Maybe they werent't around here either..but they sure get way more press coverage than deserved. These are the same papers that make no mention of Able Danger. That to me is the bigger problem.
I went back to the news item and found I made a mistake. There were more than 300 at the biggest rally. FreeRepublic was mentioned at the end of the article as follows:
'Some critics say Sheehan is exploiting her son's death to promote a left-wing agenda. They say scores of Americans, including relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq, support Bush and his plans to keep troops there.
FreeRepublic.com holds rallies to support troops and to counter anti-war demonstrations.
"For us, the organizers of the vigil are phony-baloney, betraying the sacrifices that those men and women make in Iraq, by demanding that we pull our troops out now and leave Iraq to go to hell," said Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group's Washington chapter. "This is a publicity stunt." '
Here's the link to the column:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/E0C3E6D3005FA646862570610014C31C?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22sheehan%22