There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding the Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert rallies this weekend, now officially merged into one super-rally known as the “Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear.” Will it be political? Will it be like Glenn Beck’s rally? Will there be musical acts? Can you drink on the Mall?
Looking at what Jon and Stephen have said about the rallies since September, here’s some of what we know…
Jon Stewart announces his “Rally To Restore Sanity” on September 16:
Not to be outdone, Stephen Colbert counters with his “March To Keep Fear Alive” announcement the same day:
Daily Show correspondent Larry Wilmore tells Stewart that in order to keep up with Glenn Beck, he needs to be “flooding the stage with an artificial diversity”:
Colbert tells his audience to wear costumes to his rally, “disguised as whatever I’ve taught you to fear”:
Jon and Stephen face-off over the conflicting day of their rallies:
President Obama endorses Jon Stewart’s rally, or, as he calls it, the “Rally for Americans in Favor of a Return to Sanity or Something Like That”:
Colbert is not concerned, because an endorsement from the President these days is a “kiss of death”:
Jon and Stephen merge their rallies (because Stephen didn’t get a permit), and Oprah stops by to send the whole audience down to the rally:
