Inaugural Thoughts [DC Chapter of Free Republic featured]

American Jurist ^ | February 20, 2005 | By Burrell, Tom

[Jim Robinson]

This past inauguration day, the cold weather was the least of the problem. The bigger problem was the realization that America is slowly falling apart. The second inauguration attracted the worst undergrowth of American society, and they all descended on the nation's Capitol. God gave us the great gift of humanity. Why would some humans choose to devolve to the insect class? After eight hours of rubbing shoulders with the repugnant, foul protestors, I had to take two showers to purge myself of the contamination. It was like entering a well-used Port-a-Potty but never exiting. There was no fresh air anywhere, they were everywhere. It still disturbs me even to this day.

The first three hours of Thursday's inaugural protest were spent at the intersection of 7th and D. I got there about 9:30. There were only a few hundred of them out there at that time. The swarm began to swell as we approached the noon hour. I got in to the parade area just before 1 p.m., so I missed the anarchists storming the police at the intersection just before the parade was supposed to begin. It would have been nice to see the security forces bring them down, but I'll just have to settle for TV clips.

Until I passed the security checkpoint, I thought I was alone in my disgust for this segment of society. However, just beyond the checkpoint, I found an oasis of value and integrity where other Bush supporters had joined forces. The Free Republic DC Chapter had created a sanctuary for Bush supporters. My feet were set in stone, I was not budging. Some other Bush supporters who also found the Free Republic zone actually began hugging fellow Bush supporters in sheer joy even though they were complete strangers.

[Jim Robinson]

"Bush supporters were easy to identify, even without any signage or apparel. They are clean-cut and well-groomed - often in ties and coats. You look at a Bush supporter and you see confidence, value, integrity, and success. The Bush supporters emanated intellect, and, with chiseled features and sharp jaw lines, were easy to distinguish from the haggard, red-eyed protestors who were sloppily dressed with slimy hair in mismanaged, multicolor dreadlocks and odd facial growth. A few protestors even had Mr. T Mohawks. Protestor or Bush supporter? Look for a colony of earrings, nose rings, etc. One grungy protestor had so many jewelry pieces attached to his head you just have to stop and stare. Why would a young male with a shaved head -- that is, except for a pink ponytail -- put a one-half inch diameter insert into his ear lobe? The ladies have to love that."

Great job FReepers!!

[Jim Robinson]

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[IronJack]

The Left continue to marginalize themselves, making our job so much easier. If conservatism's Achilles' heel is its devotion to outmoded ideals (as its enemies claim), then liberalism's weak link is its implicit embrace of every radical faction on earth, including all of those that contradict each other, and that offend common sense.

That's the crowd this writer apparently ran into at the Whiners' Corner.

[patton]

Did you make this? I was stuck in Seattle.

[Gabz]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Doctor Raoul]

Thanks for the ping. Good story.

[Pete'sWife]

My comments, after finally reaching Pennsylvania Ave., echo those of the author.

I wanted a shower after being forced to mingle with shoe-wearing, earring pierced excrement.

And, upon finding my Fellow Freepers, I felt as if I had arrived home.

Thanks, Kristinn and the D.C. Chapter for securing a safe area for those of us who truly love Our Nation and support Our President.

And let me add that I am OUTRAGED that such a "safe zone" was necessary!

[AGreatPer]

Very good article.

[doug from upland]

It was a great event, JimRob, and a great interview. After the inauguration, I spent about three hours face to face in dialogue with the crazies in the street. They are truly the clueless scum of the earth, remarkable in both naivete and hatred of this nation.

[big'ol_freeper]

Thanks Jim. Great article.

[Angelwood]

Thanks for the ping to the article, Jim.

