Activism Report: The Miguel Estrada Press Conference & Rally (10 April)

As the rally wound down and the Senators were being whisked away, your humble correspondent and his able sidekick ReaganGirl took the opportunity to speak with some of the principles involved with the event, including Barbara Ledeen of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Kay Daly from the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary, Kerri Houston of the American Conservative Union, and The Honorable Steven Thayer, Director of Legislative and Legal Policy from the American Conservative Union. The ACU folks were very appreciative of our efforts to promote today’s rally and our earlier efforts to raise awareness against Campaign Finance Reform. We’re appreciative too -- the strategic partnership between the ACU and the FR Network gives us an inside track on issues and legislation important to the entire Freeper community.

As we talked with Kay Daly, her baby was doing an excellent impression of Senator Daschle. She thinks we should start concentrating pressure on senators from the Judiciary Committee and some of the swing vote states such as Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, and Florida. We agree. The FR Network will work with the ACU and other organizations to coordinate these efforts, and we’ll provide links and information to the Forum as they become available.

All in all, it as a beautiful day in DC and by comments I gathered, the rally was well attended. I estimated the crowd at 100 plus a sizable press contingent. The only other Freeper I noticed was Angelwood as she scurried through the crowd handing out her telltale stickers that read, “Full Senate Vote for Judicial Nominees.”

1 posted on 04/10/2002 10:58:35 PM PDT by Skeet

To: Bob J; DoughtyOne; Nick Danger; BadJoe; Diotima; RightOnLine; Interesting Times; ReaganGirl...

I will post a few pictures tomorrow. Hope you enjoy the report.

2 posted on 04/10/2002 11:19:42 PM PDT by Skeet

Hey, great report. Thanks. Looking forward to the pictures.

4 posted on 04/11/2002 12:17:13 AM PDT by DoughtyOne

5 posted on 04/11/2002 1:30:40 AM PDT by Seeking the truth

BTW, if I was Pres, I would have made a couple of hundred recess appointments by now!

6 posted on 04/11/2002 1:31:23 AM PDT by Seeking the truth

Thanks for all your help, Nick.

Here is Senator Domenici addressing the crowd.

8 posted on 04/11/2002 5:05:42 AM PDT by Skeet

Senators Domenici and Lott as they depart the scene.

9 posted on 04/11/2002 5:08:33 AM PDT by Skeet

Senator Santorum answers questions.

10 posted on 04/11/2002 5:10:23 AM PDT by Skeet

Kerri Houston and ReaganGirl blending in.

11 posted on 04/11/2002 5:17:50 AM PDT by Skeet

All smiles from ReaganGirl, Stephen Thayer, and Skeet.

12 posted on 04/11/2002 5:21:53 AM PDT by Skeet

One more crowd shot.

13 posted on 04/11/2002 5:23:55 AM PDT by Skeet

Good Morning to you Skeet. We sure were blessed with a beautiful day for the rally. I guess God was smiling on us yesterday.

Bump

14 posted on 04/11/2002 5:52:40 AM PDT by ReaganGirl

To: Tax Analyst; Gurn; PDR

Ping for a fair Judiciary.

15 posted on 04/11/2002 6:04:55 AM PDT by ReaganGirl

To: ReaganGirl; Skeet; Yehuda

Good job guys. I'll have to come back to read the report when I have time to enjoy the photos. :-)

Yehuda, ping fyi.

16 posted on 04/11/2002 7:30:41 AM PDT by Ms. AntiFeminazi

Nice work.

It's about time the leftists had their race card tossed back in their faces...

17 posted on 04/11/2002 7:35:15 AM PDT by Interesting Times

To: Interesting Times

A special thanks to you for helping me pull this report together late last night.

18 posted on 04/11/2002 8:05:37 AM PDT by Skeet

Thanks for the report and the PICTURES! Looks like a whole lot of people were there. Any press reports of the rally? (No, I don't expect any, but hope springs eternal.)

Thanks to all you freepers who attended.

19 posted on 04/11/2002 8:15:46 AM PDT by WillaJohns

20 posted on 04/11/2002 8:34:42 AM PDT by ReaganGirl

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