Kerry National Headquarters Sics Cops on Freepers, Kristinn to Be On Fox News - On Now

D.C. Chapter of FR ^ | 4/17/04 | L_von_Mises

[L_Von_Mises]

The DC Chapter of Free Republic set up a Viet-Cong Vets for Kerry bake sale in front of Democrat Presidential candidate John Kerry's national headquarters in Washington DC this afternoon. The Kerry campaign responded by calling the D.C. police to shut down the bake sale.

When the D.C. police arrived they ordered the DC Chapter to shut down the protest in 15 minutes or they would ticket them for occupying a public space without a permit. At that point the police would then disperse them themselves.

Due to the short notice, and the fact that it would be a small group, the DC Chapter did not apply for a permit.

Kristinn is scheduled to appear on Fox News this afternoon for an in-studio interview. The interview should air sometime between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm today. As more details become available, they will posted here.

Kudos to those that attended. The honor roll is Kristinn, Angelwood, TGSLTakoma, TBP, Trueblackman, and Staytrue.

Here is the link to the original announcement about the bake sale

[L_Von_Mises]

maybe it was the fact that a table was set up. I'm sure Kristinn will clarify all this

They were not actually selling any baked goods so they did not need a vendor's permit but, he said that the issue was the tables. Apparently, if they were just standing there with signs it probably would have been OK, but having the tables there gives it a sense of permanence. Not quite a structure, but....

I am sure Kristinn will be able to provide more info when he gets to a keyboard.

[rhombus]

No permit? Civil disobedience? I'm shocked!

[sauropod]

Isn't the rule that for groups of less than 25, a permit is not needed in DC for a demonstration?

[pete anderson]

Rats only believe in free speech when they are doing the speaking.

You could not write a more true statement here on FR. The Dems have no sense of humor and have little tolerance opposing viewpoints.

What the Kerry People did to the Freepers in DC is a disgrace. What ticks me off the most is if that DU'ers were to set up a "DWI Offenders for Bush" or "Friends of Ken Lay for Bush" in front of the Bush-Cheney '04 HQ the campaign staffers would not say a thing and allow them to have their Right to Free Speech right in Front of the campaign office.

[FreedomPoster]

I remember Kristin, or one of the DC FReepers, quoting that number in the past.

[Bonaparte]

Thanks, LVN.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The Table is the difference? Wierd!

[Bonaparte]

Oops, I mean "LVM"!

[RonDog]

I wonder how many of the bake sales Kerry's people organized got permits?

It should be fairly easy to verify if the DC Chapter's bake sale was subjected to "selective enforcement" of the laws reguarding permits for bake sales in that area.

First, get the ZIP code for Kerry HQ, from http://www.johnkerry.com/contact/:

John Kerry for President, Inc.
901 15th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
202-712-3000
202-712-3001 (fax)

Next, input that ZIP code at the MoveOnPac bake sale locator to find OTHER local bake sales:

Events within 5 miles of 20005 (Click here for another zip)

Here are bake sales already planned in your neighborhood. You can click on "I want to help" to participate or click here to create your own event.

Bake Sale:

