DC CHAPTER - HUMAN SHIELDS FREEP OF TIM ROBBINS AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB - 4/15/2003

DC Chapter of Free Republic ^ | April 15, 2003 | Angelwood

[JLO]

Thanks Aloha Ronnie for the ping to this thread and the links within (psst, FreeTheHostages - would you post that human shield pic from the other thread, so folks here can see it too? It's a hoot.)

Good job to all who out there who get in the FACES of these namby-pamby hollywood traitor types. I'm not physically there with you, but I sure am in spirit!

[Mobties]

In Shawshank, Robbins read the following line in the warden's office: "How can you be so obtuse? Is it deliberate?" Looks like an apt text for a Freeper sign at Mr. Sarandon's next public appearance

[JLO]

Oops, almost forgot, wanted to post this recent news today - from http://www.aim.org/publications/aim_report/2003/8.html - that says in part, "While much of the national media failed even to cover the patriotic protests, conservative talk-radio
helped turn people out for the pro-America events. National radio host Glenn Beck helped organize
several of the rallies, while activists associated with The FreeRepublic.com Internet site were instrumental
in arranging others." Whoo hoo!

[Patriot1]

You DC FReepers are the best!!

[JLO]

Hey, FreeTheHostages - I must have misspelled your name and you didn't show up as a recipient in the post to Aloha Ronnie and you. Please see request for the photo you posted on another thread linked here above by you - it's a great one! Thanks.

[FreeTheHostages]

As you requested.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks, JLO, good find. BobJ:

from http://www.aim.org/publications/aim_report/2003/8.html - that says in part, "While much of the national media failed even to cover the patriotic protests, conservative talk-radio helped turn people out for the pro-America events. National radio host Glenn Beck helped organize several of the rallies, while activists associated with The FreeRepublic.com Internet site were instrumental in arranging others."

[FreeTheHostages]

Here's a treat for you and the peanut gallery, such as it is, still left in this thread. From CNSnews.com:

'Human Shields' Protect Reporters from Pacifist Actor
By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
April 16, 2003



Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - "We're here to protect you," members of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Free Republic told reporters gathered to cover an anti-war speech by self-proclaimed pacifist and actor Tim Robbins.



"We're here to demonstrate against Tim Robbins and act as human shields for reporters in case they ask a question that Tim Robbins doesn't like and he threatens to harm them like he did Lloyd Grove of the Washington Post ," said Kristinn Taylor, co-leader of the group.



Grove wrote about Robbins' "life-partner," Susan Sarandon or, more accurately, about the fact that Sarandon's 79-year-old mother, Lenora Tomalin, is a die-hard conservative Republican who supports the war in Iraq and President Bush. During the interview, Tomalin volunteered that she believed Sarandon and Robbins had "politically brainwashed" their son, Jack Henry.



That did not sit well with Robbins.




"My 13-year-old boy, who has done nothing to anybody, has been embarrassed and humiliated by a sadistic creep who writes, or rather, scratches, his column with his fingers in the dirt," Robbins said Tuesday.

Grove reported on March 25 that he had a post-Tomalin encounter with Robbins, at a party following the Academy Awards.

"As for Robbins, we said hello to him in a crush of partygoers that included his life partner, Susan Sarandon," wrote Grove, who refers to himself in the plural in his column.

After a brief but apparently pleasant conversation, Robbins apparently recognized Grove as the author of the Tomalin report.

"You wanted to be divisive and you caused trouble in my family," Grove quoted Robbins as saying. "If you ever write about my family again, I will [expletive deleted] find you and [expletive deleted] hurt you."

Robbins did not deny the threat when asked about it Tuesday at the National Press Club.

"I'd rather not talk about the specifics of it," he said. "When someone introduces something nasty you try to just not talk about it anymore."

The actor-activist attempted to portray Grove's quoting of Sarandon's mother as an attack on his son.

"I personally think that we should lay off the children," he said. "It's not their choice that their parents are saying what they are saying. They shouldn't be vilified in the press. It's just nasty, it's not nice."

D.C. Free Republic's Taylor noted that the comment involved Sarandon's mother giving a negative assessment of the couple's parenting, not Grove "vilifying" Robbins' son.

Taylor told CNSNews.com that his group hoped their services as human shields for reporters would not be seriously needed. But they wanted to point out, "the hypocrisy of the Hollywood elite who are on the one hand demonstrating for peace yet they have a lot of violence in their hearts, as evidenced by Tim Robbins."

Robbins' complaints about an alleged backlash against those who opposed the war also seemed hypocritical to Taylor.

"People like Susan Sarandon were supporters of and participants in the 'Stop Dr. Laura' campaign to get Dr. Laura's [Schlessinger] TV show taken off the air when Paramount was syndicating it," Taylor said. "Fair play for all?"

Given the opportunity to deliver a message to Robbins, Taylor joked that he would say simply, "Please don't hit me."

Several questions were submitted by reporters to the host of the event, who read heavily edited versions of the questions to Robbins. The actor responded to each of the edited questions verbally, without any actual or threatened physical violence.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Thanks for the ping.

[JLO]

Aw, shucks from the peanut gallery, lol. Old tyme joke - peanut shuck, get it eh? HA!

Thanks for posting the pic FreeTheHostages! That was the one I meant, so thanks.

[Valin]

A guy on a bicycle rode past on the sidewalk and said something to the effect that we looked like "donkeys" (he didn't use that word)

I'm sure he meant that you looked like noble beasts of burden stubbornly defending freedom.
Of course being dumbed than a small pile of rocks what do I know.

You guys get to have all the fun.
I'm in full pout mode.

[Wake Up America]

I like the picture you sent. That's cute with the Marine
in the back ground! Thanks.

[kassie]

Thank you ! Good job.

[buffyt]

God Bless You Angelwood! You DC Freepers are the BEST!

"IRAQ HAS BEEN LIBERATED - GET OVER IT ALREADY!"
Heard Ellis Hennigan on Fox yesterday. They asked him if Iraq has been liberated, and he said "NO" !!!! Sheesh!

"WINNERS NEVER APPEASE - APPEASERS NEVER WIN"
Clinton says we can't kill or arrest all of our enemies, we have to get along with them. duh.... That policy is what got us into 9/11. Bush is cleaning up the huge mess that Clinton SHOULD have taken care of, had he not been so busy with sluts, cigars, and kinky sex... (just like Uday Hussein)

[bmwcyle]

bttt

[Xthe17th]

BUMP!!

You made the Washington Times Kathy. I read the article in yesterday's paper - prominent mention of freerepublic.com. GREAT JOB!! It's a different article than the one posted here earlier from the web - got the paper out in my car and will type it in a later post. And I'm really enjoying hearing Rush playing Timmy's stupid and exagerated statements. I'm half tempted to burn my copy of Addison Road.

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL, today's Washington Post, a little entry by Lloyd Grove in his Reliable Source column:

QUOTE

"A sadistic creep who writes -- or, rather, scratches -- his column with his fingernails in dirt."

-- Actor Tim Robbins apparently describing yours truly during his speech Tuesday at the National Press Club.

[FreeTheHostages]

You know, it's a real shame that Lloyd Grove is consigned to scratching his columns in the mud. If we gave him on of those nice Free Republic pens that Angelwood have, he could preserve his fingernails and fingertips.

I must say, the guy has a sense of humor! More than you can say for Tim Robbins. Sigh -- celebrities DO this stuff to feel important and real, so ridiculing them really hits home.

[Paul Ross]

[Angelwood]

That's a really neat BUMP! WOW! Thanks for the bump.