[Rokke]

On the way to the Freeper Ball, my wife and I were the first car stuck at an intersection jammed with anti-war protesters. Amid the signs and usual unoriginal chants, we noticed one young "couple" holding the hands of a very young girl. The male side of the couple had green dreadlocks that hung past his waist. The female side had so many piercings she looked like a warped version of a Chia pet. Between them was a beautiful little girl wearing torn jeans and an army fatigue jacket. What a strange environment for that girl to grow up in. You could say that at least there was love, but I'm not really sure there was. There was definitely anger. But more than anything was an image of being lost. If wearing waist length green dreadlocks is what you think you need to do to express your individuality, what other warped perspectives are you sharing with your offspring. That day was cold and wet and the traffic was terrible. If it weren't for the awesome opportunity of celebrating GW's inauguration, I would have avoided D.C. like it was the center of a plague zone. But these folks drug their daughter into the middle of the city. Not to celebrate, but to protest. They had nothing to be happy about, and they clearly weren't. But they drug their daughter along anyway. It was quite a statement. And not the one they thought they were making.

[Leofl]

I was there at the Freeper Parade site. The contrast between the unwashed heathen of the leftist protestors and the folks who were there to celebrate the inauguration of the President was extreme. For those of you who have not met Kristinn from the DC Chapter, The trip to Washington is worth the trip. Racebannon was so much fun and Glaswegon and his sons were a joy to meet. (WE are trying to recruit the oldest to come on down to the University of Texas)lol....

[Prov3456]

WHY did you spend three hours with "those people?" (Yuck)

[sauropod]

1300 empty shoes bttt.

[doug from upland]

Someone has to do it. It really is entertaining.

[Prov3456]

I've done that on occassion when I freep at either the Columbia or the Jefferson City Post Office.

Yes, it is entertaining. But they can make my head spin. Every time I make a "point" (state a fact they can't deny) they simply turn left and start talking/complaining about something else.

It IS entertaining, and fun......but for three hours?? I really admire your stamina or perseverance or whatever....

[doug from upland]

I walked for blocks and blocks and blocks confronting them until I saw the police getting into formation with face shields. I told them loudly: Okay, guys, time to clean up the garbage.

[Prov3456]

You are a glutton for punishment, as my mama used to say!

[Coop]

No, I was working from home.

[TankerKC]

Dittos to that Leo. The folks at the FR site were great after having to wait in line with the lefty punks!

[benjaminjjones]

the anarchists storming the police at the intersection

Was stuck in the crowd at 7th & D on that side of the street, so had a front row seat to the whole thing. Was glad to see other men to my right and left automatically move to the front of the crowd to defend the women and children standing in line against these terrorists.

The motorcycle cops that later formed a "horse line" and nudged into us, forcing us to leave, got some verbal flak from some people waiting to see the President, but I can't blame the cops. They had just arrived on the scene and had no way of telling good guy from bad.

I searched the net when I got home to Boston, but only found one photo (on an anarchist site) that might have been about this incident. I was surprised there weren't more photo's out there, because there were a bunch of press photogs REALLY close to the action, on the NE(?) corner of 7th & D , snapping a lot of pictures. Some of them almost got beat up and/or sprayed with that mace/pepper stuff (blowback made my eyes burn a little).

The anarchist site claimed this picture was at 4th & D, but it looked just like this at 7th & D.

I'm sorry I missed the parade, but seeing the anarchists get the living bleep beat out of them by the police (male & female) gave me a warm fuzzy.

Thanks, Kristinn and the D.C. Chapter

Dittoes.

p.s.
Kristinn, I was the guy that called your cell phone to ask if I was at the right place before this happened. I guess I was at the right place at the wrong time, LOL.

[vivabushchick]

"...an oasis of value and integrity"

[BillF]

Thanks for the ping to a great article, Jim. And thanks for FR!

[Indy Pendance]

Bump.

