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AAR, Olney, MD FReep, Feb. 11,2006: We Got Snow, We Got Coffee, We Out Numbered Them
Trooprally | Feb. 14,2006 | Trooprally

Posted on 02/14/2006 6:25:42 PM PST by trooprally

We Got Snow, the wet kind that is no different from rain, it was cold (luckily no wind), and we got coffee. TWICE we got coffee. Soldiers who were in Iraq and saw us on the corner, went to a local coffee shop and bought us coffee. They sincerely Thanked us for standing there. The leftist antiwar group of three saw this. Hopefully it was demoralizing.

I also counted only 6 honks for their side. We had several honks every light change and penty of thumbs up. This is really up lifting to our side and again demoralizing for their side. Maybe that is why they left early, feeling under appreciated.

We were there, Cindy-True-Supporter (Formerly known as Lurker Joan and just signed onto FR), Lurker Bill, Iraqikurd and yours truly, [Mr] Trooprally. [Mrs] Trooprally was still recovering from being sick, but will join me at WR and Olney this coming weekend.

The antiwar group had a total of 3 for about 20 minutes. Then the 2 remaining leftist left 15 minutes early. The real antiwar maggot hippie with the "Support the Troops, Impeach Bush" sign did not show up. I guess he had enough of Doctor Raoul's signs. Even though they left early, we stayed until our 4:30 quitting time.

I'm glad to see that the leftists have conviction in their cause. Hopefully again, we are getting the better of them and they will leave before the weather gets warm. If this goes into warmer weather, they may get reinforcements from the older Quakers.

Several times in the past, one or two of their group tried to out stay us, but to no avail. My hat is off to Lurker Bill, Cindy-True-Supporter, GunsareOK, Paltz and Gate2wire who have stayed the extra time. Our normal time is from 3 to 4:30, but they stayed well after 5. The leftist don't try that tactic any more.

Weather did not permit a whole lot of pictures. Couldn't even get a good picture from across the street. The soldiers who brought us the coffee did not stay long enough to get their pictures.

Below: Picture of Saturday's Olney, MD. FReep Includes Lurker Joan, Iraqikurd Lurker Bill. Report to follow whenever I finish shoveling snow and enjoying the fire place when resting.

Below: Signs from Olney's FReep drying off.

REMEMBER next Saturday, same place, Georgia Avenue, MD Rte. 97 and MD Rte. 108, same time, 3 PM to 4:30 PM


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters
KEYWORDS: aar; codepink; dcchapter; freep; grumpies; infinite; maryland; mobilizingmother; moonbats; olney; operationinfinite; peaceactionmc; peaceniks; quakers; snow; trooprally
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1 posted on 02/14/2006 6:25:44 PM PST by trooprally
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To: Landry Fan; BillF; Albion Wilde; maica; BufordP; Fraxinus; 3D-JOY; tgslTakoma; Angelwood; ...

D.C. Chapter ping


2 posted on 02/14/2006 6:27:40 PM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: trooprally

God bless you all.


3 posted on 02/14/2006 6:28:45 PM PST by SampleMan
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To: SampleMan

Thanks. It's a small FReep, but looks like we are getting the best of them. I think verbally engaging them helps to get the fringe leftist out of there.

It's great when people stop and take the time to get out of their car to come over to us, especially when they bring coffee!!

[Mr] T


4 posted on 02/14/2006 6:32:00 PM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: trooprally

God Bless you and our troops!


5 posted on 02/14/2006 6:41:49 PM PST by apackof2 (You can stand me up at the gates of hell, I'll stand my ground and I won't back down)
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To: trooprally

Ah, FReeping in the snow. Thank you! Our troops are the greatest.


6 posted on 02/14/2006 6:42:54 PM PST by bluesagewoman
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Ditto


7 posted on 02/14/2006 6:43:55 PM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: trooprally

Great going guys. It must be really cold.....Brrrrr


8 posted on 02/14/2006 6:47:31 PM PST by freekitty
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We're just glad the wind was not blowing.


9 posted on 02/14/2006 6:50:04 PM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: All

bttt


10 posted on 02/14/2006 6:50:20 PM PST by Landry Fan (Get Well Soon, Mr. Whittington!)
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To: trooprally

That is a great picture of your FReepers! You all did an awesome as the response from the passerbys and the soldiers illustrates.

