Rasta Republican (Jill Stewart On Ted Hayes As The Black Republican Liberals Love To Hate Alert)

Wall Street Journal ^ | 04/28/05 | Jill Stewart

[Valin]

I want my Denny Crane!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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TED HAYES also led us Freepers' supporting of our troops, at the 2003 OSCARS, as my Vietnam War U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment was spearheading Freedom's Arrival into Iraq:


'Many come out to show war support across land'

http://www.post-gazette.com/nation/20030324antiwar0324p7.asp




Signed:.."ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer
Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965

http://www.WeWereSoldiers.com
http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set1.htm

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[RonDog]

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[RonDog]

'Many come out to show war support across land'

http://www.post-gazette.com/nation/20030324antiwar0324p7.asp

That would be THIS article (and AP photo), from www.post-gazette.com:

Many come out to show war support across land

Monday, March 24, 2003

By Karen Matthews, The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- A day after massive anti-war rallies attracted thousands across the nation -- including more than 100,000 people in a march down Broadway -- hundreds of people gathered in Times Square and other cities yesterday to show support for the war in Iraq.

		Demonstrators including Daniel Flores of San Jose, Calif., center in black shirt, and Vietman veteran Ronnie Guyer of Chino, Calif., center in yellow jacket, chant in support of the United States military on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue yesterday in Los Angeles. The rally was about a half a block from the 75th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre.(Reed Saxon, Associated Press)

About 600 people waved American flags and chanted "U-S-A! "U-S-A!" at the Times Square demonstration.

"Thank God we have a president who is a real global leader, protecting our liberty and security, relentless in his pursuit of justice and not bending to the appeasers," said Republican activist Michael Benjamin, who is considering a run for U.S. Senate against Charles Schumer in 2004.

"The entire world community has said time and again that Saddam Hussein is a danger and that he must be disarmed," said former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler. "But it is the United States and the coalition of the willing which has finally been willing to stand up and say, 'What must be done, let it be done now.' "

On Saturday, a throng 30 city blocks long had marched down Broadway to oppose the war. Organizers put the crowd at 250,000; police said it was 125,000 strong. Police said 91 people were arrested, and 16 officers were hospitalized after they were sprayed with an unknown substance.

Near Richmond, Va., yesterday, police said more than 5,000 people showed up to show their support for the war -- something veterans Terry Steer said they could have used during Vietnam.

"I'm here to support the troops because I know what it was like when people didn't," said Steer, 55, who fought during the 1968 Tet Offensive with the 1st Air Calvary Division of the Army. "That can't happen again."

In Washington, about 300 activists turned out for a pro-military rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, waving signs saying "God bless our troops" and "Freedom is not free." Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa said all Americans -- even the ones opposing the war -- need to stand behind the troops now that the war is underway, and that some protesters have been displaying "un-American values."

FWIW, that wonderful AP-photographer-friendly "God Bless America" banner was brought to the Oscar FReep by Bob J...

...who is also one of the driving forces behind THIS project:

www.RIGHTalk.com

[gc4nra]

Ted is also a card carrying member of the NRA!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Thank you for posting this, RON.

The Chicago Tribune's 2003 OSCARS March 24, 2003 Article quoting TED HAYES isn't coming up for me on Google today.

Great TED HAYES Quotes.

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[RonDog]

The Chicago Tribune's 2003 OSCARS March 24, 2003 Article quoting TED HAYES isn't coming up for me on Google today.

Great TED HAYES Quotes.

They MOVED that article...

...to their "no longer free" archives HERE:

Demonstrators wave slogans as the limos pass by; [Chicagoland Final , CN Edition]

V Dion Haynes, Tribune national correspondent. Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Ill.: Mar 24, 2003. pg. 2

Subjects:	Demonstrations & protests,  Iraq War-2003,  Academy awards
Locations:	Los Angeles California
Document types:	News
Dateline:	HOLLYWOOD
Section:	Tempo
ISSN/ISBN:	10856706
Text Word Count	526
Document URL:

Abstract (Document Summary)

Several blocks away, near the Kodak Theatre, the venue for the Oscars, war supporters rallied with signs denouncing several actors' anti-military stances. Ira Garner, 57, a Marine veteran from Palm Springs, displayed a large poster he made featuring the slogans: "Hollywood Gives Ammo to Saddam Hussein" and "Stop M*A*S*H*ing Our Military, Hollywood." The latter message was aimed at Mike Farrell, who starred in the 1970s ...

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[TexasCajun]

I missed his FOX appearance and the Old Media would never give this man air time!

Any fan of Condi is a fan of mine! ...I like this guy!

I'll have to check out his web page and find more of his work to read.

