TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS - March 1, 2003 in Washington, DC and Across the USA !!

self | February 17, 2003 | tgsltakoma

[sauropod]

I always am (grin).

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

B U M P

[Taxman]

No problem. I'll only need it for a few hours on the 1st!
Then you can have it back.

[sauropod]

Ping!

[GOP_1900AD]

March 1st Ping.

[Congressman Billybob]

I note that you have a 4 1/2 hour drive to be there. I have an 11 hour drive to be there, but I will make it.

I challenge all Freepers who are within 11 hours of Washington to ask yourselves this question: Is anything else you might have done the weekend of 1 March more important than standing up for your principles, your nation, your men and women in uniform? If something else is more important, than do that.

But if not, pack up your family, a cooler with sodas and sandwiches, and hit the road for Washington. We have no well-organized communist party to run our rally from backstage. We have no left-wing money to pay for our busses and expenses. All we have is ourselves, our beliefs, our commitment, our FreeRepublic.

Let that be enough. Find the time. Find the money. Find your way to Washington on 1 March.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "Using the Old Noodle," now up on UPI and FR.

[nutmeg]

Please bump your ping list. Lets support our D.C. Chapter!!

I will mobilize my ping lists for this thread sometime today - I'll try to get to it soon. Thanks for the ping!

[nutmeg]

I will ping everyone on my lists later today. Thanks for the ping... LET'S ROLL!

[WOSG]

If you love this idea (takin' it to the streets) but there's just no way you can get to DC, I cannot encourage you more to organize a rally in your hometown on March 1.

Great idea! Gracey, spread the word, let us do it in Austin!

[snippy_about_it]

bump to the top

[Gracey]

Something is planned on March 1 on the Capitol steps. Mark your calendar. However, I wish "they" had some new creative ideas, instead of just standing near the steps and holding flags, etc.

I'd suggest a parade up Capitol avenue with school bands and veterans, etc. but that takes a lot of preparation.

[Gracey]

You made my eyes swell with tears. Thank you for sharing.

Maybe we can write to all our soldiers and let them know we care and we support our troops.

[Atlas Sneezed]

This post is an abuse of the state lists, read why here.

[tgslTakoma]

I can't figure out your gripe Beelzebubba... you aren't even flying a flag on your page.

I'm sorry that you think I am abusing the state topics, but I must disagree with your contention. I felt that this is of interest to all states, in that I feel that FReepers in each of the states would want to organize or participate in a rally in his/her own state... if traveling to DC is not possible for them.

I thought that FR was a site for grassroots activism. If I can't put an activism thread in the topics list for all the states, doesn't that defy the purpose for FR?

If you want your state left off the 50 states ping when someone chooses topics, could you give us a hint what state you're in so we can skip you (and all the other FReepers who live) in your state?

Admin moderator... I try to follow the rules around here... did I just abuse a rule??

[WOSG]

Something is planned on March 1 on the Capitol steps. Mark your calendar. However, I wish "they" had some new creative ideas, instead of just standing near the steps and holding flags, etc.

Isnt 'they' us? WHo is running the march/event?

I'd suggest a parade up Capitol avenue with school bands and veterans, etc. but that takes a lot of preparation. For political reasons, cant do the school bands per se, but we could try to get some kind of entertainment from sources. what about a DJ with "Proud to be an American" in between speeches?

I like the idea of some kind of march - the lefties did it. If we had a big enough crowd (1000+) it could work too.

Smaller crowd, might as well stand your ground.

[WOSG]

Great idea! I'm going to call my Repub. party chairman and see what we can do.

Great Idea!! I will do the same.

[Samurai_Jack]

Also, be aware...at a certain 'rat site, there is some discussion of trying to infiltrate the rally with counter-demonstraters.

RATS arent smart enough to keep their mouths shut.

[stand watie]

!!!!