The city council for Mount Vernon, Washington was not nearly as wild about the idea of “Glenn Beck Day” as the mayor:

On Wednesday night, the City Council of this town of 32,000 distanced itself from Mayor Bud Norris, who plans to give the keys to the city to talk-show personality Glenn Beck on Saturday.

The seven-member council unanimously passed a resolution proposed by member Dale Ragan that stated, “Mount Vernon City Council is in no way sponsoring the Mayor's event on September 26, 2009 and is not connected to the Glenn Beck event in any manner.”

The resolution came after two dozen people who had signed up for the public-comment part of the session spoke in often emotional language to oppose honoring the controversial talk-show host.

Beck, who just made the cover of Time magazine, was in the news recently for labeling President Obama a “racist,” a statement that brought a boycott of dozens of advertisers from his Fox TV show. He is recognized as a polarizing figure.

Previously:

Time to change the locks? Glenn Beck to receive “key to the city” in Mount Vernon, WA