COLD WAR IN GRAND RAPIDSSnowball Fight Erupts During President’s Healthcare Message

The Hill ^ | Feruary 5, 2003

[pke]

COLD WAR IN GRAND RAPIDS
Snowball Fight Erupts During President’s Healthcare

President Bush was in Grand Rapids, Mich., last week to unveil the administration’s health-care reform plan.

“I wish people who think he’s inarticulate could have seen him talking without notes,” said Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich), who accompanied the president on the trip from Washington on board Air Force One.

Meanwhile, outside an estimated 500 pro- and anti-Bush demonstrators clashed in a savage snowball fight.

“There was about 10 inches on the ground,” reported Ehlers, so opposing forces had plenty of ammo.

By the time order was restored, several demonstrators were arrested. But Ehlers, a professor at UC-Berkeley in the 1960s, wasn’t impressed.

“Nothing like a Vietnam protest,” he said of the melee, in which outnumbered Bush supporters routed their opponents, according to one participant, by using “better target selection and superior firepower.”

[pke]

"outnumbered Bush supporters routed their opponents, according to one participant, by using “better target selection and superior firepower.”

Now we know why liberals "roll over" so easily.

[glock rocks]

“better target selection and superior firepower.”

comes with the turf :o)

[Constitution Day]

Outstanding work!

[xsmommy]

you know, there is something to be said for actually beating the crap outta the libs, albeit with snowballs. i could get into that.

[r9etb]

“Nothing like a Vietnam protest,” he said of the melee

True. Back in the old days, they threw their own feces.

[BufordP]

"outnumbered Bush supporters routed their opponents, according to one participant, by using “better target selection and superior firepower.” their brains."

[Constitution Day]

i could get into that.

Me too! Big time.

[kitkat]

French liberals??????????????

[Squantos]

So the Dems literally had not a snow balls chance in hell.... Grand Rapids !

Stay Safe !

[ET(end tyranny)]

Meanwhile, outside an estimated 500 pro- and anti-Bush demonstrators clashed in a savage snowball fight.

Thought about going. Glad I didn't. I think Vern overestimated the amount of snow.

[RepublicanHippy]

Freepersup and I were there when that happened. They even threw a pair of men's jockey short our way (complete with stains). A real class act they were!

[glock rocks]

French liberals??????????????

... but you repeat yourself.

[jerri]

They even threw a pair of men's jockey short our way (complete with stains).


Now that is disgusting!

[Dan from Michigan]

They didn't toss any snow at me. The worst that happened involving me was old fashion chin music. Some Answer type was yapping that the pentagon wasn't hit by a plane, and that "Bush knew", etc.

I asked him WTF was he talking about and called him a dumb SOB.

[Dan from Michigan]

Forgot to mention that I saw the pentagon.

[RepublicanHippy]

bumb!

[RepublicanHippy]

opps, I meant to say bump!

[RepublicanHippy]

"I asked him WTF was he talking about and called him a dumb SOB."

I was standing next to you when this guy was carrying on about how a plane never hit the pentagon. I think he was drunk.

[RepublicanHippy]

"Meanwhile, outside an estimated 500 pro- and anti-Bush demonstrators clashed in a savage snowball fight."

Ah, actually it was more like 12 of us and 488 of them!

[RepublicanHippy]

Could you forward this thread somehow to our contact at gop hq in gr?
Thanks. Going for long walk to clear head now.