Posted on 05/05/2004 5:13:09 PM PDT by markv840
Kerry event FReeped today outside Woodrow Wilson High School in East LA
First of all let me say thank you to all those who were present today for the FReeping; We did a GREAT job, considering we didn't have much time to prepare, and that today is a weekday. I must say, I was somewhat disapointed that "Mr. Kerry" didn't get to see us, but as I'm sure, RonDog, and other FReepers present will tell you, we still got noticed by everyone else.
The highlight of the FReeping was of course "FLIPPER" (the dolphin); This guy stood there in a dolphin suit for some two hours, and let me tell you, IT WAS VERY HOT, that poor guy... RonDog also had the GREAT idea of bringing some "flipper" balloons which got a lot of attention. We had a lot of home made signs, and a few Bush/Cheney signs and stickers provided by Mr.Oscar Gutierrez, who also did a great job talking to some of the media people who were present. The flip-flops were EVERYWHERE, From a Flip-Flop shaped sign, to a bag full of flip-flops for everyone on the back.
Nonsurprisingly, there was some people who were really angry about us "ruining their party", there was some yelling, and more middle fingers than I could count; at the same time, there were some who waved and honked horns, I never get tired of this.
GREAT JOB FReepers!!
P.S.: I will try to get you guys some pictures before the end of the day.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites), D-Mass., talks to a reporter as Los Angeles City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa, right, looks on during a campaign stop at Woodrow Wilson High School, Wednesday, May 5, 2004, in Los Angeles. Villaraigosa is a national chairman for the Kerry campaign. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) D-Mass., speaks at Woodrow Wilson High School during a 'Cinco De Mayo' celebration in front of handmade paper mache sun Wednesday May 5, 2004, in East Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ Kevork Djansezian)
I didn't know that.
BTW, that is one weird picture of the gruesome twosome. Is Kerry picking his nose?
Presidential hopeful John Kerry leading a prayer to the sun-god idol "Flamero."
Oscar Gutierrez to lead "Flip Flops for the FLIPPER" anti-Kerry rally in East Los Angeles (5/5)
Rally with John Kerry on Cinco de Mayo, Woodrow Wilson HIGH SCHOOL, East LA (5/5) 10:30 am ^ | May 4, 2004 | RonDog
Posted on 05/05/2004 12:11:09 AM PDT by RonDog
The theme of our protest will be "Flip Flops" and "Flipper."
Please bring plastic "flip flop" sandals -
and signs with LARGE block letters and SIMPLE messages, like: "Kerry = Flip Flop"
And if anyone can find a "Flipper the DOLPHIN" costume,
and
"Kerry voted FOR Cinco de Mayo,
before he voted AGAINST it."
we could make the NATIONAL news. :o)
(Bring YOUR OWN "flip flop" sandals to clap together -
or you can borrow some of OURS, donated by some anonymous FRiends.)
CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread
LOL!! Great job, fellow FReepers!
Flipper for sKerry may become as popular as The Devil has become for The Hildabeaste.
Oops, I said her name. Now I'm in trouble!
<-- Shhh! Secret basketball storage compartment.
No thanks.Sorry.
I missed seeing YOU at this FReep.See also, from www.theodoreroosevelt.org:
"It is not the critic who counts:not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause;
who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
"Citizenship in a Republic,"
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910
College Republicans - from Biola, Santa Monica College, Cal State Long Beach
Los Angeles County Republicans
and
Vietnamese Americans - who drove all the way from from Garden Grove.
PING
PICTURES!!!We have FReep pictures!!!THANK YOU, markv840!
if you're a conservative patriot you have surely seen or heard of some of my work and efforts online, or on radio, tv or newspapers.Sorry.I am a very active activist and i commend your work here.; What I meant in my post was, I just don't, and will never support any RINOS or the destruction/deterioration of the GOP from within.
I am just a little TIRED (and a bit cranky) after this INCREDIBLE (but exhausting) FReep.At the risk of re-fighting the last election here in California, I will admit to being a PRAGMATIST - who will not allow the "perfect" to be the enemy of the "good."
Just as we needed ARNOLD to oust Gray Davis,Since you may not know, **I** personally invited Oscar Gutierrez to this FReep because:
we now need OSCAR to oust Jackie Goldberg.
1 - Kerry's appearance was scheduled in HIS Assembly District,See also, from www.advocate.com:
2 - He is INTENSELY pro-Bush,
and
3 - His opponent in this year's race for the Caifornia State Assembly (45th A.D.) is the incumbent, Jackie Goldberg.
