http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/rally/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:59:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415564/posts Christmas Day evening at Walter Reed, Week 245, December 25, 2009 Wet, Icy and Standing Tall FRONT GATE NOTES Not just another Friday Night at Walter ReedAfter four and a half years of Friday night... “support the troops” rallies at Walter Reed, the DC Chapter of Free Republic, lurkers and friends, were way overdue for a Friday evening on Christmas Day (and next week on New Year’s Day). And so it was last night on a wet, icy dark evening. It was quiet with only one ambulance arriving, Very few cars or pedestrians going in or out of the front... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415564/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:59:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412668/posts The Lost City, The Lost Patrol and now the Lost Walter Reed Rallies. With the BIG 9/11Walter Reed Rally and the HUGH Tea Party 9/12 March closely following these two weeks at Walter Reed, the After Action Reports were lost. They have been recovered from our archives for your pleasure. WEEK 226, August 14 Patriots attending this week include Lurker Bill, BufordP, Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, GunsAreOK, Jimmy Valentines Brother, Sensei Ern, [Mrs] Trooprally and me. BELOW LEFT: BufordP before the banners and flags showed up, with cigar in hand listening to Mark Levin. Cindy_True_Supporter on her way to help. BELOW RIGHT:... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412668/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412412/posts This Saturday, to all those who have attended Olney’s Support the Troops Rally, YOU WERE OUT ON OLNEY’s CORNER “IN SPIRIT”. And those who have read the Olney AARs as we come up to our 4 Year Anniversary on January 2,2010, Thank You for your support. BELOW LEFT: Distant view of our red banner from Friday night thru Monday morning. BELOW RIGHT: Close up of banner, dah. That explanation is for any moonbats who are reading this AAR. BELOW LEFT: Saturday AM at the Olney Bunker. “Hey [Mrs] T - think we can make it up the hill?”. BELOW RIGHT:... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412412/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:35:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412015/posts Walter Reed, Week 244, 12/18/09 T’was the Friday Before Christmas Santa Arrives at Walter Reed FRONT GATE NOTES T’was the Friday Before Christmas and Santa joined the DC Chapter in Supporting the Troops and their Families.This past Friday night saw the beginning of what the lame stream media is now calling the great Blizzard of ’09. It began during our Support the Troops Friday night rally and ended early Sunday morning leaving 21 inches on the ground. But it didn’t scare the DC Chapter of Free Republic away from its 244th consecutive Friday night at the front gates of Walter... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412015/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:01:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410462/posts As shown in Weeks 203 & 204's AAR, we had the Navy flag up this Saturday. And it looks as good this AAR as in yesterday's AAR. BELOW: Our NEW Navy flag. Before the Air Force and Coasties complain, we would be more than pleased to put up your branch’s flag. Just FRmail me for our address. With the new traffic light configuration we’ll have more traffic poles to attach your flag to it. With our group mainly being associated with the Marines and Army, their flags got the prime space. We didn’t want to put your flags on the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410462/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410047/posts WEEK 202: NOV. 21,2009 The MAC is BACK, the iMacMan that is. iMacMan is someone I consider a “cold weather FReeper”. His retirement keeps him away from Olney during the warmer months. While iMacMan didn’t bring his cameras today, he takes some of the best pictures of our passing supporters that I know of. And then the edits he does are great. To those who know cameras, I do not, he sets his cameras on wide lens and then with one push of the button, gets 6 frames shot. BELOW: Several of iMacMan’s neat pictures. Did I forget to mention... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410047/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:35:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407750/posts Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is putting Capitol Hill on a "Code Red" alert Tuesday in an effort to stop the Senate's health care reform legislation. In a release from his office Monday, DeMint announced he will speak at what is being billed as an "emergency rally" coordinated by several groups, including the American Conservative Union and the Susan B. Anthony List. "The event has 'tea party' trimmings and plenty of muscle, including grass-roots support from six states," according to the GOP senator's Web site. Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407750/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:13:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405972/posts Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009 Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm Location: Washington, DC Lafayette Square across from White House (Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North) 10:30 AM YAF will counter protest the 9/11 "inside job" conspiracy theorists. They call it an anti-war rally, but the nuts and bolts are coming from the left coast for this!!! This just cam in last minute!!!! Contact: jordan@yaf.com or 202-596-7923 to join with YAF In Freedom, YAF Come protest the likes of: Scheduled Speakers Dennis Kucinich US Representative (D-Ohio) and former Presidential candidate, www.kucinich.house.gov Cynthia McKinney 2008 Green Party candidate for President, former six-term Democratic... Facebook http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405972/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:22:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404146/posts <p>Laura Ingraham supports this Rally so hope that is good enough for everyone. The Tea Parties are also on board.