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<p>The Crawford Police have just notified me that our location for the Support the Troops rally has been changed.</p> <p>Please congregate at the Crawford Civic Center, which is located in the 1000 block of East 4th Street.</p> <p>Start time remains 12 Noon.</p>

<p>This is a new thread to which, hopefully, every freeper attending yesterday's rally in Crawford will add their observations.</p> <p>Personally, this was a great day in my view. It's hard to describe the atmosphere that enveloped this gathering. Some of the nicest people in the country were there, and nary a disgruntled face was seen.</p>

Demonstrators backing President Bush's war on terrorism traveled to Crawford, Texas, on Friday and Saturday - as the media continued to focus on Gold Star mother Cindy Sheehan's anti-war protest outside Bush's ranch. Led by syndicated radio host and NewsMax contributor Mike Gallagher, more than 100 pro-Bush demonstrators arrived on Friday, as part of what Gallagher called a "pro-America bus trip." "This is not about Cindy Sheehan," Gallagher told the Waco Tribune Herald, after leading a chorus of "God Bless America" and "The Star-Spangled Banner." "We're here to support all our troops and all the men and women who died,...

SNIP "We've had slogans like, 'No Blood for Oil,' and 'Bring the Troops Home Now,' but this is a real flesh-and-blood story," said Jodie Evans, a co-founder of Code Pink: Women for Peace, which has led many of the anti-war movement's guerrilla tactics and organized meetings of Iraqi and American citizens. "What works is that it is focused. It is one person's loss versus another person who caused that loss. "Geez, she's a mom who's lost a child," said Evans, who teared up at Camp Casey this week as she recalled her own 2-year-old daughter dying 20 years ago. "Who...

The H.O.T. Chapter will be holding a meeting on Oct. 24 at 3 PM. The meeting will be held at my house in Lakeway. (Freepmail me for directions to house.) All freepers in the area are invited to attend.The purpose of the meeting is to watch the documentary "Stolen Honor" , the film about John Kerry's "war record" and his treasonous activities after he left Viet Nam.The price of admission is to bring some sort of munchies!

the H.O.T. Chapter had a salad dinner this afternoon at Basil's house. thanks Basil. In Attendence were: Basil, Gracey, Kim, & RoxyLady, TxBubba and her hubby Blastus, Barbara a guest, Literal liberals, Tarawa, DrewsDad, Rebecca, Sharon, TheSarce and me... The Bat lady...

What a wonderful day! The Bat Lady and hubby started off being in a parade for Texas Independence day and ceremonies at the Capitol then we stayed near the Capitol so we could attend the Pro-America Rally supporting our troops.

February 8, 2003 For Immediate Release Contact: Brendan Steinhauser NEWS ADVISORY - DRAFT FORMYCT, UT College Republicans to Lead Protest of Bill Clinton UT-Austin Lecture on Wednesday. Austin, TX - Today, the Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT) and the UT College Republicans announced they will protest a lecture by former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The lecture, which is cosponsored by the UT College of Liberal Arts, will be held at the Frank C. Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St. at 6:45 p.m. Community groups such as the local chapter of Free Republic and activists in the...

The Heart of Texas Chapter of FreeRepublic held the first meeting of the new year at the Acapulco Restaurant in Oakhill on Saturday, Jan 18. There were 6 members in attendance: The Bat Lady, the sarce, Tarawa, Blastus, (and Blastus, Jr), Gracey, and basil.The first order of business was to talk about getting our own web site up and running. The Bat Lady graciously volunteered her husband, (and he agreed by phone) so an announcement will be made when the web site is ready.We discussed a list of upcoming events in the Austin-San Antonio area to decide which of them...

The Heart of Texas Chapter and other Freepers from around the state gathered at the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum on Saturday, November 23rd. for a fun afternoon of viewing and eating.We had 15 Freepers/spouses and 4 little Freepers with us. Two of our group came from Tyler and one came from Brownsville. Thank you all for taking the time to "make a weekend" of it and join us. We also met some local Freepers from right there in the Bryan/College Station area. I do not have the attendance list with me and ask that someone post any persons...

The Heart of Texas Chapter (HOT) of Free Republic would like to invite any interested FReepers and their families to join us on Saturday, November 23rd for a day at the George H.W. Bush Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. We will meet at 12:00 noon inside the rotunda of the museum. At 3:30, we'll go to a local restaurant for some good food, conversation, and FReeper Fun. Please join us for a fun afternoon! We have secured a group discount rate of $3.50 for adults and students (see details below). Children age 16 and under are FREE. Parking...