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I freeped the Peace Rally in tiny Wimberly Tx tonight. It was a candlelight vigil and I have never met nicer people. I got there about 30 minutes early and there was no one at the designated place. I did see 3 people walking around whose car had a bumper sticker that said "War with Iraq... NO" They left since nothing was going on. Finally at 15 minutes till trucks and vehicles started arriving. The "organizer" I assume, pulled his truck in and opened the back gate and raised an American flag. Since I couldn't be sure which side he...

CHICAGO (AP) - With the possibility of a war with Iraq drawing ever nearer, demonstrators across the nation again hit the streets Sunday to show their support for peace, as others gathered to support U.S. troops. Organizers estimated a crowd of about 10,000 war protesters who crammed Chicago's Daley Plaza on Sunday to join religious, labor and community leaders in opposing an invasion of Iraq. Police, who did not immediately provide a crowd estimate, said there were no early reports of arrests. In Pennsylvania, a police-estimated crowd of 6,000 attended the "Rally for America," held on a field near Valley...

VALLEY FORGE - With the clock ticking on an expected U.S. military strike on Iraq, thousands of people rallied in Valley Forge today to show support for American troops. The "Rally for America" - held on a field near Valley Forge National Historical Park - was the latest in a series of pro-troop rallies organized by syndicated radio host Glenn Beck. Police said this one attracted about 6,000 people, many of them waving flags and holding signs. Rally-goers sang patriotic songs and helped to raise a gigantic American flag before reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Rick Moody, 57, and his...

Here's my report at the Rally for America at Valley Forge. My group arrived around 12pm at the Freedom Business Complex parking lots and found that there were already at least a thousand people waiting in line for the shuttle buses. At first, there was only ONE BUS moving people along, but after an hour, organizers got at least four more. The transportation organization was hideous! Glenn should have held the rally in Philadelphia, not a suburb, so that public transportation could have been put to good use. While I was waiting in line for an hour and a half...

The Ventura County Chapter of the Freerepublic Rocks! We all met up for our first rally - a trial run for the 23rd. We were at the corner of Telephone and Victoria in front of the Ventura County Government Center. People were honking like crazy!!! I hope I remember all the Freepers that were there - cindyloo, jeni, jillm, pacpam, hoppity, moonmad27, val e. girl, rabid republican and a "mystery" freeper. Next Sunday is going to be awesome!!

Got back from Rally for America in Valley Forge. Planning stunk. It took an hour to get the last mile to park. Then there was 2,000-3,000 people waiting for the shuttle buses. Got on one and drove to the rally site. Bus was not permitted to unload. So we drove back to parking site. 1210 didn't even cover the event on the radio. The site had too much traffic for the roads and I assume we were turned away because of too many people. Post your comments here.

PHILADELPHIA 1210 AM's Rally for America At Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:00 PM