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Hollywood, CA Post Freep Report [Photos] Defend America Freeps Answer.org
DEFEND AMERICA! "Support Our Troops" rally in HOLLYWOOD ^ | 3.20.2004 | DoctorZin

Posted on 03/20/2004 5:56:27 PM PST by DoctorZIn

We had an awesome time. Here are some photos of the event!


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Announcements; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: aar; losangeles; oifanniversary; rally; supportourtroops
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To: RonDog; Joy Angela
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Los Angeles KCAL-TV Channel 9 News Coverage tonight of Support BUSH Rally =


Melrose LARRY GREEN Interview
One other BUSH Supporter Interview


Good going, guys.


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41 posted on 03/20/2004 9:09:58 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.LZXRAY.com)
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To: Joy Angela
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The Enemy is now Within...
and always has been.


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42 posted on 03/20/2004 9:11:35 PM PST by ALOHA RONNIE (Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.LZXRAY.com)
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To: DoctorZIn
"We were in the heart of Hollywierd and yet there were many many supporters of Bush to be found."

Perhaps many of the bystanders were tourists from middle America and not locals?

Middle America strongly supports President Bush and our Military.

I would expect many locals to have joined in the march behind ANSWER on Hollywierd Blvd.

I work often in the Hollywood film/tv industry. Based on my interactions in the business, I estimate the entire industry is 99.8% Socialists with probably 85% of the actors, hair/makeup, wardrobe, & prop people to either be bisexual or gay.

The other (non film/tv industry) residents of Hollywood are nearly all Socialists too. Section-8 housing, welfare, food stamps and other Government handouts are as dominate in the city as is drug usage and prostitution.

Sadly, much of middle America doesn't realize how polluted Hollywood really is...I'm not talking about smog, as smog alerts in Los Angeles have lessened since Bush was elected president.

43 posted on 03/20/2004 9:21:38 PM PST by A_Niceguy_in_CA
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To: Floratina
Floratina, thanks so much for your report.
44 posted on 03/20/2004 9:28:37 PM PST by A_Niceguy_in_CA
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To: Floratina
Sounds like it was a great day! Also sounds like you had the same kind of experience we did - I felt like we had a face off with a pasture of dumb oxen. They weren't expecting us and didn't know how to react - until after we left and then I heard some shouting.

Every chapter needs a Ted Hayes to get us warmed up! I'm waaaaay too repressed.
45 posted on 03/20/2004 9:47:12 PM PST by Rabid Dog (Join your FreeRepublic Chapter and make a difference!)
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To: Floratina
It was indeed an incredible day.... I must confess that I was quite overwhelmed by the whole mob... I am coming from Burbank and brought two teenagers that I used to nanny for...(14 & 12 )They were sooo great and love this country, can't understand the hostility...

Like I said, I was overwhelmed to tears by the anger and hatred for our country and President and so like half way through their parade while my neighbor (14 yr old girl) and I were right up against the police tape some a##hole hocked a huge loogie and spit on us...The awesome LAPD swarmed him and took him down and handcuffed him... I didn't think much but, "I love my LAPD" then an officer came up to us and asked if "we were the ones who were spit on?" I said yes he asked if we would like to press charges. I could hardly think straight and said "yeah".

Anyway, he was arrested. We are going to court to prosecute this guy, the police officer said to the officer that came and took him to jail that he would be happy to be a witness cause the "bad" guy literally spit over his shoulder to get to us.

My only regret is that all the people I know that are conservative always seem to have "more important" things to do when events like this come up. I have a hard time thinking of anything else that is more important than defending our country in these uncertain and highly emotionaly charged times. This is the time, these are the moments that define who we are as parents, individuals, humans. We must make a stand for those who are unable, the oppressed, the underdog, those in need who cannot stand for themselves. This is the legacy we must leave to our children... No one left behind, no one person is alone -there is justice for all, we all have a voice: All nations under God, Indivisble with LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!!!
46 posted on 03/20/2004 9:50:24 PM PST by bellas_sister (IF war is not the answer WHAT IS?)
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To: DoctorZIn
BTTT
47 posted on 03/20/2004 9:52:46 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Floratina
I guess we are moving to another thread, so I'll repost mine there. - Floratina
As I posted previously:

Hollywood, CA Post Freep Report [Photos] Defend America Freeps Answer.org (loads slowly)
DEFEND AMERICA! "Support Our Troops" rally in HOLLYWOOD ^ | 3.20.2004 | DoctorZin
Posted on 03/20/2004 5:56:27 PM PST by DoctorZIn

We had an awesome time. Here are some photos of the event!

