Posted on 10/02/2004 5:59:56 PM PDT by sauropod
By my count, we had 21 FReepers and lurkers man the lines today defending the honor of Arlington National Cemetery. Many passersby gave us the "thumbs up" and several folks thanked us for being out giving our opinion of this blood dance. Honor Roll for today's FReep: Kristinn, tgslTakoma, hoodlum91, 3D-JOY, Sauropod, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, 3 lurkers, DonSimmons, LiveFreeorDie, BufordP, RaceBannon, Doctor Raoul, Cobol2Java, LandryFan, and BillF.
When you arrive at the Arlington National Cemetary Visitor Center, this is the sign you see:
I'm going to show you some pictures of what went on today and you can decide if the Left obeyed that sign or not.
We set up on Memorial drive immediately before the bridge. There was some last minute preparations that we had to do.
kristinn and bufordP making signs
Kristinn makes sign.
Our MOAB under construction:
Not too long after, Jimmy Valentine's Brother showed up. He immediately appropriated one of the signs I had brought with me (made by hellinahandcart) and held onto it all day.
Jimmy Valentine's Brother
Here is a close-up of the sign.
BufordP (who can't resist giving advice to people) gives directions to the Leftists
Message for Medea Benjawoman.
This was a good sign as well.
To our troops!
Osama's best friends:
LandryFan held another one of hellinahandcart's signs:
FReeper BillF arrived with his homemade sign:
About this time, a holier than thou peace protestor attempted to engage us in conversation. JVB got quite irate at her and asked her when she was going to get outraged at all of the beheadings taking place. BufordP started to try and reason with her but it was no use. Finally, she gave up and started heading toward where the rest of the unwashed rabble were swarming. Buford kept trying though, talking to her as she walked away. (Misogynist!)
Here's where she went:
Race Bannon and Doctor Raoul arrived around this time.
The good Doctor was in fine form and was prepared to do a multimedia FReep.
We met a couple who were passersby (they hadn't heard of Free Republic). They told us they were so disgusted with what they saw up at the Women's memorial, they just had to come by and hold a sign.
Luke the bicycle bisexual showed up. I had stepped across the street to take a picture or two. He started yelling something about the "curse of Fallujah" would be upon us. I asked him, "How did it feel to be supporting terrorists?" He said, "They're not terrorists."
Back in January 2003, we ran into Luke at a D.A.W.N. protest at the Lincoln Memorial. He insisted on making a big deal about his bisexuality (too much information - I didn't ask). We see him at many protests in the DeeCee area on his little pedal pusher. He seems to get more belligerent at each one.
When we got everyone in place, we started forming the FREepline:
And again.
One more time.
And what would a FReep be without a MOAB?
The Desecrators started to move. Make sure to pick up your trash before you go.
First Coffin Arrives
End the war
The left is full of antisemites. Here's proof.
The "mourners".
More "mourners."
Somebody's proud to be a peacenick:
Power to the people or white power? You decide.
More coffins
Oh look! They've laid a rose on the coffin. How touching.
That coffin sure is gettin' heavy!
Answer and Nader signs were in the march.
Here's somebody in uniform doing what he shouldn't:
Now I have a question for FReepers. This looks to me like somebody on active duty. I cropped out his picture from the high-res photo I took. Is this a current uniform?
Leftists being leftists, use whomever they can to "get their point across." Now they've got the kids in the act (he's holding up the banner).
First wave hits the bridge. On to the White House!
End of the march. They're crossing the bridge. The cop is relieved.
Kristinn gives rare interview.
Lunch after freepin'
ROFLMBFAO!
I would say the facial hair was the biggest indicator...unless he was on leave for several days.
Oh 3D, you got to FReep with the DC Chapter! Major jealousy bump. Beats the heck out of dodging hurricanes, doesn't it? :) I'd like to hear your impressions.
MASS-1 ping, to Race!
Ya'll did good!
I wish I coulda made the Moorer freep here in Jax!
Semper Fi!
Here is a link to the pictures I took today. Does it work?
http://community.webshots.com/album/194954193uJmZsN
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It works great for me.
I would like to ask the "war is not the answer" people if we should just let the terrorists come and kill us all. They have their heads up their butts.
PING!!!
It works just fine! Thanks for posting the link!
She and I chatted a bit during the Freep. Her husband is buried in Arlington. I just watched the local Fox News, and they had her on for an interview, along with the gentle lady from Florida (can't remember her Freep name). Fox did a good job reporting, although more time to the idiot protestors than us (ah well).
I am surmising he picked it up at a yard sale.
Doesn't look like a captain to me!
Great MOAB, You work is as easily recognizable as a signature.
A couple of the chants we used (over and over again) as they marched by across the street were, "You never marched against Osama; you never marched against Saddam!" and "Where are the human shields? Save the children from car bombs, like you protected Saddam!"
Sure looks like it was a 5:1 ratio of media to actual marchers. Typical hyperinflation of the situation.
Yeah, didn't hear what Fox said was the number of protesters, but looked like only about 200 to me.
I just got a call telling me, "I saw your FReeper friends on Channel 5 and they did GREAT! That Kristinn guy gave a great interview and FOX really made the peaceniks look like the idiots they are!"
Woohoo!
THE D.C. CHAPTER DOES IT AGAIN!
Y'ALL ROCK!!
I spent too much time looking for myself (blush) and didn't listen to the commentary. Did they mention FreeRepublic?
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