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Kirstinn just call in a quick report from the press conference. He could only stay for the first ten minutes. The Press room was packed to overflowing with at least twelve news video cameras and dozens of reporters. Also in attendance were a couple dozen swift boat veterans to speak at the press conference. O'Neal said that Kerry spoke with Admiral Hoffman, the chairman of the group, for forty five minutes trying to talk him out of doing this. O'Neal said that the swift boat Captains beleive that Kerry is unfit for Commander in Chief and that is their sole...

The D.C. Chapter's Sixth Annual FReep of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner took place on Saturday afternoon and evening. Our gathering of eagles included: Angelwood, Kristinn, Staytrue, tgslTakoma, GunsAreOK, Cobol2Java & his wife, Pippin, BufordP, Mudboy Slim, Sauropod, L_Von_Mises, and BillF. Speaking truth to the power that is the press, FReepers adopted the theme that the media's overly pessimistic coverage of Iraq is getting our troops killed. The media distortions are causing others, both friends and foes of the U.S., to question our resolve. Although the theme of the evening was quite serious, we had a blast gently...

We've arranged for some on-scene Freepers to call in with reports. Busy evening. Windy, some Rain. 13 Freepers present and one passerby. Please forgive all spelling mistakes - I am typing fast: BillF Kristinn Pippin Angelwood Mudboy Slim TGSLTacoma Sauropod StayTru GunsAreOK L_BON_MISES Cobal Java and wife Buford P. More to follow....

April 27, 2004 -- Check out KerryLied.com. Retired Navy From wintersoldier.com Captain Larry Bailey, a former SEAL and Vietnam veteran, is heading up an effort to put 100,000 people in front of the U.S. Capitol on September 12 for an event intended to "tell the truth about Vietnam veterans, and to counter the lies John Kerry told about them." B.G. "Jug" Burkett, author of the myth-shattering book Stolen Valor, will be one of the speakers.

Your votes are needed to determine the winners of Free Republic's Peter Arnett Awards. The awards 'honor' those reporters, news organizations and public figures whose reporting and statements have given aid and comfort to the enemy and undermined morale in the war on terrorism like Mr. Arnett did last year with his infamous interview in Baghdad saying the Americans were losing the war against Saddam.The voting will remain open until 1 p.m. EDT, Saturday, May 1. Please cast your vote on this thread, or send it to me via freepmail if you're shy. Please select up to ten winners. The...

Nominations are requested for Free Republic's Peter Arnett Awards 'honoring' those reporters, news organizations and public figures whose reporting and statements have given aid and comfort to the enemy and undermined morale in the war on terrorism like Mr. Arnett did last year with his infamous interview in Baghdad saying the Americans were losing the war against Saddam.Nominations will be accepted until 6 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 28. Voting will commence later that evening with the cutoff time to be announced when the voting thread is posted.Please provide a source link or documentation where possible.A couple nominees to get things...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us in our nation's capital for the Sixth Annual Freep of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner next Saturday. When: Saturday, May 1, 4 p.m. to 8: 30 p.m. What: The D.C. Chapter's Sixth Annual Freep of the White House Correspondents Association Dinner. Location: Outside the Washington Hilton, Connecticut Avenue and T Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Our most fun protest every year. This is your chance to tell the mainstream media to their faces what you think about their biased reporting. You'll also...

I just got off the phone with the BAM's Brendon Aaron with my complaint of being banned from the Dupont Circle's Books-A-Million for no reason other than talking to Freepers during a Hillary Clinton Book Signing. The guy was nothing more than a snob and the phone call was nothing more than a waste of time. Books-A-Million feels that they can violate a person's Constitutional Rights by banning them from a store because you happen to have a different political opinion than the person who is signing a book. No I don't agree with Ms. Clinton, but she did treat...

Bake Sale Bandits: On April 17 in Washington, in a humorous attempt to combat nationwide MoveOn.org bake sales in support of John Kerry, Kristinn Taylor of the D.C. chapter of Free Republic organized a different kind of bake sale. While MoveOn.org portrayed Kerry as a "man of the people," Taylor's "Viet Cong Vets for Kerry" sale informed the public about Kerry's betrayal of Americans during the Vietnam War. The group gave away items including Jane Fonda nut cakes and Kerry waffles. But Taylor's sale was short-lived since the small card table was situated outside of Kerry's national campaign headquarters. Kerry's...

Police told a group of conservatives affiliated with FreeRepublic.com to cease a mock bake sale they held in front of John Kerry’s D.C. campaign headquarters last weekend. The small, pro-Bush rally was held to counter MoveOn.org’s “Bake Back the White House” bake sale last weekend, which the liberal organization claims brought in $250,000 from 1,000 bake sales around the country. The proceeds will help fund anti-Bush ads. Kristinn Taylor, who helped organize the FreeRepublic gathering, said since the law prohibits a group like MoveOn from “co-ordinating” with the Kerry effort, it couldn’t hold a bake sale in front of headquarters....

