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Fresno, CA's 6-21-02 Support Our Troops Rally and Peacenik FReep
6-21-02

Posted on 06/21/2002 11:26:41 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc

For the first day of summer, Fresno, CA was blessed with beautiful weather! It was a balmy, eighty-five degree, windy evening. This week's peacenik FReep and Support Our Troops rally was attended by fifteen FReepers and patriots. I counted nine peaceniks across the street from us.

We had a few new people join our group tonight. A young man who is joining the Navy in October and his girlfriend showed up to show their love of country and support for the troops. Towards the end of our FReep, a young man who was skate boarding stopped to cross the street and ended up waving a flag and holding up a sign that said "United We Stand".

We listed to patriotic music on Jim Rob's boom box and held signs asking drivers by to honk to show support for our troops and to honk if they love America. The response was unbelievable!

FReepers attending tonight's rally were:

To those who were able to attend tonight's rally, thanks for coming! To those who couldn't be here, we hope to see you next week.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; US: California
KEYWORDS: supportourtroops
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Chris Robinson:

Sheila Robinson:

Jim Robinson:

This is the young man who is joining the Navy and his girlfriend:

JustAmy:

Senorita:

GoodieD's daughter:

Mtngrl@vrwc holding the new sign that Senorita made to counter the peacenik's sign that said "Down with Plutocracy"

This Armenian lady and her two kids join us almost every week:

The young man with the skate board who said he'll bring some of his friends with him next week:

Maccabee_AJB:


1 posted on 06/21/2002 11:26:41 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; AFVetGal; American Preservative; areafiftyone; Beep; Billie; blam; ...
If you would like to be added to or deleted from my ping list, please let me know. Thanks!
2 posted on 06/21/2002 11:28:25 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
Me first???
3 posted on 06/21/2002 11:29:47 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
WOW ... Look at all those Flags .. GREAT JOB!!!


4 posted on 06/21/2002 11:33:23 PM PDT by Mo1
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To: mtngrl@vrwc; Jim Robinson; JustAmy; senorita; Maccabee-AJB
I see the peaceniks are dwindling in their numbers.
It's due to All of the Fresno FReepers being there week after week.
You All are what legends are made of.
Thank You!
5 posted on 06/21/2002 11:34:27 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
Mega ping coming up =^)
6 posted on 06/21/2002 11:42:07 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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7 posted on 06/21/2002 11:42:33 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Mo1
Morning, y'all
8 posted on 06/21/2002 11:43:26 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
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Great report and awesome pics! Great to see ya reaching out to the young bystanders too! :D
9 posted on 06/21/2002 11:45:44 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
You guys are AWESOME. See you in July!
10 posted on 06/21/2002 11:57:57 PM PDT by WillaJohns
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To: zip; Dogrobber; bluesagewoman; TheRightWingConspiracy; Reborn
I got FReep mail from a FReeper named bluesagewoman who lives in or around Columbia, Missouri. She and a group of FReepers have been holding Support Our Troops rallys in their area since last September. They have been taking pictures of their FReeps but haven't been able to post them and asked if I could add their pictures to our rally thread.

Here's a little part of what she told me:

"We have been countering since last September when the peaceniks seized upon the 9-11 attack and turned it into another one of their platforms to blame the U.S. Over time, several folks who are not FReepers have joined us. The peaceniks are across the street from our location."

"We've been there in snow, cold, and now heat. Our crowd has ranged from 27 to 2. Mostly, we are not appreciated by the more liberal types in town, but other times are encouraged with waves, thumbs, honks or bagels."

"We have had our moments. The very first week a young, pregnant woman with a small child walked past our entire line and shook each person's hand. She stated her husband was "over there" and that was all she could say through her tears. We knew what she meant...she didn't have to say more."

"Another time, a Purple Heart recipient exited his car, looked at us and asked, "What the he!! are they thinking?" We assured him we couldn't figure that out. The next week one of our posters read, "A veteran wants to know what the he!! you are thinking." Unfortunately, the peaceniks didn't understand it was a rhetorical question and proceeded to lecture us on the true meaning of patriotism."

