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(Vanity)Spontaneous Freep of Leftists in the Peoples Republic of the Upper West Side draws crowd!
first hand account | 11/2/02 | me

Posted on 11/02/2002 11:12:07 AM PST by finnman69

I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in NYC. For those who are not familiar this is ground zero for leftists and hard core socialist style Rats.

Today I went up to the Fairway Market on Broadway and 74th Street to do some shopping. The store is very popular due to its fresh food, great selection, and gourmet items. The store spans 2/3 of the block so it has significant sidewalk traffic and draws great crowds like it did today. The sidewalks in front of the store often have tables set up out front usually soliciting money for animal shelters. This time of year however you see political displays, and they are not conservative or Republican.

Witholding my pride I walked past a prominent Carl McCall(Rat candidate for governor) table with posters , literature and three people manning it. All the staffers were white men and in their 50-s to 60's. To be complete in description, I am 6'1 blonde/scandinavian looking in my early 30's. Next to the McCall Rats was another Democrat with a big poster that said "No War in Iraq" and "protect rent control" on it. Rent control is big with these leftists as they pay $300 a month rents on apartments that would rent for $3000 a month at market rates.

The Wellstone FuneRally fired me up the other night so upon entering the store I immediately starting thinking about the comments I would use to disparage and demoralize these nitwits. The first idea to come to mind was asking how they could support the NY State Democratic party (Hillary & Chuckie voted yes on war)when they had a big No war on Iraq sign.

Shopping was hectic and by the time I left the store I was not in the mood to Freep them. In addition my son was asleep in his stroller, so I figured why bother him. Passing the McCall table I saw more of these bearded 50ish white men with glasses(they all look the same don't they), I was blocked by the busy street traffic from getting right up to them so I decided to walk on, a little down that I let the opportunity go unchallenged.

But then the Freep happened.

At the corner was another 50ish white man with a beard and glasses wearing a Green party button chanting "No War" loudly over and over.

I had had it.

I went right next to the Green and chanted "NUKE IRAQ!" several times. The look of suprise in the face of the greenie was priceless. Judging by his speaking style and demeanor I would say he has engaged in a lot of heavy drug use. First he yelled back "oh yeah nuke Iraq, nuke Iraq". Then he called me a "typical chickenhawk". By then I would say at least 10-15 people had stopped their shopping to stare and watch.

Then something amazing happened.

Another man, intelligent looking, white in his late 50's, looked a little Waspy wearing a baseball hat and barn jacket came right up to the Green and starting tearing into him. "Yes we should nuke Iraq! My son was killed on 9/11, it's because of assh*les like you that he is dead". Now there were more people watching, maybe 20-30, several smiling at the Green get belittled. The Green said to the man " m very sorry about your son", but the man who lost his son continued to call him an assh*le and say "I am so sick of people like you". At that point I added "because of people like you 3000 people died on 9/11".

At this point we both started to walk away down the street together but just before I left, there was a McCall supporter wearing a McCall button watching. As I left I turned to him and said "And McCall is going down by 20 pts!" The McCall white male 50ish supporter was stunned and said nothing.

The man who lost his son laughed when I made the Mccall dig. I wish I could have found a way to tell him about Freerepublic at the time that was appropriate. As we walked away the man continued to tell me how sick of antiwar leftists he was. I told him I agreed and that I felt sorry for the loss of his son.

This all happened an hour ago.


TOPICS: US: New York; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 911; freep; greenparty; iraq
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To: finnman69
Way to Freep in the Big Apple! Columbus Avenue bump, baby! V's wife.
21 posted on 11/02/2002 11:46:18 AM PST by ventana
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To: Yakboy
This has definitely inspired me to try more activism and get involved other than donating money.
22 posted on 11/02/2002 11:47:37 AM PST by finnman69
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To: LaBelleDameSansMerci
This kind of reporting was one of the most seductive things about FreeRepublic when I first lurked here.

Addictive, isn't it? V's wife.

23 posted on 11/02/2002 11:48:45 AM PST by ventana
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To: Unknown Freeper
Today the Fairway, tomorrow....

Citarlla, of course.


