Support the Troops rally in HARVARD SQUARE!

[A_Conservative_in_Cambridge]

There was an impressive show of support for our troops and our Commander in Chief this afternoon in Harvard Square, Cambridge. Yes, you read that correctly: HAHVUD SQUARE! Right in the middle of zip code 02138, "the most opinionated zip code in America" according to a popular local T shirt. I estimate that there were at least 25 of us waving the Stars and Stripes and cheering for the good 'ole US of A. The cold and dampness were dispelled by the enthusiastic response we got from many bypassers. The horn blasts from passing fire trucks and ambulances were particularly gratifying, as was the VERY loud honk from a Texaco gasoline truck driver.

The rally was largely due to the efforts of a newly-formed patriotic organization at Harvard Law School (see http://www.studentsprotectingamerica.com). Fellow Freepers included Lev the photographer and Aaron the poet (see http://www.poetsforthewar.org). I also had the pleasure of meeting a visitor from Miami, an anti-Castro activist who hopes that "Fidel" will soon follow Saddam into the Dustbin of History (see http://123CUBA.COM).

The only discordant note in the afternoon's festivities was the arrival of a noisy band of anti-American protesters wielding palestinian [sic] flags and a drum. They went through their whole repertoire of Bush-bashing and America-trashing slogans, but we drowned them out with our own chants and songs. After a while the leftist riff-raff ran out of slogans and vocal cords, turned tail, and headed off into the rain.

A note for future patriotic events: We really must not let the lefties upstage us with their silly chants and drums. I suspect the pinkos would have left the scene a lot sooner if we had been able to muster our own patriotic DRUM & BUGLE CORPS! How about it, fellow freepers? Any musicians out there?

In closing, I hope that today's Patriotic Presence in 02138-land was the opening act of a new movement to FREE HARVARD SQUARE of empty leftist slogans and politically-correct posturing on the part of spineless "intellectuals" (see Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our Higher Education by Roger Kimball).

[A_Conservative_in_Cambridge]

Lev, it was worth staying up late to see your magnificent photos from today's festivities! Thank you!

[Humidston]

Good work, gentlemen! We did have family in Acton, but they've recently moved to CA.

But you didn't lose anything by their leaving. They're liberals too! LOL

[Viet Vet in Augusta GA]

Amazing...never thought I would see the day! Went to Harvard Law School in 1969-72 after 3 years in the Army including a tour in Vietnam and just hated the place...not exactly a warm welcome for veterans in those years. Good for you!!

[ppaul]

Fantastico!

[bluesagewoman]

Great photos. Thanks so much!

[proud American in Canada]

bump!

great job!

[buffyt]

Great Photos, Lev!!!!!!! And you still look the same as you did Oct 1998 at the Freeper DC rally! (I have aged a lot ... darn!)

[facedown]

Former Back Bay resident: WAY TO GO!!!

[Semper Paratus]

Another 'in-your-face' foray' to match the dash thru central Baghdad.

[Lev]

Lev, it was worth staying up late to see your magnificent photos from today's festivities! Thank you!

Thanks :)
*blushing*

[Lev]

Thanks Buffy!

[skinkinthegrass]

Talk about ""belly of the beast"... :)

[skinkinthegrass]

YIKES!.. next DNC's lobby.

[skinkinthegrass]

WOW!

[skinkinthegrass]

An Belated salute, SIR...in '69, I was 14 Yrs Old... :)

[thunders]

There was also supposed to be one on Boston Commons yesterday--I was simply not feeling well. First of all, I slept a lot longer than I planned to, but I definitely didn't feel well enough to out into that nasty weather...

I hope both went very well! It's great to see this stuff in Boston now, but horrible that I've not been able to attend...oh well, maybe the next one....

[firebrand]

What a beautiful sight to see!

[Lev]

There was also supposed to be one on Boston Commons yesterday

We started on Boston Common then drove to Harvard Sq. Btw, see my post here
Regards,
Lev

[Dec31,1999]

Great work! And thanks for the pix!

[RaceBannon]

I would have expected one in Baghdad first.

People in Baghdad are applauding already, so, yeah, you were right...