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Flag Day in the Desert by Wayne Boettcher Posted: 06/16/2006 The sun was already scorching the desert sands at 7:00 am as I wound my way through the highways and byways of Tucson to the Military Recruitment Center at 2302 E. Speedway. For some years now liberal activists, (including Communists, moral relativists, aging hippies and gullible students) have protested the military on Wednesday mornings here with signs and flags in an attempt to hinder military recruiting and dampen the moral of American troops and citizens. For almost a year now an ad hoc group of patriotic Americans composed of...

This FReep can be counted as one of the top couple of FReeps in Olney. After 23 weeks of standing on the corner in the middle of Olney, I think the Olney FReep is finally maturing. Next week will be the test to see if this week was not just an anomaly. Pics are by [Mrs] Trooprally and iMacMan. Due to the numerous pics and the time to write this thread, I'm not going to identify who shot which pics. So much happened today, I don't know where to begin this Report. So I'll start at where we have been...

Ding-Dong Zarqawi's Dead!!The wonderful news that our military eliminated this horrible beast set the tone for the evening. So many months of hard work and persistence finally paid off in a spectacular manner and we were prepared to celebrate the success of Task Force 145 and all of the members of the military who have been successful in their own MOSs. We were also mindful that this was a day of disappointment and sorrow for CodePink and commie sympathizers everywhere. Their icon was gone - blown up by the military they so despise. It must have been especially painful for...

Something special happens every Friday at the front gates of Walter Reed. It is sometimes really exciting, like throwing CodePink off its corners or watching "Squeegee" wet himself with fright at an approaching Rolling Thunder member. But more often than not it's simply being honored by a visit from one of the wounded warriors from inside the hospital. When one of these truely special people comes out to thank us for being there... it's just a humbling, happy experience. June 2nd was one of those quiet, satisfying FReeps.The big surprise was the most welcome return of Landry Fan!   Landry's...

After last Saturday's "most excellent" FReep, this week could be considered 'slow'. It was very windy and it was decided not to put up the red banner. The blue banner held its own in the 20 MPH wind. It was overcast for part of the FReep with a chance of thunderstorms, so we were over joyed when the sun came out. I sometimes think the bad weather is saved for Saturday so that MOAB2 can be put up at Walter Reed, which is very good, because WR is the main place that we need to show our stuff. Our four...

Where do I start? On September 11, 2001, the enemies of America living within our shores got the go-ahead to begin their attack on the USA. And they wasted no time in doing so. Within days of the terrorist attacks, groups like the Workers World Party quickly formed a wing of radicalism disguised as an "antiwar" coalition; and they held their first mass march on September 29, 2001. The remains of the World Trade Center were still smoldering, and the domestic enemies marched in our streets declaring that we (the US) got what we deserved. The Revolutionary Communist Party formed...

Photos by [Mrs.] TrooprallyLots of pixels; give this thread time to fully load. WASHINGTON, May 26, 2006-- While many in the Capital and across the U.S. planned respectful visits to veteran's cemeteries on Memorial Day weekend, or to solemn observances to honor those who gave their lives for our nation, Code Pink showed up at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday evening for more of their usual singin', dancin', sneerin' and general disrespect under the "banner" of war protests. Sporting a Mary Poppins umbrella, this confused Code Pinko gives the anachronistic V-sign (which means Victory, as in "Victory in...

This week was one of the most exciting that we've had. WARNING: There is a lot of excellent stuff in this thread, so be sure you have the time to enjoy it. A great group of FReepers made it so. Just last Tuesday the Olney FReep had only two Freepers who planned to attend Saturday. A call for 'boots on the corner' went out and was answered by dedicated FReepers. They came from all over the East Coast. They took time out from their vacation to attend. 10 FReepers gathered this week in Olney. There were three regulars, Lurker Bill...

BillF and PleaDeal were off last Friday so it has fallen to me to write the weekly report from Walter Reed. I'm not as technically proficient as they are so y'all get a break from the "heavy graphics."Honor Roll for Week 57: Justanobody; mr. and mrs. trooprally; tgslTakoma; cindy_true_supporter; Albion Wilde; BufordP; Jimmy Valentine's brother; Fraxinus; lurker Bill; mama taco; Danang68 and kristinn.Our numbers have slacked off over the past few months. I suppose folks don't see the need to come out to Walter Reed on Friday nights now that Code Pink has been moved off the corner at the...

They call themselves peaceful, saying they abhor violence and war. They gatecrash and disrupt hearings, fundraisers and other events, shouting that it is their constitutional right to do so; but woe unto those who dare to speak out against them.Code Pink and its leaders are violent. They physically attack counter-demonstrators, they destroy other people's property. Code Pink's leaders Medea Benjamin, Gael Murphy and Allison Yorra all participated in the violence on this day.Here is just a small part of the video we shot of their "peace demonstration" on May 18, 2006 at the home of U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald...