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THANK YOU for posting this thread, Doctor ZIn!
We really "showed the flag" TODAY!!!
And, you really created some AMAZING images of our rally!!!
And they're BIG, too!
My poor little dial-up modem is BREATHING HEAVY...
Seriously, as we discussed on the telephone, part of the reason that there have been so few replies to this thread may be that it loads too SLOWLY...
DoughtyOne will be posting a NEW after-action thread with SMALLER (faster loading) thumbnails - later tonight...
We may then recommend to everybody that they post their comments on THAT thread, instead of THIS one - just because this one loads so slowly.

Nevertheless,

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU...
...for these WONDERFUL images!!!


26 posted on 03/20/2004 7:40:47 PM PST by RonDog

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HERE is DoughtyOne's NEW thread:

Southland Freepers Provide Support for Bush and Our Troops in Hollywood, California (modem friendly)
On site observations and photos | My own thoughts
Posted on 03/20/2004 8:45:25 PM PST by DoughtyOne

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Since the images on DoughtyOne's thread are a littte SMALLER, it loads a little faster.

So, let's all go over there, and make DoughtyOne's THREAD the "official" post-FReep thread, O.K.?
48 posted on 03/20/2004 10:12:29 PM PST by RonDog
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To: bellas_sister
I saw (I believe his name was Levi?) dutifully juggling a flag and the end of a the nice big professional banner that wasn't attached to a city pole all by himself. What a sweet kid.

He told me that his sister was spat upon and the perp was arrested. Later, his sister appeared. I guessed that they were 12 and 14. My goodness, they spit on her! She is just a tender young thing. I will assume (for my sanity's sake) that the act of this protester is an aberration and not a reflection upon the whole group. That is whacked.

An eye-opener for all of us, including those cool kids.

I was standing with the boy when a threesome, a young man and two women, showed up. I don't think they were older than 18. The guy said that he was on our side. He was a Marine, and he would prove it! He reached into his t-shirt and extracted his dogtags. All those within earshot thanked him for his service. He was in Hollywood visiting from Thousand Oaks and was unhappy to be confronted by ANSWER's protest.

Note to ANSWER - all your talk about "supporting the troops" apparently doesn't translate to those who serve.

As the Marine spoke, one of the girls joined in, elaborating on the er...unpleasantness of the protest and how they were happy that they found our group.

It was then that I noticed that she also wore the same kind of chain around her neck as the young man! I voiced my observation and she pulled out her tags - Marine! The third lady probably was too, but she had shifted out of my sight by then. They are due to be shipped out to Iraq soon, God bless them. I told them about our website. I do hope they'll visit.

Another flat-topped young man overheard our discussion, and chimed in that he was in the military as well and just happened to be visiting Hollywood when he was greeted by this spectacle. He was also quite young and has lost friends in Iraq.

I am glad that they ran into us before ANSWER's damage could run it's course.

49 posted on 03/20/2004 10:56:23 PM PST by Floratina
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To: bellas_sister
"My only regret is that all the people I know that are conservative always seem to have "more important" things to do when events like this come up. I have a hard time thinking of anything else that is more important than defending our country in these uncertain and highly emotionaly charged times. This is the time, these are the moments that define who we are as parents, individuals, humans. We must make a stand for those who are unable, the oppressed, the underdog, those in need who cannot stand for themselves. This is the legacy we must leave to our children... No one left behind, no one person is alone -there is justice for all, we all have a voice.."

Madam, you have shamed me. Perhaps we will met next time.

50 posted on 03/20/2004 11:02:28 PM PST by norton
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To: Rabid Dog
Okay Rabid Dog, here is the story...

For me, it all began last night when I started printing out 8x10 stickers calling DemocRATs what they are, which are socialists. I posted about 60 in high visibility areas all around where I figured the rats would scurry.

