Posted on 06/28/2003 11:30:02 PM PDT by daviddennis
In the early evening of the 27th of June 2003, Freepers gathered in Century City, near the Century Plaza Hotel, to express support for President Bush, his liberation of Iraq, and other issues.
Freepers came out in force - at its peak, we had a few hundred people enthusiastically waving signs, banners and - most of all - American flags.
Unfortunately, since I was coming from the Valley, I arrived late, around 5:30. Worse, I accidentally dropped my Canon XL1, which is currently recuperating in the video camera hospital. You can send it your cards and letters :-).
By the time I put my camera to bed and got my digital still camera to get photographs, it was getting late -- and the atmosphere was getting distinctly chilly, with about equal numbers of ANSWER goons and our people on our side of the street. (There were billions of them in their own designated area). RonDog [right], our beloved organizer, Jill Hayes and others were warning us that things were getting bad, and we should retreat.
Ted Hayes was stalwart as always, talking, arguing, cajoling and discussing matters with everyone who had even a passing willingness to listen and learn. And he got a considerable audience, even as conflict swirled around him, with people calling him various names I won't repeat primarily because I have forgotten them all. (Breaking your video camera can do that to you).
The usual suspects were there - such as the lady on your right, who apparently handles the human rights policy for the LA teachers' union. I wonder if this is the problem with our educators: They are so busy thinking about human rights they've forgotten their main mission is to educate our hapless children.
Freeper Lady Jenn (to the left, with flag) was looking postiively radient, even as the baddies in full cry dominated the scene. Even though it's prudent to leave the scene before it becomes violent, I have a special place in my heart for those with the guts to stay.
And nobody shows guts like Ted Hayes. Nobody. You can threaten him, you can cajole hiim, you can call him every name in the book -- and he's still there.
Thanks, Ted.
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This nice fellow acted as though he wanted to kill me -- and I just wanted to take his picture!
I told him I was surprised about his attitude, being a man of peace and all, but he didn't take the hint. He was barely in control of himself, and I was my usual blandly courteous self. Somehow, being blandly courteous is what really sets these people off.
You have been warned.
Someday, people like this will realize how badly their attitude undermines their cause.
Someday.
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I'll post what I can till mom arrives
Here is another one ..
Ron and I (Genevieve) ... Right before he escorted me to the Presidential Extravaganza
Ted and I (Genevieve) .. Fighting the Good Fight as Usual!!!
I saved the one from post #7 here.
I got it. If you ever want it posted, give me a holler.
Good job!
I wish I did look that good ..
But that isn't me in those pictures .. it's a friend of RonDog's name Genevieve
I was just helping with a freeper friendly photo server
OK .. Here is the album I put them on ..THANK YOU, Mo1!!!
http://public.fotki.com/Mo1/genevieve/
Here are a few images for the Dose - from INSIDE the fundraiser in Los Angeles last Friday:
You beat me to it Mo.THANK YOU, too - sweetliberty, Mama_Bear and Brad's Gramma!I saved the one from post #7 here.
Bob J is helping me find a way to host our LA Chapter images on the FRN website...
They're not for "peace", as you quickly found out.
The definition of "peace" in their dictionary is "the lack of opposition to Communism: and that's it. You could have millions in a gulag and if that stopped opposition to Communism, they'd declare that "peace".
How exciting this must have been for Gen, however you spell her name! :_)LOL!
GenevieveSee also:
(It's pronounced sort of like: "John VEE EFF" - only with a French "Zzhawn" instead of "John")
"Anyway, I have my pictures up now, and with any luck video will be up later tonight or tomorrow..." - daviddennisPICTURES from the "Haunting Hillary!" FReep!
We now have PICTURES!!!LA Chapter FReeps the Hildabeast in Pasadena!
(THANK YOU, daviddennis!)
BobJ, "soon-to-be-FReeper" giving her contact info to RonDog, diotima, Joy Angela, ALOHA RONNIE
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
See you after the Fourth of July! :o)
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