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Protest at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia over Clinton's Gestapo Tactics to Snatch Elian!!!

Activism/Chapters Miscellaneous Keywords: ELIAN, CUBAN AMERICANS
Source: Self
Author: Self
Posted on 04/22/2000 15:45:52 PDT by TAdams8591

About 25 to 30 people were there. ED from NJ and his son Mike, three members of our organization (one with their five children), The Philadelphia Campaign For Constitutional Justice were present besides Don and myself. The rest were Cuban Americans, mostly elderly. All were very lovely people, nicely dressed, polite, humble and PEACEFUL. All were most upset aobut Elian several were so upset they couldn't speak about it!!!

We met in front of the LIBERTY BELL, a setting we thought most appropriate for this occasion. No sooner had the group gathered, than a nonCuban male who claimed he was from Miami, approached, complaining he just left the protest scene in Miami and made unkind statements to and about the Cuban Americans!!

Another man stopped to argue the issue of father's rights. We replied this was a FREEDOM issue and then discussed the deplorable economic and human rights conditions in Cuba!!!

We held our signs and chanted, "Free Elian Now!" Ed and his son had posters including the pictures of the American gestapo snatching Elian with American flags attached. I had a sign that read ELIAN, CLINTON'S EASTER SACRIFICE. Don's sign read, LIBERTY FOR ELIAN, JUSTICE FOR CASTRO, CLINTON AND RENO, another of my signs stated, CLINTON SNATCHED GOD'S MIRACLE, another said, JANET RENO GUILTY OF CHILD ABUSE and the last -- LIBERTY FOR ELIAN!!! We did much talking among ourselves. The local news media from all three stations covered the protest as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer who took a picture of Ed and his son which will probably in the paper tomorrow!!!

Mr. Cosme Rodriguez president of the Cuban Community Center, helped to organize the protest!! As a result of our efforts, he recommended me for a panel tomorrow about the Elian matter to be aired locally on a program called Sunday Live on Channel 6 abc affiliate in Philadelphia from 8 to 9 O' clock tomorrow morning and arrangemnts were made!!! I am to be a guest on the program!!!

The protest lasted for two hours though Ed from NJ and his son were there two hours early and protested for four hours. It was for an impromtu protest, pretty successful!!!


Though it will do nothing to help Elian, we loudly broadcasted our dissent!!! Clinton should be held accountable for what he has done!!!

1 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:45:52 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591, Ed_in_NJ, Mmmike

Impeach Clinton again!

Great job today gang! This day isn't over by a long shot.

2 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:53:33 PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: TAdams8591

Congratulations Terry, they couldn't have picked a better person. You'll dumbfound them with your knowledge of the situation.

3 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:54:55 PDT by McGavin999
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To: TAdams8591



LIFE IN THE
DEMOCRAT'S
"NEW WORLD ORDER"

WILL YOU BE
NEXT ?

4 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:55:00 PDT by Deep_6
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To: TAdams8591

Congratulations on a successful day, and thanks for the update. I was with you in spirit.

"Come with me to the White House Egg Roll" (Janet "Waco" Reno)

5 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:58:16 PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Teri and Deep_6

Well done, again!!!!! HOOORAAYYY!!!! Great decisions on your signs!

Deep_6 - could you also find the photo of the child incinerated by Reno at Waco? I want that with the Elian gun to the head sign!

6 Posted on 04/22/2000 15:58:39 PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

We need the picture with the little boy in the Warsaw Ghetto with his hands up.

7 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:01:21 PDT by dfwgator
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To: TAdams8591

Just saw FR's own Doctor Raoul in his devil costume protesting at the gate to Andrews on Castro News Network. He was waving his sign with great vigor! Freepers are EVERYWHERE! Great job, all!

8 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:01:38 PDT by who knows what evil?
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To: TAdams8591

Hi Tracey,

Glad you were able to Freep in Philly today! About 8 or so intrepid patriots including at least 3 Freepers, a couple of lurkers and some soon to be Freepers did the same at the federal building in Pittsburgh. Things started at noon, two of us stayed til 3.

witchypooy was acosted on the way to the Freep by a senior couple and a couple of others on the trolley. Other than that things went pretty well. LOTS of people including a motorcycle cop honked, waved and gave us the thumbs up!

