[sauropod]

The DC Chapter of FreeRepublic.com has been counter-demonstrating against the ANSWER crowd for a year and a half now...

Will be doing so in solidarity and in conjunction with the Tri-State chapter 15 Feb. in NYC.

Biggest gain is that the media covers the left and you can give interviews to get our side out. 'Pod

[KLT]

So POD, it means no trip to NYC for you guys......UGH...

[Jerez2]

Hi Pod, yes we in SF (and around the country!) know that the DC chapter has been most active and effective. We'd all like to see any coverage we can get be good coverage -- that's why I think it would be a good idea to discuss these things beforehand. For example, what are their 'themes' going to be? We can count on 'no blood for oil' and 'Bush is a warmonger' -- how can we counter those thoughts in short soundbite-size slogans? Geez, we even know what songs they will sing -- let's be ready with some of our own. And since two heads (or two hundred, or two thousand!) are better than one, I'd like to see a FR leader like you put up a Breaking News thread, or a Standing Headline button (like "Daily Dose") for people to use as a resource when they want to counter-protest.

We won't beat them in numbers, because we have real jobs (instead of going to school and/or working for a red-front organization) and lives and homes..... some of us are scared (I am, I will be there but I will be scared!). BUT if the media covers 'contrarians' and conflict, they will have to notice us. Let's make it count! That's my theory anyway! :-)