DALLAS RALLY A SUCCESS (PHOTOS)

Texas Freepers ^ | 3/22/03 | SerpentDove; Ms. AntiFeminazi

[SerpentDove]

The Dallas Pro-America Rally was a success, despite a substantial amount of rain and chilly temperatures.

The Associated Press estimated approximately 3,000 in attendance, which was commendable considering the inclement weather.

For photos, scroll down.

FReepers confirmed in attendance were: Clinger (Charles Lingerfelt, the rally’s organizer), SerpentDove (me- the photographer), Ms. AntiFeminazi, who helped Clinger tremendously in pulling this together, LurkerNoMore! RonH, PetroniDE, MeeknMing, Conservative, littlebit (rally organizer), cowgirlcutie, erkyl, Slyfox, Strela, Concerned, Swake, Stultis, Houmatt, ANTI-LEFT, "Tony" Aguilar (rally organizer), HHFi, Ben Chad, TaqueriaFanatic, eBay Artist, and Shooter 2.5.

Any other FReepers who attended, please respond.

Ms. AntiFeminazi:

Okay, I know there are lots of complaints about the sound system, but the only way to guarantee one in rainy conditions like today would be to buy it myself. lol. We had a powerful sound system planned. The guy with the platform and speakers showed up, but the guy with the electronic components chickened out because of the rain. He was afraid of ruining his equipment. We would have let them set up on the porch, but he couldn't be convinced.

The media that I know of there with cameras and reporters were:
ABC
NBC
CBS
CNN
FOX
The Associated Press
Univision
WB33 (Warner Bros.)
KRLD AM 1080
KLIF AM 570
WBAP AM 820

ALL of our scheduled speakers showed up, including the congressmen and few other elected officials, and all did a fine job of speaking, even if they were a bit hard to hear over the PRO-AMERICA honks from passerbys and responding yells from the crowd! :)

FReepers to the left of me, FReepers to the right.

L to R: Strela, Ron H, Tony Aguilar, Stultis, Houmatt, SerpentDove, Ms. AntiFeminazi, MeeknMing, PetroniDE

PetroniDE has already informed me that he is going to publicly accuse, in this very thread me of giving lousy directions to the rally.
You must not listen to him. Between me and you, he is a *very* confused man. He's from H-O-U-S-T-O-N.

(Now that's what I call a "pre-emptive strike.")

;-)

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These Cub Scouts were actually passersby who did not aprticipate in the rally.
I (SerpentDove) was holding a large flag on an 8-foot pole, when the boys saw the flag flying from across the street.
Spontaneously, they all jumped up on the little cement cylinders, put their hands over their hearts, and started saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
It was really something. I had to run over for a photo. I said "Okay, boys, the Pledge of Allegiance!"
Then I snapped this picture.

This is a shot of the hippy-dippy peacnik protestors.
No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Do not adjust your monitor. There are only two of them.
I think later in the rally, the number skyrocketed to seven. Maybe it was six.
I was never good with numbers.

This is a little Kurdish girl.
There were very many Kurdish citizens in attendance, who were all exrtemely passionate
and extremely vocal about ousting Saddam Hussein. Many carried photos of the atrocities committed by the Iraqi regime.
The emotion they expressed was palpable.

Elm Street. The JFK Memorial is in the background.

Kurdish citizens.

These are the peace protestors again. I mean, protestor. Maybe the other one went for a bite to eat.
Thankfully the barricades were there to keep the huge, bloodthirsty mobs of peacniks from attacking us.

ASSORTED RALLY PHOTOS:

I had to censor that one for the kiddies.

FReeper Strela

Charles Lingerfelt, rally coordinator.

President Bush and two of his friends made a surprise appearance. Oh, and I'm diggin' that poster.

Kurdish children take the platform.

I like this guy. His shirt says, "God Bless Harry Truman."
I asked him about it, and he said, "Harry Truman saved my life. I was about to be sent into Japan when he dropped the bomb and ended the war."
Come to think of it, he saved MY life, and I wasn't even born yet.

U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, Tx.
His father is former FBI Director William Sessions.