Next morning, bright and early, I figured might as well post about 20 more of my 8x10s (calling Democrats nazis and proving it)…Then I met Ron and coordinated with 'Protest Warriors' representatives. After this I went home to grab my Superman outfit, cowboy hat (in homage to my man Bush), American Flag for a cape, and sign that read "Bush the Liberator" and "Anti-War/Commie front"…Did I forget anything?…Oh, ya, the magical wonderful police quality bullhorn…A toy that made inciting a riot fun.

So 12 p.m. the parade starts down at Hollyweird and Vine and so I go for it…I see no support excepting some of my fellow Christian brothers on one far corner being taunted and harassed by Godless heathens, homosexuals and Mexician militant bigots…Since I did not know these people I began to enter the belly of the beast, which was across the street from the Christian contingent (non-affiliated).

Now, my sign is about 4 feet tall, on a stick, and I am about 6'2" and 220 pounds with my Superman outfit and American flag cape…At first I just began random taunting, calling them "communist scumbags", "tyrant supporters", "Soddomites", and I credited Bush with "liberating 50,000,000 people"…

Needless to say the worms and other assorted rodents were offended, but for the most part the pot smoking/unemployed/neo-commies did not like this much and offered up their typical fare "Bush is a fascist", "The Iraqi people are not free", various incoherent spitting and foaming at the mouth, 4th grade rejoinders, and other pro-tyrant-front regurgitation that KPFK and other anti-American propagandists have fed these miscreants and human vermin...This was within the first 30 minutes and all by myself, as the main contingent was at the other end of the pro-soddomits slither down crack infested Hollyweird Blvd.

If you want more, I got more (the fun just was just getting started).

51 posted on 03/20/2004 11:04:53 PM PST by Outraged
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To: Outraged
Since the images on DoughtyOne's thread are a littte SMALLER, it loads a little faster...
...let's all go over there, and make DoughtyOne's THREAD the "official" post-FReep thread, O.K.?


52 posted on 03/20/2004 11:28:06 PM PST by RonDog
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To: Syncro
Anti-war protestors showing true colors. I know some of these anti-war protestors here in my neck of the woods. Not only they believe in Marxism. They also believe in paganism or atheism. Trouble is when Islamic-fascist do take over the world, they will exterminate the non-believers. Right now, they are being cozy with each other.
53 posted on 03/21/2004 8:26:43 AM PST by Milligan
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To: bellas_sister
Thank you for Freeping! The spitting charge may grow into something important in this current culture war. I hope you realize it's potential importance in the big struggle. That the cop is anxious to support you is also noteworthy.

Please keep Freepers informed?
54 posted on 03/21/2004 11:32:25 AM PST by moodyskeptic (weekend warrior in the culture war)
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To: Outraged
Don't you dare stop there!

More!

More Now!
55 posted on 03/21/2004 11:34:48 AM PST by moodyskeptic (weekend warrior in the culture war)
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To: moodyskeptic
What will probably happen is that he will plee and it won't go to trial he will have to do some sort of community service....

I suggested anger management class to the officer...

I will deffinately keep everyone informed...
56 posted on 03/21/2004 11:49:00 AM PST by bellas_sister (IF war is not the answer WHAT IS?)
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To: Milligan
Anti-war protestors showing true colors

Correct

57 posted on 03/21/2004 12:34:49 PM PST by Syncro
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To: DoctorZIn
Consolidated 3/20/2004 Counter-Protest FReep Report Thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1102940/posts

You might ping your local participant ping list here.
58 posted on 03/22/2004 7:41:34 AM PST by FreedomPoster (This space intentionally blank)
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To: DoctorZIn
Is that a Baath party flag I see?
59 posted on 03/22/2004 9:47:37 AM PST by MrB
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To: bellas_sister
some a##hole hocked a huge loogie and spit on us...The awesome LAPD swarmed him and took him down and handcuffed him... I didn't think much but, "I love my LAPD" then an officer came up to us and asked if "we were the ones who were spit on?" I said yes he asked if we would like to press charges. I could hardly think straight and said "yeah".

Thanks for standing up for our country!

At the Fayetteville FReep (thread one and thread two), Doctor Raoul repeatedly spoke about great irony over the sound system:

"In my adult life, peace protestors have been the only people who've hit me or tried to start a fist fight."

60 posted on 03/23/2004 2:22:59 PM PST by BillF (Fight terrorists in Iraq & elsewhere, instead of waiting for them to come to America!)
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