The three day Olney Days Festival was held this weekend in Olney. One Festival event was the "Mr. & Ms. Olney Contest". [Mrs] T thought that it would be nice if FRee Republic had its own contest. So the "Mr. & Ms. Idiot Contest" was born. Please give your votes in a post. If I'm not beat to the punch by some smart a## FReeper, :-)) , I'll give the results in next week's Thread. (Pics by [Mrs] T and banner photoshopped by iMacMan). So without further ado, Drum Roll Please - Drum Roll * Drum Roll * Drum Roll...

Honor Roll for today: Mr. and Mrs. Trooprally, Cindy_True_Supporter, tgslTakoma, daughterofTgsl and kristinn.Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, CIA turncoat Ray McGovern and approximately several dozen barking moonbats marched from the White House to the home of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in Northwest Washington, D.C. this afternoon.Lying in wait for them were six members of the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic determined to stand up for Secretary Rumsfeld and for America. It was not a fair fight. Pinko egos were left splattered on the pavement after two hours of battle. It was a nice Spring afternoon, with a shower early...

Pennsylvania Democrat John 'cut and run' Murtha, the Congressman from Al-Qaeda, has once again opened his mouth and stirred a little controversy. He is accusing the United States Marines of killing Iraqi civilians...on purpose, in cold blood. This time he is referring to a March incident that was reported in Time magazine and one that the military is investigating.  The story goes that 15 Marines walked right into a civilian house throwing grenades and shooting...killing 15 Iraqis, including women and children.  That's right...the U.S. Marines go around killing innocent people for no reason.  That must be some military we have!...

This FReep is a continuation of a struggle over more than one year with Code Pink at Walter Reed after a preliminary skirmish more than two years ago. The background is in the beginning of a report from a while back. Click here for a listing of reports (the link itself may open a pop-up window) from all of the WR FReeps as compiled and updated by BufordP. (Unfortunately, I have yet to upload the photos from most of the earlier reports following relocation of my website to a different hosting company. Until I do, many of the earlier photos...

From a Code Pink press release via the notoriously reliable Truthout: Women Run Anti-War Ads in IraqWednesday 17 May 2006Venice, California - May 15 - CODEPINK: Women for Peace took out full-page ads in 8 Iraqi newspapers today calling on Americans and Iraqi to come together to end the occupation of Iraq. The newspapers are As-sabah Al-Jadid, At-Taakhi, Al-Manar, Al-Haqaeq, Al-Iraq Al-Yaom, As-Syadah, Al-Adalah and Ash-Shahed. They are printed on line at:http://www.newsabah.com/20060515/pdf/p12.pdfhttp://www.taakhinews.org/pdf/4755/p8.pdf.Two major newspapers, Azzaman and the U.S.-supported As-Sabah, refused to run the ad.The ad calls on Americans and Iraqis to work together to stop the bloodshed and bring the...

There were 7 FReepers in attendance. There were the regulars, Cindy_True_Supporter (CTS), Lurker Bill, [Mrs] Trooprally ([Mrs] T) and myself ([Mr] T), with Justanobody (JANB), Iraqikurd (IK) and Lurker Samir. Pics are by [Mrs] T and her new Mother's Day gift a 12X zoom camera. JANB crossed another special threshold this weekend. She is a 5Fer. Thursday she was in Richmond for the Minuteman Caravan, Friday at Walter Reed, Saturday in Olney then she went down to Code Pink's D.C. protest with CTB where they met IK and Lurker Samir, and then again on Sunday to D.C. with Kristinn, SonOfTGSL,...

Is nothing sacred to her? (Of course, I kid.)Behold the momentous tidings from the latest Code Pink press release:Susan Sarandon, Cindy Sheehan, Randi Rhodes, Dolores Huerta, and Patch Adams Will Lead 24-Hour Mother’s Day Peace Vigil at White HouseMothers nationwide call for peace in Iraq and IranSAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON - May 11 - This weekend, on May 13-14, 2006, celebrities, peace activists, mothers and families will gather in front of the White House from 3pm on Saturday until 3pm on Sunday to call for an end to the war in Iraq and stand against a military attack on Iran....

This FReep is a continuation of a struggle over more than one year with Code Pink at Walter Reed after a preliminary skirmish more than two years ago. The background is in the beginning of the report from two weeks back. Here is a listing of reports (the link itself may open a pop-up window) from all of the WR FReeps as compiled and updated by BufordP. (Unfortunately, I have yet to upload the photos from most of the earlier reports following relocation of my website to a different hosting company. Until I do, many of the earlier photos will...

It was a "Most Excellent" FReep today, except for the wind (gusts 20+ MPH) that picked up an hour before and stopped about two hours afterwards. There were 6 FReepers in attendance. They were the regulars Cindy_True_Supporter, Lurker Bill, [Mrs] Trooprally and myself, with iMacMan stopping by between boat excursions on the Chesapeake Bay and first timer Fraxinus. Pics are by [Mrs] T and by iMacMan (iMM). The moonbats had 11 for a while with 10 staying for the duration. They must be reading our reports because they now show up and stay the same time we do. Because of...