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  • Monday's Stop in Reno, Nevada (Support Our Troops bus tour to DC)

    09/20/2005 5:57:12 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 3 replies · 561+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | Sept. 20th, 2005 | Move America Forward
    Monday's Stop in Reno, Nevada Reno, Nevada - Monday, September 19th Deborah Johns Interviewd by NBC Affiliate in Reno- KRNV TV-4 The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued on its first day of a weeklong trip across the country with a large rally outside of the Kietzke Wal-Mart in Reno, Nevada. Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed a crowd of about 200 before appearing live on the air with Bill Manders on AM-780 KOH. The Reno stop was the fourth on a tour of more than twenty cities, which culminates with a...
  • Sacramento Stop of Pro-Troop Bus Tour

    09/20/2005 5:46:07 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 1 replies · 628+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | September 19, 2005 | Move America Forward
    Sacramento Stop of Pro-Troop Bus Tour Monday, September 19- Sacramento, CA Supporters Greeted the Pro-Troop Bus Tour in Sacramento The “We Support Our Troops & Their Mission” Bus Tour made its third stop of its first day across the country in front of the Move America Forward headquarters at 770 L Street in Sacramento, California. Talk show host Mark Williams of NewsTalk 1530 AM - KFBK emceed, Marine Mom Deborah Johns and Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams addressed the crowd, and singer Kaweah Angel sang the Star-Spangled Banner and led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance. The tour will make...
  • WEDNESDAY: Denver Stop of National Pro-Troop Bus Tour... FREEPERS NEEDED

    09/20/2005 4:06:22 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 40 replies · 575+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | Tuesday September 20th | Move America Forward
    The support our troops caravan to DC will be stopping in Denver Wednesday, September 21st. Denver, CO 11:00 - 11:45 AM - Live On Air with Mike Rosen of KOA 850 Listen live at http://www.850koa.com/ (Listen Live link is at the top left , no registration required) Address is 4695 S. Monaco Street. 12:10 -1:00 PM - Rally & Press Conference on the West Steps of the State Capitol in Denver, Colorado. “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support. The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the...
  • WEDNESDAY: Cheyenne Stop of National Pro-Troop Bus Tour... FREEPERS NEEDED

    09/20/2005 11:42:39 AM PDT · by Impeach98 · 12 replies · 610+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | 09/20/2005 | On behalf of Melanie Morgan...
    WEDNESDAY: FReepers Needed in SALT LAKE CITY as part of National "Support the Troops" Bus Tour THIS WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 21st... we need you all to come out to our big rally stop in front of the Wyoming State Capitol - in Downtown Cheyenne ... part of the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. Marine Mom Deborah Johns (who led the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour to Crawford, Texas last...
  • FYI: Deborah Johns, Joseph Williams live on KSL radio in Salt Lake! (Caravan in Utah!!!)

    09/20/2005 10:43:04 AM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 9 replies · 904+ views
    KSL web site ^ | Doug Wright
    Live on the air this minute. Deborah Johns is doing a great interview!!!
  • Trouping for troops (Support Our Troops bus tour coverage from Vacaville, CA)

    09/20/2005 8:19:27 AM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 4 replies · 918+ views
    Vacaville Reporter ^ | September 20th, 2005 | David Henson
    Trouping for troops Vaca dad honors fallen GIs By David Henson/Staff Writer The Vacaville parent of a fallen soldier embarks on a politically-charged tour across the United States to speak out about the war in Iraq. Sound familiar? Not so fast. This isn't Cindy Sheehan, the so-called "peace mom" who stirred heated debate throughout the nation with her roadside anti-war protest near President George W. Bush's Texas ranch. This is Joseph Williams, whose son died in Nasiriyah in March 2003 and who has become a focal figure in a cross-country anti-Sheehan, pro-military bus tour. "The reason I'm going, I guess,...
  • For Those Who Give a Hoot

    09/20/2005 6:48:33 AM PDT · by Coop · 852 replies · 11,246+ views
  • Pro-troop tour stops in Elko tonight

    09/19/2005 10:26:21 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 3 replies · 596+ views
    Elko Daily Free Press ^ | Monday, September 19, 2005 5:21 PM | John Sents
    ELKO - The Move America Forward organization is stopping in Elko tonight as part of a 20-stop bus tour to show support for America's troops and counter the efforts of anti-war advocate Cindy Sheehan, who is currently nearing the end of a separate bus tour sending a message to bring America's troops home. Move America Forward's bus tour began at 8:30 a.m. this morning in San Francisco and is scheduled to finish in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25. According to the schedule on their Web site, the tour will include stops in Vacaville, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., and Reno before it...
  • San Francisco Kickoff of National Pro Troop Bus Tour (update from Move America Forward)

