Man,I didn't know the Wolfman was a preacher too!
Where the heck is Donna?
Posted on 09/30/2001 5:06:34 PM PDT by kristinn
For the first time since their campaign of roving city-to-city terrorism began in Seattle several years ago, Communist/anarchist, America-hating 'anti-globalization' protesters were met by citizens determined to stand up against their violence and intimidation. Led by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic, a total of about two hundred Americans drew a 'line in the sand' at the Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. today, where nine months earlier the Communist/anarchists had assaulted the memorial by trying to tear down the flags and signals on the masts there during the inaugural parade of President George W. Bush.
With America going to war as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11 which destroyed the World Trade Center towers and damaged the Pentagon, killing approximately 7,000 people through the suicide hijackings of four airliners (one plane crashed without hitting its still-unknown target because the passengers fought back successfully), the counter-demonstrators did not want to see the Navy Memorial assaulted again.
They started gathering before 8 a.m., as news of anarchists planning to roam the city filled the airwaves. As the numbers of counter-demonstrators grew to about 40 by 10 a.m., small groups of the anarchists walked by peacefully.
Reporters from print and broadcast media soon swarmed around the counter-demonstrators, attracted by the many large American flags flying crisply in the strong morning breeze. The demonstrators faced the American flag atop the 50-foot high flagpole in the front of the memorial and said the Pledge of Allegiance. Given the circumstances, it was a very moving moment for all.
The demonstrators continued to prepare more signs declaring their support of America's armed forces, President Bush, the families and victims of those killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on September 11 and the country as a whole as it prepares to fight terrorism, while they waited for the anticipated several thousand 'antiwar, anti-racism' Communists and anarchists to march by on their way to a rally at the Capitol.
Former New York Senator Pat Moynihan (D), who lives in the neighborhood, came out to greet the patriotic demonstrators and give his support to them. The surprised demonstrators and media gathered around him as he spoke for a few minutes and shook hands with them. Along with his encouragement, he reminded the demonstrators of the violent nature of the protesters they would soon be facing and asked them to remain peaceful and let law enforcement handle them.
He was pleased to hear that that was their plan. He walked back to his home, shadowed by a few anarchists and some of the media. Before he left, the demonstrators thanked him for the work he is doing on President Bush's Social Security committee to partially privatize the retirement program.
Law enforcement officers from various federal agencies, along with D.C. Metropolitan Police, began to arrive at the memorial in large numbers and spoke with the demonstrators about their plans to counter the protesters. The LEOs explained to the counter-demonstrators that their goal of staying at the memorial to protect the flag was possible, but untenable because the protesters had obtained a permit for the memorial. At best, they would be allowed to stay close to the main flagpole in a small group of less than twenty-five while the rest would have to move across the street to the National Archives.
The demonstrators readily obeyed the orders of the LEOs and split up. As word spread of violence at the starting point of the protestors' march at Freedom Plaza four block away, the LEOs ordered the remaining demonstrators to go across the street and join the others at the Archives for their own protection.
The LEOs informed the demonstrators that they were under orders to not let the the protesters take the flags down like they tried to do on Inauguration Day. Confident that the flags would be protected, the demonstrators joined their compatriots across the street. By this time, around 11:30 a.m., their numbers had swelled to around 100--with the media hanging on in anticpation of a violent clash between the groups.
The protesters' rally at Freedom Plaza dragged as speaker after speaker basked in the glory of the C-Span cameras providing live coverage of the rally.
The demonstrators waited patiently for several hours for the protesters to begin their march. The demonstrators assured every reporter they spoke with that they intended to remain peaceful and let law enforcement handle any disturbance caused by the protesters. The demonstrators went so far as to pass around 'rules for protesting' to ensure the civil nature of their gathering.
Finally, the protesters started marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, led by a procession of police vehicles. A lead crew working for the protesters stopped and assembled a small stage and P.A. in front of the Navy Memorial. The moment finally arrived for the two groups to meet. The several thousand mostly young Communists and anarchists were stunned to see what by then were about two hundred flag waving patriotic Americans packed on the sidewalk in front of the Archives, standing up against their anti-American protest.
Around one hundred LEOs on foot and horseback, dressed in full riot gear (including the horses which wore clear eye-protecting face masks) formed a line between the two groups--a line which was unbroken despite repeated attempts by anarchists to break through. To their credit, the protesters had their own marshalls who also worked to hold back the anarchists.
The demonstrators and protesters faced off across the thin blue line, hurling insults and chants at each other--but not rocks and bottles.
While the protesters chanted "war is not the answer" to the terrorist attacks, the demonstrators responded by parodying a 1960s peace song by loudly singing, "All we are saying, is give war a chance". This brought shocked, perplexed looks to faces of the self-styled peace protesters.
The protesters' chants became disorganized and dispirited as the demonstrators launched a continuous barrage of counter chants that ranged from serious rebuttal to outright ridicule: "Peace through love" was answered with "Peace through superior firepower".
The demonstrators turned an old tactic of the left against them, pointing to signs they carried featuring photos of the World Trade Center attacks while chanting, "Shame, shame, shame", and, "No justice, no peace", as the protesters demanded no retaliation for the heinous attacks.
Many of the Communist/anarchist protesters were reduced to swearing at the demonstrators as they continued to mock them with chants of, "We don't care what you say, we're going to bomb them anyway"; and were repeatedly invited to "swim to Cuba" if life in the United States was so bad (none of them accepted the offer).
Out-protested and out-foxed by the patriotic demonstrators, the Communist/anarchist protesters surrendered, leaving the memorial without giving any speeches from the stage they had set-up at that sacred site and sullenly marched off to finish their protest at Senators Park on Capitol Hill.
