Did we ever! LOL bttt
Jim Robinson: "Founded Free Republic in the fall of 1996. Developed and installed the forum software and opened the forum to the general public in February, 1997. The forum started small, just a dozen or so posters, but steadily grew until we had several hundred posters by the end of 1997 and outgrew our server. We leased a new server and continued growing. During 1998, we were receiving over a hundred thousand hits per day and over five thousand posts per day were being made by several thousand posters. We were being read by all of the major media and by many on Capitol Hill. We were making an impact on the impeachment effort. In October of 1998, we held a "March for Justice" rally at the Washington Monument and attracted several thousand protesters. The event was televised live by CSPAN and the nation watched as Congressman Bob Barr called for the impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton from our stage.
Thousands of "FReepers" congregate at the March for Justice
"The thousands of enthusiastic FReepers enjoyed rousing speeches by Bob Barr, Alan Keyes, Larry Klayman, Gary Aldrich, Joyce "Rejoice" Smith, Rev. Jesse Peterson and other great conservatives. Also attending were Ann Coulter, Billy Dale, Lucianne Goldberg and Matt Drudge. The March for Justice was a moving patriotic experience for all.
The Flags of all fifty states streamed gallantly in the stiff breeze as our veterans marched proudly to George the Piper's moving renditions of Amazing Grace, Scotland the Brave and other patriotic marches.
"Congressman Barr called the FReepers back to Washington on December, 5th, 1998, for the "Judgment Day" rally, held on the Capitol steps. He and many other conservative speakers urged the Congress to vote for impeachment. According to Barr and several other Congressmen, these rallies, coupled with ads we ran in the Washington Times, and the resulting surge of grassroots activism, helped to move some of the reluctant Congressmen to vote for impeachment."
Judgment Day Rally
"We were cosponsors with the Free Congress Foundation for the "House Managers Tribute" rally and dinner honoring the House Managers on May 4th, 1999, at the Washington Hilton and Towers. All thirteen House Managers, plus Congressman Tom DeLay and many other conservative notables attended. Henry Hyde and Steve Forbes were our keynote speakers. Alan Keyes, Larry Klayman, Congressmen Bob Barr, James Rogan and Chris Cannon and many other conservative leaders spoke at the rally."
House Managers Tribute Dinner and Rally
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2001 anniversary thread: March for Justice (10/31/98)
Some comments:
MatchettPI and I drove to DC from Florida.
--We also have it on videotape (C-Span)--and were captured by their camera--It was a day I will never forget!!
Also-as history will record--we succeeded --in our cause,to IMPEACH CLINTON!!
I can still hear the loud chant, 4000 of us, in a united chorus, of IMPEACH-IMPEACH-IMPEACH!!!
109 posted on 10/31/2001 3:25:47 PM EST by oldglory [Now living with her son & family in Colorado. We miss you Gloria!]
The MFJ was the first National FReep we of the Florida FR Chapter went 'outstate'...
Oh!....how cool it was. Gene "Seeking the Truth" McDonald, "Peter Kessler" , "Betsy", and me (Mustang)...did the 'magical mystery tour' , non-stop road-kill, I-95 north, pedal to the metal sojourn, where every call to FReedom we shouted out, every mile along the way, our displeasure of the 'Toon.'
We met many, many FReepers from across this Fruited Plain...and we still remain friends. Life is Good!
151 posted on 11/01/2001 12:08:21 AM EST by Mustang [RIP Mustang]
I remember Texas Chip on his cellphone, constantly in touch with the New England Freepers who were driving to DC in a caravan. When he gave the word, we all poured out into the street to wave them through....
I was the one who was in touch with TexasChip during the convoy. He guided me through the streets of downtown Washington right to the hotel. I'll never forget leading the NE convoy down the homestretch and seeing hundreds of Freepers pouring into the street to greet us.
We stopped our cars right in the middle of the street and jumped out of the cars to cheers and popping flashbulbs. I felt like Tom Cruise arriving at the Oscars. My kids, who were in the car with me, thought for months that I was some kind of famous celebrity (they soon got over that notion).
What many might not know is that after the grand entrance, we moved on to find parking. We ended up getting lost and it took us over an hour to find our way back to the reception!
But we made it in time to meet Jim Robinson and catch Matt Drudge and Trixie just as they were leaving.
115 posted on 10/31/2001 6:36:17 PM EST by SamAdams76
The MFJ was one of the high points in my life. My sister gave me the tape of the event she recorded from C-Span. I love re-playing it. It was my first freep. It affected the rest of my life. The mood there was electric all day. Three years later, I still get that old feeling when I think of it! God bless JohnRob for providing the inspiration for all of us. God bless the USA!
5 posted on 10/31/2001 5:17:44 AM EST by MinuteGal
Signing in....my husband & I attended. It was fantastic! I recall how proud we felt when JimRob & the veterans came marching down the hill from the Washington monument with flags flying high! It was a stunning sight.
Our family recorded the entire event on C-Span. Attending the March for Justice & getting to meet so many other Freepers was fantastic....can't believe it is only 3 years as so much has happened since then. So many more FREEPS...so little time!
Here's to you Mr. Robinson...thank you for creating FR and the March for Justice.
140 posted on 10/31/2001 10:42:42 PM EST by JulieRNR21
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"...On October 31, 1998, Ann Coulter identified herself publicly as a "Freeper" in her brief remarks to a DC rally of "my fellow Freepers." ...Linda Tripp is the Freeper's "heroine." Coulter "checks in to the Free Republic website every day," she said. ..." ~ Edited by Jane Wardlow Prettyman - American Review (formerly of Esquire Magazine)