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Walter Reed, Week 236, 10/23/09, and Week 237, 10/30/09, Twas’ the Night Before: The US Marine Marathon and Halloween FRONT GATE NOTES October 23, 2009, the Feisty Few Standing Tall Weddings, Support the Troops events, illness and birthdays took their toll on this breezy cool evening, but the feisty few stood tall on the four corners all evening. Drivers were honking their support all evening. One driver even rolled down his window and gave an unsolicited donation. (It will be used to support the troops). Right around 9pm two new big buses arrived with soldiers.: One from the NNMC (National...

The Armed Forces recruiting center located at 14th and L Streets, NW, Washington, D.C., will be targeted by the SDS tomorrow afternoon as part of their 'Funk the War' protest aimed at undermining support for America in the war on terror.The demonstration will mark the eighth anniversary of the opening Afghan front in the global war on terror. SDS protesters have targeted the 14th and L recruiting center many times before, usually with rocks and paint bombs. At one protest they stormed and ransacked the front part of the center.This is what happened on March 19 last year:DC Recruiting Center...

It was a scene repeated countless times during the Bush years: A few hundred people massed on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House, wearing orange jumpsuits and hoods, holding photos of wounded children or carrying coffins. They chanted antiwar slogans, acted out waterboarding and pretended to die on the sidewalk. Those who refused orders to leave the area -- including ubiquitous activist Cindy Sheehan -- were arrested. But the remarkable thing about this familiar antiwar demonstration is that it occurred Monday, and the target was not George W. Bush but the White House's current occupant. Protesters' signs carried Obama-specific barbs:...

<p>Please post your updates from D.C. and from news reports here as well as your photos of the day.</p> <p>Our Walter Reed salute to the troops last night was very well attended. Upwards of 800 people were there over the three-plus hours of the demonstration.</p>

...New Jersey and Independence avenues outside the Cannon Office Building was the Band of Mothers on Thursday afternoon, playing patriotic music, waving signs and asking passers-by to write postcards to soldiers as they have done at least 10 times over the past two years. "We give lots of hugs to veterans, too," said Band of Mothers founder Beverly Perlson. But not every demonstration is so warm and fuzzy, she said. Mrs. Perlson told this reporter about the time Rep. John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, called the Capitol Hill Police on her last year. She had gone into his office to...

Friend of the D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com, Eugene Delgaudio of Public Advocate, will be holding a freep of Obama outside Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA, tomorrow morning. He's inviting Freeepers in the Northern Virginia-D.C. area to join him.He'll be there from 10 a.m. onward through the 12 noon scheduled speech at the edge of the security perimeter at Dinwiddie and Geo. Mason. Look for the Gadsden flags and the angry Arlingtronians trying to run Eugene out of their liberal haven :-)

Walter Reed - Weeks 228 and 229, August 28 and September 4, 2009; Friday Evening 9/11 – Next Week, Join Us FRONT GATE NOTES Next Friday, 9/11, Please Join Us Two weeks of great weather have set the stage for a great rally this Friday, 9/11. Many patriotic groups are gathering this week in Washington to protest growing taxes and increasingly intrusive government programs. These groups encourage fiscal responsibility and limited government. Elected representatives who are out of touch with their constituents will find it hard to ignore the tens of thousands constituents on Washington DC streets. They won’t be...

14 & 21 August 2009 Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC On 14 August Mrs T spotted an Azzhat poster with the words, “Thank God for IEDs” printed on it. She didn’t get a picture of it so you’ll just have to take her word. My experience says her word is pretty damn good. On 21 August we had weather make up all around us and it finally cut loose. I wanted to go down the street and pass out soap but Mrs T wanted to have a wet tee shirt contest. Without any beer it was hard to...

Rally against any 2 state - PLO state that will attack Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport. Support Israel - please demonstrate with us and bring your signs to show how you feel about this Obama/Hillary betrayal of Israel and America! NO NUKES FOR IRAN! -- BIBI: STAND FIRM! ADDITIONAL RALLIES: We will also hold rallies against this Obama `sellout` in front of the Federal Building in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on June 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Broward Blvd. and 3rd Ave.