    09/19/2005 6:43:31 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 2 replies · 401+ views
    Move America Forward website ^ | Monday Sept. 19th, 2005 | Move America Forward
    San Francisco- Monday, September 19 San Francisco: People signing our “Pro-Troop” sheets. The continuation of the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” tour kicked off Monday morning with the “We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission” national bus tour. We began the day with a rally in front of the studios of KSFO-AM 560 in San Francisco, California. Move America Forward co-founder and KSFO talk show host, Melanie Morgan, and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) spoke before a crowd of about sixty. Deborah Johns led last month’s “You Don’t Speak For Me, Cindy” caravan from...
  • Vacaville Stop of Pro-Troop Bus Tour (update from Move America Forward)

    09/19/2005 6:37:48 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 3 replies · 516+ views
    Move America Forward web site ^ | Monday September 19th, 2005 | Move America Forward
    Vacaville- Monday, September 19 Deborah Johns Greets Supporters in Vacaville The “We Support Our Troops And Their Mission” Bus Tour continued Monday in Vacaville, California, with a raucous rally in front of the Vacaville Veterans Hall. About 100 people showed up to see Move America Forward co-founder Melanie Morgan and Marine Mom Deborah Johns speak. Also joining the tour was Gold-Star Dad Joseph Williams, who resides in Vacaville. Joseph’s son, Michael, died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Vacaville stop was particularly important, as it is also the home of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who has been making headlines...
  • TUESDAY: FReepers Needed in SALT LAKE CITY as part of National "Support the Troops" Bus Tour

    09/19/2005 1:41:36 PM PDT · by Impeach98 · 1 replies · 454+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | 09/19/2005 | (On Behalf of Melanie Morgan)
    THIS TUESDAY - SEPTEMBER 20th... we need you all to come out to our big rally stop in Salt Lake City ... part of the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. Marine Mom Deborah Johns (who led the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" Tour to Crawford, Texas last month), and Gold Star Father Joseph Williams (whose son died in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom) will be leading this bus tour and...
  • MONDAY: FReepers NEEDED in San Francisco, Vacaville, Sacramento, Reno, Elko [Pro-Troop Bus Tour]

    09/18/2005 5:54:05 PM PDT · by Impeach98 · 96 replies · 1,923+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | 09/18/2005 | Melanie Morgan
    THIS MONDAY - SEPTEMBER 19th... we need you all to come out to each of the rally-stops for the "We Support Our Troops AND Their Mission" national bus tour. This is the lead-up to the "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" weekend activities (and giant rally on September 25th) in Washington D.C. It's time to get the phone trees going, get the emails going, and let's turn out GIANT crowds in each of the cities where the pro-troop bus tour will stop on Monday, September 19th (that's tomorrow as I write this post). COMPLETE ITINERARY HERE: www.MoveAmericaForward.orgMonday, September 19th...
  • U.S. Troops Attacked for Helping in Hurricane Relief (latest email from Melanie Morgan)

    09/18/2005 7:26:51 AM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 44 replies · 1,861+ views
    Email from Move America Forward ^ | Sat. Sept. 17th, 2005 | Melanie Morgan
    Subject: U.S. Troops Attacked for Helping in Hurricane Relief Date: 9/18/2005 2:25:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: "Melanie Morgan - Move America Forward" Starting this Monday we begin a national pro-troop bus tour to counter what is expected to be the largest anti-war protest to date (to be held in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 24th). Leading the anti-military crowd will be Cindy Sheehan, who this week once again exploited the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. Sheehan, writing a guest commentary on Michael Moore's website, said the following: "One thing that truly troubled me about my visit to Louisiana was the...
  • Idea to up turnout for caravan stops on the Support Our Troops trek across America this coming week

    09/17/2005 10:06:22 PM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 10 replies · 916+ views
    Idea based on experience from Wyoming contact ^ | Today, Saturday Sept. 17th, 2005 | Tony in Boulder, Colorado
    FReepers, in the upcoming days please monitor very closely (at least a few times a day) the Itinerary link for the caravan and the stops on their trek to DC: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/index.php/DailyFile/itinerary_for_national_bus_tour/When the specific times/places are announced for the stop in your state/city call into your local talk radio stations one or two days before the caravan stop. I will be doing this for the Cheyenne and Denver stops. I made an email contact with a radio station in Cheyenne about three days ago and they are going to promote this big time leading upto the visit at the Capitol steps...
  • Antiwar Groups Hope to Pack 100,000 Around White House