	K9sforKerry2004 Bake Sale (27 baker(s)/helper(s)) 224 7th St. SE (in front of Doolittle's Chateau-Animaux) Washington, DC K9sforKerry2004 is a growing group of canines who are supporting their owners in their efforts to elect John Kerry as the next President of the United States. We believe that Bushes are best for peeing on and we hope that every dog, regardless of breed will be a yellow dog democrat. We'll be selling treats for dogs and humans at our sale. Check out our website at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/k9sforkerry2004/ Doolittle's Chateau Animaux is located right in front of Eastern Market at 224 7th St. SE. Hope to see you there! Bring your owners and get them to shop! Saturday, April 17, 09:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	bake sale (7 baker(s)/helper(s)) anywhere in DC or MD suburbs Washington, DC I will be happy to bake and/or purchase items to sell, but I am not going to be able to participate in the sale activities on that date. If anyone wants to plan and execute the event I will be happy to contribute sale items on the day before the event. Saturday, April 17, 09:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Weapons of Mass Deliciousness (14 baker(s)/helper(s)) 1900 block of Calvert St. NW Washington, DC When was the last time you felt patriotic about stuffing your cakehole with cookies, muffins, rice krispy treats and biscotti? Do your civic duty by showing up hungry with a fistful of dollars. Better yet, bring something sweet to sell and help us spend the afternoon gorging ourselves-- um, I mean, working for democracy. http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=search&countryid=250&addtohistory=&country=US&address=&city=&state=&zipcode=&historyid=5&submit=Get+Map From the Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan Metro: go south on Connecticut a half block; turn left on Calvert St. Cross over the Duke Ellington Bridge. It is on the left, just after Mama Ayesha's restaurant. We are at 1947 1/2 Calvert and the sale will be in front of our condo. Saturday, April 17, 10:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Bake Back the White House (16 baker(s)/helper(s)) Foggy Bottom Metro - NW corner 23rd & I Sts. NW Washington, DC Bake Back the White House NW corner 23rd & I Sts. NW Saturday, April 17, 10:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Bake for America (19 baker(s)/helper(s)) Eastern Market (corner of 7th & C, SE) Washington, DC Join fellow Ward 6 members of Democracy for America (formerly Dean for America) as we take back the White House one cookie at a time. Saturday, April 17, 10:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Mt. Pleasant's pleasant sweetness for Kerry! (25 baker(s)/helper(s)) Mt. Pleasant St. & Irving St. NW Washington, DC Bake sale for democrats! Mount Pleasant St. and Irving St. NW Saturday, April 17, 10:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Shaw 'Nuff, We Want Kerry (8 baker(s)/helper(s)) 1701 6th Street NW Washington, DC Shaw, DC supports Kerry in 2004! Come on out and eat some brownies for democracy. http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=7n1ZUOp_0TrXt2IPNVnqkaxr.Gy3tuU-&csz=20001&country=us&new=1&name=&qty= Take sustainable public transit to Shaw/Howard Metro! Saturday, April 17, 10:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Baked for Change (18 baker(s)/helper(s)) 4th and M St., SW Washington, DC Bake sale near the Waterside Mall, SW DC waterfront. Take the Metro Green Line to Waterfront-SEU metro stop, exit metro and walk to M st. Or follow M St to the Waterside Mall at 4th and M southwest. Saturday, April 17, 11:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Bruno's Bake Sale 4 Freedom (24 baker(s)/helper(s)) 3300 North Pershing Drive, corner of N. Jackson St. Arlington, VA (this will be edited later) Big Cookies, Bars, and delicious Cakes for sale to raise big bucks to take our country back from the fat cats and the armchair generals. In honor of Bruno, one Marine serving in Iraq. On the front lawn (weather permitting) of a Red brick house, at the corner of N. Jackson Street and Pershing Drive, about halfway between Washington Blvd and Glebe Road. There's a stoplight at that corner, and you'll see us out on the front lawn. In the "Ashton Heights" neighborhood. Generally good on-street parking. Saturday, April 17, 11:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Capital Cookies for Kerry (50 baker(s)/helper(s)) 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW (Politics and Prose Bookstore) Washington, DC Bake sale to raise money for Kerry's campaign and register voters. In case of rain, sale will be held inside Politics and Prose Bookstore. Thanks for help in bringing baked goodies to the sale. No phone calls please. Connecticut Ave. south of Nebraska Ave., NW Saturday, April 17, 11:00 AM I want to help with this bake sale
	Dupont for Democracy Bake Sale (85 baker(s)/helper(s)) Dupont Circle, baby! Washington, DC Let's raise BIG funds to oust our unseemly neighbor from the White House! A spring day, baked goods, and a hunger for progressive politics will all come together at the Dupont for Democracy Bake Sale. Can't bake? You can wo/man the table, then. Or aggressively market to would-be Starbucks customers... Whatever floats your boat. Dupont Circle. You know where it is. Saturday, April 17, 01:00 PM I want to help with this bake sale
	Judith Miller (9 baker(s)/helper(s)) 3620 Macomb St., NW Washington, DC Bring baked goods (brownies?). Be entertained by a bluegrass band. Just B's, but no Bushes. DIRECTIONS: I live at 3620 Macomb St., NW. It's the ONLY house on the corner of Wisconsin and Macomb (which is on the grid: 2 syllable "m"). The best way to figure out how to get there is by using the Rideguide on the wmata site. (www.wmata.com) Alternatively, you can follow these directions... Take the red line to Cleveland Park. Walk out of the station at the west exit. It will leave you off at Connecticut and Ordway. Walk south along CT for two blocks (maybe 3?) until you get to Macomb St. Take a right (west) on Macomb and follow it until you get to Wisconsin. I'm the only house on the corner. The walk is about 15 minutes total from the Cleveland Park station. It's the longest walking-time, but the easiest if you're not used to DC busses. bus routes: N2/N4/N6: These routes (which leave from Dupont and, I believe, downtown) drop you off at the corner of Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Walk north on Wisconsin about 4 blocks until you hit Macomb St., where I live on the corner. About 10 minute bus ride from dupont, 5 minute walk from the bus stop. H4: Take this from Mt. Pleasant/Columbia Hts to the corner of Wisconsin and Porter. Walk south along Wisconsin 4 blocks until Macomb St., where I live. The other H busses also take you in the area of where I live, but it's a longer walk from where they drop you to my house. 90: Take this from Adams Morgan (and other areas?). It will drop you off on the corner of Wisconsin and Macomb, literally in front of my house. 32/34/35: I don't know exactly how far these go , but they definitely go into Georgetown and the capitol area. You can catch take them all the way up Wisconsin to its intersection with Macomb St. Then get off the bus and you'll be, again quite literally, in front of my house. Saturday, April 17, 01:30 PM I want to help with this bake sale
	Operation Enduring Sweetness (44 baker(s)/helper(s)) 18th and Columbia Rd NW Washington, DC Join us in our fight to bring renewed freedom to the United States by ending Dubya's evil regime! Through the power of democracy, activism, and pastries, we'll take back the country and our right to enjoy carbohydrates (suck it, Dr. Atkins!). We'll be meeting at the SW corner of 18th & Columbia in the heart of Adams Morgan. If all goes well, we'll set up camp outside a popular local coffee shop, otherwise we'll make do in another nearby public space. If using the metro, take the red-line to Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan and walk across the Ellington Bridge or the green-line to Columbia Hights and walk one block S to Columbia Rd and W four block to 18th St. Sunday, April 18, 12:00 PM I want to help with this bake sale
	Cookies for Democracy (13 baker(s)/helper(s)) Dupont Circle Metro Stop Washington, DC sweet delicious, all-american democracy all baked into a cookie! or a brownie or a scone...imagine the possibilities. support your cravings and kerry all in one bite. bring sweets to sell! Dupont Circle Metro Stop. There are two. This is the most North one, on Connecticut Avenue. At the back of the Riggs Bank. Friday, April 23, 04:00 PM I want to help with this bake sale

