Spontaneous Freep @ the Bangor, Maine Post Office!

The Mean Streets of Bangor ^ | 9/28/02 | metesky

[metesky]

What a great time. Madame Dufarge and I were on our way to do a punch list on an apartment building we manage, which led us by the Bangor Post Office. There, much to our surprise, an organized anti-war/anti-Bush rally was in full swing.

Microphones, cameras, drums, for god's sake!

About 130/150 (quick count) lunatics and hypocrites with signs were being whipped into a zombie like trance by some of the most marginal speakers in the area.

I immediately yelled, "Viva Geoge Bush!" Dufarge suggested free entertainment was at hand, so we found a parking spot and walked back to the scene.

Not wanting to be mistaken for the enemy we stood on the opposite side of the street from them.

Good god a'mighty, the speakers were mind numbing in their inanity, spewing the discredited touchy-feely bilge that hasn't changed one iota in thirty-five years. When one speaker started reading from a Molly Ivins column, no longer able to control ourselves, Madame Dufarge and I burst into loud, derisive laughter. Molly freakin' Ivins?

The hoots got the attention of the local TV swarm and Dufarge and I were interviewed by local channels 2 and 5 and the campus reporterette from the University of Maine.

I do hope we upheld Free Republic standards, but I have the feeling we'll end up on the cutting room floor.

When we started mocking and cutting up all the speakers, the the protestors all started yelling for us to come over (to the dark side?) and join them. Dufarge yelled that she'd picked her side already.

About 12:15 an end was called and a final beating of the drums sent them off to their SUVs and Jeeps.

Dufarge got off one final yell of, "Give war a chance!" as we drove away.

Damn, that was fun.

The Bangor Peace and Justice Center, which sponsored this anti-American gibberish is trying to gin up a larger rally in Augusta on October 26th.

Any Freepers want to hook up for a major mockery session?

[metesky]

What a gas! Our first live Freep.

[Militiaman7]

Great FREEP

Thank you for taking a stand for AMERICA.

EAGLES UP!

[Libertina]

BTTT
Amazing FReep, we're PROUD of you!
BTW, you misspelled God. :)

[Tancred]

Good work on short notice (I just wish this anti-war silliness wasn't happening in my home state!).

[metesky]

I never capitalize when I'm near that "crossing the line" into blasphemy.

Sorry...

[Madame Dufarge]

A funny little scenario as we were leaving and taking a final swing in front of the herd.

One of the sheep was standing in the crosswalk waiting to cross (with her state-approved bicycle in tow). We stopped to let her cross, she recognized us and wouldn't budge. I told her we'd reached our kill quota for the week and that it was safe, but she remained anchored to the curb. The fear was palpable.

I liked it.

[Tacis]

You were very lucky. They were amateur leftists. Hard core leftists know how foolish their words and arguments are to anyone but the faithful and always have a goon squad to ensure that their message isn't tainted. It is a classic labor demonstration tactic.

[Libertina]

I hear ya bud... ;)

[Libertina]

The fear was palpable... I liked it."
hehehe It's nice to have it turned around on them once in a while, isn't it? :)

[ladyinred]

Terrific report! How great was it to stand up against these Anti-American weirdos? Betcha they get most of the airtime on the news, but you did us proud! Good for you!

[Preech1]

Aargh! I missed it! I live in Holden and was downtown at Ames at the time...maybe the "Bangor Chapter" ought to meet once in a while to plan "Strategery"!

[Madame Dufarge]

During metesky's interview with one of the TV stations, one of their "enforcers", a geek with the leather Aussie hat, nose hairs curling down over his chin and I guess what passes for a threatening look among their kind, stationed himself about 3 feet away just to let us know they were monitoring the interview.

Metesky said, "Hey, Hat, that all right with you? Did I leave anything out"?

He scurried back across the street.

And, trust me, one of their labor goons wouldn't have intimidated metesky, either.

[zip]

Way to go. Give 'em hell. It's a lot of fun.

[Madame Dufarge]

It's nice to have it turned around on them once in a while, isn't it?

Yup.

They're pack animals, so dog-training methods work pretty well with them :-)

[adaven]

Sounds like fun. Great job!

Sometimes, that deer-in-headlight look that you get from Lefties when you dare challenge them is priceless. It is so much fun short-circuiting people with such small brains!

[Madame Dufarge]

maybe the "Bangor Chapter" ought to meet once in a while to plan "Strategery"!

Sounds good to me. Note their October 26 "event" planned in Augusta.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

During metesky's interview with one of the TV stations, one of their "enforcers", a geek with the leather Aussie hat, nose hairs curling down over his chin and I guess what passes for a threatening look among their kind, stationed himself about 3 feet away just to let us know they were monitoring the interview.

Are you sure that was not Algore in one of his new personalities? He practiced that move in debate with Bush. I guess teaching new tricks to the brain dead is harder than it seems.

[Libertina]

LOL Glad you know all the latest training methods... BTW Are they house-broken yet?

[Roscoe]

Applause!

[metesky]

I grew up in Boston and the Merrimack Valley. I'm too stupid to be scared and it shows, so these people won't mess with me any more than a street robber would think I was "prey".