Only one group of young kids in a car stopped, shouted something that we couldn't understand, and then drove away like the cowards they are.

Fox 53 sent a cameraman and we will be on the ten o'clock news. I had my digital camera and will be posting the pix and a full report later tonight.

I guess I should have sent this Freep mail but I thought someone else might be interested.

prisoner6

9 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:08:13 PDT by prisoner6 (b_carnes@hotmail.com)
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To: Deep_6

Good comparison. I was planning on doing the same thing. I was going to search for that top photo and you saved me the trouble.

10 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:11:54 PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: TAdams8591

Thanks for being there for us, Teri.

11 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:13:42 PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: TAdams8591 / prisoner6

GO PENNSYLVANIA FREEPERS!!!

12 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:13:51 PDT by Bonaparte
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To: who knows what evil?

My wife was as startled as I've ever seen her when I said "That's Dr. Raoul" as the local TV news showed devil-costumed figure at Andrews AFB protest holding sign saying "I sold my soul to Bill Clinton". She did a doubletake and said "What?". I'm afraid she wasn't reassured when I said "I know that guy."

13 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:16:57 PDT by Steve Schulin
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To: prisoner6

Glad to see your report of the 'burgh protest. Wish I could have left Wheeling to join you. (that Fox 53 videographer may have been my brother - I'll have to find out). Good work.

14 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:26:22 PDT by mountaineer
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To: TAdams8591

This must spread and intensify!

15 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:29:26 PDT by TomPayne1776
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To: TAdams8591

Bless you for your efforts.

16 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:30:18 PDT by Shropster
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To: Fred Mertz

Considering that I first found out about the grab at about 7:15, was at the Liberty Bell (with two pretty-nifty-if-I-do-say-so-myself posters) with mmmike at 11:45, walked the line until 3:15 and brought home the hamburger and buns at 6:15, I'd say I had a productive eleven hours (have been goofing off for the last hour!).

Mmmike and I arrived and started walking right where most of the visitors were in line -- in about 15 minutes the Park guys spotted us and (very nicely) moved us to the "Free Speech" area - still lots of traffic there, so no big deal. We did a twosome for about two hours, with posters that read "Happy Easter in America, Elian!!" with the gun-in-the-face photo under it on one side, and "Klintons Evil Nazis - Criminals, Cowards" and another grab photo on the other side.

Lots of agreers and just one turkey (the same group that Teri mentions above, who came back three times -- the guy must have thought he was "Father of the Year" for insisting the fathers claim took precedence over everything else).

I had not gotten Teri's messages about the other group arriving at 2, so we were most pleasantly surprised when they showed up, with media!! Since there were so many other larger protests around the country we probably won't get any but local notice, but rest assured that patriotism, respect for the law and love of truth and our Constitution were well represented today at the Liberty Bell!

17 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:31:10 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: TAdams8591

Great job, you do us proud!

Did you have "FreeRepublic.com" on any signs? It's a great way to promote Freedom's Website!

We are from Free Republic, and WE ARE EVERYWHERE!!

18 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:33:42 PDT by Travis McGee
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To: DeSoto, mare, AAPatriot,William Wallace, JulieRNR21, Freedom'sWorthIt, Born in a Rage,Migjagger, bvw

FYI!!!

19 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:38:00 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Ed_in_NJ + Mmmike

Outstanding job! Like I said, this day isn't over yet.

If possible, Happy Easter!

20 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:38:24 PDT by Fred Mertz
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To: mountaineer

Glad to see your report of the 'burgh protest. Wish I could have left Wheeling to join you. (that Fox 53 videographer may have been my brother - I'll have to find out). Good work.

Thanks for the support! Although it was cold and misirable, I think we all felt like we had done something for the country and for freedom. One of the things that made it worthwhile for me was the comment from a man passing by. He was obviously an immigrant and didn't speak English very well, but he looked at our signs and said "Good words man, good words."