For better, for worse, for us
By Shelia KuehlFrom The Advocate, May 11, 2004
Suddenly it was decided: My eight closest friends in the universe—four lesbian couples with whom I’ve spent birthdays, baby namings, holidays, and, in the case of Torie Osborn, eight happy years a decade or so ago—were going to San Francisco to get married. And since California state legislators are empowered to perform marriages, they asked me to officiate. How very lesbian for an ex-partner to be officiating for Torie and her partner, Lydia Vaias, both of whom seemed quite happy with the idea. We would have been 10, plus me, but a few months before, Mary Newcombe had lost her sweet, brilliant, grounded partner, Jodi Curlee, so there was a bittersweet aura to the whole thing.
That wasn’t the only bittersweet touch: Over the years so many of us had so firmly banished marriage from our minds that we had come to believe it was not a necessary addition to our commitments. This, even though these four couples had been together a total of 70-plus years—with grown children from past marriages, adopted children, children they had given birth to in the relationship, and history history history. Until San Francisco, however, marriage just wasn’t in their plans.
All eight women are activists, and certainly the civil-disobedience aspect of our actions was delicious. Giving and taking public vows on the steps of City Hall seemed a good way to declare our continuing fight for equality. And when I told my friend and colleague, state assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, what we were planning, she and her partner of almost 30 years, Sharon Stricker, asked if I might marry them as well...
The highlight of the FReeping was of course "FLIPPER" (the dolphin);There, but for the grace of God, would have been ME. :o)
This guy stood there in a dolphin suit for some two hours, and let me tell you, IT WAS VERY HOT, that poor guy...
Fortunately, someone ELSE volunteered for this "hazardous" duty.Having a "guy in a dolphin suit" harass Kerry everywhere he goes is a WONDERFUL idea, though.
I strongly recommend we adopt this tradition - all across the USA.From a previous thread:
Here is a SHORT EXCERPT from www.pittsburghlive.com:-- snip --FLIPPING OUT. Democrats once used a person in a chicken costume to stalk former President George Bush during the 1992 campaign. Now, Pennsylvania Republicans are using someone in a dolphin costume to go after presumptive Democrat presidential nominee John Kerry.
The Capitolwire.com Internet site reported last week that Flipper made his first appearance during a recent Kerry rally at the University of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania GOP Committee Chairman Alan Novak promises Flipper will show up regularly at Kerry's Pennsylvania visits.
"John Kerry has flip-flopped his way through this campaign," Novak said. "He has a bad habit of saying one thing and then changing his opinion to appease one particular group or another. America needs a leader, not someone who lacks the conviction to take firm positions on the critical issues facing our nation."
And, HERE is a short excerpt from www.cbsnews.com:
One possible attendee at the Kerry speech is Flipper, a man dressed in a dolphin costume who accuses Kerry of being a "flip-flopper" on the issues. CBS News’ Steve Chaggaris notes that Flipper made an appearance during a Kerry event in Harrisburg, Pa., on Thursday. "Interestingly, Flipper, who first made an appearance in Palm Beach County on April 19, has his own press folks who sent out a release on his behalf Thursday. 'Flipper to Join Kerry at Harrisburg Visit,'" read the release adding, "(Pennsylvania) Republican State Committee Chairman Alan Novak warned residents of Central Pennsylvania to be on the lookout for a flip-flopping Presidential candidate from Massachusetts,'" Chaggaris reports.-- snip --
Interestingly, Flipper, who first made an appearance in Palm Beach County on April 19...See also, from www.palmbeachpost.com:About 20 Bush supporters held signs in an area behind some barricades. Rob Flint, a junior at Palm Beach Atlantic University, rented a dolphin costume for about $75 and called himself "Flipper" to call attention to what he said were flip-flops by Kerry."It's about 150 degrees in here," said Flint, a South Carolina native and member of the College Republicans. "This is a good opportunity. It's not often that John Kerry is at your back door," Flint said.
After-freep report: John F. Kerry visits Wheeling, W.Va.
Wheeing News-Register and personal account ^ | April 26, 2004 | mountaineer
Posted on 04/26/2004 12:06:37 PM PDT by mountaineer
Wheeling's afternoon paper reported:
Nearly 1,000 people from across the Ohio Valley turned out this morning at Wheeling Park's White Palace to listen to Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry as he kicked off his "Jobs First Bus Tour" of four key election states...
--snip --
Okay, that's one account. Here's mine:
I arrived at Wheeling Park's White Palace around 8:30 a.m. and stood near the main driveway with my signs. One had photos of waffles and said, "Where do you stand today, John?" The other said, "John Kerry said, 'Our Democracy is a Farce,' Nov. 2, 1971 at Bethany College. Maybe he should run for president of China - or France?" I also had an old pair of flipflops, which I smacked together for effect.
