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I was at FAU on Parents Day for my #1 daughter's Sorority when I saw the signs advertising a "Rally for Peace" that would be held on campus the following Friday. At that time our troops were still driving across Iraq and we were waiting for the Republican Guard to make their stand in the "Mother of All Battles". By the time of the rally Baghdad had fallen and the airwaves were full of statues falling, posters being ripped down and defaced, and the Iraqi peoples rejoicing in their new found freedom and welcoming the U.S. and British troops with...

At the Rally for America last Friday outside city hall, some 8,000 souls braved bone-chilling temperatures and freezing sleet to send a message of friendship to the American people. It hit its target bang on, and probably did more to repair Canada's image in the U.S. than all the apologies and explanations from politicians. That's because it reached a huge swath of Americans. It was picked up by CNN, Fox News, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo, and the Chicago Tribune, among others. It was sent out on the UPI and AP wire services. Media hits were recorded in Kansas City,...

Tonight's FReep of the peaceniks who show up every Friday night on Fresno, California's businest intersection of Blackstone and Shaw was attended by about two dozen FReepers and patriots. Those were able to attend included: Chadsworth (notice I didn't miss you this week? ;-)Jim, Sheila, and Chris Robinson JustAmy and Leonard Gracie1 Saundra Duffy Lager Stuart Weil Mtngrl@vrwc Gary Councilman Jerry Duncan Pauline (who's son is currently in Baghdad) Rocky and Yvonne The weather was a perfect eighty degrees or so tonight. It just doesn't get better than this! In the not too distant future we will wish for some...

We had our second rally today in Hilo and there were more people there than last week. I think we will have if not new Freepers from Hawaii at least new lurkers. Only had two cars that couldn't bring themselves to support our troops. All the rest responded with horn honks of support or at least waves.