After-Action Report from Anti-Kerry Freep, NYC, Feb. 28

Feb. 28, 2004 | firebrand

[firebrand]

The protest rally against John Kerry went very, very well, thanks to the great organizational talents of the sponsors and the anti-Kerry enthusiasm of the Vietnamese-Americans.

At 11:30, the entire block across from Kerry's headquarters, at 373 Park Avenue South, was already crowded with Vietnam Vets and many, many Vietnamese-Americans. Freepers were at first lost in the crowd but we eventually found one another. Here is the honor roll:

NYC GOP Chick
Davide
Laserlock
Tabi Katz
Always Free (who came up from Baltimore and even took a NYC subway for the first time ever)
hellinahandcart
Coleus
Cacique
rmlew
Doctor Raoul
Clemenza
jmstein7
mich0127 (fellow law school student of jmstein)

We also were happy to see Alan Finger, of the American Flag Institute, Don Rosenberg, of the National Traditionalist Caucus, Alice from Woodside, and other constant activists from the area.

Rolling Thunder rode up, and the TV cameramen started jockeying for position. Then all the wonderful speeches, including our own Doctor Raoul, who pointed out that the flag in the ninth-floor window was backwards. Kerry, is that your office, and if so was that you, or another typical Democrat, who hung that flag?

People were interviewed by Reuters, NBC, the New York Times, and the New York Post, among many others. The rally was so big that it was hard to keep track of everything.

Firebrand handed out 200 flyers with material from the wintersoldier.com website and from elsewhere on FR. I never saw people so eager to take flyers as the people at this rally. They brought ice-cold bottled water and delicious sandwiches and flags and signs for everyone--and on top of that they read our material!

Freepers repaired to the Abbey Tavern afterward, where we ate and drank and talked freeper talk.

Big bunches of thanks to Jerry Kiley, the rally organizer, from Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry, to the other people who worked so hard for this, and to the cooperative and protective cops of the 13th Precinct.

Many pictures were taken by freepers and will be appearing on this thread shortly. When they are up, I will ping everybody.

Thanks for being behind us in spirit, everybody. We couldn't have done even the small part that we did without you all.

[hellinahandcart]

I...got...no...pictures. :(

Damn, I thought I had some good stuff from across the street, too. All those banners and motorcycles.

[jmstein7]

Are there any more?

[NYC GOP Chick]

And even if he didn't get their family members killed, he gave aid and comfort to the despots who made their lives hell.

[NYC GOP Chick]

GRRR! :(

[NYC GOP Chick]

No. I tossed out a bunch that were redundant or bad in some way.

[hellinahandcart]

Yes, doctor raoul, thanks for the ride home.

[Dan from Michigan]

Great pics. Now "Just a Gigolo" knows what he can look forward to for the next 8 months.

[sauropod]

Dittos. looked like a rilly rilly good time.

Psst. Red Kerry is a PickNose!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You Patriots!
It's a shame none of the liberal 5 major media will air any of this.
FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS, and CNN wouldn't know how to cover a REAL strory!

[Dan from Michigan]

I wonder if anyone from my county was there. I think Rolling Thunder is active out here. I met some of them once when they countered the protestors here. Good people.

There's a chapter out in Hell, MI.

[hellinahandcart]

This binocular thing is such a touchy little piece of crap! I'm going to get a real digital camera one of these days.

[MinuteGal]

Great work, gang!

Can't wait till the campaigns get going in earnest, and some freeps start happening here.

(being in Florida, I can guaran-dam-tee-ya there'll be things happening here!)

Leni

[Dante3]

I hope this will get media coverage.

[hellinahandcart]

We missed you too. ;-)

[sweetliberty]

Thanks for the ping, dio.

Nice job everybody!

[Mich0127]

Thanks! I had a great time today...I got some interesting comments when I was walking around with my sign on my way to my car!

[katnip]

Wow, bagpipers too!

Great crowd. Sorry I missed a great Freep again. Thanks to all who took the time to go.

[NYC GOP Chick]

The ride downtown was *much* better than the one to the UES!

[NYC GOP Chick]

If only this can be done on a regular basis!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Psst. Red Kerry is a PickNose!

Thank you for making my day!!! :D