Going to a Pro-America Rally today!!!

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-03-22 11:18am

I am going to the Pro-america rally in Charleston Sc today. They are expecting between 6000-and 9000 people.. Should be fun.. I give you an update tonight when I get back.. I hope I don't have to stomp to many Peacnicks..

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-03-22 11:24am

Have fun...don't get into too many fights!

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-03-22 12:12pm

Will be interesting to see if it get reported on the mainstream news.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2003-03-22 12:50pm

I havent seen much non peace protests on the news, but I know there's been some.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-03-22 07:42pm

Maybe you should duke it out with a peace protest?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-22 07:44pm

Various news channels were showing pro-war rallies.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-03-22 08:24pm

Cool. I saw it on TV today and I have to say that its about time. I am getting so sick and tired of seeing a vocal minority getting so much attention.

theski · Post by **theski** » 2003-03-22 08:42pm

I just got back from the rally.. It was a great time.. We filled up a baseball stadium (no hard numbers untill monday) With out going blow by blow I guess the best things were No Marching, No Looting, No vomiting, No blocking traffic, No hate speech, No spitting..It was peacefull, uplifting and renews my belief in the American spirit..

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-22 09:01pm

theski wrote:I just got back from the rally.. It was a great time.. We filled up a baseball stadium (no hard numbers untill monday) With out going blow by blow I guess the best things were No Marching, No Looting, No vomiting, No blocking traffic, No hate speech, No spitting..It was peacefull, uplifting and renews my belief in the American spirit..

No marching is always a good thing, but then, I'm lazy.

But sounds FAR more peaceful than the anti-war rallies...ironic, isn't it? Peace rallies more violent than the pro-America ones?

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-03-22 09:09pm

theski wrote:I just got back from the rally.. It was a great time.. We filled up a baseball stadium (no hard numbers untill monday) With out going blow by blow I guess the best things were No Marching, No Looting, No vomiting, No blocking traffic, No hate speech, No spitting..It was peacefull, uplifting and renews my belief in the American spirit..

Was this the thing that radio station was organizing to show support for the troops? I'd heard ads for it.

In any case, I'm sure I speak for everyone else here when I tell you that those of us at the NWS appreciate it.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-03-22 09:32pm

So those that oppose the theame are anti-American?

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-03-22 09:47pm

Who wants to bet that this will not be given any news coverage, while tiny anti-war rallies of only a couple hundred will be mentioned...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-22 09:48pm

Stuart Mackey wrote:So those that oppose the theame are anti-American?

I don't think anyone was trying to imply that here?

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2003-03-22 10:00pm

phongn wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:So those that oppose the theame are anti-American?
I don't think anyone was trying to imply that here?

It was a support the troops rally. So no, that is not what people were trying to imply

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-03-22 10:04pm

phongn wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:So those that oppose the theame are anti-American?
I don't think anyone was trying to imply that here?

Except for the title of the thread?

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-03-22 10:09pm

Stuart Mackey wrote:
phongn wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:So those that oppose the theame are anti-American?
I don't think anyone was trying to imply that here?
Except for the title of the thread?

It could be called a pro-war rally...

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-03-22 10:10pm

By any chance was Glen Beck there? He was at something exactly the same here in San Antonio.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-03-22 10:22pm

Nathan F wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
phongn wrote: I don't think anyone was trying to imply that here?
Except for the title of the thread?
It could be called a pro-war rally...

Nothing wrong with calling it that, if thats what it is, but to call it Pro-America automaticaly degenerates those who may not agree with the theme as anti-American.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-03-22 10:30pm

I'd like to see reasonable people from each side come together and start a "Pro-Troops" rally. They could all hold up signs saying something like, "Just or not, please come home safe from Iraq" or "We'll be ready and waiting to welcome you home."

While I don't know if this would actually happen, I'm starting to fear that our troops may come home to a welcome much like the Vietnam soldiers got, and I think that would be horrible, not to mention that it would give a bad impression of the anti-war side of the table.

What most people don't realize is that there are legitimate reasons for and against going to war. This is what Shrub has utterly failed to see. He's explicitly stated that he's going to turn a deaf ear to anti-war protests and continue with his agenda. Regardless of how justified this war is, a president who publicly states that he's going to ignore the voices of dissent among his employers is never a good president.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-22 10:32pm

i heard some crackpot woman saying they shoud recall the troops and make them teachers or some shit like that.

WTF?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-03-22 10:34pm

kojikun wrote:i heard some crackpot woman saying they shoud recall the troops and make them teachers or some shit like that.

WTF?

Some mothers do have em. All you can do is nod your head, say, yes thats allright, have a cuppa tea?.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-03-22 10:35pm

kojikun wrote:i heard some crackpot woman saying they shoud recall the troops and make them teachers or some shit like that.

WTF?

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-03-22 10:36pm

Regardless of how justified this war is, a president who publicly states that he's going to ignore the voices of dissent among his employers is never a good president.

Considering that 70% of the nation supports the action and gives him a favorable rating, ignoring the voices of dissent is just fine for someone who only needs to win 51% of a vote. Voices of dissent DO NOT have to be listened to. Now if the rating was down in the 50% region then that would be an issue, but the peaceniks are a very vocal MINORITY and in a democracy, unless a minority can actually do anythign vote wise, simply do not matter in the political equation. It's all about votes and vote counting. I'm pretty sure after the disaster of the last election Bush is extremely aware of how important the numbers are.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-03-22 10:42pm

Durandal wrote:While I don't know if this would actually happen, I'm starting to fear that our troops may come home to a welcome much like the Vietnam soldiers got, and I think that would be horrible, not to mention that it would give a bad impression of the anti-war side of the table.

That seems exceedinly unlikely from my POV.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-03-22 10:46pm

Howedar wrote:
Durandal wrote:While I don't know if this would actually happen, I'm starting to fear that our troops may come home to a welcome much like the Vietnam soldiers got, and I think that would be horrible, not to mention that it would give a bad impression of the anti-war side of the table.
That seems exceedinly unlikely from my POV.

At the moment. If the war becomes much bloodier on both sides it could very well happen.