Posted on 05/08/2006 9:00:38 AM PDT by doug from upland
From last night's successful event in Little Rock, the brave patriotic crew of Minutemen head today for stops in Memphis and Nashville. Then it is on to Birmingham, Atlanta, Greensboro, Richmond, and finally to D.C. to present their message to the President and Congress.
I will be giving a report from Lyman Stucky in the pace car when I can reach him. If any of you can join any leg of the trip, they welcome your participation. Also, please keep hammering the press with the message.
I was on radio this morning in Abilene talking about the caravan and making the point that the other side is the racist side. They have no problem with the invaders because the invaders have the same skin tone. Our side welcomes all kinds of people from around the world with open arms if they wait their turn in line, embrace America, learn our language, and are loyal to America.
Lyman bump!
DAY 1 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626088/posts
DAY 2 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1626782/posts
DAY 3 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627470/posts
DAY 4 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1627874/posts
DAY 5 - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1628191/posts
Rally should be taking place about now in Memphis at the VISITORS CENTER BY THE RIVER
Nashville rally tonight at 8pm on the steps of the State Capitol
Well said Doug! I will be hooking up with the caravan in Richmond. I will wear my birkenstocks and tell them DFU sent me. ;*)
I wish I would have been able to take the time to make this trip. Indeed, wear those Birkenstocks. I hope you don't get harrassed if you tell them I sent you. :)
LOL! I can handle it! ;*)
The gang is at the Visitors Center now. Several cameras there including NBC truck. This is a short, small rally, and they will head for a bigger one in Nashville tonight.
Anyone know details of the fence the Minutemen intend to build? (start date, number of miles, etc.) I wish they would put more information about the proposed fence on their web site.
This is a different group with similar name. I don't know the affiliation, but here is the info --- http://www.minutemanhq.com/bf/
Thanks for the information. And here is a BTTT post.
Rally in ATLANTA at the Capitol!!
http://www.lifeisforeveryone.com/FREEP/MC%20rally.htm
ALL RIGHT! 920 AM on the dial in Atlanta is sponsoring the event. There will be great coverage!
Yes!
and from what I understand...John Konop (also sponsoring the event and closely involved with the minutemen) is running for Congress... he is running against Tom Price..
Anti-Immigration Rally at the Capitol
FWIW, I guess, couldn't find much more, but I did encounter some local blog comments revealing the problems Arkansans are having with illegals.
Here's a photo of Minute Woman Barbara Coe from the Los Angeles Caravan send-off:
Did Lyman call you about Nashville?
Upcoming Rallies:
Birmingham Rally
1:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9
George Ward Park
I 65 exit 258
Greensprings Ave.
Atlanta Rally
8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 9
Steps of the State Capitol
Greensboro Rally
7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 10
TBA
Lyman called about 8:15 p.m. CT and the rally had just begun. On the way to the rally, the pace car had the honor of being escorted to the Tennessee State Capitol by eight (8) veteran members of Rolling Thunder, in full leathers and regalia!
THANK YOU ROLLING THUNDER from The Spirit of Allegiance!!!
That must have made quite a picture and I hope someone captured that on film.
Lyman described the crowd as between 400-500, carrying lots of American flags and displaying signs such as "STOP Illegal Immigration/INVASION."
Tim Wall, local radio host on WLAC, 1510 AM, who stated he came as an observer but was asked by the MMP to speak, said that "what we are facing is nothing short of a foreign invasion... 2006 will be a watershed year in this country, when II will move from issue #2 to issue #1. We have right on our side."
The crowd loved him, as they did every speaker, with shouts, whistles, cheers, comments!! LOL.
Bob Isaacs, president of the local chapter of Rolling Thunder, the well known nation-wide group of POW/MIA/veterans supporters and bikers, said "This is America, not Amexico." He spoke to the solemn duty we have to our armed forces and veterans to not let the government "throw our country away."
Did y'all know, Tennessee is "The Volunteer State"?!
Joyous cheers greeted the introduction of MMP leader Jim Gilchrist, who said "I'm also known as Average Joe Citizen and I'm proud to be a Minuteman." He recounted how friends of his who once called him a kook now think he is a hero. When he first called for volunteers, in 2003, he thought he would get half a dozen but 1,200 showed up. Jim went over the numbers, estimating at least 30 million unlawful aliens currently reside in the U.S., and related the appalling statistic that 10,000 Americans have been killed by illegals since 9/11/01. He hailed the very few legislators -- Tancredo, Sessions, Sensenbrenner, Lott -- who have stood up to fight the invasion and urged his listeners to vote out those who don't.
Gilchrist closed with "We can win this contest under the rule of law, under the First Amendment."
Tom Kovach, Air Force Blue Beret and columnist, author of "Light Up the Borders," spoke about his upcoming campaign for U.S. Congress (www.T-05-TN.net), thanked the crowd for coming out and said, "Remember three words: BUILD. THAT. WALL!!"
Jim Gilchrist commanded all Caravan members to come up to the stage at the end of the rally and they were warmly cheered.
