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In what many deem a stroke of political genius, President Trump served today as Grand Marshal of the Daytona 500 NASCAR race. He vowed to take a lap in the armored presidential limousine serving as a pace car, and did. Here are two short videos that show some of the action: https://twitter.com/FOXSports/status/1229135814946410496 https://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX/status/1229137604593037314 As you would expect, the president got an enthusiastic reception from the crowd of up to 200,000. NASCAR is famously patriotic, and Trump is a patriotic president. That may turn out to be the most fundamental difference between Trump and his Democratic opponent in November. In 1972,...

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, Ariz., gets ready for a ride in the pace car before the IndyCar Series Firestone Indy 200 auto race in Gladeville, Tenn., Saturday, July 12, 2008. GLADEVILLE, Tenn. -- Cindy McCain spent her Saturday getting up close and personal with the IndyRacing League at the series' stop at the Nashville Superspeedway, taking a spin around the track in the pace car with Johnny Rutherford and checking out Danica Patrick's car in the garage. "It was great," McCain said of her laps around the 1.33-mile concrete oval with Rutherford driving. "Oh...

I WANT THE TRUTH! -- so I attended the rally yesterday. There were many speakers. Marvin Stewart was the keynote speaker. He opened the rally with prayer, led the crowd of several hundred people in the Pledge of Allegiance then gave the keynote speech--which called Americans to repent of our own sins so that indeed God could be on our side. After Stewart finished, a number of other speakers took the microphone, including family members of convicted Border Patrol agents, some wearing shirts proclaiming their trust in God even in dire circumstances. While the rally was properly permitted, from about...

Under absolutely oppressive Southern California Inland Empire August heat, the good guys showed up in force to support the President and the troops. There were a handful of FReepers there that I recognized including bittdrvr, Blurblogger, Joy Angela, Aloha Ronnie, and RonDog. Darn, come on, who am I forgetting? There had to be perhaps 300 there on our side, and it was refreshing to outnumber the airheads on the other side. The anti-war, anti-American protestors, not surprisingly had their share of foul mouths and those who smelled badly when they came to our side and walked through the crowd. It...

Laura Ingraham, one of America's great conservative talk show hosts, appeared in Rancho Cucamonga, CA today to sign her best selling book, POWER TO THE PEOPLE. The book is for activists who want to take back our culture. It was great to meet with FReeper The Spirit Of Allegiance. He will tell his own part of the story. The book cover and TV appearances don't do her justice. Laura is absolutely beautiful both inside and outside. She is a great spokesman for our side. A large crowd gathered well over an hour before the scheduled signing. When the bus arrived,...

            FIRST SET OF CARAVAN PICTURES ARE IN! THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH San Francisco, California Lafayette, California Vacaville, California Sacramento, California Stockton, California Fresno, California Bakersfield, California FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH Bakersfield, California Los Angeles, California Palm Springs, California Palm Desert, California SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH Blythe, California Phoenix, Arizona

INDIANAPOLIS, May 28, 2006 – Before drivers start their engines today to run the 90th Indianapolis 500, another long-standing tradition had people on their feet yesterday. A banner for the Defense Department's America Supports You program is carried during the 49th annual Indy 500 Festival Parade, in Indianapolis. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The 49th annual Indy 500 Festival Parade paid tribute to Indiana's rich culture, as well as the nation's military. Marching through downtown Indianapolis, the parade offered colorful balloons and floats as well as opportunities for the crowd to show their...

You put on the uniform.....and you do so of your own Free will. You put on the uniform ...be it that of the Army...or Navy...or Air Force...or Marine...or Coast Guard. And you do so with the understanding of some very simple promises. YOU promise to uphold the Constitution.... YOU promise to help defend your Nation ...your family...in every which way that you are asked. YOU promise to put up with doing duty in the coldest places...and the hottest. YOU promise to put up with bad food sometimes. YOU promise to follow orders (as long as they are lawful)..even tho those...

The decade-and-a-half assault by one, self-esteem challenged atheist with little more to do than spit on the memory of brave men who gave their lives to defend the freedom the ACLU regularly abuses has resulted in an unprecedented move by the California chapter of the American Legion. The largest veterans organization in the country will announce Thursday a line-in-the-sand campaign to protect veterans memorials from the shameful ACLU assault. Legal muscle is being provided by the Alliance Defense Fund. See the American Legion announcement: THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA TO LAUNCH STATEWIDE DEFENSE OF VETERANS MEMORIALS AT MT. SOLEDAD,...

Friday, May 12, I with about a dozen others in the Minuteman Project Caravan to Washington D.C. visited the offices of Senators offices on both sides of the 'Amnesty' issue. We first stopped by the office of Senator Jeff Sessions and expressed our GREAT APPRECIATION for his heroic fight against the Leftists and the compromised 'Conservatives' in the Senate. His staff was very pleased to host our group. Then, we went to some that were not exactly heroes, at least not lately. As a group or individually, I also visited the offices of Frist, Feinstein, Brownback and a number of...

