In addition to this Washington Times article, WTOP radio ran a report about the rally on their half-hour news breaks all afternoon and evening. WMAL radio had me on for a few minutes in the morning before the rally.
The Associated Press had a nice photo posted on the wires of Trueblackman speaking at the rally. If anyone sees it in their Sunday paper, please let us know on this thread.
C-SPAN taped the rally but it is not on their schedule yet.
There were much more reporters and TV cameras there, but the sparse crowd detracted from the news worthiness of the event. That's a shame, because the parents of our service members need all the support they can get these days.
1 posted on
03/14/2004 6:22:59 AM PST by
kristinn
To: kristinn
Big Bump!
2 posted on
03/14/2004 6:24:58 AM PST by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: kristinn
Heard about it on radio here in New Mexico. Wondered if any FReepers had been in attendance.
3 posted on
03/14/2004 6:25:40 AM PST by
Tijeras_Slim
(Just once I'd like to get by on my looks.)
To: kristinn
Headline News had a blip about the rally mentioning that Bob Dole was there..it was down at the bottom.
I wished I could have been there!
5 posted on
03/14/2004 6:28:03 AM PST by
GulfWar1Vet
(FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE! -- describing John F Kerry)
To: kristinn
A big perseverence bump for those who attended.
8 posted on
03/14/2004 6:29:23 AM PST by
rabidralph
(Crush Kerry's berries.)
To: kristinn; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; LindaSOG
GREAT JOB GUYS!!! WIsh I lived closer so I could participate! HUGS!!!
Support our troops ping
9 posted on
03/14/2004 6:30:18 AM PST by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: kristinn
This is an excellent article by Denise Barnes. She captured many of the powerful portions of the speeches we heard yesterday.
I hope C-Span plays the tape soon so that others can see and hear for themselves the history of the Blue Star Mothers and the moving words of the other speakers.
13 posted on
03/14/2004 7:13:44 AM PST by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops! (Hillary's Vast Rt Wg Conspiracy))
To: kristinn
bump...
To: kristinn
You got your publicity didn't you?
If I remember correctly, WT is a CONSERVATIVE news organization.
The parents of our service members, and my collegues serving in Iraq and all over the world, DO HAVE MY SUPPORT.
15 posted on
03/14/2004 7:19:51 AM PST by
Neets
(“I now know Him in a more personal way that I have. It is as it was " Jim Caviezel)
To: kristinn
Thank you for your service to the troops overseas. Best regards,
19 posted on
03/14/2004 5:31:48 PM PST by
Copernicus
(A Constitutional Republic revolves around Sovereign Citizens, not citizens around government.)
To: kristinn; armymarinemom; armymarinedad; tgslTakoma; bert
Kristinn Taylor, co-founder of the Washington, D.C., Chapter of Free Republic, moderated the event and introduced the speakers.
....Niger Innis of the Congress of Racial Equality flew to Washington from New York yesterday morning for the rally to show his support for U.S. troops and the organizers.
"I'm so pleased to be here with my friends, my brothers and sisters of the Blue Star Mothers, Free Republic and Rolling Thunder," he said. "This is an important time for our country and our world. We are engaged in a global war. A war as profound as World War I, World War II and the Cold War ... ambiguous and difficult to fight.
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Thanks, kristinn and the DC Freepers, armymarinemom and the Blue Star Mothers, and everyone who braved the cold to show support for our troops and Veterans!
Great press coverage.
"Small-but-determined group(s)" have changed the world.
20 posted on
03/14/2004 7:32:24 PM PST by
Ragtime Cowgirl
("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
To: kristinn
Give yourselves an attaboy.
21 posted on
03/14/2004 7:35:18 PM PST by
Valin
(Hating people is like burning down your house to kill a rat)
To: kristinn
C-Span 2 is airing this at 8:am in the morning.
C-Span
22 posted on
03/14/2004 9:01:25 PM PST by
armymarinemom
(Show your support for our troops-March 13th DC by Blue Star Mothers-All patriots welcomed)
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