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Democrats.com Laughing at the Support the Troops Rally

Posted on 09/26/2005 9:45:01 PM PDT by Miami Vice

Say only 100 were there and 100,000 at the Antiwar Rally

A Handful Came to Honor Military Families & Support the Troops

They came to cheer for Bush’s war. They came to counter the anti war rally. They came to heap praise on their president for his leadership and wisdom. What a sorry group they were.

Their organizers had planned for thousands. The glitzy bandstand looked out on a sea of chairs prepared for a large turnout of real Americans to show their support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the end, a meager few hundred souls showed up. They came to prop up their trusted leader and his blind commitment to staying the course. They failed quite miserably.

It wasn’t only the poor turn-out that made this event so pathetic. First, it was the exploitation of the dead. Family member after family member of a dead soldier thanked George Bush profusely for waging the war that took the life of their loved one. And second, it was the concerted effort to portray the anti war protesters as fools and traitors and left wing radicals. That, too, fell totally flat.

They really tried, give them credit for that. It was a one-two punch. Hit the audience with a heart-wrenching story of valor and death, and then blame the protesters for not supporting the troops. Have a grieving parent or spouse share the real pain of losing someone in the war, and follow it up by someone telling Cindy Sheehan she should move to Iran. And so it went for hours on end, interspersed with sparse applause and isolated war whoops. On and on and on.

And then, of course there were the highlights, the moments to remember – the ones that put the icing on this bitter, poisonous cake. Best of all was the introduction of “a great American” to help their cause – J. Gordon Liddy! Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel! It could be that many in the audience had no clue that the man they were cheering and applauding had spent more than four years in prison for planning the Watergate burglary. What a historic moment that was, witnessing the birth of Convicted Felons for War! Then again, thinking of Bush’s appointees, how utterly fitting.

Second best was Ronald Conley, a past commander of the American Legion. To the wild applause of his audience, he outlined a plan to deal with protesters – whom he blamed for losing the Vietnam War! Since protesters have the potential to destroy our way of life, Conley explained, the Legion had passed a landmark resolution last August. Among other things it stated that the right to protest must be careful weighed and be responsible so as not to avoid enemy propaganda. Mangled as his phrases were, his intent was clear: fascism lives!

Aside from the families, the afternoon was a venue for a handful of right wing talk show hosts, politicos and gung ho military men. Their common rhetoric, to no one’s surprise, featured three emotionally charged trigger words: terror, terrorist, and 9/11, while the continuous barrage against Cindy Sheehan and the anti war movement was relentless. It could be that the real anger on display was motivated by the embarrassingly small turnout for a dying cause. My money is on that possibility.

My money also is on Karl Rove eating a great deal of crow right now. His public dismissal of the anti war movement was a really dumb move. But he’ll atone by making certain that George Bush is spared any news of the massive rally against his wars and his presidency that took place on Saturday. You can be just as sure that Rove will keep his fragile puppet from learning about the dismally small number of Bush supporters that showed up on Sunday.

Posted by Jesse on Monday, September 26th, 2005 at 3:04 pm.

One Response to “Sunday in the Park for George” If You went down to the park today Your’e in for a big surprise!

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To: Lancey Howard

Your kind of blaming the victim. Saying the anti antiwar protests only encourage the protesters is delusional.

These people have been protesting for three years. They have more people now then before and they have managed toget public opinion on their side.

The counter protests at least indicate that there are some who disagree with them.

Don;t rationalize your own laziness.


21 posted on 09/26/2005 10:09:46 PM PDT by Miami Vice
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To: Miami Vice
I think that someday, American patriots will have enough votes to declare open warfare on these anti-American fiends.
It is the democratic way.
22 posted on 09/26/2005 10:13:17 PM PDT by melt (Someday they'll wish their Jihad...Jihadn't.)
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To: Miami Vice
Liberal Democrats truly irrational and deluded. When things are not going their way they will gloat and sneer in a pretentious and false display of 'victory'. They will insult and attack their political foes, I suppose they do this to convince themselves that they are really winning. Whatever floats your boat, libs.

Meanwhile, back in reality, the only important question is, how many people needed to show up at the pro-war rally? The war is going on whether the liberals like it or not, and no pro-war folks needed to show up. Yes, a big turnout would have been a nice display of support for our troops, but how many people will show up at a rally to press for something they already have?

All the libs accomplished was to show how many cowards can fit on the White House mall.

23 posted on 09/26/2005 10:20:03 PM PDT by TheCrusader ("The frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the churches of God" -Pope Urban II, 1097AD)
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To: Miami Vice

Yeah, okay. Have fun getting "laughed at" by your sworn enemies, the two-year olds. (They really bother you, don't they?)

Meanwhile, I'll continue to get up and go to work to support my family and I will continue to ignore Cindy and the Two-Year Olds as if they are houseflies on the other side of the screen door.

Regards,
LH


24 posted on 09/26/2005 10:32:29 PM PDT by Lancey Howard ("Only a fool argues with a fool." - - Chinese Proverb)
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To: Wiseghy

That was probably the best thing that's ever been on CSPAN. I usually can't stand watching that channel for more than a few seconds. But the support rally was impressive in that every one of their speakers was a credible, effective and concise speaker. The production values were extremely high. On the other hand, the anti-American program was as dysfunctional persons would produce. You couldn't understand a word they were saying -- probably intentionally.


25 posted on 09/26/2005 10:33:39 PM PDT by MikeHu
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To: TheCrusader

They have managed to turn public opinion against this war. This is what they have accomplished.

They have managed to make most people question the war.

If you can't understand that then you are either not too sophisticated - shall we say - or you are trying to rationalize.


26 posted on 09/27/2005 4:25:02 AM PDT by Miami Vice
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To: Lancey Howard

Wow listen to you the great working class hero.

Houseflies spread disease. Ignore them at your peril.

You keep being your apathetic holier-than-thou self and pretty soon what you do won't be there anymore.

Why somebody like you is a member of FR is beyond me.
What's the matter your family and your coworkers won't talk to you about these matters? If they are so important to you you should be more active.


27 posted on 09/27/2005 4:27:59 AM PDT by Miami Vice
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