Mar 24 2012

Adam Savage’s Reason Rally Speech

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Critical Thinking, current events

by Cuttlefish

I heard great things about this on twitter while he was speaking. Very nearly teared up at the end, watching it.

Embedding has been disabled for this video, but watch it here, on youtube.

EDIT–Commenter Articulett points us to a very nice video of part of Tim Minchin’s performance.

Also via Articulett, Nate Phelps’s speech. Still listening to it, myself.

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Jon H

March 24, 2012 at 6:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Anyone bitching about the Reason Rally being “pointless” or “too negative” needs to watch this.

As inspiring a rally call as I’ve ever heard.
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RW Ahrens

March 24, 2012 at 7:07 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

They were all good, but Adam was one of the really good ones. I’ve always liked him, but now I like him even more.
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Eidolon

March 24, 2012 at 7:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I can think of not other way to describe this other than …

FUCKIN’ AWESOME!!
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niftyatheist

March 24, 2012 at 7:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Thank you, Cuttlefish!
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rukymoss

March 24, 2012 at 9:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

damn, that was good.
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thztds

March 24, 2012 at 9:48 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

I wish I was there. Thank you for posting this.
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articulett

March 24, 2012 at 10:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Thank you so much for posting! I loved it!

I found a great link on youtube of a Tim Minchin song from the rally that I caught from a midohio atheist u-stream this morning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrKDCYCghoc

‘Twas awesome.

I’m eagerly watching as much as I can!
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Nerd of Redhead, Dances OM Trolls

March 24, 2012 at 10:27 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Thanks Cuttlefish. A good and inspiring speech.
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articulett

March 24, 2012 at 10:56 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Nate Phelp’s speech is on youtube too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sROxegtuC7A
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Cuttlefish

March 25, 2012 at 12:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Kylie’s find, here–http://freethoughtblogs.com/tokenskeptic/2012/03/25/tim-minchin-at-the-reason-rally-video/

another version of Minchin–nice!
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Markita Lynda—it's Spring after the Winter that wasn't

March 26, 2012 at 11:31 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment

Thanks for the link to Adam Savage’s speech! It was excellent.
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sumdum

March 26, 2012 at 12:26 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment

While cool, it’s kind of.. stating the obvious. Grass is green, sky is blue, facts are facts. In a sense it’s silly stating the obvious gets applauded. But as Orwell said (googled it, I admit) during times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.