[DrewsDad]

It was great seeing all of ya'll there. I gotta run and eat dinner before DrewsMom gets mad.

[txrangerette]

Home again! Thanks FReepers! Good job!

[TXBubba]

Howdy, I'm hoping my hubby Blastus will post some of his conversations with the peaceniks later. They were pretty interesting!

[TXBubba]

One of the peaceniks I engaged was from the socialist workers organization. I told him that 'socialist worker' sounded like an oxymoron. I related that most of the socialists I work with are quite wealthy, yet feel they are one with the common man because they drive a lower end BMW. We agreed his socialist pals did not run in the same circles as my co-workers. He told me that his organization was trying to free the worker from the social and economic limitations of capitalism and he wanted workers to be free to control the means of production and their own destiny. I suggested that our existing form of government already allowed that process to thrive - it is called entrepreneurship. We also discussed the unfair income tax policy and I suggested that he was free to send in more money to the government. I doubt he has ever paid income tax. As with all of the encounters we had, the peaceniks were friendly and not threatening like many of the knee jerk liberals in Austin. Blastus

[TXBubba]

A Rasta with a red white & blue face offered a 'peace chant' CD. We discussed how all of us would be shot if we were in Iraq because 'we' were participating in a protest about the government policy. I pointed out that Christians are being repressed all across the Muslim world, yet it was never discussed in public. I said I was sure they covered that already in their speeches, but I missed it because I was late arriving. He actually brought up Christian persecution in the Sudan and that they still practiced slavery of blacks and whites! He wanted a $10 donation for the CD. I wonder if he has a sales tax ID….Blastus

[TXBubba]

The peaceniks were mostly Nader/LaDuke leftovers, not many demonrats, (probably all out filling out absentee ballots for Ron Kirk). Most drove alone, they did not carpool or take light rail in from Houston or Dallas. They were lousy singers - surprising for a bunch of liberal arts dropouts. The weakest cover of 'we shall overcome' I have heard. Avoiding red meat has taken its toll on these folks! Most of the vehicles were late model cars, the non AC equipped VW bugs were left home in the collective garage. They were drinking Ozarka water from plastic bottles, not Barton Springs water from free range goatskins. Blastus

[TXBubba]

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/newsfd/auto/feed/news/2002/08/25/1030315553.24670.9391.3104.html

Link to the Waco Tribune article. Wow, a paper that presents both sides of a story without editorializing, how unlike the Austin UnAmerican MisStatesman!

[Gracey]

Thanks DrewsDad for a fine article and pictures. You all did a fine job depicting our day in the city of the Western White House and Cafe.

And thank you Txrangerette, for when we had our doubts about going, YOU were the one who wrote back and stated "because the Leftists are invading Crawford, we
need to FReep them. See ya!" Well, that did it, and a few of us thought that if you would be willing to drive all the way from Abilene, we surely could come from Austin and Houston.

Several of our FReepers backed out because of the heat but mostly because with President Bush out of town...and the press out of town with him... some thought there was no purpose. So thank you Txrangerette and PetroniDE for making the extra long trip.

DrewsDad, I was interviewed by the "The Daily Texan," the University of Texas rag. I suppose, Professor Jensen, the resident Communist, made sure their protest made the UT newsstands. Was told the article and interview would be in Monday's edition.

Hey, hope we can have another FReep in Crawford, when the press is present, and perhaps the weather is less than 3 digits.

[buffyt]

We were just there, driving through Crawford, a couple of weeks ago, beautiful countryside. We were taking #3 son to Lubbock to Tex. Tech. Liked it so much that we drove back through again on our way back home. Drove out past the ranch. Talked to a lot of locals in town.

One man who owns a shop there sounded very proud of "W". His wife on the other hand, said she also respected Clinton as our president. As I tried to keep from gagging and yucking, I said, I couldn't respect Clinton. I tried, but I couldn't. He never did anything to earn my respect.

Bought things in the gift shops there. I got a lovely button that I wanted so badly to wear to that Crawford Texas CounterFReep!!! It reads "GO GET 'EM, GEORGE!" and it has the image of a gun's crosshairs in the middle of it. Nicely done. I figure some "pacifist" would become violent upon seeing my button that supports "W" in the war effort, and the "pacifist" would do something violent to me..... Since they are SO TOLERANT......

Thank you for the FREEP and thank you for the post!!!!! GO FREEPERS GO!!!!