Walter Reed - Week 215, May 29, 2009, Busy Friday Getting Ready for the SummerA great night to be at the Front Gate. Good camaraderie and good weather. Much of the evening was spent talking with some wounded warriors and visitors who joined us. And, as is the norm, many passengers in cars waved and drivers honked showing their support of the troops. Two wounded warriors, Tommy and Jason stopped and we chatted for quite a while. Both had been in Iraq, Jason –three tours. Tommy’s family will be joining him at WR soon. Thanks largely to the Yellow Ribbon...

Walter Reed - Week 214, May 22, 2009, MEMORIAL DAYMEMORIAL DAY - THEY SACRIFICED THEIR TOMORROWS FOR US “If our eyes grow dull, other hands slack, and other hearts cold in the solemn trust, ours shall keep it well as long as the light and warmth of life remain to us.” – General Order No. 11, Washington, DC, May 5, 1868, Headquarters, Grand Army of the Republic. This quote is from the General Order establishing a day in May to gather and present flowers upon the graves of the Fallen. At the first national memorial observance in May 1868, then...

Honor Roll: Hellinahandcart, sauropod, bufordp, gunsareok, fraxinus, Cindy True Supporter , Buford’s friend Vijay, Rod Bemo, [Mrs] Trooprally, Angelwood People seen: Frank Luntz, David Schuster, Carl Cameron, Norah O’Donnell, Michael Barone, Al Sharpton, Kiran Chetry, Michael Hayden, Rep. Ed Markey, David Axelrod, George Stepanopolous, Cindy McCain, John Fund, Steve Moore, Ricky Schroeder, Matthew Modine, Bob Corker, Mort Kondracke, Claire Shipman? Code pinkos, Ben Nelson, Mort Zuckerman, Steve Centanni We arrived at 5 pm at the Washington Hilton (Connecticut and T Street) and several FReepers were already set up. Cindy-True-Supporter had a great sign that compared Abraham Lincoln’s America to...

Thank You, Military Recruiters, May 15, 2009, Dateline: Silver Spring, Md. On Friday, May 15, 2009, members of the Free Republic, DC Chapter went to the Armed Forces Recruiting Center in Silver Spring to thank the recruiters for their service. The AFRC is about a mile up Georgia Ave from the front gate of Walter Reed. We spent our time with three Navy recruiters, as the Army and the Marine recruiters were at Andrews Air force Base preparing for this weekend’s air show. We heard that recruiting goals are being met, that re-enlistments are high and that fewer are getting...

BufordP and Cindy-True-Supporter Fraxinus Lurker Bill Pics of "not the usual" perps. While we were setting up for Walter Reed, a little excitement happened. About four patrol cars sped around our corner chasing another vehicle and all came to a screeching halt at the entrance to the lot we use to park our cars. During the commotion a couple of fellows coming from Walter Reed entered the lot to retrieve their cars. Since they were unable to leave the parking lot I had a chance to talk to one of the young men. Found out he was from India....

Mr. Trooprally was interviewed by Fox 45 Baltimore yesterday for a story about tonight's freep of unrepentent Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers at the Enoch Pratt Public Library.Click the source link to view the report.If you want to freep Bill Ayers tonight, the freep starts at 5:30 p.m. at the main entrance to the library, 400 Cathedral St in Baltimore. Ayers is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m.

Walter Reed - Week 212, May 8, 2009, Standing Tall A pleasant evening with the rain holding off. We were on all 4 corners at Walter Reed’s front gate, with the moonbats 50 yards down Georgia Ave. Many honks and waves tonight, and soldiers walking in and out of the front gate kept us busy all night. Three large Medical ambulances arrived with sirens and lights blazing. Our prayers are with the wounded warriors and their families. VictoryNY always makes a point to talk with the soldiers such as Rod, a wounded warrior, and his wife, Stephanie. They are from...

