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DC CHAPTER SURPRISE FREEP OF CODE PINK "PEACE" MARCH -- Taking Place Now -- 3/8/2003
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| March 8, 2003
| Angelwood
Posted on 03/08/2003 10:39:19 AM PST by Angelwood
Members of the DC Chapter of Free Republic are conducting a surprise FReep of the March for Peace organized by NOW and the Code Pink Ladies and it is going on as I type.
The Now and Code Pink Ladies will be joined by Raelian women (and Raelian men in touch with their feminine side) who plan a disrobing ceremony in front of the White House. Reports from the scene tell me that there's a bunch of Howard Stern fans who came to the White House today for the unveiling.
Positioned on the North side of Lafayette Park, inside the barriers, and ready to greet the "Peace" marchers are: Jimmy Valentine's brother, kristinn, tgslTakoma, daughterofTGSL, Cal, Exit148, Doctor Raoul and BillF. They have been interviewed already by Agence France-Presse and have had some spirited debates.
Lafayette Park is surrounded by a barricade fence and those marching will be confined to H Street, N.W. and 15th and 17th Streets. There are smaller groups (remember the 24 or less protest rule) currently allowed inside Lafayette Park and in front of the White House. If there is a confrontation, the DC Chapter members have been told they will be moved.
There are lots of smaller groups of people coming to the march, but they don't seem to know where it is and they are asking the FReepers for directions. Courteous as always, we are telling them "It's 12 blocks up and turn left at Bagdad."
The FReepers are armed with signs saying:
Code Pink Doesn't Care
The Pink Ladies Have RED Blood on Their Hands
Suzie "Medea" Benjamin Has Blood on Her Hands (she actually gave blood in Iraq a few weeks ago)
Code Pink Supports the Rape of Iraqi Women by Saddam's Torturers
The media is out in force for this march. Most of the tourists have come to see the naked Raelians.
The march was supposed to start at 1 p.m. but they have not reached the White House yet.
TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: New Jersey; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: antiwarprotest; appeasement; codepink; codepinkladies; communists; dcchapter; march08report; march8report; now; raelians
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To: Angelwood
THank you so much for the Live Updates
DC CHAPTER ROCKS!!
81
posted on
03/08/2003 1:27:18 PM PST
by
Mo1
(RALLY FOR AMERICA - VALLEY FORGE,PA MARCH 16, 2003 1:00 PM)
To: Mo1
Fox News did a pretty good job asking how could these dikes protest against liberation of Iraq and reported how Saddam uses rape as a tool to torture they ending the report by mentioning that a Kurdish women was recently set on fire by Saddams border guards because she was trying to get money to feed her family and heat her home
This is Fox News at its best. Saturday afternoon anchors, even the newly-hired, supposed lefty from CNBC is hammering the hypocrisy home. No matter what the Saddam sympathizers say, the Fox anchors and conservative guests have the facts to blow holes in their claims. Some of Fox News I don't like, but for events like this I have to pinch myself!
82
posted on
03/08/2003 1:27:47 PM PST
by
Ligeia
(Join OD group March 23 St Johns Church Richmond for Patrick Henry "give me liberty" speech!)
To: Angelwood
I'm proud of all of you for being there. It can be scary for a few people to stand up to thousands of hateful, agitated wackos. We do appreciate your courage.
83
posted on
03/08/2003 1:31:11 PM PST
by
solzhenitsyn
("Live Not By Lies")
To: Angelwood
They always claim overwhelming support which is a lie.The total number anti-American protesters in the last march was 3.2 million worldwide.TOTAL POPULATION OF THE EARTH 6.4 BILLION.
To: Angelwood
Were there "naked" Raelians?
The Raelians never showed up according to Fox News... no explanation. Everyone apparently was waiting for them to 'bare themselves' for saddam.
I would have had to change the channel on that one. Some of them raelians are awful :-P
To: All
JUST ON FOX 23 WOMEN ARRESTED OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE!
86
posted on
03/08/2003 2:31:15 PM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. is now officially irrelevant! The building is for Sale!!!)
To: areafiftyone
Did they say why the women were arrested?
87
posted on
03/08/2003 2:32:15 PM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
To: cake_crumb
Just announced on Fox News. Some (21 I think) just arrested in front of WH.
88
posted on
03/08/2003 2:32:36 PM PST
by
mware
To: Angelwood
I saw a report on this on CNN at lunch time. CNN said there were 3000 to 4000 people protesting yet when they showed video it was so tightly focused I could tell they were trying to not show the sparce participation. If I was to guess I would say there were 200 people there and Janeane Garafalo.
89
posted on
03/08/2003 2:33:26 PM PST
by
hattend
To: Angelwood
Got too close to the White House - the police warned them first but they kept going so they were arrested. Went on to a part of the sidewalk they weren't supposed to go. Among arrested was Alice Walker (author of The Color Purple).
90
posted on
03/08/2003 2:34:10 PM PST
by
areafiftyone
(The U.N. is now officially irrelevant! The building is for Sale!!!)
To: hattend
>> there were 200 people there and Janeane Garafalo.
Not counting that Hollweird twit as human...ROTFLMAO!!
To: Angelwood; Exit148
Hey! I saw Exit 148 on Fox News!
Hint, she wasn't being arrested!
92
posted on
03/08/2003 2:45:38 PM PST
by
abner
(Cruise the Caribe with FReepers! FRN Network Cruise $510.00!!!)
To: Mudboy Slim
I was protestin' the KorruptKlintonKlan there in July of 1999, and there weren't no chainlink fences ANYWHERE!! That's because they melted in the heat
93
posted on
03/08/2003 2:49:29 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
To: areafiftyone
I saw Medea Benjamin there, with a line of other giggling women in plastic handcuffs. She had her hands behind her back, so she may have been cuffed too. It's obvious they planned to get arrested, they were grinning from ear to ear. So no biggie.
To: Angelwood
They stood on a part of the sidewalk in front of the White House where they had been told they could not stand.
To: Angelwood
The Pink Ladies Have RED Blood on Their HandsThe last thing I heard was that some of them had handcuffs on their wrists.
To: areafiftyone; hellinahandcart
Thanks for the info. The sidewalk area directly in front of the White House is set off by two large poles. No one is ever allowed to stop, stand, kneel, sit, lie down, draw on the sidewalk or pour liquid there. If you are protesting, with or without signs, you must keep moving through the area or walk in a circle.
People who come with the clear intention to practice civil disobedience and get arrested always use this area. The fountain and White House in the background make a good photo op. But, hey, this is definitely no big deal. There is a group that had a protest every Friday and they had volunteers who got arrested every week like clockwork.
97
posted on
03/08/2003 3:00:43 PM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
To: abner; Exit148
I quit watching TV because it's in another room -- drat, I missed Exit148.
98
posted on
03/08/2003 3:02:37 PM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
To: Angelwood
Please ping me all the updates!
Your friend forever,
Sheila
To: He Rides A White Horse
It's too bad they won't get to sample the hospitality of DC's jail. This is a misdemeanor and I've been told that they get carted off, wait around for processing and pay a fine. Oh, they might also get their names in the paper for pulling this stunt.
100
posted on
03/08/2003 3:04:33 PM PST
by
Angelwood
(FReepers are Everywhere! We Support Our Troops!)
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