I can't remember exactly what witchypooy's sign said but mine read "Freedom 1776-2000: do NOT RIP!" on one side above a 8x10 picture of Elian and the marshall with the gun. On the other side was "Truth and Freedom at www.freerepublic.com"

People in cars and buses definately could read the signs because many waved.

I think we'll be having more protests at the federal building, not just over the Elian issue, but the criminal Clinton administration as well, so I'll keep you posted.

If you have'nt already you might want to check out the chatroom at www.warroom.com. It's Jim Quinn's site and the chat runs 24/7. It's where I met witchypooy and was a factor in getting at least a couple of people to the rally.

prisoner6

21 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:40:52 PDT by prisoner6 (b_carnes@hotmail.com)
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To: Cutexx, Republic, Cyber Liberty, M. Thatcher, GretchenEE, Fintan,MsLady,GeronL,GilesB, MikeA, GEC

FYI

22 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:41:34 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591

Clinton must be IMPEACHED AGAIN and REMOVED!!!

23 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:45:22 PDT by AAPATRIOT
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To: prisoner6

Good going, prisoner!!! We FREEPERS really got around today!!! Thank you for the enjoyable report. Sounds like you had a great day and a successful FREEP!!!

24 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:45:57 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Travis McGee

Thanks Travis!!!

25 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:48:11 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591

Local news reports that protestors massing in Tampa (Dale Mabry & Columbus).
Signs of "HONK if you're mad!" has raised the noise level to new heights in South Tampa.
This is going to be an interesting night....

26 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:48:23 PDT by Dubh_Ghlase
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To: Fred Mertz

Fred, what are you expecting? Do you know something? What should we expect?

27 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:48:53 PDT by blam
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To: TAdams8591

THANK YOU for standing up and showing yourself strong on behalf of freedom and justice and innocent children. Thank you to the others, also, who were there.

several were so upset they couldn't speak about it!!!

This is exactly how I feel - like I've been gut-punched and am doubled over. There are no words, but what I can cry out from a place where only groans can arise, unto God.

28 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:52:35 PDT by GretchenEE
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To: Travis McGee

I spent some time with a reporter from the Phila. Inquirer explaining what FR is all about -- hopefully this will make print tomorrow. Also mentioned it to anyone who was rational/interested -- some asked where I had gotten the photos, and of course they were the ones I had printed out from this mornings threads!

29 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:54:19 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: TAdams8591

Excellent work!!!!! I sure wish I could have been with you guys today. And I sure wish I could see you on tv tomorrow :(

This is so upsetting to me. I was angry and just in a rage and then I saw Donato speaking this morning about what happened and he started to cry. I burst into tears, something I don't do very often. What this administration has done not only to this little boy but, to the nation, is nothing short of thuggery. In any other era of our nations history, he would have been tried for treason. I just hope our congress don't just jabber and how awful this and how awful that is, I just want them to do SOMETHING.

30 Posted on 04/22/2000 16:55:37 PDT by MsLady
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To: TAdams8591

Excellent work!!!!! I sure wish I could have been with you guys today. And I sure wish I could see you on tv tomorrow :(

This is so upsetting to me. I was angry and just in a rage and then I saw Donato speaking this morning about what happened and he started to cry. I burst into tears, something I don't do very often. What this administration has done not only to this little boy but, to the nation, is nothing short of thuggery. In any other era of our nations history, he would have been tried for treason. I just hope our congress don't just jabber and how awful this and how awful that is, I just want them to do SOMETHING.

31 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:02:47 PDT by MsLady
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To: MsLady

Sorry about the double post :( sheesh

32 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:04:26 PDT by MsLady
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To: dfwgator


"...We need the picture with the little boy in the Warsaw Ghetto with his hands up...."

Done! How's this:

LIFE IN THE
DEMOCRAT'S
"NEW WORLD ORDER"




WILL YOU BE
NEXT ?

