Posted on 06/21/2003 10:21:06 AM PDT by firebrand
Doctor Raoul and I met at Penn Station (thanks to cell phones--who knew there were two Acela waiting rooms?). The Doctor had already come up on the NJ Coast Line, with his Santa's sack of signs and costumes, plus bullhorn (which we were not allowed to use). We caught the 4:01 to Huntington and were met at the train by deadhead and alisasny.
When the four of us got to the site, there were already a young man and a young woman holding signs. They were from Marist College. Later, other wonderful kids from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset, Cold Spring Harbor High School, and Saint Anthony's High School joined us, dressing up in the Doctor's devil costumes and masks. Other people stood with us throughout, simply feeling they belonged on our side of the street, across from the bookstore.
There was lots of yelling from one side of the street to the other. Usually we started it and then received lame, low-IQ replies.
Alisasny and nickyg33 brought their banners, created by abner. Nicky's said "Go Home Hillary" and alisasny's said "Hillary V.I.P. / Vicious Insufferable Phoney." These things are huge and need at least two people to hold them up. They are extremely effective. Raoul now has at least one of them to use at future demonstrations.
As reported on another thread, Carl Limbacher was there throughout almost the entire event. Sean Hannity came by in his SUV and was immediately mobbed by our side of the street. What a great guy he is in person--accessible and sincere. Then Mike Seigel arrived a little later.
We did interviews with Jewish World, Newsday, and other publications.
At one point, the owner (?) of the pub we were standing in front of came out to tell us not to hold the "Go Home Hillary" banner in front of his place. We started to move, then someone who had been standing with us said not to, so we went back. He came out again and made a fuss, so we compromised by standing in front of his pub but in the street rather than on "his" sidewalk. Someone speculated that a few of the people standing with us were plain-clothes cops, but of course we didn't know this for sure. The Secret Service guy came over and eyeballed us in the beginning, and then he and others repaired to the Batmobile area. It was parked right across from us with traffic cones around it. The Suffolk County cops were very pleasant.
All in all, a delightful freep, one of the best ones I have been to. We went to the territorial Democrat's pub afterwards and told war stories about other freeps. Our little group had to break up soon after than, and alisasny ran me and the Doctor back to the train station.
Well, she speculated about a devil, and she got two. Plus a Laura Bush (holding a sign that said "I Know Where My Husband Is Sleeping"), a Hillary with an Arafat scarf facsimile, and of course the hilarious Rodham Hussein.
We await deadhead's pictures to be posted on this thread later.
From:
[UPDATED] Hillary Clinton Book Tour Calendar:
Please post the details of YOUR Hillary! FReep here
Hillary Clinton Book Tour Calendar--Freep Her Heinous Coast to Coast This Summer ^ | June 15, 2003 | kristinn [and YOU!]
Posted on 06/15/2003 9:44 PM PDT by RonDog
At the request of DC Chapter Warlord kristinn, here is an
UPDATED list of
Hillary Clinton's book-signing appearances
all across the USA(from www.simonsays.com) CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
We definitely missed you at all the pro-US/pro-military rallies this past winter, so we're counting on you for the '04 festivities!
"Anyone who knows the lyrics to 'STAND BY YOUR MAN' doesn't have to read Chapter One.""Winnie The Pooh could be President, Bill Clinton proved that. Neither one wears pants and both are always getting caught with some honey."
"Who's watching Bill? Buy the next book."
Too bad you didn't bring your classic "If Osama had been a piece of ass, Bill Clinton would have nailed him" sign. :)
Yesterday's FReep:
DC Chapter (and FRiends?) FReeps - THIS WEEK:
YOUR FReep - next SATURDAY:
San Francisco FReep - later that day:
OUR FReep - next SUNDAY:
Maryland Freepers-Hillary in White Marsh Monday!
The Jeffersonian ^ | 06/19/03 | Virginia Terhune
Posted on 06/20/2003 9:34 PM PDT by icwhatudo
Managers of the Barnes & Noble in White Marsh expect a throng when Hillary Clinton visits Monday to sign copies of her just-published book, "Living History," at the bookstore on The Avenue.
Clinton, 55, left the White House in 2001, at the end of her husband's second term as president, and is now a senator from New York. Some speculate she will run for president in 2008.
The Barnes & Noble visit will be Clinton's only stop in the Baltimore area during a promotional tour scheduled to last through mid-August, said a spokeswoman for Clinton's publisher, the Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group of New York.
Clinton is expected to begin signing autographs at 7 p.m...
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
And for a great freep.
Convent Road bump!
God bless those Marist College students and other young people... there truly is hope for the next generation of New Yorkers.
Nickyg33 and alisasny... it is SO COOL to see you two out FReeping again with abner's fabulous 'Go Home Hillary' banners! It's like 'old times' (Campaign 2000, when hubby and I were able to spend much more time in NYC). The "V.I.P. Hillary - Vicious Insufferable Phony" banner is my favorite, actually... and SO appropriate for Hillary's V.I.P. appearance on Friday, LOL!
Firebrand, your report is excellent, as are the costumes and photos. That photo of Sean in his "gas-guzzling SUV" is absolutely priceless!
THANK YOU ALL for being there! :-)
~nutmeg & zelig
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