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WASHINGTON — A long line greeted former President Bill Clinton in New York City for his book signing on Tuesday, and books flew off the shelves in Washington, D.C., and Arkansas. But not everyone in line was a fan of the president. "Just going through the index I was struck by the names that are not listed in there, especially people from the Communist Chinese fund-raising scandal from 1996, people like James Riady (search) and Johnny Chung (search). They're not in the index," said Clinton critic Kristinn Taylor, referring to two businessmen at the center of a 1996 campaign donation...

I just watched Special Report with Brit Hume and they were interviewing Kristinn. Did anyone else see it?

The delay in posting this is due to the various activities associated with the death of President Reagan.  In the report that follows, CLICK ON ANY PHOTO AND A NEW WINDOW SHOULD OPEN WITH A FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE PHOTO  . (Thumbnail photos hyperlinked to full versions.)  Also, I've linked to several sound files in WAV format.  Click on them and you should hear the sounds. Right click and save if you want to listen to them later.  For the third time in a month, DC Chapter FReepers, other FReepers, and their allies turned out on June 5, 2004...

 CLICK ON THE PHOTOS TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW WITH THE FULL SIZE PHOTO. Right click and select save if you want to save a photo.I went to the procession for President Ronald Reagan on Wednesday, June 10.  My comments and photos follow below.  I've also interspersed photos taken by conservaDave and those are noted by his name in brackets as well as his name in the photo. Kristinn, co-leader of the DC Chapter had encouraged FReepers to gather on the Southwest corner of the intersection of Constitution and 15th. Honor roll of FReepers that I confirmed were in attendance...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all those coming to our nation's capital on Wednesday to join us at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW beginning at 4 p.m. to pay respects to President Ronald Reagan.We will meet at the southwest corner of 15th & Constitution to witness the 6 p.m. transfer of President Reagan's casket to the horse-drawn caisson and observe the procession as it passes by. When the procession has completely passed by, we will march behind it in the street to the Capitol. (We have alerted the D.C. police to our plan.)The weather will be hot...

The candlelight vigil to honor President Reagan at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. last night went very well. A steady crowd of about seventy people participated for the first two hours from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. After then, there were about one to two dozen people still there until after 9 p.m.We lit candles, listened to some of President Reagan's speeches and made speeches of our own in tribute to his life and presidency.We were joined by groups of tourists passing through the park to see the White House.We were quite surprised at the enthusiastic response from the media...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic will try to act as a welcoming committee and clearing house of information for FReepers coming to Washington, D.C. this week to pay tribute to President Reagan.If you are planning on coming to D.C. from out of town, or from around here, please check in on this thread during the week. We'll try to coordinate meetings points for those who desire to gather with fellow FReepers.Offical schedule in D.C. according to the AP:5 p.m. Wednesday: Coffin arrives at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.6 p.m.: Formal funeral procession to the Capitol, with coffin transfer...

Despite the wet day, some DC Chapter and other FReepers are out there again today. As Mudbay Slim wrote on a previous thread (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1147442/posts?page=1), “Only evil Leftists melt in the rain...come rain or shine, sleet or snow, FReepers will be there!” Partly because of the weather, the Lafayette Park gathering was not well attended this morning. Maybe 500 from the left, and a hundred of them skipped the ANSWER program to watch the FReepers instead. BillF said Fox and local channel 7 (ABC) interviewed Kristinn, who was also preparing for a possible CNN interview. Anglewood reports AP was out taking...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us at two events we will be holding on Saturday, June 5, in D.C. to counter the "antiwar" rally and march being held by International ANSWER that day.We will be joined by Iraqi exile leaders and some of the men who had their hands amputated at Abu Ghraib on orders of Saddam Hussein.At 10 a.m., we will hold a media availability on the north side of Lafayette Park at 16th Street and H Street, NW.From 2 p.m. to about 5 p.m., we will gather...

While Grand Forks City Council candidate Scott McNamee's recent poll-stacking stunt has outraged some, others are outraged at the outrage. His defenders, including members of the FreeRepublic.com Web site that he frequents, said there is nothing wrong with organizing people to overwhelm online polls, an activity known as "FReeping" after the Web site. That's just what McNamee did a week ago when, posing as someone close to the candidate, he asked FreeRepublic.com members, FReepers, to vote for him on the online poll of Grand Forks radio station KNOX 1310's "Voice of Dakota" talk show. That's not unethical, McNamee's defenders say,...

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic invites all FReepers and lurkers in good standing to join us in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 5, 2004 as we stand up for America against the communist front group International A.N.S.W.E.R. and their new poster boy, Michael Berg.A.N.S.W.E.R. will be holding a so-called antiwar rally and march on June 5. The rally begins at noon at Lafayette Park in front of the White House. The march is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The commies will proceed north up 14th Street then turn west on U Street and Florida Avenue then turn north...

