LOL...no hard feelings mate...there is another side to the coin...there is hope...
Posted on 04/05/2003 5:53:09 PM PST by A_Conservative_in_Cambridge
A brief report from "behind enemy lines" at Park Street, Boston --------------------- A merry band of weather-resistant patriots was on hand this afternoon to greet an Appeasenik rally at Park Street. My Fellow Freepers included Lev the photographer and Aaron the poet. We handed out "FREE IRAQ" posters, an "ANSWER is not the Answer" flyer, and some brilliant propaganda pieces from www.protestwarrior.com (check it out). Most of the appeaseniks didn't know quite what to make of us, but there were about a half-dozen "thugs for peace" [sic], at least one of whom was from ANSWER. The thugs got VERY agitated when we stood backstage behind their "no blood for oil" [sic] banners, holding our Stars & Strips and our "Free Iraq" banners high. One fellow with a blond ponytail and a palestinian flag pin got right in my face and said "You are not welcome here." I replied that I was on public property and did not require a permit from him to stand here. My attempt at friendly conversation was rebuffed with a gruff "f__ your" and he stomped away. However, the Umbrella Lady (I use the term very loosely) was intent on blocking my banner from view, and so she & I proceeded to do a little duet with umbrella, flag, and Free Iraq poster. After a while, my new dance partner saw this wasn't working, and so she attempted to push me away from the backstage area. I complimented her on her counter-counter-protester technique, and asked her if she had learned this at a "nonviolence training" session. This comment REALLY p___ her off, but luckily several flag-wielding patriots arrived just in time to prevent the shedding of innocent blood.
I then attempted to befriend a rather sad-looking gentleman who was selling some soggy "Revolutionary Worker" newspapers. However, he didn't appreciate my a capella rendition of "The Internationale" in French. Hmmm, maybe I'll try it in the key of G next time.
All things considered, a good time was had by all. On the way back to civilization, we chatted with a Boston police officer. He laughted when I asked him which of the protest groups would be paying the bill for police overtime. He also assured us that so-called "civil disobedience" (e.g., blocking streets, blockading entrances to federal buildings) would be dealt with swiftly, and that the perps will spend quality time in a Boston jail for their efforts. We then got in our gas-guzzling 4-door sedan and zoomed over to Harvard Square, where a ROUSING Support the Troops rally was in progress. But that will be a story for another time . . .
So kind of you.
LOL...no hard feelings mate...there is another side to the coin...there is hope...
Icons can be many things to many people. Some are offended while others are elated.
We didn't start this jihad - never wanted it.
But you can bet the farm we're not going to allow the blood of our fathers and their fathers who sacrificed all for the freedoms and liberties of America to be shed in vain.
Facism and Communism tried to snuff out the individual freedoms America stands for.
Now something else has come along - it won't succeed either.
You're very patient, as well. Mr. Blond Ponytail would have been eating knuckle sandwiches.......force-fed.
Someone has to teach her.
WHAT will they teach her?
What did you do today to help support tyranny and repression?
Your Freeper Friend in Texas,
Barb
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