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Beck now claims he's “not trying to be Martin Luther King,” adds that 8-28 attendees “can change the world”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/24/10 10:44 AM EDT

From the August 24 broadcast of Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program:

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Previously:

Beck compares his “historic” 8-28 rally with Martin Luther King's “I have a dream” speech

Beck again compares himself to MLK; hypes the nonviolent “Martin Luther King pledge” he's asking followers to sign

Beck on having to warn his audience against violence: “Isn't that what Martin Luther King did?”

Beck says it's “divine providence” 8-28 rally is on same day as MLK speech, adds: “It's time we picked that dream back up”

Beck: At 8-28 rally, we will “pick up Martin Luther King's dream that has been distorted”

Beck: “Martin Luther King's dream is being massively perverted. ... It's time to set it right”

Days before MLK Day, Beck again pilfers King's words to promote himself

Glenn Beck compares himself to Martin Luther King

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