Lisa Vincent, Iraq War blogger- StevenVincent's widow (see left sidebar under True Heros) and make sure you catch her speech on the video when I post it later. She is an amazing woman carrying the torch for her husband, her country. 
Posted on 03/03/2006 11:33:00 AM PST by firebrand
Freepers cirque23, firebrand, and AliVeritas were among the crowd at the demonstration today in support of freedom at the Danish Consulate. Another freeper was there who forgot his screen name but was part of the DC demonstrations outside Cheney's house in 2000. Juliej could not get out of work until 1, so she missed it, but she did try to stop by.
We started assembling at the northwest corner of 47th and Second Avenue. A guy with a Viking helmet, another guy with a Lego sign, a guy with a Danish flag painted on his face, lots of people with signs and flags and T-shirts, a woman handing out little squares of Havarti--were all there. The only reporter I spoke to was from New York Press. I told him to get rid of the pornography but he was nice and interviewed me anyway. (Famous last words?)
The police discovered us after about 15 or 20 minutes and moved us to the diagonal corner, the southeast corner of 47th and Second (the western end of Hammarskjold Park). There were rumors that Hitchens was going to be there but I guess that's what they were: rumors only.
I was handing out a list of Danish products, but it kept getting expanded by people who were there. One guy had a big sign with Danish product names on it, so I copied some from him too. The list appears below.
The organizing blogger is Snarksmith. I'm not sure of the guy's real name, but I hope he will show up here and take a bow. You might want to take a look at his website. This is where cirque23 saw the demonstration announcement.
It was quite cold, and we were glad to break up a little after 1 p.m. It was a very nice, illustrious-looking crowd, all true lovers of freedom.
OK, here's the list. Really buy some stuff, now. The boycott is hurting Denmark.
DANISH PRODUCTS
Havarti cheese
Carlsberg beer
Tuborg beer
White Clover Dairy products (sold as White Clover and Holland Farm)
Danish Crown hams
DAK ham
Danish bacon
Online purveyors The Danish Foodshop and Danish Deli Foods
Danish porcelain, such as Dansk and Royal Copenhagen
Georg Jensen (silver etc.)
Gevalia coffee
Dansko shoes
Ecco shoes
Bang and Olufsen audio productions
Legos
Danish butter cookies (come in a round blue tin--look for the "Product of Denmark" line on the tin)
Cirque23 took pictures and will post them here later.
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Will ping you later when the pix are up.
A huge thank you from this freeper.
We may have to start with changing the minds of Freepers to support the Danes. According to this one http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589195/posts?page=20#20 Danes have never see indoor plumbing or a refrigeratory in their lives.
rolling eyes..........
I don't think that's what ladyjane meant. She meant people other than the Danes, if you look closely.
DIESEL SALUTES in the keywords refers to the Teamsters who kept honking for us as they went down Second Avenue. Pretty savvy bunch.
The cartoonists were Danes correct? Check again.
It depends what she means by "quota." Yes, of course the cartoonists were Danes. Does she mean "our Danish quota"? If so, I stand corrected.
LOL! It's always nice to have the support of people driving by.
Food: Arla milk, cheese etc.
Danish crown (meat)
Lurmaerket Butter
Danish Bacon
Thor Fish
Danisco Food
Candy:
Toms (chocolate)
LAgermann
Galle & Jessen
Beverages:
Tuborg Beer
Carlsberg Beer
Aalborg Aquavit (snaps)
Medicine: Novo
Cigarettes:
Prince (Don't start smoking because of this fire!)
Clothings:
H2O
Hummel
Per Reumert
Shoes:
Ecco
Jaco
Danish Design:
Royal Copenhagen
Georg Jensen
Stelton
PH-lamps
Lego (toys)
Brio (toys)
Raadvad (knives etc.)
Trip Trap
HTH- kitchen
Morsoe (Fireplaces)
Royal Danish Porcelain
B & G Porcelain
Vesta (Windmills)
B & O radioes/televisions etc.
Other:
Watco Danish Furniture Oil
Buy Danish yarn.
http://www.sirri.fo/default.asp
Denmark's exporter directory.
http://www.danishexporters.dk/scripts/danishexporters/danishexporters_forside.asp
The Danish Food shop
http://www.danishfood.net/
Danish Deli Food
http://www.danish-deli-food.com/
LEGO
http://www.lego.com/
More stuff made in Denmark.
http://www.madeindenmark.org/
Davids Medienkritik has an excellent Buy Danish post.
http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/2006/01/buy_danish.html
Check out the Support Denmark page (hat tip: Paul Belien of the indispensable Brussels Journal).
http://skender.be/supportdenmark/
Embassy of Denmark
3200 Whitehaven St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
wasamb@um.dk
Great Pix & thread!
Photos from other websites now posted.
Instapundit has posted about the rally and links several blogs.
http://instapundit.com/
DANISH CONSULATE RALLY: Reader Kevin Patrick sends this report from New York:
About 150-200 People in attendance at any one time (some of us are supposed to be working). Friendly crowd handing out danish cheese (even in relatively cold weather). About a half dozen danish flags and even more signs in support of the Danes. Healthy discussions/debates going on as well. Couple of people vocalizing their attendance on behalf of friends serving in Iraq and elsewhere. Police in attendance also managing crowd in an orderly manner. All in all a good showing in suuport of the Danes.
Manga tak, firebrand.
(thank you very much in Danish)
Skal (Cheers)
Dinah
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