God bless & thank you.


11 posted on 02/14/2006 7:30:12 PM PST by Flora McDonald (got teufelhunden?)
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To: cindy-true-supporter

Hi, Cindy-True-Supporter!


12 posted on 02/14/2006 8:25:14 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Brokeback Mountain: "for once, the good guys get it in the end." -SNL)
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To: trooprally
Great job!

Soldiers who were in Iraq and saw us on the corner, went to a local coffee shop and bought us coffee. They sincerely Thanked us for standing there.

Our soldiers are the best! This is why it is so important that we do not allow the anti-war commies to go unchallenged. Imagine if our guys had only seen them on the corner Saturday.

Thank you all. Wish I lived closer so I could join you more often.

13 posted on 02/14/2006 9:28:11 PM PST by Just A Nobody (NEVER AGAIN - Support our troops. I *LOVE* my attitude problem! Beware the Enemedia.)
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To: trooprally

Glad to hear "Mr. Ponytail" wasn't there with his "Impeach Bush" sign. He was getting way too much response from passers-by.

How cool that some soldiers were in the area! What great support from them.


14 posted on 02/15/2006 1:30:51 AM PST by Apple Blossom (...around here, city hall is something of a between meals snack.)
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To: trooprally; iraqikurd; cindy-true-supporter
...and to Lurker Bill.

Soldiers who were in Iraq and saw us on the corner, went to a local coffee shop and bought us coffee. They sincerely Thanked us for standing there. The leftist antiwar group of three saw this. Hopefully it was demoralizing.

Of course it was! BANG! Like a blast of birdshot from the Vice President's shotgun!

Thanks for the report.

15 posted on 02/15/2006 3:58:56 AM PST by BufordP ("I am stuck on Al Franken 'cause Al Franken's stuck on me!" -- Stupid)
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To: Apple Blossom
There are actually loads of troops in the area. Just down the road towards Rockville there is a National Guard unit which is currently deployed in Iraq.

Did you notice the flags in front of the BP gas station on your right as you approached our intersection? Each flag represent an Olney resident's family member in Iraq or Afghanistan. The yellow ribbon attached to the flag has the soldier's name, rank & branch of service on it.

The idea is that when the family member comes home, you get the flag to present to them at their home coming celebration. We did it already for our nephew.

I'll have to get a picture of it for the next Olney AAR.

[Mr] T
16 posted on 02/15/2006 4:29:08 AM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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Note to all. After we had dinner across the street that night, I found false charges on my Visa. I have corrected them and have started the investigation on the charges. I'll keep you posted on where this idiot works. Check your cards if you used them that night in MD.
17 posted on 02/15/2006 4:52:51 AM PST by bmwcyle (We got permits, yes we DO! We got permits, how 'bout YOU?;))
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To: trooprally
- AmericanProtest.net BUMP!

Way to be, Olney. A friend of mine has a son stationed at Aberdeen.
You know, it was so cold on Saturday in Tucson, that I had to wear both a tshirt and an open shirt, and some others were actually wearing coats. Man, that's freezing around here! Brrrrr!

By the way, an interview came out today which I will be printing and handing out to "anti-war" and others in the future: The Changed Baathist: Interview with Ali Ibrahim Al-Tikriti. It's so good I want to figure out the perfect sign to get people to pull over so I can hand it to them.
18 posted on 02/15/2006 7:38:16 AM PST by \/\/ayne (Give me Liberty or give me the ACLU)
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I had to wear both a tshirt and an open shirt, and some others were actually wearing coats

Go ahead - rub it in!!!!

:-D

Looked at your last thread. FR & PW getting together, couldn't get any better than that. We are also getting the two groups together for the D.C. FReeps. We are also getting the Young Republicans from local colleges involved. Try contacting them.

[Mr] T

19 posted on 02/15/2006 8:10:10 AM PST by trooprally (Never Give Up - Never Give In - Remember Our Troops)
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To: trooprally

It's so easy to immediatly distinguish the conservative side from the libs side when you see pictures of any of these rallys, without even reading the signs. The people who look like they work for a living, or are retired, and who have smiles on their faces are the conservatives.


20 posted on 02/18/2006 9:34:33 AM PST by joebuck
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