Posted on 04/11/2007 5:14:10 PM PDT by trooprally
A hearty group of FReepers and Gathering of Eagles members made sure that Code Pink's already busted Cluster Bomb Hunt was even more busted. After the 'hunt' received some early biased MSM press, it was decided not to let them go unanswered. We arrived in front of the White House around 9AM.
And we were successful in our Mission.
In the Washinton Times our own Kristinn Taylor received almost as much space as the 'hunt'.
"..... The Code Pink "cluster bomb hunt" drew a counter protest from about 10 people, who lined up with a large banner on Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, that said, "God Bless Our Troops, Defenders of Freedom, American Heroes."
"We're rooting for the home team in the war on terror," said Kristinn Taylor, a Washington D.C. leader for the online conservative activist group Free Republic.com.
Mr. Taylor said the Code Pink "cluster bomb hunt" was "psychologically abusive of children," and that Islamist terrorists target innocent women and children while the U.S. military goes out of its way to avoid killing civilians.
"Where is the protest against violent jihad?" said another sign in Mr. Taylor's group.
"The imminent danger in this world is not our munitions. It's what the terrorists are doing," Mr. Taylor said."
And we were permitted on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the moonbats and the White House. The MOAB was highly visible if the MSM tried to get any shots of the 'hunt' with the White House as a background symbol.
FReepers in D.C. were: Angelwood, Christopher Lincoln, Cindy_True_Supporter, GunsAreOK and TrueBlackMan. Dual FReepers/GoE members: Kristinn, tgslTakoma and Trooprally. GoE members were Doc Ford and TJ.
As usual this winter, the wind was blowing and there was a definite chill in the air. Not the global warming we were all hoping for. It took four of us to hold the MOAB. Those without gloves got cold hands but they still held signs.
tgslTakoma's great pics are HERE. Unfortunately computer difficulties, not my lack of webshot linking skills, (yea, sure, blame it on the computer) has kept them from being posted. But be sure to visit the site because Takoma did a great job. Being the free person not holding the MOAB she got some great pics of the busted 'hunt'. Her picture captions are especially great. You get to see that: the MSM almost out numbered the moonbats, the "cluster bombs", the small number of brainwashed children, their idiot parents, and the MOAB from the leftists view point.
Several times I was spelled for a few minutes from holding the MOAB by Christopher Lincoln and TJ to get some pics. Thanks to [Mrs] T's knowledge of my lack of skills, she made it easy to link to the below pics.
BELOW: MOAB with tgslTakoma on left with flag. GunsAreOK on left side of MOAB, Cindy_True_Supporter behind 'American', Christopher Lincoln behind 'Heros' and Kristinn on right side.
BELOW LEFT: Police dog checking out our bags and stuff before we even got to Pennsylvania Avenue. She didn't find any Cubans in my cigar holders. BELOW RIGHT: Kristinn checking in.
BELOW LEFT: Leftists and 'suicide kiddies'. BELOW RIGHT: As we passed the leftists, Kristinn verbally engaging Brian Hennessey before the Park Police told us to move on. The MSM got some good pics of Kristinn. That is Cindy_True_Supporter next to Kristinn. She also put in her two cents. tgslTakoma was parking the car while we carried the MOAB, flags and signs thru Lafayette Park.
BELOW LEFT: TJ, Isis and TrueBlackMan. BELOW RIGHT: Christopher Lincoln showing tourists behind us what we are all about. TJ and GunsAreOK are holding MOAB. Cindy_True_Supporter is hidden by Christopher Lincoln.
BELOW: Wind blowing hard.ln.
We broke up about noon. While waiting for tgslTakoma to pick us up, Code Pinkers Medea Benjamin and Gail Murphy went by on their way to the 'hunt'. They were more interested in themselves than in their kiddies, who were about 10 yards behind them.
Our Mission was a success later during the news broadcasts. At the top of the hour previews, ABC showed a snippet of the leftists 'hunt'. They never showed the full broadcast. But they did show the White House's Easter Egg Hunt/Roll.
Once again we can all say MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! EAGLES UP!
The DC chapter ROCKS!!
What were you doing Easter Monday? If you were not at the White House I hope you were either working or staying warm.
Well done, Kristinn and Team! Thank you, thank you thank you!
Looks like March 17 was a great turning point for getting help from other like-minded Americans.
Great Job!!!!
I was thinking of you guys! I was stuck working. Oh well.
Code pink cluster what?
Ain't that the truth. The leaders NEVER show at Walter Reed anymore. They don't even send in the taxi squad player know as Allison Yorra. Perhaps if they reschduled the protest at WRAMC till after "last call" maybe she could make it.
And the Murph and Bengy let the useful idiots get arrested and don't do a thing for those arrested other than mug for the cameras. Even the lefties are complaining about that.
[Mr] T
Great shot. And appropriate.
bttt
What a great report and event!
I love seeing the pictures...just talked to Kridtinn on the phone and he reported on the success too!
What a hideous event they planned. Using children...not like your wonderful little Eaglets!(sp?)
We had a number of supporting sorties by F-4s covering our butts with CBUs. In Nam, we never communicated with the F-4s except through TAMALE FAC. We had our hands full returning fire most of the time. The F-4s came in from behind us as they dropped their load. For those who noticed, hoping that the pilot didn’t sleep through his “close-in-ground-support” crossed our minds. Charlie did not like those CBUs, especially followed by Napalm.
Hardly a joke or a child’s toy, I have a lot of respect for cluster bombs and respect for the guys who dropped them near us.
I don’t know when I have laughed more at captions.
Freepers really showed them up this time.
Sleeping, ol’ Hoss (and working overnight Sunday AND Monday).
Thank you folks again for putting your shoe leather on the pavement (and the moonbats’ behinds)!
PS:I wrote the “TO” from memory and humbly apologize to whomever I may have left off the list.
Great report and photos — especially the photos by tgslTakoma! Great to see all of you again.
FReep On!
BUMP!
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