Honor Roll for tonight: Angelwood, tgslTakoma, Trueblackman, scholastic, 3D-Joy and kristinn. Big thanks to Rummyfan for the tip!Her Heinous, Hillary Rodham Clinton, held a booksigning for the paperback release of her book, Living History, at the Books-a-Million in Washington, D.C.'s ultra-liberal Dupont Circle tonight.The booksigning was nearly called off because Hillary Clinton's staff freaked out when Trueblackman went through the line twice to get copies of Hillary's books signed by her.To set the scene, we had thrown this freep together in one day thanks to the alert eye of Rummyfan who tipped us off on another thread about the booksigning.Angelwood...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us for a FReep of Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, April 21 at 6 PM (or as soon thereafter as possible) at the Dupont Circle Books-A-Million in Washington, DC. Just over ten months ago, DC Chapter co-leader Kristinn called on FReepers across the country to peaceably protest Hillary's hardcover book tour and "FReep her like a rented mule." The mule (donkey?) is back for more FReeping as she promotes the paperback release of "Living History" (aka, "Lying History"). Watch for low-flying brooms descending to a...

The DC Chapter of Free Republic set up a Viet-Cong Vets for Kerry bake sale in front of Democrat Presidential candidate John Kerry's national headquarters in Washington DC this afternoon. The Kerry campaign responded by calling the D.C. police to shut down the bake sale. When the D.C. police arrived they ordered the DC Chapter to shut down the protest in 15 minutes or they would ticket them for occupying a public space without a permit. At that point the police would then disperse them themselves. Due to the short notice, and the fact that it would be a small...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us this Saturday for our Viet Cong Vets for Kerry bake sale outside Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry's national campaign headquarters.As a spoof of MoveOnPac's nationwide Kerry bake sales being held on Saturday to 'prove John Kerry is a man of the people,' the D.C. Chapter will be holding our own bake sale to inform the public about Kerry's betrayal of his fellow American servicemen during the Vietnam War.Items being offered at the Viet Cong Vets for Kerry bake sale will include: Three Scratches...

For Immediate Release Contact: Kristinn Taylor April 15, 2004 D.C. Chapter of Free Republic [email address] 9-11 COMMISSIONER JAMIE GORELICK SHOULD RESIGN IMMEDIATELY AND TAKE HER SEAT IN THE WITNESS CHAIR INSTEAD CHAIRMAN KEAN NEEDS TO REIN IN ARROGANT COMMISSION, STARTING WITH HIMSELF (Washington) The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic, an independent grassroots organization today issued a statement supporting the calls of House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner and the Landmark Legal Foundation for the resignation or removal of Jamie Gorelick from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States, also known as the 9-11 Commission. This week...

This morning before the start of the 9/11 Commission hearings, Kristinn went to the hearing room to meet with some of the 9/11 family members about the 1996 Gore Airline Safety Commission. He went down there this morning because the 9/11 Commission had not talked about the Gore Airline Safety Commission in public, and it needed to be brought to the attention of the families. He got down there about 8:30am. The hearing room only had a few dozen people in it, a far cry from the crowds that had been there last week for White House National Security Advisor...

As survivors of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the members of the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic feel entitled to issue this report. Many of us witnessed the attacks and their aftermath in person. Some of us were in New York City at the World Trade Center that day, others were at, near or just across the river from the Pentagon. (None of our chapter members witnessed the plane crash in Pennsylvania.) The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic is an independent grassroots conservative organization founded in 1998. Every Saturday for the last 28 months of the Clinton administration, members...

How Not To Protest by Wayne BoettcherPosted 04/02/2004 In our haste to find new and exciting ways to protest liberal agendas and let the majority voice be heard in America, we should consider not just "how to protest" but also "how not to protest." And of course we have many fine examples available to us. The liberals provide complete instruction at no charge! One sort of protest is where you physically appear at a location and protest a person, company or government department with signs, songs and supplication. Let's take recent examples of two similar protest incidents where a...

I believe the 40 or so Bush supporters at the Democrat's "Unity Day" Shawn Macomber saw were organized by the D.C. chapter of Free Republic of the FreeRepublic.com website. The head of the chapter wrote a thread on the site of their efforts and the harassment they received from the Democrat supporters. At one point they were told they had to move by someone they weren't sure was a Police officer or just hired security. The reason? He told them that they were inciting violence. When asked how, the man with the gun said because they were agitating the Democrat...

I just wanted to let everyone know that when pro-choice activists march on Washington DC in April, there are plans to respond with a peaceful pro-life counter-protest. If you are interested in joining the counter-protest, go to http://www.operationwitness.com for more details. For those of you who have been hurt by abortion firsthand, there is a special event being held by the Silent No More Awareness campaign on April 25th to protest the pro-choice march. Silent No More Awareness will provide "I Regret My Abortion " signs for post-abortion women to hold, "I Regret Lost Fatherhood" signs for post-abortion men, and...