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A Gathering of Eagles - These Colors Don't Run, Pro Troop Rally Live Thread
3/17/06

Posted on 03/17/2007 9:12:15 AM PDT by mdittmar


Post pics,news,speeches on the Gathering of Eagles - These Colors Don't Run, Pro Troop Rally


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KEYWORDS: americanlegion; eagles; freerepublic; gathering; gatheringofeagles; godblessourtroops; militarypurpleheart; moveamericaforward; opinfinitefreep; patriotguard; pgr; protestwarrior; rollingthunder; veterans; vetsforvictory
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To: CyberAnt
Can anybody give me a fairly accurate count of both sides.

I walked all around both areas, and I'd say 3,000 GOE supporters and maybe 3,500 moonbats. It was pretty close.

961 posted on 03/17/2007 3:25:40 PM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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To: RedEyeJack

"they had to pass thru the "hard faced old men" who showed the same fighting spirit they had as young men in that now distant Asian War"

THAT remark brought goose bumps....!!!

[USN 1967-70, 2500 miles distant, but THERE in spirit]


962 posted on 03/17/2007 3:26:00 PM PDT by JB in Whitefish
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To: NautiNurse


An unidentified war supporter sticks her tongue out at anti-war protesters as they pass in the
March on the Pentagon in Washington, March 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES)



I'm sure y'all were just wounded deeply by that. LOL!

963 posted on 03/17/2007 3:29:24 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: potlatch

A wonderful picture potlatch! And I "get it". Very appropriate for today.


964 posted on 03/17/2007 3:29:36 PM PDT by daybreakcoming
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To: Interesting Times
This is what the AP is saying:

Police no longer give official estimates but said privately that perhaps 10,000 to 20,000 anti-war demonstrators marched, with a smaller but still sizable number of counterprotesters also out in force. An hour into the three-hour Pentagon rally, with the temperature near freezing, protesters had peeled away to a point where fewer than 1,000 were left.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070317/ap_on_re_us/iraq_protest

965 posted on 03/17/2007 3:30:02 PM PDT by Abby4116
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To: Abby4116

That's way high, unless there was another group of leftists someplace that I didn't see.


966 posted on 03/17/2007 3:34:11 PM PDT by Interesting Times (ABCNNBCBS -- yesterday's news.)
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To: Yankee

LOL! I think she's more Hillary's type.


967 posted on 03/17/2007 3:34:29 PM PDT by Sue Perkick (...what I was born to do, don't have to think it through.....)
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To: Txsleuth

The first Saturday morning Brian was gone and she took over - I couldn't stand it. I've never watched it since.


968 posted on 03/17/2007 3:36:14 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Drive-By Media: Fake news, fake documents, fake polls)
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To: mdittmar

It was great seeing the large turnout that we had on our side. The left was bewildered.

BTW, from what I have heard, most of the protesters didn't have the fortitude to stay at their rally at the Pentagon. It was too cold for them.


969 posted on 03/17/2007 3:36:23 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: mystery-ak

Hi mystery!! I am sooooo excited and happy to see how many wonderful people were at the GOE to show support for our troops and our country!! God bless those patriots, Kristinn, JustaNobody, Tsltakoma and all the other Freepers who represent us so well.

And, finally, some fair coverage from one outlet....Fox did a decent job of showing our side...which was easily recognized by all the BEAUTIFUL American flags!


970 posted on 03/17/2007 3:37:44 PM PDT by 4integrity
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To: GoldwaterChick

I think that St. Patricks Day and Mother Nature teamed up against the lefties.


971 posted on 03/17/2007 3:39:49 PM PDT by Thunder90
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To: Interesting Times
That's way high, unless there was another group of leftists someplace that I didn't see.

Perhaps that is just the way the writer WISHED it to be perceived by the readers who weren't there.

972 posted on 03/17/2007 3:40:13 PM PDT by Abby4116
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To: mystery-ak
I had to work today. Otherwize I would have been at the Ft. Lewis Gathering of Eagles with my cousin who traveled across state to join them. He is a Viet Nam Vet with a Purple Heart. He lost his leg below the knee after a battle of 10 operations trying to save it.

My cousin recently called Senator Patty (Obama Momma) Murray's office to get help for his son-in-law, just back from Iraq. To his surprise, the man answering the phone said, "I'm not going to sit here and listen to your $hit!" When there are political points to be made against the Bush Administration, our U.S. Senator for Washington State turns into a Moonbat screaming that our wounded veterans are not being given proper medical care. And, the press becomes a megaphone for the moonbat screams but ignores the cry of millions who only want to live free of tyranny. They not only ignore those crys but also the crys of Americans throughout this nation that are fed up with the lies of the Left. The press does not deserve the First Admendment rights they abuse like a wife abuser that beats his wife.

973 posted on 03/17/2007 3:40:56 PM PDT by jonrick46
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To: mdittmar

God bless you all! Thank you from me and my family.


974 posted on 03/17/2007 3:42:31 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: nicotinefiend

Congratulations!


975 posted on 03/17/2007 3:43:56 PM PDT by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: RedEyeJack

Awesome post. God bless you!


976 posted on 03/17/2007 3:45:03 PM PDT by Humidston
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To: WVNan
The fastest way for us is to go to I-76 and catch the turnpike in Ohio.

It's weird, but it saves about a half hour from going on I-70.

We've gone both ways and tested it.

That being said, we would be thrilled to go through W Va and pick you up. And I MEAN that!

Our problem this time was that we had a very short window because of Mr Ohio's work and church obligations (i.e my JOB!), and that window filled up with snow in PA. :)

977 posted on 03/17/2007 3:46:09 PM PDT by ohioWfan (PRAY for our President and our troops!!)
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Police and barricades separate war supporters (bottom) from anti-war protesters (top) as they gather for the the
March on the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES)



In this photo taken with a video camera, Virginia state police block the entrance to the Pentagon during a protest
against the war in Iraq near the Pentagon Saturday, March 17, 2007 in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

978 posted on 03/17/2007 3:46:27 PM PDT by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: XR7

>Since the MSM seem to have in place a general media blackout of the Gathering of Eagles, anyone out there gonna keep us posted....?<

I am sure CBN will cover it. Tune in.


979 posted on 03/17/2007 3:47:10 PM PDT by Paperdoll ( Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: mdittmar

God bless all those that were able to attend. I can take comfort in that one of the flags there was the one I donated at the Phoenix rally. Wish I could have been there.


980 posted on 03/17/2007 3:47:13 PM PDT by DejaJude
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