After-Action Report from Anti-Kerry Freep, NYC, Feb. 28

Feb. 28, 2004 | firebrand

[firebrand]

The protest rally against John Kerry went very, very well, thanks to the great organizational talents of the sponsors and the anti-Kerry enthusiasm of the Vietnamese-Americans.

At 11:30, the entire block across from Kerry's headquarters, at 373 Park Avenue South, was already crowded with Vietnam Vets and many, many Vietnamese-Americans. Freepers were at first lost in the crowd but we eventually found one another. Here is the honor roll:

NYC GOP Chick
Davide
Laserlock
Tabi Katz
Always Free (who came up from Baltimore and even took a NYC subway for the first time ever)
hellinahandcart
Coleus
Cacique
rmlew
Doctor Raoul
Clemenza
jmstein7
mich0127 (fellow law school student of jmstein)

We also were happy to see Alan Finger, of the American Flag Institute, Don Rosenberg, of the National Traditionalist Caucus, Alice from Woodside, and other constant activists from the area.

Rolling Thunder rode up, and the TV cameramen started jockeying for position. Then all the wonderful speeches, including our own Doctor Raoul, who pointed out that the flag in the ninth-floor window was backwards. Kerry, is that your office, and if so was that you, or another typical Democrat, who hung that flag?

People were interviewed by Reuters, NBC, the New York Times, and the New York Post, among many others. The rally was so big that it was hard to keep track of everything.

Firebrand handed out 200 flyers with material from the wintersoldier.com website and from elsewhere on FR. I never saw people so eager to take flyers as the people at this rally. They brought ice-cold bottled water and delicious sandwiches and flags and signs for everyone--and on top of that they read our material!

Freepers repaired to the Abbey Tavern afterward, where we ate and drank and talked freeper talk.

Big bunches of thanks to Jerry Kiley, the rally organizer, from Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry, to the other people who worked so hard for this, and to the cooperative and protective cops of the 13th Precinct.

Many pictures were taken by freepers and will be appearing on this thread shortly. When they are up, I will ping everybody.

Thanks for being behind us in spirit, everybody. We couldn't have done even the small part that we did without you all.

[Tijeras_Slim]

bump and thanks!

[cmsgop]

Right On, was the Flag Backwards?

[firebrand]

Thread up and ready for photos and photo links.

[Travis McGee]

Thanks!

[not-alone]

thanks to all

[jmstein7]

BUMP!

[diotima]

Nice Job! I'm waiting for the pictures.......

[RoseofTexas]

Think we'll see the protest on the liberal rags and the nightly news? NAY, I doubt it!

[Chi-townChief]

Sounds cool ... I hope some pics are forthcoming!

[jmstein7]

I wish I had MY camera too!

It was packed!

[RaceBannon]

I always miss the good ones!!!

[clintonh8r]

Good job! Can't wait to see the pictures.

[hellinahandcart]

WAAH! I can't believe it, having trouble with that stupid camera in the bincoulars. I have to go out and buy batteries...

[Dan from Michigan]

How many were there? I heard 2000.

[arasina]

Great work, you guys!

Marking my place so I can return when there are pictures. :o)

[OldFriend]

You guys always make me soo proud to be a freeper!

[cibco]

BTTT

[NYC GOP Chick]

Very crowded under the scaffolding across from John Fonda Kerry's campaign office!	Vietnamese-Americans don't like John Effin' Kerry
Nope, they really seem to dislike him - and they even use the spoofed photo of the Ketchup Lady's Boy Toy with Hanoi Jane!	Yep, it's official: Vietnamese-Americans hate him!
Firebrand working the crowd and handing out FR flyers.	Did we happen to mention that Vietnamese-Americans *really* don't like the French-looking liberal guy? They made up at least 90% of the 800-900 people at the rally.
Firebrand, Cacique and Always Free	We were surprised that he wasn't hanging the French flag in his office window, although his staff did manage to hang the U.S. flag backwards.
rmlew grabbed a sign!	Vietnam War Vets hate the haughty, French-looking creep, too!