Posted on 08/10/2005 10:00:34 AM PDT by cirque23
WHAT IS THIS EVENT ABOUT?
DEFENDTHEWHITEHOUSE.ORG
is sponsoring a rally this September 24th for people who are passionate in their support for economic and political liberty and love for our republic.
Extreme views from the Left have seized a level of regard in the national discussion unequal to the merits of their contributions and blind to the disaster of their past prescriptions.
These organizations plan to "surround" the White House this September 24. Their statements will reflect the same anti-Bush and anti-Iraq War views expressed by DNC Chair Howard Dean and Senator Dick Durbin. As hateful and recklessly counter-factual much of that rhetoric is, honest patriots may share in at least the substance of the criticisms directed at President Bush's administration.
The people behind the initiative to "Surround the White House", however, address their criticism in broad swipes aimed at the foundations of ours and really any free society; opposition to free elections as mere "bourgeoisie democracy", nihilism towards the rule of law, obscure and anti-historical rhetoric attacking our nation's wealth while defending the tyranny socialism brought to much of the world in the 20th century, broad opposition to "militarism" and war dishonestly yet shamelessly juxtaposed with boosterism of guerilla warfare and the fringe ideologues who practice it and, yes, support for the "resistance" currently murdering Iraqi civilians and security personnel as well as U.S. troops.
The totality of the message offered by these groups is unambiguous; when they attack Bush as the "face" of "racism, imperialism and murder", they are attacking us as the beast's flesh and blood.
Our September 24th event will provide patriotic Americans an opportunity to rally with others in our nation's capitol to stand by the consent we confer to our nation under it's constitution, our hope and support for young and emerging democracies and our frustration with the hate and disunity promoted by the extreme Left.
If you share many of these same concerns we hope you will join us in Washington DC this September 24th. Specific details will be forthcoming. In the meantime we invite you to sign up for our mailing list.
WHO ARE WE? As of now, this event remains a joint initiative launched by the Chicago and Coastal New Jersey chapters of Protest Warrior. The organizers may be contacted through this website.
We are currently seeking the participation of organizations and individuals who share our concerns.
HOW CAN I HELP? The most important thing you can do is to plan to join us in Washington DC on September 24th. Further details will be forthcoming. In the meantime visit our Get Involved page where you can sign up for our email dispatch, plan your stay and transportation or purchase a teeshirt to help us allay our organizational costs.
IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR CITIZENS TO "DEFEND" GOVENMENT INSTITUTIONS AGAINST OTHER CITIZENS' PROTESTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR EXTREMITY? Asolutely. We are citizens of a free country whos government derives its powers from the people. The principals and convictions that lead us to select one candidate or another during an election season precede and persist beyond the election day ritual regardless of the election's outcome. Persistant vigilance is anticipated of groups whos voice has been heard and rejected by the majority. But assent or support of a government policy carries no less an obligation. Because we selected it, we have responsibility, in addition to our right, to stand by it and to defend it.
The assumption that rote opposition to one's government is the only legitimate basis for a citizen to act politically is the product of the lurid myths of a community of permanent dissenters. Their dissent from U.S. policy is so permanent because their rejection of U.S. institutions is so absolute. Many seek revolution, others seek a new constitution. Whether the tactics they support in the aim of transforming the United States away from what it is into something resembling their values are violent or peacefull, past and contemporary examples abound of why their's is the wrong course; Arafat's Palestine, Casto's Cuba, Vietnam.
"Extreme views from the Left have seized a level of regard in the national discussion unequal to the merits of their contributions and blind to the disaster of their past prescriptions. "
Brilliant.
Good date for Bush to plan a foreign trip of some kind.
Collection of fools ping.
We all know that the reason these leftists are ticked is because they're frustrated that they can't win elections. It has nothing to do with policies or issues. We know that if Bill Clinton had waged war on Saddam, and the situation we have in Iraq were the same, these lefties would be supportive of his policies...they'd even probably taunt the "low casualty" rates compared with past US military conflicts. So, basically, these people are frauds, cry-babies, and ignoramouses. This said, good luck to the counter protests.
It's nice that PW will show up. The DC Chapter will be there.
I wanted to go to the Mall that day but to the Book Festival that Mrs. Bush is hosting. I was going to stay away because of the protest. Will need to rethink my position.
As sauropod said, we'll be there to counter the leftists on Sept 24.
As a background matter, it appears that Cindy Sheehan was a mildly anti-war anti-Bush person before her son's tragic death in combat. Code Pinkos and other leftists have exploited her grief to turn her into a full scale Bush-hater and war protestor. The Pinkos, as part of their latest activities, are at Walter Reed every Friday night to likewise try to "turn" war-wounded troops and their family members and then exploit them for the left's twisted propaganda purposes.
There have been sixteen FReeps of the Pinkos at Walter Reed so far. Amazingly, considering that the DC area is a liberal bastion filled with hardcore radical left-wing activists, FReepers have outnumbered them for ten straight weeks now.
Below are links to threads from the latest and two of the earlier FReeps in the series and in which we had direct interactions with National Chief Pinko Medea Benjamin and/or DC Chief Pinko Gael Murphy. The photos are hyperlinked. Clicking on them pulls up a larger version.
