FReep 30 of Code Pink at Walter Reed, Nov 11 (Heavy graphics, Join us Nov 18!)

DC Chapter ^ | Nov. 18, 2005 | BillF with photos of others

[BillF]

On Nov 11 we had a huge turnout of FReepers from the DC Chapter and beyond on a cool, but relatively nice, evening.  This was FReep #30 as FReepers have countered Code Pinkos at their weekly obscene anti-war blood dance outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center as their have for over 7 months.  Leftists sent over a tag team to our side that included the "world's oldest community college student," but they were rebuffed. Pinko Eric "Squeegee Guy" provided us with some good laughs on his way as he left. We were pleased to have numerous veterans join us for the Veterans' Day FReep, including one Operation Iraqi Freedom vet and another vet who just returned from his stint as a contractor in Camp Fallujah, Iraq.

Code Pink is truly stuck in a quagmire as FReepers severely hinder the Pinkos' cynical attempts to manipulate severely wounded soldiers and relatives in hopes of finding those who will join the anti-war movement and break faith with the troops still fighting a ruthless enemy. Please help us by showing up next Friday night per details below.  Stand up against the Pinkos who've endorsed "the Iraqi resistance" (as they call our enemy, see here and here), given money to the other side in Fallujah, and called our troops "killers." Then, the Pinkos demonstrate at the hospital and pretend that they support our troops.

Please join us this Friday, Nov 18, at 6:30 pm per details below.

To help people get there on time, without having to stop for dinner, we got pizza on site at the FReep.

The honor roll of those in attendance (lurkers are marked with an asterisk*): Abby4116, Albion Wilde, ALlRightAllTheTime, Apple Blossom, beandog and son, Bill* from MD, Black Republican, bmwcyle, bstein80, BufordP, Coop, Dee* (she gave me what I thought was a screen name, but there was no such name) and husband and grandson, Doctor Raoul, Eric* from MD, Fraxinus, Hartleyboy, Honest Conservative, Iraqikurd, Jack Deth, jhopkins, Jimmy Valentine’s brother, Joan* from MD, JoyjoyfromNJ, Justanobody, kristinn, Mr. Sarcastic, Mrs. Sarcastic, NerdwithaMachineGun, Nina0113, Oscar*, PleaDeal, Sisku Hanne, SonOfTGSL, TBP and wife, tgslTakoma, Tom the Redhunter, trooprally (two FReepers: Mr. & Mrs.), and BillF and brother. That's 44 of us and included numerous FReepers who traveled the extra mile by coming from far away.

The event was so large that I can only present that part of the story that I saw. If you were there, please describe your own experiences at the FReep. Also, let me know if I publish your photo without your name or, worse, I mislabel you in a photo.

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Opposed to our 44 patriots, the Pinkos managed to get, at most, only 39 America-hating traitors and their well-meaning, but incredibly-misguided, dupes. The dupes do not realize that their Pinko organizers, who claim to support our troops,  call our troops "killers,"  endorse "the Iraqi resistance" (those killing and wounding our troops, see here and here), and  have given money to "the other side" in Fallujah.

A view of the MOAB (Mother-of-all-Banners) at our main corner from across the street as taken after the leftists had fled the scene
and many FReepers had relocated to other corners. This is what the leftists see, except that many more FReepers are around the
MOAB.

We had a large number of patriots at our main corner here (and at secondary corner) until the leftists were gone and we spread out to all four corners.

Another view of the main corner.

Our main corner at left in foreground and our secondary corner in background at right.

Our secondary corner as seen from across the street after the Pinkos left.

Four veterans: Jimmy Valentine's brother (Army), Jerry (AF, brother of BillF, and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom), BufordP (AF), and NerdwithaMachineGun (Army and just back from Camp Fallujah, Iraq where he was a contractor)     I think that this is new FReeper, jhopkins

Tom the Redhunter and others on secondary corner with main FReeper corner in background.       Grandson at side, this woman identified herself as d__, but there was no such screen name. Maybe her real name is Dee?

Among the FReepers and patriots who came out on this Friday, Veterans' Day, were some with special ties to Iraq. NerdwithaMachineGun was just back from Camp Fallujah, Iraq, where he had worked as a contractor. His vehicle was hit, albeit ineffectively, by an IED, during his last week in Iraq. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured and Nerd escaped with a bruise on his wrist from the vehicle bouncing around in the explosion. My brother Jerry, a former F-4 backseater, had volunteered for Operation Iraqi Freedom with the USAFR and served in Qatar and briefly in Iraq in 2003 in a support capacity. We were also pleased to have JoyjoyfromNJ, who traveled to DC on her own, as well as four first-time Walter Reed FReepers brought in from distance by Doctor Raoul.

One of the FReepers' signs was outstanding.

