Posted on 05/21/2004 9:31:04 PM PDT by antaresequity
I set out tonight to crash the local peace and freedom rally at the corner of 3'rd and Irwin in San Rafael [Marin County] California...but none of the hippies showed up. This street corner is normally packed on Friday night's during the evening commute, and the Kucinich crowd froth at the mouth with their virulent posters and banners. I was so hoping to capture images of them for you guys.
All is not lost ...I went to Borders to get a 4Wheel Drive magazine...and wasn't disappointed for freeping opportunity..
The first order of business was to move American Spectator, Insight and the Weekly Standard to the front of the mag rack, and then bury Mother Jones, The Nation and The Progressive to the back of the rack. For good measure, I grabbed my favorite libertarian periodical "Liberty", and moved it up front too.
With that work done, I moved to the Hunting mag section, I scooped up Soldier of Fortune, and moved it to Current Political Events in a prominent front rack position.
Man freeping can be tough work; after working up a thirst, I headed to the coffee bar and grabbed a black ice coffee. Sitting at a table, I browsed through a couple of 4WD mags. People watching at Borders in Marin County is a spectator sport only for those with strong stomachs. After 43 years here, I am conditioned. Don't try this yourself unless you have had training.
Rested, ready and jolting on black coffee, I went to the book display at the entry, and without surprise, I found the entire front island loaded with Anti-Bush screeds in prominent locations and choice display spots. The bias was so blatant it made me sick. Time to get to work....
I did a little re-arranging, moving Hannity* and Dick Morris stacks to the front of the rack, then placing a single copy of each on the center tower facing the main door. I removed Hillary's rag, as well as a few other Bush-Hate screeds to the opposite side of the rack. I grabbed a stack of Chernow's "..Hamilton", and moved it forward as well, replacing Woodward's "Plan of Attack".
I then browsed my way over to the registers, and looked at the racks adjacent to the cashier station. Borders typically has a few tall narrow racks near the check out line that are labeled "Borders Highly Recommended Reading". According to Borders, highly recommended reading that day were Joseph Wilson's "The Politics of Truth", and Richard Clarks "Against All Enemies".
Miffed, I approached a clerk gift wrapping and asked why they chose to display only left wing Bush-Hate books in such a choice location, and didn't she think it was biased? She explained that all book locations are decided by the corporate offices and they send out "maps" for each store. "We put them where they tell us to", she meekly offered. I registered my complaint with her and let the matter rest.
She asked if I wanted to speak to a manager, but I declined. I didn't want my prior work discovered.
At the register, I was greeted by a graying hippie type as I plopped down my copy of 4Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine. With a disapproving look he began to ring me up. At the register next to me was another graying hippy from the '60's. Why do these guys all try to look like Jerry Garcia?
His customer was a younger women resplendent in a tie die crepe wrap, a counter culture Tee and a ratty Rasta cap, revealing matted dirty blonde locks beneath it. Do you think she shaved her armpits?
Eaves dropping in on the conversation with his customer, I overheard him say "No, no, no...we haven't created any new jobs. If you heard a report that said jobs went up, that is because Bush cut unemployment benefits. When people have their benefits cut, they can't sign up for them...and when less people sign up for them...that is reported as a job gain." No dear", he said, "I promise you, we are continuing to lose jobs".
His hapless customer beamed back with a pierced and studded face as if her Messiah had arrived. "I get it!" she shrieked ...barley containing her excitement. "Thank you for clearing that up!"
At that point I inserted myself into the conversation, and everyone up and down the register counter stopped what they were doing and looked at me.
In a firm tone I explained to this clerk that GDP growth is the highest in 20 years over the last quarter, and that we averaged 171,000 jobs a month in job growth over that quarter, with last month a whopping 300,000 plus jobs!. I asked him to stop this nonsense.
I turned to the young lady and suggested she read the employment data reports, which were readily available online if she doubted my facts. Her face went pale...if that was possible...her emotion seemed a mixture of confusion and anger.
Looking back one more time to the clerk, I asked what kind of political agenda is it that needs lies to make its point?...how pathetic I proclaimed.
As I the rest of the entire Borders counter staff looked on in stunned amazement, I grabbed my magazine and spun on my heels to leave. At that point two other customers spoke up...they said "He is right!".."We have had job growth!" in a general broadcast affirmation of my facts.
Both of them then looked to me with a thumbs up and broad genuine smiles. Both were very nice and classy looking ladies. One said "Thank you for speaking up and speaking the truth!"...at which point I responded by indicating I was sick and tired of this leftist propaganda crap!...she smiled again and said good job.
I had been riding my bike, and on the way home I grabbed a six pack of Sam Adams, feeling a little more patriotic than usual. As soon as I got in, I wrote this report down.
Its now time for my magazine and beer.
Eagles Up...form the heart of enemy country...Kommunist Marin Kounty Kalifornia. Irritating and educating liberals is my other job.
Cheers
*Hannity does have a book...did you guys know that? Hi Shawn...lol
Sweet dreams are made of this...
((((Ping))))
awesome, keep it up!
A big bada BUMP!
Fight the power! The left has the old, decrepit media and we have cyberspace. Rock on, brother.
The bigger question is why are they GRAYING and still in minimum wage clerk jobs? What the hell is the matter with them?
You are my hero!
Noble footsoldier in the War on Ignorance. To you I hoist a flagon of Samuel A.
What fun entertainment! BRAVO!!
My father has stated before that Clinton was a great president based on his movie-star good looks. Well, this time he suprised me when he actually admitted that he was seriously considering voting for GW, due to the fact that Kerry is such a weenie and is dividing the country through his surrogates in the media and those that comprise what was once the Democratic party. While George Bush is not afraid to take up the hard work of defending Americans and doing what needs to be done.
Needless to say, I was flabbergasted and at the same time proud that my father was finally coming around to see the truth, in that the Democratic party is completely bankrupt.
Amen
Wow two different solo FReeps on different sides of the country posted on top of each other. Thank you guys for your courage to get out there and give the leftists heck.
I love hyper-boles...
Link me to the other one...please.
I'm happy to read that someone else has picked up the propagandistic placement of leftist screeds in major bookstores. The clerk was right though, in stating that the home office determines all important product placement and that the employees, by and large, put titles where they are told to put them. The first ten feet of floor space and the area around the cashwrap are the most coveted spots. None of this means that the publishing industry isn't dominated by leftists. What it means is that the leftists, being true elitists, rule from above.
Great Freep! Thanks
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