Crowd estimates ranged from only 87,000 to as many as 500,000 people, but either way, this Aug. 28, 2010 event launched Beck into even higher levels of conservative stardom. Donning a bulletproof vest and pulling in conservative darling, Sarah Palin, Beck's rally emphasized the roll of faith and the founding fathers in modern America. While liberal commentators denounced the rally as an ego-trip, Beck of course hailed it as a success.