In the report that follows, CLICK ON ANY PHOTO AND A FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE PHOTO SHOULD APPEAR . (Thumbnail photos hyperlinked to full versions.)  Also, I've linked to several sound files in WAV format.  Click on them and you should hear the sounds. Right click and save if you want to listen to them later. FReepers on sidewalk in front of Rumsfeld's house: (L-R) Leadpenny, L_von_Mises, Staytrue, RabidRalph, Jimmy Valentine's brother, tgslTakoma, and BufordP pose for group photo before leftists arrive.  Security people stand in background.  Rumsfeld's house is out of view to side of photo. Secretary of Defense...

Mass Rally & March on June 5 Thousands at the White House will say: "Bush and Rumsfeld - Guilty of War Crimes" "I plan to be in Washington DC on June 5 at the peace rally. We will be marching from Bush's White House to Rumsfeld's house and I am hoping that everyone who cares about peace in this country will join us." – Michael BergMichael Berg, the father of Nicholas Berg who was murdered in Iraq, will be a speaker at the June 5th Speak Truth to Power mass demonstration and speak-out in front of the White House. This...

All FReepers and lurkers in good standing are invited to join the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic as we stand up for SecDef Rumsfeld with a counter-demonstration against anti-American leftists Friday evening in Northwest Washington, D.C.The left has latched onto the recent Iraqi prison scandal with dreams of using it to help bring about our defeat in the war against terrorists. They'll be meeting at Dupont Circle at 6 p.m. and then march up Connecticut Avenue to Mr. Rumsfeld's home in the Kalorama neighborhood to protest him outside his house.We'll be there in Kalorama to peacefully greet them with our...

In the report that follows, CLICK ON ANY PHOTO AND A FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE PHOTO SHOULD APPEAR . (Thumbnail photos hyperlinked to full versions.)  Also, I've linked to several sound files in WAV format.  Click on them and you should hear the sounds. Right click and save if you want to listen to them later. Across the street from Rumsfeld's house with French Embassy and their fence behind us, FReepers wait for leftists.  TgslTakoma has back to camera as she makes last minute signs.  Trueblackman discusses Iraq with a liberal on a bicycle.  Kristinn holds a sign behind Bmwcyle...

DC Chapter has just begun a STEALTH, NO advance notice, FReep of the Code Pink and other leftists who are at Rumsfeld's house in Northwest DC to re-enact "torture" of Iraqi prisoners. Some stalwart members of the DC Chapter have gathered peacefully to counter the leftists. Watch this space for reports from the scene.

I attended the Second Amendment Sisters SAFER rally yesterday, and also checked out the "Million" Moron Mom rally. They had about 2000 people, we had about 200. Enjoy the photos and check out Kristinn's after-action report thread here: Second Amendment Sisters SAFER Rally, After Action Report 5/09/04 The "Million Mom March" Ahh, irony. The "American Sheep" shirt with the "FOLLOW" slogan... the Kerry for President sticker... make special note of this "gun free" sticker. A friend of mine hoping for a happy September. Let's hope this is one promise the President WON'T keep! This guy gave me a free "Million...

Kristinn, co-leader of the DC Chapter, attended part of the John O'Neill & Swift Boat Veterans for Truth press conference this morning*  (details below).   Per his request, I'm posting his photos and his captions. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO AND A FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE PHOTO SHOULD APPEAR.  (Thumbnail photos hyperlinked to full versions)  John O'Neill with Accuracy in Media's Roger Aronoff  John Kerry's 'other' brothers in arms.   John O'Neill reviews his remarks before the press conference begins.  Ditto, Kerry circled in red in photo.   Baba Booey, Howard Stern and Jackie Martling trying to pick up chicks at...

Here is what I was able to pull out of the tape. Portions of my tape we could not hear clearly what was being said. The part of the transcript with tgsltakoma includes her comments/corrections A=Angelwood B=Barrymore K=Kristinn Bu= BufordP S=Sauropod T=Tgsltakoma D: Drew Barrymore I've added/corrected from my recollection, to your transcript below. D: Did you make all the signs? (I recall that I said another guy made the signs and that I made the "awards") T confirms. D: You did? Did you make them at home? And you brought them here today? T confirms. D: Do you have...

Actress Drew Barrymore is filming a documentary aimed at persuading young people to vote. She recently happened upon members of the D.C. chapter of FreeRepublic.com, the conservative grass-roots network, as they conducted a Washington protest. "Can I ask you guys a question?" Miss Barrymore said. "You come out and you protest. Do you feel that it makes a difference? Do you feel that you reach people?" Group leader Kristinn Taylor answered: "We used to do this down at the White House every Saturday for a couple years when Bill Clinton was there. It goes like this" — and here Mr....