Pictures from Swift Boat Vet's Pro American Rally

[DoYouEverWonder]

August 22, 2004

A Swift Boat Veterans for Truth member featured prominently in ads attacking Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam service said he was misled by Republicans when asked to speak at an anti-Kerry rally in Gainesville on Saturday.

Joe Ponder, wounded during the war in 1968, said he turned down the speaking engagement after learning that fliers promoting the event had been distributed at a local Bush-Cheney campaign office Friday.

Pete Webster, another member of the organization scheduled to speak, did not attend Saturday's rally.

When the speakers failed to materialize, scores of Bush and Kerry supporters who had gathered for the event sparred verbally for more than three hours.


http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040822/LOCAL/40821054/1078/news&template=printart


Scores of Bush and Kerry supporters? LOL. I got there around 4:00 PM. There were about 30 or so Bush supporters just standing around the stage not knowing what to do with themselves. The audience was all Kerry supporters.

[still_one]

1. People are already getting bored with the whole thing

The real issues will be coming back on the front burner with a vengence within a couple of weeks...

[BootinUp]

2. What a joke

Thats a rally? Bawhahahhaha!

[JI7]

3. this is GREAT we ALL should do this and attend these liars events

i have a feeling since they can't stand to be faced with the truth they will be cancelling some more of these events or hold more controlled, restricted events as bush does.

we should go and hold up signs telling the truth. print the bigoted comments by the author corsi of the anti kerry book on a sign to expose him. do similar things to all of them.

[Union Thug]

4. Freeper rallies never fail to underwhelm....

Do they ever get more than about 30 people?

[blue neen]

5. You're being one heck of a photo-journalist here!

It doesn't look the "Pro-American" rally had much of a repug turnout.

That thing in stripes is pretty scary looking, YOU'RE BRAVE!

[blondeatlast]

33. She's the campaign official who invited the SBVL; she may be in

deep doo-doo.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. Hmmm. Seems like there are far more Kerry supporters!

LOL.

[mourningdove92]

7. Link not working for me.

Why would it matter to Ponder or Webster if the Gainesville GOP had been caught red handed? How was Ponder mis-led by the Repugs (thats a great line by the way)

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. Fixed link

Thanks

[mourningdove92]

9. Thanks for fixing the link

Now that I have read the article, I understand why Ponder and Webster decided to pull the disappearing act. Hmmmmm, can you spell BUSTED?

[DoYouEverWonder]

10. The best part of the article

is the local GOP Secretary admits to pulling the permit for the event and sending an email that she signed with her name and title.

How many election laws did she just break?

[girl gone mad]

23. Also..

why were they raising money for the event? Were they planning on paying the speakers? Very curious.

[DoYouEverWonder]

24. They reserved the Downtown Plaza for two full days

I'm sure that's not cheap. Also, they would be responsible for paying for at least some security. Plus the cost of those fancy flyers. It all adds up you know.

[Kahuna]

11. LOL! The Kerry supporters usurped the rally. Go Kerry-ites!!!

:yourock:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

12. Picture of John Kerry and THK in Portland, August 13th

Bigger crowd?

:evilgrin:



"Tens of thousands of supporters greet John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry as they conclude their Believe In America Cross Country Tour in Portland, Oregon."

http://gallery.johnkerry.com/viewphoto.aspx?photoId=2189c506-1750-4aa8-8537-38b5a253a7f7

[Webster Green]

13. Great turnout

Freepers are so pathetic! It must really suck to be a freeper.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. That "YRU lying" sign looks pretty professional...almost as good as this:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

26. I Always See That Picture....

Are we sure he wasn't trying to be ironic?

[blondeatlast]

34. Time to 'fess up, DSB; we're on to you!

Just kidding of course.

:hi:

[TNMOM]

15. Hahahaha!!! that's a rally by republican standards?

There's more Kerry supporters than there are Bushbots!! Thanks for the keeping DU updated on the goings-on in Florida, DYEW.

[Sparkly]

16. Wow -- people really stayed away in DROVES!!

hahahhahahaha

Thank you SO much for posting these!!!

[AmerDem]

17. is that a rally or are the repukes

getting ready for the worlds biggest circle jerk?

[otohara]

18. Bush Lied - Thousands Died

you dumb bitch

[eurolefty]

19. Eewww! Creepy crawly feepers.

[Protected]

20. What do those t-shirts say?

"Veterans are not Fonda John Kerry"

LOL, they're just so "swift."

[DoYouEverWonder]

21. Yep, you got it

Anyone notice the guy carrying the Kerry sign on stage?

[uhhuh]

22. These vindictive freeps

Who wholeheartedly support the former coke sniffing, AWOL idiot in the WH now because he found religion, still bash Jane Fonda, who professes to be a devout Christian now.

WWJD?

[DaveSZ]

25. Most of the Kerry people are young

That makes me happy.

They know they'll be drafted to fight for the neocons' wet dreams if Bush wins.

[rumguy]

27. A gathering of human scum

Every person there the world would be better off without.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

28. Maybe They Can Be Converted...

No man or woman is beyond redemption...

[rumguy]

31. Possibly

I don't know though...

[henslee]

29. who's the real badass????

plastic turkey yum yum...:9

[rumguy]

30. The thing that strikes me is how ugly they are

The woman are nasty and the men all look like wimps.

[LiberalFighter]

32. Not knowing what to do with themselves???

How about creating a video for them so they know what to do? Especially if they do it in public.

[sonias]

35. Thanks for the pics and update DoYouEverWonder

Good front line reporting there. I do think Dineen Wolfersheim is going to be losing her job shortly. A good investigative reporter might find a copy of that e-mail she sent promoting the event on campaign computers, I'm sure.

Thanks for the pics of the campaign headquarters with the rally poster in the window too.

:yourock:

Sonia