Feel Strongly About Current Events? Check Out TheBlaze’s New ‘Action Center’
Erica Ritz
The Blaze
9/15/2012
Glenn Beck has long told his audience that simply watching the news and getting frustrated with the events of the day will not create lasting, positive change for the country. It is better than “checking out” altogether, he says, but is your voice really being heard?
To help remedy the problem Beck has announced a new “Action Center” where individuals can contact their representatives and learn more about pertinent topics from presidential candidates to FEC election fines, right on TheBlaze…
…Beck made the announcement in Ohio Saturday with FreedomWorks, which is launching an Action Center of its own, in addition to a wave of “action items.”
Among the action items that FreedomWorks, a small government advocacy organization, is encouraging are: protect the first amendment; defend the Wisconsin reforms; and no more rating downgrades.
Beck said of the pro-liberty, small government advocacy organization in 2010: “They have the infrastructure. They have the have the organizational power. They have the ability to get information to people quickly en masse. And we must, must, must link arms with people.”
“We are citizens. We have a voice. We need to use it,” Beck explained…
[The interactive technology] is a new, active way of ingesting news and current events.
“Now you need to be able to see a story, and say if I believe in these things, what action steps can I take? So the news becomes a way to inform yourself, and then move things forward,” Beck said…
Read the entire article at The Blaze.
There’s a related article at Glenn’s site, Glenn reveals TheBlaze Action Center at FreePac Bookcamp in Ohio
Watch The Blaze TV next week as Glenn discusses what his team has uncovered about Libya and the Federal Reserve. Beck offers a two-week free trial for those who are not subscribers or Dish TV viewers. Also in Ohio today Glenn announced he will be working with Get Out the Vote groups in Florida, Illinois and Colorado.
Related: See Glenn Live in Movie Theaters Nationwide
Glenn announced the last show of his comedy tour, Unelectable 2012, will be simulcast live in movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, September 20th!
Update: Watch Beck’s full speech from The Blaze [go to the link for more]:
A red button that says “Take Action” on the front page of TheBlaze, the Action Center also allows readers to see their elected representatives’ “scorecard” from FreedomWorks.
Also, Beck: ‘It’s Not the Film‘ That’s Sending the Middle East ‘Up in Flames’
