WNC FREEPERS -Asheville, NC SUPPORT OUR SOLDIERS RALLY! TODAY at 1 PM.

Asheville Citizen TImes ^ | March 1, 2003 | me

[Helix]

Rally starts at the Asheville City County Plaza at 1 PM. A large turnout is expected.

Madcelt (my husband) is already there. We hope to be able to upload his pictures after the event.

You can listen live to the second half of the event beginning at 2:55 pm at the link below. There are some good pictures of the event preparation at this link.

[Helix]

Today's the day! God bless everyone participating in today's rallies.

We'll try to get the pictures up tonight, if possible.

[Helix]

Let's try that link again:

http://www.citizen-times.com/sos/sos_template.shtml

[Bahbah]

God bless, you too, Helix. Would love to see pictures. Asheville is a beautiful town.

[sandlady]

bump

[Helix]

Thank you, Bahbah! : )

PING to our friends down east.

[Helix]

LOL. I suppose it would help if I got your name right, mykidsmom.

Thanks for the BUMP, sandlady.

[bellevuesbest]

Way to go; I'm headed for a rally today in Seattle.

Check this link and post a get well wish

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/854565/posts

[GailA]

[Rebelbase]

I grabbed two paragraphs off of your links describing the Patriot Rally and a Peace rally happening on the same day/same town. Notice any bias in the newspaper's reporting?

Rally ends at Civic Center
5:35 p.m.: After five hours of flags, prayers, speeches and patriotism, the Save Our Soldiers rally is over. About 1,500 people attended the rally outside, far less than what organizers had expected.

Peace rally wrapping up
5:06 p.m.The peace rally has dwindled to about 200 people and is wrapping up. Those remaining are in a biting wind and frigid rain shower - an odd ending to a beautiful, and for the most part peaceful, day.

[Rebelbase]

Here is another link to the story about both rallies in today's Citizen-Times. Interesting read, I wish I had been there. I appears someone was arrested for shouting dissent at a the peace rally.

[Constitution Day]

I sent an e-mail to the organizer of this rally, offering whatever help might be needed - no response.
I'll look tomorrow for news reports on it.

Regards-
CD

[Helix]

I finally got our FTP account to work. So here are some of the pics. I'm sorry it took so long. Madcelt will probably want to post more tonight.

I thumbnailed these to save load time. Click on the picture for a better view.

Our Crowd: (first picture is of some members of Bikers for Bush)

Here are some fun fellows who let Madcelt take their picture.

Their Crowd - MUCH LESS than the 700 reported. Most of the media counted people who were walking PAST these clowns toward the auditorium.

[Helix]

I'm sorry no-one replied to you. They put this thing together fairly quickly. I don't know the person in charge personally, but I know some of the co-sponsors and I'm sure they would have been glad to have your help.

[Rebelbase]

I didn't realize the two groups were that close together. The antis did have a poor showing.

[Bahbah]

Just great, Helix. Beautiful flags and beautiful people. Yaaay.

[Madcelt]

You should have been with me. I got so close, I was tempted to throw soap at'em! Wheww! OOhhh.

[Madcelt]

Heres some bias. The freakniks, and I don't use that term lightly, came down to our area to take thier photos, and do their interview. Wonder why( not that they needed a CROWD or anything to give them a numbers boost). Unfortunately for them,they were given some choice (and brother it was "choice")words by the guy beside me!!

[Madcelt]

Looks like the Nam vet got his point across would'nt you say?(far left 3rd photo down post 11)

[Jim Robinson]

Yup. He sure did.