Posted on 08/14/2005 11:32:00 AM PDT by basil
Edited on 08/14/2005 11:47:37 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
This is a new thread to which, hopefully, every freeper attending yesterday's rally in Crawford will add their observations.
Personally, this was a great day in my view. It's hard to describe the atmosphere that enveloped this gathering. Some of the nicest people in the country were there, and nary a disgruntled face was seen.
We can't say enough for the good police officers from the city of Crawford. They were tremendous in helping us keep this a clean, uninterrupted rally. They watched the road leading down to us, and turned away nearly everyone who didn't belong there. I can think of three people that made it by the police, but two were swiftly made to leave by freepers--and the third, well--more about her later.
This almost had the feeling of an impromptu Texas "hoe-down" (minus the music--LOL! ) Our stage was the back of a pick-up, our sound system while adequate, was not state of the art. Whitney Houston's recording of the Stars Bangled Banner was a bit jerky and scratchy--but she was joined by some very exuberant sing-alongers.
Folks decked out in red, white, and blue sat on the ground or in lawn chairs--dodging the fire ant hills. Everyone was generally relaxed and enjoying our meager program--no big names--mainly just freepers and Marine Moms.
Enough cannot be said about Doctor Raoul's contribution to this rally. His knowledge of the political situation appears to be endless, and when he wasn't speaking from our "stage" he was giving the media people an education, which they probably will never use--but nontheless, they know the facts now. What they will do with them is anyone's guess.
For me personally, being among my freeper friends--old and new, was of course a joy. There are a few more more that deserve kudos:
Kristinn--for helping us with research, advice, and getting the live thread going.
The Sarce, for spending all day Friday running all over Austin to find audio equipment for us--for loading it in her car, and hauling it to Crawford--all at her personal expense.
To the Bat Lady for rounding up and bringing a portable gas-powered generator for the sound equipment (also at her personal expense). For getting all the flags and decorations up, and finally, for donning her Statue of Liberty costume in the Hot Texas sunshine, reminding us all that liberty is what it's all about.
To Gracey for helping getting the email out to all of the Hot Chapter members, letting them know of this event.
To ValeriaUSA and The Sarce for their photography and video, which will be shared with you later
To Mr.Truth Seeker Val for his very stirring invocation
To Andrew, son of Drew's Dad, for his reading
To TXBubba and Blastus for bringing their family, and helping wherever needed at the rally.
I hope I haven't left anyone out--and if I have, please chime in and let everyone know about it! Thank you one and all!
Most of all, of course, let's give a huge round of applause to our men and women in uniform who are risking their all for our freedom and way of life.
And--last by certainly not least, the one man who makes it all possible: MR. JIM ROBINSON!
Thank you, basil. We're all with you whether we can be there or not. And I'm certain that Dubya knows and is heartened by your show of support for him.
Good job, all! When are you going to fill us in on the juicy details?
Wish I could have been there, too.
God Bless all the FReepers who made this rally possible!
What would we ever do without our FReeper activists? They are there to represent us in all manner of weather and undesirable circumstances.
We love alla y'all.
Thanks for keeping us posted. Wish we could have joined everybody. These extreme wackos that she has aligned herself with is a disgrace. I am so sick of MSM calling her a "grieving mother". They have really done a number on her.
Ping for later.
After it gets longer.
It's amazing the lies being told by the left.
One leftwing blog reported that Mike Gallahger and his group yelled "we don't care" (about Cindy's son) while Cindy and her cohorts sang "God Bless America."
Well, the AP reported that Mother Sheehan was not even there when Gallagher and his group were there.
Typical...
Good going FReepers, you make us all proud.
I was there with Gallagher Friday evening...and sheehan was there...across the road and they certainly didn't sing God Bless America, however our group of 75 or more did sing it as well as our National Anthem. The local CBS affiliate here in Dallas got it all wrong the following day as well. Amazing when you are there you see things about 180 degrees different that the MSM pukes....
Here is a link to the album of photos I took at the rally yesterday:
http://public.fotki.com/valerieusa/crawford_freep/
Y'all are FANTASTIC!!
Wonderful! While I may have seen some of the pics posted here, it's great to have them compiled. Thank you.
Great pics! Who brought the Liberty Bell? That was really kewl!
Great FReep!!
I enjoyed the live thread yesterday. BTTT and bookmark for more on this one.
I think they said yesterrday that it belongs to one of the businesses ther - the Coffee Shop, or something.
Much gratitude from H-town Texas. Good job you guys!
In hoc.
The liberty bell is set up in front of the Yellow Rose gift shop in Crawford. It's a great store run by patriotic Americans.
Oh boy... what did CBS Dallas report, any details?
Thanks and God Bless You for going on Friday!
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