Jezebel: Rallies

Some Actual Displays Of Sanity And Civility At The Jon Stewart Rally (Updated)

Irin Carmon — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:09:36 EDT

At the outset, a rally asking for less of something and at least partly centered on a television cult of personality didn't seem terribly inspiring. But the people I saw there today actually seemed to take civilized discourse seriously. More »

Sign-Waving Masses Gleefully Promote Fear

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:21:00 EDT

[Washington, D.C., October 30: Filthy, America-hating liberals and progressives gather in Washington, DC for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear. Image via Getty.]

Just Say It: The Race-Baiting Tactics Of John McCain And Sarah Palin Are Reprehensible

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Most people in this country would like to believe that visceral hatred for one's fellow Americans — including racism — is limited to a small number of radicals on either end of the political spectrum, or maybe to certain areas of the country. The truth is — as some of us are having to confront this week — that it's simply untrue. So-called normal people can go wild-eyed and start spouting shit off the likes of which one would think would be confined to Arkham or parody, while others will holler things like "Kill him!" at political rallies because they feel like they're safe to do so. And, if the behavior of John McCain and Sarah Palin (along with the mainstream media) this week is any indication, they are pretty safe from repercussion. And that's fucking scary. More »