Posted on 02/28/2003 12:34:33 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants
A quick rundown of the lunch time rally in Nashville organized by Steve Gill of 99.7 WWTN Nashville Talk Radio.
At any given time there were about 50 people who love America at the rally with many coming and going. I stood right on the street with my "FREE IRAQ" sign and had a couple of chances to "debate" the America haters as they stopped for the traffic light. For those of you unfamiliar with the location, Beaman Used Cars is right on Broadway and an I-65 on/off ramp. It is a VERY busy intersection and not condusive to circling and honking. Most people seemed either unconcerned or apathatic about the situation in Iraq. But there were many thumbs up and horn honks for suppor none the less.
I got there right at noon with my wife, son (17 and today was his lesson in history and government, today's question is where exactly does the Constitution guarantee the freedom to assemble?), and daughter (2), the Peugot donated by Lee Beaman Used Cars for raising money for servicemen's family charity was well trashed by the time I got there. I think they made a decent amount of money on it.
Some liberal pukes thought they would try to intimidate me as is stood on the curb holding my "FREE IRAQ" sign by edging close to the curb (I didn't move). As they went by, they attempted a "drive-by insult" and called me a fag. What they didn't realize is that two car lengths ahead was a car stopped at a red traffic light so they had to stop, too. I ran up to the car and said, "You want to say that again?" and of course they didn't so I said, "I didn't think so, $#%*head" and walked off.
Another ex-hippe couple gave me the thumbs down and stopped right in front of me for the light so I motioned for her to roll the window down and asked, "Do the people of Iraq not deserve freedom"? To which she replied, "Well, I think they ought to free themselves". I asked her, "How? Everyone who has dared to so much as speak out against Saddam has their whole family raped and murdered." Her answer was the typical liberal response, "I don't know."
There was one disabled Air Force vet who had received a bullet wound to the head during a training accident. He could stand and walk for a few steps and his speech was slowed but distinct. He had lost use of his right hand completely but, by God, his love of this country never wavered. I thanked him for his service and received assurances that the VA was taking proper care of him.
There was a guy in a gorilla suit with a "French Geurilla Fighter" sign. He got a lot of laughs, but Katy Beth, my 2 year old, didn't want to be anywhere near him.
Thanks to all who attended!
Tell Katy Beth gorilla suits still scare me; and I'm an old lady ;-)
This, to me, seemed to be a VERY INSTRUCTIVE sentence in the article. It is troubling in a sense.
Is this not the case in most other places in the US right now? Somebody help me. (Maybe not in your community). I don't know. The American people seem mighty fickle right now.
What I mean, is that in the days after September 11, America was awash with the USA flag everyone, on cars, boats, on lapels. An American flag meant you were for unity.
Now, a year and a half later, I think many of those flags have been removed or faded.
Does it follow that to nowadays affix a fresh US flag to your car or fly the flag these days is an outward statement in support of a War and behind Bush? And if so, why is this massive, grassroots sentiment not more apparant these days? (except near military bases).
Just a surface observation. This does not rule out the possibility of an outward surge of patriotism right after the shooting starts. But how deep is it? How will it fare if for days we have reports of massive casulties? Just trying to gauge the depth of patriotism and whether it is spiritual and deep as opposed to fashionable and surface. Sorry to write at length on a Freep Report as such.
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