FR needs to be at these events, if just to provide counterweight. It is regrettable that only a handful of supporters showed up, but the Free Republic Network is being designed right now so that if we can't head them off, we can at least respond after the fact with a demonstration of our own.
Dittomom is the FReeper of record in Arizona, and she'd be glad to direct you to a chapter or help you start your own.
Folks, now is the time for activism, to show the libs that there are hordes of people who still believe in America.
Some places to monitor these groups.
http://www.indymedia.org (an anti american pro communist zine)
http://www.anti-war.com
http://www.protest.net/ This is the website were they post their upcomeing events