Old North State FReepers head to Crawford, TX to FReep the Commies (After-action Report)

August 14, 2005 | Taxrelief

[TaxRelief]

The residents of Crawford, TX thought things were bad last week, but many of them were ill-prepared for what was to come Saturday, August 13, 2005. The crowds had been slowly swelling in response to the notorius stalking of President Bush by Cindy Sheehan, the woman so obsessed with her own emotional needs, that she was willing to disrupt the lives of an entire town.

It is tempting to blame Sheehan's therapy group for joining her on her emotional journey, but in actual fact, Sheehan herself strongly encouraged the reinforcements.

On Saturday, (and Friday) the whole event suddenly swelled to bursting when supporters of President Bush, the Armed Services and the effort in Iraq, put down their collective foot and declared, "Enough!"

     
Pro-American rallies sprang up all over town, encircling these hippies of yesteryear with a variety of themes. There were clusters of Bush supporters; Rolling Thunder staked out the town center with "Support the Troops" signs; a prayer vigil for the troops commenced across from the ranch at high noon; Support the troops rallies came to life spontaneously throughout the "war zone";




And a lone shopkeeper stood outside with his microphone, attracting a steady audience to his display of the ten commandments and Liberty Bell.

     

As the crowds increased and the volume of traffic on the roads neared peak capacity, the hippies decided to launch a caravan of gas-guzzling cars from the Crawford Peace House on a five mile journey to the bottom of the road that leads to the Bush Ranch. They held their aging, gnarly, two-fingered peace signs pompously up to mostly closed car windows, refusing eye-contact. A few of the younger, less-embittered ones sarcastically mouthed "I love you" at the Americans waving flags on the roadside.



Unfortunately, this convoy of gas-wasting, anti-American activists brought the roads in Crawford to a grinding halt. They further exacerbated the problem by parking their environmentally-unfriendly pickup trucks on both sides of this already narrow, rural highway, reducing the width of the passage available for through traffic.

A simple trip to the grocery store for a local resident now had become a two hour ordeal.



The hippies who made the trip from the Crawford "Peace" House to the Sheehan Camp at the ranch were in for a boring surprise. After being bombarded with roadside "Support the Troops" displays, they had arrived at their final destination expecting to now have the opportunity to do "something" that would "make a difference." Instead they discovered there was nothing at the base of the ranch but people trying to figure out where they were supposed to be. "Which rally is this?" was probably the most frequent topic of conversation for the entire event.

Many in the crowds did eventually determine in which camp they belonged and late in the afternoon the traffic eased. For the sake of the Town of Crawford, though, we can only hope that President Bush cuts his holiday short or heads over to Camp David where they're used to dealing with these kinds of situations.

Copyright 2005

[USAFJeeper]

Well, since I was born and mostly raised here :) I see another side of New Orleans, beyond the el tourista areas. But, You cannot find any decent BBQ!

[Mister Baredog]

Pro-American rallies sprang up all over town, encircling these hippies of yesteryear with a variety of themes. There were clusters of Bush supporters; Rolling Thunder staked out the town center with "Support the Troops" signs; a prayer vigil for the troops commenced across from the ranch at high noon; Support the troops rallies came to life spontaneously throughout the "war zone";

Great post, thanks, I know I won't be reading about this in my local paper, the L A Slimes.

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The N.O.I remember is nothing like the one we have now. Too many leftist swirling about to suit my taste.

Louisiana is #1 when it comes to Cajun food (my favorite) I've tried Cajun food in other states, but alas, it's Cajun in name only. Now Texas, I think of Texas when I think of BBQ.

I do all the barbecuing in our house. Hubby just likes to sit back and smell it cooking, then scarf it down. :-)

[Mister Baredog]

Excellent, I looked at every photo, thank you for attending, and your great post, FReep on, LOL!

[TaxRelief]

I think the town was ok with us being there, don't you?

Yea, they were probably ok with us being there!

[JohnnyZ]

We do? Holy Moly! (Let me know if you remember the name of it.)

Well Riccio's is the best pizza place in town I know of. But I assume DrewsDad is talking about some place across from one of the AMF lanes, since Park Lanes doesn't have a neighboring pizza place, and that big complex wasn't there ten years ago. There's nothing worth mentioning on the wrong side of South Blvd, at least not these days, and not across from that AMF -- so perhaps the AMF on Independence or North Tryon (before it splits into University City), though how one would cross Independence is a real question.

There's a nice little Italian place somewhere near that way, but I forget the name.

Near the N. Tryon AMF there is Carlo's Italian Restaurant & Pizza, plus Mellow Mushroom, which is one of several CLT locations and generally well-regarded, but partly for its large selection of beer.

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When I saw your car, my whole attitude changed. It was like finding a port in a storm.

We loved being a part of it. :-)

[bmwcyle]

Hannity just had the head of Code Pink on. The boy just should not even give them time.

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The car was a God send after wading through the leftist looking for FR. :-)

[DrewsDad]

It may have been Luigi's, but then again, this was more than 10 years ago, so who knows what has changed in that time.

[Albion Wilde]

Great photos. Thanks so much for being there.

[visitor]

ping for family, friends and freepers, too...rto

btw, both C-SPAN and Rush have commented on this event with reference to "FReepers" :^)

[TaxRelief]

Hannity just had the head of Code Pink on.

Susie "Medea" Benjamin? Well at least they have their hatred of Freepers in common. Can you give us a summary? (all ears...)

[Albion Wilde]

Thanks, Taxrelief and all who attended the Crawford FReep!! The PR battle is almost as important as the Iraqi operation...

[bmwcyle]

I just got off the plane in San Diego. I stopped to get lunch and I only heard the end when she was signing off.

[JohnnyZ]

I looked for a Luigi's but I couldn't find anything that really fit the style and location.

Riccio's is the bomb, though.

[Humidston]

Thanks for your report and EXCELLENT shots, TR. You must have read my mind when I was wishing for some long distance shots! The shot of the congested road spoke volumes. I'm sure the residents are fit to be tied with those losers squatting in their serene country!

And those signs you captured were perfect as well.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Thank you, Tax Relief and all the Old North State Chapter Freepers for going to Texas.

Hannity and Colmes is going to highlight the Pro-troops, pro-President Bush, pro-America rallies tonight. Sean Hannity mentioned the Freepers who showed up to counter the Cindy Sheehan mess.

[CindyDawg]

Maybe if we go back we should do something for the town.

[decal]

"Maybe if we go back we should do something for the town."

Speaking of which, is there anything planned for next weekend yet?