Jack Langer writes in Human Events
about his day at Saturday's anti war protest. Langer puts the
crowd of mostly dull brained college kids and commie sheepherders
at 15,000. Other estimates fall in the 700-8000 range, and 30,000
"American Eagles.". Either way, the demonstration's organizer [ANSWER.]
pulled out all the stops for this one, and a crowd of 100,000 would
have been disappointing. It's a fun thing to read. Here are some
magic moments.
As they arrived, the protestors were entertained by a DJ who, we were
informed over the loudspeakers, was from Puerto Rico – “the first
country invaded by the U.S.”
The poor turnout at this year’s rallies can largely be attributed to a
schism between A.N.S.W.E.R. and the other main anti-war coalition,
United for Peace and Justice. The two groups used to sponsor these
rallies together, but have recently ceased cooperating.
Their dispute stems from (among others) a disagreement over the
Israel-Palestine issue. Apparently, A.N.S.W.E.R.’s position is that the
Jews should be driven into the sea, while UPJ, being slightly more
moderate, seeks to convince the Jews through peaceful dialogue to throw
themselves in.
Even before she denounced President Bush as “the greatest terrorist in
the world,” the mention of Sheehan’s name elicited from the vets a
rigorous round of booing the likes of which is rarely heard outside the
confines of a Philadelphia Eagles home game.
The counter-demonstrators lined the first few hundred yards of the
parade route, sometimes on both sides. Waving American flags, the vets
gave the marchers a generally good heckling; “Go impress your
professors!” was my favorite epithet.
I spotted a group of four anarchists carrying an upside down American
flag and wondered how far they’d get with it. It turned out to be about
50 yards. Then, a vet managed to infiltrate the parade and snatched the
flag from them, causing all four members of the revolutionary vanguard
to run scurrying away.
“Whose streets? Our streets!”, they chanted. Not on Saturday they weren’t.
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Inspector Jack
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Sometimes, the system works.
ReplyDeleteTim
"seeks to convince the Jews through peaceful dialogue to throw themselves in."
ReplyDeletebwwwahahahahahah...
classic.
really outstanding, this demonstration by the Gathering of Eagles.
In America's war against treason, the patriotic citizens are protected by two separate but equally important groups: the military, who prevent foreign enemies from destroying their way of lifel; and the veterans, who pursue domestic enemies and expose them to the light of truth.
ReplyDeleteIf someone walked up to the a**hole carrying the "Kill Bush" sign, and put a 1/2 inch hole between his eyes, I can think of about 4 justifying and mitigating defenses that should work straight away.
ReplyDeleteHueygunner
My hatred for rich kid lunacy knows no bounds. I wish I still lived in the DC area just so I could have turned out with the Eagles. The WWP running the anti-war movement is like NAMBLA wanting to open day care centers.
ReplyDeleteI know the guy dragging the flag I would like to kick his ass till his spine caves in.
ReplyDeleteYou know him? Let me guess. You arrested him for exposing himself to little boys?
ReplyDeleteIf I knew someone who did that, I'm not sure what I'd do. Sitting here in my Lazy Boy it's easy to say ...
Just to let you know, I was at the Gathering of Eagles. It was a fantastic time and we vets had a blast harassing the moonbats. You can see more pics and lots of stories at http://www.gatheringofeagles.org and at http://www.usvetdsp.com/eagle/index.php
ReplyDeleteThis ISN'T going to be the last time we do this. Trust me.