Posted on 11/16/2008 9:07:39 PM PST by Thunder90
They protested at a funeral in my county. The police made things as difficult as they possibly could for them.
The folks whom they were protesting were too decent to be much bothered by them.
Articles on the web says they did two protests on Saturday with the Prop 8 protestors.
Road trip?
On behalf of the state of Kansas I would like to make a simple request: Would the good citizens of the state of Virginia just keep Phelps and his family (which pretty much consists his entire “church”)? Please. We’ll owe you one, big time.
I realize they stir some passions but would ignoring them deny them the response they are out there to get?
You mean like the Patriot Guard not showing up at military funerals? You mean like the DC Chapter not guarding the Walter Reed gate?
It seems to consume a lot of energy to be involved in these activities that is largely cathartic. Unfortunately I guess most people aren’t too adept at ignoring stuff like the behavior of retards so well.
Rarely a Friday goes by that we are not greeted by Walter Reed patients coming and going from the hospital thanking us for keeping Code Pink down the street away from the gate.
You think I can’t find better things to do on a Friday night? You think I wouldn’t rather be out drinking with my buds shooting pool or taking the wife out to dinner and a movie? Or just plopping down in front of the TV relaxing? Especially during the winter when it gets g-d awful cold and miserable.
Catharsis?!
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Are you on our DC Chapter list by mistake?
...personally I don't give two rats asses what sort of response they want...MY attendance at ANY rally in support of our military is not to counter ANY protest... IT SOLELY AND EFFORTLESSLY IS TO SUPPORT THE MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES
It's a Catch-22 situation. If they are ignored by good people such as the DC Chapter and the Patriot Guards they can claim they win because no one is willing to stand up and say they are wrong and they get all the press. If the good folks are there, these idiots can claim they are being repressed of their 1st amendment rights. And they still get press, but so do the good guys.
I would rather the good guys get accused of being in their face than be accused of being afraid to face the phelps freaks.
I have to wonder why I see posts like yours ("What you guys do is worthless") on a pretty regular basis and I never see posts asking "So, do you guys know of any effect these demonstrations have?" or "I used to do these demonstrations, but after finding that they had no effect I stopped, so you should, too."
In other words, it appears that those on FR who criticize we street Freeper types are folk who have no idea what they're talking about, but consider themselves experts all the same. And not only experts, but experts who feel like they're qualified to tell the rest of us what to do with our Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. That's not arrogant at all...
I've had military members and their families thank me for what I do, and have had the honor of being thanked for it personally by WWII veteran, including a Pearl Harbor survivor and one guy who wrote to the newspaper to thank us just weeks before his death. I've also been thanked by Vietnam vets and have been joined by them on my corner and asked to march with them in the Memorial Day parade on the basis of my troop support work alone. No veteran or family member has ever told me what I do is a waste of time. I'll take their judgement over yours, thanks.
If there is no response then it gives the appearance that there is no support of the military. That is what happened during the Vietnam War. Those that supported the Vietnam War and the military kept silent and we know what the outcome of that was. The military cannot stand up in protest/counter protest for themselves; it is not allowed.
Never again- Please never again let our military feel that their country does not support them.
Thank You and God Bless all who show support for our military anywhere and everywhere.
What Mr. Silverback wrote goes double for me.
I will make it to Yorktown. I just hope I can maintain.
Not even O and his personal piggy bank (aka the US Treasury) could write a check big enough for Virginia to care take Freddie and his traveling Freak Show....
[tips hat]
mbraynard, you owe every single member of the DC Chapter of Free Republic an apology.
These people who use their Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays to let the troops know that not everyone feels the same way the Code Pinkos do, are some of the most dedicated, patriotic and compassionate people I have ever met. They have taken their precious personal time and gone to Walter Reed EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.
While the rest of us sit on our asses, the DC Freepers are out there, rain, shine or snow. You think they have no personal life, something they would rather be doing with their time?
You owe them all an apology. I suggest you reply to all on this thread and issue a heartfelt apology if you don’t want your name to be mud on FR.
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