Diverse Voices To Denounce Iraq Troop Plan [Hanoi Jane's war protest] [FR DC Chapter opposes]

Washington Post ^ | January 27, 2007 | By Michael E. Ruane

[Jim Robinson]

Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the country are expected to converge in Washington today to urge the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq as President Bush is proposing to send more troops in an effort to stabilize the country.

They plan to rally on the Mall, march around the north side of the Capitol and send a strong message to the government.

The event, which authorities said could draw 100,000 people, starts with a rally at 11 a.m. Among those expected to address the crowd are Jane Fonda, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Jesse Jackson.

The march, organized by the group United for Peace and Justice, is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

~~snip~~

Fifty to 100 members of the Washington chapter of the conservative organization FreeRepublic.com plan to rally near the U.S. Navy Memorial to oppose the march and the participation of Jane Fonda, the chapter said. The actress has long been the object of conservative ire for her support of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

"These groups are the ones that are acting as the political arm of the terrorists overseas to help bring about America's defeat in the war on terror," said Kristinn Taylor of FreeRepublic.com.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

wow...i never had seen this before.

What a great commercial it would be for the election in 08 if we could get all their quotes on going to war!

[freema]

I dunno, I think I'm a pretty rational girl. And I'd promise not to have sex in the Oval Office.

And, I'll limit it to the Clinton Bedroom.
I'll bet it's never been christened.

[Txsleuth]

Gosh..thank you so much, mware...that has to be the same one.

Jebster..don't you think this is the same one??

[Txsleuth]

Darn it, I forgot to tell you the post #.

See post #699.

[Txsleuth]

Not only would it make a great commercial...but the GOP leaders in the Senate Intelligence Committee could also use them..

You see....Sen. Rockefailure is still trying to make a case that Pres. Bush and VP Cheney LIED to get them into war.

Unfortunately, a lot of these quotes were made before Pres. Bush was even POTUS....and in Hillary's video, she is crediting intelligence from when Bubba was POTUS, I do believe.

[mware]

Tx, if you do a search with dogpile.com the name comes up a few times. One seems to be a magazine of some sorts, but I could not find her name in any of the articles.

[mware]

Can't say I have any respect for anyone in the armed forces that would say something like this to her fellow soldier, airman, sailors or marines.

"This is what John meant. If you don't study hard before or during your military service, the army will use you to check for landmines."

[Txsleuth]

You are very right.

I heard one of the Senators giving a speech about a woman who died in Iraq last week...I didn't catch her name, but I think she was in the Army....but her "specialty" was disarming explosives.

That is what she did for her fellow troops...and, she died. However, I would never, ever consider that she was doing that job because she is a "loser", as jon carry would catagorize her.

[tgslTakoma]

TGSL here... it was a long and very busy day. Started off very cold on the shady side of the National Archives building - but we had multiple bullhorns, which we put to good use as soon as the Pinkos started gathering a crowd at the Navy Memorial.

They had hung "pink slips" from the trees in the memorial park as well as banners on many surfaces in the park.

We chanted many things - Code Pink Kills - something about Hanoi Jane (I can't remember, brain tired). Our chanting was heard by the pinkos at their stage, and it upset them enough that they complained to the Park Police that we were too loud.

Too bad.

We had one MOAB that we recycled from when the lefties' marched at Arlington Cemetery -

Go To Hell Traitors
You Dishonor Our Dead
On Hallowed Ground

And we had this:

We had former Vietnam POW, Mike Benge stop by to offer his opinion of Jane Fonda...

And we had a wounded Iraq vet who also joined us (at the Navy Memorial as well as later in Upper Senate Park). Here's a teaser shot of him:

Much more happened at the park, along the lefties' march route. I've got video but it will take several days for me to upload it. We had a bunch of wounded soldiers from Walter Reed join us there. (I hope the lazy local Freepers and other conservatives who "couldn't be bothered" feel a twang of guilt that wounded soldiers had to stand in their stead on the streets of the US, too.) Quite a few of the lefties treated them pretty crappy - on camera. More later.

[mware]

I found Tassi Mckee on the list of promotions in the Air Force Times. I think it is legit, sad that we have people like that. She appears to be very active in anti Bush activities from what I see from a search of the name.

[maica]

I wonder if Sgt Mckee works at NSA? If so, she is not acting very "intelligently" by posting her comments on Kerry's website.

[mware]

Let me see if I can find it, there is another link to her name on a site that was getting protesters to different sites. She volunteered to drive them to the airport and pick them up. BRB.

[mware]

She appear to be linked to this Howard Dean outfit. If this is her she volunteered to be a trip leader for this outfit.

Driving Votes and Democracy For America are joining forces.

Founded by Gov. Howard Dean, Democracy For America is one of the largest, most innovative and influential progressive organizations in the country. DFA's goals are exactly in line with our own: to roll back the right-wing takeover of our country and put socially progressive, fiscally responsible candidates in office at every level of government, national, state and local. Driving Votes and DFA are part of the same movement, and by partnering we can work together and make the grassroots stronger.

