Posted on 09/21/2005 8:45:09 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
We are about to get some radio coverage on WPHT in Philadelphia. Host Joe Watkins is promising to cover both sides (antiwar rally vs. counterprotest, Cindy Sheehan vs. other Gold Star Moms in favor of the war) shortly.
That's 1210 AM for those able to pick up Philly stations.
1. The host mentioned that Sheehan already HAD met with the president, good.
2. Mentioning that a lot of military parents disagree with Sheehan, gave the time of the pro-troop rally tomorrow.
Now a commercial break.
Diane Ibbotson: "They do a disservice to my son and others. There are still things worth fighting for."
"Let them finish the job they're there to do."
Taking a call from a veteran disgusted with Cindy Sheehan. "We don't need this in a time of war."
Commercial. Radio has lots and lots of commercials.
Ah! He's going to be a speaker at the Support the Troops rally tomorrow, that's great.
Well, he's back on the Catholic Church scandal now, so I'm going to go watch the cockroaches on C-Span.
Dutchgirl - Thank you for that post from Sgt. Leach. My wife and I were honored to be a part of the Freeper group that confronted Code Pink on Friday evening.
And we salute all the Freepers in the DC area!
We met many of you, and thanks for making us feel at home. You carry on the yeoman's task each Friday night not for the sake of publicity, but for the honor, morale and dignity of our wounded warriors. Our only regret is that living in N.J., we cannot be with you regularly.
We were appalled at what we saw; the Code Pink loon fringe, complete with their anti-American signs and sick slogans standing within spitting distance of Walter Read's guard gate, waiting for the wounded to arrive by bus. They stand there ready, willing and able to deliver just one message to the convalescing soldiers - you're a sucker!
Any caring human being cannot understand this behavior. Protesting in front of a military hospital goes way beyond decency; and their lack of respect and decency only proves what Code Pink will not admit, that they are anti-military(not just anti-war); and anti-military means pro-terrorist.
We respect anyone's right to an opinion and to protest, but we have no respect for those attempting to demoralize our fighting men & women.
Anytime we’re in D.C., we'll be with the Freepers on Friday night.
I am a mom in Jacksonville and it is not within my means to travel to D.C. the way I would like to. The pinkos sicken me, the content on their web sites sickens me. All I can do is support the D.C. Freepers who stand in the breach each Friday night and pray to God for the safety of our troops and for their morale and healing.
Here in Jax I support converting Cecil back into a Navy installation for jet training. We are not Vieques.
There are a few faithful freepers who are out there representing me every Friday night. the least I can do is learn their names and give them a bump and a salute.
Folks like sauropod, hellinahandcart, dr. raoul,billf, kristinn, jack deth, tgsltakoma (great lungs!) and just a nobody (great tag line!) et al.
This newbie thanks you for your greeting, but caveat emptor.. although my nic is military, I am 100% civilian. The nic comes from a charachter in one of my favorite films "They Were Expendable" by John Ford.
BUMP
Nice job this weekend!! You folks make me proud to be an American!
Much obliged for the gov't lesson. Now when you can spare a few minutes from your routine job of being a genius go back and read what I posted, which regarded a member of the DC chapter, not a resident of DC. And even if every member lived in the dist. it wouldn't be that hard to relocate to VA, MD, PA or even NJ if one desired to.
Sorry I missed meeting you Friday night or yesterday at the rally. We could have cleared up the misunderstanding of each other's posts. Are you saying that standing up against Code Pink, Brian Becker, Gael Murphy, Ramsay Clark, etc is a waste of time?
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