LIVE Report From Crawford (3,000 folks now and STILL COMING!)

Basil in Crawford | 8-27-05 | TxBubba

[TXBubba]

Just talked to Basil on site in Crawford, Texas. Currently there are about 100 folks there helping to set up. They have not received word about the caravan arrival in Waco yet. JimRob is riding with the caravan. She thinks it might get to Crawford around 1:00 p.m.

Basil says the stage is set up, the sound system is excellent and they have hung the most beautiful banners overnighted by W04Man on the stage. A big thanks for the banners, they are much appreciated!

Someone arrived early and hung yellow ribbons everywhere.

They have an American flag that is about 50 feet by 40 feet. Children of military personnel serving in the Middle East have written notes to their parents on the stripes of this flag. A very touching thing to behold.

The HOT Chapter booth is being unloaded right now. The will sell buttons made by Angelwood to help off set costs.

Someone rented the Community Center for our use so there is access to AC. However, they also have 10 tents set up. And there is a Moonwalk for the kiddos.

To top everything else there is BBQ on the grill! Basil is the official taster and says it is great!

That is all the news I have at the moment. It is hard to get a cell phone connection to Crawford but when I hear more I will try to update everyone.

[EasySt]

"What a fantastic photo, an Iraqi woman whose finger is covered with ink from voting!"

Love that one! Here are some more....

I still think we ought to get our folks some purple ink!

Support the Troops, Support a Free Iraq, Support Freedom!

A purple (index) finger in the faces of the terrorists and their supporters!

[Boazo]

Just WOW,TOO COOL BASS!!!

[GOP_Proud]

Kudos for the correct use of all y'all's.

[zeaal]

The more Miss Sheehan speaks the most outrageous her statements become. It will be no time that even those that sympathize with her will begin to kind of wonder about her and her motives. Won't take long.

[Mo1]

Watch how the news coverage is the next few days are about this

On a side note .. I heard it's pouring rain down in Crawford at the moment

[daisyscarlett]

FNC was the only station that actually told the truth about Cindy and the comments that she has made So I'm not gonna dump on them"

Yep and it was Fred Barnes who first called Cindy Sheehan a crackpot...

[Squantos]

May I suggest ya run down to Kinkos to make a poster of the Pinkos singin their new Bull Sheehadi Solo ?

[Maine-ah]

" Rally organizers estimated the crowd in the sweltering heat was more than 2,000, although it appeared smaller."(camp casey)

"The crowd, which organizers said topped 3,000 but appeared closer to 1,500, chanted "Cindy, Go Home"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9075811/

With so many different reports, I wonder if we'll ever get the real numbers for this event.

[silent_jonny]

HI Jonny, are you behaving?

I better behave--it's the weekend and you have visitation :-D

[Laverne]

Today, FNC deserves being dumped on. Greg's coverage was beyond pathetic. FNC let its viewers down today -- BIG TIME!

[MEG33]

WOO HOO!I am loving these pictures!

[kcar]

Fox News tries to market themselves as playing on both sides of the board, and calls that fair and balanced even when ignoring the heavier action occuring on one side. Ratings is their primary aim. While they are not a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DNC like the other MSM, and they do realize the bonanza that they walked into because the MSM was not serving over half the market, they are still only accidental friends. The other media treats them as professional whores, so some part of their consolidation of dominant market share strategy involves "establishing themselves professionally", e.g., betraying the right / co-opting the left - even hiring the left MSM losers that we swore we'd never watch again. The Bloviator does this constantly and ostensibly, distancing himself from the "nutjobs" from both sides.

Fox can't be abandoned. But they need to refocus on the buttered side of their bread. And it's not like the other side won't get any coverage if they do. Hopefully another media outlet will emerge to play in Fox's sandbox before the next general election, in case their ego's carry them down the path CNN went.

[Mo1]

The more Miss Sheehan speaks the most outrageous her statements become

Yep ... that why I say .. Keep talking Cindy

[Revererdrv]

Didn't know I posted double posts. Thanks for telling me about my posts!

[GOP_Proud]

< Thanks TXBubba for starting it....when I left this morning you were jumping from thread to thread looking for a live one. >

I don't want it to end. We've all "bonded" today.

[luvie]

Loved it! Ya did good on this one!

[Indy Pendance]

Bring tissues...

Watched a Marine cry today.. feel good cry

[foreign devil]

I heard a total as high as 7,000 in all. Don't quote me though. That would be with both sides counted.

[SevenofNine]

Hey Snugs I hear Prince Harry snub BBC in upcoming interview he going give his story to SKY news in the UK according to UK Sunday Telegraph
Hey guys my local LA station carry it little a bit

[snugs]

Will do