"WAR HAPPENS. DEAL WITH IT !" —Walter Reed FReep #118, 7/20/07

DC Chapter | July 26, 2007 | Albion Wilde, with photos by [Mrs] Trooprally

[Albion Wilde]

WASHINGTON, DC, July 20, 2007— In a week in which half of the US Congress continues to believe that a suicidally determined enemy will no longer pose a threat if Congress abandons the Iraqi people and the War on Terror, FReepers and military family members continue to uphold the majority of the American people — who support the mission as well as "the troops", who want to stay safe, and who are disgusted with a Congress that, depending which poll you ask, has generated its lowest approval ratings yet as it continues to dither over whether to surrender outright, or surrender the US military through politically-motivated sabotage.

FReeper armymarinemom's shirt tells Congress and the whining lefty elites what grownups know.

We were honored this week by a visit from Blue Star mother and FReeper armymarinemom. Earlier in the day, she had met President Bush at the White House, with a group of War on Terror veterans and military family members representing a variety of pro-victory organizations. armymarinemom and her husband, armymarinedad, are founders of Military Families Voice of Victory, a non-partisan group, according to its home page, to "support the missions of our loved ones."

Cindy-True-Supporter and armymarinemom see eye-to-eye.

Jimmy Valentine's Brother posted himself as close as possible to the Pinko station to display his signs, giving his opinion of the Demolition party's Congressional all-nighter to protest the war in Iraq. Even a RINO like Arlen Specter thought Harry Reid's latest antics were another pointless waste of taxpayer dollars.

One of our FReepers arrived in a stars'n'stripes ride. It's a "chase car" from the US Flag Balloon, pictured below:

Last week, a female reporter came and chatted up several FReepers. This week she was back again, trailing a photographer; but this week she went down to the Code Pinkos and was greeted effusively by DC CodePink underbanana, Allison Yorra. As we have learned, the DC Chapter can have forty FReepers, six or eight huge banners, dozens of signs, hundreds of flags, and (I'm not making this up) twin children doing a dance routine for the troops, but reporters will attach themselves like Velcro to the seven pathetic anti-war protestors with crayon-scribbled "bring them home" signs.

Girl reporter worships at the altar of union wife Candy Wolf. Even though it's lib-religious, the anti-war "vigil" just keeps dwindling.

Multi-generational intellectual poverty: Pinko Allison Yorra and her children prepare to hang a Code Pink banner on the fence of Walter Reed.

Girl reporter returns to the FReep at the gates of Walter Reed, where her face shows her true colors. Her photographer points to mecca, left rear. Right rear, lurker Sheree from Alexandria.

La la la la laaah la, we don't care what snotty J-school reporter dweebs think. We're here for the troops. Left to right, tgslTakoma, Doctor Raoul, [Mr] Trooprally.

All our MOABs and banners are often photographed by passing cars and pedestrians. Tonight, a young African-American man stood across the street to photograph our newest banner with his cellphone.

FReepers Fraxinus and Doctor Raoul.

We were visited by Evan and Sheree from Alexandria. Evan is studying criminal justice and photography at a Pittsburgh university; he is doing a free speech project. They had learned that anti-war protesters were "vigiling" at Walter Reed through Protest.net, a site that rounds up Hate-America activism around the nation, sorted by region. Surprised and apparently pleased to see our FReep, Sheree said, "This one is a lot more fun than the one down the street!"

Left to right, VAFlagWaver, Dave from WR, VictoryNY, unknown woman, R.T.Delta.

The busdriver turned the interior lights on so his passengers, recovering troops and families, would be more visible to us as we cheered their return to the WRAMC base.

The Honor Roll of attendees at tonight's rally included FReepers ArmyMarineMom, BufordP, Cindy-True-Supporter, Doctor Raoul, Fraxinus, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, Kristinn, PrezUSA222, R.T. Delta, Sensei Ern, tgslTakoma, Tom the Redhunter, Trooprally [Mr & Mrs], VAflagwaver, VictoryNY and myself, Albion Wilde. Lurkers included Bill from MD, Evan & Sheree and several troops from Walter Reed who stopped by.

Dozens of times every Friday at Walter Reed,
lurker Bill from MD shouts out a "thank you"
to all the drivers who beep for the troops.

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Additional links:

To view all of [Mrs] Trooprally's photos from this FReep, click here.

To read BillF's back story about how the Walter Reed FReep got started and other general information, click here.

To view a complete archive of Walter Reed FReeps, maintained by BufordP, click here.

