Posted on 11/09/2001 6:00:03 PM PST by EarlyBird
Whoa, there buddy! Put your sheet back on the bed.
I once traveled with a bunch of Freepers from California to Washington DC for the first March for Justice rally in October of '98 because JimRob asked us to come. There were thousands of FReepers from all over the country that day and C-SPAN covered it. It was put together by Clinton's A Liar and others in only three weeks!!!
I can't tell you how many calls for action I have heeded when a fellow FReeper posted for others to write, phone or e-mail in regards to a cause. You're a no-nothing, IMHO. With your attitude, it's no wonder no one would follow your lead...
Jeers.
Cheers.
http://www.mustudentnews.com/n ews/news3.html
Additionally, my husband is a reserve police officer, I was a reserve and regular for several years. I think we could do militia work any time it is needed. It is a matter of timing. We can't just go running around the neighborhood with guns strapped on. When the time comes, there will be plenty of action and participation.
Bingo! FReepers are activists, not brown-shirts! Be vigilant and report suspicious behavior, but don't become vigilanties!!!
Cheers
Speak for yourself and put on your asbestos shorts.
OK, FReepers, fire away!
Maybe that has been his experience. If so, he either has very limited experience or unrealistically high expectations. Freepers have made many dents in many ways.
Should be the slogan of the Bush Brigaders. I was going to unleash a scathing comeback, but fear it would be lost on you. You're serious, aren't you?
The government may be a crook, but it's our crook now? Didn't Ron Silver say something similar at Clinton's first Inauguration looking up at the overflying jets. "They're ours now?"
I suppose you favor McCain's idea to increase the size of the so- called volunteer Americorps and SeniorCorps (I didn't know we had the latter) too, since it was bad when Clinton was president, but good now that Bush is president...
Right now, Bush and the so-called GOP in Congress are on an orgy of spending, regulation and reducing civil rights under the guise of combating terrorism that rivals anything the Democrats ever did...hell, the Dems are just trying to play catch up. Instead of disguising legislation as "For the children" now every bill, no matter what it is about, is named something like the "NEA Patriot Act of 2001", or the "Education through Security against Terrorism act of 2001."
No need for a federal Civil Defense Force. Get a cell phone, a digital camera, and a .357.
5.56mm
We had plenty of FReepers in Jacksonville, Florida out all day on the weekends,
as witnessed by this AP photo that ran front page on 400 newspapers nationwide
November 19, 2000! Almost a year ago!
That is much more than talk, my FRiend!
Norb in Jacksonville
I was at nearly every weekend anti-gore protest in West L.A. last year. We Freepers put our mouths into action. Speak for yourself!!
Also, I think that everyone is just waiting to see what sort of Civil Defense programs will be established.
I support community involvement for this; ever since 911 I have been waiting for this sort of leadership
from our President and he has come through, yet again.
While FR ain't perfect, they are too stupid to quit. LOL
Try green peace. I'm sure they will be receptive.
Nothing that ever made the news, unfortunately. Now that the wheel has turned, it's time to make the news. That's all I'm saying.
Strike while the iron is hot. The iron is not now. Bush just called for a Civil Defense force. Don't let it get hijacked by liberals.
Definitely! Last I heard, the Free Republic was not a militia group. I believe that Jim Robinson was accused of heading a militia at one time in a news article. As I recall, he wasn't very pleased by the label. Free Republic is a forum. We protest or report on suspicious behavior in ways unrelated to patrolling the streets with guns. No way did I read into President Bushes' speech that Americans should go out and harass people that we consider undesirable or suspicious. Be on the look-out and report, yes. But gun patrols? Give me a break...
Cheers--from Demnomo who does carry a gun and will use it, but only if I am dead certain that I or my family is being threatened.
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