Posted on 04/19/2002 1:17:16 AM PDT by VaMarVet
The DC Chapter of Free Republic and Rally For America are pleased to announce The Patriots Rally for America to be held in Washington, D.C. on April 20, 2002 at the Washington Monument.
The rally will be held on the northwest quadrant of the Washington Monument grounds near the intersection of 17th Street, N.W. and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
FReepers, lurkers and patriots from across the country plan on attending, are putting out the word via e-mail and posts to Internet forums and offering more moral and financial support (we still need more of the later to cover expenses) than any one cause should deserve. For this, we are most appreciative.
We are now down to the wire - full speed ahead and need you guys to help us make the final push to ensure this is the definitive rally of 2002. As many of you are well aware, the anti-American crowd will be out there that day and we are asking you to help us send a simple, but very important, message across America - this is our country and no one pushes us around on our home court.
Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order) include:
Patriotic and topical music will set the tone of this most extraordinary rally - please plan on attending. Music starts at 10:00 a.m. and the formal rally at 11:00 - expected end time is around 3:00 p.m. The rally will be held rain or shine.
What to bring:
U.S. Flags - the more the better - Gadsden Flags - ditto - Signs, signs and more signs with large lettering supporting what we hold dear.
This will be a great opportunity to peacefully counter the anti-war rally and march being held the same day in other areas of D.C. by the usual collection of America-hating communist/leftist/anarchist groups.
The Patriots Rally for America will provide an opportunity for all those who love our country to stand up publicly for America and to support our troops as they fight the war on terrorism.
Special Events:
Kristinn to Appear On C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Kristinn on WMAL's Charlie Warren Show
Friday Night Dinner Meeting for Patriots Rally For America
Links:
The Weather Channel
D.C. Metrorail System Map
WTOP News (Traffic, Weather, D.C. News)
Articles:
Why Are We Here? The Prequel (Patriots Rally For America Speaker John C. Armor, Esq.)
A Rally of Patriots (Shane Cory - The Washington Dispatch)
D.C. Protests (Washington Post Map)
The Red, White and Blue: Farah to Speak at Patriots Rally: Free Republic Calls for Support to Troops Fighting Terrorism (Jon Dougherty - WorldNetDaily)
Demonstrators Set to Descend on D.C. (David Ho - Associated Press)
Inside the Beltway - "Bush Backing" (John McCaslin - Washington Times)
District Prepares for Four-Day Demonstrations (Manny Fernandez - Washington Post)
Demonstrators Plan to Unite Varied Causes in D.C. (Manny Fernandez and Petula Dvorak - Washington Post)
Police Ready for Upcoming D.C. Protests (Lisa Hoffman - Scripps Howard News Services)
Participating Organizations:
Free Republic
Rally For America
NorthernVirginiaGOP.com
Special Thanks:
Patriots Rally For America original artwork by Registered
Patriots Rally Gear (Proceeds Towards Rally Expenses):
Patriots Rally For America Gear (By Patriot)
The Patriots Rally for America Logo:
ZONE FORECASTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
330 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002
DCZ001-VAZ054-200730-
ARLINGTON-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...ARLINGTON...FALLS CHURCH... WASHINGTON
330 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2002
SATURDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WEST WIND INCREASING LATE IN THE MORNING TO 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.
I wish I could make it down, but with no transportation and the chance of thunderstorms (I've had near-misses with lightning), I think I'm not going to make it. Good luck to all you brave souls who make it tomorrow and rough it out!
Please have a fellow FReeper Vet read it at the kick-off of the rally.
I'm going to freep-mail you my cell and home number (as a back up...only have one hard land line...can't be on line and rcv calls.. but do have caller ID)...so pass my numbers around to fellow FReepers in order that I can post real time, real deal info.
Best FReegards...Mustang sends.
Fair Winds and Following Seas to you my friend...
We aren't parading...
And we aren't college students looking for transportation...
Toughing it out is much more than your dire predictions on what we might face out there my friend.
See you next time when we have a 100% prediction of a "fair weather" event...
You guys done good.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors.
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