24 posted on 11/02/2002 11:49:30 AM PST by NativeNewYorker
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To: finnman69
I used to live across the street from Fairway in the old Beacon Hotel, above the Beacon Theater. Great neighborhood, if you can stand the commies.
25 posted on 11/02/2002 11:50:39 AM PST by NativeNewYorker
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To: finnman69
It would have been funny if you could have asked the McCall guy in front of the Green Guy "Does McCall support the war like Hillary and Chuck do?".
26 posted on 11/02/2002 11:52:53 AM PST by AppyPappy
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To: finnman69
Great job--from a ex-Upper West Side (8 years) New Yorker.

Oh. . . .how I miss Fairway Market.

27 posted on 11/02/2002 11:53:19 AM PST by Lady Eileen
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To: finnman69
Congratulations! Hope it was as much fun doing as it was reading about.
28 posted on 11/02/2002 11:53:42 AM PST by lonestar
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To: finnman69
Well Done Sir ! It is fun to express your feelings in public. Cheaper then Therapy ! LOL!!!!!
29 posted on 11/02/2002 11:58:08 AM PST by cmsgop
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To: finnman69
My husband and son are in the city today. That means there are 4 lone conservatives walking the isle of Manhattan.
Congrats.
30 posted on 11/02/2002 12:00:16 PM PST by CaptainK
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To: finnman69
I just got back from Fairway. I wish I had been there!

As I was walking out I was accosted by one of McCall's minions and my girlfriend and I jumped all over him. No wonder he didn't say anything back to me!

Nice to know someone else in Fairway (or Hellway as I like to call it) has a head on their shoulders!
31 posted on 11/02/2002 12:16:18 PM PST by max_rpf
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To: max_rpf
GOOD FOR YOU!

See what I mean about them looking all the same. And that brainwashed guy with the sign was too much.
32 posted on 11/02/2002 12:22:26 PM PST by finnman69
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To: finnman69
way to go finnman69!
33 posted on 11/02/2002 12:25:30 PM PST by oline
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To: finnman69
Kudos. We need more folks like you to just decide they've had enough and start to speak out in public!
34 posted on 11/02/2002 12:27:53 PM PST by Seeking the truth
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To: finnman69
CONGRATS FOR YOUR PLUCK, QUICK THINKING AND VIGOROUS STATEMENT OF SANITY AND TRUTH.

BLESSINGS,
35 posted on 11/02/2002 12:27:56 PM PST by Quix
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To: LaBelleDameSansMerci
If we stand up to Iraq NOW and not stick our head in sands like the Jimmy Carters and Greenies of the world, then we can avoid wider wars and "nukes".

Things like 9/11 happens when we fail to stand up to evil before it gets out of hand.
36 posted on 11/02/2002 12:32:40 PM PST by WOSG
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To: finnman69
You were blessed today when you helped the father. Thank you for sharing a beautiful story.

Another man, intelligent looking, white in his late 50's, looked a little Waspy wearing a baseball hat and barn jacket came right up to the Green and starting tearing into him. "Yes we should nuke Iraq! My son was killed on 9/11, it's because of assh*les like you that he is dead". Now there were more people watching, maybe 20-30, several smiling at the Green get belittled. The Green said to the man " m very sorry about your son", but the man who lost his son continued to call him an assh*le and say "I am so sick of people like you". At that point I added "because of people like you 3000 people died on 9/11".

At this point we both started to walk away down the street together but just before I left, there was a McCall supporter wearing a McCall button watching. As I left I turned to him and said "And McCall is going down by 20 pts!" The McCall white male 50ish supporter was stunned and said nothing.

The man who lost his son laughed when I made the Mccall dig. I wish I could have found a way to tell him about Freerepublic at the time that was appropriate. As we walked away the man continued to tell me how sick of antiwar leftists he was. I told him I agreed and that I felt sorry for the loss of his son.

37 posted on 11/02/2002 12:34:59 PM PST by GOPJ
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To: finnman69
Good for you. I lived all over the UWS in the 80s from 85th and West End to 104th/Riverside and Colombia Housing in Morningside Heights. It is indeed "Rat" central.

Job well done!

When I lived there, that pig Andrea Dworkin always had her tables set up at 72nd (or 79th)and Broadway sqawking about the objectification of womyn.....who'd want to objectify her?...lol
38 posted on 11/02/2002 12:56:13 PM PST by wardaddy
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To: finnman69
Woo hoo hoo! Good job! You done us down here by the WTC site good! :)
39 posted on 11/02/2002 12:57:33 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick
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To: finnman69
This Virginian appreciates your efforts!
40 posted on 11/02/2002 1:09:02 PM PST by jla
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