Posted on 08/13/2009 7:00:15 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Okay, folks, time is closing in. We have just a week left on our negotiated booking price of $116 per night at the Sheraton National Hotel. We still have about 70 rooms available at this discounted price. After Aug 21, the contract price is no longer available and you'll have to book at full price.
Click here to take advantage of our discounted room rate today!
Remember, you must reserve your room with the hotel before Aug 21 to get this great rate so please book your room today or as soon as you can.
If you are planning on attending the 9/12 March on Washington, please book your room now even if you can't attend our convention.
If you are planning on attending our Free Republic National Convention and have not ordered your tickets yet, please do so as soon as you can.
We've had some complaints that the price is too high for a lot of people and I'd hate that to be a reason for you not to attend, so we will work with you. If you are a student or a junior or a senior or on a fixed income or in the military or between jobs or have children you need to bring with you or need to buy a quantity of tickets for a family or a group, please freepmail me and we will work out a discount or a payment schedule so you can fit it into your budget. But for heaven's sakes, please don't let the cost cause you to miss this historic event.
Also, if you are not a registered FReeper, but you are a conservative and would like to attend our event, please go ahead and order your tickets and or book your room and then email me at jimrob@psnw.com to let us know you're coming.
Click here to order your convention tickets today!
Thank you very much!
See you in DC!!
Jim, how many people are registered so far?
Kick Ass!!!
Question: as a Frookie (Freeper rookie... no?), I was wondering if I’d be able to attend or is this strictly a veteran sortof get together.
I don’t know how many are coming. No one does. But here’s the latest update from the sponsors:
The March on Washington - Update
Posted by bstein80 • August 11th, 2009 • Printer-friendly
We’ve received a lot of emails and phone calls from you about updates on the 9-12 March on Washington. Many of you are wondering where we stand, 30 days out from the historic event. I wanted to take a few minutes tonight to update you.
Every day I talk to someone new who is chartering a bus or booking a flight to come to DC on 9-12. The energy is high, the momentum is growing and the day is getting closer. We are trying to keep track of registrations for the March, but we know that many more people will simply come without registering. That is fine, but we do need to get an estimate of the expected crowd for logistics purposes.
As one wise conservative sage, Morton Blackwell, always says, “You should underpromise and overachieve.” That is what we are trying to accomplish by not giving the media any crowd estimates that they can use against us. We want to surprise them and shock the nation by the massive turnout that we expect on 9-12. I can only ask you to trust our judgment in this, and promise you that we will have a huge turnout.
We are in meetings every couple of days, locking down more logistics for the three day event, booking speakers, managing our volunteer list, marketing the event, doing interviews and raising money. These things are taking up a lot of our time, and we know that if we all work hard, it will pay off big time on 9-12. What we really need from all of you is the following: help calling talk radio stations; posting comments on blogs; alerting the local media to cover the event; helping us raise money to pay for the expensive equipment and supplies; and recruiting as many people in your neighborhood to come with you to DC.
If all the people reading this blog post help us by doing these things, we are guaranteed a successful event. The potential for this event is huge, and it is up to every one of us to commit to recruiting as many people as we can to come.
Finally, be sure to check our agenda page for updates on training sessions, grassroots lobbying, press conferences and the March details. This will be the most up-to-date source for breaking news about the March. Other sites are helping spread the word, but they may have incomplete or incorrect information. Be sure to let them know if something changes on this site.
We have a lot planned for the 3-day March on Washington, and we are excited to work with you for the next month to ensure its success. We have worked hard all year to take a stand for liberty, and we have made an impact in the debates in Congress. But now we must come together in the spirit of previous marches on Washington, and unite for one day, in one place, to display our power as a movement. We have the potential to be the kind of historic movement that makes a long-lasting impact on our country. Namely, we the people have the power to stop the movement toward socialism taking place in our country. We have the power to stand up and defend our Constitution from the politicians and their political hacks and machines. And we have the power to defeat big government and its enablers, and save our country from those that wish to fundamentally alter it.
Ask yourself, what would Thomas Jefferson do in these times? What would Samuel Adams or Thomas Paine do? Please join us in working harder than ever the next month to focus on one event that will shock the nation, and make enough noise that our voices echo into the ages. Together, we can do this. See you in September.
All conservatives are welcome. Hope to see you there!
This will be the event of the year!
Please remember when booking your room at the Sheraton that you say you are with the FRee Republic group!
Like Jim said, our group rate will not be available after August 21st so book as soon as you can.
The Sheraton will be were the action is! And to be among FReepers is the best part!
Wow! I talk it up everyday...I’m praying for a huge turnout. I’m telling you, Jim, that if we don’t get at least a million people, we get what we deserve....but I am hopeful because people are HOPPING MAD!
Ping. Please post here if you are planning on attending our Free Republic National Tea Party Convention or March on Washington!
I’d love to see a million people there!
We will be in Washington on 9/12 as part of our vacation...good planning;-)
I’m sure yall have all this covered, but it would be great to mobilize freepers in the DC area to plaster flyers around the mall downtown and in popular spots in Northern VA and Southern MD. Thats what the anti-war folks did for their rallies to help their local turnouts. I’m talking starbucks, supermarkets, community centers, universities, veterans organizations, and more. Because times are tough we’re going to have to rely on big turnouts from the local populace. Is there a flyer we can print out?
later
I plan to be there—have bought my tickets and reserved the hotel rooms. Have had to change partners, though. Hubby Paul can’t get away; am bringing sister-in-law Paula in his stead.
Getting more excited every day!
Mari
I am there! Got room, got ticket, got airplane!
Has Rush mentioned it? I hope he does...I was there at Dan’s bake sale...people will show up en masse if he talks about it.
bump
Jim, when do you guys leave on the Tea Party Express?!?!?!?
I know Freepers will not want to miss the chance to meet you.
NO, newbies, class of 98, us 9/11 Freepers, everyone is invited to come!!!
We love new blood at FR even if you’ve got to go through the hazing process for a bit.
Hell, I still get called a newbie from time to time and I’ve been on here 8 years!
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