    09/01/2005 9:17:03 PM PDT · by jmc1969 · 65 replies · 1,111+ views
    WP ^ | Petula Dvorak
    Antiwar groups hope to bring that many people to fill the spaces with their rally Sept. 24, the first time in more than a decade that demonstrators will be allowed to surround the White House. At a news conference yesterday, two major antiwar coalitions announced a demonstration and march that could be the largest since the Iraq war began, according to Bill Dobbs, a spokesman for United for Peace and Justice, one of the groups organizing three days of events. The Park Service and the groups are negotiating the fine points of a permit, such as electrical cord routes and...
  • FREE VAN With Multiple Stops On I-95 Going To Support The Troops Rally in DC Next Sunday (Sep 25th)

    09/17/2005 5:59:31 PM PDT · by Doctor Raoul · 69 replies · 1,469+ views
    Doctor raoul
    I will have a 15 passenger van to transport people to the Support The Troops Rally in DC next Sunday, September 25th. Cost to riders is Nada, Zilch, Zip, Zero. If you can be at Penn Station in NYC at 6:10 am to catch a train, I will meet you at a station in New Jersey and return you to it later that evening. This was a blast last time we did it and with such good company, the ridfe is short indeed. Can make multiple stops along the I-95 corridor. Can make a stop in Jersey off I-295 too....
  • Back in the day...

    09/16/2005 11:20:06 AM PDT · by Coop · 54 replies · 1,450+ views
    CNS ^ | 10/23/98 | Unknown
    Citizens To Rally In Washington, D.C. October 3123 October, 1998By Free RepublicCNS Information ServicesNews Release"March For Justice" To Feature Nationally Known Speakers Addressing Clinton Scandal and Corruption In GovernmentLOS ANGELES, CA (OCTOBER 22, 1998): The national March for Justice, sponsored and organized by website www.FreeRepublic.com, will be held on the mall in Washington, DC, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 31, 1998. The purpose for the march, according to Free Republic founder, Jim Robinson, is to call attention to the corruption in the White House and the Clinton administration. "The Constitution of the United States guarantees 'the right...
  • Bus tour to rally support for troops

    09/16/2005 7:48:46 AM PDT · by Impeach98 · 10 replies · 660+ views
    WorldNetDaily ^ | 09/16/2005 | WND Staff (Joseph Farah)
    ---------------------------------- ON THE HOME FRONT Bus tour to rally support for troopsMove America Forward sponsors multi-city patriotic rallies ---------------------------------- © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A multi-city bus tour meant to show support for U.S. troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan kicks off Monday in San Francisco.Sponsored by Move America Forward, the tour will stop in more than 20 cities across the nation where the organization will host pro-troop rallies. The tour, which organizers hope will rebut much of the recent anti-war rhetoric from "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan and others, will culminate in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 25 with a large rally help...
  • America to Take Notice - COMING NEXT WEEK! (latest email from Melanie Morgan)

    09/16/2005 2:51:54 AM PDT · by ajolympian2004 · 4 replies · 808+ views
    Email from Melanie Morgan of Move America Forward ^ | THU Sept. 15th, 2005 | Melanie Morgan
    From: "Melanie Morgan - Move America Forward" Subject: America to Take Notice - COMING NEXT WEEK! Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:14:48 -0700 Friends, It is so exciting, we are rapidly putting together the final pieces for our "Support The Troops & Their Mission" national bus tour... the continuation of the "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy" caravan. We've worked from early in the morning (KSFO listeners know that I have been pushing this trip on-air starting at 5:00 AM Pacific Time each day) all the way til Midnight or later. Needless to say we are starting to feel exhausted,...
  • Pro-Troop Tour to Make 20+ Stops Across Nation

    09/15/2005 2:51:15 PM PDT · by mdittmar · 6 replies · 470+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | Thursday, September 15th, 2005 | Move America Forward
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 15, 2005 CONTACT: Robert Dixon (916) 441-6197 or E-Mail Robert Dixon - CLICK HERE Pro-Troop Tour to Make 20+ Stops Across Nation NEXT WEEK: From San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Includes Stop at 9/11 Crash Site in Shanksville, PA (SACRAMENTO) – The national organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has announced a national pro-troop bus tour that will stop in more than 20 U.S. cities beginning next Monday, September 19th. Move America Forward and Marine Mom Deborah Johns (founder of Northern California Marine Moms) will launch...