Eagan [MN] man makes 'Liberate Iraq' signs to counter antiwar ones
The Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 2/8/03 | Eric Black
Posted on 02/08/2003 5:22 AM PST by Gothmog
Signs reading "Liberate Iraq" may be appearing in Twin Cities yards and windows thanks to a retired soldier who was getting frustrated with the proliferation of "Say No To War With Iraq" signs.
Joe Repya, 57, of Eagan and his wife, Deb, were riding home from church a couple of Sundays ago thinking about how to respond to those "Say No" signs that have become popular with opponents of President Bush's Iraq policy. They decided to print 250 copies of their own sign. In addition to "Liberate Iraq," the sign encourages people to: "Support Our Troops, Call Your Congressperson!"
Repya, a retired lieutenant colonel and veteran of the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars, is a military analyst on KSTP-AM radio, and he used one of his on-air appearances to announce that he would give out the signs in front of the station's St. Paul headquarters Friday morning.
Business was brisk, despite weather that was even more brisk. Most of his customers took multiple copies, saying they had relatives or neighbors who would display them.
Richard Olson of Faribault took two signs because he has two sons already posted to the Persian Gulf.
Mike Keenan of Shoreview took five signs, saying his brothers each wanted one. Keenan's reason for wanting the signs reflected a sentiment common among those who drove up to Repya's stand: "I've been riding around, seeing the anti-war signs, saying to myself, 'This is crazy.' But I had no way to fight back -- until now."
The signs are free, but Repya asks for a $5 donation per sign. The original batch of 250 signs is gone, but Repya said he will have new ones in about a week.
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1 posted on 02/08/2003 5:22 AM PST by Gothmog
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To: Gothmog
bump and good job Col.
2 posted on 02/08/2003 5:25 AM PST by 2timothy3.16
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I hope he ordered more than 250 this time around. Those signs are going to fast.
3 posted on 02/08/2003 5:28 AM PST by Catspaw
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To: Gothmog
Someone should post a copy of those signs here.
4 posted on 02/08/2003 5:46 AM PST by martin_fierro
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5 posted on 02/08/2003 6:06 AM PST by martin_fierro
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