If you're in the DC area, please join us this Friday night, per details on the first thread referenced below.
4-Corner FReep of Code Pink's Quagmire at Walter Reed, Aug 5 (Heavy graphics, Join us Aug 12!)
DC Chapter ^ | August 8, 2005 | BillF
Posted on 08/08/2005 8:31:33 PM PDT by BillF
For the tenth week in a row, FReepers from the DC Chapter and beyond have outnumbered Code Pinkos at their weekly obscene anti-war blood dance outside Walter Reed Army Medical Center. In the liberal bastion of Washington, DC, a city filled with left wing activists and where about 90 percent of the people voted against George Bush, Code Pink cannot muster enough people to achieve the desired fraud and deceit at their Walter Reed protest.
Do you think that the Pinkos are sickos to have an anti-war demonstration at a hospital holding war-wounded? Then please help us by showing up next Friday night per details below. Stand up against the Pinkos who've endorsed the Iraqi resistance (see here and here), given money to the other side in Fallujah, and called our troops "killers." Then, the Pinkos demonstrate at the hospital and pretend that they support our troops.
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Albion Wilde, kristinn, Jimmy Valentine's brother, Nina0113, beandog, BufordP, Jack Deth,
and AlwaysFree around one of tgslTakoma's Mother-of-all-banners (MOAB).CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THAT THREAD.
FReepers vs. Code Pink at Walter Reed, July 8 (Heavy graphics, Join us July 15!)
DC Chapter ^ | July 12, 2005 | BillF
Posted on 07/12/2005 3:08:44 PM PDT by BillF
On the heels of an historic rout of the Code Pinkos on July 1, FReepers continued to frustrate the hate-filled Pinkos and their evil scheme as police ordered a stunned and distraught DC Chief Pinko, Gael Murphy, back to her side. FReepers of the DC Chapter and FReepers from elsewhere achieved the decisive victory on Friday night, July 8.
This was the 13th FReep of the unlucky Code Pinkos as FReepers hinder the Pinkos' evil scheme: to fake friendship with soldiers in hopes of finding one or more who, vulnerable in their wounded state, can be manipulated into joining the anti-war movement and breaking faith with their fellow troops. Many of the most severely wounded troops from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are taken to Walter Reed for continued treatment and rehabilitation. The Pinkos other goal is too demoralize those wounded troops.
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Back of Nina0113 as she tells Gael Murphy off, tgslTakoma in the middle
background.[snip]
CLICK TO HEAR SOUND FILE (OR RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE AND LISTEN LATER) (76 sec, 826 K): This starts with Murphy accusing us of being filled with hate. (Laughable. She is so filled with hatred of us that she has to come over to get in our faces, but we try to keep away from her.) At one stage, she tells me to "shut up." (Right, not too much hate there.) I argued that we supported the troops, but the only troops they support are the "Iraqi resistance, the terrorists." bmwcyle is also in the sound file.
CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THAT THREAD.
FReepers vs. Code Pink at Walter Reed (round IV w/ Medea & Murphy coming to our side)
DC Chapter ^ | May 7, 2005 | BillF
Posted on 05/06/2005 12:36:47 AM PDT by BillF
For the forth time in just over 4 weeks, DC Chapter FReepers conducted a FReep of Code Pink's anti-war protest at the gate of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where many of the most severely wounded troops from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are taken for continued treatment and rehabilitation. The FReep of the leftists' obscene blood dance was on the Friday night, April 29.
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Code Pink co-founder Gael Murphy and Code Pink chief founder Medea Benjamin separately came over to talk to us, each for at least twenty minutes. Below are sound bites, WAV files that you can click on to hear or right click and save for later listening.
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*SOUND FILE (64 sec, 481 K): Benjamin discusses Afghanistan and infiltration with BillF, BufordP, and Always Free. After Buford mentions Muslim FBI translators who refuse to blow the whistle on fellow Muslims, Medea says that maybe our country is infiltrated. "You're an infiltrator in this country, too," is what I said to Medea.
SOUND FILE (74 sec, 690 K): Benjamin tries to explain the contradiction between her alleged friendship with military members and the Code Pink view of our military as "killers."
SOUND FILE (28 sec, 310 K): kristinn applauds no terrorist attacks in the U.S. after Sept 11, but Benjamin decries an increase around the world. BillF says the increase is caused by her friends.
*SOUND FILE (100 sec, 1.1 M): Benjamin talks about working with ANSWER. She describes ANSWER as Stalinists who are "nasty, angry."
*SOUND FILE (50 sec, 1.1 M): Benjamin says that neither of our respective sides is as bad as the other says, but kristinn disagrees with respect to them not being as bad as we think they are. BufordP corrects Medea when she accidentally lets the flag touch the ground. Medea says "I like you guys. I love your Mother of All Banners."
SOUND FILE (55 sec, 592 K): Benjamin won't back Hillary in '08, but she says that she normally backs a candidate who finishes in third place or below.
*SOUND FILE (46 sec, 506 K): Benjamin explains her choice of "Medea" as a first name. She claims that Medea really did not kill her children.
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FYI - for organizational pruposes, this is also the day of the National Book Festival and as it takes places in roughly the same spot, things could get messy. Also, both Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney are scheduled to be there so security may be super-duper tight.
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