[freema]

That'll have to hold me : ) Thanks! I'll be a good girl and wait patiently for the rest of the details.

Thank you {{{{{{{{{{{{{takoma}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

[Txsleuth]

Great pictures, tgslTakoma.

I am very happy to hear that some of the troops from Walter Reed made it...

Thank you, and all Freepers and troops for representing ALL of us that know the necessity of the war, and most of all, the necessity of total support of the troops and their mission.

[RWB Patriot]

I wish I could have been there. As the son of a Vietnam Veteran, I have a major beef with that witch and I am very eager for the oppurtunity to see her face to face.

However, I was able to stage my own protest at Hastings today by hiding three copies of her autobiography.

[mystery-ak]

I am sorry to hear that a lot of people did not show up for our side.....too bad.....I know that I and a lot of other Freepers wish we lived closer so we could help protest these traitors. I trulu appreciate all that you and all the DC Freepers do for us.

[linn37]

I had the pleasure of taking part in a PSA screening for Veterans meeting in Carlisle Pa. The thought of anyone not respecting the military makes me sad. What a great group of men.

[Enosh]

"Bitch" is a very good word for her.

Well done and thank you for your service.

[Tennessee Nana]

Thank you for your great pics and commentary. Sorry I dont live closer. Would have been there.

[La Enchiladita]

Is that Joshua? Yes, I think that is him. What a great smile he is sporting. I will look forward to more of this report. Thanks so much.

[4woodenboats]

".....and this is what your mind on drugs looks like":

As the bulk of war protesters chanted "this is what democracy looks like" on the Mall yesterday, a few hundred gathered seperately on the south edge of the Mall.

Members of the College Democrats of America mingled with the more radical Students for a Democratic Society and the Communist Youth Movement. Many held signs proclaiming themselves "another future leader against the war." Some danced. Some clapped. Others passed around a joint. Disparate in their affiliations, they were united in their chants: "College, not combat."

[GodfearingTexan]

well, how fitting that they have a bonafide traitor in their midst.

[Salem]

"These groups are the ones that are acting as the political arm of the terrorists overseas to help bring about America's defeat in the war on terror," said Kristinn Taylor of FreeRepublic.com.

Happy to see Free Republic opposing them right on the streets!  

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AMERICA AT WAR
At Salem the Soldier's Homepage ~
Free Republic's Middle East Live Daily Thread
Islam, a Religion of Peace®? Some links...  by backhoe
Translated Pre-War IRAQ Documents  by jveritas
Mohammed, The Mad Poet Quoted....  by PsyOp
"PLAES DO NOT TOCH THE WAR"  by AnnaZ
One FReeper On The Line  by SNOWFLAKE
The Clash of Ideologies - A Review

"...It's time we recognized the nature of the conflict. It's total war and we are all involved. Nobody on our side is exempted because of age, gender, or handicap. The Islamofacists have stolen childhood from the world." [FReeper Retief]

"...That the totalitarian force pitted against freedom wears a religious makes this civil war among mankind all the more difficult to engage. Loving freedom as we do, it seems reprehensible to deliberate against a religion. But this is no ordinary religion as it demands absolute obedience of all to their religion at the cost of freedom itself." [FReeper Backtothestreets]

[SevenofNine]

HA HA Kristinn b***hslap Hanoi Jane why anybody want listen to aging botox aerboic queen actress that only good movie she ever did was Coming home it was okay film

I don't think she is that great actress not compare to her papa Henry

[Spiff]

Oooo...that Jane Fonda sign and hung effigy may seem over the top for some. But since we're talking about that traitor bitch Jane Fonda, it was appropriate.

[NormsRevenge]

Leave it to Medea to have her nose in everything.. Sean, what a putz!

Actor and anti-war demonstrator Sean Penn marches past the Supreme Court as thousands of protesters gathered to rally and march against the war in Iraq in Washington, January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES)

[SevenofNine]

NOrm do you know that Sean Penn come from leftist family his papa is TV director Leo Penn who was blackbail by McCartney hearings did you know that

[NormsRevenge]

Yes, I did. What's the old saying about the nut not falling far from the tree. ;-)

[SevenofNine]

Actually Leo Penn he only direct episode guess this Police Story, Kojak Hawaii Five O LOL!

That pretty low if Leo has get gigs at those shows LOL!

[NormsRevenge]

He worked on all kinds of TV stuff over the years,, Ben Casey too

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0671984/

[Greystoke]

Amen

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks for the post and the ping. Was hoping I wouldn't have to dig to find something.

This gang of thugs today are second only to the mob of terrorists that took over DC on August 12th. Unbelievable!

[Just A Nobody]

They are professional protesters who will gather on a dime.

True! We saw everything from racism to What Would Jesus Do?

[Just A Nobody]

Nice patch however, with the pitiful showing we had we have most definitely forgotten.

[Just A Nobody]

Hey! Thanks for giving everyone a sneak preview despite the fatigue you must feel. You are the best!

[Liberty Valance]

out FReepin'standing!

