After Action Report - D.C. Chapter's White House Correspondents Dinner Freep 5/04/02

self | Sunday, May 5, 2002 | Kristinn

[baseballmom]

Hey Kristinn, How kewl was that Freep yesterday??? We went into the Hilton to grab an early dinner as I was famished from driving down from Philadelphia. We sat in the bar area as Asa Hutchinson, Matt Drudge, the morning guy at CSpan (not Brian Lamb) and several others came our way. So many of these women walked like fullbacks in their gorgeous gowns - like they were NOT used to dressing up at all. When we were coming out of the front door to rejoin, you we were almost at the corner and President Bush's motorcade came roaring down the street. Right in front of us. We waved of course - too cool. You guys are so much fun. Isn't Begala a dork??? I'm soooo glad you guys really ragged on him - and he was STUCK. Had to hear it all. Haaa haaaa Great Job you guys and gals.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Excellent job ya'll! Those slogans were hilarious.

[NetValue]

Good Job!

You make me so proud to be a FReeper.

[Exit148]

Heavy mist????

My sister Ann, (second from the left in the picture, holding "News not Spin") came down from Connecticut to join me in her first freep. Ann has not registered - yet - and isn't even a lurker, but after this experience, she is about ready to get on board. She expected to be holding a sign, but what she didn't expect was to be helping dress and applying make-up to a hooker -- on the streets of Washington DC! (And -- helping to undress same hooker!) She has to do a lot of explaining to her family!

We received many thumbs up, from passing cars, city busses, tour busses and -- even from some in tuxes. The one 'tux with the finger' had a rounded chorus of "Meanspirited, arrogant, condescending liberal" following him as he walked away from us.

I was interviewed by some young woman with a mike, who identified herself from some newswire group. The name didn't mean anything to me. She asked the usual question "What are you doing here?" I explained the groups history and purpose, saying what we wanted fairness in reporting. She asked for something specific and I told her that I wasn't going to go into specifics, but that it was there, sometimes subtle sometimes blatant, and there was also bias by sins of omission. She then jumped right into the Israeli/Palestinian problem. I told her that there was a perfect example of media bias -- The so-called massacre in Jenin. We went back and forth on this whole thing -- she saying that the massacre was not disproved and I saying the bodies found, proved they were from war casualties not a deliberate massacre. She also blamed Israel for not allowing the UN to get in there to see for themselves. I told her that the UN pulled out because there was NO massacre and it had been proven. This person was showing just what we were trying to fight against, but she just couldn't see how biased she, herself, actually was!

?"Heavy mist"? or not --- we got our point across to all who saw our signs, and made a really fun Freep totally worthwhile!.

(Psst---Sauropod --- I hope you didn't get yourself in trouble before you got home. It would have been a little difficult to explain why you were wearing fish-net stockings under your jeans!! LOL!)

[GRRRRR]

Well done Old Bean! Check the CSPAN Archives on this page to see the archive of the CSPAN..look on the right edge under "RECENT PROGRAMS"....

GRRRRRRRollin

[Angelique]

This is great. On FNS they showed a clip of a video that Bush prepared, and it was hysterically funny. On Cokie and Sam, they showed Bush just saying a couple of lines that were not that funny.

They still go gaga over Clinton, and they devoted so much time to his humor. The FReep is perfect.

[CyberAnt]

Who was the "finger" liberal in the tux??? How come nobody has told us his name??

[firebrand]

You guys are wonderful! "Former fact checker" is a very funny sign! Sauropod--too much! Great freep and great report.

[stands2reason]

Me, too, but I live in Midland, Tx. Who am I gonna FReep?

[RonDog]

Check the CSPAN Archives on this page to see the archive of the CSPAN..look on the right edge under "RECENT PROGRAMS"....

GRRRRRRRollin

EXCELLENT!!!

From search C-SPAN archives for "correspondents":

    White House Correspondents Association Annual Dinner
2 hrs. 32 mins.
Speakers include President Bush; Comedian Drew Carey; WHCA President Steve Holland. Excerpts from past dinners and the live program, from the Washington Hilton International Ballroom.
[Saturday, May 04, 2002]  -  Washington, DC

[sauropod]

nothing that i have not had to explain before.

[Humidston]

Are you the well-dressed couple in the middle? If so, my compliments! You added balance which the left cannot argue against. I suspect they believe right wingers are all knuckle-dragging KKK types and you blew their assumptions all to heck!

[LurkerNoMore!]

heheh You Nut

Great job, Freepers!

[buzzyboop]

well done.

[baseballmom]

No, we didn't get in any pictures, but thanks for the compliment anyway. If any of you ever have a chance to get into a FReep action - DO IT. You will meet the nicest people -it's a great time and it's fun to put names to faces. Uh...well some faces stand out and then some bazoooooms stand out. LOL

[sauropod]

Good to see ya Katie.

BBM: FReep w/ us anytime. 'Pod

[Bigg Red]

None of us knew who the "finger liberal" was. I have never seen him before. He was about 6'1" and stocky, very dark hair, goatee with gray in it, olive skin. But we all knew that he should be called clymer. I called after him, "Really thoughtful commentary, sir! A lot of class, too."

[countrydummy]

Way to go all of you!

[countrydummy]

ummmh??????

[christine]

well, maybe you can join me on a trek to a dc freep sometime? i've been told by an ex-dc'er who now lives in austin that there is nothing like freeping in the belly of the beast! :)