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I don't know who shot this video, but blueplum posted a link to it last night: You tube video of Murrieta skirmish line This took place after the main action and after the street was reopened. We drove the freepermobile up to the top of the hill and staked out a position on the high ground directly across the street from the Murrieta Border Patrol Station. We had decided to wait awhile and see if they tried to sneak a bus in after the crowds dispersed. At first, our van was the only vehicle there and there were only two...

I'll make a deal. If politicians will follow two simple rules, I'll put the blame game under a two-week moratorium. • Rule #1: If you're not one of the elected officials who has operational responsibilities, do NOT elbow your way into a news conference simply for the pleasure of getting face time with a television camera. We need to hear details from the governor, the county judges, the mayors. We don't need to hear every member of Congress or City Council congratulate each other for the wonderful work they're doing. We don't even need to hear from the majority leader,...

I spent this morning helping prepare the Aurora Christian Center for approx. 200 Katrina refugees. The already aged hot water boiler had not been used in over 18 months and needed to be replaced, I helped with the installation. I also worked fixing leaky pipes with a fireman that had volunteered to go to Baghdad (to help train the Iraqi fire dept.), he could not begin to describe the depth of the conditions for women and children in Iraq, he said that we are doing great work there that is not being reported. I hope that in some small...

After Action: White House Correspondence Dinner The D.C. Chapter's Seventh Annual FReep of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner took place on Saturday afternoon and evening. In attendance were Kristinn, TgslTakoma, Exit 148,Staytrue ,Billf, gunsareok, Doctor Raoul, BufordP, Always Free, zelig, nutmeg, Jimmy Valentine’s Brother and one more freeper (whose name eludes me). Our group photo is here A limosine with Jane Fonda drove by and we serenaded her with a chorus of "Hanoi Jane" Matt Drudge stopped by to chat with freepers Doctor Raoul, Kristinn, gunsareok and tgslTakoma. photos are here Senator Sununu walked by as did Chris...

Peaceniks Occupy Balboa Park in San Diego—Greet “Dissenters” with Intimidation (March 19, 2005) On the second anniversary of the liberation of Iraq, the so called “peace protestors” showed their true colors again. In the military town of San Diego, a couple hundred hippies and anarchists gathered in Balboa Park, eerily reminiscent of the latest South Park episode. The local chapter of Protest Warrior, to which this author belongs, was there to play the role of Eric Cartman, to “end the occupation of Balboa Park” by the hippies. The Protest Warriors set up a Patriots Picnic across the way from the...

The Emperor Has No Clothes By: Brian Tracy John Kerry is neither a “war hero” nor a “patriot.” It is about time that someone pointed out that “the emperor has no clothes” and that Americans are being presented with a false choice. If you read the newspapers long enough, a series of facts emerge that appear undeniable and irrefutable. But no one seems to want to “connect the dots” for fear of offending the powers that be in the national media, such as CBS. Here is what we know. First of all, Kerry did not “volunteer” for service in Vietnam....

Hanoi John Kerry visited Jacksonville and was given a cold unwelcome by about 65 citizens and veterans AGAINST Kerry, to include 5 named FReepers. Vietnam Veterans AGAINST Kerry were first on scene around noon with a huge Vietnam campaign ribbon with the words "Kerry LIED" emblazoned on it. OXENinFLA reconned the area at noon and sent me photos of the Vets to post and when I saw them, I decided to cut work short and head down there. Warrior Nurse and his dog Apollo were there and razzing the democRATS with his bullhorn. He does a great Jesse Jackson impersation,...

... Mr. Berger admits to having deliberately taken handwritten notes he'd made out of the Archives reading room. On the more serious charges involving the removal (and subsequent discarding) of highly classified documents -- including drafts of a key, after-action memo Mr. Berger had himself ordered on the U.S. response to al Qaeda threats in the run-up to the Millennium -- he maintains he did so "inadvertently." There's only one way to clear away the political smoke: Release all the drafts of the review Mr. Berger took from the room. If it's all as innocent as Mr. Berger's friends are...

Ted Kennedy was invited by The Texas Civil Rights Project as the keynote speaker at their 13th Annual Bill of Rights Dinner in Austin, Texas. Ted brought with him dreary weather with intermittant drizzle thoughout most of the day. Despite terrible traffic and conflicts with other meetings, we managed to get 5 Freepers and RLC(Republican Liberty Caucus) members out to FReep Teddy on a miserable evening. The honor roll includes Basil, Gracey, Sue, Don, and myself. We setup on the public sidewalk at the entrance to the Four Seasons hotel where Teddy was speaking. There was a stoplight at the...