33 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:07:43 PDT by Deep_6
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To: Deep_6

Good work, many people have been looking for
that photo combination.

34 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:12:34 PDT by dredhawk (redhawk@theramp.net)
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To: TAdams8591

As always, good work Terry. Don't minimize the impact. The more protests, the better. And they ARE noticed.

35 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:19:22 PDT by Czar (FedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: Deep_6 & all

Thank you deep six. That photo combination brings tears to my eyes!!! I am grateful you put it on this thread.

Did anyone find that photo of Juan and Elian when it was originally posted on this site???

36 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:20:09 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Ed_in_NJ

Great work, and thanks for carrying Freedom's Flag!

37 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:21:17 PDT by Travis McGee
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To: Ed_in_NJ, TAdams8591

Ed, thank you for being there.

In God's Name, we have got to get organized. Someone has to restrain the criminal in the White House and his military.

It is one thing for Clinton and Reno to oppress people personally. IT IS ENTIRELY ANOTHER MATTER WHEN THEY HAVE THE MILITARY DOING THEIR DIRTY WORK. THIS IS SERIOUS BEYOND ALL DESCRIPTION.

Suggestions?

38 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:28:22 PDT by GretchenEE
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To: Deep_6

I was wondering who would post those two pictures side by the side. Thanks. Powerful stuff.

39 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:46:03 PDT by randita
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To: randita

Excuse me--those three pictures side by side. Repost early and often. BTW, where did you find those pictures? I went looking on the web, but had no luck.

40 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:48:44 PDT by randita
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To: GretchenEE

Theoretically, we ARE organized for this -- but when both the Executive and Legislative branches are corrupt, we can legally overcome it only via election. Here's hoping we have one of them soon.

41 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:52:41 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: Czar

Thanks Czar!!!

42 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:52:57 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Ed_in_NJ

It was great to have you with us there today, ED!!!

43 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:55:08 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591

The federal building in Westwood(LA,CA--OJ old home) has about 200-300 protesters also objecting to Klinton/Gore/Reno.

44 Posted on 04/22/2000 17:58:00 PDT by Mark
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To: TAdams8591

Good seeing you and Don again, T! Please let me know what the media "does with us!"

45 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:02:06 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: Mark

Excellent!!!

46 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:02:53 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: Ed_in_NJ

WE were already on channel 6!!!

47 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:04:09 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: MsLady

Wish you could have been there too, Ms. Lady!! This is such a tragedy and I think it will take me quite awhile to get over it!!!

48 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:06:59 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591

The Tyranny Response Team salutes you! Everybody keep marching. Bring friends. Freepers are everywhere.

49 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:09:13 PDT by M1991 (smittyhc@aol.com)
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To: RonC, Daivid, chestnut, BobbyK, b4its2late, WillaJohns, ALOHA RONNIE, AmericanInTokyo,kattracks,

FYI

50 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:10:35 PDT by TAdams8591
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To: TAdams8591

Really?? I was trying to watch four channels at once, so missed it! Did they get it right? Paint us as nutcases? Details please? Thanks!

51 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:16:23 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: TAdams8591

It was traumatic for me as well. I can't even imagine what this would do to a little boy or what it did to that loving family that cared and loved him so.

52 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:17:09 PDT by MsLady
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To: TAdams8591, Ed in NJ, prisoner6, All Who Protested Today

Way to Go FREEPERS - WE ARE EVERYWHERE!

53 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:20:42 PDT by Angelwood
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To: Angelwood

Right on, Angelwood -- good for you, too!!

We were active in DC, Philly and Pittsburgh, today -- as more people visit DC and learn how good it feels to FReep, I'm sure this will grow!

54 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:29:40 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: TAdams8591 + all FReepers who took to the streets

Love it, love it, LOOOOOVE IT!!!

Thank you.

55 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:30:06 PDT by AnnaZ
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To: Mark

The federal building in Westwood(LA,CA--OJ old home) has about 200-300 protesters...

Dang! And I missed it! Please bump me next time. It's my protest spot of choice!