Hi All. What a trip it was! I dropped everything to participate in this historic caravan. I logged 6,930 miles. Now that I've got things normalized a bit, let me start out with a THANK YOU to Jim Robinson for his sincere interest in restoring America to her greatness! Thanks to Doug from Upland, La Enchiladita, JustPiper, Rondog and so many others for the enthusiastic online support and prayers and to Eeevil Conservative and NewRomeTacitus for showing up at rallies. Apologies if I've overlooked someone, it was a flurry of energy, people and names at times so please remind me....

Patriotism, faith eagerly combined ---- Kelly Rush, Staff Writer Few would doubt the patriotism of a man driving a red, white and blue Mercury Cougar across the country on a mission to promote reforms he says are necessary to the security of America. San Bernardino resident Lyman Stucky of the civilian border-watch group the Minuteman Project drove his pace car from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., demanding that American borders be secured and immigration laws enforced. Stucky promoted the ride through his Web site, www.spiritofallegiance.com, and the Christian Newswire, a publicity service for conservative Christian news. The site is peppered...

This FReep is a continuation of a struggle over more than one year with Code Pink at Walter Reed after a preliminary skirmish more than two years ago. The background is in the beginning of a report from a while back. Click here for a listing of reports (the link itself may open a pop-up window) from all of the WR FReeps as compiled and updated by BufordP. (Unfortunately, I have yet to upload the photos from most of the earlier reports following relocation of my website to a different hosting company. Until I do, many of the earlier photos...

From last night's successful event in Little Rock, the brave patriotic crew of Minutemen head today for stops in Memphis and Nashville. Then it is on to Birmingham, Atlanta, Greensboro, Richmond, and finally to D.C. to present their message to the President and Congress. I will be giving a report from Lyman Stucky in the pace car when I can reach him. If any of you can join any leg of the trip, they welcome your participation. Also, please keep hammering the press with the message. I was on radio this morning in Abilene talking about the caravan and...

from the May 05, 2006 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0505/p02s02-uspo.html Minutemen's message on immigration: on a roll?The activist group will pass through 12 US cities during a push for tighter US borders. Polls show most Americans support that.By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOS ANGELES - Construction worker John Peaslee drove 100 miles from Kern County to cheer, wave an American flag, and send a message to the US government to "close the border, period." Microbiologist Heather Evans took the morning off work to "stand up for the US Constitution ... without which we will...

MINUTEMEN COMING TO THE CAPITOL!Our Brave Minutemen are traveling from Los Angeles to Washington DC in a caravan. They will reach Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, May 9th. Come Join us in a HUGE WELCOME and a RALLY OF SUPPORT! The Festivities will begin at 8:00 pm. This event is Sponsored by: John Konop and the Minutemen Caravan Across the Country.

MINUTEMAN PROJECT Tonight's Rally -- 7:00pm Thurs, State Capitol, Richmond, VA DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 There was a great deal of confusion last night about getting a proper permit in Greensboro. For awhile, everyone thought the rally was cancelled. According to Lyman, talk show host Alan Handelman came to the rescue. On 101.1 FM he put out the word that the patriots had been denied a public venue because of a permit problem. Then, a furniture store owner changed his mind and would not allow them to...

.Minutemen to strike backCross-country caravan hopes to foster support Jason Newell and Megan Blaney, Staff Writers San Bernardino County Sun On the heels of Monday's massive immigrant boycott, members of one high-profile group will fire up their RVs, cars and trucks today to build momentum for the other side. [FReeper] Lyman Stucky, of San Bernardino is driving the pace car that is leading the Minuteman Project across the country to Washington DC to ask the leaders to enforce the laws prohibiting illegal immigration. The Minuteman Project will launch a cross-country caravan tour today in Los Angeles, hoping to stir national...

.Minutemen Rally in Leimert Park - No, Really. The pace car. Image via SpiritofAllegiance.com The immigration debate just got a little weirder: The Minuteman Project is kicking off a Minuteman Caravan Wednesday morning to drive from Los Angeles to Washington, DC, stopping in Phoenix and Crawford, TX, the president's home town.So why start in predominantly black Leimert Park? "Over 40% of black teenagers are unemployed. Overall unemployment in the black community is double that of white Americans," said Minuteman Founder Jim Gilchrist. "They are the most harmed by illegal immigration and it's time we focused our efforts in our inner...

The Minutemen will be starting the first leg tomorrow, led by FReeper Lyman Stucky's patriotic pace car. We want the borders sealed! Allegiance is not an option! Citizenship Requires Allegiance-- if you refuse to pledge and prove Allegiance to The United States Of America and OUR Flag, Where, WHERE, IS your Allegiance? -- FReeper Lyman Stucky (The Spirit Of Allegiance), May 1, 2006 Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. -- Theodore Roosevelt Hi, Fellow Americans and Neighbors. I'm glad you're here. I own and drive The Spirit Of Allegiance...