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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

This Saturday's FReep started off slow, even with MOAB2, tgslTakoma's new creation. Two weeks after MOAB2 was born, it was a 3Fer (See Post 1). Then Iraqikurd and his friend Samir, a Kurd from Azerbaijan showed up. We were now out numbered by only 3, at 9 to 6. Pics are by [Mrs] T and pics of the jogger across the street were enlarged by iMacMan. BELOW: LEFT: Lurker Bill & [Mr] T setting up MOAB2. RIGHT: Samir, Iraqikurd, [Mr] T, Cindy_True_Supporter, Lurker Bill at far right. Besides those two, our ranks included regulars Cindy_True_Supporter, Lurker Bill, [Mrs] Trooprally and...

REMINDER: Saturday, April 29 Fred Phelps Counter Rally, 12:30 PM TIL 1:30 PM, at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. INFO HERE*************************************************************************WELCOME TO OLNEY Pic by iMacMan BELOW: Sherwood HS sign at Madison's Restaurant warns the community about the Quakers and mocks the moonbats. Hint: KILROY WAS HEREPic by iMacMan Our numbers were increased by 25% with iMacMan's presence. Our following also included Cindy_True_Supporter, Lurker Bill, [Mrs] Trooprally and myself. We sorted out the all-weather signs Friday night at Walter Reed so we just grabbed that same bag for today. The wind picked up from the morning so the red...

REMINDER OF DATE CHANGES: Sunday, April 23 Secure Our Border Rally has been changed to MONDAY, APRIL 24 to join 9/11 Families for a Secure America. CLICK FOR REVISED INFOFriday, April 28 Fred Phelps Counter Rally has been moved to Phelps' new time on SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 10:30 AM TIL 11:30 AM, still at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. ***************************************************** Week 16 is a little later than I preferred, but Easter and work delayed our free time. Week 16 was finally warm, but too windy for out banner. The FReep started out with only a slight breeze, but got...

Due to Week 14's technical difficulties, this post will cover Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14 was GOOD, BAD & GRUMP, the weather was GOOD, but BAD that we were out numbered by the GRUMPIES. Week 15 was also GOOD, BAD & GRUMPY, GOOD that we out numbered the fair weather GRUMPIES, but the weather was very BAD. I'm actually glad the Saturdays in Olney have the bad weather because then Fridays at Walter Reed get the better weather. This allows the troops to come out and talk with us and also allows us to Thank them for their service....

iMacMan did his wonders with his camera today by taking pictures of the passing cars from the FReepers point of view. BELOW: The highlight of this is the car of young supporters who circled around 2 times to cheer us on. TOP LEFT: First pass by;TOP RIGHT: They turned around and came back - Trooprally waving to them;MIDDLE: Close up of car;BOTTOM: They turned around again before heading east on MD Rte. 108 BELOW: Moonbats (In back ground) not liking the flag waving youths. Pic by iMacMan Four FReepers/Lurkers were in attendance: iMacMan, [Mrs] Trooprally, myself, and local Lurker Bill.BELOW:...

The number of locals out numbered the stretched thin FReepers this week!!! FReepers from the D.C. area were in Richmond and Fayetteville representing us down thereSeven FReepers/Lurkers were in attendance: Spiff, Jimmy Valentine's Brother, [Mrs] Trooprally, myself, Lurker Lloyd, and locals Lurker Bill & Cindy-True-Supporter.Seven locals in attendance were Steve (with crutch, just moved to Nevada and was in town briefly), Stu, and five kids who stopped by for about an hour. The kids plan on being back next week with reinforcements and will be dressed for the weather. They only had on light clothing since they didn't plan on...

Columbia, Missouri is a college town. However, the majority of the anti-war leftists here are not students, but (they’re now older than dirt) left-over, original protesters who still employ the tactics and stunts of the 60’s. They were at it today at the Courthouse to protest the Iraq War and demand the U.S. exit the war now. With the peaceniks so occupied, our little group held support signs for our military recruiters to see across the street from their offices. (Those attending? A Protest Warrior, a Vietnam Veteran, and me, for a total of 3.) In the past, the peaceniks...