56 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:31:56 PDT by AnnaZ
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To: randita


"BTW, where did you find those pictures? "

Right-click on the picture and look at "properties",
you'll find the URL for each, that way. And by 
"backing up" into the URL (deleting the end segments),
you can work your way into the actual site that
carries the picture.

ie:
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/gifs/46199.gif
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/gifs
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu

57 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:32:46 PDT by Deep_6
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To: TAdams8591

Though it will do nothing to help Elian

  Maybe, just maybe it will.

I'm still too sickened to speak. I'll be back.

58 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:39:31 PDT by Fintan
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To: TAdams8591

...Excellent Work there Liberty Bell-Philadelphia in 'Saving Little ELIAN.' ...Please see...www.newsmax.com...Forum 'News/Current Events' multiple Articles on Little ELIAN and all our futures. ...ALOHA RONNIE...

59 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:55:23 PDT by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: TAdams8591

Thank you everyone for doing this. Our country is in serious trouble. I don't know what to do.

60 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:59:01 PDT by WillaJohns
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To: AAPATRIOT

janet was going to pee her pants if she didn't bag that kid for castro.

61 Posted on 04/22/2000 18:59:40 PDT by ken21
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To: AAPATRIOT

Clinton and Reno should be spending next Easter in Cuba.

62 Posted on 04/22/2000 19:07:18 PDT by eccentric (ecentric@odsgc.net)
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To: TAdams8591

...also...just like during the entire Impeachment Process in the Congress...the New York Times Forums were taken down Thursday morning and is still down! In other words just as soon as HILLARY and BILL decided to send the GUNS in on THE KID OF MIAMI 48 hours ago...down went the N.Y. Times Internet Forum..."CUBA and CUSTODY"...which was a very active Communication link between us here and a wide audience. So these two Friends of CASTRO...who sent the TANKS in on THE KIDS OF WACO and then sent the BOMBS in on THE KIDS OF KOSOVO...went right on and sent the GUNS in on THE KID OF MIAMI.

63 Posted on 04/22/2000 19:08:49 PDT by ALOHA RONNIE
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To: TAdams8591

Thanks Teri, We could not ask for anyone better to speak from the heart better than you, tell te gang from Philly they did us proud this day.

Regardless of the jack-booted thugs we've read the book, we know how it ends.

Lu 24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their
faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the
living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake
unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the
hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise
again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things
unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the
mother of James, and other women that were with them,
which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they
believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and
stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by
themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that
which was come to pass.

64 Posted on 04/22/2000 19:20:38 PDT by BobbyK
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To: GretchenEE

"IT IS ENTIRELY ANOTHER MATTER WHEN THEY HAVE THE MILITARY DOING THEIR DIRTY WORK."

Please do not mistake the INS agents for the military. This raid was conducted by INS agents using military tactics, but NOT by the military. Maybe there isn't much difference today, but still there is some difference. I believe that the ATF, INS, all the other federal armed agencies is the "standing army" that the founding fathers were so concerned about. These agencies should have never been given law enforcement authority.

65 Posted on 04/22/2000 19:33:59 PDT by AFMobster
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To: TAdams8591

Teri-that is VERY EXCITING! GOOD FOR YOU! Fill us in and GOD BLESS YOU WITH JUST THE RIGHT WORDS !!! God Speed, Ter, I will be thinking about you !

66 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:09:32 PDT by Republic
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To: TAdams8591

Thank you all for leaving the comfort of home to make a public statement of outrage.

67 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:13:35 PDT by Impeach the Boy
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To: TAdams8591

You are a true Patriot! And the Liberty Bell was a most appropriate place. I feel as if I am in mourning for Elian's loss of Freedom.

I am also in mourning for America where we see the tactics of Nazi Germany.
I feel like I am still in shock over what has happened to America!

68 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:15:17 PDT by JulieRNR21
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To: TAdams8591

Oh, how awesome for you! I, too, participated in a peaceful protest in Westwood, Los Angeles. There were several hundred people there--all nicely dressed and polite. The police gave us thumbs up. I help up a poster-sized photograph of Elian with gun pointed at him (a la "Norma Rae") with the caption, HELP!! Many drivers-by honked in support. We were interviewed by the media. Tomorrow we protest again at 1:00 P.M.

