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.

[Mich0127]

Thanks for the pics...I really enjoyed them!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Yes, you definitely need to get a real camera! I'll help you choose one, if you wish.

[hellinahandcart]

This same group is going to gather outside of CBS tomorrow morning, for a Kerry appearance.

They'll have a hard time not covering it, the reporters and cameras will be right there...

[NYC GOP Chick]

My pleasure -- and nice to meet you! :)

[armymarinemom]

WTG Freepers and Patriotis!!!!! This does my heart good.

[Mich0127]

It was very nice to meet you as well! :-)

[Mich0127]

Enjoyed the pictures thouroughly..i had a great time at the rally!

[hellinahandcart]

One of the speakers had a very good chant:

"JOHN KERRY---YOU LIAR!
WE'LL SET YOUR ASS ON FIRE!"

[G.Mason]

Great job.

Thanks to all who went.

[Mich0127]

Can anyone with pictures freep-mail me? I'd like to print copies...
I had a great time meeting everyone...looking forward to the next event!

[diotima]

< snicker >

[Mich0127]

We had an awesome time...I walked around the streets for awhile after the protest with my Benedict Kerry sign...got some really interesting remarks...many nice...some mean, like a nitwit on a street corner who told me that my sign was stupid!

[Mich0127]

That was classic!
It was a pleasure meeting you today..send my love to your kitties! :)

BTW-were you able to get any pictures?

[brityank]

(Shutterfly only gives you little, compressed versions of the pics).

Hit 'Slideshow' at the right; you can step through, stop and save the ones you want to your hard-drive.

[hellinahandcart]

No. Long story. Let's leave it at "my camera is a temperamental and unreliable piece of crap".

[Mich0127]

Oh...I'm sorry..break the thing..it will make you feel better!

I wish I remembered my camera..but that would take brains on my part!

[jmstein7]

Hang on for a minute... I'm about to post some pics.

[freeangel]

Good job guys and gals!

[jmstein7]

Mich0127 & Jmstein7

Benedict Kerry

Mich0127 and Jmstein7

Another Sign

*by Coleus!!!

[Intolerant in NJ]

Great Work bump