Dee (?), Nina0113, and Dee's husband, a former Naval Aviator     Two other FReepers who made the trip with Doctor Raoul     TBP with his wife at left

One of several FReepers who came along with Doctor Raoul     JoyjoyfromNJ at left was another dedicated long-distance FReeper     Jerry, camera-shy Iraqikurd, and Apple Blossom

North end of the FReepers' main corner.     BillF, your humble correspondent, in a humble mood, as he talks with beandog and her son, who is currently in the military     Eric of MD.

Looking north along the FReep line     PleaDeal with Carren and Chuck (now a Walter Reed patient)  of the great From My Position... On the way! blog. Chuck wrote his blog while serving in the Army in Iraq before serious injured by an IED. One of many heroes at Walter Reed, who've humbled us by coming over to thank the FReepers, he continues to write his blog from the hospital and his wife writes on the blog as well.     Oscar and Dustin10thMountain

FReeper sign on secondary corner points at leftists' pizza-slice-like sign. "GIVE PIZZA CHANTS!"

Totally disregarding the danger of global warming, the leftists burn their candles, but still can't get their flag to ignite.

Pinkos' main corner. November 11 marks the Armistice which ended World War I. Germany and its allies basically surrendered and
limited their future military power by treaty, which treaty was later broken by Hitler's German government. Do you suppose that
the Pinkos want Zarqawi to surrender and to stop blowing up weddings with suicide bombers?

Traitors at the gates as Pinkos' secondary corner includes another mini-banner.

Crazy backpack guy on left and Bruce Wolf wearing his usual blue shirt, blue jeans.	Perry plays guitar on left ("The Internationale?") and Chief DC Pinko Gael Murphy gives the V for victory sign, victory for "the Iraqi resistance" as she calls the terrorists who became the worst wedding crashers in history in Jordan recently.
If this guy was 17 years old, one could half-way understand the naiveté of holding the sign on the left.	Bush bashing at the "very discreet, dignified project" (Code Pink's  phrase for their obscene blood dance and anti-troop psych-op)

During the FReep, a Pinko guy (right side of left below photo) approached us from the front and asked if "there is anyone here who can engage in a reasonable discussion." During the commotion as people told him to return to his side, the leftist woman (right side of below photo) walked in behind our lines carrying a fancy camera. After being made aware of her presence, bmwcyle immediately asked her to leave. She claimed that she was press. He asked to see her press credentials. She had none, but suddenly make up a story that she needed photos for a class that she was taking at a local community college. bmwcyle told her that she would have to leave or the police would be called. She left. Shortly thereafter, the condescending "Mr. Reasonable" slinked back to the Pinko side.

"Mr. Reasonable" on right was the decoy.

bmwcyle sent the world's oldest community college student back to her side

Pink Hat Pinko is writing a to do list: "give $ to terrorists, call our troops 'killers,' endorse 'the Iraqi resistance', and then protest the war at a hospital, pretending to support troops that we call killers."

Then why did they give money to "the other side" in Fallujah?

Is this leftist photog, a cleaned up weasel?

Pinko holds distorted peace symbol as Eric "Squeegee Guy" looks on.

The Armistice banner of the Pinkos seemed to conflict with another banner that they pulled out. It was a pink sheet that said "Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living." When FReepers asked them "how could they fight like hell" if there was an armistice, they put the pink sheet away and keep it out of use. The flash distorted the color of the oblong peace symbol at left. It was really pizza tomato sauce red. Eric "Squeegee Guy" left the Pinkos early and had a surprise roll by on us. He had boarded a Metro transit bus. As it went by us, the bus slowed down and he waved a Cheney mask outside the bus window to great laughter from the FReepers. Way to go, Squeegee! We didn't think that you had it in you, but you proved us wrong. I see a sit-com in his future. So he's supporting Cheney in 2008. If Squeegee shouted anything, I didn't hear it, but I can guess ("put a real neo-con in the White House in 08"). At any rate, it was much better than the "I have a bullet at my place for you" line that he was said to have previously used on Rolling Thunder members.

After the Pinkos had withdrawn to escape being flipped off in mass by Walter Reed patients returning from a night on the town, and after some FReepers retook the Pinko side of the street, tgslTakoma took the photo showing that Pinkos left a partially burned cup and remnants of a candle (lower left of photo) on the ground. Not only do they add to global warming, but the Pinkos throw litter on the street. As usual, when the bus of wounded troops and family members returned from their free meal at Fran O'Brien's, the bus riders and FReepers exchanged signals and shouts of appreciation for each others' presence. Some FReepers then went onto the base to talk to the troops and express support for them, without regard to any political matters. Let's help our wounded heroes maintain a positive attitude.  We absolutely must keep the pressure on Code Pink and keep showing the wounded troops at Walter Reed that Code Pink doesn't speak for the nation. If you live in the DC area and haven't yet come out for one of these FReeps, please do so this next Friday. Injured Walter Reed patients, including amputees, have repeatedly told us how important it is for us to be there to counter Code Pink. If we can sufficiently outnumber the leftists often enough, embarrassment may cause the leftists to stop these outrageous morale-damaging ("Maimed for a lie" was one of their commonly-used signs) demonstrations at the hospital. At the very least, we can hinder their psychological warfare operation against the wounded troops. What about you? Can you spare a few hours on a Friday night?