[tgslTakoma]

Glad you're home safely. Now "Ma Kettle" can go to sleep, knowing all her kids have gotten home.

:-)

[Just A Nobody]

WHAT are you still doing up??? If I had known you were waiting I would have let you know the minute I got in the door!!! What a great job you did on Jihad Jane! She was a big hit.

G'night you hillybilly, Ma Kettle! ;*)

[TBP]

"Diverse." That means peoiple who look different, but say the same thing.

Here is a nice little game: go to the office store and pick up some colored paper, various colors. Put it in your printer. Mix the colors thoroughly. Make sure some of all colors get in there. Now print 50 copies of teh same document.

Congratulations. You have just achieved liberal "diversity."

[M. Espinola]

Jane 'Hanoi' Fonda was an arch traitor during the Vietnam era and remains so today.

[XR7]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4505194.html

Tens of thousands in D.C. demand end to war in Iraq


WASHINGTON — A raucous multitude of protesters, led by some of the aging activists of the past, staged a series of rallies and a march on the Capitol on Saturday to demand that the United States end its war in Iraq.

Under a blue sky, tens of thousands of people angry about the war and other policies of the Bush administration danced, sang, shouted and chanted their opposition.

They came from across the country, and across the activist spectrum, with a wide array of grievances. Many seemed to be under 30, but there were others who said they had been at the famed anti-war protests of the 1960s and 70s.

They came to Washington at what they said was a moment of opportunity to push the new Congress to take action against the war, even as the Bush administration is accelerating plans to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq. This week the Senate will begin debating a resolution of disapproval of the president's Iraq policy, setting up a dramatic confrontation with the White House.

Some protesters plan to stay and lobby their representatives in Congress. Other anti-war activists intend to barnstorm states this week and urge senators to oppose the troop escalation.

While Saturday's throng was vociferous, there was no official crowd estimate. It was filled with longtime opponents of the conflict and the administration.

"Its primary value is that it keeps up the pressure," said former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, of South Dakota. "There is a sense that, by summer, a march like this will be two or three times as large."

Some came on behalf of relatives in the service. A New Yorker came for her younger brother, who she said was about to be deployed. She had a framed picture of him in a knapsack. An Akron, Ohio, woman came with her infant son, saying his father, in the Navy in Kuwait, hasn't seen him.

Among the celebrities who appeared was Jane Fonda, 69, the actress and activist who during the Vietnam War was criticized for sympathizing with the North Vietnamese.

She told the crowd that this was the first time she had spoken at an anti-war rally in 34 years.

"I've been afraid that because of the lies that have been and continue to be spread about me and that war, that they would be used to hurt this new antiwar movement," she told the crowd. "But silence is no longer an option."

But Fonda's presence drew counterprotesters.

Members of the conservative Free Republic group picketed an anti-war rally at the Navy Memorial where Fonda spoke earlier in the day. "Hanoi Jane," one sign read. "Wrong then, wrong now."

The day's events unfolded peacefully. And after a cold morning with temperatures in the mid-20s, the day quickly warmed, and protesters were unzipping jackets as the mercury topped 50 degrees.

The crowd may not have matched the numbers of similar protests in September 2005 and January 2003.

____________________________________________________________

Susan Sarandon, et al.
All the usual players.
Scum. Ingrates. America haters.
Spoiled enemies of freedom.

[XR7]

Members of the conservative Free Republic group picketed an anti-war rally at the Navy Memorial where Fonda spoke earlier in the day. "Hanoi Jane," one sign read. "Wrong then, wrong now."

Amen.

[Bush gal in LA]

Saw about ten minutes today of Tim Robbins ranting how President Bush is delusional, all alone, talks to the walls, etc.... I had to turn it off. I always think to myself...Don't these people know the terrorists, our enemies ,could be tuning in? Don't they see they are giving aid and comfort to them?! I really don't get these people. I never will.........

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Interestingly, in the run-up to this demonstration, the NBC reporter in Iraq, Richard Engel(s?), interviewed some American troops in that country. They unanimously stated that the United States should stay in the country until the country is stabilized, and that the country should stand behind them. The troops also denounced those Americans who state that they support the troops but want an immediate withdrawal. A surprising move by Engel(s) and NBC; they usually take a more anti-war stance, though less so than CBS (don't have cable tv).

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

They're traitors and they don't seem to realize it.

[Constitutional Patriot]

??? Diverse voices? I wonder how they define "diverse"? It's clearly not a description of their ideological leanings...

[newfreep]

Any reliable reports of the actual number of protestors? I refuse to believe the DBM's count and doubt seriously if it was close to 100k.

[M Kehoe]

Good morning.

If I am lucky enough to live longer than Jane Fonda, I will make it my mission to pi$$ on her grave.

5.56mm

[Anti-Bubba182]

Thousands of war protesters march on Capitol

"..Organizers had hoped that 100,000 would attend. They claimed even more afterward, but police, who no longer give official estimates, said privately that the crowd was under 100,000..."

That is all I have heard.