Raleigh NC, Patriot Rally Report

me | February 15, 2003 | mykdsmom

[mykdsmom]

It's a GREAT day for a FReep. We had a fantastic turnout at our rally to support our troops. At our largest point we had 100 people. Not bad for having 5 days to organize.

Suprisingly most of the people that showed up were not FReepers but rather people that had seen our rally mentioned in the newspaper and/or heard it on TV. All free advertising that didn't cost us a dime. One attendee is in advertising for a local paper that the peace rally advertised in. The peace people took out 2 full page ads to promote their rally. She informed us that the going rate for one full page ad is $10,000. Wonder where that money came from?

We will be having a lot of new FReepers signing up after this rally based on the responses that we got from people.

FReepers that were there were Constitution Day, wimpycat and hubby, overtaxed, blackbag, Helms, ncweaver, Jimidallas, dstarr, JNW74, shaunnc, shapka, mattwilloughby and daughter, GOP Pat, mykdsmom. I apologize if I left anyone out, I really tried to talk to everyone to find out if they were FReepers or not.

dstarr and her veteran hubby came up from Fayetteville, we had 2 women come all the way from Wilmington which is about a 2 1/2 hour drive away. They just lurk on FR but hopefully they will sign up.

One father came and brought several children that are all homeschooled. This rally was part of teaching them about their country and the freedoms they enjoy by living here. I can't think of a better way to do it.

I was pleased to see the number of young college age students on our side. It really gives me hope for our future generation.

We thanked the police officers that were there and they thanked us in return for showing up. They were definately on our side. I asked one officer for an estimate of how many showed up on the pro-peace side. He claimed they were saying 7,000 but he estimated closer to 2000-3000 total. Only one arrest though so everyone was fairly well behaved.

We got the bull-horns fired up and had some fairly good hearted banter back and forth across the street.

I will post the pictures that I took and welcome anyone to add to this because I'm sure I left some things out.

MKM

[SunTzuWu]

Way To Go FReepers.

Thanks for holding the line for those of us who couldn't be there.
MKM, great pics.

[Kurt Nicklas]

I was pleased to be with all of you today as we confronted Saddam's unwitting assistants in Raleigh. Thumbs up to all of you! Do you remember the 3 guys who showed up with the Palestinian flags in front of the monument? Really made me wish I'd had an Israeli flag to wave in their faces.

[mykdsmom]

We were pleased that you were there Kurt. I didn't see the Palestinians but I did hear that the anti-war crowd had defaced some or all of the Capital monuments with peace signs. I only hope they did this with something that was easily removable.

I also saw as I was driving through town on my way home that they have stuck anti-war signs all over the lightposts and scratched peace symbols in the paint.

We didn't have as much as a single scrap of trash to pick up from our side.

MKM

[mountaineer]

thanks to all of you who counterprotested. good work!

[F.J. Mitchell]

You go girl! I wonder how Freepersville, NC would fare if your husband was to get the transfer you crave,back to sunny, warm in winter, Florida. You seem to be the prime mover and shaker around here, a mega asset for sure.

THe biggest problem I have to showing up at local Freeper Get togethers is, Raleigh traffic is suicidal, I don't know where to park and I can't help but wonder how freepers wives and your husband react, when they introduce you: "Honey, I'd like you to meet my kids Mom." THe devil has been prodding me to say that for a long time,... geez I'm only human.

In all sincerety, I admire and appreciate the efforts you young Conservative Patriots put in to defending and representing our side. I am there in spirit always, though so far never physically present-but I ain't dead yet.

God bless you all and your efforts in defence of truth.

[putupon]

BUMP from Virginia. Freepin' is finer in Carolina.

[snooter55]

WAY TO GO TROOPS !
Snooter ;o)

[GailA]

Great FReep. And excellent after action report. EAGLES UP from Memphis, TN

[dei23]

MKM,

There is no reason to "hang you head"...you were wonderful. What a great group of people!!! I was proud to stand out there with every one of you. It was a privilege to have those two Marines with us from Lejune. That is the reason that many others and I were out there today...to support our troops and our President. I was genuinely pleased at the turnout and honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with each one of you.

I sincerely hope that this is one of many opportunities that I will get to stand next to you while fighting for our Conservative Beliefs.

[mykdsmom]

Great report. What was the stupid sign about "rashes"? I can't remember it.

My personal favorite was the HUGE pink banner that said "Bellydancers for Peace and Freedom". Now I would have loved to get a picture of that.

MKM

[dei23]

http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=23568

Here's a link to a story from News 14...

[eddie willers]

Good job!

[wimpycat]

That sign said, "Bush is a Fascist, he gives me rashes." The bad poetry was mitigated by the fact that at least she knew how to spell "fascist". So many people spell it "facist". LOL!

I still can't get over, "Lets chose peace not war" and "Dump Bush, not bombs" as if we "dump" bombs, LOL!

And what was with the guy with the tinfoil hat and his body wrapped in plastic and duct tape?

I took my pictures with black and white film, so it will take a couple of weeks to get them developed. When I get them back, I'll scan a few and post them.

[2Jedismom]

From the Hobbit Hole, supporting our fellow Hole Dweller, Overtaxed!!

Way to go!!

[Overtaxed]

I didn't bring my whistle.

[wimpycat]

There is no reason to "hang you head"...you were wonderful. What a great group of people!!! I was proud to stand out there with every one of you. It was a privilege to have those two Marines with us from Lejune. That is the reason that many others and I were out there today...to support our troops and our President. I was genuinely pleased at the turnout and honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with each one of you.

Hear, hear! I was on the other side of the group from the Marines, I didn't see them. I was born and raised in and around Camp Lejeune. So many of those "other people" don't realize how their activities damage troop morale. Did you see the sign that said, "Bush is sending my brother overseas. Send Jeb instead"? They had signs that said, "Support our troops, keep them alive" or "support our troops, send them home". They don't give a sh!t about our troops and they can't support them because of what they do. The reality is our troops are trained to kill. They are trained to kill our enemies. They must think the military is all about pretty uniforms and college scholarships. They are there to kill our enemies and risk their lives to protect US interests. I accept that. But they are also trained to help civilians and protect civilians in the areas they are occupying, like in Afghanistan. That's what they do.

I would respect those other people more if they had protested against Kosovo, but did you see them around then? Noooooooo! I hated Clinton's guts, and I didn't particularly think going into Kosovo was a good idea, but I wanted our guys to kick ass and win. I was with them all the way. But for those people, it's not about handwringing over civilian deaths, it's about politics. If Clinton had taken care of Saddam (like he should have), you wouldn't see those people protesting (except for the few who are anti-war out of conviction) at all, but I would still be supporting our troops.

[mykdsmom]

Bush Is A Fascist, He Gives Me The Rashes!

Now that is a classic ROFLOL!!

MKM

[Constitution Day]

Anti-AntiWar BUMP!

I hate I missed the Fox News bit... will try to catch the 11 pm newscast.

[Constitution Day]

We had a blast and made some people take notice. It was great!

[NewCenturions]

Thanks for the ping!
OT, I just thought of who you remind me of...did you ever see the "Invisble Man" series? The girl who played the scientist, Clair Keepley (?) bears a resemblance to you.