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Official After-Action Thread: March 19 Fayetteville, NC Support Our Troops Rally
Freepers, lurkers and assorted patriots ^ | March 19, 2005 | Constitution Day

Posted on 03/19/2005 5:03:49 PM PST by Constitution Day

Today we met in Fayetteville, NC to Freep a motley rabble of socialists, anarchists, Code Pink-os, and other throwbacks to the 60's! As usual, we were well outnumbered by their hordes of college students, aging hippies and other bused-in protestors, but we held our own as always.

Please post any reports and observations on this thread only.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Free Republic; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: North Carolina; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: aar; codepinkos; fayetteville; fayettevillenc; fortbragg; freep; iraq; lefties; northcarolina; protestwarrior; rally; secondanniversary; supportourtroops
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To: Apple Blossom

ping


561 posted on 03/24/2005 5:33:03 AM PST by bmwcyle (Washington DC RINO Hunting Guide)
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To: BillF

Well done!! Thanks for the flag.


562 posted on 03/24/2005 6:22:09 AM PST by Bigg Red (Never again trust Democrats with national security!)
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To: BillF

Awesome report, Bill!


563 posted on 03/24/2005 7:24:13 AM PST by BufordP ("I wish we lived in the day when you could challenge a person to a duel!"--Zell Miller)
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To: BillF
‘‘Swim to Cuba. Free health care,” yelled another.

It was bmwcyle that started that.

564 posted on 03/24/2005 7:29:45 AM PST by bmwcyle (Washington DC RINO Hunting Guide)
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To: TaxRelief; Huber; Constitution Day; dstarr; Doctor Raoul; kristinn; metacomet04; SC Swamp Fox; ...
Great FReep... THANK YOU all for being there! Thanks for the fantastic pics, too.

nutmeg & zelig

565 posted on 03/24/2005 8:49:34 AM PST by nutmeg (democRATs = The Party of NO)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
Great FReep ping!

Honor roll: TaxRelief; Huber; all the TaxDeductions; Constitution Day; dstarr; Doctor Raoul; kristinn; catlover2; (husband of catlover2); metacomet04; SC Swamp Fox; bert; nina0113; clyde asbury; Zakker500; bobsbabe; Tax-Chick; (Tax-Chick's husband); Anoreth + the other Tax-chicklets; Flora McDonald; AQGeiger; BloomPa; Beleg Strongbow; Alia; Diva Betsy Ross; justanobody; Apple Blossom; wolfpat; bmwcyle; BillF; BufordP; upchuck; Guns are OK; cf_river_rat (and son); rrrod; Always Free; tgslTakoma

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

566 posted on 03/24/2005 8:59:46 AM PST by nutmeg (democRATs = The Party of NO)
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To: bmwcyle

You must have been shouting that at our main location, while others of us were yelling it at the intersection when the leftists walked by.


567 posted on 03/24/2005 9:07:56 AM PST by BillF (Fight terrorists in Iraq & elsewhere, instead of waiting for them to come to America!)
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To: Tax-chick

lol!!


568 posted on 03/24/2005 9:08:54 AM PST by Alia
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To: Alia

The Molasses Miasma of Niceness Generator is a running gag on the NC board and the Undead Thread. Anoreth is spreading it (and also the ZOT) to the fantasy websites she visits. My little bit of cyber-immortality ...


569 posted on 03/24/2005 9:12:36 AM PST by Tax-chick ("I have been half in love with easeful Death ... Now more than ever seems it rich to die.")
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To: BillF

This is excellent, Bill -- comprehensive and well done. It was very nice to meet you. And to all DCFreepers -- thanks for coming down to the Ole South.


570 posted on 03/24/2005 9:15:58 AM PST by Alia
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To: Tax-chick

lol! Bless her heart: Have fingers, will travel.. :)


571 posted on 03/24/2005 9:20:57 AM PST by Alia
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To: nutmeg

Hey, I had fun, though it was a bit too-too to have to actually hear what liberals say. I'd say that suggesting that the rhetoric is just a bit rehearsed might be the most politic way of saying they're becoming mind-numbed robots.

But that would be profiling and that's wronnnnggggg. :P


572 posted on 03/24/2005 10:06:20 AM PST by BelegStrongbow (Having a human friend is no bed of roses-but hobbits? That's very different. :))
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To: Mudboy Slim

We missed the face-painter, but will catch you the next time.


