Posted on 08/28/2004 3:33:16 PM PDT by SW6906
Today the unwashed masses gathered at the Tacoma Dome for a Kool-Aide drinking party AKA a Kerry rally. The line snaked down several blocks and was continuously feeding into the event for about four hours. I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say there were thousands and thousands of Kerry-ites there. All-in-all, there were at the peak about 50+ pro-Bush/anti-Kerry protesters spread out over a couple block area.
I arrived in Tacoma around 8:30 AM and never before have I seen so many hard-core lefties in one place as I saw here. Nearly every car I saw as I drove to the parking garage (and in the parking garage) had at least a Kerry sticker, more often than not also some kind of anti-Bush sticker. This was truly going into the belly of the beast. As I parked my car, I decided that:
1-I better back my truck into a wall parking space, and
2-I better take down the 8X11 Unfit For Command book cover picture from my back window.
I need this vehicle to get to work. ;o)
I linked up with our fearless chapter leader, Libertina as she stood alone on a corner with her Kerry Lied sign. We weren't there five minutes before we got our first one-finger salute. One woman with a Bush Lied shirt stood across the street and gestured to herself saying "This is who lied". That was just too much of a slow, fat softball pitch right over the plate that Libertina felt compelled to swing it out of the park with her retort: "Yeah, that's right, you are a liar!" That lady gave us our second one-finger salute.
We weren't allowed to meet at our original meeting place, so other Freepers may have had trouble finding us. We met up with some Protest Warriors and headed up towards the event. We soon discovered that the real protest was down a block and around the corner, right at the entrance to the rally! Yes, folks, they set us up on one side of a narrow two-lane street with the line feeding into the rally across the street, WELL within eye and earshot. The police did a good job of keeping the street a "no mans land" as many a time one of theirs tried to come over to get in our faces.
There was one guy there on our side who was VERY vocal, mostly about Vietnam. For some reason, after a while, he decided to get off on a rant about homosexuals and abortion, asking the crowd across the street to raise their hands if they were a "homo" or had had an abortion. After some time of this, a cop came and asked him to tone it down and not use the word homo. Bad idea. This set him off even more and he got louder and even more offensive. Several of us tried asking him to calm down as he was not making us look good, he was not helping the cause. We eventually packed up and moved down the block as we didn't want to be associated with his over-the-top extremism and choice of language - especially when there were kids there.
I respect his opinion, but this just wasn't the place to go off on that. None of the 25+ signs we had dealt with homosexuality or abortion (including his), that was not what we were there for.
After about an hour, he left and we were able to return to the prime spot he had occupied.
The LaRouchie's showed up with a huge banner condemning Bush and Kerry. They had some obscene song they kept singing over and over in unison about Bush and (Dick) Cheney and Kerry and so on. It actually was a nice sounding tune, but the words were nothing I liked. Good thing it was hard to understand many of the words. ;o)
A big group of the protesters (Protest Warriors?) brought these HUGE 4 ft X 8 ft poster boards that they wrote everything from Kerry is a Traitor to Asians for Kerry to Washington Loves President Bush to Kerry Lied and so on. EXCELLENT signs as they were huge with large, easily readable letters. We took turns holding them at various times.
Of course there were a lot of one-finger salutes and swearing at us, all in front of kids that were waiting to go in. One guy was trying to sell stickers to people waiting in line that said “Lick Bush and his Dick” (as in Cheney) or something obscene like that.
One yell I used over and over as the line moved by was “Kerry wraps his campaign in Vietnam and says Bring it On, then when the Swift Boat Vets bring it on, he says make them stop, make them stop” (in a whiney voice).
Kerry was supposed to be there at noon, he ended up being 50 minutes late. By then, we had been told by some of Tacoma’s finest that Kerry was going to come right by on the main street at the end of the side street we were on, so we moved down there and lined both sides of the street with our huge signs and people waving flags. When his entourage arrived, he drove RIGHT THROUGH OUR GAUNTLET. When he came around the corner and saw us, he was clearly seen in his SUV (yes, he was in an SUV) immediately turning and ducking his head so as not to see us. Coward.
Several of the vehicles in the entourage had signs in them saying Press Pool. In one of them the passenger in the front seat had his window down and I saw him flip us off. Another person said they heard him yell FU as well. Nope, no media bias here folks, nothing to see.
A couple other Freepers besides Libertina and I were there, but I’m afraid I didn’t get their names. As I recall more details, I’ll post replies……….
BTTT Good FReep all!
Total score 987,736,889
GREAT JOB!
We were coming home to Seattle south from Mt. St. Helen's and saw TENS of motorcycle cops!! Maybe 30 ...THIRTY Motorcycle cops....many SUV's...Cops in cars/...2 ambulances...and a horde of support vehicles!! A LITTLE OVERKILL I thought!! Had my lefty in-laws in the car and they didn't say a word....think they were even a little embarrassed!