Finally, it should not be difficult to visit some (or ALL) of these D.C. area bake sales, and ask to see THEIR permits.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. Kerry has a long way to go to beat the 80 death count of the Clintons.

[Bonaparte]

Very impressive work, RonDog!

[plain talk]

The shoe is on the other foot, eh Senator Kerry. So NOW you don't like protesters?

[OldFriend]

Were they selling yellow cake?

[kitkat]

***In DC, even Girl Scouts need permits to sell Girl Scout cookies.***

You are no doubt right, StayATHomeMother, but the D.C. Chaper was NOT selling the bake goods. They were for demonstration only, Kristinn says, and not for sale.

[RonDog]

Thanks!

I FReep, therefore I am. :o)

[68skylark]

Gee, thought Kerry was in favor of protests.......guess, only if you're protesting against America.

Great comment -- you've really nailed it.

[kitkat]

***The shoe is on the other foot, eh Senator Kerry. So NOW you don't like protesters?***

Oh, THAT sums it up. Thanks.

[CyberAnt]

That may be true - but apparently if you set up tables the rules change. They could have a valid point. But I still think it's funny.

[RonDog]

Free Range Waffles and Kerry Flips Flops will also be offered...

IMHO, Kerry is VERY vulnerable to this kind of attack (via HUMOR) already underway all across the USA:

Sandal whappers serenade Kerry
[Should we FReep Kerry with REAL "flip flops" - across the USA?]
Cincinnati Enquirer ^ | April 7, 2004 | Gregory Korte and Cindi Andrews
Posted on 04/07/2004 10:25:07 PM PDT by RonDog

Wednesday, April 7, 2004

Sandal whappers serenade Kerry

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Reporter's Notebook

By Gregory Korte and Cindi Andrews
The Cincinnati Enquirer

John Kerry had seen the tactic before - it emerged on the campaign trail last week - but few others seemed to understand what was going on.

Young Republicans wearing cheap sandals got in the front row and started clapping them together almost as soon as the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Sawyer Point on Tuesday.

Their message: that Kerry has flip-flopped on the issues...

-- snip --

See also, from www.rushlimbaugh.com:

Pathetic Kerry Condemns "Rude" GOP Protestors

April 7, 2004

-- snip --

Kerry's playbook is so old and he is so dishonest, it can be infuriating. But there's a simple way to listen to liberals without tearing your hair out, and that is this: everything liberals accuse Bush of, is what they do themselves. So when Kerry talks about the politics of lying, he's telling us what Democrats do. He's identifying his own tactics. As an example, consider Kerry's freak-out at a group of protestors waving flip-flop sandals at Kerry's Cincinnati speech.

As you can hear in the audio link below, this man who protested the Vietnam War and whose party has defined patriotism as requiring dissent, grumbled, "Obviously some young Republicans proving that they are very rude and they have no manners." Oh, the power, my friends! I am paralyzed here with how impressed I am by his retort. Why, what a way to shut them down! Not only calling them "rude" but "very rude!" This is so pathetic!

-- snip --

Listen to Rush...

(...JIP Kerry, and dismiss his angry ripping of dissenters at a speech in Cincinnati)

Read the Article...

(Cincinnati Enquirer: Sandal whappers serenade Kerry)

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[JulieRNR21]

Just looked at the zip code searcher.....some of these sales are this evening.

May I suggest FReepers put their zip codes in the MoveOn.com search for Kerry Bake Sale locations & show up to whack a few Flip-Flops? I wouldn't think one or two Freepers whacking 'flip-flops' would require a permit!