IAmNotAnAnimal: My thoughts on the Fayetteville, NC "pro-peace" March

me | 03-20-04 | me

[SC Swamp Fox]

Don't tread on us :)

While I wasn't in the shot, my flags were in the shot when the Rolling Thunder vet was interviewed. Pretty cool.

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

Definitely cool

[Bob]

Kind of like Chief Petty Major in the Air Force?

Can't say as I've ever met one of those. :=) But then again, while I was in the Navy, all we had were Chief Petty Officers, Senior Chiefs, and Master Chiefs.

[SC Swamp Fox]

'Army Lance Corporal'

That's funny. Usually the posers make themselves a commissioned officer and a graduate of one of the service academies.

[Alia]

Hurrah! The first "counter protest" is always the most stressful; and because it is the first; and you know the opponents more than likely will neither be civil or fair. They get up close, and you see... just ...folks.

Thank you for marching today.

[lowbridge]

Didja meet Darth Sidious?

[SC Swamp Fox]

Darth was there. He had on a slick lookin' Drudge hat.

[lowbridge]

Upon arriving, the word was that we would have about 30 FReepers (if lucky), and that there were going to be about 1,500 "peace" people. As we gathered and waved our flags, spoke our mantras, the "enemy" slowly ascended the hill. My anxiety about being quick-witted in response to reasoned arguments rapidly vanished. The rag-tag crew that ascended the hill (about 600-700) people

Why is it that the lefties always manage to get more people at their demonstrations than us?

[armymarinedad]

Message from my sons: Thanks for your support. HOOAH/OORAH

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

We're national. They refer to me here Capt. Todd McDonald )of course that's not my real last name), but hey, the reporter said she was from Reuters. Not exactly what I said, and they didn;t mention Free Republic, but we're making progress.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4568374/

[solzhenitsyn]

Why is it that the lefties always manage to get more people at their demonstrations than us?

Because we're not professional rabble-rousers, and we don't bus in unionists or idlers on the public dole. We have jobs and other serious responsibilities in life. I'm thrilled that these guys in Fayetteville had a turnout of 90. That is tremendous.

[jocon307]

"Why is it that the lefties always manage to get more people at their demonstrations than us?"

I think I gotta go with the aforementioned reason, we have jobs and real lives, they don't.

[Neets]

Kudos

BTT

[SC Swamp Fox]

About 2,000 rallied in Fayetteville, North Carolina, near Fort Bragg, one of the largest U.S. military bases. Several hundred counter-demonstrators stood along the march route.

“The appearance that we get in the media focuses on one or two people killed, when we are opening schools and people are giving us flowers,” said Capt. Todd McDonald, 35, who said he broke both his legs in a parachute accident in Iraq.

I was interviewed by the NY Times and the Fayetteville Observer. I hope they don't distort what I said.

[Indy Pendance]

Great job!

[SpaceBar]

Why is it that the lefties always manage to get more people at their demonstrations than us?

Because there's more area under the left end of the bell curve.

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

Hope is a good thing

[lowbridge]

Because we're not professional rabble-rousers, and we don't bus in unionists or idlers on the public dole. We have jobs and other serious responsibilities in life.

But 700 to 30? There cant be that many unemployed people. That answer is a bit too simplistic. That may explain some of the rabble rousers but not all.

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

There were actually about 90 freepers and about 20 bikers, so closer to 110

[diotima]

We don't pay our people. :^)