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Points on the Antiwar Protest (WaPo Publishes Freeper Gathering of Eagles Letter to Editor)
The Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | Kristinn Taylor

Posted on 03/26/2007 10:32:35 PM PDT by kristinn

Three March 23 letters about the recent march on the Pentagon protest and counter-protest raised points that need to be addressed.

Regarding the letter from Matt Mendelsohn of Arlington: The Gathering of Eagles did not hire security to protect the monuments. We hired security to protect our rally and equipment. The Park Service, with the voluntary aid of thousands of veterans, protected the monuments.

Regarding the letter from Mark Burton of Damascus: Mr. Burton quoted Mahatma Gandhi, yet Gandhi would not have marched, as Mr. Burton did, with a group such as the Answer Coalition, which reveres the communist mass murderer Che Guevera and has unconditionally endorsed the terrorists in Iraq.

Regarding the letter from Victoria Saker Woeste of West Lafayette, Ind.: The racism and ageism expressed makes me doubt her accusation. She provided no evidence that horse manure was flung at protesters by counter-protesters. However, The Post has posted a video report that shows a peace protester spitting on a Gathering of Eagles participant.

Given that the Answer Coalition, the organizer of the antiwar protest, has endorsed the killing of American soldiers by the so-called Iraqi resistance, holds rallies to support terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and supports the communist North Korean government, the restraint shown by the 30,000 veterans and other patriotic Americans who by my estimate took part at the Gathering of Eagles was remarkable.

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The Post asked me to prove my assertion that ANSWER unconditionally supports the terrorists in Iraq. I did, so they published the letter.

The commies will be wondering what they did wrong for The Post to publish the truth about them after all these years of fawning coverage. I'm wondering too, LOL!

1 posted on 03/26/2007 10:32:37 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Nice.


2 posted on 03/26/2007 10:35:06 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: kristinn
Succinct and effective.

This may be the first time the Post has printed that ANSWER supports the terrorists.

3 posted on 03/26/2007 10:38:18 PM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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To: kristinn

whoo hoo..Great job.


4 posted on 03/26/2007 10:40:47 PM PDT by alaskamomma
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To: Interesting Times; Max Friedman

Thanks. Max should be pleasantly surprised this morning when he reads this made The Post.


5 posted on 03/26/2007 10:45:30 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

What is the proof that ANSWER unconditionally supports the terrorists? I would like to have it at hand to be used at an opportune moment...Thanks.


6 posted on 03/26/2007 10:45:39 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: alaskamomma; kinoxi

Thank you.


7 posted on 03/26/2007 10:46:45 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
Thank you Kristinn for your great work.

You are truly an inspiration for all of us.

8 posted on 03/26/2007 10:51:36 PM PDT by perfect stranger
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To: Chaguito
From the Workers World Party website:

Counter-Revolution & Resistance in Iraq, by Richard Becker.

Having achieved their victory, however, the occupiers now confront a people who have a long and proud history of resistance. The anti-war movement here and around the world must give its unconditional support to the Iraqi anti-colonial resistance.

The statement was published on ANSWER's website as part of a four page downloadable flier in 2003 after the liberation of Iraq.

9 posted on 03/26/2007 10:55:57 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: 1 Olgoat; 103198; 10Ring; 11Bush; 1stbn27; 2ndClassCitizen; 2SterlingConservatives; 2yearlurker; ...

D.C. Chapter mega courtesy ping.


10 posted on 03/26/2007 11:02:16 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: perfect stranger

Thank you.


11 posted on 03/26/2007 11:07:02 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Great job Kristinn.


12 posted on 03/26/2007 11:13:04 PM PDT by gpapa (Boost FR Traffic! Make FR your home page!)
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To: kristinn

Well .. CBS has had a similar epiphany .. interviewing a former Jihadist who confirmed, in all his conversations, almost everything Stephen Emerson has said about them and how they operate.

I would have loved to have seen the faces of those regular CBS viewers who I'm sure had never heard any of that stuff before .. LOL!

