NYC INFINITE FREEP RALLY LIVE THREAD 2-15-2003

Me ^ | 2-15-2003 | Cacique

[Cacique]

Just got off the phone with Firebrand. The NYPD is jerking us around as usual. We are allowed to go through only on 40th street and will have to converge at the corner of 41st street and 1st avenue.I am updating the hotline 917-387-8865 of any changes.

I will try to post with my pocket pc from the location as soon as I get there. Getting in my car and will try to drive into Manhattan.

[Exit148]

Just now on Fox, Greg (I forget his last name) was interviewing that serviceman who refuses to obey orders and serve. (It has been in the news lately) He is a poster boy for some peace group and professes all kinds of goodness for his fellowmen)

Greg took him over the coals!! "Why on earth did you enlist when you had no intention of obeying Bush, the C. I. Chief!! "You chose the chance for an education over serving your country????" And on and on. Greg gave the guy no quarter, and the peacenik could only spout talking points.

It ended with Greg acting disgusted and the guy with an open mouth.LOL!

[Neenah]

PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH !! WE MUST FIGHT FOR FREEDOM !!

Peace Train

by Cat Stevens

Now I've been happy lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun

Oh I've been smiling lately, dreaming about the world as one And I believe it could be, some day it's going to come

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

Now I've been smiling lately, thinking about the good things to come And I believe it could be, something good has begun

Oh peace train sounding louder Glide on the peace train Come on now peace train Yes, peace train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the peace train Come on now peace train

Get your bags together, go bring your good friends too Cause it's getting nearer, it soon will be with you

Now come and join the living, it's not so far from you And it's getting nearer, soon it will all be true

Now I've been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is Why must we go on hating, why can't we live in bliss

Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train Oh peace train take this country, come take me home again

[Mrs.Liberty]

Great pics! Keep em coming.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yes, ma'am! :)

[Diddle E. Squat]

Have some fun and add contributions to Funniest pictures of anti-war protests(let's make an archive thread)

[tgslTakoma]

Awww, exit... you are a real trooper, and have no reason at all to hang your head. You were there. Circumstances beyond your control kept you away from the contingent of FReepers, this time. You are one of my heroes, and I'm glad that you got home safely.

[sauropod]

Just got back uptown from where the Leftists marched. The amount of debris all over 3rd avenue (that's how we went) is incredible! flyers everywhere. They left their signs all over the place.

Yeah, they care about the environment. Sure.

[sauropod]

Had several confrontations on one street corner. NYPD moved us again. Curtis Sliwa came and gave a stemwinder of a speech.

We had some eggs thrown at us from someone in the apartment building next to where we were allowed to assemble.

Can't ya just feel the love?

[sauropod]

Sorry you were not able to make it.

Mark your calendar for 1 March.

[StarFan]

Latest fox dynamic poll shows 68% of Americans favor military action. You hear that Ms. Sarandon?

[NYC GOP Chick]

I thought they weren't allowed to march.

[sauropod]

Precisely!

The complainers can put a sock in it!

[woofie]

Pictures of the mess would be nice

[sauropod]

You doin' the 1st?

[sauropod]

I hope CNN goes bankrupt.

[sauropod]

I disagree. The Media will be out there. Its only because its nyc that we cannot be up close and personal with the traitors in the streets.

In DC, you get access to a lot of the same media as they have.

[tgslTakoma]

Are any of their signs large enough that we can recycle the reverse side of them? How about sticks? Recycling to save the rainforests or whatever. Glad to hear that you are safe.

Monster snow isn't here yet. Have spent the day cooking and baking, as well as dropping onto FR from time-to-time. Tomorrow is my call day, hopefully I'll have a resident on with me who can judge an emergency vs. non-emergency. Stay safe and warm up there!

[tgslTakoma]

Great pictures!

Race, you looked marvelous! And I know you gave those nags an earful!

Doctor Raoul, I love that sign!

[firebrand]

You guys missed a good one. We had a full 45 minutes of yelling and screaming at the lefties as they poured across 40th Street. Then the cops had had enough and were afraid we would get into fights with them. But for a while it was a solid-gold freeper rally!

Then we had to go back to no man's land, but that turned out OK too, because Curtis could be heard and there was even a ledge for him to stand on. The cops were all ears while he was speaking. A fabulous addition to our rally.

Thanks to everyone who attended and special thanks to Curtis Sliwa and his Guardian Angels, Cacique, NYC GOP Chick, Dutchy, Doctor Raoul, and StarFan for their heroic efforts.

We were also treated very well by McFadden's. It's a bit out of the way of the tourist areas, so the food was quite a lot better than we are used to in the tourist spots. We'll have to make a point of going back there again.

[NYC GOP Chick]

I was just checking out the DUmpster and they're claiming ONE MILLION anti-American freaks here in NYC. Like hell there were that many!

Of course, when they deign to mention any patriots counter-protesting, they claim that there were only 3 or 4.