Internet Petitions Stephen Colbert To Hold 'Restoring Truthiness' Rally At Lincoln Memorial

A grassroots campaign has begun to get Stephen Colbert to hold a rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to counter Glenn Beck's recent "Restoring Honor" event. The would-be rally has been dubbed "Restoring Truthiness" and was inspired by a recent post on Reddit, where a young woman wondered if the only way to point out the absurdity of the Tea Party's rally would be if Colbert mirrored it with his own "Colbert Nation."

Now with its own website and Facebook group with over 8,000 members, the call for Colbert to hold a rally is spreading through the Internet like wildfire. Aside from being a satire of Beck's rally, the petition claims the rally is necessary because, "Recently our nation has suffered a truthiness drain."

The website gives a history of the newly founded movement, with links to news stories and a poster for the rally, which proposes the date "10/10/10." The website also states:

"Restoring Truthiness is a true grassroots movement propelled by YOU, the citizens of the internetz. Our goal is simple: Petition Stephen Colbert to hold a Restoring Truthiness Rally for the American people."

Given Colbert's love for his "Nation" and ability to satirize the Right so effectively, this almost seems like something Colbert would have thought of himself. While he is on vacation at the moment, it will be interesting to see if he addresses the petition when he returns to host "The Colbert Report" next week.

Those interested in furthering the movement have been asked to join the Facebook group, spread the word, or email [e-mail] for more information.

Comments

[edro3638]

03:40 PM on 09/14/2010

Yes!Yes!Ye­s! Stephen Colbert @ the Lincoln Memorial!!­!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!­!! Please!!!!­!!!!!!!

[digitaljedi]

11:53 AM on 09/14/2010

Maybe a rally like this can also reinvigora­te the left somewhat..­.November'­s around the corner..

[Man Of Manners]

11:21 AM on 09/10/2010

If Colbert and Stewart have a rally, it will be bigger than Woodstock.

[mynamesyow]

01:50 PM on 09/09/2010

Im in. Now Ill just have to find enough vehicles to transport all hundred of my friends who want to come too! Cmon, Colbert and Stewart this is NEEDED!

[Michael Mouton]

01:36 AM on 09/09/2010

Stewart and Colbert could read the phone book and still get more people to show up than Beck did.

[Ladilee]

07:00 PM on 09/08/2010

Stewart / Colbert 2012

[JazzyJim]

05:04 PM on 09/08/2010

I'm in. I can represent 5 Glenn Beckers - bring my lawn chairs, tents, cooler, et. al.

[synchronicity2]

04:05 PM on 09/08/2010

Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Rally for Truthiness and GOTV!!!!

That would be awesome!

Stewart has to be there to do his Glen Beck impression­:)

What are you willing to do to prevent 'speaker of the house Boehner?'

Help GOTV!

[bryan broome]

08:32 AM on 09/08/2010

Posted here, they took it down.
http://www­.huffingto­npost.com/­2010/09/08­/obama-ohi­o-speech-p­reside_n_7­08594.html

I have a plan for Ohio. Bring our friggin jobs back. We've been geared for MANUFACTUR­ING. We were sold out by our businesmen­, and government­. All we did was develop mfg into what it is today and then they steal our collective knowledge and give it to some chumps that haven't even seen a hammer before in their lives. And then train them to boot. Don't offer us any crap about go back to school and get a second career.

[YouDontWantMeHere]

11:24 AM on 09/08/2010

are you goin' to the rally?

[bryan broome]

11:12 AM on 09/09/2010

What rally?

[Rjchinook]

08:11 AM on 09/08/2010

http://www­.usw.org/a­ction_cent­er/politic­al/

Opps better web site link.

[Rjchinook]

08:03 AM on 09/08/2010

http://usw­12012.com/

March is happening Oct. 2 2010! Check out United Steelworke­rs & The Ed Show
Get them to join us!

[shadow322]

06:05 AM on 09/08/2010

I will do everything in my power to be there. Dealing with the truth has become a rare event in this country and is almost non-exista­nt in the Republican campaigns against America. You can not tell me you are for America, her citizens and her military personnel, then spew lies in the same paragraph. I watched an interview of several Tea Party members immediatel­y after the Glenn Beck rallay, all of which stated Glenn Beck had and would never call our President a racist. Immediatel­y after watching half a dozen state this and more, I watched a tape of Beck stating exactly that. Happening every day. We keep putting stock in people who either don't know, don't care or are devient enough to perpetrait lies in order to pursue their cause. Every time we make decisions, vote, etc. based on lies, WE LOSE!

[marlainWA]

03:16 AM on 09/08/2010

My husband never wants to go to anything in DC we live west coast. He said he would pay for us to go...

[RayanOfChampaign]

10:25 AM on 09/08/2010

That is a good man:)...

[Norm K]

02:54 AM on 09/08/2010

If Stewart and Colbert perform a Beck-orcis­m, I'm definitely going, even if I have to walk to the coast.

[Shelley Gordon]

12:05 AM on 09/08/2010

I will be there and so will all the people I plan to organize to attend as well.

[JazzyJim]

05:07 PM on 09/08/2010

I wonder if the Koch Bros. will pay to ship some people in from out of town as they do their Teabagging events.