I don't know what's going on .. but maybe a little glimmer of light has crept into a few media offices. I guess time will tell if there's any real change taking place. I'm not holding my breath.

By the way .. great letter .. clear, concise - right to the point!!


13 posted on 03/26/2007 11:18:30 PM PDT by CyberAnt ("... first time in history the U.S. House has attempted to surrender via C-SPAN TV ...")
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To: kristinn

Good work!

I am surprised that you were able to convince the Post that ANSWER supports the terrorists in Iraq.


14 posted on 03/26/2007 11:27:58 PM PDT by zot (GWB -- the most slandered man of this decade)
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To: kristinn

Great letter, kristinn!

Makes one proud to be a long-distance FRiend of the DC Chapter. Keep up the great work.


15 posted on 03/26/2007 11:42:14 PM PDT by Diver Dave
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To: kristinn; tgslTakoma

Good shot. I wonder if any of the other letter-writers were fronting for C.A.N.S.W.E.R.?


16 posted on 03/27/2007 12:37:19 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Will I be suspended again for this remark?)
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To: 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; alisasny; ALlRightAllTheTime; AlwaysFree; ...

PING!

Apologies to anyone pinged previously on this thread.


17 posted on 03/27/2007 1:10:32 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Will I be suspended again for this remark?)
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To: kristinn

BUMP for great freeping!


18 posted on 03/27/2007 1:28:14 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kristinn
By the way, speaking of the Washington Post, I suspect the folks there smell NY Times blood in the water and are making a special effort to be truthful and (gasp!) balanced. The publication of your letter is the second time in a week the Washington Post has floored me.

Check this out (in case you missed it):

Washington Post Slams House Democrats For Pork-Laden Iraq Withdrawal Bill

19 posted on 03/27/2007 1:33:01 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: kristinn

bump


20 posted on 03/27/2007 1:49:08 AM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: kristinn
Given that the Answer Coalition, the organizer of the antiwar protest, has endorsed the killing of American soldiers by the so-called Iraqi resistance, holds rallies to support terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and supports the communist North Korean government, the restraint shown by the 30,000 veterans and other patriotic Americans who by my estimate took part at the Gathering of Eagles was remarkable.

An amazing amount of restraint - but they are a group that knows the meaning of honor, discipline and restraint.

22 posted on 03/27/2007 2:21:23 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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To: kristinn

congratulations on a brilliant letter!! I'm so surprised the WASH Post published...surprised and thrilled.


23 posted on 03/27/2007 2:26:52 AM PDT by YaYa123
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To: kristinn

Wonderful!


24 posted on 03/27/2007 2:45:56 AM PDT by honolulugal (proud to be a FReeper)
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To: kristinn

Good job!


25 posted on 03/27/2007 3:00:22 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: kristinn

Very Nice!


26 posted on 03/27/2007 3:08:55 AM PDT by commonguymd
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To: Beckwith

I'm glad I don't live in the west. I would not have been out of jail that weekend.


27 posted on 03/27/2007 3:30:48 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Freep Fox they drop the ball on GOE)
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To: kristinn

Good for you Kristinn. What I find remarkable is that a news organizaiton, with tremendous investigating resources, demands from a someone writing a letter, to provide them with information they should already have.


28 posted on 03/27/2007 3:41:21 AM PDT by 7thson (I've got a seat at the big conference table! I'm gonna paint my logo on it!)
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To: kristinn; RaceBannon; nutmeg

FYI ping!


29 posted on 03/27/2007 3:45:01 AM PDT by Dutchy
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To: kristinn

Way to go, Kristinn! Concise, to the point, and very informative. It should be page 1 above the fold.


30 posted on 03/27/2007 3:53:54 AM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("Salvation is not free")
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To: Beckwith; kristinn

Dear Mayor Potter: Thank you for clarifying that public nudity in front of very young children and public defecation in front of very young children is protected free speech in Portland Oregan. You have just made Oregan Number One on the list of places I will NEVER visit.

Kristinn, that was a GREAT letter!! It made my morning!


31 posted on 03/27/2007 4:38:35 AM PDT by Fantasywriter
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To: kristinn

Great job, Kristinn! Well done!


