Posted on 06/11/2007 6:26:34 AM PDT by BillF
DC Chapter dusted off our old anti-Hillary signs, made some new ones, and FReeped the former Wicked Witch of the West Wing. This was at her Club 44 (she would be the 44th President) campaign event in Washington, DC on June 6, 2007 per this announcement.
Over four years ago, former First Lady and junior Senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton embarked on a tour promoting her Living History book. The book was about the great achievements (Midnight Basketball) and failures (healthcare, Waco, Whitewater, Elian?) of the Clinton administration, together with The Bill and Hill Soap Opera (Monica et al).
Shortly before the book tour started, DC Chapter co-leader Kristinn called on FReepers across the country to peaceably protest Hillary's book tour and "FReep her like a rented mule."
Numerous FReeps were conducted in the DC area and across the nation as she promoted her hardcover book and, the following year, the paperback version.
The mule (donkey?) is back for more FReeping as she promotes her presidential campaign. Watch for her low-flying broom to descend to a campaign event near you. This will present you with an opportunity to peacefully protest her.
To inspire you to action, you may also read some of the truly funny After Action Reports from the FReeps, many of which are among the threads in 2003 and 2004 having the keyword Lying History (click here), the more accurate title of her book. See Doctor Raoul (and other FReepers) dressed as Satan with "I SOLD MY SOUL TO HILLARY" signs and numerous other signs and ideas that you can use.
Our honor roll of attendance for this FReep: BufordP, kristinn, Jimmy Valentine's brother, trooprally (Mr.), and BillF.
The campaign appearance was at an outdoor venue where most paid $20 to hear luminaries praise Senator Clinton followed by Clinton speaking. There was junk food for purchase and amusements to play with a carnival atmosphere. Unfortunately, our location on the public sidewalk outside of the event did not allow us to see how many people were playing Ms. Pac-Man while Hillary was speaking.
Photos are interspersed in the report. Photos which have DSC in their name were taken by trooprally (Mr.) and edited with funny signs added to some by trooprally (Mrs) (she was not at the FReep, but edited the photos at home). Photos taken by me have numerical labels such as "7568.jpg." You can see all of the trooprallys' great photos by clicking here. Photos that have borders are hyperlinked. Click on and view, in a separate window, a larger version.
As shown in the below photo, the Hillary campaign workers formed a screen to block those going to the Hillary event from readily seeing or hearing the FReepers. Here is the trooprally photo showing what those entering the event saw: FReepers such as Jimmy Valentine's brother (partially off camera) at left and BufordP partially obscured with Hell To Pay sign above line of Hillary brownshirts (many wore brown shirts saying "Hillary" on front and "Make History!" on the back). again with the WaPo screen capture (used under fair use Copyright provisions):
The Hillary workers partially screened us off from the supporters, but as discussed on this thread, WaPo 'Sketches' Hillary Protesters Out of Clinton Fundraiser Video Report, and as shown below with a screen capture (fair use under copyright provisions), the Washington Post video report used unusual camera positioning to completely remove the FReepers from the situation.
By sliding the WaPo camera to the left and down to about hip level (i.e., left and down relative to where trooprally had his camera) and waiting for the left-most Hillary campaign worker to lift her sign (covering BufordP's Hell To Pay sign), FReepers were no longer in the scene. Only Hillary's blockers were shown.
The Post gets to choose what to include, but showing the Hillary workers put there specifically to shield the crowd from FReepers without showing the FReepers, is hardly an accurate representation of the event.
After the Hillary blockers moved in front of us, they started chanting "Hillary, Hillary!" At one stage, some of us chanted back "Monica, Monica!"
At one stage, a guy in the Hillary blocking line was holding a sign saying "Women for Hillary." trooprally asked him if he was waiting for a sex change operation, leading him to change signs with a female and get a gender neutral sign.
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FReep line: Jimmy Valentine's brother (behind sign), kristinn, trooprally, and BufordP.
FReepers (kristinn behind BufordP's sign) to left and behind Hillary blocking line.
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Jimmy Valentine's brother had a great sign, which led to a dispute |
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Loony leftist got mad at BufordP, but wasn't a Hillary supporter |
Most of the Hillary supporters steered clear of us and didn't say anything. I did over hear one ask another, "who are they?" "Just men trying to tell us how to live," was the reply. If she hadn't moved on so fast I would have said that none of our signs mentioned being barefoot and pregnant.
