FRice Krispies bunker brunch ping. We live to FReep another day! : )
Posted on 04/21/2002 9:36:20 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
Today the main Freepers rally to counter the Palestinian/Anarchists/”Peaceniks” /whatever was in Washington D.C. There was a west coast version in the Baghdad-by-the-Bay (San Francisco).
The total attendance on our side was about 14-15. Freepers included…
Deeel-me-in (David), Pat, and myself commuted up from San Jose to voice our disgust with the opposition. Perhaps it was an omen, but we barely escaped getting sideswiped by a pickup truck that spun out of control on the I-280 freeway and ended up facing the other direction without rolling over by the time he or she stopped.
We arrived the civic center parking lot at about noon, our rally start point. Drango and mac_truck were all ready for us and somehow our patriotic garb gave us away. :-)
By about 12:20, we had our signage and bullhorn all set for Freeping in front of City Hall. The other side was doing a 2-mile march from Dolores Park to the Civic Center Plaza, across the street from City Hall. But there was already a large contingent of Palestinians and supporters across from us who weren’t doing the march. We could see many Palestinian flags as well as the various left-wing booths, soundstage, and of course buses.
Soon we caught them off guard with our pro-America/pro-Israel group that was about ten strong at this point. Once American Preservative and Syncro (a.k.a., Dr. Zoo) arrived, we gave them a good showing.
The media, KPIX-5 and Spanish language station KDTV-14, along with the San Jose Mercury News, covered and interviewed our unexpected group. Other stations had coverage too but probably followed the parade of fools and were too late by the time all hell broke loose at City Hall.
Early in our rally, the police captain came over to strategize with our group, fearing for our safety with our small numbers compared to their thousands in what the news coverage had described as the “largest march in twenty years,” which is saying something in lefty demonstration friendly San Francisco. The captain was friendly to us and we were equally concerned about our safety. He said if the other side was to get out of hand, which of course was probable, then our group would retreat inside City Hall until things calmed down.
By 1:45pm, the Paleswinians were about halfway across the street chanting inane and hateful slogans toward us and then the parade of fools veered left and headed for City Hall instead of the park. At that point the police officer gave us the sign to move back and then inside City Hall for our own protection. So the leftists trumped our First Amendment rights, not too unusual.
While we were huddled inside near the doors, there was a wedding inside the central part of the building, so we had to keep the noise down in the echoing building. The members were, I think, Japanese, so the police were able to use a little racial profiling to know which ones to let in the building in which ones to keep out.
We looked around and noticed Syncro was missing from our group but were relieved to see him outside playing the part of photographer, documenting the insanity close up.
After a while, the head of security inside City Hall was uncomfortable with our presence at the front and gave us options of either hanging out in the cafeteria downstairs or leaving out the back. About half of us split and the other confabbed downstairs. The catch was that we had to leave our signs off to the side at the front of the building, not being allowed to carry them inside.
So in the cafeteria, a.k.a., The Bunker, myself, Joseph, Pat, deeel-me-in, American Preservative, and eventually Syncro. Also in the bunker were other cops on break before they headed out to join the insanity outside. We could hear over their radios that an Israeli flag was being burned, which Syncro was able to catch on film.
After a while when it seemed too risky to go back out to finish our protest, we gathered back our signs and headed out the side door and stored them in Syncro’s Dr. of Phenomenology vehicle and, except for Joseph, went out for lunch at a Japanese restaurant and shot the breeze. By the time we got done, about 5pm, the leftist swine were taking down their soundstage and stuff, with the park looking like a mess, as usual. And so we live to fight another day against the hateful left in our closest call thus far.
FRice Krispies bunker brunch ping. We live to FReep another day! : )
I haven't seen anything yet on the newswires to post.
Saturday, April 27, 2002, San Francisco peace demonstration at 11 a.m., starting at 24th and Mission and marching to the UN Plaza. The contact number is 415/861-7444.
Are there any FReepers interested in countering them at the UN Plaza?
As far as the homosexuality discussions go, yes, I’m sure you feel quite uncomfortable with the manner of what some Freepers project in their writings. I comment on those threads only once in a while but I hopefully try to keep it civil even when I disagree with the radical homosexual advocates.
Many people at this site, conservative and libertarian, would be rather content not to hear about what goes on in somebody's bedroom, gay or straight. I feel the same way, and get irritated when somebody’s sexuality is thrown in my face, gay or straight. I can’t pretend to understand why people engage in homosexual activity, but hey, it’s your life. Being a native of the Bay Area, I’ve befriended homosexuals, but usually stay clear of politics with them. :-)
At the same time, the radical homosexual movement really sets us off, from extreme groups like NAMBLA, ACT-UP, and those who want to force discussing sexuality on kids as young as five years old. Maybe you agree with us on some points, maybe not. And then some of the spokespeople such as Rosie O’Donnell, well, she has the ire of us just alone because of her anti-gun views. Her recently outing and advocacy only enflames us more.
Maybe it would be best if you didn't torture yourself with the gay threads, but if you do see any extreme language or advocacy of violence towards homosexuals, feel free to hit the abuse button as the owner of this site is against any violence, profanity, and personal attacks. Reasonable discussions of issues are highly encouraged. Heck, there are some threads on other topics I avoid because of the kooks that drive those threads. You just have to choose your battles wisely.
We also pride ourselves in being "politically incorrect" and exercising free speech. If you buck some of the leftist philosophies, you would be labeled politically incorrect too. An odd Freeper favorite in that vein could be Camille Paglia, a lesbian who’s a self-proclaimed "radical libertarian" and "dissident feminist." There are some views of hers I absolutely detest, and other views of hers that are right on the money.
With you being Jewish, a woman, and a lesbian, you certainly understand how somebody like you would fare in an Arab/Muslim country where homosexuals are jailed or even killed, not to mention women and/or Jews. On the way home from our little rally, I was commenting on how the homosexual community should come together like they do in other causes and come out against the vile hatred that we experienced on April 20. Homosexuals sure do know how to come together and rally. If you have ties, maybe that’s something you can work on.
In closing, do feel free to promote or keep up-to-date with any activism like we did two Saturdays ago that would be consistent with our conservative philosophy.
By the way, neat screenname :-)
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I am suprized anyone even sees my occasional obscure posts.
But I was using my Poetic License that I got from Dr. Zoo at the Institute of Phenomonology before it closed for restructuring.
Neverthelessormore, I will make it up to you with a picture of some of your favorite things.
Kenny comes through here a few times a year and we try to get together when he does...and I always have a little something for him to sign. (We hate coors, but what the heck, an endorsement is an endorsement)
He signed these and the Black Sirburban (sic) *LOL*
Might do a commission for him, can you believe it he is considering a snake?...Who'dove thunk that?
You are going to thank me for the pictures, or I will remove them!
What am I chopped liver?
I'm Seris!!!!!!!
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