Below are a couple of pictures that show these fellow patriots FReeping the Columbia, Missouri peaceniks. Freepers in the photos include: Zip, Mrs. Zip, Dogrobber, BlueSageWoman, and TheRightWingConspiracy. (Special thanks to Reborn for her moral support and cheers.)

Thanks for sharing, BlueSageWoman!

11 posted on 06/22/2002 12:12:57 AM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
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Thanks so much for reading about our Support Our Troops rally faithfully each week! I can't tell you how much your support means to us!

Check out the reply I just posted telling about FReepers in Columbia, Missouri counter-protesting the peaceniks there!

12 posted on 06/22/2002 12:18:40 AM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
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Outstanding! FReep on, mighty Missouri!!
13 posted on 06/22/2002 12:22:25 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
Will Do!!

I wish I could travel to columbia and help them all out...I live in western missouri..too far away..
14 posted on 06/22/2002 12:36:29 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
Great pics you've shared! (I LOVE the pacifist signs) I'll have to post this on the Missouri list..or at least see if it's been done yet.
15 posted on 06/22/2002 12:38:32 AM PDT by Freedom2specul8
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
A USA bump
16 posted on 06/22/2002 3:13:26 AM PDT by quietolong
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To: mtngrl@vrwc; bluesagewoman
Bluesagewoman, thanks so much for sharing your pictures with us. I'm so proud of you guys standing up for America and our troops in the cold!! Keep up the good work. God will bless it.
18 posted on 06/22/2002 5:17:47 AM PDT by SpookBrat
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To: mtngrl@vrwc
Thank you for the "plug". I am sending a copy of an email I sent to BAW on the 10th. It recaps (briefly) our Memorial Day FReep.

Bluesagewoman. This is somesthing I posted a couple of weeks ago. I wish that I had also written a letter to the newspaper.
ANTI-WAR FL TEACHER ON FOX, INTERVIEWED BY BILL O'REILLY! [Discussion thread here]
^ Posted by zip to summer
On News/Activism ^ May 28 7:52 PM #20 of 37 ^

These anti war (see: Anti American) types don't have a clue about reality. Dogrobber, Bluesagewoman, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, myself, wife, granddaughter and others have staged an anti anti-war protest in Columbia MO every Saturday for a long time (I'm the short timer - only a few months). Just saw a copy of the Columbia Tribune report on the Memorial Day parade and was ticked off big time. Out of 31 sentences, 14 glorified the Anti American left and showed a paid, full time peacenik receiving an award from the veterans against the war. I had a misconception that Memorial Day was to HONOR American veterans, not pinkos. At least they printed our picture waving the "support our troops" sign. Bluesagewoman wore a neat poppy print dress and had a sign that thanked the vets which received many,many "thumbs up" and verbal thank you's from the parade participants. It was kinda neat when I received the salutes from our honored vets in the parade. Makes the FReeping worthwhile.

Dogrobber wrote a letter to the editor of the ultra liberal Columbia Tribune concerning the pro peacenik article on Memorial Day activities and it has resulted in several responses about how patriotic the peaceniks are even though they wave the PA flag, call President Bush and killer and terrorist, Israel is the aggressor and on and on. I really appreciate Bluesagewoman and Dogrobber. They've been there in the cold, heat and rain.

Again, thanks for letting us use your thread. Zip

19 posted on 06/22/2002 6:52:29 AM PDT by zip
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Thought I was there! You know, a while ago I crossed the border into Mexico for a few days. Walking back to the USA from Mexicali you will see signs that say it is prohibited to pass out political literature. Every american might benefit from seeing such a sign, realizing that just a few hundred feet from out borders you can be arrested for exercising freedoms we take for granted. As time allows I will make it back to those ungrateful few who attempt to demoralize the people in Fresno with their swastika and "United Against War" bs. I hope to make a sign "Welcome to Traitorville" Export: Fruits and Nuts. I contacted the realtor leasing the empty building and parking lot where "they" gather, this week, but he said it probably would not work to ban their parking lot from the traitors as a staging area. Still, they promised to forward a letter to the owners in LA. I defend their right to protest, however onerous. Convenient parking and staging area (and hence tacit community support) is another issue.
20 posted on 06/22/2002 7:02:31 AM PDT by at bay
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