32 posted on 03/27/2007 4:48:55 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (Heaven is home...I am just TDY here!)
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To: kristinn

Good job!


33 posted on 03/27/2007 4:58:27 AM PDT by patton (19yrs ... only 4,981yrs to go ;))
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To: kristinn

Thank you for what you are doing. Great letter!!


34 posted on 03/27/2007 5:00:21 AM PDT by Tribune7 (A bleeding heart does nothing but ruin the carpet)
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To: kristinn
Kristinn, Manny Fernandez must be suicidal. All those years of shilling for ANSWER while at the WaPo, all those times he hid the truth, all for nothing!
35 posted on 03/27/2007 5:04:50 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: kristinn
Thanks for keeping an eye on the leftists and responding as eloquently as you usually do.

[Mr] T
36 posted on 03/27/2007 5:06:05 AM PDT by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: Beckwith

Potter is a moron. These folks are NOT the fringe of the anti-war rallies. They represent the LEADERSHIP of the anti-war rallies.


37 posted on 03/27/2007 5:07:10 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: Lancey Howard
By the way, speaking of the Washington Post, I suspect the folks there smell NY Times blood in the water and are making a special effort to be truthful and (gasp!) balanced.

If they were reporters and not cheerleaders for the left, I'd buy the WaPo, but I'm not holding my breath.

38 posted on 03/27/2007 5:17:11 AM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: kristinn

Thanks. I'll go there.


39 posted on 03/27/2007 5:27:51 AM PDT by Chaguito
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To: kristinn
Ha! I wonder if they asked Victoria Saker to prove the horse manure claim.
40 posted on 03/27/2007 5:31:08 AM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: kristinn

Thank you ... for the ping ... and the letter!


41 posted on 03/27/2007 5:34:14 AM PDT by BufordP (Anti-war, Hate-America Peaceniks - Freedom's Parasites!)
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To: kristinn

Keep it up Kristinn.


42 posted on 03/27/2007 5:34:48 AM PDT by YourAdHere (Lose Weight Now. Ask Me How!)
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To: Beckwith

Too bad that flame didn't flare up and burn his ass and a few other things located under those pants.


43 posted on 03/27/2007 5:35:08 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Do not think our patience has no end. (beachy 3/22/07))
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To: kristinn

This happened to me once. The Greensboro Paper corrected me when I said that a local pastor was the former head of the local Communist Party. They said they couldn't print it because it was wrong. They countered that he was the former head of the Communist WORKERS Party. Ohhhhh..I see. I asked them if they ever corrected letters sent by liberals and provided some examples of blatant errors. I'm still waiting for a response after 15 years.


44 posted on 03/27/2007 5:36:14 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Beckwith

Send this to Fox News.


45 posted on 03/27/2007 5:38:43 AM PDT by stockpirate (Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney, are liberals masquerading as conservatives.)
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To: kristinn

Good news bump! Thanks so much for getting this out there.


46 posted on 03/27/2007 5:40:41 AM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: kristinn

Excellent. Thank you.


47 posted on 03/27/2007 6:31:43 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: 7thson; kristinn
What I find remarkable is that a news organizaiton, with tremendous investigating resources, demands from a someone writing a letter, to provide them with information they should already have.

Hit that nail squarely on the head! Maybe the WaPo is afraid that ANSWER, with "the best civil rights attorneys", will sue them for printing the truth; this way the WaPo can pass the blame to Kristinn???

Great job as always, Kristinn!

48 posted on 03/27/2007 6:35:14 AM PDT by JoyjoyfromNJ (Psalm 121)
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To: kristinn

Bookmarking


49 posted on 03/27/2007 6:38:01 AM PDT by Getsmart64
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To: Doctor Raoul

Because the WP has published just a few anti-dem party editorials, and a letter to the editor occasionally, people like Chris Matthews now call it a neo-con paper. LOL!!!!


50 posted on 03/27/2007 6:44:31 AM PDT by maica (America will be a hyperpower that's all hype and no power -- if we do not prevail in Iraq)
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