Shortly after I set up, fellow freeper sonsofliberty2000 showed up with a fine sign with a drawing of flipflops and a related message. We stood in the cool, damp weather for a while before deciding to to closer to the building. We received a few rude remarks and middle digits (Democrat IQ readings).
After a little while, a woman approached and asked whether we'd seen the kids from the local Catholic high school, as they were going to bring pro-life signs. We said we hadn't, but it wasn't long before about two dozen fine young people arrived.
Also joining us were some Bush campaign people, including one young man dressed as the dolphin Flipper (get it? Flip flop? Flipper?)Some moms with small children also joined us a little later, and they made pro-life signs.One of the guys had a bullhorn, and we regaled the assembled Dems (mostly union) with various chants. Kerry was at least 45 minutes late (emulating Bill Clinton), and we couldn't see him sneak in the back way. At our peak, we had about 40 on our side.
The event was supposed to last from 10:30 a.m. - noon, but it was well after noon before the attendees started leaving. Kerry was taking his time, even though he already was late for his next appearance in Washington, Pa.
Our GOP operatives told us that he's really getting upset at the protesters greeting him wherever he goes, so keep up the good work, freepers and others!CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread(bold and color added by RonDog)
I estimate that the honor roll for this event was well over FORTY (40) people...The only BAD part about this FReep was the limited MEDIA coverage that we were able to capture. :(
For some WONDERFUL press, however, see THIS story from www.startribune.com:
Last update: May 3, 2004 at 11:10 PM
Anti-Kerry crowd pulls out all the props
Chao Xiong, Matt Mckinney, Dane Smith and Sharon Schmickle,
Star Tribune
May 4, 2004
Flipper the Dolphin was dragged into the political fray Monday as demonstrators waved inflatable dolphins and chanted anti-John Kerry slogans outside the Minneapolis Convention Center, where the Democrat was scheduled to speak.
About 50 supporters of President Bush had one thing to say: Kerry is a flipper -- he flip-flops.
"John Kerry stands on both sides of the issues," said Jake Grassel, state chairman for College Republicans, as he gripped one of several hockey sticks festooned with a dangling yellow flip-flop sandal. "Nobody really knows where he's going to stand..."
Keep track of J F'n K's nationwide tour. Go to Kerry's Website and save it to your favorites.
http://www.johnkerry.com/events/
For example, his travel agenda:
Friday, May 7 - Arizona & Louisiana
Phoenix, AZ
John Kerry will make remarks at the DLC Convention in Phoenix, AZ.
Baton Rouge, LA
John Kerry will attend the Democratic Family Jambalaya Jamboree in Baton Rouge, LA.
Saturday, May 8 - Louisiana
New Orleans, LA John Kerry will deliver the Commencement Address at the Southern University of New Orleans.
the limited MEDIA coverageRepresentatives for our side did get interviewed by at least ONE television crew, as well as by the reporter from a publication called Hoy!
See also from www.hispanicbusiness.com:Tribune Publishing to Introduce Hoy in Los Angeles
PR Newswire
CHICAGO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tribune Publishing today announced that it will introduce Hoy in Los Angeles in March, providing daily news and features of interest in Spanish to the nearly 8 million Hispanics in the Los Angeles area.
Hoy debuted in New York in November 1998 and became the No. 1 Spanish- language newspaper in the NY DMA in March 2001; Hoy's Chicago edition was launched in September 2003. Nationwide, Hoy is the fastest growing Spanish- language daily newspaper.
"Hoy will bring news and information to Los Angeles Hispanics with a focus on their local communities, and also provide them with news from their native countries," said Louis Sito, Tribune Publishing vice president/Hispanic media and publisher of Hoy. "We look forward to introducing Los Angeles-area readers to the same trusted, high-quality journalism that Hoy readers now enjoy in New York and Chicago..."
Fantastic pictures -- I love the Flipper balloons...Less than six dollars each (including helium) from Party City.
Keep track of J F'n K's nationwide tour.PING!
Go to Kerry's Website and save it to your favorites.http://www.johnkerry.com/events/
For example, his travel agenda:
Friday, May 7 - Arizona & Louisiana
Phoenix, AZ
John Kerry will make remarks at the DLC Convention in Phoenix, AZ.
Baton Rouge, LA
John Kerry will attend the Democratic Family Jambalaya Jamboree in Baton Rouge, LA.
Saturday, May 8 - Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
John Kerry will deliver the Commencement Address at the Southern University of New Orleans.
FReegards...MUD
It looks like the exact Flipper that was here in Harrisburg last week. Must be on vacatiion?
What a great crowd of Freepers. Sooooo, Proud of you all.
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