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LIVE Report From Crawford (3,000 folks now and STILL COMING!)
Basil in Crawford | 8-27-05 | TxBubba

Posted on 08/27/2005 10:02:40 AM PDT by TXBubba

Just talked to Basil on site in Crawford, Texas. Currently there are about 100 folks there helping to set up. They have not received word about the caravan arrival in Waco yet. JimRob is riding with the caravan. She thinks it might get to Crawford around 1:00 p.m.

Basil says the stage is set up, the sound system is excellent and they have hung the most beautiful banners overnighted by W04Man on the stage. A big thanks for the banners, they are much appreciated!

Someone arrived early and hung yellow ribbons everywhere.

They have an American flag that is about 50 feet by 40 feet. Children of military personnel serving in the Middle East have written notes to their parents on the stripes of this flag. A very touching thing to behold.

The HOT Chapter booth is being unloaded right now. The will sell buttons made by Angelwood to help off set costs.

Someone rented the Community Center for our use so there is access to AC. However, they also have 10 tents set up. And there is a Moonwalk for the kiddos.

To top everything else there is BBQ on the grill! Basil is the official taster and says it is great!

That is all the news I have at the moment. It is hard to get a cell phone connection to Crawford but when I hear more I will try to update everyone.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aar; bush; caravan; cindysheehan; crawford; hatchapter; hotchapter; militaryfamilies; moveamericaforward; saltoftheearth; supportourtroops; texas; thankyoufr; troops
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To: armymarinemom
Fox has been slanted towards the left on this.

And sadly it's not the first time. During the debates last October, FOX continually gave the victories to Kerry and Edwards--when it was CLEAR that they lost.

1,681 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:20 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Our Fallen Are Heroes, Not Victims)
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To: freeangel

"Do you imagine Murdoch has anything to do with this?"

He has everything to do with it.


1,682 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:27 PM PDT by del4hope (Those in the middle of the road will get run over.......this is their WAKE UP call)
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To: W04Man

I dont understand why people think Fox is any different that the other newsies... You should support talk radio (which supported the caravan to Texas bigtime)


1,683 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:28 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: TXBubba

God Bless you Freepers that could make it!


1,684 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:35 PM PDT by AmericanDave (God bless .......and MORE COWBELL)
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To: AmericanMade1776

Why was he arrested?


1,685 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:42 PM PDT by zip (Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA))
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To: Loud Mime; My Favorite Headache

VOA (Sammy Hagar)
Raise the Flag! Let it wave.

Spread the news for all to hear.
We've come to fight, let's make that clear.
You push too hard, you're gonna fall.
We got fifty million rockers, we're all on guard, yeah!
We don't like it. (Oh, no!)
We can make it stop (Oh, yeah!)
We won't take it (C'mon!)
Let it rock!
You in the middle east, you be on your toes.
We're bound to strike, everybody knows.
Just tell your friends, the USSR
We're gonna, we're gonna crash that party, 'cause they've gone too far, yeah!
We don't like it. (Oh, no!)
We can make it stop (Oh, yeah!)
We won't take it (Uh!)
Let it rock!
When we're together, we're the best.
We think as one, there's no contest.
We've got the power, they know the score.
We'll get so strong there'll be no war.
[solo]
Yeah!
We don't like it. (Oh, no!)
We won't take it (Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!)
We don't like it.
We won't take it.
Yeah!
VOA - The voice of America
VOA - The voice of America
VOA - The voice of America
VOA - The voice of America
Yeah!
Watch it!
And when I'm talkin', you'd better listen...
Hey!



1,686 posted on 08/27/2005 4:30:54 PM PDT by stratman1969 (CLINTON LIED - 3,000+ DIED)
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To: ValerieUSA

1,687 posted on 08/27/2005 4:31:12 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: pollyannaish

The fact thousands of the good guys got there and supported our troops and President, imo, is a sign we've broken the wall of the MSM. Think about what it means. It means the rhetoric and spin of the MSM failed. It means alternative communication sources succeeded, or no one would have attended and known of the rally.

Insofar as the MSM is concerned, we've got them on the defensive temporarily and that is about as good as it gets. We'll never control them, but we can back them into corners step by step.


1,688 posted on 08/27/2005 4:31:24 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: jennyjenny

LOL, I think you're right. Sadly, probably a product of the California school system. At least her son turned out right.

Why is no one reporting on her family disagreeing with her and her husband filing for divorce?


1,689 posted on 08/27/2005 4:31:53 PM PDT by Gna42 ("You can't strengthen the weak by weakening the strong"....!)
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To: CAluvdubya

I thought he did pretty good with the pro-Bush comment too, letting the lady make her point, which BTW made sense and was coherent.

CindyLoon's comment was totally incoherent. I hope she keeps right on spitting them out.


1,690 posted on 08/27/2005 4:32:06 PM PDT by homemom (The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.)
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To: Leapfrog

A Bush supporter signs a US flag to be sent to troops in Iraq during a rally in Crawford, TX. Tensions mounted in President George W. Bush's hometown, as a small army of his supporters poured in to challenge demonstrators opposed to the war in Iraq.(AFP/Jim Watson)

1,691 posted on 08/27/2005 4:32:26 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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To: Leapfrog; Jim Robinson

saving JimRob pic


1,692 posted on 08/27/2005 4:32:27 PM PDT by larryjohnson
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To: zip

The race is gettin ready to start..I DOUBLE DOG DARE CINDY (double dog dare is the worst kind of dare) to go to Bristol and broadcast her message..ROFL...wait, her handlers would never allow that...:(


1,693 posted on 08/27/2005 4:32:36 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (Pi*s off a Liberal..work hard, be successful, be responsible)
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To: zip

I heard that he would not move when the LEOs asked him to leave a particular space. I am betting that he was an anti-Bush setup masquerading as a Bush supporter.


1,694 posted on 08/27/2005 4:32:55 PM PDT by maica (Do not believe the garbage the media is feeding you back home. ---Allegra (in Iraq))
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To: W04Man

FOX has gone over to the dark side.


1,695 posted on 08/27/2005 4:33:07 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: Leapfrog

Terrific picture. 1,000 words and all!


1,696 posted on 08/27/2005 4:33:12 PM PDT by NavySEAL F-16 (Proud to be a Reagan Republican)
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To: Chena

Probably the best laugh of the day was the story on Fox News Watch.....Is Cindy Sheehan being censored? What a laugh!


1,697 posted on 08/27/2005 4:33:49 PM PDT by 4integrity
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To: Laverne

Is it just me, or does he seem downright uncomfortable reporting this story? I'm suprised, since he was in the thick of the beginning of the war and gave some of the best reports... and is a marine pilot himself... he did manage to mumble something about the *numbers* vary from a hundred to hundreds.


1,698 posted on 08/27/2005 4:34:02 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: homemom
Cindy Sheehan: "The only reason George Bush wants our soldiers killed over there is because so many have already been killed."

I want to laugh, but I can't--it's like laughing at someone who is mentally challenged. That woman has psycho and breakdown-soon written all over her.

Yep.

1,699 posted on 08/27/2005 4:34:12 PM PDT by silent_jonny (Our Fallen Are Heroes, Not Victims)
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To: AmericanMade1776

People sign a U.S. flag to send to soldiers serving in Iraq during a rally supporting the war effort in Crawford, Texas August 27, 2005. Thousands of demonstrators turned out to rally against the war or to support the war. REUTERS/Jeff Mitchell

1,700 posted on 08/27/2005 4:34:17 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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