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.

[sauropod]

So sorry you were not able to make it. IT was hard for us and we were already in the city.

HHC apologizes to you too. She said she had no idea it was gonna be that hard. 'Pod

[Oschisms]

Just got home from McFadden's. Good to see everybody again. Had so much fun shouting at the traitors.

[Dutchy]

I want to thank everybody that braved the cold, the leftists, and the NYPD and either attented the rally OR EVEN ATTEMPTED TO ATTEND THE RALLY. It took me 90 minutes to run the gauntlet of police lines and leftists from where I parked at 43rd and 3rd. to get to 41st and First. The Rally was a success, despite all the headaches and the appearance of Curtis Sliwa was the topper!! Thanks to everyone for all the support and encouragement.

[tgslTakoma]

But for a while it was a solid-gold freeper rally!

I am sorry to have missed it. It's tough to sit one out and wait for reports to come in. I felt like I had to do something (like boiling some water and tearing up strips of cloth, or something) so I spent the day jumping from cooking massive quantities of food and then on to FR for updates from all the rallies across the US.

From reports on numbers, it appears that the communists are losing their base. The reality-challenged college kids and soccer moms have short attention spans, and maybe our education efforts at our counter-protests are also sinking in with the folks who were blindly marching with the communists in the past.

To all of you who stood out on the streets today:

I salute you all!

[Dutchy]

It seemed like one million leftys, trying to worm through the streets of Manhattan!! I know it was'nt though!!!

[sauropod]

Unfortunatey, their turnout was not a disaster. I saw many thousands of the rabblement there.

[KLT]

It was great seeing everybody....special thanks to the cops who were great like always....

Hey Guys...see ya March 1rst in DC....gonna get the libs good there...

BTW...as Sauropod and hellinahandcart can testify to, the LIBS left the city in a disgusting mess...They're not only commie fascists, but SLOBS!

[sauropod]

How did i miss you there?

Jeez.... 'Pod

[KLT]

[sauropod]

Me too pls. Put 1 March on your calendar.

[sauropod]

I was too much in shock to take any footage of it.

Unbelievable. Plus, i was in a car w/ two ranting patriot women!

'Pod

[sauropod]

Hope the monster snow never gets there. I have to drive home Monday eve.

[KLT]

Ranting? Who? hhc and me... Never....ROTFLOL

[KLT]

Don't worry POD.....your save the males car will carry you anywhere safely...

[Bob J]

I have great respect for all the FReepers who got out in the cold today and braved the smelly gauntlet of nasty lefty fascists. Godpseed to them all.

Employing effective protest strategies, which includes maximizing your media potential, parlays the time, effort and money committed into larger and larger gains and allows the participants to not only walk away with good personal feelings about what they did, but also to believe they were effective in getting their message out to millions of other Americans, and yes, even the troops. For this reason alone, maximizing media potential should be at the top of every FReep list. As you may be aware, The FR Network has worked with the Leadership Institute to develop a seminar on Activism basics. One of the modules is "Earned Media" which instructs neo activists in the art of dealing with the media...everything from how to write a press release to following up to make sure your message gets out. The beta version of this seminar was presented at FR's National Awards Banquet last year and is now being rolled out for chapters to sponsor in their local areas. The Los Angeles chapter will be the first to sponsor this event in April, and the chapter leaders are inviting guests from other conservative groups to take part.

FR networking with other groups is going to be an important factor in "parlaying" our efforts in the future. At CPAC, FRN reps had the opportunity to talk with many other national organizations leaders about this topic, and they were enthusiastic about the concept. I'm hoping that in the near future we may be able to announce just such a national partnership and put together an effort that not only includes the several dozen FReeper chapters and FReepers in general, but tens of thousands of other national organizations chapters and members.

As far as local networking of this sort, many LA Chapter members including myself will be down at Cal State Long Beach next week to take part in that schools College Republicans "support the troops" rally. David Horowitz will be speaking and that combined with quiet on the lefty media front, may bring in some excellent local coverage. I doubt the crowd will be as large as the left was able to pull in this weekend, but many media outlets will be looking to provide coverage for an event that provides interesting juxtaposition.

[NYC GOP Chick]

I was looking for you too!

[KLT]

Maybe the pic got lost....LOL...I was dyin to see it...I so rarely take pics...

[Exit148]

Dutchy - How DID you finally reach the rally? What was your route?

[tgslTakoma]

I just talked with Kristinn (via FReep-phone) a little while ago... He had just gotten off the line with KSFO - who did a fifteen minute interview with him while he sat in NYC traffic with Doctor Raoul.

You guys did good work today. Give hhc and KLT hugs from me.

[KLT]

Will see you March 1rst.....Your HUG is appreciated and recipricated....

Hope all is well....

GREETINGS FROM THE LIB INFESTED CAPITOL OF THE WORLD..NOO YAWK!

KLT