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La_Serpiente Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:12 AM
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Why are Freepers having a rally the same day of the ANSWER Protest?
Can't they get their own friggin day? We already reserved it.

http://www.internationalanswer.org/

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/997137/posts

I hate it when they have to screw things up. They better hope there isn't a riot.

In fact, I think their intention is to incite a riot. And then the pig cops will swoop down and arrest all the anti-war protesters and not touch the pro-war people.

What a bunch of wackos.
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IranianDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:15 AM
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1. Pig cops?
How about a sweeping generalization?

:eyes:
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:18 AM
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2. If you were at...
last year's DC march and rally, you wouldn't have been able to find the freepers without looking for them.

About two dozen of them were there, a couple of tables and Free Republic banners in a plaza along the march route.

We laughed at them. At least those of us who noticed them laughed at them.

There were also about a dozen Iraqi exiles there, supporting the war. We ignored them.

No big fights, no hassles. And I hope it stays that way this time.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:27 AM
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4. These idiots...
held a rally during the LA marathon and not only managed to get in the middle of it, the idiots even claimed that 50,000 people (marathon spectators) attended their rally. Maroons Morans
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Supply Side Jesus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:28 AM
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5. Are you talking about this HUGE turnout of the freepers?



classic.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:31 AM
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7. More flags then people!
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Isome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:31 AM
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6. last year's DC march
It was the best! I've never been in the midst of so many people who were so polite (not much room to manuever) and happy to be in the freezing cold!

I saw about four freepers up on a balcony. They were dressed in what appeared to be lightweight jackets, which is an indication that they didn't spend much time outside. Anyhoo, they had a banner, and a sign that said something like "hippies go home". ...whack & weak...

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electricmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 03:47 AM
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12. Here's the fearsome bunch
From the January march



And from March, more cops than freeps.

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veganwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:18 AM
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22. and amensty internation folk
ran up the building and hung anti-war signs out the window above the hippies go home people.
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 07:47 AM
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17. I attended both rallies in DC last year...
...the Freepers are sort of sad little people. Each one tries to out "Archie Bunker" the other. Two dozen is a generous estimate of their numbers.
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Isome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:18 AM
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3. That's their reason for being...
They don't have any true activist leanings -- because activism is usually the behavior of those trying to ensure social justice -- so they try to rally their pitiable members to counter any rally or protest someone else has planned.

Their turnouts aren't comparable to 'ours' in size, but ocassionally they do get a handful (I mean that almost literally) of loudmouthed morans to show up.
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:34 AM
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8. they have to protect their...
...porta-potties!

Seriously, these people rent a porta-potty for their event, and then spend all their time trying to keep "undesireables" out of it.

Photo of their impeachment event: this is all the people they could drag out for it:



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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:40 AM
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9. and this....
....is the Arizona chapter. Note they had to add two kids into the picture to make it look like a bigger crowd.

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Sideways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 04:00 AM
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13. And A Fecking Photo Of McCain
:wtf: What a buncha inbreds.
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 08:57 AM
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18. Appears as if he was the guest of honor
:eyes:
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 02:46 AM
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10. They always suck off of
someone else's gathering because they don't have a creative brain in their head and even if they did they can't get up enough people to make a decent showing. :spank:
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lynndew2 Donating Member (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 03:40 AM
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11. I work with mostly Repugs. They never see these things.
As always, We protest!!! But the fact is that they dont even bother much anymore to protest our protests. They Know (sad to say) that they dont need to be there. We are offering nothing to national security or any defence from terrorism.

You want a day to say F@ck America? You dont have a clue. I am so sick of seeing this on this site!! Why do you believe we have are freedoms? How we feel safe to go to 7-11 when we want a slurpie. We can feel 99.9999% at comfort in our home.

Sorry If I am disruptive.
I had a very bad day and just sorry again.

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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 06:42 AM
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14. They always have counter protests.
There's usually tens of thousands of us and tens of them. Don't worry, we're too smart to start anything and they're to frightened.
It's fun. It's like watching monkeys in the zoo. Remember though, if you want to use their porta potties , you have to recite the pledge of allegiance first.
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 06:49 AM
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15. You Haven't Heard The Freepers Are Breaking Up?
And it's hard to do....

But some of the more intellegent ones are now at http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/listarticles.cgi?114

:evilgrin:
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Plaid Adder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 07:28 AM
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16. I think we should be able to handle them without bloodshed.
You had to look pretty hard to spot the 'counterprotest' at last year's October march. I think there were a dozen of them, compared to some 130,000 of us. They are always vastly outnumbered on these occasions and while they do stand in the sidelines and rant they have yet to provoke any real confrontation.

Don't let them get to you, they're not worth it.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:04 AM
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19. I agree
It takes two sides to start a riot. Any, yes, they probably are there to incite and provoke but why give them the satisfaction. A much better idea would be to shake your head and chuckle or ignore them altogether.

And, although I've not been to D.C., the police at all of the protests that I went to in Chicago were nothing but courteous and professional. I realize there are a few rogue cops looking for problems, but keep in mind most police officers in urban areas belong to a union. I always make it a point to thank them for there service and helping us peacefully exercise our First Amendment rights. They are most appreciative of the gesture.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:05 AM
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maha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:17 AM
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21. Moderators? Troll n/t
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:26 AM
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26. here is a fact...
Edited on Sat Oct-18-03 09:27 AM by leftchick
you are fucking bad at disrupting, soon to be history...see ya
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:28 AM
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dbt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:31 AM
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28. Read the rules for posting , please
While you have time.

:evilgrin:
dbt
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:37 AM
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32. Oh, darn
The time has run out for him. :nopity:
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dbt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:39 AM
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33. Darn! I HATE it when that happens!
Edited on Sat Oct-18-03 09:40 AM by dbt
NOT.

(Six minutes from "Alert" to "Tombstone." A round for the Mods, please!)

:beer:
dbt

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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:22 AM
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25. The freetards add amusement value
There's usually five or six with misspelled signs hiding behind a barricade while the hundreds of thousands of liberal patriots protest the treason of the Bush regime. Cute.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:32 AM
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Mandate My Ass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:36 AM
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31. oh by the way, your grammar sucks too.
My intent is to get people from the dark side to the right side but no matter how much facts I bring up, it just can't get through your thick liberal skulls.

no matter how many facts I bring up, they just can't get through ...
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Avatar13 Donating Member (103 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:49 AM
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34. No one said you can't spell
Unless you're the freeping Cards fan we DUers are all endeared to.
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maha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:19 AM
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24. Never Fear
On October 25, Saturn goes retrograde in Shrub's sun sign. Very auspicious day for a protest!

The forces of Good cannot lose!
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kayell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-18-03 09:33 AM
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30. Because of the media
They have learned that if they hold their 2 dozen person protest on the same day that hundreds of thousands turn out for an ANSWER protest, that the media will give them an equal amount of air time.
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Adenoid_Hynkel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 02:52 PM
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35. freeper plans
Edited on Sun Oct-19-03 02:54 PM by ann_coulter_is_a_man
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/997137/posts
looks like another great oppurtunity to heckle bob dornan for us!

and they're being joined by these nuts:

http://www.protestwarrior.com/
who are planning on blocking the march route

their message board - where they makes plans - unbelievable depths of paranoia and stupidity reached here:

http://207.36.47.149/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5091&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 03:00 PM
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36. To Practice Gaurding Porta-Potties with Guns
also they believe if
they are veiwed as pro-troop and pro-freedom than
the other people protesting must be anti- those things ...

I suggest lots of flags and pro troop bring them home now
signs get brought to the end the occupation Rally to
counter those efforts .
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