Posted on 05/16/2005 4:30:59 PM PDT by TFine80
Well, we had our Protest at Newsweek offices led by the Tri-State Chapter. We only had a handful of people because we wanted to put the pressure on right away even on short notice, but we definitely achieved our objective. Depending on how the story develops, there may be need or demand for a further demonstration.
We had some great signs:
Newsweek Lied, People Died
Flush Newsweek!
There's Lies, Damn Lies, and then HOMICIDAL REPORTING! (I forget the exact wording)
and
And you still WONDER why they hate us!?!
We also had some cut-out bloody hands that we offered to Newsweek employees and to random people because 'Newsweek already has them'! And we chanted 'Newsweek Lied, People Died' from time to time.
You could easily see the fear and denial on the faces of some of the Newsweek employees. A few of the other workers in the building must have some gripe against Newsweek because a handful gave us thumbs-up. As usual, you could see the raw hatred and denial on the faces of many of our New Yorker liberal friends, but you could tell that even they could barely stomach this whopper.
We had a few photographers come by and it is possible that you may see us somewhere or another. Please flag firebrand if anyone sees anything!
Thank you to Firebrand and Doctor Raoul and StarFan for organizing the event so quickly! And God protect our troops who are being shot at because of Newsweek's idiocy and sedition.
TFine80
Thanks for the update !
Right on, get us some pics!
But seriously, good job. What kind of reaction did you get from the passerbys on 57th St.?
Great report. Thank you from the left coast
I'm so glad you did this. Many thanks.
I had the thought last night (listening to Drudge) that the time has come for a good old-fashioned "die-in" -- seventeen people dressed as Muslims gather in front of the Newsweek offices, then fall to the ground screaming (in front of the cameras of the rest of the media, of course).
Possibly even some civil disobedience in splashing the steps up to Newsweek's offices with fake (biodegradable, washable?) blood. (I didn't say that!)
I hope the muzzies start to go after asskopf!!! He is a traitor first screaming Abu Ghraib and now this!! HANG TRAITORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
I was going to ask if you took a bull horn with you, then I saw the Doctor was present.
Thank you for the report.
EXCELLENT!
Thanks for all the great work that y'all do.
I'm glad you reported on the attitude of the rank and file.
My local protest at the newspaper was a success because the average worker hated to be associated with the antiwar types. I guess you showed the same is true at NewsWeak.
Rank and file don't like to think their paycheck passed through bloody hands.
Great job.....
Pictures please
Thank you from the People's Republik of Portland Oregon! Great work!!!!
Use your right to free speech! Send an email to editors@newsweek.com
Tell the Newsweek scum what you think
I sent them an email... excerpt follows...
Newsweek magazine has sunk to new lows in the attacks on America by idiotic liberal media. Your false reporting on the Koran will create many more suicide bombers who will be attacking our soldiers in many locations, killing and
maiming many of them. There will be marines going to homes to tell relatives that their loves ones were killed in the Middle East.
Some follow up questions:
- Did you go to their Manhattan office?
- What was the reaction from them?
- Did you get any vets to show up?
- Did any local news people show up to report? Did you call them?
- Please post pictures if you have any.
Thanks!
Yes, Manhattan.
We had no reaction and no police or security. They tried to
ignore us.
We had a few vets who stopped to support us. I don't know if any of the people present were vets.
We had two photographers and one local news station, although I'm not certain what they did. Yes, I believe several stations were called.
I'm not sure about pictures. Perhaps you will see some in the media, but sadly we didn't have a camera.
I'll look for it on the front page of the New York Times.
Keep the pressure on them you Northeast Patriots.
Greetings and thanks from Texas, ya'alls!
Thank you for doing this. I suspect the Newsweak folks are waiting for the next hammer to drop and well they should.
Great job, thanks!
Nice job. Eagles Up!
RobFromGa
The left has compiled up the "Bush lied, people died" list (which is culled at their own disgretion). We need a "Liberals Lied, People Died" list.
Nick Berg was murdered because of hoaxed "abuse" photos that circulated throughout the Eastern world including some internet porn photos depicting "soldiers" "raping" "Iraqi" "prisoners" and some leftist staged photos of a British soldier urinating on a "prisoner". Such outrageous exagerations of the abuse at Abu Ghrab led to an equally outrageous response.
There was a lefty who wrote figuratively that the US was "raping" Afghanistan and Iraq and it resulted in a translation in Pakistan saying that Americans were raping people in that region. The resulting riots killed a number of people and injured many more.
This Newsweek article is responsible for the deaths of 15 and many more injuries.
Heck, I'll even include the 2 officers who were murdered by Sgt. Akbar (the media is quite willing to blame their deaths on Bush and not a fifth column element of Islamofascists).
How about the people who died from the DC sniper duo who were shielded from capture when the word went out that it was some white guys in a white van? The roadblocks stopped the pair several times. Those deaths are the result of some people who had an agenda.
Great job. And right FReeping on !!!
Outstanding!
Great report and FReep!
I call upon your Editor in Chief to personally contact Al Jazeera and do an interview with them, explaining in detail how and why this reporting mistake was made, and apologizing for your magazine's lack of zeal in its search for truth. Afghanis will probably not believe the U.S. government when it denies (however correctly) that no such incident happened. However, if YOUR MAGAZINE makes it crystal-clear directly to the Afghan people that the report was a grievous mistake, the situation may still be salvaged.
No bullhorn. But you're right, the Doctor did have one in his trunk. You need five days' notice in NYC to use sound. Raoul's voice is such that a person could think there is a bullhorn nearby, though.
I put up my thread before realizing you had done one already. Thanks for the rapid response!
Sorry, no photos this time, but maybe the Polaris guy's photos will show up somewhere. Next time we'll have more notice and will be better prepared.
I knew that you would do a report, but I wanted to put up a few up of my impressions once I got back. Thanks once again.
I think it's amazing that the news came out that Newsweek had retracted the entire story 20 minutes after we showed up. They must have really been feeling it!
...can the surviving family members sue nEwsWEeK ?
Newsweek corporate contact:
Ken Weine
Director of Communications
Newsweek
ken.weine@newsweek.com
Just found another after action report on the emergency FReep of Newsweak in NYC tonight.
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.
Doc Raoul has the world's largest bull horn... I've seen it for myself! ;-D
While you are attacking Newsweek you might want to include "The Washington Post"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1404550/posts
Good job, Tristate FReepers! Your mobilization abilities are amazing.
Nice job, BB!
Thanks for the information. Good luck with your efforts.
Somebody on a thread said to send this guy to Afghanistan to apologize in person. Ditto that!
Howard Fineman was on Imus this morning and I can't remember seeing anyone look so uncomfortable on TV since Geraldo opened an empty Al Capone safe on prime time.
I just bought the Mother Of All Megaphones.
300 Islamicists in Afghanistan want us to hand over those responsible for the Koran allegations. I say we give them you lot. You can explain yourselves and issue your half retractions to them, and see how understanding they are. US soldiers are through protecting the likes of you, and getting blood libels as their thanks.
FWIW.
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