573 posted on 03/24/2005 11:38:22 AM PST by BillF (Fight terrorists in Iraq & elsewhere, instead of waiting for them to come to America!)
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To: BillF; BufordP; GunsareOK; tgslTakoma; sauropod; uncleshag; Tinman; Taxman; stand watie

I Shall Face-Paint again on 7 April 2005...MUD


574 posted on 03/24/2005 3:57:27 PM PST by Mudboy Slim (The Culture War shall be won by the RightWingers who choose to fight it!!)
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To: Mudboy Slim; TaxRelief; Huber; Constitution Day; dstarr; Doctor Raoul; kristinn; metacomet04; ...
Fayetteville Observer Editorial 24 Mar 2005
By several measures, protests succeeded

It wasn't a work of art, but as scheduled disruptions go, Saturday's war protest and counter-protest were a success.

First, and most important, everyone stayed safe. America has a long history of protest marches gone awry. That didn't happen here, thanks, in no small measure, to the Fayetteville Police Department's and other law officers' big turnout at the march and especially around Rowan Park, where the marchers rallied.

While more than a few protesters and counter-protesters were rankled by the almost overwhelming police presence, we suspect it was the key to a demonstration that made its point as effectively and respectfully as possible. Security entrances, complete with metal detectors, at Rowan Park were a surprise for many. But in this era of terror, it's hard to overdo preventive medicine if it doesn't render free speech and movement impossible.

The other significant success was the more obvious one: Both sides made their point. Thousands of protesters made a strong, symbolic antiwar statement in the home of the 82nd Airborne. Hundreds more stood up for the military.

To the protesters on both sides, and to the police who helped keep the order - congratulations. You all did your jobs well.

575 posted on 03/24/2005 5:21:00 PM PST by cf_river_rat (The only way to defeat terrorism ... is to stop it, eliminate it, destroy it where it grows." GWB)
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To: cf_river_rat

Phoop! WE weren't rankled by the police! Pat is still enthusing over their cars and horses.


576 posted on 03/24/2005 5:24:15 PM PST by Tax-chick ("I have been half in love with easeful Death ... Now more than ever seems it rich to die.")
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To: TaxRelief; Huber; Constitution Day; dstarr; Doctor Raoul; kristinn; metacomet04; SC Swamp Fox; ...
Letter to the Editor
Fayetteville Observer, 23 March 2005

Motorcycle parking was too far for some

As president of Rolling Thunder Chapter One, I would like to set some things straight.

We are a veterans organization, not a bunch of bikers. There is no requirement to ride a bike to be a member of Rolling Thunder.

Also, we were denied parking where everyone else was at the March 19 rally. I was told by an officer to park at the health center across from the Airborne & Special Operations Museum. This was after I had called the Fayetteville Police Department and was assured that there was bike parking near the top of the hill.

We did not argue, as we were there to support the troops. But several members who are disabled from military service were forced to walk a long distance to get up the hill, when parking was a few feet away.

When we tried to enter the area where the demonstrators were - as we felt that was our right, as they felt it was their right to be there to voice their opinion - the group was turned away as we were on the other side. At no time did we give the police officers a hard time; we respect the job they were there to do. But in our area, where they had the counterdemonstrators located, the other side was allowed to come over to our side and at no time were they stopped by police. Rules should be enforced on both sides.

577 posted on 03/24/2005 5:25:15 PM PST by cf_river_rat (The only way to defeat terrorism ... is to stop it, eliminate it, destroy it where it grows." GWB)
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BUMP.

I have been away from my desk most of the week, but plan to read & respond to this thread tomorrow.
(I'm off for Good Friday)

EVERYONE:
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL YOUR GREAT COMMENTS AND PHOTOS!

578 posted on 03/24/2005 5:33:58 PM PST by Constitution Day ("Please do not emanate into the penumbra.")
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To: Tax-chick
Phoop! WE weren't rankled by the police! Pat is still enthusing over their cars and horses.

Heh Heh Heh. Look at what poor Lou Plummer had to say about it. BARF ALERT!!

"...At Fayetteville's Rowan Park the marchers were greeted by hundreds of police officers. A few dozen counterprotesters held thoughtful signs, including my favorite, "Osama is Yo Mama." This small but obnoxiously vocal group perched unmolested on a grassy knoll overlooking the park as the groups of students from Quaker colleges and the parents of slain soldiers had their backpacks searched and their bodies gone over with metal-detecting wands..."

Fayetteville Observer Op-Ed 24 March 2005

This small but obnoxiously vocal group perched unmolested on a grassy knoll overlooking the park

I guess Bert getting whacked on the head doesn't count as molestation. Getting searched for your protection, now that's molestation. Sheesh.

579 posted on 03/24/2005 5:37:52 PM PST by cf_river_rat (The only way to defeat terrorism ... is to stop it, eliminate it, destroy it where it grows." GWB)
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To: cf_river_rat

We were checked when we went into the park to use the bathroom. I made it a point to greet the police with a big smile and "No problem, officer!"


580 posted on 03/24/2005 6:08:23 PM PST by Tax-chick ("I have been half in love with easeful Death ... Now more than ever seems it rich to die.")
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