If you can't join us in DC but would like to know how to do something to help the wounded at Walter Reed, FReepmail Cindy-True-Supporter, PleaDeal, Albion Wilde or VAFlagwaver.

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[Theresawithanh]

Thank you for doing this! Great job! Sure wish I could participate, but like DollyCali says, these posts make me feel like I was there!

YOU ALL ROCK!!!!!!

[endthematrix]

God Bless the DC Chapter, our Troops and our Country!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[freema]

BUMP

[trooprally]

Great job Albion!

Always good reading the thread to find out what else is going on with the other corners.

[Mr] T

[beachn4fun]

Great work, people. Love seeing newbies stopping by. Hopefully Evan will put out something with a positive spin.

you know what I think? Well, I’m gonna tell ya anyway.

I think DC Chapter, and/or parents of the wounded, should contact the reporter who did the story on “how back the WR conditions are for our wounded.” Or, someone who really has sympathy for our military. Ask them to interview the wounded and their family about how they feel having those pinkos hanging outside their windows while they are trying to recoup. Hopefully, this would generate as much sympathy as the “how back the WR conditions are for our wounded” report did, which might go a long way in losing sympathy the pinkos.

That’s my 2 cents and I’m sticking to it. LOL

[Dustbunny]

Bump

[Albion Wilde]

how wonderful it would be to on occasion find one of the .006% if the reporters who MIGHT lean towards the right.

You can say that again. Thanks for your post, Dolly!

[Albion Wilde]

Sure wish I could participate, but like DollyCali says, these posts make me feel like I was there! YOU ALL ROCK!!!!!!

Sure is a long way from the "other" Washington! We won't give up hope — you never know what might bring you this way...

Thank you for your kind thoughts!

[MEG33]

Terrific report, Albion!

[M Kehoe]

Excellent work.

Hey Doc, are you losing weight, or working out?

5.56mm

[OCCASparky]

self bump for later

[maxter]

Thanks for the ping, report and pics. You guys are the real deal, working week in and week out. God bless all of you.
WE ARE FREE REPUBLIC AND WE LOVE OUR DC CHAPTER - DEAL WITH IT! LOL!!!!

[Albion Wilde]

I think...contact the reporter who did the story on “how [bad] the WR conditions are for our wounded.” Or, someone who really has sympathy for our military. Ask ... the wounded... how they feel having those pinkos hanging outside their windows...which might go a long way in losing sympathy the pinkos.

Unfortunately, those articles were politically-motivated "hit pieces" to embarrass the Bush administration and make the soldiers seem disloyal and/or victims. The elite press corps is more interested in scandal and pleasing one another by vying for Pulitzers than in presenting what reasonable people would consider the "truth."

Finding anyone sympathetic to the military among the DC press corps... well, we've been out here for two and a half years and reporters have come from as far away as Japan, but no matter how many of us are here, we are ignored by the mainstream media. Only blogs and patriotic newsgroups keep our story out there.

One conservative online news source did a story in 2005 expressing disgust that the anti-war protesters were at WR. It was picked up by Limbaugh, Hannity and others in August, 2005. Later that year, there was one article in the Washington Post, but the Post's story made moral equivalence between our group and the protesters, who were defaming the wounded (pressure from Sean Hannity and from us has since made them change their signs to phony "we support the troops" sentiments).

During the uproar this past winter over conditions at WR, we once saw a CBS cameraman carefully angling to shoot the Walter Reed signpost in such a way that our entire FReep, MOABs, signs, flags, people and banners, one of which was attached directly to the side of the WR signpost, were not visible. A group of soldiers held a press conference to refute the bad publicity, but not a word made it into the newspapers.

That's your DC press corps for you.

[armymarinemom]

It’s always a pleasure and honor to freep with the DC Chapter. You guys ROCK!

[Albion Wilde]

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Thanks for your comments and bumps, FRiends!

[MEG33]

I am so grateful to all of you for what you do to support our troops.

[beachn4fun]

Believe me, I believe you.

I’ve lived long enough to notice those things.

But, one can hope.

[Albion Wilde]

It’s always a pleasure and honor to freep with the DC Chapter. You guys ROCK!

No, YOU ROCK, armymarinemom, and so do all your grown kids in the service of our country! Thank you so much for all that you do for the troops, as well as for the many ways that you support the DC Chapter!

[Albion Wilde]

But, one can hope.

Yes, the hippie generation is going to start retiring and dying out. Maybe some of the next journalists in line will get tired of hating America.