Posted on 06/04/2009 7:25:39 PM PDT by DCBryan1
Crowd rallies in support of troops where soldiers shot
Posted on 04 June 2009
By Rob Moritz
Arkansas News Bureau
LITTLE ROCK — Dozens of people rallied in support of U.S. military personnel Thursday outside a recruiting center where two soldiers were gunned down this week.
Pvt. William Long died and another soldier, Pvt. Quinton I. Ezeagwula, was wounded in the attack Monday at the Army-Navy Career Center in west Little Rock. Police arrested Abdulhakim Muhammad, 23, who has pleaded innocent in the shooting.
Muhammad, born Carlos Bledsoe, converted to Islam as a teen-ager and legally changed his name in 2006.
“This soldier has given his life in battle. He was ambushed in a cowardly act by a terrorist,” state Rep. Ed Garner, R-Maumelle, told a crowd of about 50 people. “We need to let soldiers know that when they put on the uniform for our country and our freedom, we support them.”
Ed Hairston of Benton said he attended the rally in support of America.
“These soldiers were for America,” Hairston said. “The life was taken so tragically. It’s a senseless crime.”
A makeshift memorial of several bouquets of flowers was erected in front the recruiting center. A half-dozen or so uniformed servicemen at the facility Thursday stood at attention as the crowd sang the national anthem and recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
Some attending the rally stood near Rodney Parham Road and held signs — “Does the Jihad love us yet Obama?” among them — critical of President Obama’s overtures to Muslims worldwide.
Passersby honked in support of the rally.
Jim Porter, former commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10483 in Hot Springs Village, said he was disappointed that just 50 people attended.
“This was a disasterous, disgraceful act,” he said about the shooting. “This parking lot should be packed.”
Though none of the speakers made inflammatory remarks about Islam, a Muslim woman who was driving by and noticed the signs stopped during the rally.
Faten Abdeljaber confronted those holding signs near the roadway and said she was upset because she felt Islam was being slandered and labeled a terrorist religion.
“Islam is peace,” said Abdeljaber, dressed in a black berka, traditional public attire for Muslim females. “Do you see me holding a sign saying Christianity is terrorism?”
The woman and several of the people attending the rally argued over her presence there and whether her religion should be equated with terrorism.
Eric Hairston of Benton, who saw the woman from a distance, said he didn’t think she should be there and that she needed to show respect to the soldiers.
Hairston’s father, Ed, told his son the woman had a right to voice her opinion.
“If she doesn’t have the right to speak, we’ve gone too far,” he said.
let me guess, I bet she was a white liberal convert, probably from the hieghts
sir, it was a good thing I back out of going, I would’ve said something much worse to that fat kalb than you did. She would’ve gotten right up my bad side.
Ah... some good tactics there
provocation to rage, eliciting a response that reveals the truth.
There is a Latin phrase, and I’ll butcher it, but “in vino, veritas” - the truth comes out under the influence of alcohol.
Have to change that to “in furorem, veritas”.
(And if I used the wrong version, I’m not a Latin expert...)
Why is it that people think that the phrase “anti-semite” ceases to mean what it actually means when they point out that Arabs are “semitic” as well?
Pedantry.
“submission” is too mild of a term.
The better term is
subjugation.
sub·ju·gate (sbj-gt)
tr.v. sub·ju·gat·ed, sub·ju·gat·ing, sub·ju·gates
1. To bring under control; conquer. See Synonyms at defeat.
2. To make subservient; enslave.
In other words, those who are conquered, defeated, and violently brought into enslavement, are “at peace”.
Not yet. But then again, I don't see Christians gunning down soldiers yelling "God is great" while they do it.
Yeah...son of African Immigrant (non-muslim)....good kid, great athlete, and
HE WENT HOME LAST NIGHT!
YEAH! Get well private, and may you receive the Purple Heart!
Any media report on you or just crickets?
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I was interviewed after the rally participants had disbanded to go downtown to the “traveling Liberty Bell” at American Legion Post #1.
However, I have not yet seen a writeup in this morning’s paper, only a picture of myself waving my 3’ x 5’ American flag.
Others were taking pictures and may have reports, but nonetheless, it was an honor and an inspiration to be there with other patriotic Americans...especially the older vets from WW2 forward.
YES! KENNY (Pulaskibush) said he was going to be editing the video all night and will post video and picture links soon. YOU UP YET KENNY!?The moonbat mooselimb "Faten" gave some great quotes and Kenny took alot of pictures.
My job was to help organize and to antagonize Obama supporters ;)
I hope they print my picture and sign and I'll send it to the bang list.
I certainly hope they tag you as “Henry Bowman, Missouri”. That would be great.
It would also be great if everyone at the next Tea Party identified themselves as “Henry/Henrietta Bowman from Missouri”.
I wish I could think so quickly.
But hey, if I’m on a list already, what’s one more, right?
BTTT
This is so classic.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KAREN E. SEGRAVE
Mark Wakeling waves an American flag during a memorial and rally Thursday at the Army Navy Career Center at 9112 N. Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BENJAMIN KRAIN
Outside American Legion Post 1 in Little Rock, Fran Marshall, whose son was killed in Iraq, touches a replica of the Liberty Bell during a memorial ceremony Thursday for two soldiers shot this week in Little Rock. David Hall (right) of Fort Worth is keeper of the traveling bell.
BTTT for updates. Thank you all for supporting our men in uniform!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2263727/posts?page=38
Leni
Kudo's to Drewsdad and OB1kNOb for the idea for the sign.
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