PICTURES! Orange County Young Republicans "Support Our Troops" rally at South Coast Plaza (2/8/03)

"Support Our Troops Rally - 8 February 2003" at www.amazing.com ^ | February 9, 2003 | RonDog, daviddennis, FIT-AIM-ACT and the Orange County Young Republicans

[RonDog]

From the after-action report posted by daviddennis on www.amazing.com:

Support Our Troops Rally - 8 February 2003

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It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, time to once again counter the leftists and support our fine military forces in their upcoming liberation of Iraq.

Our group of about 100 charming, chanting people was united in the cause, and morale was sky-high. Support from the public was excellent, with almost constant honking from the cars. A few big trucks joined in with their mighty blasts, an impressive sound indeed!

Ron was there with his Saddam mask and toy missiles which he enjoyed flaunting. I think we need to get someone to dress up as a weapons inspector to follow him around!

Homeless activist Ted Hayes was there as well. It might seem strange to have a homeless activist at a Republican rally, but it was clear that he was with us all the way.

Ted is a very interesting person. He brings a welcome breath of fresh air into the homeless debate by actually doing something about it on a personal level instead of waiting for our creaky old political institutions to help him. He has created a dome village as an alternative living environment for the homeless. I'm not sure how it works, and the web page, sadly, is not much help. But I like the overall idea very much even if I don't quite get the details yet.

Most of the signs were designed by the Young Republicans on a central theme. Unfortunately, I didn't see as much creativity in sign design as I've seen in previous events. Particular thanks must go, then, to the fellow who invented the "Saddam is a Smoking Gun" sign. Great work, guy!

All in all, it was an impressive event. There was total harmony, with complete silence from the left. Perhaps they were off in a more supportive venue...

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[RonDog]

See also the pre-FReep thread:

CA Young Republicans: "Support America/Support Our Troops" Rally at noon - SATURDAY (2/8/03)
Orange County [CA] Young Republicans ^ | February 3, 2003 | Jennifer Kerns, Vice President, External Affairs, OCYR
Posted on 02/04/2003 9:30 PM PST by RonDog

Orange County Young Republicans
P.O. Box 11081
Newport Beach, CA 92658
www.ocyr.org

NEWS RELEASE - For immediate use

Contact: Jennifer Kerns
Vice President, External Affairs
949/679-7559
E-mail: External-VP@ocyr.org

CROWD RALLIES AT FIRST KNOWN
"SUPPORT AMERICA/SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" RALLY

Weekend rally such a success, crowd asks for encore;
Second rally set for this Saturday (2/8/03)

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[DoughtyOne]

Way to go guys.

[Steel Wolf]

Californian expatriate bump! Good luck!

[RonDog]

Ted Hayes, FIT-AIM-ACT and the Young Republicans will hold our NEXT pro-USA rally at the L.A. Marathon:

FIT-AIM-ACT's "March Against TERRORISM" at the L.A. Marathon
(March 2, 2003)
www.FITAIMACT.org ^ | January 20, 2003 | Ted Hayes (with FIT-AIM-ACT)
Posted on 01/20/2003 9:58 PM PST by RonDog

Activist Ted Hayes and Justiceville/Homeless USA are inviting Americans of every religion, ethnicity, race, and background to join the March Against Terrorismsm. Our primary goals are: 1) to give all Americans an opportunity to show their outrage against terrorism, 2) to advocate the liberation of people and Homeless people abroad, and 3) to actively support our military through FIT-AIM-ACT...

Please make plans NOW to be there!!!

[Blue Scourge]

Ha, keep up the good work, California will be free again one day.

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[rintense]

I am SO proud of all of you!!!! God bless you all.

[cake_crumb]

The "Saddam IS a Smoking Gun" sign was quite good. But as someone who gets a particular kisk out of adding UN other interesting words, such as "UNexpert" and "UNintellectual", I'd like to nominate the "UNnecessary" sign for at least an honorable mention.

Great work, thank you Young Republicans, and thank you patriotic FReepers!

BUMP!!

[TontoKowalski]

After the Great Election Theft Attempt of 2000, Fred Barnes said that one of the interesting things that happened along that rocky path was the advent of conservatives hitting the streets in protest, or in support, of the candidates. Now we know that Freepers were personally freeping long before 2000, but I think he was referring to widespread nation-wide taking-to-the-streets.

He predicted that conservative activism would be a growing phenomenon, and reading this wonderful after-action report and others like it, I can see that he was right.

Still, it takes a leader, and, though I don't personally know you, I'm proud of you for stepping up to the plate, and I thank you for sharing your story.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET


"IS it SAFE?" = HILLARY on Armed Services Committee


http://www.TheAlamoFILM.com/forum/viewtopic/php?t=629


NEVER FORGET

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

All in all, it was an impressive event. There was total harmony, with complete silence from the left.

Great report! Ron, did you bring this event together? 100 Young Republicans with signs...in public...that is so cool.

Thank you!

Forwarding this thread to other Young Republican groups in Florida.

[HangFire]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Will do my best to make the next one... Keep up the great work RD!

[DoughtyOne]

No it's not. The Clintons continue to have a pipeline to top secret information that foreign powers would be willing to pay top dollar for. Hillary makes no bones about the fact she prefers socialism. She is a threat to national security.

[cake_crumb]

I don't know if I have the right man, but I BELIEVE Ted Hayes was interviewed on Fox News early on in GW's presidency. He pointed out that the numbers of homeless people do not diminish during Democrat presidencies : the media just doesn't REPORT on the homeless when there's a Democrat in the Oval Office. Only when we have a Republican president does the left or the media bother with the homeless.

For examples, he used all those exposés during Reagan's presidency, contrasted by the notable lack of media attention while Bubba reigned, though there were just as many homeless, then contrasted the Bubba years to the news reports about the homeless immediately following GW's inauguration.

[Lady Jag]

Republicans are so much happier and better looking than Democrats we should get out more often.

[abner]

FANTASTIC!!!!!!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Wish I could make this events!

Looks like a great time was had by all!

[daviddennis]

You are right - UNnecessary was a great sign, too, as was Free Iraq (held by the same family as UNnecessary). Very nice people; I should have mentioned them.

D

[Mo1]

EXCELLENT!!! .. Great Job in supporting our Troops

God Bless You All

[Capitalism2003]

Wow..wish I could have been there. It's nice to see people my age who aren't Berkley hippie freaks...you all ROCK!!!