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September 15, 2007
Fight for Victory Tour - Sept 15 in Washington DC
This post will stay at the top until September 15.
Updated Sept 4! Scroll to bottom of this post for the latest
General Petraeus will make his report to Congress Sept 11-15. On Saturday, September 15, thousands will gather in our nation's capital to show their support for our troops and their mission.
Melanie Moran's Move America Forward will lead a cross-country caravan called the Fight for Victory Tour. They will leave Sacramento California on September 3 and end up in Washington DC on September 15. Along they way they will stop in 25+ cities, holding a rally in each one. There they will partner with other groups in holding what promises to be a large rally on the mall. Before reading on, please watch her message
Thousands of communists from International ANSWER will also gather in Washington DC to show their distain for our troops, our country, and everything that is right, good, and true.
We must NOT let them have the day to themselves. This past March 17 ANSWER held a war protest in Washington DC. A Gathering of Eagles met them and effectively countered them. We need to do this again.
Try to participate in one of the rallies if at all possible. Here is the current list of cities in which rallies will be held:
* Carson City, NV
* Sacramento, CA
* San Francisco, CA
* Modesto, CA
* Fresno, CA
* Los Angeles, CA
* San Diego, CA
* Yuma, AZ
* Phoenix, AZ
* Tucson, AZ
* Las Cruces, NM
* El Paso, TX
* San Antonio, TX
* Waco, TX
* Crawford, TX
* Dallas, TX
* Oklahoma City, OK
* Wichita, KS
* Kansas City, MO
* Des Moines, IA
* Cedar Rapids, IA
* Chicago, IL
* Indianapolis, IN
* Cincinnati, OH
* Columbus, OH
* Pittsburgh, PA
* Washington D.C.
More information can be found on the Move America Forward website.
I will be in Washington DC that day with the Patriots. Hope to see you there. If you can't make it to DC, see if you can make it one of the rallies in the other cities.
Update - Aug 16
The communists have been putting these posters all over Washington DC. I've seen them driving to Walter Reed these past few Fridays. Turns out they didn't follow the law in putting them up, and and the DC government has fined ANSWER some $10,000. The ANSWER folks are all in a snit over it.
Heh heh
August 24 Update
The bravest blogger there is, Michelle Malkin, is on the case with a post titled The Return of the Eagles
They’re coming back to Washington, D.C. Will you stand with them? As you’ll recall, the first Gathering of Eagles in March to counter the White Flag mob drew unprecedented masses to the nation’s capital in support of the troops and their mission. In 33 days, the Eagles and a number of similar organizations plan to answer the ANSWER crowd again.
Flashback time: Here's Michelle's Hot Air video report from the March GOE
August 28 Update I
It would appear that some in the anti-war camp are trying to say that the White House is going to tell General Petraeus what to say. The charge is rubbish, and Blackfive explains why.
August 28 Update II
These are the organizations partnering with Move America Forward in the Fight for Victory Tour
* Vets for Freedom
* Gathering of Eagles
* Eagles Up!
* OpposeReid.com
* Protest Warriors
* Free Republic
* American Patriot Council
* Mil. Order of Purple Heart
* Freedom's Watch
* Families United
August 29 Update
According to this report posted at Free Republic ANSWER has received a second $10,000 fine from the DC government. I can't confirm if this is true or not, but the ANSWER folks and their leftist allies are squawking over the first fine as it is. Of course, they're not saying why they were fined, just complaining that their First Amendment rights have somehow been violated.
Sorry guys, but it's not unreasonable for the DC government to regulate how and where you put your posters.
August 30 Update
Michelle Malkin gives the Gathering of Eagles a plug in her column
As retired Army Col. Harry Riley explains, “Unlike the ‘60s and ‘70s, the antiwar lemmings will not have the streets or the political stage to themselves. This time, Eagle Americans — we who support our troops, understand the stakes in the War on Terror and the true nature of our enemy, who aren’t blinded by an insane hatred of our way of life and our form of government — will also be in Washington, D.C., to show Congress that we will not tolerate another betrayal of our own forces or our allies. . . . While the anti-democracy forces are well-funded by pro-left, anti-Americans, we Eagles have steadily been building our own coalition to stop ANSWER in its tracks, and keep Congress focused on winning the war, not their political ambitions.”I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
Neither would I.
September 1 Update
Via Burkean Reflections (also newly added to my blogroll) comes this new ad from Freedom's Watch
September 4 Update
The caravan is rolling! Presidential candidate Duncan Hunter spoke at the Carson City rally. Now don't you feel bad if you live within driving distance and didn't go? Hunter is one of my favorites, though so far he can't seem to break out of the second-tier.
Check out Move America Forward's Daily File for the latest.
Posted by Tom at September 15, 2007 7:01 PM
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Just don't invite Dick Cheney, he thought invading Iraq would result in a quagmire . Or at least that's what he thought before his big flip-flop:
"And the question for the president, in terms of whether or not we went on to Baghdad, took additional casualties in an effort to get Saddam Hussein, was how many additional dead Americans is Saddam worth?
Our judgment was, not very many, and I think we got it right. " --Dick Cheney, 1994
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Posted by: bub at August 17, 2007 3:50 PM
Tom, can't see the ANSWER poster.
Make it again something like that Eagles Gathering thing man!!!
Best wishes,
Michael
Posted by: Outlaw Mike at August 19, 2007 6:04 PM
Tom, thx. Duh. What an ugly poster. Weird it's yellow. Would have thought it was red.
Posted by: Outlaw Mike at August 21, 2007 6:17 PM
Interesting point about the color of the commie poster Outlaw. Last Spring's commie rally had so many orange/yellow/black signs. I guess it's a color scheme to appeal to less developed countries or something.
I guess the last Gathering on Memorial Day Weekend wasn't as big a hit as the Eagles had hoped for. I hate to think our side will only turn out in reaction to the commies, but at least they do that job of countering those nasty anti-American defeatists very well.
Posted by: Mike 
at August 22, 2007 12:31 PM
Mike
The story on the different colored signs is this: ANSWER was formed shortly after Sept 11 2001, and was a front group to the Workers World Party. At At the SMarch event, the ANSWER people carried yellow signs, and a group calling itself the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement carried the orange ones.
Believe you me, these leftist groups are noting if not organized, and nothing is done by accident.
You can find a more detailed explanation over at SMASH's site
As far as numbers go, we were actually quite pleased with the turnout on our side.
Posted by: Tom the Redhunter at August 22, 2007 8:20 PM
Tom, I wish I could be with you in D.C. I was happy to see that the route will include San Antonio. You can bet I'll be there! I pray that they make a stop at the BAMC Barracks and Fisher House & hospital while they are town. Those wounded warriors housed there would love to see their supporters!
Posted by: DagneyT at August 31, 2007 10:47 AM
Great post!
I've got a very similar one up today, and I'm going to put up the Move Forward America video tomorrow!
Thanks for this!
http://burkeanreflections.blogspot.com
Posted by: Donald Douglas at September 1, 2007 4:56 PM
I found out about the Sacramento stop to late to schedule it. Add me to your blogroll though, you got a spot on mine. Victory Caucus!
Posted by: Goat at September 4, 2007 9:44 PM
Done, Goat. You're on the blogroll. And thank you for stopping by!
Posted by: Tom the Redhunter at September 5, 2007 7:34 PM
Where is Rolling Thunder? What about PGR? Why are these groups not supporting GOE3?
Posted by: Skye at September 5, 2007 9:18 PM
