Posted on 12/02/2003 8:45:26 PM PST by Cinnamon Girl
While the nuts were gathering in the Beverly Hilton for their childish "Hate Bush" meeting, the America-loving, President Bush-loving folks from all around were joining up with signs and cheers on Wilshire Boulevard, across the street from the hotel.
And it wasn't just us Freepers-- the very good looking College Republicans from Loyola Marymount, Ted Hayes, and other happy people who heard about the rally from all the talk shows today (thanks talk show hosts!) were out there with us. Signs were upbeat: "Luvya Dubya", "L.A. Loves W.", "Real Men Love G.W." (that was Outraged, who was dressed in his superman costume), "President Bush is My Hero", and of course there were lots of American Flags.
As RonDog waved with his big Mickey Mouse hand and we waved our signs chanting "President Bush!" and "Five More Years!" TONS of cars passed us, many of them HONKING THEIR HORNS in support-- much more than I had expected, actually. I keep wanting to believe that more and more people are rejecting the liberal trash in LA; my experience at rallies over the years suggests to me that there is a changing tide. Yes, we got a lot of middle fingers-- one of the most common forms of expression from liberals-- but on the BIRD-OMETER, with the rally in front NBC studios during the Al Gore hissy fit being a 10, this ranked a 4. At that rally we got a lot of screaming curse words as well, but at this one, the anger was actually WAY, WAY toned down with a few "He's an idiot" comments and 'thumbs down' but the RAGE wasn't there.
Lots of media showed up: KTLA 5, CBS 2, channels 9 and 11 as well, plus a CBS from Sacramento.
The energy was really good, and, although the Hate Bush attendees came in through the backway from the parking garage and avoided us, there were a few loitering in the lobby who could see us, and well, if they watch the news tonight, I guess they'll get an earful.
Look for pictures from Freeper "rantblogger."
P.S. I saw two people give us the finger with one hand, while holding their phones in the other-- while DRIVING.
Yes, apparentely so. I got curious enough to dial it myself, and there is no indication that it is connected with the one you linked. So we have yet another leftist org, trying to stay incognito.
I'm with Mo1. Why, if it's the same person, is she at a hate Bush rally?
Tonight was AMAZING!I estimate that we has fifty to sixty of us - not bad considering that we had less than FORTY-EIGHT (48) hours to put this together.
We had MANY, MANY folks at our "Luvya Dubya" rally who are "not yet FReepers" - and MANY FRiends who lurk here more than they post.And, we had MASSIVE media coverage. (More in THAT soon.)
MANY thanks are in order here, but FIRST among them certainly goes to Matt Drudge - without whose investigative journalism, NONE of this would have been possible.
Look in the window! It's Jeanine Garafalo and Al Franken high tailing it away from the secret Hilton meeting!!!
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