Pinkos leave burned out candle-holding cup and candle remant

Can you give up next Friday night at the movies to support troops who've given up limbs for your freedoms? Will you?

This FReep is rewarding, fun, and important for our troops and our nation.

[BillF]

I remembered you, but I wrote dharlow. So sorry, but it was great to meet you.

Please come back to WR when you can.

Have a great celebration!

[tgslTakoma]

See you at WRAMC, bmw. Safe traveling.

[BillF]

On wings of eagles he comes for our gathering of eagles.

[tgslTakoma]

Somebody has to ask, so I guess the question should come from the blonde...

Which game is that, JVb?

[tgslTakoma]

Thank you for coming out last Friday, VHarlow. Your grandson is a great kid!

[tgslTakoma]

See you at WRAMC, Landry Fan. Welcome back!

[BillF]

Stay said: Dress warm for tonight's FReep.

At least one FReeper will bring a supply of hot air and it will be welcome tonight.

[BufordP]

Hey, are we ridin' again tonight? I want the red tricycle this time.

[tgslTakoma]

Knuckleheads is the kindest thing we can call them. Some of the first-timers are, but the regulars are socialists, Marxists and throwbacks to the heyday of anti-American protests.

First-timers don't often return, once they are educated by the words and signs from our side. Many of the peace crowd haven't done their homework, it seems; and they are shocked to hear that Code Pink's financial aid doesn't go to the US troops that they say they support, but to the insurgents killing our troops in Iraq. You should see the faces, especially when we let them know that Code Pink is also planning a trip to Cuba for New Years to celebrate the communist revolution down their, with their hero Comrade Fidel.

And one other thing... Code Pink promotes their WRAMC protest as a somber, respectful vigil. But with "Sing Along with Perry" as their headliner for a couple of months now, the somber, respectful vigil has become a little party, with singing, dancing, cheering and applause -- sometimes right beside their "Quiet Zone" sign.

They're in a real QUAGMIRE, I tell ya'.

[trooprally]

See you tonight with layers and layers on. Great seeing you and your son last night.
Mrs and Mrs T

[tgslTakoma]

This one?

[Clink]

Great job and great photos.

Can someone explain how "squeegee guy" obtained this nickname?

[3D-JOY]

Bump...I am up and reading...Thanks!

[Hoodlum91]

Big old BUMP!!!!!

Way to go guys. I hope to be back in December.

[BufordP]

YES! YES! THAT'S THE ONE! THAT'S THE ONE!

[BufordP]

At one of the early Freeps he (Eric) remarked to a driver stopped at the intersection that the people across the street (us) were stupid. I yelled back at him a wager that there were more "degrees" on our side of the street. Coop started calling him "The professor".

Then Eric started going out into the middle of the street (when the light was red) to talk to the drivers of the stopped cars. I started yelling, "Squeegee your window for a buck?! Squeegee your window for a buck?!". Then he became "Professor Squeegee" or just "Squeege" for short.

[2nsdammit]

Thanks, guys, for what you do. I hope to be able to join you one of these weeks, if I get a chance to come to DC. It's kind of a tough commute from Iowa.... I do feel that these actions are vital to keep the fact that there are far more supporters of the President and the war than there are protestors - they just get more publicity.

Regarding your "Community College photographer" last week: Why is it that these women (womyn?) always have that same mousy look?

[Velveeta]

You all are awesome.

[TBP]

It was great to be with everyone.

Nice picture. I'll have to make sure my wife sees it.

At one point she said to me (after I had mentioned Code Pink sending money to Fallujah) that we ought to work Zarqawi into a chant. Right off the top of my head (which I can hardly afford; there's enough off the top of my head, thank you), I came up with:

Zowie! Wowie!
They love Zarqawi!

It got to be quite a popular chant in our section.

Boy, those Code Pinkos are really gutless, aren't they? They stand there singing '60s songs, the one guy wearing the flag as a bandana (after someone called him "Professor" I starting calling him "Professor Do-Rag"), then they flee because we meanies are YELLING AT THEM. Poor babies. Waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!

Do you think they'll still come out in the cold? I think there may be limits to the America-hating efforts of these gutless clowns. I hope so, anyway.

A great way to honor our vets on Veterans Day.

[vharlow]

Thanks. He's only 10, but huge, isn't he? He enjoyed the entire thing, being out after dark, eating, holding the signs.... Maybe he can come again sometime, but he's been warned not to start complaining at bedtime....

jhopkins and I will surely be back, but my husband has a really bad back and standing was bad. Perhaps a chair. My grandson isn't with me every Friday night. He usually goes home to WV every afternoon. We had a great time! Hope to see you all again sometime soon.