[BillF]

Here are a couple photos that I took of the anarchists as they stormed towards 7th & D;

Other photos, most of which are much more uplifting, and a detailed description of what I saw are on this thread:

Inaugural Parade & W2 Ball Report, Audio, and Photos (large file warning)
January 23, 2005 | BillF

Posted on 01/23/2005 2:43:27 PM PST by BillF

SKUNKS AND BLUE BRACELETS AT CHECKPOINT CHARLIE

The 7th Street security checkpoint ("Checkpoint Charlie") for the inaugural parade was closest to the American Sector established by the DC Chapter of Free Republic.  Waiting there, I coincidentally ended up near DC Chapter member, bmwcyle, and Flora McDonald, a Richmond-area FReeper of long-standing. As we waited in the crowd (it wasn't orderly enough to be a line), pro-Bush people mostly tried to stay quiet in the face of some leftists (maybe ten percent of the crowd) occasionally and individually shouting anti-Bush or anti-war slogans. However, numerous Bush supporters and people who just came to watch a parade would shout back every now and then.

On one occasion the crowd started singing God Bless America.  The song's title has three words, each word representing a concept antithetical to many of the leftists.

I told one leftist waiting in the security line near me to "swim to Cuba, free healthcare, free education," much to the amusement of most nearby people. (Some of the other, regular parade-watchers started chiding leftists. I heard one later say "go to Cuba" to another leftist.)

In response to my "swim to Cuba" line, he said "why did you come to annoy us today?"  The leftist was serious.  He and many of his leftist friends truly believe that the world revolves around them. It's all about them.

I said: "Get real. We won. You lost. We're here to celebrate and watch a parade. You are the skunk at the parade.

CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THAT THREAD.

[benjaminjjones]

thanks, ping for a thread trace when I wake up.

[LUV W]

Thanks for your commentary on what you saw at the Inauguration. I didn't get to go, but when I compare pictures of these angry, hateful, dirty, whiny low-lifes with the protestors who stood out front of the house in Sacramento, CA. to protest the soldier hung in efigy (which was such defilement I can't even imagine doing it!), there couldn't be more of a contrast. The faces of the ones in California were (though they hated what was done there) open, smiling (for the most part), clean-cut, respectful of others, intelligent, and righteous. I didn't hear what was said, but I'll bet there was a difference in the language used there in CA. and the filth that was spewed toward our President in DC, also! Sorry you and the others had to rub elbows with such hatred and nastiness!

[StayAt HomeMother]

For a different point of view, here are excerpts from a Fairfax (VA) Times article titled “Pushing the limits.” Note the kid involved is the son of "Larry King Live" producer Sean Kelly. Note also the high school student was “wearing a gas mask” but then says, “It should have been pretty clear that I was a journalist. I was wearing two cameras and a press pass. You can't just grab a reporter and throw them to the ground.”

http://www.zwire.com/site/tab5.cfm?newsid=13974508&BRD=2553&PAG=461&dept_id=506096&rfi=6

By Matthew Perrone
02/16/2005

"High School senior Evan Sisley was pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground by a police officer in Washington, D.C., last month—and his father said he could not be more pleased. Sisley, 18, son of "Larry King Live" producer Sean Kelly, was covering protests [for the] High School newspaper...

“In this business, sometimes you have to push the limits to get the shot,” said Kelly, who has worked as an editor and a field producer for CNN. “I'm proud of him for holding his ground and bringing home the goods.” …

“I think it's pretty extraordinary for someone his age to have had that experience of dealing with law enforcement, getting pepper-sprayed and then selling a photo to a major media outlet, all in one day,” Kelly said. Following his police encounter, Sisley sold several of his photos to the Associated Press wire service. Sisley said the experience has actually brought him closer to his father, who began his own career chasing storms in Texas' "tornado alley." “He was happy for me. Now we can share war stories,” ...

Sisley and four other news photographers were following a protest group called the "Anarchistic Resistance" as they moved toward the White House. At about 1 p.m., Sisley said, the group ran into a police blockade at 7th and D streets. “The Anarchists were carrying a huge battering ram made out of PVC piping,” Sisley said. “When they started ramming the blockade, a policeman started spraying the crowd with pepper spray.”

