LIVE Report From Crawford (3,000 folks now and STILL COMING!)

Basil in Crawford | 8-27-05 | TxBubba

[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.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Fox is sensitive to the rantings of the left saying "conservative news.. conservative news!!!" Fox isn't going to cover anything until someone else does. It is what it is....

[Andy'smom]

They should have sent Ollie North.

[trussell]

I called and left a message asking them to show the pro troops/pro President rally!

[roses of sharon]

Fox is part of the elite NY media now, they report for each other after they get established.

For the most part, their news coverage is the same as the rest of the pack.

[doug from upland]

My older brother retired to Georgetown about five years ago. What a great town and area.

[pollyannaish]

They are caught off guard because they see what they want to see. They heard about it, but thought it was just a few fringe groups, not regular people. They heard thousands and figured a few hundred.

It is all about what they THINK the American people believe. Just remember, the famous anecdote about a reporter who said she couldn't believe Nixon won because she didn't know anyone who had voted for him?

Well, this is the support the troops equivalent. "How can there be three thousand? I don't' know anyone who supports this mission or the president."

That's my theory based on years of being a news junkie and laughing about what they are surprised by.

[OSHA]

A special message for some special people.

[ChefKeith]

I've given up on FNC and will not go back after this BS they pulled today.

I have TV for SPEED Channel/Military Channel/FoodTV the rest is of no use when FR is here to get the truth from.

MEDIA SCUM YOU ALL SUCK!!!

[Mister Baredog]

Of course, we believe in entrepreneurship, capitalism, and free enterprise :-)

AND MEAT!

[LibLieSlayer]

Please tell them ALL THANK YOU, that we LOVE them ALL, and pray for them daily!!!

LLS

[Bahbah]

when the only advertising they had was the Onion Blossom,

LOL. I had forgotten all about that.

[Laverne]

Ihave written them at least 10 emails in the last hour! LOL....to the three main email addresses, to the fox news live email address, and the fox news live weekend show as well. I can't believe they are reporting on some obscure "weed war" story and not reporting on the support the troops rally. I'm more than disappointed. I sent Brit an email as well, letting him know how disappointed I am in FNC for not showing this event.

[walkertoad]

I have been watching Fox and CNN, neither are covering the rally. Fox is dead as far as I am concerned.

[hershey]

Wonderful! God bless everyone who can go. Fabulous!!!

[lapsus calami]

 

Exactly. I think people should cool it, be calm about the coverage. I don't profess to be an expert by any means, but I have been around people in the news business. The on-scene media right now is shooting footage, doing interviews, and is on-hand for other developments as the day progresses. They then have to go through all what they've been gathering and make it into a viewable package, which can take a fair amount of work and time to do in itself. Then the networks are (competitively) going to commence running the story on their main newscasts, possibly throughout the rest of the weekend. Coverage by local stations is probably going to surpass that of the national level, so it'd be good to keep an eye on what they may post on the 'net later.

  

 

[Wormwood]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[pollyannaish]

Ok, let's say 400. We have around 3000. About 13%.

Sounds good to me!

[Alkhin]

Thank you Lapsus - that is kind of what I have been thinking as well...besides, I really wouldn't expect to see much until this evening.

[ohioWfan]

Just e-mailed Fox. This is preposterous!

Cindy's face has been on their news coverage incessantly, and yet this major news event is not covered live.

Unbelievable!

[Jeff Head]

Some pics from today's events...where over 3000 people came from all over the nation to support our troops and their mission in protest AGAINST the Cindy Sheehan anti-war, anti-American spectacle:

br> Jim Faulkner, a Vietnam veteran from San Antonio, holds a sign in support of the troops at a gathering of Pro-Bush supporters, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, in Crawford, Texas

Pro-Bush supporters picket in downtown Crawford, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005. Thousand of pro-Bush supporters are in Crawford to counter the supporters of Cindy Sheehan.

President Bush supporter Mark Voss chants for Cindy Sheehan supporter to take down the crosses along Prairie Chapel Road that leads to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas

Jeb Leutwyler puts up a sign supporting U.S. President George W. Bush on a fence near Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas

Mark Voss, of Crawford, Texas, writes the names of those families who do not want their relatives memorial cross at the campsite for Cindy Sheehan, at a gathering of pro-Bush supporters in Crawford, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005. The crosses were removed from the makeshift memorials at Camp Casey