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Since my husband and I were there, I can say with certainty that the anti-American group got counted more than once. It took awhile but those of us there to support the troops began to recognize some faces as they went around multiple times. It seems they circled the block because I counted one man in an outstanding shirt with memorably hippie hair 4 times as he passed. Others acknowledged they were "back again". It really helps their numbers apparently to recycle with their same hateful message.

Those in support of our troops were clear in message, clean and well groomed. Not only is bathing not a "family value" to the Left, the anti-American group left NO real, clear, unified message other than they hate their county and President. Disheveled people with signs about everything from anarchy, support of Communism, Bush bashing to some who may honestly have thought they were there to demonstrate to bring the troops home. One poor, misguided woman carried a sign saying that Bush had an exit plan for Vietnam but none for Iraq--guess she thinks the Vietnam War is still ongoing.

All in all I was ashamed of them and had to struggle to remember that their freedom to protest is one of the rights that our military fights to defend.

nclady, that sign you mention, I've seen it before. They mean GW had a personal exit strategy for Vietnam by going into the guard. As if those hippies ever served in the Guard!

I don't doubt the Left cheated and lied about their numbers. But they still outnumbered the good guys by many to one.

Why are we the 'silent' majority? We should be making more effort to be heard. IF the Left is giving comfort to the enemy when they show up in big numbers (even if they are unwashed), then aren't we giving comfort to the enemy when we show up in small numbers?

If the papers are saying the police chief counted 150,000 of them, and then next day's paper reports 400 of us, we have a problem. America's enemies are watching to judge our strength and determination. We have to do better next time. THe troops need our support.