All FReepers and lurkers in good standing are invited to join the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic at our 11th annual freep of the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday, May 9, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This is our most fun freep of the year. You never know who in the media and political world you'll meet there. Over the years, we've met and debated the likes of Al Franken, razzed Paul Begala and James Carville, been filmed by Drew Barrymore, cheered on Fox News reporters, met FRiends such as Matt Drudge and Ann Coulter, and FReeped the liberal media...

Gathering of Eagles and Eagles Up has announced this year’s plans for Recruiter Appreciation Day. Armed Forces Day is on Saturday, May 16, but GoE is dedicating the whole week, May 11 to May 16, to Recruiter Appreciation Day. The whole week will give everyone a chance to better plan their Day. The GoE link has a lot of great ideas so be sure to look at it, especially if you are new to this. There have been several One FReeper Recruiter Appreciation visits in the past so don’t think you need a group. Just do it. If the recruiting...

Washington’s Tea Party was beckoning all week but we had to settle for Westminster. [Mrs] T, Fraxinus and myself, [Mr] T, arrived around 6:10 and a good size crowd of about 100 was already there. A light rain was falling but nothing like in D.C. earlier in the day. [Mrs] T took off to start taking pictures, Fraxinus held his sign, and I started to put together my flag pole. Another Tea Partier came up to me and asked if he could hang his “Don’t Tread On Me” on yellow background flag on my pole. Getting some plastic ties, it...

I secured a permit for a March on Washington on 9-12-2009. The next round of tea parties will be on July 4th, but I'm going to start promoting the 9-12 protest as well. The protest will be at the west front of the US Capitol. Please mark your calendars and spread the word! http://912dc.org http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7955370#/event.php?eid=87720071984&ref=mf

Pictures from the DC Tea Party, where over 3000 stood in the driving rain to say "Enough!"

New MOABRaising the New MOAB - Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAl1caKemPk NEWS FROM THE FRONT GATETonight – Week 208, we unveiled our new MOAB ( Mother Of All Banners), Last week was too windy for its coming out but tonight was just fine, breezy and mild. We had a good crowd and a lot of good conversation throughout the evening. A perfect ending to the Cherry Blossom week long festival. MOAB Slogan Contest – The Winner Is ….Jimmy Valentine’s brotherJimmy Valentine’s brother and the New Slogan (BufordP and Trooprally are also in this photo under the banner) We want to THANK those Freepers...

Everyone knows it's Windy! Boy, it was windy! Gusts up to 40 mph. It was our 4th Anniversary and we were going to unveil our new MOAB. Had we put up the MOAB Windy would have... Tripped down the streets of the cityand destroyed it,Smilin' at everybody she sees.But it wouldn't have been funny. Not at all. Windy even captured a moment ... and Cindy's sign ... and sent it sailing right into a little kid in a stroller. Nope, the new MOAB unveiling will have to wait - weather permitting. Honor Roll: Cindy-True-Supporter; [Mr/Mrs] Trooprally; Lurker Bill; RonGKirby;...

 Photo credit: Marooned in Marin It's been six years since President Bush launched an attack on - not Iraq, not Bagdad, not a country and its people, but - Saddam Hussein -- Saddam Hussein and; those who would attack the U.S. And on this anniversary day, Brian Becker, Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.) or cANSWER ("CANCER") as we like to call it, organized his scruffy, useless, parasitic contingent to march on Washington once again. The DC Chapter has been there each time to counter protest. In the early years, cANSWER was able round up great...

Finally, some spare time. Between a lot of work that came in last week and preparing for the March 21 Defend Arlington Cemetery Freep, I finally have some spare time. Not much though. WEEK 165 - March 07,2009 Moonbats are like cold blooded animals. When it is cold and rainy, there numbers are low or they don’t show. But when it is warm, they emerge from their assisted living condos and dis-honor our brave military. BELOW: I was also surprised that the “Quackers”, who do not to pledge allegiance to any Country had American flags attached to their banner today....

