Posted on 01/29/2004 6:57:15 PM PST by LaserLock
I arrived at 7:00pm and there was a group of about 30 young people, mostly I guess they were students at the elite colleges in CT and they probably live in the Greenwich area. It was a bitterly cold night and from their dress and their signs one of which distinctly said that "Bush is anti-women" I thought to myself have these people got no shame. The person who held that sign reminds me of the type of individual you can bump into any Saturday morning in the expensive cafe latte meeting holes in Greenwich itself...
Please don't assume that I'm being judgemental. It's just an observation where certain comparisons would lead to a thought or two.
But please don't let you me run away with yourself, because I want this to be reasonably accurate as a pointman. I was striding up and down this group with a very large sign that said the following, "President Bush is the most democratic President since JFK". But what got their goat most was that I was copying Dr. Raoul and surprised myself at the power of my voice without a megaphone, telling them answers to some of their questions that they were throwing at me.
However, to me, the most disturbing element was a small group of what I would say were men of middle eastern origin who snarled at me some invectives that could easily be interpreted if I was an agent of the FBI as hate speech. I guess they expected me to run away. But, I did manage to find a very small group of 4 pro-Bush people and hung with them while continuing with my booming voice at the "cafe lattes".
It is disturbing to me how a group of middle eastern looking group of people are joining these...so-called protesters and learning how to use our freedoms against us. Anything else I would say about this would then be less than factual and I don't want to mind read.
When I was walking back to my car a reporter with a whole string of papers she writes for asked me my name and asked my thoughts and asked if she could quote me. I said yes.
I hope this encourages some of you to give me your take on what I've written and look forward to the day when we catch Osama and kill him dead. I will then come back to Greenwich and go to the expensive cafes and look for some of these "types" and ask them what they think. It's not too hard to track them down and bring them to justice, verbally. After all it's just one long street, down hill, off of route one, where these expensive cafes are located.
Osama wants a Democrat president as much as Terry McAuliffe does.
Maybe more than Terry.
If you do a FReep again make sure to take a camera. Get them on film but stay close to any security people while you're doing it.
It's OK to be judgemental. Everytime you decide to buy a car at a dealer with a lower price and better service, you are being VERY judgemental. And it's OK. So next time shout, "We're here, we're judgemental, get over it."
The liberals have a racket going, things may not be right or wrong anymore, but they sure as hell are "inappropriate" when a liberal doesn't like it. It carries the same weight and sanctions as right and wrong used to.
So remember, it's not wrong, it's "inappropriate".
Now to the next step, telling someone to stop doing something wrong. In "Liberalspeak" it's not that you want them to stop doing something because it's wrong, heavans no, it's that you are "offended". "Offended" is a liberal code word meaning, "Hey you, stop doing that, it's wrong." At least in their eyes it's wrong.
Of course in the theology of victimhood, if the evil doers were "nice" they'd stop because you, the victim, are "offended".
And the equivalent to a demand for punishment is to say you are "concerned". When you say you are concerned, it's "I want their ass in a sling, and I want it NOW", a very non-negotible demand. It has the same weight and urgency as demanding a criminal be punished. Only now it's good people not criminals that get punished.
So remember, properly using just three little words, "inappropriate, offended, and concerned" and you can shame a liberal into doing the right thing.
Of course they snarled, you pointed out their altered state was not a reality. They hate when that happens.
Thanks for the report. It is quite interesting to compare your observations with The [Westchester County NY] Journal News story, which didn't mention anything about the middle eastern men, for one, and added a bunch of snide swipes at President Bush.
Bush attends campaign fund-raiser in Old Greenwich
By GLENN BLAIN
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: January 30, 2004)OLD GREENWICH, Conn. — President Bush may call himself a Texan, but last night he tapped into his Connecticut heritage during a visit to the region that netted more than $1 million for his already-well-stocked campaign treasury.
Bush, a native of New Haven and a 1968 graduate of Yale, jetted into the Westchester County Airport late yesterday afternoon, then proceeded to a $2,000-per-ticket fund-raiser at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich. Mixed among the 750 people attending were several Bush relatives and Yale classmates.
"They were the ones who invented 'shock and awe' — when they heard I was president," Bush joked, referring to his classmates. "As they themselves were C students."
The fund-raiser was expected to generate about $1.1 million for the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, furthering what is already a huge financial advantage for the incumbent. As of Dec. 31, Bush's campaign had raised about $130 million and seemed well on its way to meeting its goal of $170 million by the Republican National Convention in late August.
Bush took the stage in Connecticut at almost the same time as the seven Democrats who want his job took part in a nationally televised debate in South Carolina and roundly criticized his administration's policies on Iraq, the economy and other issues. It was the final debate before Tuesday's critical set of contests in seven states, including Missouri, Arizona, Delaware, Oklahoma, South Carolina, North Dakota and New Mexico.
During his remarks, Bush did not directly address Democratic criticisms but described his administration as one that was "meeting the tests of our time" on issues ranging from terrorism to the spread of AIDS. He boasted of the fall of Saddam Hussein and expressed optimism that the economy was improving thanks to his tax cuts.
"I came to this office to solve problems, not pass them on to future presidents and future generations," Bush said.
Perhaps his loudest applause came when he called for reform of medical liability laws to reduce frivolous lawsuits. He urged the crowd to lobby Connecticut's senators — one of whom, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, is running for president — to support such legislation. "Medical liability reform is a national issue which requires a national solution," Bush said.
The fund-raiser was hosted by Bush's cousin, Debbie Stapleton, a leader of his Connecticut campaign organization. Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland, who is engulfed in a corruption scandal, did not attend.
Bush's visit to the region began about 4:30 p.m. when Air Force One arrived at the Westchester County Airport and then traveled by motorcade to the hotel. The event caused headaches for rush-hour travelers as police temporarily shut down traffic on some local roads.
etc.
First, thanks for being there. My only other point is that as a life-long resident of Greenwich I think you may be painting somewhat of an unfair picture. Sure there are some newer residents that may fit the profile of the latte sipping limo liberal. By and large however Greenwich is a Republican town, albeit much too Country Club Republican for my tastes. We may be responsible for Christopher Shays, and that's bad enough, but we're not responsible for SoreLoserman or Ted Kennedy's drinking partner, Christopher Dodd. Just wanted to defend my hometown a little :-)
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