A view of the entrance area to the carnival-like event.
Jimmy Valentine's brother, BufordP, Chief Pinko Medusa Suzie Benjamin, and Pinko with rolling suitcase.
Medea Benjamin, Chief Code Pinko, and at least 4 other Pinkos tried to get into the event with a megaphone and some signs, but were turned away. They ended up handing out handbills slamming Hillary's Iraq positions. The Medusa talked to kristinn and told him that Cindy Sheehan still had plenty of money.
Palm Readings tent
As we stood near the main entrance for the regular folks, Madeline Albright walked by on her way to the VIP entrance. Jimmy Valentine's brother, recalling how she had been mistaken for a maid by foreign diplomats during Kosovo negotiations, called out to her that the room was ready to be cleaned. The misnamed Albright believed, or at least publicly repeated, Bill Clinton's denials of involvement with Monica. She had now come to publicly endorse the lies of Hillary.
Madeline Albright
A homeless guy stood along sidewalk for a few minutes. trooprally told the Hillary passers by, "Hey liberals, this man needs your help, show some compassion." As they walked past and ignored the guy, trooprally said "Hypocrites, you pay $20 for Hillary's book and can't give this poor man a dollar."
After the event was well under way and few additional people were entering, we moved to a new location where we could see the stage, albeit from a very great distance. According to the press accounts, the Clinton Inc. people claimed attendance of 8000, but drive by media accounts say that many did not pay the $20 admission to the event. Indeed, some guy offered us few tickets to the event, but we had no interest in going into the event itself and further inflating the attendance numbers.
With an outhouse appropriately in view just to left in foreground, Hillary speaks:
The drive by media basically described the event as failing to generate buzz for Hillary among the younger demographics that it was intended for. Although the crowd cheered Hillary and her various supporters, it hardly seemed overwhelmed with enthusiasm. Hillary spoke for about 10 minutes.
She pledged to restore the U.S. to the place of respect that it had when her husband was President, taking money from the Chicom government, acting on his sex addiction with Monica, lying under oath, and getting impeached, but she didn't quite say it that way.
(Per the buried lead of a story of last December in the WaPo: "[s]ince the Lewinsky scandal, Bill has received counseling for a sex addiction." However, XXX42 continues his hound dog ways according to, for example, the R. Emmitt Tyrrell's book, The Clinton Crack-Up: The Boy President's Life After the White House.)
FReepers at our second location in back as Hillary crowd leaves the event walking in front.
BufordP, foreground right, discusses Hillary with a woman and a man, as kristinn back on right is interviewed for some talk radio outfit.
Toward the end of the FReep, and as Hillary people were leaving, Jimmy Valentine's brother was holding his sign with photos of the purple fingered Iraqi women that Hillary voted to free before she changed her mind. A woman said, "I can't believe this is America. I don't understand the sign." JVB said, "Did you go to public school?" The woman, shown in photo below, started cussing as when Hillary finds out that her investigators have failed yet again to find a secret guaranteed to destroy Obama's campaign. She handed off her purse and other items to a friend and moved towards JVB as though she was going to attack. Fortunately, she moved on after a totally absurd reaction to JVB's mild put down.
A good time was had by all FReepers. Most of us then retired for food and drink at a nearby location.
If you don't think that her idea of the common good is any good for you, peacefully protest her when possible and appropriate.
DC Chapter ping!
You both had expressed interest in the report.
Enjoy!
Image courtesy of Registered Media.
Considering the signs that you’ve made over the years, you are surely on the A list of sign-makers.
Sounds like for such a small group, y'all made a lot of waves. I particularly noticed how a lot of the younger ladies seemed to be reading your signs---maybe you turned a few of them
LOL!! Hilarious! Great thread!
Guess I should have just said that you make A1 signs.
Thanks for the ping.
Excellent report and pictures.
Well, I’ve never made an A.1. sign. But I suppose I could if we ever counter protest an evil steakhouse restaurant.
Some of my favorites of [Mrs] T's humor.
How can a steakhouse be evil? I'm guessing the only way is if they limit their beer choices to light beers?
Were the crapper and related labels just added to that one photo? I don’t think the labels were on that photo when I looked at it yesterday.
"We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
I love the part where in order to HAVE a common good, things must be TAKEN AWAY! Priceless...
Not smart enough. He impressed me as someone only suited to work in a lefty book store.
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