oops, that was a 'forward' to my girlfriend (4 feet away) for coffee and dunkem stick reading...
;P Geo On Sunday 30 September 2001 09:04 am, you wrote: > "Source: eyewitness > Published: Saturday, September 29, 2001 Author: Kristinn > > For the first time since their campaign of roving city-to-city terrorism > began in Seattle several years ago, Communist/anarchist, America-hating > 'anti-globalization' protesters were met by citizens determined to stand > up against their violence and intimidation. > > Led by the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic, a total of about two hundred > Americans drew a 'line in the sand' at the Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania > Avenue in Washington, D.C. today, where nine months earlier the > Communist/anarchists had assaulted the memorial by trying to tear down > the flags and signals on the masts there during the inaugural parade of > President George W. Bush. > > With America going to war as a result of the terrorist attacks on > September 11 which destroyed the World Trade Center towers and damaged > the Pentagon, killing approximately 7,000 people through the suicide > hijackings of four airliners (one plane crashed without hitting its > still-unknown target because the passengers fought back successfully), > the counter-demonstrators did not want to see the Navy Memorial > assaulted again. > > They started gathering before 8 a.m., as news of anarchists planning to > roam the city filled the airwaves. As the numbers of > counter-demonstrators grew to about 40 by 10 a.m., small groups of the > anarchists walked by peacefully. > > Reporters from print and broadcast media soon swarmed around the > counter-demonstrators, attracted by the many large American flags flying > crisply in the strong morning breeze. The demonstrators faced the > American flag atop the 50-foot high flagpole in the front of the > memorial and said the Pledge of Allegiance. Given the circumstances, it > was a very moving moment for all. > > The demonstrators continued to prepare more signs declaring their > support of America's armed forces, President Bush, the families and > victims of those killed and injured in the terrorist attacks on > September 11 and the country as a whole as it prepares to fight > terrorism, while they waited for the anticipated several thousand > 'antiwar, anti-racism' Communists and anarchists to march by on their > way to a rally at the Capitol. > > Former New York Senator Pat Moynihan (D), who lives in the neighborhood, > came out to greet the patriotic demonstrators and give his support to > them. The surprised demonstrators and media gathered around him as he > spoke for a few minutes and shook hands with them. Along with his > encouragement, he reminded the demonstrators of the violent nature of > the protesters they would soon be facing and asked them to remain > peaceful and let law enforcement handle them. > > He was pleased to hear that that was their plan. He walked back to his > home, shadowed by a few anarchists and some of the media. Before he > left, the demonstrators thanked him for the work he is doing on > President Bush's Social Security committee to partially privatize the > retirement program. > > Law enforcement officers from various federal agencies, along with D.C. > Metropolitan Police, began to arrive at the memorial in large numbers > and spoke with the demonstrators about their plans to counter the > protesters. The LEOs explained to the counter-demonstrators that their > goal of staying at the memorial to protect the flag was possible, but > untenable because the protesters had obtained a permit for the memorial. > At best, they would be allowed to stay close to the main flagpole in a > small group of less than twenty-five while the rest would have to move > across the street to the National Archives. > > The demonstrators readily obeyed the orders of the LEOs and split up. As > word spread of violence at the starting point of the protestors' march > at Freedom Plaza four block away, the LEOs ordered the remaining > demonstrators to go across the street and join the others at the > Archives for their own protection. > > The LEOs informed the demonstrators that they were under orders to not > let the the protesters take the flags down like they tried to do on > Inauguration Day. Confident that the flags would be protected, the > demonstrators joined their compatriots across the street. By this time, > around 11:30 a.m., their numbers had swelled to around 100--with the > media hanging on in anticpation of a violent clash between the groups. > > The protesters' rally at Freedom Plaza dragged as speaker after speaker > basked in the glory of the C-Span cameras providing live coverage of the > rally. > > The demonstrators waited patiently for several hours for the protesters > to begin their march. The demonstrators assured every reporter they > spoke with that they intended to remain peaceful and let law enforcement > handle any disturbance caused by the protesters. The demonstrators went > so far as to pass around 'rules for protesting' to ensure the civil > nature of their gathering. > > Finally, the protesters started marching down Pennsylvania Avenue, led > by a procession of police vehicles. A lead crew working for the > protesters stopped and assembled a small stage and P.A. in front of the > Navy Memorial. > > The moment finally arrived for the two groups to meet. The several > thousand mostly young Communists and anarchists were stunned to see what > by then were about two hundred flag waving patriotic Americans packed on > the sidewalk in front of the Archives, standing up against their > anti-American protest. > > Around one hundred LEOs on foot and horseback, dressed in full riot gear > (including the horses which wore clear eye-protecting face masks) formed > a line between the two groups--a line which was unbroken despite > repeated attempts by anarchists to break through. To their credit, the > protesters had their own marshalls who also worked to hold back the > anarchists. > > The demonstrators and protesters faced off across the thin blue line, > hurling insults and chants at each other--but not rocks and bottles. > > While the protesters chanted "war is not the answer" to the terrorist > attacks, the demonstrators responded by parodying a 1960s peace song by > loudly singing, "All we are saying, is give war a chance". This brought > shocked, perplexed looks to faces of the self-styled peace protesters. > > The protesters' chants became disorganized and dispirited as the > demonstrators launched a continuous barrage of counter chants that > ranged from serious rebuttal to outright ridicule: "Peace through love" > was answered with "Peace through superior firepower". > > The demonstrators turned an old tactic of the left against them, > pointing to signs they carried featuring photos of the World Trade > Center attacks while chanting, "Shame, shame, shame", and, "No justice, > no peace", as the protesters demanded no retaliation for the heinous > attacks. > > Many of the Communist/anarchist protesters were reduced to swearing at > the demonstrators as they continued to mock them with chants of, "We > don't care what you say, we're going to bomb them anyway"; and were > repeatedly invited to "swim to Cuba" if life in the United States was so > bad (none of them accepted the offer). > > Out-protested and out-foxed by the patriotic demonstrators, the > Communist/anarchist protesters surrendered, leaving the memorial without > giving any speeches from the stage they had set-up at that sacred site > and sullenly marched off to finish their protest at Senators Park on > Capitol Hill. > > As the demoralized stragglers quietly brought up the rear carrying > anti-meat, pro-vegetarian banners, they were rhetorically given a > parting kick in the ass with mocking cries of "Gardening is murder! > Weeds have rights, too!" from the demonstrators, which brought howls of > laughter from the LEOs--who could finally relax now that trouble had > passed. > > The LEOs expressed gratitude for the presence of the patriotic > Americans. For once, they had citizens present standing with them in the > face of violent, avowed enemies of the United States. > > The presence of the demonstrators threw a monkey-wrench in the plans of > the Communist/anarchist protesters, a blow from which they did not > recover. Less than an hour later, they were seen departing Senators Park > with no trace of joy or victory on their faces. They had been beaten at > their own game--and they knew it. > > The adults had finally spoken up and said, 'NO', to these insolent, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
