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AFTER ACTION REPORT: RALLY FOR THE TROOPS IN WILLIAMSBURG VA - CINDY'S DITCH TOUR GETS FREEPED
09-19-05 | paltz

Posted on 09/19/2005 8:56:32 PM PDT by Flora McDonald

All of us arrived at Crim Dell Meadow and the caravan of aging hippie throwbacks had already setup shop. According to Flora McDonald she had spoken to William and Mary previously about our counter protest. She was reassured we would be seen by both students and anti-war protesters. We were shocked to learn that the school had gone back on its word and sent us a football field or so away from the antiwar protest. Worse than that, the area had little foot traffic and shade (something the cindy sheehan’s group did have).

So I walked over to the college admin guy who allowed the groups to come on campus. He fed me the line that its school policy that groups have their right to free speech without being disrupted. I went on and said that nothing was being disrupted we just want the same foot traffic that they were getting. Standing there with U.S. flags and supporting our troops with our support the troop signs should not cause some disruption. We continued going on back and forth until he tried to pull authority and ask if I was a student. With a big smile on my face…I said “no”. I told him his new name was “bureaucratic college administrator”

So, while we ended up in the middle of bumble, with signs and flags, a bunch of CR’s and freepers went to the streets of Williamsburg with our stuff. We got a lot of thumbs up and honks. The school sent police cruisers to kick us off the street island we were standing on. So we stood on the sidewalk with our signs.

An oldish couple came up and used the same old tired line of “why don’t you go and serve if you’re for the war” My reply was simply “ Because the troops need to see groups of people like us on college campuses who support what they are doing not just Zarquai supporting groups like yours that bring down morale”. This went on for a while until they told me I’d be supporting Hitler if he were alive today. I nearly started laughing. Then they said I represented the worst of America. So I told them that coming from them that’s compliment. After they couldn’t give any alternative policy except saying the current one is a bad one, they walked away.

We met up with the other freepers at Crim Dell Meadow on campus.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: aar; cindysheehan; ditchtour; freep; operationhero; rallyforthetroops; va; wandm; willammary; williamandmary; williamsburg
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To: Flora McDonald

"So many moonbats...so little time!"

Oh dat be a great bumpersticker or t shirt..:)


21 posted on 09/19/2005 10:37:41 PM PDT by fizziwig
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To: Flora McDonald

I loved seeing those young people..Glad they got to hear an "old soldier" speak.


22 posted on 09/19/2005 10:46:57 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
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To: R. Scott; Live free or die; csvset; paltz; TomServo; concretebob; Justanobody; Mr. McDonald

Sorry it took so long to get the thread up. What with one FReep and another....

Did anyone write down the names of FReepers who attended?

Here's what I've got but I think I've missed a couple:
R. Scott
paltz
Live Free Or Die
concretebob
tom servo
csvset
justanobody
Mr. McDonald
Flora McDonald
(and friend, Miss R.)


23 posted on 09/19/2005 10:50:27 PM PDT by Flora McDonald (got teufelhunden?)
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To: Flora McDonald

Thank you Bump !!!!!


24 posted on 09/19/2005 11:01:07 PM PDT by Deetes (God Bless the Troops and their Families)
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To: Flora McDonald
Great job Guys!!!

Your love of country is shinning through!

God Bless You all.

25 posted on 09/20/2005 12:08:43 AM PDT by Earthdweller (Earth to liberals, we were not in Iraq on 9/11 so how did the war cause terrorism again?)
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To: Flora McDonald

Fabulous job!!


26 posted on 09/20/2005 2:54:21 AM PDT by TheSarce (The Silent Majority is finding its voice. It goes to ELEVEN!)
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To: Flora McDonald
“why don’t you go and serve if you’re for the war”

I was talking with a William and Mary student when this comment was made. He had completed a tour in Iraq and Afghanistan with the US Marines. He had a good chuckle over the comment.
We talked for close to half an hour – and both being vets we had a lot in common. It was soon apparent that he really had been there, and was not just blowing smoke.
27 posted on 09/20/2005 3:30:25 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: R. Scott; paltz; Live free or die; concretebob; TomServo; csvset; Justanobody; Mr. McDonald; ...
Great work, guys!

Thank you all for doing this.

28 posted on 09/20/2005 4:10:51 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: Flora McDonald

bttt


29 posted on 09/20/2005 4:12:23 AM PDT by bmwcyle (We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
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To: tgslTakoma

It was the very first time I ever attended a politically motivated rally. I might even learn how to be more active in my participation.


30 posted on 09/20/2005 4:15:20 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: Flora McDonald

Great job by all!!


31 posted on 09/20/2005 4:42:20 AM PDT by Ros42
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To: Flora McDonald

I love the "World Peace Begins with W" and the rainbow! Very thoughtful.


32 posted on 09/20/2005 6:32:49 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother ( We need a few more Marines like Lt. Gen. James Mattis)
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother
You can use the line in your next beauty pageant.
33 posted on 09/20/2005 6:34:23 AM PDT by bmwcyle (We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
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To: Flora McDonald
You guys were great!!!! I almost fell like I was there ;-)!
Love the "Send Cindy to Gitmo" sign!

I was thinking about a sign that says "Donate Here to Send the Cindynistas to Iraq" That way we could get rid of them, they could show our troops in person how much they *cough* "support them, and our troops could show their *ahem* "appreciation" by tossing their sorry butts to the "Freedom Fighters". Everybody wins!

34 posted on 09/20/2005 7:00:43 AM PDT by Sisku Hanne (Deprogramming the left, one truth at a time.)
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To: Flora McDonald; All
We stayed a lot later than we intended - had some great conversations.

Toward the end, we had two young men wander over "from the other side" to have a discussion with us. It was quite remarkable. They were soft spoken, asking intelligent questions - albeit from the lsm, listened attentively as several answered their questions and objections to what was said. They seemed generally interested in seeking the truth. One recited the spelling, twice, of a search term we told him to google. This indicated to me that he was serious about researching the things he had heard.

The greatest moment was when they thanked us for taking the time to answer questions, give explanations and verifiable information for what we we told them. They informed us that when they probed the "other side" for answers, all they could spout was, "but...oh...but...but...HALLIBURTON!" His facial expression and gesturing through that statement was priceless! It was then that they decided to search for answers elsewhere and came to us.

Meeting these two, and the most awesome, energetic Young Republicans and other students, give me great hope for the future of our Republic!

35 posted on 09/20/2005 7:15:26 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem !)
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To: Flora McDonald; concretebob
I don't know about other FReepers, but I counted 15-17 others from the photos.

Does that sound right? Bob, what does your book tell us?

36 posted on 09/20/2005 7:18:44 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem !)
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To: Flora McDonald

It's really nice to see the nice, well-mannered, clean young people get involved and support the troops...unlike the unclean, unkempt, unwashed hippies of yester year.

It gives me hope for America.


37 posted on 09/20/2005 7:20:20 AM PDT by BushisTheMan
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To: Flora McDonald

I love the World Peace begins with W sign!


38 posted on 09/20/2005 7:22:21 AM PDT by Hoodlum91
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To: R. Scott; Flora McDonald; All
“why don’t you go and serve if you’re for the war”

That along with ...
"do you have a family member over there?"

"what noble cause?"

...are their signature absurdities!

39 posted on 09/20/2005 7:44:50 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem !)
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To: R. Scott
“why don’t you go and serve if you’re for the war”

My response: I would love to go. But the military isn't taking mid-40's fat guys with bad knees.

40 posted on 09/20/2005 7:48:27 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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