COMBINED Live Thread: DC Chapter's Rally in Support of Our Troops / C-SPAN Live Coverage of Leftists

DC Chapter, Free Republic

[FreeTheHostages]

Good morning. It's a beautiful day in the nation's capital, but the beauty is about to be marred by

Their leftist rally would be covered on CSPAN live starting at noon.

As explained here, here, their anti-American voices will not go unchallenged. The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic has invited all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this Saturday, March 15, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. as we hold a patriotic counter-protest of the so-called anti-war march being held by IAC-A.N.S.W.E.R. in Washington, D.C.

I'll be staying at home, nursing a cold that has left me voiceless (hee hee, no doubt to the secret pleasure of many chapter members! ;), handling the live thread. Let's do a combined live thread on the C-SPAN coverage of the leftists and my reports from the field on what's going on with the Right guys, OK?

Today's early morning news, if you're waking up, is that some time before 10 a.m. on our local Channel 4 (NBC), our Chapter Warlord, Kristinn, will be interviewed on why we are expressing a support-our-troops message.

While professing to be against war and racism, the groups behind this march have strong overtones of anti-semitism and support communist governments that wage war on their own people and other nations.

The D.C. Chapter will be making a patriotic moral stand against the marchers' anti-Americanism and willful silence about the barbaric, terrorist regime of Saddam Hussein.

We will also be sending a message of support to our men and women in uniform fighting the war on terrorism overseas and on the home-front.

Survivors of Saddam's reign of terror, many of whom are American citizens, will join us to put the lie to those who claim that the Iraqi people do not want to be liberated and to speak out about Saddam's crimes against humanity.

When: Saturday, March 15 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: North sidewalk of Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, between 15th Street and 9th Street. Meet at 15th and Penn. at 1 p.m.

Bring: American and Gadsden flags (large and small), along with signs bearing messages supporting our troops, President Bush, America and the war on terror.

Weather: Mostly sunny, temps in the low 60s.

As always, the D.C. Chapter's rules for protesting will be in effect. Briefly, they are: No violence, no profanity, no racism, no provocations, obey the law and treat all law enforcement officers with respect.

[vikingchick]

Hey, look, it's the chick from the Eurythmics!

[Birdy]

This woman is a freak!

[finnman69]

Police officers carry away a demonstrator who took part in an illegal sit-in in front of the entrance of the U.S. Air Base in Frankfurt, central Germany, Saturday, March 15, 2003.

[hobblemaster]

Just heard from YourAdHere live from D.C. We're chanting "we freed the French, Twice."

[FreeTheHostages]

Update from Angelwood:

She's very happy about how many new Freepers we have standing beside us -- people who heard this morning's pre-rally publicity about our pro-America rally or people who met us at Patriot's Rally IV who are coming back. She also says we have family members, etc.

[vikingchick]

Taking out the trash!

[Ligeia]

Now they're marching to the White House, the "house of the evil empire." Aren't you glad you're not them? They are truly pitiful and I'm finding myself feeling sorry for them, they have it so bad. Listening to them, I'd think they live under Saddam Hussein's boot or the Taliban or something.

[FreeTheHostages]

! Excellent. I hear from others on site that apparently there's some annoying person with a French flag who is cajoling us. LOL.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Where did they get all of the ugly people? Did they hold auditions?

[hole_n_one]

An estimated 20,000 in Atlanta.....

[hobblemaster]

Wish I was there today, sounds like fun. More fun then cleaning.

[vikingchick]

I never would have guessed that was Patti Smith. OMG

[hole_n_one]

[meyer]

I never would have guessed that was Patti Smith. OMG

OMG is right - I really thought that Patti Smith could actually sing. She couldn't carry a tune with a bucket!

[meyer]

I never would have guessed that was Patti Smith. OMG

OMG is right - I really thought that Patti Smith could actually sing. She couldn't carry a tune with a bucket!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

She looks like her odometer turned over, again.

[meyer]

Whoops - sorry about the double-tap!

[hobblemaster]

Update from YourAdHere, doing the pledge and anthem.

[FreeTheHostages]

That's just the most heartwarming pic of Atlanta. GO ATLANTA! 20,000 out there today, and major CNN coverage too.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks. That's another thing about our side, we actually know the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and the Anthem.