[TexasCajun]

Great Post. I didn't know about this guy.

[Temple Owl]

I like him already. He is my kind of guy!

[Temple Owl]

ping

[RonDog]

See also THIS article, from www.cdmucc.org:

...I was also reading about Joanna Hayes, the winner of the Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter hurdles.  (She lives in Riverside.) Something was different about her from early on.  Her father, Ted Hayes, said Joanna was already running tirelessly at age 2.  She kept running from wall to wall within their living room.  “I mean for hours.  We wondered what was wrong with her.”  Evidently nothing was wrong with Joanna; fortunately she found what God has for her to do, for now.  She has cultivated her speed, she has been doing her work.  She’s still running, and fast.  

Even so, the gold medal didn’t just come.  Joanna suffered upheaval in her early life, which caused her to observe, “Strength and power come from struggle and pain…Maybe things would have been better if my life had been different.  But when you wake up in the morning knowing things are going to be tough that day, it builds character.”

But the real kicker is what caused her upheaval.  Her father, Ted Hayes, has lived among the homeless in Los Angeles for the last twenty years.  He has become an influential political activist on their behalf.  One day in 1984 he was watching a TV documentary about Tent City, where homeless folks gathered in downtown L.A.  He was concerned for them, God’s children, out there sleeping on the streets.  He was already then a devoted follower of Jesus.  “I believe the Lord spoke to me that evening,” he says—and he responded. 

Then and there, he decided he must obey.  He uprooted away from his family.  His wife and four children stayed in their home in Riverside; he moved to Los Angeles to live among, and advocate for, the homeless.  (That’s where he still lives today, except for some weekends in Riverside.)  Joanna—the one who just won the gold—was 6 when he left. [Aug 28 L.A. Times] 

[RonDog]

And see also, from www.jewishjournal.com:

Arab American Protest

I wanted to add one more dimension to your report about the March 27 rally against Israel’s elimination of Sheikh Yassin, held in front of the Israeli Consulate (“Arab Americans Stage Protest at Israeli Consulate,” April 2).

I was there as part of a quickly organized counter-rally. Even though the rally was held on Shabbat, there were Orthodox Jews who joined the group after attending services. There were Christians who felt so strongly that they drove in from Orange County. And there were secular Jews. It was an honor for us to have human rights activist Ted Hayes at our side. About 25 of us stood together in the hot sun, on Shabbat, because we felt it was vital to deliver the countermessage. Our signs read: “Hamas, stop killing children,” “Yassin was Israel’s bin Laden” and “Stop Justifying Suicide Bombing.” Just like their message, our message also got out. Those who organized the rally supporting Yassin found that they could not dominate the streets or the media.

I remain convinced that it is essential to continue countering the disinformation and moral confusion that marks the anti-Israel positions.

Roz Rothstein, Executive Director StandWithUs

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In the article about the Arab protest, I was the one referred to as a “Jewish Activist with Israeli flag.” I was holding the flag with Ted Hayes and had an Israeli flag in my other hand. Ted is black, I am an American of Mexican descent and on the other side of Ted was Paul Nissan, an American of Japanese descent. Israel has supporters from all ethnic groups and we will continue to fight and present a vocal and visible presence in the face of those who would threaten Israel and our Jewish community.

David Hernandez, Valley Village

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Does Ted have a campaign committee set up yet?
Where do we send donations?

GO TED GO!!!

[RonDog]

See also, from www.workingforchange.com:

