Tonkawa Park
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.
What time???!!!! Let me at 'em. I'm there!!!
Thanks for the photo essay! Keep up the good work. Perhaps if they drive north to DC via NC I can get my shot.
I loved those hands. Mine are down in the basement, awaiting September 24th. See you then!
What is *that*??
During the Fox News break at the top of the hour, they reported on Crawford! They reported that 3,000 supporters of Bush and our troops (my words, not theirs) showed up. I have a feeling our voices HAVE been heard, thanks to plenty of e-mails, and hopefully more coverage will be coming soon.
You should post that info as it's own thread. It's absolutely disgusting.
That's what I was thinking, too. Oops.
I don't know Earthdweller... he didn't give specifics and I couldn't find any news items about the funeral.
Please let me add the thanks of my family to all FReepers, and others, in Crawford showing America's support for our troops and our President/their Commander-in-Chief, President Bush.
You did a fabulous job!
Tonkawa Park
What should it go under? It's just heard info - not a news story...
They should be tied to Cindy Sheehan, and that story of such low tactics, should be spread around the US and through the media--each and every time they try that stunt at a servicemember's funeral. They are, those demonstrators and Cindy, in fact, soul mates, when you come to think about it.
I didn't mean to imply that it was our e-mails that allowed us to be heard! YIKES! We all know that it was our true American patriots who made it possible by their presence in Crawford. Those of us who couldn't be with them did our part by e-mailing the MSM and demanding that they cover this story as much as they have covered Ms. Sheehan and her supporters.
Hi there, Cindy, hehe. 
Indiana for sure.... Maybe others will have suggestions.
Are the people doing this the members of the Phelps family? Or some other group of leftists with no sense of taste?
I was over at Protest warriors website and there seem to be more DUmmys on their forum than Warriors.
They are a clever group but they just dont seem to have the numbers necessary to be effective.
Their low numbers and infiltration tactics( and God Bless it! I'll say it.."conservatives are fed up") resulted in the situation we had today. Freepers went on Red Alert.
The bottomline is it was an unfortunate misunderstanding and no one was hurt.
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