Smaller Group Sees Inaction as a Greater Danger (Patriots Rally For America III)

The Washington Post ^ | Sunday, January 19, 2003 | Carol Morello

[LiberalBuster]

>>One of our chants was, "Your Red Roots are Showing." The
>>commies scowled at that one, hehe.

ANSWER is indeed a Commie organization. But, there are others (e.g. military veterans and conservatives) who do not support a pre-emptive war. They are neither traitors nor commies.

This broadbrush approach to labeling people is not only pointless, but it's ineffective. Maybe even worse. It lets the left invoke charges of McCarthyism, as right-wingers once again label anyone who disagrees with them as "Red."

[FreeTheHostages]

"This broadbrush approach to labeling people is not only pointless, but it's ineffective" I disagree with both points. First of all, I agree that there is a principled opposition to this war. One of our DC Chapter Freepers is sitting this out because he's opposed to the war. But second of all, ANSWER *is* communist. We're not making this up! Christopher Hitchens wrote a long piece shaming the mainstream media for ignoring this point. It's not "pointless" to point this out. You can't understand the CSPAN broadcast of their rally and their speakers if you don't understand who their parent organization is. They get involved in all these "hard left" issues -- such as freeing a convicted cop-killer -- that have nothing to do with Iraq. They implore from the microphone for a socialist revolution. No one has called everyone who opposes the war a traitor -- that would be an innaccurate slur against us to suggest we did so. We don't accuse everyone who marches of being a communist, but we remind the lemming liberals that follow under the Communist flag that they march under flags of violence. They know it and they're embarrassed about it. Hence, it's not "ineffective." Liberals who don't appreciate who ANSWER is may well think twice about marching with them again. Jewish people who note their anti-Semitic stands have in fact said they're not going to march with this organization again. The only reason ANSWER has been able to organize such big rallies is because people are keeping who they are a secret. But the secret's getting out. In fact, if you go to DU, there's a lot of hemming and hawing about whether people should go to ANSWER marches because, well, they're communists. Also, check out this this site. I think it's highly effective in persuading well-meaning fuzzy-thinking liberals to avoid ANSWER. By the way, I appreciate your comment. I'm not one of those who believe that people who actually attend Freeps have more say in what's said at them. That may de facto happen. But I know our signs have the FR URL posted prominently on them and I'll listen to anyone here. I just think in this case that you're wrong in thinking we should be silent on this point. ANSWER is avowedly, verifiably anti-American. So when the mainstream press says that the anti-war protests weren't, we surely surely should be pointing out that, well, the organizers ARE anti-American.

[Taxman]

My "mock hippie" necklace?

This heah's WAH!

ROFL!

[Taxman]

They were very loud, very profane and very obnoxious Anti-American Traitors. And, they smella bad!

What else do you need to know?

Oh, I forgot. They are very evil.

[Mudboy Slim]

"one of the organizers"

Which one of the organizers mistook John Armour fer Bob Dornan?!

MUD

[Mudboy Slim]

"she was standing at the table on the side, handing out press packages and handouts."

Sounds like FTH...hey FTH, you tellin' stories that ain't true again?! Thought I broke ya of that...MUD

BTW...I still haven't heard the explanation why Bob Dornan didn't show, but FTH knew he wasn't there yet...LOL!!

[FreeTheHostages]

Mudboy, I think I was confused. Rabidone, not trying to trick you -- just I speak too fast or whatever. But yup I was handing out press packages. Sorry if I confused you to. Welcome to my world!

[Mudboy Slim]

"Welcome to my world!"

A confusing one it is...LOL!!

FReegards...MUD

BTW...rabidone, did you see me standing in between Dubyuh and Cheney?! I was trickin' you, that wasn't really them.

[FreeTheHostages]

"BTW...rabidone, did you see me standing in between Dubyuh and Cheney?! I was trickin' you, that wasn't really them."

That's not EVEN funny!

[MudPuppy]

Hey the George in this article is my husband :)
We all had a fantastic time. My kids got quite an education and enjoyed telling everyone at school what they did on Saturday.
Many of their teachers were enthusiastic - some not. My daughter can peg her "liberal/democrat" teachers pretty quickly these days. She delights in telling them about her point of view & protest activities.

I FReep so I can pass on the word to my family :) We all stay informed.