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.

[MEG33]

Thank you for doing this!

[firebrand]

Thank you so much, and everyone else who supported us on this thread and the two before about this freep.

This protest resonated with me and I knew we had to join them.

[Dutchy]

FYI...

[John Lenin]

bump

[Badray]

Thanks for the great pictures.

How is my favorite NYC Chick?

[Badray]

"The beginning of our dialogue: Reuters guy: Where are you from? Me: Free Republic. Reuters guy: What's Free Republic? Me: What's Reuters?"

Good for you, firebrand.

[KeyLargo]

Excellent commentary political cartoon by Jack Higgins. Go to: http://www.suntimes.com/index/commentary.html
Click "Higgins" line and scroll back to Chicago Sun-Times, Sunday February 22, 2004.

[Doctor Raoul]

I realized today that there's a slight ambigouity in my statement "When you're stupid, that's the best you can do" and wanted you to know that was for the nitwit that called your sign stupid.

[Badray]

"Thanks Chick! Great shots, as always (except the one of me contemplating the ceiling)!"

LOL. How ya doing, kid?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Way to go and keep up the good work!

[Patriot1]

Great pictures!! I wish that I could have joined you all in that terrific rally against that pinko commie.

[Rainbow Rising]

Congratulations on a fantastic job. I was thrilled to see the (all too brief) shot of the protest on the news last night. I wish I could've been there. Next time, for sure.

[NYC GOP Chick]

How is my favorite NYC Chick?

Pretty good -- how are you doing? :)

[Tabi Katz]

Well, if it ain't my buddy with the magic fingers! How are you?

[Badray]

Busy, but doing well and trying to do some good here, too. It's been a while since I've been on a FReep. My next one is the DC SAS Rally. I still want you there.

[Badray]

Good. Busy, but good. I haven't been on FR too much lately. Between work and everything political that I've been involved with, there is just no time for anything else. Thank God for CPAC. If it wasn't for that, I'd have no time for fun. ;-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

It's been a while since I've been on a FReep. My next one is the DC SAS Rally. I still want you there.

When is it?

[Tabi Katz]

Yes, CPAC definitely qualifies as fun. Sounds like you could use more of that - you know what they say about all work and no play!

[GailA]

Look into an Olympus 460 or higher, great camera and good software, expandable memory.

THANKS GUYS FOR THE RALLY AND PHOTOS! WAY TO GO!

[Bob J]

The Tri-State chapter ROCKS!