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Code Pink and Cindy Sheehag are planning to "occupy" Washington, D.C. on Sep 5th. As the organizers put it, ""Camp Democracy will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., from September 5 to 21. This will be a camp for peace, democracy, and the restoration of the rule of law....Camp Democracy is a grassroots effort and will only succeed with the help of many, many people contributing the small amounts (of time and money) they can afford. This is our opportunity to do what the citizens of the Ukraine, of Mexico, and of other countries do when their...

"Three weeks ago, this plot of land in Crawford was covered in trees and brush. Today, it looks like the circus grounds..."

My sister had her womb removed yesterday. There was an abnormality on one ovary and now the scare of cancer looms over us. The cradle that held Casey, Carly, Andy and Janey now sits in a pathologists office in a jar. My sister lives her life for her children. All adults now they miss their mothers constant presence but understand their mothers work. They are incredibly well adjusted. As I sit in the hospital outside of Cindys room a new mom just rolled by. New baby son in her arms. I remember the night Casey was born. He was the...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his counterparts from Texas, Arizona and New Mexico made stopping illegal immigration a central theme at their annual meeting Thursday with governors from Mexico's border states. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat, introduced a resolution calling for all 10 U.S. and Mexican border governors to fight criminality along the border, including drug smuggling and illegal immigration, instead of waiting for their federal governments to do the job. At the same time, the resolution called for the governors to stand against the prolonged presence of the U.S. National Guard along the...

Jeeni Criscenzo, Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives 49th California District seat currently held by Republican nominee Darrell Issa, wrote in a blog entry earlier this month from Amman, Jordan of her support for the so-called insurgency in Iraq.Criscenzo went to Amman with leaders of the anti-American group Code Pink and Sixties activist Tom Hayden to conspire with a group of anti-American Iraqi parliamentarians.On August 6, writing in her campaign Web site blog which is linked on the Daily Kos blog, Criscenzo said, "It is important to distinguish between the militia, or death squads and the resistance,...

Walter Reed FReep #70 - Pinkos Crushed Again!Another spectacular night out front of Walter Reed Army Medical Center celebrating our Troops! Attendance was again extremely high this week (42!), but it can always be better! The following FReepers and FRiends* came out to celebrate tonight:3D-Joy, Ainsley, her mother, Mirian, her daughter, Madison, all * from MD, Apple Blossom, AprilfromTexas, Bill * from MD, Barbara* from VA, BillF, bmwcyle, Britney * from DC, BufordP, Cindy_true_supporter, Chris* from MD, Citizen SMASH, Cordella * from DC, Danang68, Danielle* from MO, dellbabe68, Fraxinus, Gavin * from MD, George* & Ethel* from MD, Gretchen15, InGodwetrust1,...

When CODEPINK launched our hunger strike, called Troops Home Fast on July 4, our goal was to push forward a peace process in Iraq that included the withdrawal of US troops. Our efforts were rewarded when Iraqi Parliamentarians, expressing sympathy for the hunger strikers, invited us to Amman, Jordan, to break our 30-day fast and discuss how we could work together to promote a comprehensive Reconciliation Plan. On Wednesday, August 2, a 14-person delegation, including "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan, former Colonel Ann Wright, Iraq war veteran Geoffrey Millard, writer/politician Tom Hayden, Iraqi analyst Raed Jarrar and CODEPINK co-founders Medea Benjamin,...

This week is the second week we have occupied the moonbats corner while they try to elude us by changing their protest times. This particular thread is also the SECOND FReep that a dedicated group of FReepers had this Saturday in Olney. Add that to being out at Walter Reed the night before, and that's three FReeps in 24 hours. That puts BMWcyle and Apple Blossom in a group known as "The 3Fers". 3Fers are those FReepers who have attended a three FReeps in 3 days, with no full days between the FReeps. We don't want the FReepers to rest...

From the blog of Assemblyman Chuck DeVore's Blog An Array of “Interesting” People... Yesterday I had the honor of Vice Chairing the Assembly Committee on Veterans Affairs when it took up Assembly Joint Resolution 36 (AJR 36) by Assemblywoman Loni Hancock. Ms. Hancock holds the distinction of being the first female major of Berkeley. She also worked in the Carter and Clinton Administrations. AJR 36 was sponsored by Code Pink, a radical surrender group. More on them later. The non-binding resolution has no force of law and therefore only sends a message. The message? California wants the return of its...

The libs have changed their plans on standing on the Olney corner. They come at different times on Saturday. Their "Cut and Run' strategy of not showing up at their usual time has failed. They ran like the cowards but today we have overcome and adapted. The new DC Chapter Rapid Transformation Force (DCRTF) has been deployed from their bunkers around the MD and VA. We won't mention the behind the lines forces in the bunkers in DC. We have mobilized four and two wheeled transport armed with latest in military cellular equipment to patrol the area for Terrorist Loving...

