Posted on 02/28/2007 6:02:35 AM PST by tgslTakoma
February 28, 2007 -- How many times have you sat in front of the TV over the last four years, watching anti-war activists march on Washington, chase the ROTC off your local college campus, vandalize war memorials, insult the troops and wreak havoc under the surrender banner?
How many times have you thought to yourself: What can I do?
Here is the answer: Get off the sofa and join the Gathering of Eagles on March 17 in Washington, D.C.
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Last time the left-wing, peace-loving fun bunch came to town, their minions gone wild threw rocks at a military recruitment office in D.C's Dupont Circle neighborhood and at a local Fox News van, broke through a Capitol Hill police security cordon, spray painted the Capitol Grounds with impunity, desecrated the Lone Sailor statue that stands watch at the U.S. Navy Memorial and reportedly spat at disabled Iraq war veteran Josh Sparling as he voiced his support for his fellow troops.
Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators were at that event last month. How many showed up with Sparling to counter the far Left? Forty.
Now, imagine our troops getting word of that count. They're walking the talk, committed to the long, hard mission of counterinsurgency in Iraq and abroad, risking life and limb - and only 40 of their fellow Americans bothered to represent them in the nation's capital?
The Gathering of Eagles, an impromptu coalition of veterans' groups, pro-military organizations and Internet activists, wants to right the wrong.
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Cindy Sheehan has responded to the Eagles by deriding them on the Gold Star Families for Peace Web site as "Rightest [sic] America Haters" who are "brainwashed and propagandized."
The question isn't, "What can I do to respond to the Sheehanistas?" The question now is, "What will you do?"
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Read Michelle's whole column. I had to excerpt it.
Wow!
Will she be there? I see no mention of her participating.
These leftists are of the "rent a mob" ilk. People filthy rich like Jane Fonda and her communist loving friends, have the time and money to trash our country and to trash us. These leftist, socialist revolutionaries are well financed, politically connected with Democrat vermin in the Congress, and supported by the media. Perhaps if we wake up and show up just this once we would have a genuine million person march to support our veterans and the hard working Americans who made this country great!
Cindy Sheehan marched to the Pentagon last year (and Michelle Malkin interviewed her as she marched across the Memorial bridge) and Sheehan has said that she will be there again this year. As of today, I haven't heard otherwise.
I meant will Michelle be there?
Her e-mail to me just said "absolutely".
If the touch the Wall or the Marine Corps War Memorial, there will be no warning shots fired!
the = they
I wish I could go. I will be there is spirit. I hope lots of us show up to stand witness at the war memorials.
Wish there'd been more of a heads-up on this one. The West Coast is just hearing about it with no time to adjust work schedules or obtain transport. How come there hasn't been more "stuff" out there?
Michelle interviews FReeper Kristinn! Photo credit: UNKNOWN! Let me know if you took this pic!
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Countless bloggers, military and civilian began spreading the word as well. Mainstream media yawned.
With a shoestring budget, Freepers, Rolling Thunder, numerous other veterans groups, Move America Forward, etc. have managed to get the word to thousands of people who are now making plans to come to DC.
Of course it's too bad that we didn't have a MSM "in" to help spread the word sooner. And it's also too bad that we didn't get a deep-pockets sugar daddy organization to fund this event.
But I am amazed at the way this event has grown so large so quickly, with real "grassroots" activists.
I'm sorry that you didn't hear about this sooner. Maybe you should rethink where and how you get your "breaking news." Coming to FR is a step in the right direction.
:-)
(photo courtesy of thackney)
Bump for A Gathering of Eagles!
Thank you, Michelle!
What a great photo by thackney, thanks for posting.
Great thread, Takoma, thanks for posting.
From my column today:
How many times have you sat in front of the TV over the last four years, watching anti-war activists march on Washington, chase the ROTC off your local college campus, vandalize war memorials, insult the troops and wreak havoc under the surrender banner?
How many times have you thought to yourself: What can I do?
Here is the answer: Get off the sofa and join the Gathering of Eagles on March 17 in Washington, D.C.
On that day, well-funded, celebrity-studded anti-war groups plan to march to the Pentagon on a protest route that will take them past the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and climax in calls for immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq, destruction of America's "global military machine," shutdown of the enemy-detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay and impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (plus an end to "colonial occupation" in "Palestine, Haiti and everywhere" for good measure).
Last time the left-wing, peace-loving fun bunch came to town, their minions gone wild threw rocks at a military recruitment office in D.C's Dupont Circle neighborhood and at a local Fox News van, broke through a Capitol Hill police security cordon, spray painted the Capitol Grounds with impunity, desecrated the Lone Sailor statue that stands watch at the U.S. Navy Memorial and reportedly spat at disabled Iraq war veteran Josh Sparling as he voiced his support for his fellow troops.
Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators were at that event last month. How many showed up with Sparling to counter the far Left? Forty.
Now, imagine our troops getting word of that count. They're walking the talk, committed to the long, hard mission of counterinsurgency in Iraq and abroad, risking life and limb - and only 40 of their fellow Americans bothered to represent them in the nation's capital?
March 17, 2007
7 AM to 4 PM
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
For West Coast readers, check out the Move America Forward caravan leaving March 8 for the gathering.
Rolling Thunder will be there. If you want to coordinate something in your state, go here. Hot Air will be there.
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March 17 is going to be an historic day. Will you be there? JimRob will be there. So will I.
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