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To: tgslTakoma

Memorial Day Demonstrators Face Off
By LARRY MARGASAK

As throngs came to the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery to honor the fallen on Memorial Day, a handful of protesters from an anti-gay group stood across a four-lane highway from a conservative group supporting the troops.
The two groups, separated by a line of police cars, were faced off about 300 feet from the entrance to the cemetery. They held signs making competing arguments. But because of noise from approaching motorcycles and cars, they could not hear one another.
A small group of members of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., who have been demonstrating around the country at military funerals, sang "God hates America" to the tune of "God Bless America" and held signs that read "God is America's terror", "Thank God for dead soldiers", "You're going to hell", and "Bush killed them."
Across the street, a handful of people from the conservative group known as FreeRepublic.com held a large sign saying, "God bless our troops, defenders of freedom, American heroes." Other signs said, "God does love our defenders of freedom" and "This Memorial Day, thank a soldier for your freedom."

More Here:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/may/29/052909919.html


125 posted on 05/29/2006 10:40:13 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Crush Code Pink, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of the womyn)
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To: Jimmy Valentine's brother; kristinn; Just A Nobody; trooprally; tgslTakoma; smoothsailing; Coop
Right, a "handful"..... duh! this one picture shows 12 counting the freeper photographer. Later, we have a few more show up, maybe about 20 all total. Against their 4 people, they didn't even have a "handful."

The rest of my photos: http://TroopsSupport.com/MemorialDay2006/index.htm

128 posted on 05/29/2006 1:25:32 PM PDT by W04Man (Bush2004 Grassroots Campaign We Did It! NOW.... PLEASE STAY THE COURSE!)
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