One of the most moving things in the whole rally was the constant honking of horns in support of
our responsibilities in Iraq. The noise was incessant, the cheers were breathtaking.
There must be about eleven peaceniks back there now. Okay, so I lied.
I told you I was never good with numbers.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I, too, enjoyed our meeting and conversation. I look forward to more meetings in the future.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

So many umbrellas! These troops were prepared!

Raindrops keep falling on my head (hehe, now that silly song will be stuck in your head)

More media trucks

The crowd backs up to the JFK Memorial

More (better) pics to come...

[Humidston]

Most Excellent job, guys!! Happy bump!

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

SerpentDove's pic is VERY popular

Let's Roll! This guy said they were going to do a sign that said "these colors don't run", but he thinks considering the rain, they picked the better sign. lol.

A very wet MAF with Bush and filet mignon ;)

More pics to come after I clean my cache lol...

[Hila]

Thank you, finally, a rally report with more than three photos!

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

I expected complaints by now for too many pics! lol. On my slow dialup, this thread is a pain to load. Okay, here are more since you seem to be enjoying them :)

Registered's unclew looked really great on that giant poster

Marine recruits speak to the rally crowd. This young man is in high school and will be joining the service upon graduation

The Houston FR Chapter banner looked great as a backdrop and was a crowdpleaser

One more post then I'm done... Promise.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

MeeknMing!

strela,"Tony" Aguilar,Houmatt,Stultis,SerpentDove,MAF,MeeknMing,PetroniDE
Thank you Houston Chapter

A very tired, wet, cold bunch of freepers!
from back left to right: Houmatt, Jerry, Ron H.
Middle row: SerpentDove, PetroniDE, Terry's friend, Terry, MAF, Stultis
Front: friend of SerpentDove

Okay, I'm all done now. Really. :)

[radu]

What a great rally!! Love the pics!
The Boy Scouts were wonderful. Young men raised properly to respect the Flag.

The fella with the President Bush mask and heads on a platter is a hit! That pic has me LMAO!! I love it!

Way to go Dallas!

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for all the pics ! I love them.

It was SO nice to meet you Saturday. I enjoyed the afternoon. Yesterday was such a beautiful day. It was in the mid-70s and clear. Too bad we couldn't have traded Saturday's and Sunday's weather, but I wouldn't trade it for anything and I'd go again in the rain !

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks. It was a great day ! . . .

[maclogo]

Hey Serpentdove, Looks like you had a great rally! I saw it on both FOX and ABC's early evening news Saturday night. Good coverage - gave you guys an appropriate amount of time. Congrats on the success! GO USA!!

[eBay Artist]

OHMYGOSH! You took a picture of me and my hubby! We're the ones under the red and white umbrella. I've got my back (pseudo-blonde hair) to the camera and Mr. eBay Artist (Chris) is in the tan jacket, jeans and ballcap! Great pix!

To add 2 more items, The Dallas Morning News said only 500 attended (that is SO wrong).

And the transit police asked us all about the rally as we headed down on the train. He wanted to know if there were going to be marching bands! It was standing room only on the DART train to get down there.

[SerpentDove]

>>Front: friend of SerpentDove <<

Let me clarify: that's my SISTER'S BOYFRIEND!!!

LOL

[SerpentDove]

You took some great shots. I only have about 275 more I could post.

I pared them down to, I think, 30.

[eBay Artist]

Texas IS bigger than france!

[Michaelman]

The rally in Dallas was a great success. I was amazed to see all of the kurds there.

My girlfriend and I stayed till the end, when the last 5 or 6 of the anti-war protesters left.

All in all, it was a great and remarkable experience.

I plan on going to the next rally, whenever it might be.

[eBay Artist]

Here you go, Hubby. You're the one under our red & white umbrella:

I think the Dallas Morning News failed to count the people UNDER the trees. They only counted the ones standing on the curb.

I was surprised to see chairs in the early setup photos. After the rally started, there were so many people there, you couldn't see any chairs at all.

[Michaelman]

Btw, I posted this thread on a extremely liberal talkboard. I got them frothing at the mouth over the pics of the Kurds waving the American flag.

[Porterville]

Feeds the soul; thanks for the bread.

[SerpentDove]

Bless ya, buddy!

:-)