Walter Reed - Week 203, March 13, 2009, Two Fridays the 13th, in a row don’t bother this group. But just in case, there was a smattering of green to ward off any moonbat negativism. A brisk damp night, but not too cold. For the record, DC starts celebrating St Patrick’s Day the weekend before. BufordP and Trooprally were manning the northwest corner when Cheryl from Missouri came out of Walter Reed to visit. Her husband has cancer and the superb treatment at Walter Reed has put it in remission. Cheryl credits Walter Reed with saving his life. She said...

Reminder Post since the Tea Party threads are burying this important Defend Arlington Cemetery/Support the Troops Event. Added since last post is a Subway Train Link and a Weather link in Post No. 1 A.N.S.W.E.R. will be in D.C. once again this March 21, 2009 for their march on the Pentagon. Gathering of Eagles/Eagle Up will already have Eagles watching over the various Military Monuments and recruiter stations. If you want to help in this endeavor, contact concretebob. But if you want to help protect the sanctity of Arlington Cemetery, we will be there. FreeRepublic, along with any one who...

6 March 2009, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC DC Chapter Members in attendance: rongkirby, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, 2nd Class Citizen, Plea Deal, Navy Vet, Tom the Red Hunter The moderating temperatures enabled the chapter to deploy our MOAB. Reliable sources informed me that only three people, as opposed to the standard four to six, were required to deploy the MOAB. I don’t know if it was the climate change or the anticipation of adjustment to DST but there was an affect on some of us manning the watch this Friday past. kburi warned us about his...

20 February 2009, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC Honor Roll: rongkirby, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, 2nd Class Citizen, Plea Deal Photos by Plea Deal and some amateur. You’ll be able to spot the difference. Another chillsome evening (~35 degrees) at Georgia and Elder as the DC Chapter stalwarts moved into position to thank the wounded warriors for protecting us form those who would as soon decapitate us as look at us. It was a typical Friday evening for the DC Chapter. Good friends and lively discussions between waves and shouted “THANK YOUs” to the vehicles exiting and...

Hump Saturday for February - it was a little warmer and less windy than the previous Saturdays. Spring is around the corner. Our enthusiasm is starting to shine brighter than the sun was. We had 9 patriots on the corner today, including Legionnaire Frank. He has been out for a long time with health problems, but with the weather just a little better today, he felt that he had to be there. The Patriots this Saturday included Legionnaires Glenn (USMC - WWII), Halsey (USMC - Korea), Frank (Army- Korea) and Dave (Army - WWII) and Lady Friend, along with Lurker...

A few FReepers have been discussing getting together at CPAC. Here is our recommendation for Meet-Up: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:50 p.m. Meet in Omni Shoreham Hotel Lobby (host hotel) 2500 Calvert Street Northwest Washington DC US 20008 We can all grab a coffee before the rest of the day's sessions begin and plan for a possible cocktail hour.

There is a Washington, D.C. TEA PARTY planned for this Friday. FReeRepublic is not the primary organizer so please direct your questions to the person/organization in the above link. We are just supporting this great rally against the messiah's kindergarten style presidential rule. This is a good thread to let others know that you will be there and meet up. If you are at CPAC, hopefully you can take a little time out of your busy schedule. I know Bev Perlson of Band of Mothers and some of her patriot friends are going. TEA PARTY DETAILS:Contact Info Email: jpeterfreire@gmail.com Website:...

Walter Reed - Week 200, February 13, 2009, We dismissed any Friday the 13th vibes by focusing on Supporting the Troops, Saturday the 14th, Valentine’s Day and the beginning of President’s Day weekend. A chilly night with a lot of supportive honking traffic. And tonight it seemed that almost every Metro bus driver honked and waved. You betcha we wave back! Counted only five moonbats. Yes, they are still around from 7 to 9 pm (sharp). It may be too much to hope, but it seems like they have lost whatever small amount of enthusiasm they had. Traffic tonight was...