We need an official Freeper Photographer! Maybe Santa Claus will get me a digital camera this Christmas, then one of the elves can teach me how to use it! =)
I know, I forgot to buy a throw-away camera yesterday. Also, our two "official" chapter photographer and vidographer weren't there today. (One did the Everett rally yesterday). I'm trying to think of a way to blame it on them...whadaya think? LOL But our video guy, ASD is going to KILL himself - he could have had actually FOOTAGE of the official Kerry Press Car flipping us off and saying F*#@k you! Can you imagine having your name in lights on Hannity & Colmes, FOXNEWS etc? Wish I could have gotten it for him too... Our bad. :(
Good job you guys and gals. My niece came down w/ strep so we were grounded. For any of you looking for a Party for the President in Seattle on September 2nd I'm hosting one.
PARTY???? Did I read that right?????? PARTY!!!!!!!!!
You were smart to move away from that guy who couldn't control himself. You can't get your message across when you have a jerk like that.
Not that they wanted to hear your message, anyway, but isn't it fun then you get them angry??!! No sense of humor, no reasoning ----- just hatred! When they start on me, in that sort of situation, I laugh at them, and it makes them even madder. HeeHee!
The Protest Warrior signs are always great. A great bunch!!
You all may have been outnumbered, but your presence was seen by JK, and since you obviously got to him and his entourage, your mission was a success.
Lots of overkill. But then, he needs to be safe in these cities. Though I think George W. Bush has more to fear from leftie nut jobs.. Did I mention, today one guy actually walked by me and yelled "I want to KILL George Bush!"? BTW, Lori: Sionnsar - official photographer, ASD Official videographer... But we could always use more ;)
Thanks Exit148! :) BUMP
When I pointed out I was just walking up the street, not talking to her, she stuck her butt into my sign to stop me - going from side to side as I tried to get around her. LOL Dang it's fun to watch liberals fall apart!
That’s not Liberals falling apart….. that’s their M.O.! Try to “block” (lmao at the picture in my mind) anyone who is not in agreement with THEM.
These people are going to need serious mental attention after he wins the election and gets another 4 years.
They’ve needed it for years. THAT’S why they’re pushing so hard for health care. Studies show….. Liberals are seriously in need of MENTAL health care, but they just don’t wanna pay for it!
Seems everyone pretty much has health care (of some kind) so now we all need health insurance
Has anyone noticed how the left invents problems that don’t exist just to get the votes of idiots who don’t realize they’re being railroaded?
BTW, Lori: Sionnsar - official photographer, ASD Official videographer... But we could always use more ;)
Sounds to me like we could use some alternates! =)
As for Sion and ASD, they are both.............. (drumroll)...... GREAT AMERICANS!
I desperately want to put a Busy/Cheney 2004 sticker on our car, but hubby won't let me for fear of exactly that. Such is life as a Republican in tolerant Seattle. (But we'll be manning the phone banks and/or doorbelling.)
I simply assume that every car in Seattle that doesn't have a "Kerry/Edwards" or "ReDefeat Bush" bumper sticker is a Republican. Boy, there sure are a lot of Republicans driving around in Seattle! :-)
Someone needs to come up with purple heart-shaped stickers that we can slap on our cars whenever they get keyed or smashed, or Slap one on the tire that gets knifed, etc.
Sounds like this guy was off, especially with the "homo" cat calls. But, if one doesn't oppose Kerry for his opposition to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban, why oppose him?
This isn't about Democrats vs. Republicans or personalities. It is about our fundamental rights and responsibilities as Americans, including the Right to Life.
I may agree with a lot of what he was saying, but he was TOO extreme and hyperbolic about it. He turned more people off than he converted. He did not help our side.
Thanks for the great reports! I don't need any pictures, I can visualize. Sounds like a fun event, I love FReeper Gauntlets. The leftists lose it. LOL!
Way to go!
"Several of the vehicles in the entourage had signs in them saying Press Pool. In one of them the passenger in the front seat had his window down and I saw him flip us off. Another person said they heard him yell FU as well. Nope, no media bias here folks, nothing to see."
The press critter was trying to tell you his IQ: 1.
YES THEY ARE! Great Americans BUMP! And SW6906 & 4woodenboats too for coming out to "play." ;)
Yes. A Party for the President. September 2, 6:00 to 9:00. Dinner, drinks and I rented a big screen T.V. Please come if you want to hang out with fellow conservatives to watch the President. Let me know.
I think he was a little "off", unspun, but it was lively ;)
If the finger means an IQ of one, the entire dem place probably didn't make it past 100 ;)
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