The piece-of-poop-niks (If I may steal BufordP's slang name) have definitely had enough of our counter protest. For the second week in a row, they have deserted their corner and have gone under ground. They have also changed the time of their call for the president to "cut & run". Their website requires one to use a personal email address to contact them for each week's new time. What a waste of energy and effort just to avoid our patriotic music and our preaching to them. Most of the FReepers were in D.C. for A.N.S.W.E.R.S. big protest. Be4everfree's REPORT of...

Tonight we crushed the Pinkos in numbers: 38 to 7 1/2!Other than that, nothing really happened. (Somebody please step in and refute that statement!)The weather was phenomenal for D.C. in August (low 80's with low humidity!) which probably helped to bring out extra FReepers. We couldn't quite understand what kept the commie Pinkos away...Attendance was extremely high this week, but it can always be better! The following FReepers and FRiends came out to celebrate tonight:Just A Nobody, 2ndClassCitizen, 3D-Joy, Just A Nobody, Albion Wilde, Bill * from MD, BillF, Blueblade (also a member of Protest Warriors), BufordP, Just A Nobody,...

I'm going to make this short because, frankly, talking to/about Code Pink makes me want to vomit on my laptop. Code Pink co-founders Madea Benja-------. See, I just hurled. Madea Benjamin and other members of a "US delegation" are travelling to SYRIA and LEBANON to "bear witness to the suffering of innocent victims of war in the region." They are doing this not in response to kidnapping by Hamas or Hezbollah. They are not doing this in response to Palestinian suicide bombers in Israel. They are doing this in response to Israel defending itself. If Code Pink really wants to...

UN Yahoos Moonbat Mysteries Part IV by Wayne Boettcher Posted: 08/11/2006 Rain had been falling for some days now, saturating the ground in and around Tucson, Arizona with much needed water and turning the desert from tan to a lush green. But on Wednesday morning of August 9, 2006 the blue sky was relatively clear as I slogged towards the Military Recruiting Center at 2302 E. Speedway. Traffic was light for a change and I arrived in time to help set up American flags in a row along the front of the building in preparation for a strange group...

This week's report is (almost) entirely stolen from a wounded warrior in residence at Walter Reed (Elijah), and from a Veteran on temporary assignment here in D.C. (Citizen SMASH). I just felt was waaaaaay better than winging it as usual. Enjoy! Ashley and Megan finding their favorite signs. Friday with FreeRepublicBy Sgt. Elijah Allen, Contact Right...Taking Fire!In a war where most people have decided not to choose sides openly (ie. We Support the Troops, but We don't support the war.) it does me well to see people come out with a pair of brass balls. People choose to only to...

Honor roll for this week: Lurker Bill, BillF, Cindy-True-Suppoter, and Myself (BufordP)We arrived around 2:30. Got everything set up. Took about 20 minutes. This is only my third Olney Freep. Filling in for Mr. and Mrs Trooprally while they were out of town. While we were making trips back and forth from the cars to the corner with all our gear, people driving by already began honking their horns before we got a single sign in place. They knew why we were there and wanted to show their appreciation. (Not registered. Doesn't lurk.) Lurker Bill Cindy passed along to...

A report on the first day of Camp Casey III action for peace in Crawford. Cindy, back to the same spot near the President's ranch that last year made history. The August vigil at Camp Casey 3 is starting a bit earlier than originally planned. Cindy Sheehan decided to arrive on the anniversary of her first attempt to meet with George Bush and get an explanation from him about why her son Casey died in Iraq. Camp Casey has moved to a new location. It is a 5-acre piece of wooded property less than a mile from the Crawford Peace...

I ARRIVE EARLY at Walter Reed, to help the Freepers and friends set up their large banners expressing support for the military. As we're getting established, a car full of soldiers in civilian clothes leaving the hospital grounds pulls up, and one of them asks what our purpose is (listen to the audio). When I tell him, they all smile, and tell us how much it means to them that someone is showing some appreciation for what they do. The passenger in back has a cast on his arm; he tells me he was injured in Iraq while serving with...

"Off base?" Since when is the truth "Off base"?It would appear that some PA newspapers will go to any length to protect their darling, John Murtha. Up to and including not only calling a spade a spade, but calling anything a spade! This from the Towanda, PA Daily & Sunday Review: Sherwood off base with ugly criticism of opponent’s backerRepublican Congressman Don Sherwood’s rebuke of his Democratic colleague, Rep. John Murtha — who, in the Scranton area Thursday, renewed his criticism of President Bush’s handling of the Iraq war — was an uncalled-for low blow. In a statement released...

CODE PINK continues to piss off regular people with obnoxious media stunts across the nation. This time, it was shutting down gas stations in Kansas City. Eyewitness (and left-wing blogger) Alan Scherstuhl provides the disapproving play-by-play: On July 21, the Strip watched as a dozen demonstrators met in a parking lot at Westport Road and Southwest Trafficway. "This action's an experiment," Lindsey Walker told the Strip before handing out pink tops to anyone not dressed for the event. "We're not after agitation or confrontation. This is a distraction from that normal flow, that repetition of getting gas and not thinking...