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Let's suppose that I, Trteamer, got a job as a reporter for the Greeley Tribune. Here is how I would have written up the story:

Hammer and Sickle rises again at Greeley protest, residents shocked.by Trteamer.

Three convicted Nuns were given honors by the Communist Party Saturday in the downtown park in Greeley, Colorado. "We are here to honor these three comrads for their bravery in attacking a United States Minute Man III missle silo", one of the speakers announced. Local residents were treated to a large banner of the communist hammer and sickle held over the crowd of 50 middle aged college professors and supporters.

Local patriots were gathered also in the park to express their disgust of the communist display. Larry Brung, (ROFLMAO!!!) had this to say,"Stalin murdered how many, 50 million?, and these people have the gall to come out and display the hammer and sickle with pride, how sad".

Various comments were shouted back and forth between the communists and Greeley residents. One college aged communist supporter had this to say "We need a revolution in this country!" When asked if he meant an armed revolution?, he had no answer. "Did you get that Marine Corp tatoo in prison?" the communist asked a combat Marine who just arrived back from Pakistan. Another girl holding the United Nations flag was visibly upset by seeing a group of residents holding Old Glory and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. "You don't even know what a Communist is!" she shouted at the group of patriots.

One Marine circled the park in a pickup truck, he yelled on a bullhorn "Down with Communism!!" over and over. "We knew these people were going to have an anti-Bush rally, but we never expected them to start holding up the Hammer and Sickle" one Marine expressed, "Now their true colors are being displayed!".

"This is the last of our scheduled gatherings of comrads this school year", "See all you comrads next fall," one college professor proclaimed.

"Any time they show their commie faces around here, we will be there to protest them", was the message from the group of Greeley patriots.

I like my version better. I guess I could never get a job with a leftie newspaper, oh well.

..... Larry Brung, who came to Greeley from Fort Collins to support the troops,.......

Now that's the first time I've seen that spelling. Usually they misspell it as Brunz or Burns or Bruno. And he asked me to spell it out for him too. Oh well. At least they quoted me fairly accurately.

Just finally read your story from Greeley. Thanks for throwing in what that little kid said about my Marine Corps Tat. What are some of the local anti-war groups. I know you had told me that you were on there alert mailings and I would like to get on them also. To counter any commie that trys something.

Semper Fi
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