Luckily, Sisley was wearing a gas mask he had purchased after covering the Republican National Convention last summer. …. “This was really the first time I'd purposely put myself in harm's way.” As the protesters scattered, police ran down the street, yelling, “Get out, everyone get out of the street!” “That's when the cop checked me into a car, and I fell to the ground,” Sisley said. “He kept yelling at me even after I fell to the ground, but I just kept taking pictures. I figured, 'If you're going to assault me, I'm going to get a shot of it.'”

… “It should have been pretty clear that I was a journalist,” Sisley said. “I was wearing two cameras and a press pass. You can't just grab a reporter and throw them to the ground.” …

[GVnana]

Thanks for the ping.

Underneath their flesh and bones, do you really think that it is value or purpose that drives this radical activism? The answer is "no." They are possessed by heavy drug abuse and other destructive forces.

No question in my mind that drug abuse is a major factor in this behavior. Sadly, the liberal mantle of "tolerance for dissent" and "speech rights" has tacitly condoned this contagion of anti-social and destructive behavior. In the pre-drug culture days, persons of this ilk would be shunned or jailed depending on the pitch of their behavior. Today they're given the sidewalks and subsidized with police protection.

[Right_in_Virginia]

BTTT

[Allegra]

I encountered a few thousand of these losers while FReeping an A.N.S.W.E.R. anti-war protest in February of 2003.

I know the feeling...you feel dirty and creepy after being in the vicinity of these strange life forms. However, the presence of about a dozen of us, waving flags and signs supporting the troops really ticked them off and threw a monkey wrench into their little love-fest, so it was well worth it.

Great job at the inauguration, FReepers!

[hershey]

Lovely read. That feeling of coming home describes FR perfectly, whether at the Inaugural or the internet.

[roaddog727]

Great post,

Thanks!

[Straight Vermonter]

Happy to be of service.

Of course being from Vermont the entire experience was no different from going to any public gathering.

[Straight Vermonter]

Hey PW, it was nice meeting you in DC!

[Redleg Duke]

Jim, I understand your disappointment, but may I offer a more encouraging word.

It is said that life goes in cycles and in circles. I was a student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison between 1966 and 1970. During that time, I experienced the advent of the "great unwashed" who in their protests of the War in Viet Nam and anything associated with "the establishment", established this pathetic item they called "Street Theatre". I watched their attempts to offend and embarrass anyone with a sense of propriety...with a sense of decency, and then slink off to their vermin-infested holes to celebrate with whatever illegal drugs they might possess. They very nearly burned down my campus, but I played a key role in thwarting them. Ask them about "Whirly Pig" if you can find any of them who have any brain cells left operational.

What we saw at the celebration in Washington DC was the last, pathetic acts of a totally discredited generation. They are going out the way that they came in, with obscene and smell "Street Theatre" that leaves a bad taste in the mouth and a sense of a need of many washings.

The battle now moves to the true underpinnings of our society, the churches, where the homosexuals are attempting to invade the church and drive out the believers in order to obtain the material wealth of the church body. As far as politics, in the disintegration of the RAT Party, you are seeing the crumbling of the unholy crusade that was kicked off in Madison, Wisconsin and Berkeley, California in the 60's.

We are winning politically, but we must also win Secularly!

[Dutchy]

I'm so glad that you and the Chapter were able to provide an island of sanity amidst all the protestors!

[antiantiamericans]

I was surprised with how sympathetic the DC police were. We were trying to get in to see the parade after the inauguration and our congress critters reception. We were at the security station at D and 7th (?) trying to figure out where the "American sector" was. My wife asked a DC policeman if he knew if we were going the right way. He told her, "Ma'am, you mean with Americans flags a stuff? If I knew where that was I would escort the two of you there myself." Then he pointed out the police in riot gear coming down the hill, and suggested instead of trying to get through security, "why don't you go over there and just watch the show."