Cops shoot homeless hero Ted Hayes Rubber bullet to the chest of man who organized event to prevent violence Matt Welch NEWSFORCHANGE 08.15.00 LOS ANGELES (August 15, 2000) -– Ted Hayes, L.A.’s best-known homeless advocate, was shot in the chest with a rubber bullet last night just as President Bill Clinton was finishing off an inspirational address to the Democratic Convention. Hayes, organizer of the concurrent “Homeless Convention” in the Dome Village homeless project a few blocks west of the Staples Center, has ironically spent much of this year advising the L.A. Police Department and Democratic Party how to avoid violent confrontations with street protesters Aug. 14-17. "We are trying to educate these ignorant Democrats on the issue,” he told the L.A. New Times in June. “And the issue is that if things get ugly in the streets downtown, and that is shown all over TV, you know it's going to blow in South Central, on the Eastside, all over the place." As has long been planned, Hayes and other demonstrators from the innovative Dome Village made a short vigil down Olympic Blvd. to Staples Center last night at around 8 p.m. – after a highly anticipated concert featuring political rap-metal band Rage Against the Machine and bilingual salsa-punk-hip-hop group Ozomatli had already finished, said Dome Village volunteer Frederick Graf. Then, according to several witnesses, baton-wielding police forces on horseback and foot swept suddenly into the “protest pit” area by the concert stage, clearing out fans by firing pepper spray and rubber bullets. Witnesses said the cops did not adequately warn the young crowd to disperse. “It was like, ‘Get outta here! Move on!’ And then two seconds later they were charging in,” said Tony Castrellon. Some fans had reportedly started a bonfire, delegates and media were beginning to stream out of Staples, and Capt. Stuart Maislin of the LAPD said his forces gave ample warning to kids he said were throwing broken glass bottles. “We were giving them 15 minutes to disperse, after receiving information that bonfires were lit … and we went beyond that 15 minutes to 20 minutes, and the crowd did not disperse,” Maislin said. “Something had to be done to disperse the crowd, so that’s what happened.” Meanwhile the homeless coalition, coming onto the scene at approximately 8:20, got caught up in the melee. One eyewitness said that Hayes “came out with a big flag, and the crowd went nuts.” So, apparently, did some of the several hundred cops marching and running through the streets of downtown L.A. “They shot him right in the chest,” said an understandably shaken Graf. “He might be dead, for all I know. Then they shot bullets at me, and clubbed me in the back.” Hayes collapsed on the sidewalk, suffered respiratory difficulties, and was sitting semi-conscious with electrodes taped to his bare chest for at least 20 minutes, before being hauled off in an ambulance. One paramedic described his condition as “stable.” One hundred feet or so away, another bystander was trampled by a horse, and lay crumpled in the weeds for half an hour before being taken in an ambulance as well. “It was so terrible,” said Rachel Bruhnke, a Green Party supporter and teacher, crying and shaking her head. “The cops were just in their full testosterone sickness.”

[RonDog]

And, from salon.com:

The LAPD's unlikely defender

Homeless advocate Ted Hayes was shot by police, but he praised the cops and blasted violent protesters for drowning out his message.

By Cliff Barney
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August 18, 2000 | LOS ANGELES -- On Monday night, with no warning, Los Angeles police who were herding concertgoers from the Rage Against the Machine concert outside the Democratic National Convention shot homeless activist Ted Hayes with a steel beanbag; and then, while he lay barely conscious and gasping for breath on the ground, flipped him on his belly, stood on his head and neck and cuffed his hands behind him.

One of the night's most memorable images was a picture of Hayes, splayed on the ground on top of the American flag he carried, which ran prominently in the Los Angeles Times. It was the beginning of a week that featured a mild form of martial law as the Democrats gathered at Staples Center mostly oblivious.

The day after his shooting, just out of the hospital, Hayes rather predictably held an angry press conference. But unpredictably, he blasted the protesters and praised the police. In Hayes' view, the demonstrators were at best spoiled white kids, and at worst evil, violent anarchists up to no good.

"Those people robbed the homeless people's freedom of speech last night," he said. "Theyre quick to step over the homeless people, and our cause, to make their noise. Has anybody heard today what the message of the demonstrators is? Have you heard anything about corporate greed and how they are actually oppressing people? Have we heard anything about the corrupt politics of the Democrats?" Long drawn-out sneer: "Noooo-o-o ... all we hear about is ruckus and tear gas and fighting and cops and robbers."

Just to make sure people didn't misunderstand, on Wednesday Hayes went on Fox News Network from a skybox in the very Staples Center outside which he had been shot, and used the occasion to denounce the American Civil Liberties Union for filing suit against the police who had shot him...

[SuziQ]

Most cool!

[CounterCounterCulture]

Great stuff!

[T Lady]

Great article.

...Ted Hayes and Rev. Wayne Perryman, author of "Unfounded Loyalty" are two very gutsy individuals, especially when it comes to pointing out the not-so-benevolent past of the Democratic Party.

Not only do many blacks not know about their pre-1960's history, there are many, notably those who are 'educated' in our nation's colleges and universities that are apologists for the countless outrages and crimes commited by the so-called 'Party of Love and Peace' against our ancestors. Others just outright deny it, saying how 'racist' and 'mean' President George W. Bush and the Republicans are, wanting to make the elderly eat pet food and starve the little children. Give me a break!

And let us not forget how the so-called 'tolerant' party treats non-whites like Miguel Estrada, Janice Rogers-Brown, Clarence Thomas, Ward Connerly, and many others, like Mr. Hays said, "like to think for themselves". I'd hate to see what Leftists' definition of intorerance is. Naturally the members of the 'mainstream' media are their main enablers, with their 'fair and balanced' coverage. Oh, sure.

If Mr. Hayes does ever consider running for any regional or national office, he's got my vote hands down. A true American.

-Regards, T.

[blackie]

Rasta Republican ~ Bump!

Ted Hayes is a good man!