Posted on 08/27/2005 10:02:40 AM PDT by TXBubba
Just talked to Basil on site in Crawford, Texas. Currently there are about 100 folks there helping to set up. They have not received word about the caravan arrival in Waco yet. JimRob is riding with the caravan. She thinks it might get to Crawford around 1:00 p.m.
Basil says the stage is set up, the sound system is excellent and they have hung the most beautiful banners overnighted by W04Man on the stage. A big thanks for the banners, they are much appreciated!
Someone arrived early and hung yellow ribbons everywhere.
They have an American flag that is about 50 feet by 40 feet. Children of military personnel serving in the Middle East have written notes to their parents on the stripes of this flag. A very touching thing to behold.
The HOT Chapter booth is being unloaded right now. The will sell buttons made by Angelwood to help off set costs.
Someone rented the Community Center for our use so there is access to AC. However, they also have 10 tents set up. And there is a Moonwalk for the kiddos.
To top everything else there is BBQ on the grill! Basil is the official taster and says it is great!
That is all the news I have at the moment. It is hard to get a cell phone connection to Crawford but when I hear more I will try to update everyone.
For those of us who weren't there in body - Thanks!
the world will see that the left is smoke and mirrors. again.
How did you post the link to your photobucket album without the banners? And get the page to post while you were logged out? I would like to post texjan's album....
TIA
Why wouldn't Eaker let you play? I would have love to seen pictures of that!
Great pictures BTW.
kewl pictures.keep up the good work!
Hmm. Trade ya our two blues: Paul Sarbanes and Barbara Mikulski....
That flag is just bloody awesome. Those kids of the troops who made it should be justifiably proud. They did a mammoth job and it's a real eye-catcher. Good work and G*d bless them and their parents and relatives in the forces!
You've hit it right on the nail. The left is afraid. They haven't bothered to look at their situation and realize that the actual chances of any one of us being hurt by the war is slim to non-existent (other than maybe in the pocketbook) but like people who have free-floating anxiety they've just given in to their fear. They're the kind of folks as kids would have given their lunch money away to the school bully. The rest of us would have punched him in the nose before he got it off us, even if we lost the fight. So, in a real sense the left are afraid of a fight. But they'll be happy to fight you...especially if you're a little old lady with a blue rinse and a "Go Bush" sign, cause that's all the courage they can muster.
The coward dies a thousand deaths; the brave man only once!
Hey Bec, long time no type!
Those photos are fabulous. Thanks for reposting them. I was getting little red xs. :-)
I wish I could have been there but alas I was in the office working. (bleh)
Thanks to everyone at the Crawford event for making this an OUTSTANDING day. This was my first Freeper event and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting all the wonderful folks who are proud of this country and what it stands for...
And yes, it was definitely an August Texas day. You know you’re a Texan when you realize asphalt has a liquid state.
The left and especially America saw that the silent majority had arrived yesterday. It was enough to make the statement...not to hang out in Crawford. It was just important to let them know we knew and we weren't sleeping. If Cindy wants to hang out in the ditch after this, she'll just look more stooopid than she does now. MSNBC had a fair report just an hour ago and gave our side lots of coverage. It ended with a split screen of the guy from the radio station telling her to get out of Texas and on the other screen was Cindy sitting in a lawn chair, legs crossed and leaning on her chin looking dejected. It was PERFECT! Watch for it if they run it again.
What was very heartening was that on all three main cable stations, though MSNBC and CNN did the best coverage today, even FOX had to give us some coverage today, hurricane and all, so obviously as Nugent's wife said, 'the perfect storm' had arrived in Crawford and they couldn't ignore it. Good on our side!
You need to know the so called "idiot" is on our side. Check out www.protestwarrior.com. Be sure to look at all the signs on the signs link.
It's amazing what just 3 can do to send a clear message!
First let me thank Leap of Faith and Valerie USA for their excellent photos of the event. I'd send links to the thread with an explanation to all the military magazines and publications so even if they can't post the photos themselves they can let their readers know where to see them. Stars N Stripes and other publications like that should publish a story with a notice to click on the link to this thread which has everything in it, including the LGF photos which [Engineer] took over there.
I have to admit, I wasnt able to get close enuf to see the details - I had my 18 month old on my lap under the canopy - but from what I saw there was a few of our guys who confronted him and they were dragging the sign away near the food line....unless I missed something, I thought he was one from the so-called, "peacehouse." Forgive me if I am wrong. I did see a bunch of camera people surrounding the guy in front of the tent.
there was some idiot with a sign, "Bush is a Dictator," who tried to start trouble....
Heaven didn't want her and hell threw her out.
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