Originally posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188527/posts?q=1&;page=103 KRISTINN TAYLOR, DC Chapter, will join me on tonight’s radio show to discuss this [Call to action: Possible Action Items for Regional FReeper Conventions threas]. “The Andrea Shea King Show - Radio Free Andrea”http://blogtalkradio.com/stations/headingright/askshow Ya’ll all welcome to tune in. We get underway at 9 p.m. ET Andrea http://RadioPatriot.blogspot.com Dave Logan, producerhttp://Thirdwavedave.blogspot.com

Free Republic founder and administrator Jim Robinson of California has posted a call to action for a series of Regional FReeper Conventions. Tonight we'll talk with Free Republic media spokesman and DC Chapter lead Kristinn Taylor about the regional conventions' objectives and how you can participate. Link Here to tune in.*** ALSO TONIGHT *** The Pentagon said Tuesday that Obama had approved a significant troop increase for Afghanistan, which is expected to include 8,000 Marines and 4,000 Army troops. An additional 5,000 troops will be deployed at a later date to support combat forces, bringing the total to 17,000, the...

<p>Sen. Arlen Specter must feel like one lucky man today. He wasn’t in his Capitol Hill offices when MAF Chairman Melanie Morgan, Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee, Freepers and Free Republic founder Jim Robinson, and other patriotic citizens stormed his office to demand he reverse his position supporting the porkulus bill, aka the Barack-Blowing-Through- Dollars-Scheme.</p>

<p>Just checked the airlines. Looks like we can get reasonably priced tickets to DC. Will arrive Sunday night. Available to protest Porkulus Monday and Tuesday and return to Fresno as a free man on Wednesday.</p>

Since I don’t watch FOX, or really any “news” channels since the election, the Military channels receive by attention. Military Channels are a lot better than listening to than the dribble about Obambi and his first coming. So I plagiarized the tank saying. This was a good week in Olney. We had 9 Legionnaires, lurkers and FReepers. They were Legionnaire Glenn (USMC - WWII), Legionnaire Dave (Army - WWII) and his friend, Edith, Lurkers Bill and Mike, and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, GunsAreOK, iMacMan and myself. All pics are by iMacMan. Since iMacMan got to Olney early this week he got us...

23 January 2008, Elder Street and Georgia Avenue, Washington, DC Honor Roll: Chcknhawk, BufordP, Pasquale, rongkirby, Tom the Redhunter, Fraxinus, Trooprally, Lurker Bill, Cindy_true_supporter, victoryNY, GunsareOK and Mike Bufton Loyola College student and former roommate of Cindy_true_supporter’s son Gavin On special assignment: PleaDeal, she thought it would be cold so she was volunteering at the Blair Mansion Inn First things first, BufordP has wheels that are new to him: A Black Fiat Magnum with a 340 Hemi. He claims it goes like stink Chcknhawk (CJ) was in town and stopped by to make sure that we were still pulling Friday...

In the face of a bitter cold, but clear and starry 12 degree night, we manned all four corners at the front gate. A decision was made to not put up the MOAB because of the wind and the extreme cold which makes the PVC frame very brittle. Some also discovered a not so well known tobacco fact. That is, extreme cold makes smoking cigars difficult. The cold actually puts cigars out by taking away the heat of the cherry. So one has to keep puffing or keep talking. Can’t do both on a very cold night. Trooprally turned his...

Our very own iMacMan Cometh to a very, very cold Olney after several weeks being off, after finally getting his car repaired. Along with his appearance cometh his super great pics (BELOW) of passing supporters. In case you are interested, here is the link to the original 1973 movie, The Iceman Cometh starring Lee Marvin. One pic that iMacMan did not get was the lady who took both hands off the steering wheel and gave us two thumbs up. And this is the reason that we are in Olney, and some of us Walter Reed, every weekend. BELOW: Red Banner...

