When California Runs Red...

Flopping Aces ^ | 03-11-07 | Wordsmith

[Starman417]

My favorite radio station is KRLA 870. I've been listening to them since at least, 2004. Laura Ingraham, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, and Hugh Hewitt being my primary listens. It was through KRLA, that I learned about an event they helped sponsor here in Los Angeles, along with Move America Forward.

On Friday at noon, in Griffith Park, blue state California was awash in red, white, and blue. The National Support Our Troops Tour caravan made a stop, as part of its journey to Washington D.C. for the March 17th protests (which includes The Gathering of the Eagles).

I thought I'd play "citizen-photo-journalist-for-a-day", and share pictures and video clips that I took with my digital camera.

Here's what some of my fellow Americans traveled in:

I'm so used to seeing moonbat mobiles on the streets of California, that this is an extremely rare sight around these parts.

I dare any flag-burning protestor to try setting a match to this flag

I see a message there for Jihad Jane....do you?

Seriously....don't frakkin' piss these guys off.

You don't see signs like this very often around these parts. It garnered a round of cheers.

I forgot to ask this man his name; but he told me he printed out this t-shirt at 3 in the morning.

Video here

Debra Argel, gold star mom, takes the podium first:

Video here

Second up was blue star mom, Deborah Johns:

Video here

And finally, Mark Crowley, a gold star dad:

Go here for video

Debra Argel comforts a supporter, and gives him a card with a picture of her son on it.

Gold Star Dad, Mark Crowley was a pissed off firecracker. This photo was taken moments before I got to shake his hand and have a few words with him. I missed the beginnings of a good rant, but caught the rest in this clip here:

Go here for video

I love this photo! Debbie Johns is a great voice for the pro-troop/pro-victory movement. I listened to her give media interviews when the caravan first arrived. And she was a great speaker at the podium, as well. You can listen to more of her by visiting this post at Marie's Two Cents.

Even though the rally was not huge in numbers, it was huge in spirit; and unlike a big event rally, both gold star parents and blue star mom were very approachable. I find their service to our nation, their personal sacrifices, deeply moving and inspiring. They are highly motivated in giving so much time and energy to this whirlwind tour and to the ideals and idealism of a noble nation: the United States of America. And they are absolutely faithful and loving toward the men and women who do everything to defend our country.

More photos that I took.

I was shocked to find the following photo in the LA Times piece on the rally in Griffith Park:

Mark Crowley, center, hugs a supporter after a rally to support U.S. troops. Wearing a t-shirt with an image of his son, killed while serving in Iraq, Crowley accepts dozens of flags to bring with him to Washington D.C

(Spencer Weiner / LAT)

That's because the supporter being hugged by Mark Crowley is none other than yours truly.

Crossposted from Sparks From An Anvil.

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[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Thank you for this great thread!

[AuntB]

Nice report, thank you!

[asburygrad]

Love the photos! looks like a good crowd - about how many people were at the rally?

[scratcher]

Bttt

[jimt]

Many thanks !

[Prov3456]

self-ping

[GOP Poet]

EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for posting this and for all of your work on it. What and amazing event and in LA! Warms my heart.

[TatieBug]

Thanks so much for these wonderful supportive photos. I was hearing along with 100 others a Warrant Officer in the Marine reserves speak Friday night. They believe in our Country and our mission in Iraq and want to WIN. He has done 3 tours himself so "tells it like it is." Said he was speaking out to help convince Americans that, yes, we are at WAR and not enough people know it. Interesting.

[Taxman]

Taxman Bravo Zulu!

[pacpam]

Bump to the top. Thanks.

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite radio station is KRLA 870

This is also my favorite radio station, but for me, the real KRLA was the rock blaster at 1110 kilocycles that broadcast out of Pasadena, with a 50,000-watt transmitter in South El Monte. I grew up with the "real" KRLA and remained a loyal fan through the 1980's and 1990's, when it broadcast "oldies."

For decades, the current KRLA, at 870 kilocycles, was known as KIEV. Back in the 1970's, KIEV pioneered conservative talk radio when they began carrying George Putnam. At the time, just about the only other conservative talk show hoste were Hilly Rose on KFI, and Ray Briem, who did the graveyard shift on KABC, at 790 kc.

Around 2001, when the original KRLA gave up its call letters to become an all-sports station, KIEV grabbed them.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

I'm so used to seeing moonbat mobiles on the streets of California, that this is an extremely rare sight around these parts.

Pleased to be of service! ;^)

PROUD to stand and drive in support of our TROOPS!

[hsalaw]

Thanks much for the great photos and report. And in Los Angeles. . . ? I used to live on Los Feliz Blvd. near Griffith Park, and thought I was the only conservative in a 50-mile range.

[M Kehoe]

Bttt.

5.56mm

[SierraWasp]

I strongly agree with AuntB!!! Thank you for the pictorial and I like the title of this thread, too!!! (cause there's too many "Reds" runnin CA already that need to be run off!!!)

[doug from upland]

Wonderful patriotic thread.

[Teacher317]

Love the car...

[TonyRo76]

What a great gathering! Looks like y'all had fun. Thanks for the photos :)