As the demoralized stragglers quietly brought up the rear carrying anti-meat, pro-vegetarian banners, they were rhetorically given a parting kick in the ass with mocking cries of "Gardening is murder! Weeds have rights, too!" from the demonstrators, which brought howls of laughter from the LEOs--who could finally relax now that trouble had passed.
The LEOs expressed gratitude for the presence of the patriotic Americans. For once, they had citizens present standing with them in the face of violent, avowed enemies of the United States.
The presence of the demonstrators threw a monkey-wrench in the plans of the Communist/anarchist protesters, a blow from which they did not recover. Less than an hour later, they were seen departing Senators Park with no trace of joy or victory on their faces. They had been beaten at their own game--and they knew it.
The adults had finally spoken up and said, 'NO', to these insolent, indulged brats, and it broke their spirit. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now, to break their will. Honor Roll for today: Angelwood, Doctor Raoul,Dave Dilegge, tgslTakoma, Taxman (+2), The Glaswegian(+1), ELS, Jimmy Valentine's brother, Gore_War_Vet, viadexter, FreeTheHostages (+1), testforecho, Scholastic, endzt, Federal Farmer, rabidralph, Clay more, GunsareOK, stand watie, sauropod, leadpenny, Hail Caesar, Ravens Warlord, maica, Freedame, tomkat (+1), TBP, and El Negro (should be a new FReeper as of tonight). I'm sure I missed a few of you, so please chime in. We also had several lurkers come out. In addition, we were joined by a bunch of tourists who agreed with our stand. We didn't see any tourists go out and join the other side :-) Thanks go out to: the Maryland TRT for 'plan B'; James Parmalee of NorthernVirgianiaGOP.com for helping to get the word out about today; and special thanks to Sean Hannity, whose mention of our demonstration on his newly syndicated radio show yesterday brought out dozens of people from up and down the East Coast. I left out many details, such as signs and conversations, so please add your observations and comments. EAGLES UP !!!
DITTOS!!! Way to go D.C.!!
Man,I didn't know the Wolfman was a preacher too!
Where the heck is Donna?
Tet68
Interview with Kristinn, Sauropod
Sign Prep Time
Interview with Kristinn, Doctor Raoul
Briefing Time – Getting Ready for the Commie Thugs
Navy Memorial Area
Early Freepline
Setting up the Banner
Let’s Roll America
Leftist’s Fantasy Came True
Welcome Bin Laden Fan Club
God Bless Our Troops
Freepline
Protecting the Flag
Freepline
Navy Memorial
FReepline
FReepline
Getting Ready
Police on the Guard
Commies Arriving
More Lefties
Yet More
More Traitors
And so it is I that thanks you for your service. I was just a lad during Viet Nam but I remember the nightly news on the war very well. I remember too the protestors.....didnt like em then.....dont like em now.
i just read you letter to the editor in the september 28th issue of the review. i agree, i terrorists responsible for destroying the world trade center and damaging the pentagon certainly lack the moral understanding of the worth of a human life, but i ask you this: what about the innocent afganis that will die when we attack their country. the majority of the people there do not support the taliban regime has forcefully taken control of their country. they are oppressed by them! how can you justify killing a person that has had absolutely no involvement in what happened on the 11th?! you and your "young americans for violence" need to think these things out. before you go labeling others as hateful and immoral, you need to have a reality check. it's right wing, vengeful hypocrites like you that infest this otherwise peaceful nation. american or afgani we are all human. humans died on september 11th and humans will die when we attack afganistan. does the taliban need to be stopped? of course it does! but maybe it's time the US took a minute to understand why the world in the state it is right now. we need stop playing geo-politics. we are the reason the taliban was created. we are responsible for this, like a four-year-old we have been passing the blame for years.
"an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind."
~brett matulis
Osama bin Laden and George W. Bush: Both unelected, both want war.
Here's my response:
Thank you for your letter. I think it is obvious from your letter that it is now clear which faction is the hateful one. You are the ones that full of hate, hate directed towards those who disagree with you. Before you go around labeling someone, try getting to know them first. I am a first generation American on my father's side, and second generation on my mom's side, meaning I'm mixed race. I'm not your stereotypical "right-winger." Get your facts straight. Get your mind out of the "Blame America First" mentality. I was quite civil in my letter. Please try to return the favor. I respect your side's opinions for the most part, try to have respect towards mine. I don't want violence any more than anyone else. But we have been attacked. You know my viewpoints if you read my letter properly. Try to understand where I'm coming from. Have a good week.
All the proof that we need to be bold in defending our nation agaist enemies, both foreign and domestic.
The sidewalk from 9th Street to just before 7th Street where the mounted Park Police were was two to four people deep when the Communists/anarchists rallied at the Navy Memorial. About 65 people bunched up by the mounted police rather than stand on the front lines.
Our numbers started out at about 40, then grew to about one hundred an hour before the march. We had just around double that when the march stopped at the memorial.
Whatever count the media had is accurate for when they counted, so I'm not going to criticize them for that.
I'm not trying to inflate our numbers--whether it is one hundred or two hundred, the yahoos had thousands more people on the street than we did.
You D.C. Freepers have all the fun
A very fitting song for today
Verse 1:
I hear people talking bad about the way they have to live here in this country.
Harpin' on the wars we fight gripin' 'bout the way things ought to be.
I don't mind them switchin' sides and standin' up for things they beleive in, When they're runnin' down our country man, They're walkin' on The Fightin' Fide Of Me.
Chorus
They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep,
If you don't love it, leave it, Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin', When you're runnin' down our country hoss - - You're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
Verse 2:
I read about some squirley guy Who claims that he just don't beleive in fightin'
, And I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free.
They love our milk and honey but they preach about some other way of livin'
, When they're runnin' down our country man They're walkin' on The Fightin' Side Of Me.
Chorus
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