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A Weekly Battle Over War in Iraq (A certain group of radical ultra-rightwingers mentioned)
Washington Post ^ | 10/30/05 | Allan Lengel

Posted on 10/30/2005 4:10:30 AM PST by Valin

Outside Walter Reed on Friday Nights, Two Camps Stand Their Ground

Every Friday night, Gael Murphy and Kristinn Taylor meet in Northwest Washington, separated by a bustling four-lane road -- and a whole lot more.

Since spring, the two have stood firmly on opposite sides of Georgia Avenue NW in front of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Murphy leading a coalition of war protesters, Taylor marshaling supporters of the Iraq war.

Both sides say they are there to support the troops. Beyond that, there's little common ground.

"They start yelling, 'Murderer!' 'Traitor!' They call me by name," said Murphy, a co-founder of the women's antiwar group Code Pink. "It's aimed at disrupting our vigil."

To Taylor, a spokesman for the local chapter of FreeRepublic.com, a politically conservative Web site, disruption is an honorable goal.

"It's galling for us to see them across the street," he said. "They've endorsed the terrorists."

The Friday night gatherings near the District's northern tip, about six miles north of the White House, have become one of the most visible reminders in Washington of a war that has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 U.S. troops. That they are being staged outside a military hospital that treats the war's wounded makes the standoffs all the more pointed -- and controversial.

The war supporters, many of them known as "Freepers" because of their devotion to FreeRepublic.com, insist it is unpatriotic and demoralizing to protest the war in clear view of wounded soldiers. They started congregating along Georgia Avenue on Fridays after learning that the protesters were out there delivering a "despicable" message.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Free Republic; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: activismchapters; allanlengel; codepink; codepinkdc; codepinko; dcchapter; freeps; walterreed
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To: Earthdweller
Not to worry, young lady, I am a 35 year veteran of construction work..I can always put on enough clothes to stay warm...
However, I am not allowed to remove enough to stay cool..
81 posted on 10/30/2005 11:58:17 AM PST by concretebob (We should give anarchists what they want. Then we can kill them and not worry about jailtime.)
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To: Earthdweller; Landry Fan
Worrying about the weather turning cold.

Don't worry ... be happy! ;*)

DC has nothing on NE Ohio. I can tolerate the cold, far better than the heat. But, that's just me - then there's Landry Fan. ;*)

82 posted on 10/30/2005 11:59:37 AM PST by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem! WBB lives on.)
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To: kristinn

This just in at the Washington Post ---- WWII is over.


83 posted on 10/30/2005 2:12:45 PM PST by bmwcyle (We broke Pink's Code and found a terrorist message)
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To: concretebob

Darn! I was having a good time "picturing that'!


84 posted on 10/30/2005 2:20:10 PM PST by 3D-JOY
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To: All; kristinn

Thank you all for standing for those of us who can't be there! Kristinn, you've done an excellent job!


85 posted on 10/30/2005 2:42:55 PM PST by LibertyRocks (OU Bombing Info & More... http://sweetliberty.alfablog.com)
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To: nerdwithamachinegun

Are you still coming back to join us in November?

I hope that you can go to Walter Reed more than once.


86 posted on 10/30/2005 2:46:53 PM PST by BillF (Fight terrorists in Iraq & elsewhere, instead of waiting for them to come to America!)
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To: kristinn

bttt


87 posted on 10/30/2005 2:48:21 PM PST by Matchett-PI ( "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." -- Dwight Eisenhower)
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To: Valin

bttt and wow!


88 posted on 10/30/2005 2:56:30 PM PST by Christian4Bush ("A gov't big enough to give you all you want is a gov' big enough to take all you have." G.Ford)
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To: kristinn

Keep on Keeping on my FReeper FRiend!!!


89 posted on 10/30/2005 3:08:21 PM PST by JDoutrider
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To: concretebob; kristinn
Thanks for the ping, bob. And Thank You, kristinn! Maybe the WashPost will have the guts to actually read some accounts of what you guys actually do. Or even interview some soldiers....


Nah. No flagrant acts of journalism there.

90 posted on 10/30/2005 4:14:27 PM PST by Watery Tart ("Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have." ~~Vince Lombardi)
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To: Justanobody; Earthdweller

Scowling at Justanobody! She'll be the first to hear how cold I am.


91 posted on 10/30/2005 4:58:40 PM PST by Landry Fan (Proud Supporter of the President and the US Military.)
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To: Landry Fan

;*)


92 posted on 10/30/2005 5:34:53 PM PST by Just A Nobody (I - LOVE - my attitude problem! WBB lives on.)
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To: prairiebreeze
It is impossible to "support the troops" and yet not support their mission.

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Nonsense. Did you support the mission to Kosovo, to Haiti? What if a POTUS decides to get us into a war that is truly wag the dog? Do you support that?

The troops are just that and deserve our support. The mission can be futile, dishonest, political or just wrong.

93 posted on 10/30/2005 5:43:18 PM PST by wtc911 (see my profile for how to contribute to a pentagon heroes fund)
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To: wtc911

Yes, most of us do support the mission - any mission - once the battle has been engaged. Failure to do so means you want the mission to fail and to lose lives "in vain". That is not an option.


94 posted on 10/30/2005 6:18:32 PM PST by PleaDeal (Bill Whittle for Pres. in '08)
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To: Valin; kristinn

Way to go, Kristinn and DC Chapter!!

Give the code pinko traitors the hell they deserve!!


95 posted on 10/30/2005 8:27:22 PM PST by Jim Robinson
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To: BillF

I am coming back in November.

I'll be there for at least one.


96 posted on 10/30/2005 8:35:42 PM PST by nerdwithamachinegun (All generalizations are wrong.)
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To: Valin

Oh yes that's such a fair a balanced unbiased report in the WhiningtonPissed.


97 posted on 10/30/2005 9:23:16 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: concretebob
Neato! Thanks for the ping.
98 posted on 10/30/2005 10:08:07 PM PST by nopardons (Today is my FR 7 year anniversary.)
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To: longfellow

Old Viet Nam boy here, thanks for the sentiment.

We had that thing won when those people had us pulled out. They treated our dead like garbage. Each one of those dead guys were worth more than a hundred of those walking objects.

Am I still mad after all these years? Still mad? No. I am furious. Unfinished business.


99 posted on 10/31/2005 12:25:59 AM PST by Iris7 ("Let me go to the house of the Father.")
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To: Valin

Excellent. Good thread, too.


100 posted on 10/31/2005 12:40:44 AM PST by Iris7 ("Let me go to the house of the Father.")
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