</p> High Noon Health Care http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404146/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:04:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404016/posts Nope, you did not miss Weeks 202 and 203. This Saturday’s Support the Troops Rally was so neat that I had to do it now. While our snowy Saturday morning is nothing compared to what the mid-west or northeast is getting, we were out there. Roll call of this week’s 7 patriots includes Legionnaires Halsey (Korea - USMC), Lurker Bill and Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, GunsAreOK, [Mrs] Trooprally and myself. Videos by [Mrs] T. Because of the weather conditions, and the construction removing the concrete walk where we put together our banners on wet days, we only put up the flags on... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404016/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 21:31:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403523/posts NEW YORK — A group of 9/11 families and their supporters are rallying in front of Manhattan's federal courthouse to protest the plan to put terrorism suspects on trial in New York. The protesters plan to gather in front of the lower Manhattan courthouse at noon. Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403523/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402445/posts Insiders Quietly Sold 82x More Stock Than They Bought Vincent Fernando |Dec. 7, 2009, 11:38 AM | 751 |4 Print Tags: Markets, Investing, Stock Market Insider selling has been massively outpacing insider buying, by 82x, according to FInviz data via Zero Hedge. ZH: In the most recent data set, $11.6 million in stock was purchased by insiders, while a whopping $957 million was sold. And somehow pundits are still spinning this mass orchestrated sell into the bid by those in the know as a bull market. Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402445/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:37:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402142/posts We converged on the House of Representatives in November with our Congressional House Calls – both in Washington, D.C. and their home districts – to let them know we don’t want this brand of health reform. We want reform that puts patients first. That bill passed by an extremely narrow margin, showing Congress is divided on this issue. Now the fight has turned to the Senate, and it’s down to the wire. We face hundreds of billions in escalating costs, new taxes, and government-forced health insurance backed by penalties of fines and jail time. We face the possibility of spending... Americans for Prosperity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402142/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 17:52:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401646/posts Just a head's up. The rally in held New York City yesterday against the Obama administration's deciosn to hold trials of terrorists being held in Guantanamo in the City near Ground Zero.The coverage lasts about 1h40m. C-SPAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401646/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:50:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401543/posts Police say more than 1,500 protesters, including first responders and families of September 11th victims, spoke out in Downtown Manhattan Saturday against the decision to try alleged terrorists in the city. The 9/11 Never Forget Coalition held the protest in Foley Square to express opposition to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to hold the trial in Manhattan Federal Court. 9/11 Victims' Families Protest City Terror Trials NY1 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401543/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401222/posts <p>Several hundred people rallied in the rain near Manhattan's federal courthouse complex to protest the plan to put major terrorism suspects on trial in New York.</p> <p>The demonstrators, including 9/11 families and their supporters, gathered in Foley Square, just blocks from the site of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. They say a New York trial could again make the city a terrorism target.</p> Associated Press & CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401222/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401101/posts NEW YORK — Several hundred people rallied in the rain near Manhattan's federal courthouse complex to protest the plan to put major terrorism suspects on trial in New York. Demonstrators included the actor Brian Dennehy and a number of people who lost friends and relatives in the 9/11 attacks. One person held up a sign calling Attorney General Eric Holder "disgraceful and despicable." Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401101/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 19:24:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400893/posts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bill Zeiser at bill.zeiser@gmail.com (516) 448-5489 Website: www.911neverforget.us SPEAKER LIST FOR THE 9/11 NEVER FORGET COALITION DECEMBER 5 RALLY When: Saturday, December 5th, 2009 12:00 noon; Where: Foley Square, New York City; Who: The 9/11 Never Forget Coalition, a diverse group of 9/11 victims, family members, first responders, active and reserve members of the military, veterans, and concerned Americans, is holding a major rally on December 5th to protest Attorney General Eric Holder’s plan to bring the 9/11 terrorist conspirators to trial in New York City. Confirmed speakers list: DAVID BEAMER David Beamer is the father... 911NeverForget.Us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400893/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 13:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401085/posts A group of 9/11 families and their supporters are rallying in front of Manhattan's federal courthouse to protest the plan to put terrorism suspects on trial in New York. The protesters plan to gather in front of the lower Manhattan courthouse at noon. They say a New York trial could again make the city a terrorism target, and that the five should instead face a military tribunal. Other victims of the 9/11 attacks disagree. Lorie Van Auken lost her husband at the World Trade Center. She says its fitting that the accused answer charges a short walk from ground zero.... CBS HDTV Philly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401085/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 18:57:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400988/posts Stars Express Support For Military Commissions, Support Reversing Holder’s Decision NEW YORK, DECEMBER 5, 2009 — Today, some of America’s most gifted actors and entertainers have signed a statement expressing outrage over Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four 9/11 co-conspirators in a civilian court in New York City... (See which stars have the courage to stand up in our nation's defense and read their statement after the jump.) 911NeverForget.Us http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2400988/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 16:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396462/posts An estimated 2,500 patriots protested against government-run health care and rampant socialism during a rally this afternoon at Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis. Bob McCarty Writes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396462/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396459/posts Walter Reed, Week 241, 11/27/09 Thanksgiving – Thanking Our Brave Soldiers The Friday After Thanksgiving FRONT GATE NOTES November 27, 2009, Thanksgiving, No Bus and Patriotism Friday night after Thanksgiving is normally quiet with light traffic. Tonight was no different. Very windy, making the hi 40’s seem like the lo 30’s. Even so, eleven of us were in place during the evening. The wind was so stiff that our banners would have blown away, leaving us with signs and hand held flags. The war doesn’t stop though and two big ambulances raced down Georgia Ave and into Walter Reed to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396459/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:57:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396195/posts FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CBS13) ― An unidentified military veteran was involved in a tense confrontation with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and the group Code Pink at a rally at Travis Air Force Base on Saturday, November 28, 2009. CBS A Saturday rally led by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan at Travis Air Force Base nearly ended in a brawl when a military veteran physically confronted the protesters. Anti-war group Code Pink demonstrated at the military base Saturday morning in the first of six planned protests against unmanned military drones currently in use in overseas war zones. Sheehan, a well-known anti-war activist... CBS13.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396195/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:40:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396034/posts Anchorage, AK --(AmmoLand.com)- You, the citizens of the great State of Alaska, are cordially invited to participate in A Rally of Patriots in support of our unalienable right to keep and bear arms as affirmed by our constitution! This rally will take place on Monday April 19th, 2010, statewide, in a city near you. The date April 19th has been chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the Revolutionary War Battles of Lexington and Concord. On this date, also, in Washington D.C., a million-person-plus participant march is scheduled to take place at the Washington Monument. Further information on the Washington... ammoland.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396034/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:33:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393826/posts One woman has not forgotten September 11th, 2001. Debra Burlingame, sister of Chic Burlingame, pilot of AA Flight 77 that was crashed into the Pentagon, wants the world to know she is not happy with President Obama’s and AG Eric Holder’s decision to try the 9-11 terrorists, including KSM, in Federal Court in New York. She’s has formed the 9-11 “Never Forget” coalition, and making arrangements for a nationwide protest on December 5th. The Coalition formed to fight the decision of President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to try the 9/11 co-conspirators in New York City’s federal court,... http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393826/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:17 GMT