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Many of you remember Joel Kernodle from the Patriots Rally for America III on January 18, 2003 here in Washington, DC. Joel and the DC Chapter worked together on that rally and the pro-troops demonstration that followed at the Marine Barracks that day. It was Joel and his Vietnam veteran friends who motivated us to get back out on the streets and have that third rally, in the middle of a freezing cold January, to stand up against the communists and other America-haters who were coming to DC that day for an "Anti-war" march. Joel wanted to do it for...

'A broad cross-section of America." That's how National Public Radio's reporter described the anti-war protesters who converged Saturday on the Mall in Washington. The New York Times agreed. Its editorial page called the gathering "impressive for the obvious mainstream roots of the marchers." I watched the march on C-SPAN, and I saw a different event - a thin crowd of cold white people cheering on an assortment of America-hating radicals, second-rate demagogues and plain weirdos. The rally was kicked off by a Native American activist, Moonanum James, who set the day's tone by accusing the U.S. of genocide and...

<p>WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Dozens of counter-demonstrators armed with U.S. flags showed up to the Washington anti-war protest Saturday to express their support for Bush's policy on Iraq.</p> <p>Braving the below freezing temperatures, members of FreeRepublic.com, a conservative online group, and others not affiliated with formal organizations took over a block of sidewalk along the march route across from the Marine Barracks.</p>

(2003-01-19) -- Police across the nation estimate the crowd that avoided yesterday's anti-war demonstrations at about 289 million. Americans from coast-to-coast voted in absentia against criticizing the Bush administration for Iraq's failure to comply with U.N. resolutions. Anti-anti-war demonstrators gathered in grocery stores, shopping malls and private homes to proclaim their disagreement with protestors marching in the streets of Washington D.C. and San Francisco. "Going about my regular Saturday routine is my way of saying I disagree with the radical left-wing agenda of the anti-Bush crowd," said college student Melanie Sampson, who spent the day preparing a term paper for...

Registered (and signed in) users of Yahoo can "vote" approval (5) or disapproval (1) of the newswire photos. The libs have tried to knock down the ratings of the liberty and patriot photos while rallying up the numbers on the antiBush/anticapitalist protesters photos. Since many of these photos only have 30 votes, it won't take much of a response to generate some great numbers. It's easy to get to the Yahoo photos. Just go to this link:News photos of counter-protesters Jan 18th (the good guys) And click on the photos in the thread (right clicking will permit you to open...

This message is a general call for help from all interested Freepers who are still itching to Freep something in the aftermath of World Communism Day (aka the "peace" rallies) of yesterday. This is a web site that claims to be non-partisan. My father and I have been fighting almost single-handedly to stem the tide of Anti-American BS, but we're really in the rats nest here. Therefore, I am officially calling for help. Here's the URL: E-the People It's run by the "Democracy Project" and its owners are Michael Weiksner and Scott Reents and receives grants from the Hewlett Foundation...

SNIPThe counter-demonstration that drew fewer than 50 people began with a morning rally near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and regrouped along the route used by the antiwar contingent. It was organized by Free Republic, which was formed to protest President Bill Clinton's actions, and another group called MOVE OUT, an acronym for Marines and Other Veterans Against Outrageous Un-American Traitors.Many predicted dire consequences for the United States if Saddam Hussein is not ousted from power. Joel Kernodle, a retired Marine from Indianapolis who organized MOVE OUT, conjured up images of the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol in rubble. "If...

<p>A splinter group of more than 200 black-clad protesters broke off from Saturday's peaceful rally and went on a brief romp through the Financial District, smashing windows and news racks before melting away before the eyes of frustrated police.</p> <p>A police spokesman said officers made two arrests.</p>

An anti-war sign hangs around the neck of a statue of President Abraham Lincoln in Portland, Ore., Saturday Jan 18, 2003. In Portland, police said at least 20,000 people marched through downtown. (AP Photo/Steve Slocum) Startling new "evidence" shows that President Lincoln opposed fighting the Civil War.

<p>Counterdemonstrators were few compared with anti-war protesters yesterday, but they made their sentiments known at the U.S. Marine barracks.</p> <p>By midafternoon, anti-war protesters were about two-thirds of the way through their march from the National Mall to the Navy Yard in Southeast when they met 80 counterdemonstrators outside the barracks at Eighth and I streets SE. The counterdemonstrators waved American flags and signs, some of which read "If you must burn our flag, wrap yourself in it first" and "What Would You Have Done on Flight 93? Free Iraq Now."</p>

A Marine Corps veteran, who supports the Bush administration's position on Iraq, shouts his dissaproval of the antiwar protesters marching Saturday, Jan. 18, 2003 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)