Posted on 08/29/2005 4:59:45 PM PDT by doug from upland
Under absolutely oppressive Southern California Inland Empire August heat, the good guys showed up in force to support the President and the troops.
There were a handful of FReepers there that I recognized including bittdrvr, Blurblogger, Joy Angela, Aloha Ronnie, and RonDog. Darn, come on, who am I forgetting?
There had to be perhaps 300 there on our side, and it was refreshing to outnumber the airheads on the other side.
The anti-war, anti-American protestors, not surprisingly had their share of foul mouths and those who smelled badly when they came to our side and walked through the crowd.
It was particularly amusing to see a kid about 16 years old with a sign that said - HANDS OFF MY SOCIAL SECURITY.
They did their typical hey hey ho ho inane chants from the '60s, but they've added a few really clever ones. Over and over a guy with a bullhorn was chanting MONEY FOR JOBS, MONEY FOR FOOD, MONEY FOR JOBS, MONEY FOR FOOD, MONEY FOR SCHOOL, MONEY FOR JOBS.
The war criminal signs and no blood for oil and Bush knew are getting old. Yes, Bush knew. Bush knew what to do.
I was disappointed that I didn't have a bullhorn because the women who controlled the bullhorn on our side didn't want to use some hit 'em in the face chants --- TOJO, HITLER, MUSSOLINI, THEY WOULD LOVE YOU LEFTIST WEENIES. WHINING WEASELS GET A CLUE, THEY WOULD CUT YOUR HEADS OFF TOO.
An AP reporter and a Claremont Courier reporter did an interview with me and took notes. A local cable tv station got some stuff on film. I explained that FreeRepublic was the premier conservative activist site on the Internet. The reason I was there was to support the President and the troops. You don't support the troops if you don't support the mission.
They were also told that, if Islamists were there, they would certainly cut off my head, but they would then march across the street and cut off the leftists heads. The nitwits are clueless. In addition, I told them that from deep in the bowels of hell, Tojo, Hitler, and Mussolini were wondering where these guys were 60 years ago when they could have done them some good.
One very good note. I had a short debate with an opposition member who agreed with going into Afghanistan but not Iraq. When I told him to watch for the proof of the Iraqi connection to the OKC bombing, he made a concession. If that could be proven, he would be on our side of the street next time. I had to call Jayna Davis and pass the word to her.
It was a good, noisy, supportive crowd for the President. Now, sir, please close the borders. If he had, the crowd across the street would have been half the size.
RonDog will post photos when he can.
You forgot me. =)
Oh, nevermind I think you mentioned = me, just misspelled my nickname. bittdrvr= BitDrifter
Ewwwwwww! You didn't let them TOUCH anything, did you?
No, I just screwed up and called you bitdrvr.
Articles that mention so far:
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3779557
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5241808,00.html
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050829/APN/508291068&cachetime=3&template=dateline
Knew you'd be on the Scene!
"TOJO, HITLER, MUSSOLINI, THEY WOULD LOVE YOU LEFTIST WEENIES. WHINING WEASELS GET A CLUE, THEY WOULD CUT YOUR HEADS OFF TOO."
If I'd have been there you could've given me that bullhorn, I'd have loved to yell that chant! Seriesly!
Ping
Great job!
DFU, you forgot me too -- bboop. Good report, tho. It was awesome, so much fun, such a nice normal crowd of people. I had a great time. I bet it was 105 at least, tho. hoooeee.
Thanks for checking in. Sorry. I think I may be leaving out a few more.
AP claims 'equal numbers' on both sides. Was that really the case or is it being misreported?
Next time we need a sign in sheet. :) Great seeing you there.
Yes, Doug from Upland, Ron Smith -- you guys were terrific. It was organized and civilized. THanks for your hard work, and others', in putting this together.
We definitely had more.
What a great job you guys did. As I have learned over the last month, it's so much fun to FReep the lefties. We've been outnumbering them and they look so dejected. They are such losers.
Ha...the only reason the Claremont Courier was there was because most of their staff was probably protesting.
Yeah, I didn't get the feeling she appreciated my comments.
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