Posted on 10/31/2001 1:51:17 AM PST by connectthedots
It's been exactly three years since the Free Republic March for Justice was held on the Mall in Washington D.C., an event that will never be forgotten by those who were there and was directly responsible for inspiring the House Judiciary Committee to start impeachment proceedings agains Bill Clinton.
If you were there, sign in here and let everyone know how much it meant to you and a favorite memory of that historic day in the life of FreeRepublic and the United States of America
My t-shirt has the date on it "October 31, 1998" and I am wearing the following pins:
I LIKE IKE
911 (with a flag waving)
On my hat are the following pins:
W Stands For Women
House Manager's Dinner
MFJ
Dangling from the snap closure on the back of the ball cap is an Inaugural luggage tag from the Michigan Republican party.
What a day that was 3 years ago. Meeting people in person for the first time, and feeling as though I'd known them forever.
¡Viva FR! ¡Viva Jim Robinson! ¡Viva Bush/Cheney!
One of the few Freepers who didn't know you weren't supposed to use your real name.
I'll never forget checking in, getting my key, and finding several people standing outside my door.... with "Trixie" actually leaning on it. Turns out, I have Mr. Jim Robinson as my next door neighbor!
I will never forget that Saturday night after the dinner, when 3 almost-strangers and I found a cabbie to take us to Ft. Marcy Park at midnight. Of course, the park closes at dusk, and we weren't sure we had a way back home, but we found 'the spot', took pics and took rocks *lol*.... Which, coupled with the fact three of us were about to run & jump the guardrail, caused added suspicion from the unlucky cop who had to deal with 'mo' that night. (I can still see him scratching his head!!)
Your post jogged my memory. I'm just glad you made it to the march.
I was there with two good friends and a sign that said "The Clinton Administration is a Criminal Organization" on one side, and "Zip Up And Get Out!" on the other. A newsbabe from an Italian TV station put a mic under my nose and said "But isn't this really just all about a private affair?" Still a relatively new freeper, I sputtered a bit putting together a reply about why having a felon as President is a bad idea.
At one point, a moon-faced idiot wandered by mumbling, and occasionally shouting, insults and obscenities at the protestors. I went over and snarled at him, and he went somewhere else. It was my first encounter with "Eschoir"...
The speeches were inspiring, and the feeling was electric. We left feeling we had done a good day's work; that we had been a part of something important.
But what I remember best is that we arrived early -- only 30 or 40 people were there -- and I wondered if we would have any kind of support at all. Then, here they came, from all points of the compass, first dozens, then hundreds, then more. Energetic, cheerful, happy to have a chance to actually do something about socialism and corruption. Thousands of friends I had never met.
I knew then, quite clearly, that things were never going to be the same.
There was such a feeling of comraderie from that first evening, as different states hung their flag from the balcony.
I remember Texas Chip on his cellphone, constantly in touch with the New England Freepers who were driving to DC in a caravan. When he gave the word, we all poured out into the street to wave them through....
I had the honor of accompanying Mr. Jim Robinson for the day and marching with him in the opening ceremony. It was a day I shall remember always!
The airlines aren't all bad.
Appropos of nothing, the flight attendant was African American.
heheh Glad you found those post-it notes! We didn't think anyone would believe us, so we left them all over that cannon!
Got so angry after the Senate let us down that I registered so I could gripe with the rest of you.
One of the few regrets in my life is missing the MFJ.
It was certainly entertaining to try and keep track of Sam adams, et al, in their journey south!
I got home just in time to carve Jack-O-Lanterns and run the kiddies through the neighborhood. After having lived and worked in the D.C. area for fifteen years prior, I can't begin to tell you what a cleansing effect the day brought for me.
I've got tape of CNN coverage of the day. I want to get digital capture of some of the better segments, and if I can, I'll post 'em.
I'll never forget the Mena case.
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