A SECOND GREAT FREEP!!!BELOW: Our corner before BMWcyle, Apple Blossom and family arrived. Pic by [Mrs] Trooprally. L-R: Trooprally, Lurker Marie, Spiff, Kristinn (in shorts), Cindy-True-Supporter, Lurker Bill Eleven FReepers were in attendance: Spiff, Kristinn, BMWcyle & Apple Blossom and their two daughters, [Mrs] Trooprally (I remembered to take her picture this time and all I got was grilled hot dogs when we got home), myself, locals Lurker Bill & Cindy-True-Supporter, and our granddaughter Lurker Marie. The moonbats had 17. MOBilizing Mothers were there again. Even with the warm weather they stood there like manikins, all in a row, being...

The antiwar groups are at it again in Olney, Maryland. Olney is 10 miles due north of Washington, DC, on Georgia Avenue, which is the same road where we FReep at Walter Reed and the same road where the Protest Warriors, with help from some FReepers, tangled with protestors at the Silver Spring Recruitment Center back in November. Sounds like we should change the street name, then the antiwar groups would get lost, but I digress. Greater Olney is a small town of 35,000. But it is in the middle of a very liberal Blue State that tries to out...

Thanks to the FReepers/Protest Warriors who made it today to Olney's 2nd. FReep. (See <->http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1552773/posts<-> for first week's AAR and what started our FReep.) WE OUTNUMBERED the PeaceAction group 9 TO 8. Cut/paste PeaceActionMC.org if you want to view their site. These groups are like the gopher game, hit one at one place and another pops up. Honor roll for today were Concretebob (PW), Gate2Wire, GunsareOK, Paltz (PW), Lurker Bill and Lurker Joan (Both locals), [Mr & Mrs] Trooprally, and Local Hasley. Some of the FReepers double as PW and we thank them for coming. Below, GunsareOK, Local Halsey wearing...

On Saturday the 14th a few strong hearty Freepers went to Olney to confront the latest moonbat gathering. The Peace Action group was present with one left over hippy (Bush Hater using some of his limited four letter vocabulary), several Quakers (focused just only one part of scripture, Blessed are the Peacemakers), and one or two DNCers (In Denial they voted for any Clinton). They arrived in their Asian cars with Kerry stickers on their bumpers, posters with pictures of fallen heroes, posters with War is not the Answer (with no other solutions), and two large banners. They number about...

The afternoon started with the arrival a small but determined group from the Walter Reed victory on the Friday night. The group contained Apple Blossom, Lurker Bill, Concretebob, Doctor Raoul, Lurker Joan, gate2wire, Lurker George and his wife Ethel, and bmwcyle. We had a visit by a Vietnam Veteran, who stood on the grassy knoll above the peace-niks. He told them that signs similar to the ones their hands help to kill over 50,000 of his brothers in arms. Also a great mother of a young Marine solder over in Iraq stopped by to show her support. The cars driving...

After several Saturdays away from Olney, we (Mr & Mrs Trooprally) returned to a rousing welcome by having 12 dedicated FReepers, lurkers and family in Olney. The leftists had 15 but we are shaping their agenda. The backboneless leftist scurried (Read 'retreated' as Rep. Murtha likes to say) over to the northeast corner this week and even changed one of their signs after Bmwcyle criticized them about it last week. Photos by Bmwcyle: 3rd. Week on Left - 4th. Week on Right They had enough during the last two weeks of trying to argue their lame reasons for "Peace Now"....

"HOLD MY UMBRELLA" was all I heard from someone behind me. I turned and had the handle of an opened umbrella handed to me and this guy, Bruce, determinedly crossed over to the leftist corner. He spent about 15 minutes over there, engaging each of the four leftist. He came back to our side and thanked us for being there. Lurker Joan & I talked with Bruce for about 15 more minutes. Upon leaving he went over to Justanobody, Lurker Bill and iMacMan and thanked each of them for being there. I have a contact for Bruce and hopefully he'll...