VIDEO OF NEWS STORY ON FRESNO "HATE" RALLY AND PICNIC HERE!!!

RadioFR ^ | 9/14/03 | Diotima

[diotima]

Here is the video of the news story that ran Friday night about the Fresno Chapter's "hate" rally and picnic.

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Please thank Agitator, Radio Free Republic's engineer and technical genius for converting these files so you could view them.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

I didn't have any problem getting in the city of Fresno's website. But then, I sent mine on Sunday. Perhaps they are being bombarded about this issue and that why you can't get through.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

Unbelievable. I think Jim Robinson should sue these people for defamation.

[steplock]

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[XHogPilot]

Excerpts from the website that started it all... Freepwatch.com aka... http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/1639517_comment.php#1646092

Attend the Freeper rally and picnic sept. 12th & 13th by Freepwatch Network Monday September 01, 2003 at 08:58 PM Activists: attend the Freeper Rally and Picnic sept. 12th & 13th Come disrupt the annual Freeper Rally in Fresno Sept. 12th & 13th 2003 by freeper • Monday September 01, 2003 at 12:40 PM

... get some trucks and start circling around the park with pink and black flags hanging out and keep swerving and hooting out the window and accelerating and braking with a jerky sense of irritation and speed towards pedestrians as though you're not going to stop.

"LSD in the potato salad"

Especially don't mix e coli and LSD. Imagine what a park full of these poor souls would look like, all tripping, throwing up and having diarrhea at the same time. It sure wouldn’t be pretty. Funny, maybe, but not pretty. No sireee, not pretty at all.

Let's take a poll. How many people here would laugh their butts off if they saw something like that?

LSD and bacteria in Freeper food?

Hey, you know how Sherman Austin got sent to jail for a year because of a link that someone else uploaded onto his website ... Also, could we upload those links onto free republic and get the owner of the free republic sent to jail?

A public park on a weekend day ...place for a pitched battle, with guns on one side and firebombs on the other.

[.45MAN]

PING

[diotima]

Ping!

[hellinahandcart]

You sure Jim Robinson didn't fax the press release on someone else's letterhead?

Try to keep up. Reyes already admitted she did it.

Or maybe that, too, was merely another manifestion of Jim Robinson's magic powers?

[yonif]

ha ha ha. This is the funniest thing I have ever heard.

[yonif]

I'll bet they are watching this thread.

[DrewsDad]

ping

[4mycountry]

>>The mayor is not pleased.

And to make matters worse, the chairman is deeply saddened.

[4mycountry]

Too lazy to go through the whole thread... any contact info for this news program?

[ladyinred]

After calling the manager of our local talk radio station to complain about the HRC coverage on us, I got the opportunity a few minutes ago to talk briefly on the air and explain our side as best I could. I was so so nervous!

An rep from the HRC is now on the air defending them!

[SpinyNorman]

Several militant anti-war websites, including indymedia.com, called on readers to harass, intimidate and possibly injure picnic attendees by throwing “stale bagels” and “rotten eggs” at them from roving “affinity groups”.

Is this not the height of oxymoronic hypocrisy?

If they want hate speech, DU will be more than accomodating. I'd advise them not to eat before surfing there though.

The UMASS (Amherst) Democrats are advertising their first meeting with lots of fliers (litter?) with a picture of George Bush and the statement "Do you hate this man?" Naturally, I had to add a little commentary......

Bottom line: they are all hypocrites, the destructive ELF groups, the PETA groups releasing minks into the local area, where they decimate the native wildlife, the DUpes and other ultralefties that preach hate while accusing the conservatives of it in the same breath.

[ladyinred]

The rep from HRC says we are not a "hate crime", those were his words. He said someone came to see them and told him we were. The host said, "So someone just comes in and says that, so you believe them?" The guy had no answers for that, just starts saying everyone is against them! The host had to go to the news, so he is going to let him back on after 1pm news. kMJ 58 for those who can listen. I think I started something, at least I hope so. They need to explain, but they need to tell the truth.

[JustAmy]

You did good. I was proud of you .... you didn't giggle or even say that you were mad as hell.

I need to get back to the radio.

[MEG33]

Please post the latest and give me a ping when there is anything new.Thanks!

[Mama_Bear]

I was so so nervous!

You sure didn't sound nervous. You did a GREAT job of presenting the entire situation from our point of view.

That guy who called after you, Enrique, who is on the commission and said "someone" (Nick DeGraff of Peace Fresno, I believe) came before the commission and told them we are a hate group, certainly didn't make a very good case for the commission. The truth came out........they don't need to investigate these accusations, especially not when they come from their good friends in "Peace Fresno". This was entirely politically motivated.

Now I am listening to Enrique say how really "good" the HRC people are. Right.

John has been doing a pretty good job of pushing him into a corner. The HRC doesn't have a leg to stand on.

[MEG33]

Glad to read about your call! Good job!