"Saddam Captured" Celebratory FReep in Philadelphia Today

After Action Report | 12/14/03 | Doctor Raoul

[Doctor Raoul]

Having been awakened by a phone call that Saddam had been captured, the first thing that jumped into my mind was "City Line Avenue".

It was payback time for all the left wing looney tunes for their snarky remarks and unfounded wacko charges.

At about 9 am, I took up my position outside the local NBC affiliate and across from the ABC affiliate there on City Line Avenue. That the stations were there was just a bonus, the main reason is that the intersection sees thousands of cars per hour. It's a main traffic artery west from Philadelphia to the 'burbs. It feeds from US-1 and I-76. Lots of cars, trucks and buses.

And what did they see? Saddam Hussein in camo BDU shirt, with red shoulder boards, red beret and a belt of 30 caliber ammo across his chest. And oh yeah, bloody hands. His sign was simple, three lines, four words. First line was "SAVE ME" in black. Second and third lines were "VOTE DEMOCRAT" in red.

In the two and a half hours I spent on the corner, there were just two "Liberal IQ" salutes. The first one was from the first car that passed. At least the guy had some flair and delivered it sideways with style. The second guy in a red station wagon leaned all the way over to the passanger side and was shaking with rage.

But the overwhelming sentiment today was laughter at the democrats position. Being overcast with snow, rain and sleet, it was difficult to see in some cars, but those in which I could see, had a vast majority of smiles. There was a fair amount of thimbs up and horn honks, especially when a local TV camera showed up. People were honking, rolling down their windows and giving the thumbs up.

Whenever it was cold and I felt like leaving, there'd be another round of horn nonks and thumbs up, so I stayed longer than I expected. You forget the cold and the stiff fingers after that very quickly. If I hadn't consumed a 20 oz coffee on the way there, I would have stayed three and a half hours.

[Bigg Red]

You are truly amazing!! Good job, friend.

[Bigg Red]

Thanks so much for that call info for our soldiers, Tonk. God bless you. Thank you for your service to our country.

[BufordP]

Awesome as usual!

[Bigg Red]

My parents were also from Philly. This past June, we celebrated my mother's 91st birthday by visiting her neighborhood. (This was the first time for her kids.) We went to Mass at her old parish, and we saw the outside of the grade school she had attended. Then we walked the way that she would have taken to go home. On her street, Memphis St, we saw the house she grew up in (from the outside) and the narrow stret where she played.

[sauropod]

Good on ya!

[sauropod]

I will be there ;0)

[sauropod]

I saw him on tv last evening.

[sauropod]

I saw him on tv last evening.

[Fester Chugabrew]

OMG! That's fantastic! Way to go, Doc!!

[freekitty]

What a guy? You are wonderful.

[cubreporter]

What a wonderful way to celebrate such a beautiful age of 91 years old. I bet it was a blast for all of you. Happy Birthday to your dear mother. You will feel her absence one day so treasure her presence as much as you can and God bless her. :)

[Bigg Red]

Yes,it was a wonderful 91st birtday celebration. Thank you for your kind words.

[Temple Owl]

I'm sorry Doc, I missed it. But my heart is with you.

[tgslTakoma]

Imam Al-Husainy is on Hannity right now.

[cubreporter]

Ahhh, you're welcome. Just have fun and enjoy. :)

[Stuckathome]

AMEN!!! I'm so proud we all stuck to our guns, knowing full well that in the end we would be in the right. How telling it is of the anti war crowd, their total lack of decency and dignity, that they would use this joyous occasion to engage in their bitter squabbling about WMD's and other non issues.

The fact that he is now captured means that certain individuals in Iraq with full knowledge of Saddam's WMD plan(s) can now speak freely without fear (as was pointed out on Greta's show on Fox). As they say, y'all ain't seen nothing yet. WMD have indeed been found, and more will in the months to come.

[AGreatPer]

Way to go Doc!!!!!

[ELS]

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