Our numbers were small and got smaller as 2 of us left early for our Pro Israeli Rally in D.C., but we proudly stood our ground against an unexpected large number (9) of “Quackers”. Unexpected because we thought several of the moonbats would have gone down to D.C. to support Hamas. Patriots in attendance Saturday were Legionnaire Halsey (USMC - Korea), Lurker Bill, 3DJoy, Cindy_True_Supporter, 3DJoy and myself. Cindy_True_Supporter and I left around 11 AM since we needed to be in D.C. early to stake out our position. 3DJoy followed after the Olney FReep which had some excitement themselves ....

Fraxinus and [Mr] Trooprally RonGKirby and me VictoryNY Lurker Bill It's getting cold in DC. Tomorrow will be even colder. Possibly in the single digits when the DC Freepers man the streets and keep the perps away and down the block. Pray they're able to make it through the night. Sadly, I won't be there. I need to pick the wife up at the airport. MOAB Slogan Contest Current MOAB has been in use for some time and is starting to show a lot of wear and tear. Time for a new one. Here's our current Son of MOAB...

Go here: Freepers Stand Their Ground, Charged By Hamas Radicals, Wash. D.C. Jan. 10,2009 --- PIC HEAVY There are lots of additional pictures in the links of the main story.

Following up on last night's show on WVOX-AM (archived here), I'll be appearing on host Patrick Gibson's show on Blogtalk radio at 11 P.M. EST (a half hour from now.)Click here to join the fun.Also appearing on the show will be Chris Logan from Islaminaction.

Karl Rove wrote Let's Be Worthy of Their Sacrifice in the Wall Street Journal on 2 Jan 2009. He closed with this thought , “May the New Year bring safety to all who wear our country's uniform, success in the missions they so passionately believe in, peace and comfort to their families, and reunion with all whom they love.” First AAR of the New Year and as you can tell from the accompanying pictures the Goracle was warming up some other part of the world. Larry McCan, a lifer of fifteen years, was waiting for his squeeze to pick him...

In case anyone missed your pings, or you are not on the D.C. Chapter Master Ping List, the D.C. Chapter will be hosting a Pro-Israeli Rally in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue this Saturday, Jan 10, at 1PM. Some of us will be arriving by 12:30 to set up. Just look for the Israeli flags. We'll also be counter demonstrating ANSWER's Pro-Hama/Palestinian demonstration. They start at 1PM. No end time was on their flyer. We have Israeli flags and some poster-signs. Feel free to bring your own. Snow is predicted which is better than rain. Snow bounces...

<p>I'm honored to be the guest for entire hour on the debut broadcast of a new conservative radio show in the New York City area this evening hosted by Patrick Gibson on WVOX-AM 1460.</p> <p>Listen live online by going to the bottom of the page at the WVOX website.</p>

Santa looks in on a car full of kids. Tells them they're all getting coal in their stockings! Sent them all off crying. BAD Santa! Notice you'll never see Mr Trooprally and Santa together in the same picture? Lurker Bill Mr Scrooge! What's the CO2-friendly equivalent for coal? MOAB Slogan Contest Current MOAB has been in use for some time and is starting to show a lot of wear and tear. Time for a new one. Here's our current MOAB as seen in Freep 193. The Original MOAB read: GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS LIBERATING THE WORLD OF ONE TYRANT...

This coming week is Olney’s 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. The Olney Patriots look forward to seeing a lot of our friends. We’ll be set up by 10AM and waiting for you all. We’ll retire afterwards for R&R at Dave’s Bistro. All the Olney FReepers, regulars and occasional FReepers, we wish everyone a safe and prosperous NEW YEAR!! This past week Cindy_True_Supporter was back. Her mom is doing better, allowing Cindy to make it back to Olney. But with [Mrs] T still recovering from her shoulder operation (she’ll be out this coming Saturday) and Lurker Bill having the flu, our stander bearers...