Goons For Bush Give Edwards A "Rude Awakening" in Downtown Milwaukee

I am a member of the Marquette University College Republicans, and honored to be a first time freeper today. I haven't seen this pop up in the MSM at all today, so I figure it's gonna have to get to the MSM through the blogosphere, even though the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Edwards' press corps were present on the scene. Coincidentially, we were part of the group with the bullhorn that provoked the infamous "goon squad" comment out of Kerry on his last visit to Milwaukee on August 2nd.

John Edwards was overnighting at the Milwaukee Hilton as part of a visit to Milwuakee to speak at an African-American church this Sunday morning. Also that weekend was a gathering of a few thousand young enterprenurs at the Midwest Airlines Center across the street for a weekend convention. Once the Marquette CRs and these enterprenurs got wind of the Senator's presence, the decision was made to give Edwards a "rude awakening" and reaffirm once and for all that Milwaukee was Bush/Cheney country.

At the stroke of midnight, the rally began coming together. Over 50 Marquette University College Republicans, armed with hundreds of Bush placards and stickers, their famous W flag, and the infamous bullhorn, greeted the young professionals outside of the Midwest Airlines Center. After arming the crowd with their signs and stickers, the W flag led the way down Wisconsin Ave. to the north side of the Milwaukee Hilton.

For 15 minutes, the Milwaukee Hilton and downtown Milwaukee were rocked by several hundred Bush supporters. After giving Senator a hearty "Welcome to Bush-Cheney Country," the Marquette CRs with their bullhorn led the crowd in chants of "Four more years", "Flip Flop", "USA", "Flush the Johns", and "Wake up Senator".

The crowd reaction was curious to say the least, but mainly positive to say the least. Some passerbys looked on in curiosity, while others saw the crowd and joined on in. Many drivers honked their horns in support of us as they drove by. An occasional Kerry supporter would either walk or drive by shouting an obsenity or two towards us. About 5 minutes into the rally, two Milwaukee police cars, one marked and one unmarked squad, parked themselves out in front of the Hilton and officers conversed with each other. However, after about two minutes of consultation, the cops pulled away in opposite directions and did nothing.

After about 15 minutes, the Hilton manager came out to request that we stop. Apparently, while Senator Edwards was on the 6th floor of the Hilton, the front desk said that our rally could be heard all the way up on the 18th floor. By this time, it was roughly 12:40, and we had gotten our point across, so we ended our rally, and the Marquette CRs headed back to Marquette and the young professionals headed to the Hilton to continue their evening.

All in all, an incredibly successful evening. Here's a picture of the festivities in action, and if you want to see more, click through to the photo gallery on MURepublcans.com.

1 posted on 10/10/2004 1:29:42 PM PDT by MarquetteCR1

To: MarquetteCR1

2 posted on 10/10/2004 1:31:39 PM PDT by bootless (Never Forget - And Never Again)

To: MarquetteCR1

Welcome to Free Republic. I got the red X in the box for you picture but it could be my computer.

3 posted on 10/10/2004 1:32:48 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)

To: MarquetteCR1

Welcome to Free Republic.

And thanks for the positive post.

4 posted on 10/10/2004 1:33:21 PM PDT by EggsAckley (....................wanna buy some wood?..........................)

To: MarquetteCR1

5 posted on 10/10/2004 1:33:30 PM PDT by Drango (NPR-When government funds a "news" outlet that has a bias...it's no longer news...it's propaganda.)

To: MarquetteCR1

I am checking out your website. Awesome pictures!

6 posted on 10/10/2004 1:33:57 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)

7 posted on 10/10/2004 1:34:15 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)

To: MarquetteCR1

Welcome aboard and well done!

8 posted on 10/10/2004 1:34:38 PM PDT by Guard Dog (Free the dogs, chain the humans)

To: MarquetteCR1

they may reconsider ever setting foot in Milwaukee again.

9 posted on 10/10/2004 1:34:58 PM PDT by SheLion (PLEASE vote! We can't afford to be silent!!!! Do we really want FnKerry to run our Country?!)

To: MarquetteCR1

10 posted on 10/10/2004 1:35:20 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham

To: MarquetteCR1

Welcome to the board!!

11 posted on 10/10/2004 1:35:50 PM PDT by the Deejay

To: MarquetteCR1

Congratulations on an evening well managed. Unlike the THUGS of the demoncrat party, you displayed MANNERS, DECENCY and RESPECT. Of course, the "elitist media" will be denouncing your activities while IGNORING the REAL thugs from the dnc.

12 posted on 10/10/2004 1:36:32 PM PDT by TheEnigma47 (kerry will NEVER deserve forgiveness for his treachery to America's Military)

To: areafiftyone

13 posted on 10/10/2004 1:37:08 PM PDT by EggsAckley (....................wanna buy some wood?..........................)

To: MarquetteCR1

I am so proud of all of you. You all must really care what kind of country we will have when you have children. I couldn't see the picture either but went to your site.

14 posted on 10/10/2004 1:37:45 PM PDT by Merry

To: MarquetteCR1

"the front desk said that our rally could be heard all the way up on the 18th floor." Nice work.

15 posted on 10/10/2004 1:37:49 PM PDT by Bahbah (Proud member of the pajamahadeen)

To: MarquetteCR1

Welcome, good work done, and keep it up!
It's nice knowing WI is headed down the right path.

16 posted on 10/10/2004 1:38:20 PM PDT by SolomoninSouthDakota

To: MarquetteCR1

I'm thrilled to hear some intelligent discourse vs. drivel coming from our higher educational institutions. Congrats and welcome to the world's most intellectually stimulating forum of mostly conservatives.

17 posted on 10/10/2004 1:38:30 PM PDT by rj45mis

To: MarquetteCR1

Excellent FREEP by the Marquette CR - you guys are great!!

18 posted on 10/10/2004 1:38:31 PM PDT by Clintons Are White Trash (Helen Thomas, Molly Ivins, Maureen Dowd - The Axis of Ugly)

To: MarquetteCR1

Upper/yooper Marquette, Michigan?

19 posted on 10/10/2004 1:39:09 PM PDT by the Deejay

To: MarquetteCR1

WHAT???!!!

PEACEFUL????!!!!

No one assaulted cop???!!! No one ended up in jail??? You guys quit when it got late because you didn't want to disturb people???!!!

What the hell kind of demonstrators are you???!!! Oh, yeah...Conservative ones. Thanks for helping us look good!!!

20 posted on 10/10/2004 1:40:41 PM PDT by baltodog ("Anaerobic Putrification" is my favorite funeral term...)

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