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Fresno, CA's "Support Our Troops" Rally 7-19-02
7/19/02

Posted on 07/19/2002 9:49:36 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc

Tonight's FReep of the peaceniks in Fresno, CA was a blast! The first thing I want to say is "Chadsworth, you are a treasure. How we have missed you!" I didn't get any pictures of this fabulous FReeper in action, but I think a few others did. He stands alone, you guys. Nobody, not one person, who has the slightest inclination towards honking to show support for our cause gets by this man without hitting their horn. He begs, he pleads, he cajoles - and people who might normally just drive by honk for us!

We also really enjoyed having Chad'sworth's wife, Ladyinred, join us tonight for the first time. Thanks for coming and spending the evening with us, Lady!

It wasn't as hot tonight (97 degrees) as it was last Friday night (109 degrees), thank goodness! We counted eight peaceniks across the street from us tonight. We outnumbered them again with eleven FReepers and patriots.

I saw a peacenik holding up a new sign tonight. It said "Silence and ignorance aren't patriotic. Join us." The sure as heck can't be talking about us because we aren't ignorant and we certainly aren't silent. I was thinking that this sign might be one that we might use ourselves, except that we would never be as rude to those driving by as that.

Something a little different happened tonight. As I was holding up my sign on the corner of FReeper Island, a person driving by rolled down their window and threw his almost empty cup (which still had a little orange soda in it) at me. It bounced off of my sign. These people who oppose war aren't as peaceful as one would think, are they?

FReepers attending tonight were:

A big thanks to all who could be there tonight! To those who couldn't make it, we missed you and hope that you will be able to join us next week.


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; US: California
KEYWORDS: fresno; rally; supportourtroops
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To: Mama_Bear
Can't get your link to work, is it me, or is there a problem?
61 posted on 07/20/2002 1:20:37 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: JustAmy
Thanks for the report, Amy. Great pictures!

Bump.

62 posted on 07/20/2002 1:24:25 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: ladyinred; All
Hmmmmmm???? It works for me. Try copying this url into your address field:

http://www.studio227.com/20020719FRESNO/index.htm

Is anyone else having a problem with my link in post #59?


63 posted on 07/20/2002 1:29:43 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: ladyinred
I love this one! Please, do bring him back next week. :-)


64 posted on 07/20/2002 1:35:38 PM PDT by Mama_Bear
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To: Mama_Bear
Thanks Mama_Bear, that worked for me!

Great pictures, I love the one of Chadsworth too, doing his thank you bow.

Tell JKPhoto thanks, he will know why! :)

We will be there next week if all goes well! I had so much fun, and I think it is obvious how much Chads enjoys himself!
65 posted on 07/20/2002 2:12:40 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: JohnHuang2; mtngrl@vrwc
I second John: great report and great pics, Little Mountain One...!!

Support Our Troops !!

Lest We Forget !!

Freedom Is Worth Fighting For !!

Molon Labe !!
66 posted on 07/20/2002 3:15:37 PM PDT by blackie
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To: chadsworth
We need to find what level that is and hire the next level up to Freep with us after starving them for a few days.

Since California is known for its bountiful harvest I recognize fruits and nuts when I see them. Now we all know that there is a huge squirrel population in the Fresno area. I do believe that squirrels eat both fruits and nuts when available. I started to suggest that we utilize the squirrel population from Fresno State, but their squirrels are acustom to liberal fruits and nuts, so that wouldn't work. We will have obtain them from a conservative location in the mountains.

Can you hear the news brief "Mysterious starving squirrels attack war protesters in Fresno, details at 11".

67 posted on 07/20/2002 3:46:09 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked
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To: Mama_Bear
It was a great FReep. Really enjoyed chadsworth and ladyinred FReeping with us.
68 posted on 07/20/2002 3:58:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: ST.LOUIE1
The best thing about those cookies was 'no calories and no fat'. Thanks for sending him to our corner.

69 posted on 07/20/2002 4:03:21 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear
The best thing about those cookies was 'no calories and no fat'.
Thanks for sending him to our corner.

LOL!

Say, he must have taken a liking to you....

Mama_Bear said she didn't have any. : )

70 posted on 07/20/2002 7:05:04 PM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: JustAmy; ladyinred; chadsworth
Patriots at work! I love it!
71 posted on 07/20/2002 7:16:54 PM PDT by Aquamarine
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear
She thinks you will ask him to bring twice as many next week.

72 posted on 07/20/2002 7:56:29 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Since California is known for its bountiful harvest I recognize fruits and nuts when I see them. Now we all know that there is a huge squirrel population in the Fresno area. I do believe that squirrels eat both fruits and nuts when available. I started to suggest that we utilize the squirrel population from Fresno State, but their squirrels are acustom to liberal fruits and nuts, so that wouldn't work. We will have obtain them from a conservative location in the mountains.

My dog likes to chase the squirrels up trees. Would you settle for some from Kansas? We are not exactly mountain country, but we are conservative.

73 posted on 07/20/2002 8:04:15 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom
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To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear
She thinks you will ask him to bring twice as many next week.

He'll have to to keep up with her. LOL

You're looking mighty cute tonight. : )

74 posted on 07/20/2002 8:05:00 PM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: ST.LOUIE1

75 posted on 07/20/2002 8:08:13 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: JustAmy
LOL! You're welcome!!!
76 posted on 07/20/2002 8:14:23 PM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: JustAmy; mtngrl@vrwc; Mama_Bear; COB1; Jim Robinson
Wonderful write up mtngrl@vrwc.

Thank you for pinging me Amy.

Amy ,some reason I am not being pinged to the Fresno Freeps unless you Ping me. I love you Freepers so much!

I wish FallGuy and I could have been at the fabulous Rally you had on the 13th. But we had such a short time to be out of town and truly had to hustle up to Oregon to look around. I am so very sorry we could not make it.

Great pictures from it and I loved seeing those pictures too, plus these. Thank you again so much for pinging me Amy.

God bless FR and all of you Freepers.


77 posted on 07/20/2002 8:15:07 PM PDT by Snow Bunny
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To: mjaneangels@aolcom
Conservative Kansas squirrels? How do you know that they are conservative? Did they have a Bush sign outside their den? I started to suggest that perhaps they voted for Bush but we don't want to give the liberals any more ideas on how they can stuff the ballot box. Hey, wait a minute isn't Rocky the flying squirrel from Kansas?

We won't accept any squirrels into the state until proof is shown that they are true conservatives. We have enough liberal squirrels in California as it is.

78 posted on 07/20/2002 8:57:29 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked
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To: Snow Bunny
ohhh .... how sweet she is. I will ask mtngrl and Mama_Bear to add you to their ping lists.
WE missed you at the Rally and the Tailgate. It was HOT but lots of fun, (well, Friday night at 109 degrees was not exactly fun ;^}

79 posted on 07/20/2002 9:16:01 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: AntiJen
You are easier to get a honk from than most of the drivers I have encountered. Cute - KEEP HONKIN
80 posted on 07/20/2002 9:19:38 PM PDT by chadsworth
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