):

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Speakers at the event represent a broad cross-section of America--civil rights leaders who were present at the Martin Luther King, Jr. rally in 1963, baseball manager Tony LaRusa, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, a host of black preachers, and Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., among others.
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i've heard couple, few, dozen, many, but wonder;how many is a host?
 
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Why do you wonder? Just off hand I'd say it's more than a 'few', probably even more than a 'bunch', and quite possibly even more than a 'slather'. But undoubtedly less than a 'plethora'.

I hope I've been enlightening.;)

KS
 
cammerfe said:
Why do you wonder? Just off hand I'd say it's more than a 'few', probably even more than a 'bunch', and quite possibly even more than a 'slather'. But undoubtedly less than a 'plethora'.

I hope I've been enlightening.;)

KS
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I think the point he is trying to make here is that they complained about a photo that was used "too long" that could be misleading and lead people to believe that it was an unpopular event, but they themselves use misleading words in their statements on the event.
 
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FIND said:
I think the point he is trying to make here is that they complained about a photo that was used "too long" that could be misleading and lead people to believe that it was an unpopular event, but they themselves use misleading words in their statements on the event.
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Gee, I don't see anything at all misleading about 'host'. Are you suggesting that there were only one or two? Just offhand, I'd believe that what was being conveyed was that there were a significant number of black ministers. Or do you take exception to that evaluation also?:rolleyes:

KS
 
cammerfe said:
Gee, I don't see anything at all misleading about 'host'. Are you suggesting that there were only one or two? Just offhand, I'd believe that what was being conveyed was that there were a significant number of black ministers. Or do you take exception to that evaluation also?:rolleyes:

KS
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Generally the term host would imply a GREAT number. If I were thinking of the term, a HOST of black ministers in the context of the numbers that were at this rally, I would be thinking of a very large number in other words. I don't really see the use of a picture taken as people began arriving any more misleading than that term. Then again, I don't even know why the article wasted the time of pointing out there was a host of black ministers. Didn't really seem that important to me. Ministers generally have conservative values. Kinda go figure. I know a lot of people were taking exception to the inclusion of Alveda King, the timing and the placement, citing that Beck was surely trying to get some "extra" attention and significance by that, but meh, I figure that all this fuss gave him more publicity than he could have dreamed of anyways. They helped him more than they will ever hurt him on this one.
 
well, so far the only black preacher in the story is al sharpton.(and i don't think he passes as a bevy)
 
The big yawn came and went.
No excitement or memorable soundbites.
By tomorrow only those who were there
will remember it.
 
fossten said:
The boys running Google certainly did their part to minimize it.
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I noticed that myself last week.
It is a curious thing to have happened by accident, but... why?

And regarding the "vagueness" of the "host of" comment.
That's a ridiculously loaded charge designed with the intention of discrediting what happened and inferring some negative imagery.

The event wasn't private, though the media has clearly attempted to rewrite the narrative. But it's been aired on CSPAN a couple times.

How many is a host?
I don't know. I wasn't counting the black faces on the stage.
And which ones do you count? Just those that spoke? The ones on the stage that were there to support? What about the performers? The audience? How about the ones that shared the stage and attended the event at the Kennedy Center on 8/27?

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=186215

Do we count "whites," "hispanics", and "native americans" separately too?
Again, why is that a point you chose to fixate on?
 
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Calabrio said:
I noticed that myself last week.
It is a curious thing to have happened by accident, but... why?

And regarding the "vagueness" of the "host of" comment.
That's a ridiculously loaded charge designed with the intention of discrediting what happened and inferring some negative imagery.

The event wasn't private, though the media has clearly attempted to rewrite the narrative. But it's been aired on CSPAN a couple times.

How many is a host?
I don't know. I wasn't counting the black faces on the stage.
And which ones do you count? Just those that spoke? The ones on the stage that were there to support? What about the performers? The audience? How about the ones that shared the stage and attended the event at the Kennedy Center on 8/27?

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/event.php?id=186215

Do we count "whites," "hispanics", and "native americans" separately too?
Again, why is that a point you chose to fixate on?
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It's simple: Liberals are obsessed with race.
 
Gee, there must have been SEVERAL there, maybe even HUNDREDS. Do you suppose there might have been a HOST?

KS
 
cammerfe said:
Gee, there must have been SEVERAL there, maybe even HUNDREDS. Do you suppose there might have been a HOST?

KS
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Oh? all those black people were preachers?

God, you guys are complaining about ONE image, and then I point out the article you guys post is vague in favor of you, you think we are accusing the tea party of being racist. Get over it. Media is often slanted one way or another. Probably gonna stay that way forever.
 
How come they never note the racial makeup of, say, anti-war rallies?

Presented without comment:

“Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King’s message.” — Associated Press

“Attendees at the rally Saturday largely honored organizer requests that they not bring banners or political signs. Instead, the predominantly white crowd, many seated on folding chairs and accompanied by their children, wore t-shirts with slogans including ‘Got principles?’ and ‘Restoring Honor.’” — AFP

“Meanwhile, many in the predominantly white crowd bent over backward to insist that they are not racists and to note that the crowd was courteous, despite heat and density.” — James Hohmann, Politico

“Beck says he and his overwhelmingly white followers ‘are the inheritors and protectors of the civil- rights movement.’” — Ben Adler, Newsweek

“Though the audience at the event was overwhelmingly white, many of the speakers were African-American, including a woman who sang a song about unity.” — Brian Montopoli, CBS

“Claiming the legacy of the nation’s Founding Fathers and repeatedly evoking civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., the speakers at the ‘Restoring Honor’ rally exhorted a vast and overwhelmingly white crowd to concentrate not on the history that has scarred the nation but instead on what makes it ‘good.’” — Philip Rucker & Carol Morello, Washington Post

“A relatively dense and overwhelmingly white crowd stretched from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial out past the Washington Monument.” — Mark Benjamin, Salon.com

“The speaker list was diverse, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans; Jews and Christians; clergymen, military veterans and sports stars, including Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals. The crowd, however, was overwhelmingly white.” — Michael A. Memoli and Kim Geiger, LA Times

“Out in the overwhelmingly white audience… politics was everywhere, with Tea Party supporters describing the damage they envision for President Barack Obama’s Democrats in upcoming midterm elections in November.” — Mitch Potter, Toronto Star

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
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