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/me things the Fluffster should turn off address auto complete or change girlfriends name to something other than cf-com...... -- Best regards, Critter, MMCP Certified ColdFusion Developer Crit[s2k] - <CF_ChannelOp Network="EFNet" Channel="ColdFusion"> ----------------------------------- Sunday, September 30, 2001, 9:14:48 AM, you wrote: FB> oops, that was a 'forward' to my girlfriend (4 feet away) for coffee and FB> dunkem stick reading... FB> ;P FB> Geo FB> 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, FB> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
