[nutmeg]

...in one final act of “resistance” before vacating the bridge, one of them burned an American flag, to the cheers of all the rest. This incident went unreported in all of the mainstream media, despite the presence on the bridge of numerous journalists and photographers.

Walking home, I reflected on what the antiwar movement has degenerated into -- a squabbling collection of aging socialists, pro-Palestinian militants, and cowardly anarchists. The Vietnam vets -- who were there just to protect our monuments and show support for the troops -- had a surprising effect on the protestors. “Fight back! Fight back!” was one of the protestors’ slogans. But it was all talk. When confronted by people who actually fought and bled for their country, the protestors grew sheepish and embarrassed -- I would even say humiliated.

Fantastic article... don't miss this one! Thanks so much for the ping, NautiNurse.

[JoeSixPack1]

...their presence seemed to surprise the handful of Chinese tourists snapping photos in the area.

This one caught my eye. As I have yet to see my ugly mug in any of the online pics, i do remember that we (my select group of ugly vet bikers) did spend about 10 mins joking about oriental tourists after one motioned at us to pose.

50 years and they all still have and wear the same cameras and still take a slow picture! (Nothing moving, they like things that are stationary)

So we all jiggled in place. :-)

[dinasour]

Some hippie moonbats discussing the issues of the day with a few patriots.

 

Some people got the surprise of their life that day. 

[metesky]

What a great report!

[tgslTakoma]

Very good article - thanks for the ping.

The group [black bloc/anarchists] sat down in front of the police to decide what to do. Some people passed out food, at which point most of the anarchists removed their masks and bandanas to eat, then put them back on when they had finished. My respect for this bunch was rapidly declining.

LOL!!!

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Tremendous article, report - thanks for posting it. It is, in fact, beautifully done.

[MinuteGal]

The success of the Gathering made my day, my week, my month, my year!

Thanks for the ping to this most excellent (and humorous) article.

I think I'll run a Sunbeam Mixmaster through my hair and clamp a shower ring to my nose and infiltrate the next anti-war demonstration.

Leni

[AliVeritas]

Check this out:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1803495/posts?page=1

[windchime]

"The police announced through a bullhorn that they’d use teargas if the protestors didn’t return to the parking lot. In response, a female-looking anarchist in dreadlocks yelled out to me and some other reporters nearby, asking if we’d help get the word out that the police, without cause, had gassed peaceful protestors. “No!” I instinctively yelled back, eliciting some shocked stares from the anarchists. Another anarchist approached us and asked if we’d stand between them and the police to prevent the cops from “attacking” them. He pointed to one elderly female reporter: “You ma’am, if you get in the middle, there’s no way the police will knock you over.” The request caught me off guard -- I was unaware that old women are used as human shields anywhere outside of the Middle East."

Good post!  It certainly illustrates the expectation of cooperation from the media.

 

[Stultis]

After parading through this gauntlet of counter-protestors, the rest of the march was pretty subdued. I walked back toward a portable loudspeaker surrounded by Palestinian flags. A speaker was leading a chant of “Stop bombing Lebanon!”, which I found strange, since no one is bombing Lebanon.

Not strictly true. No Jews or other non-Muslims have been bombing Lebanon, which is all that counts to the lefties. But Syrians and their proxies have. And just this February an al-Qaeda, and Palestinian, affiliated group, Fateh al-Islam, bombed two buses in Lebanon.

[just me]

Thank you for the post....

If the moonbats want to protest the war they should go to the middle east and protest the terrorist that declared war on us... Heck they might even feel more at home living in a cave seeing how they hate free enterprise so much..

[AliVeritas]

Recounts Washington and educates completely on the different factions of the anti-war left. Pass it on

Lt. Smash checks in:
http://www.lt-smash.us/

[Bigg Red]

What a great story! Brilliant writing! I can't say I have ever read anything that filled me with so much pride while also causing me to LOL several times.

[Robert A Cook PE]

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[Poser]

Bump a most enjoyable read.

[Delphinium]

When confronted by people who actually fought and bled for their country, the protestors grew sheepish and embarrassed -- I would even say humiliated.

Makes me feel very humble too. Brought tears of gratefulness to my eyes.

[bray]

The protests have actually shrunk since the clinton years when they would shut down cities like Seattle and San Fagcisco. Those were riots and now they are just worn out burn outs.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[MountainFlower]

great report! i had heard rumors and wondered the truth...we were busy at our 'posts' so we have to rely on your reports, your ears and eyes for the truth and that of others. obviously the media wouldn't be accurate! thanks for the report!!