Lyman introduced me by phone to a young TN lady who experienced the illegals' rally at the Capitol in April, was harassed and hounded for taking photos, and will now join the Caravan at some point.
GOD BLESS OUR MINUTEMEN!! MEN AND WOMEN, STAND YOUR GROUND!! WE CAN AND WE WILL SAVE AMERICA!!
What excellent reporting, this is great!
Go Rolling Thunder!!!
Thanks, JP!! Now, let me do a better job on Lyman's quote:
THANK YOU ROLLING THUNDER!!! from The Spirit of Allegiance!!!
Special ping to post 20 in case I missed you.
Lay me down in the cold cold ground
Where before many more have gone
When they come I will stand my ground
Stand my ground I’ll not be afraid
Thoughts of home take away my fear
Sweat and blood hide my veil of tears
I just saw this. As usual, a great report.
BTTT
Another good report, Thanks!
Man, I hope there are some good pictures...
Just kidding. Here's a Minuteman and a Minutewoman:
Met both Mr. Stucky and Mr. Gilchrist - amazing gentlemen who seem to be gaining resolve and inspiration the further along they go. Tom Kovach was simply astonishing as he related how he, a state legislator, just passed through sensitive areas of Tennessee's capital building without seeing troopers on duty...because they were all out on the parapet monitoring the rally activities (attention that he said wasn't given to the illegal's rally on May 1st).
Everyone turned and saw that it was true while some wag hollered "Way to go, boys!"
I heard some of those "uninhibited" hollers: very responsive crowd. Yes, I remember that part of Mr. Kovach's speech; it was an "Oooohh" moment. Y'all need watchin'.
Thanks for the photos... do you mind if we copy those onto the next thread and over to the round-up thread?
Well, I have met neither Mr. Stucky nor Mr. Gilchrist yet. But I've spoken quite a bit with Lyman on phone by now; when I asked him, have you met any FReepers there? He said, Not yet. So, I guess you met him after the Rally. Awesome!!
Yesterday we were told on local news to start conserving water because THE OVERCROWDING population is causing WATER SHORTAGES!!!!
WATER SHORTAGE because of the d*mn illegal INVADERS!
This has to stop and now! Deport the invaders!
BTTT!!!!
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed on February 2, 1848, by Nicholas P. Trist for the United States and by a special commission representing the collapsed government of Mexico. Under the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States Upper California and New Mexico (including Arizona) and recognized U.S. claims over Texas, with the Rio Grande as its southern boundary. The United States in turn paid Mexico $15,000,000, assumed the claims of American citizens against Mexico, recognized prior land grants in the Southwest, and offered citizenship to any Mexicans residing in the area. The text of Article IX was modified by the U.S. Senate, and Article X was deleted in its entirety.
$15,000,000 in the year 1848.
Sounds like it was a very enthusiastic rally! Tennesseans were there to get involved...
Just got this link a short bit ago from the Arizona folks. Write or email your Senators and/or Congressmen. This is very disturbing news...
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653
I am speechless.
Thanks for posting.
Unbeleiveable.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.
Migrants? Migrants??? Man what a joke.
So let's see. If I want to be burglar, I can get a government agency to warn me which houses have people to catch me so I can avoid them.
Illegal Invader Insurgent Lawbreaking Criminals do not have ANY rights!
Well OK. They have the right to be sent back to their own country after paying for the costs of processing them.
Yeah, I know. Write or email(or both) as many politicians as you see fit. Let them know how you feel about the slime that is trying to take our country away from us. And tell anyone else on FR you think might help...
Yeah, I know. Write or email(or both) as many politicians as you see fit. Let them know how you feel about the slime that is trying to take our country away from us. And tell anyone else on FR you think might help...
I am beside myself about this report. But I have info that may help to explain. Let me know if there is separate thread already for the article. Many thanks.
Pinging antceecee to the link in post 35.
Found the thread, was probably already in my pings but hadn't caught up.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629155/posts
Sorry, Mr. T, we had posted D.C. info elsewhere. So here's the heads up!
Washington DC Rally
11:00 a.m. Friday, May 12
Upper Senate Park
Also, thank you for reminding me to check my minutes!!
(HiJinx - Change of location.)
Hope I wasn't stepping on toes. It just irritated me when I read the article. Just couldn't sit still and do nothing...
It wouldn't surprise me in the least. In fact, in order for this whole scenario to get out-of-control like this, there has to be several little spies up there doing this very thing, and spewing lies to those who might be of help...
No way are you stepping on any toes, are you kidding?!
The new (since this past January) director of USCIS is a Bush appointee, a Cuban born naturalized American citizen, and good friend of several South American heads of state. I'll put up the info on the other thread as soon as I can.
The director of immigration enforcement is also a Bush-appointed Hispanic. The President seems to have taken a very particular ... shall we say? ... "interest" in the Minutemen.
Click on, "More" up at the far right of your screen. Then click "My Locale" state/local message boards, then click on Arizona, then you should hopefully see a message box to post a message to everyone...
I try...
Who's antceecee?
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