Posted on 03/22/2004 7:27:25 AM PST by FreedomPoster
There has been much good work done by FReepers this past weekend. Although I was unable to directly participate, I thought that compiling a summary of all the threads on the counter-protests would be a worthwhile endeavor, and might redeem me for my lack of participation.
And Bravo! to all you FReepers who participated and otherwise helped.
Atlanta
It was a pack of the usual suspects: A.N.S.W.E.R., World Workers Party (Socialists), Pro-Palestinians, young tattooed and pierced globalists, and aged hippies stuck in the 60's.
Bonus Atlanta ProtestWarrior report here
The ProtestWarriors do good work, good to see them out on this one alongside FReepers.
Manhattan
It always amazes me how the peace protesters and the "anti-violence" anti-gunners are always the ones to initiate violence.
Boston Freepers in NYC
Hollywood
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.
Milwaukee
Same ole washed out commies, some curious, some luke-warm against the war, mainly the same rabid Bush-hating zealots who appear at the Rallies of the Perpetually P.Oed. They were very diverse in their ravings indicating that there is no growing movement just an attempt to form alliances among the America haters. Numbers were about the same as the earlier rallies maybe 1200 at the peak. Not very impressive considering the beautiful day and the proximity of thousands of clueless college kids.
Austin
I had 2 young girls tell me they liked the burka and my sign... visulize losing the war. They said they think about that all the time. AS IF they wanted the US to lose. it is incredible that they would actually want their own country to lose.
San Francisco
Lots of great ProtestWarrior pics in this one.
Also from San Francisco, the ugliest pic from this protest.
Just. Plain. Evil.
Save that one to your hard drive.
Fayetteville, NC (outside Fort Bragg, home of the 82nd Airborne)
The rag-tag crew that ascended the hill (about 600-700) people looked to be a mish mash of seasoned citizens wearing torn clothing and trash bags, and junior high school students waving such signs as "My dad is a Navy veteran, and he opposes the war". Okay, so where's your dad?
Fayetteville thread II
I listened in amazement as virtually every liberal cause celebre was trotted out for their audience. This ran the gamut from pro-union diatribes to anti-police screeds, feminist dictums, Halliburton/Cheney conspiracies and the like.
If I missed any reports, please post the city and the link.
Now I'll have to make a trip up to DC this year to join y'all in a Freep.
Doctor ZIn also has some AMAZING images from our "DEFEND AMERICA!" vs. the "cancer from A.N.S.W.E.R." rally in Hollywood posted HERE:Hollywood, CA Post Freep Report [Photos] Defend America Freeps Answer.org
And as I posted on the OTHER thread:
THANK YOU to EVERYONE who helped to make this event so SUCCESSFUL, but in particular, special thanks to:LAUREN SCHMITT - and all of the Citizens for Homeland Defense
TED HAYES - and the Justiceville Movement
FreeRepublic - including WONDERFUL photos from Doctor ZIn and DoughtyOne
the ProtestWarriors - who ventured inside the "belly of the beast"
KABC 790-AM's Al Rantel and Kevin James - for bringing out MANY listeners
Deborah Courtney & Al Han for the "President Bush 2004" sheriff badges
and the
LAPD - for "keeping the peace" around these not-so-peaceful "peace-niks."
Did LAPD hassle the FreepersNo.
The officers from L.A.'s finest were there to protect US - from the left-wing crazies.Our only disapointment was that they required the Protest Warriors to dismantle their signs, so that they could confiscate the "illegal lumber" - i.e. two inches by 3/4 inch.
Otherwise, we had NO problems with the police.
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