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| Bush Supporters are Pouring into Crawford, Texas by the Thousands |
| 2005-08-27 |
| CRAWFORD - President Bush's supporters poured into Crawford Saturday by the thousands, for the first time outnumbering war protesters led by Cindy Sheehan, who began a vigil here three weeks ago, demanding a personal meeting with the vacationing president to talk about her son's death in Iraq. Under tight police security and intense heat, tempers flared and traffic was clogged. But by late in the afternoon only two people had been arrested for what the Secret Service described as a minor "attitude thing." An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people attended a pro-Bush rally in Crawford, waving flags and pledging their allegiance to U.S. troops. At times, they accused Cindy Sheehan of dishonoring the war death of her own son, Casey, who was in the Army. |
| Posted by:RG |
| #7 And http://www.powerlineblog.com/ is reporting from somewhere there... "I got a call from Kelly in Crawford. 3000 people met Not In My Name tour in Wal-Mart parking in Waco for a rally this AM and caravaned to Crawford for large rally downtown. One mom reached her son via phone in Iraq and crowd went nuts. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2005-08-27 23:36 |
| #6 You know, all week, my heart said "go"... and all week, my body, being in Texas, of a certain age and of a certain weight, just couldn't take it... I woke this morning.... still wanting to go... knowing that my body and this Texas heat just don't agree...... But know, all day, my heart, my spirit was there with you... and thank you for being there! Our guys and gals over there.... know you were there, and that's what really counts. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2005-08-27 23:19 |
| #5 #2 Go read Eric Pfeiffer (National Review Online) -- he is there. Has been for days. On our side, of course! http://buzz.nationalreview.com/ Sherry - thanks for that link! I just got back from Crawford (was there two days) and it's exactly as Eric describes. I was at the main intersection and watched as NBC and all of the other news agencies drove past Fort Qualls, heading for Camp Casey II (there are actually 3 - the one next to "Freedom House" near the main intersection, the "ditch" across from Camp Reality and Camp Casey II with the huge expensive tent - meant to impress Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, no doubt). By the way - that "Freedom House" has an interesting history....replete with Palestinian flags hanging in front. They wouldn't let us stop to take a picture, of course, and yesterday, when 4 soldiers walked to that camp to get answers to some of their questions, the "protesters" surrounded them in a rather menacing way. That whole area (around Freedom House) is creepy! |
| Posted by: GOPGirl 2005-08-27 22:43 |
| #4 I've only seen a small glimpse and they called them "pro war" prostesters. ABC news I think it was. MSM doesn't even try to hide it anymore. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2005-08-27 21:50 |
| #3 Is the MSM covering it? Or is it only mother [f-ker] Cindy and her looney friends who matter? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-08-27 21:47 |
| #2 Go read Eric Pfeiffer (National Review Online) -- he is there. Has been for days. On our side, of course! http://buzz.nationalreview.com/ |
| Posted by: Sherry 2005-08-27 21:12 |
| #1 WhooRah! The silent majority is no longer silent. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-27 21:05 |