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Posted on 09/08/2001 5:27:00 PM PDT by kristinn

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic gathered in the Adams-Morgan neighborhood where California Democrat Rep. Gary Condit keeps his swinging philanderer pad to call on him to tell the whole truth about his involvement with Chandra Levy and the events leading up to her disappearance. We also urged him to resign from Congress or be expelled for bringing disgrace and disrepute on the House of Representatives.

A total of eleven FReepers stood on a large traffic island at Adam's Mill Rd. and Calvert St., NW for three hours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The weather was beautiful for early September--sunny with temps in the low 80s. So beautiful that we stayed an hour past our scheduled end and carried on with our demonstration.

The reception we received from passersby was mostly positive, with a smattering of mean-spirited comments hurled our way. Many people stopped to talk with us about Condit and express their disgust with him. Dave Dilegge passed out about one hundred fliers explaining why Condit should not remain a Member of the House, and could have given out a lot more if we had them.

Most of us wore the Condit Zone t-shirt designed by Registered or the End Intern Abuse one designed by Doctor Raoul. Both shirts can be found at abnerjones.com.

The shirts got a lot of attention and started many conversations. A young Washington Post reporter, Alicia Martinez, told us the shirts caught her eye so she came over to interview us (This was at the end of the protest while we were putting our signs away.)

Earlier, a CNN cameraman who was on stake-out duty at Condit's doorstep came up and shot about 10 minutes of footage of our protest.

One highlight for me was the young man from the neighborhood who was glad to see conservatives protesting there after seeing so many leftist protests. Hopefully he'll sign on to FR and join our chapter.

One change from our demonstration there six weeks ago was the repeated expression by Condit's neighbors that he move out. In fact a lot more people said they want him to move out of the neighborhood than told us to "go home".

Much as the 'Rats would love for this 'problem' to go away, the only way for it to do so is for them to work to expel Condit from the House. But that would require them putting the good of the country ahead of what is good for their party because they would most likely lose his seat in a special election.

Meanwhile, Chandra Levy's parents have lived a nightmare for the 131 days since their daughter disappeared, while the man who was closest to her plays games with law enforcement, his constituents, his staff and the American people who pay his salary.

Honor Roll for today: Angelwood, Doctor Raoul, Dave Dilegge, GunsareOK, BufordP, NoDemocratsIn2000, Jimmy Valentine's brother, tgslTakoma, daughter of tgslTakoma, leadpenny and kristinn.

September 8, 2001 - Washington, D.C.

Adams Morgan

Here are the photos:

(L-R) FReepline - Jimmy Valentine's brother, leadpenny, tgslTakoma, GunsareOK, NoDemocrats2000, Angelwood, BufordP, Doctor Raoul
City Scene - FReeper Alley
Everyone's Lying - Except Gary Condit?? Yeah... Right
End Intern Abuse - NOW! Oh, that's right, NOW is silent about this. Okay, so FR holds the banner for this issue as we always did as decent, responsible, and respectful citizens!
FReeper Alley - (L-R) Kristinn, Doctor Raoul, Jimmy Valentine's brother, tgslTakoma, Dave Dilegge, Daughter of tgslTakoma, NoDemocrats2000, BufordP, Leadpenny
Signs of the Times
Jimmy Valentine's brother and Angelwood - manning the lines
Old Glory and the Gadsden - Don't Tread on Me!
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Kristinn - The Condit Zone
Angelwood
The "Girls From Takoma"
No More Lies
Go Directly to Jail
This Man Should Resign Now
Reaching Out to the People - Conversations, the signs and leaflets went a long way today - but it was each FReeper's knowledge of the issues and professional demeanor that carried the day
High Traffic Area - Condit's "Pad" 1/2 block to the right

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