Yet More Pictures of the Washington DC Rally 4-20-2002

My digital camera ^ | 4-20-2002 | Cacique

[Cacique]

Ok folks here are the shots I took on my Washington DC sojourn on 4-20-2001. I had to compress them to make downloads easier. Anyone who wants the uncompressed shots freepmail me.

1. Got picked up in New York City and now we're stuck in traffic on the Lincoln Tunnel. Little Bill contemplates life while we wait for the traffic to move.

2. Now we're moving and barreling down the Lincoln Tunnel.

3. Having arrived at sauropod's lavish pad, electric Strawberry makes himself comfortable on the spot where he will crash for the night. I got the green beanbag on his right.

4. RaceBannon who weighs as much as the rest of us combined, tries out the 2nd mattress (he popped a spring on the other one). His snoring during the night apparently caused an earthquake that registered 5.1 on the richter scale.

5. 9 AM and time to head to the subway and the rally by the Washington Monument.

6. The car was relatively empty when we got in it. The unwashed commies got on at later stations.

7. On the way to the rally using the taxpayer subsidized Metro system.

8. After arrival we trek towards the rally electric Starwberry taking lead with his protest equipment.

9. RaceBannon in the distance stands at attention during the Star Spangled Banner.

10 & 11 Some people start showing up by 10:30 AM

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12. The rally a half hour later.

13. RaceBannon getting interviewed by one of the many reporters from the various branches of the Pravda news Consortium.

14. More rally shots

15. Park Police Cavalry to the rescue.

16. Pro Pali demonstrators headed our way, a lot of them were provocateurs who had it in their headsa to start trouble. Check out the robocop outfits of the park police, I bet that scared the sh*t outta them.

17. More cops guarding our rear

18. Shot towards the direction of the Pali demonstration. Get a load of Bin Laden's fashion consultant on the right. There were points during the rally we were outnumbered by newsmen. I bet that half the 5,000 pali demonstrators that showed up were actually reporters and FBI agents.

19. One of our fellow Freepers standing guard by the lavatories which we paid for. We had to guard them against the opposition after they heard that the facilities included marble sinks, gold faucets and mink lined toilet seats.

20 & 21 Bob Dornan addresses the patriot audience.

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22& 23 Staff Sergeant Christopher Braman, US Army addresses the rally

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24 & 25 Larry Klayman addresses the rally and announces he will sue God for causing rain.

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26. Two non Freepers join the cause and our rally when they stumble on our group.

27. 3 PM and it's time to get packing after the rally is over.

28 thru 33 Some of us retired to the Washington Hotel for a few munchies and some lively post rally conversation.

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32. I finally get a shot to get in a picture. I'm the second one in on the left, the handsome dude with the baseball cap.

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34. Alex-St. James of the African America Republican Leadership Council and austinTparty sat right accross from me.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Great pictures and outstanding captions!!!

[prophetic]

wish I wuz there :-)

Patriotic Bump

[Cacique]

post rally ping

[Cacique]

post rally picture ping

[rockfish59]

great job guys!
the scumbags think they have a lock on demonstrations.
you should have let a pro pali use the outhouse and then tipped it over on him.
(i'm so mean)

[Cacique]

ping

[Syncro]

Fantastic pictures, thanks a lot!

[AnnaZ]

24 & 25 Larry Klayman addresses the rally and announces he will sue God for causing rain.

 

LOL!!!!

 

Great pics and thread! Wish I could've been there!

[Humidston]

Ewwwwww, I am SOOOO jealous that you were there and I was not! Great job, fantastic pictures!

Thanks to you and all who were able to stand proud for America!

[LurkerNoMore!]

Wonderful pictures.... Very handsome group of Patriots!

(*lol* @ #24,25 caption!)

[quietolong]

Looks like a great show of support for our U.S. troops

One thing. Is that not the wrong flag to have on stage ?

[Jethro Tull]

Dear Cacique:

No disrespect intended, but I find I can't keep my mouth shut after seeing this thread.

When will our side realize that we don't do public demonstrations? Such events are the domain of the left and they will always be the domain of the left. Nixon was correct when he referred to us as the silent majority.Conservatives simply wont do street demonstrations.

IMHO, we should concentrate on what we do best.

What is that you ask?

1) We own talk radio. Radio FR has been launched, but I'd bet only a fraction of the registered members of the FR even know it exists.

2)We own the 'net. We are effective communicators. We can mobilize writing and calling campaigns far better than the left.

I could go on, but I suggest we dump what isn't successful and concentrate on what we do well....

[In veno, veritas]

BTTT from someone without a heart.

[2Trievers]

Superb! Absolutely superb! Congrats to ALL PATRIOTS in DC! Eagles up! &;-)

[Neets]

Thanks for the pics and the pings Cacique...it was good seeing you and had a blast as usual!!!

[habs4ever]

Looked like fun, though sure hope those matresses got burned later ;-) Great spirit and the pics turned out very well too!

[ElectricStrawberry]

Thanks for the "behind-the-scenes" pics. Wish you coulda got some of the freaks on the train-ride in or the rest areas on the ride home. Understand that numbers don't matter when dealing with these mongrels (word for the weekend). I'm very used to dealing with them by myself and know it makes a difference somewhere in the public's eye. The public support we get in Boston when it is 1-2 to 300 is overwhelming. Chin up and thanks for the pic documentary ES

[Mike K]

Thanks Cacique, enjoyed the pics. Where would we be without digital photography?

[sauropod]

If you're gonna show pics of the inside of my house, then you have to title it, "Nightmare at 'Pod's House."

[old blue beemer]

great pics, C, and thanks for the ping !
will return the courtesy by spamming my reply from another thread ...

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There's a fellow Texas FReeper who can confirm that at about 2pm on Friday afternoon,
an internal debate was raging to throw caution to the wind and make a dash from Austin for DC.

However, family matters made it impossible for that co-conspirator to also act as co-pilot,
and my middle-aged body just ain't up to those solo-eighteen-hour-nonstop road trips any more.
:-(

Dudes and dudettes, this DC member in absentia REALLY wanted to be there with y'all again !

Thank you from the Heart o'Texas for standing for all of us !

btw, the stench of those people still lingers in memory from 9-29 at the Navy Memorial...
bathe vigorously, bathe often !

repost from The 'Sparsely Attended' Patriots Rally for America--After Action Report