Hundreds rally in support of war

AP ^ | March 23, 2003 | Karen Matthews

[sarcasm]

NEW YORK (AP) A day after an anti-war march down Broadway attracted more than 100,000 people, hundreds of New Yorkers gathered in Times Square and on Staten Island on Sunday to show support for the U.S.-led campaign in Iraq.

About 600 people waved American flags and chanted ''U-S-A! ''U-S-A!'' at the Times Square demonstration, which was organized by conservative groups including the Christian Coalition and Young Americans for Freedom.

[Nebullis]

This rally was covered on CNN a short while ago. The demonstrators were described as "angry" and "vociferous" while the video showed a peacefull (almost placid) crowd. The text on the screen identified Free Republic as a "sponsor" of the rally.

[Braak]

600 my foot! There was a thousand there easy! I was there, and the Mrs. showed a little later, but we freeped! Angry, perhaps, Vociferous? Yes, but consider our enemy, and what the anti-war crowd pulls on a regular basis..we don't destroy property or injure cops!

[CedarDave]

Glad to see FR was mentioned including our web site.

[pfloyd95]

I was there with my family. It was extremly peacefull and very well orginized. The only ones that caused problems again were the peacenicks. I was right in the middle of it and it was great. Lots of support.

[ardara]

I just returned from the great Staten Island rally.Not only did we have hundreds but we also had thousands. It made me proud to be a marine and an American.

[sauropod]

Glad to see you were out and about. Ours in Dee Cee was very successful today.

[undergroundwarrior]

600??? Nah. I would estimate at least 1500.

Had a great time at the rally. A lot of wonderful Americans.

[NYC GOP Chick]

600 my foot! There was a thousand there easy!

Try closer to 3000. We got there about 11:50 and there looked to be well more than 1000 proud patriots! :)

[firebrand]

AP and Reuters are both greatly understating the numbers. Even the Star-Ledger said we were 1300.

[firebrand]

I clearly stated in my opening remarks that it was a Free Republic rally, and that the first co-sponsor to join us in our national Rally for America weekend was Young Americans for Freedom. I then read a list of most of the other sponsors. When I got to listing groups who were there with us, I mentioned Christian Coalition. So how they got out of that that Christian Coalition sponsored the rally is totally beyond me.

Back to journalism school?

[Tamzee]

I was there, too, and am wondering if they bothered to include all those folks jammed up under the canopy along the sidewalk? When I first saw them there, I thought they were just bystanders watching the action, but then realized most had flags and signs, also.

The rally was wonderful and thanks to all who organized it :-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

Nah. It was leftist pinko code for "crazed right-wingnuts."

[CrimeOf73]

The 3 pillars of the Associated Press: slant, distortion, exaggeration.