Gosh, I'm wired--I have been up since 2:45 A.M. Mig --

69 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:29:14 PDT by Migjagger
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To: Registered

Can you put up a graphic so that on the left it says:

Clinton for Gun Control

and on the right, the picture of the Elian being threatened with the machine gun?

70 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:49:19 PDT by GretchenEE
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To: eccentric

....Clinton and Reno should be spending next Easter in Cuba. No, in Lavernwoorth.

71 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:51:41 PDT by micha
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To: AFMobster

do not mistake the INS agents for the military. This raid was conducted by INS agents using military tactics, but NOT by the military. ... there is some difference. I believe that the ATF, INS, all the other federal armed agencies is the "standing army" that the founding fathers were so concerned about. These agencies should have never been given law enforcement authority.

An excellent point and thank you. I don't have the TV out any more, and my information on this has been gleaned (stress: gleaned) on the Internet, so this fact escaped me. I was thinking, however, of Ruby Ridge and Waco and not seeing ANY difference in the use of government agents' force.

You are exactly right, these agencies should NEVER have been given law enforcement authority. So, it looks like the next step for me is to find out which committees in Congress oversee the out of control INS and start writing letters. As if anyone there will listen.

72 Posted on 04/22/2000 20:54:20 PDT by GretchenEE
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To: TAdams8591

Teri--great job. I'm proud of you and the NJ Freepers who made a statement today. God bless you!

73 Posted on 04/22/2000 21:11:24 PDT by exit82 (backtoLittleRockNOW!)
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To: GretchenEE

74 Posted on 04/22/2000 21:35:13 PDT by Registered
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To: exit82

if it were legal, somebody should have long ago hacked the websites of CNN, ABC, CBS, ABC and replaced the Govt. Approved doctored (or shot in Cuba) "Happy Elian" photo, with the "Courageous Fisherman Protects the Terrorized Boy from Jackboots Swearing the "F" Word" Photo. If it were legal, of course.

75 Posted on 04/22/2000 22:09:55 PDT by AmericanInTokyo
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To: Registered

THANK YOU! You do excellent work. That is better than anything I could have imagined. Now I need to find someone with a color printer! This is the BEST.

76 Posted on 04/23/2000 00:25:38 PDT by GretchenEE
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To: all

FYI

77 Posted on 04/23/2000 03:54:04 PDT by Ed_in_NJ
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To: TAdams8591,Ed_in_NJ

Teri & Ed - thanks for the post and the good work. Hope you made the paper and I'm sure you did just great on the panel.

78 Posted on 04/23/2000 10:50:50 PDT by b4its2late
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To: TAdams8591

Great job! Congratulations!

79 Posted on 04/23/2000 11:44:05 PDT by chestnut
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To: GretchenEE

You are correct. We have to start by calling, e-mailing and faxing all our reps and telling them IMPEACH CLINTON - NOW! and making it clear to them that if they fail to do so they will not have our vote.

80 Posted on 04/23/2000 11:52:33 PDT by chestnut
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To: Ed_in_NJ

When the goverment breaks the law with impunity, there is no rule of law and there are no longer any laws to break.

81 Posted on 04/23/2000 11:55:57 PDT by chestnut
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To: AFMobster

Between INS, BATF, FBI, Secret Service, US Marshalls and others there are over 100,000 armed agents of the federal government - in addition to the armed forces. Whatever uniform those people wore they were thugs and you can see it in their faces.

WHERE'S ELIAN? WHY CAN NO ONE SEE HIM?

82 Posted on 04/23/2000 12:01:09 PDT by chestnut
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To: TAdams8591

BTW, here is a good protest poster slogan and chant theme for Freepping Clinton, Gore, Reno, etc.:

Free Elian!
Jail Clinton!

83 Posted on 04/23/2000 23:46:24 PDT by anymouse
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