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.

[CounterCounterCulture]

BUMP from the occupied San Francisco Bay Area!

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the great pictures and the ping! Great job by our brothers and sisters in DC presenting the right side of the issue!

[Patriot1]

I loved the pictures! You all are terrific, fighting for our just cause.

[Kermit]

We can't allow the Left to own the streets. We don't have to have as many people on the streets, we work for a living after all, but we need to be out there. The Florida post-election situation is a case in point. The Left was seen to be bussing their people in, while our folks were local. There were so many Mighty Righties on the street that the Left had to make up absurd conspiracy theories and accuse our guys of rioting.

Almost every article on the pro-terrorist supporters included a paragraph on the Patriot's Rally. That was worth it. We have to have a presence and with practice, we'll get better at it. Kristinn would NOT have been on C-SPAN without the rally.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

Thanks for sharing your pictures with us! I know what you mean about being disappointed that more people didn't show up. I am part of the group that FReeps the peaceniks every Friday night in Fresno, CA. The best we can do is get twenty or so of us together on any one week. Sometimes only four or five of us show up. Hundreds and hundreds of people drive by us each week and honk and holler their support out their windows, but they just won't join us. It's too bad that conservatives like to see someone out doing what we do, but they just don't want to get out there and get involved.

[christine]

great pics! thanks! y'all are the best! ;)

kat ping! :)

[AmerRepb]

Patriotism bump. I want add my "THANK YOU!" to those of you who gathered together to support our troops.
Received an e-mail this morinig re prayers for our soldiers in Afghanistan.
My prayers going out to them and to ALL who support them.

God Bless America

Jim

[Jethro Tull]

#44:

The most successful post election "Florida tactic", goes to whoever coined the phrase "Sore Loserman."

That's the stuff we're good at, not public demonstrations...

[Militiaman7]

The pictures of the rally are great.

I regret not being able to go to the Washington Hotel with you guys.

Because of the closed streets in DC and an accident on I-66West we didn't get home until 8:45pm. A 5 1/2 hour trip instead of a 3 1/2 drive.

[gumbo]

Thanks for going to D.C., all of you! (Don't know all your names, but recognize some faces from previous reports.)

You're right, most FReepers are people shouldering many private responsibilities; it's harder for us to drop everything and run to D.C. than it is for the pinko left. But I for one greatly appreciate your effort.

[cake_crumb]

Thanks for posting these great photos, and thanks for the ping. 12:30-something EST was a little past my bedtime last night.

Great way to start a Monday BUMP!

[Cacique]

Post rally picture ping

[firebrand]

Great photos! The captions were OK too. : )

[RaceBannon]

Im gonna sleep over YOUR house, next!!

[Askel5]

Fastest loading photo thread ever ... amazing.

Enjoyed the pix and the cutlines ... thanks for making the effort ... I wish I could have been there.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Great pics. Thanks so much.

[mafree]

Thanks- they're nice pics and I salute everyone who showed up.

[MissouriForBush]

Congratulations to all the Freepers who took part at the rally. Just wanted to let you know that over here in Germany on Sunday, CNN International (I know, I know, but it's the only station I can get here in English!) aired a live report by a female reporter in DC and she specifically mentioned the FreeRepublic gathering.

[BufordP]

Great thread...and it was nice meetin' ya!

[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for this thread. I saw it last night, but it maxed out my RAM and couldn't view all the pictures.

Today I'm not at home and they look great!