When we put together GoE we had a focus.
We could have sat at home and bitched about those who chose to target The Wall, but they got their asses handed to them.
Although this lot looks to be ready to self destruct there hasn’t been an organized response.
Think about it.
A pal of mine did this small thing, what did YOU do about OWS?
Rurik sends: Larry Bailey under fire.
Some of Ron Paul’s most avid (some say “rabid”) supporters are not friends of America. The Marxist group “Code Pink” are frequent and vociferous supporters of the good congressman, as are “Iraq Veterans against the War,” a Soros-funded group that is sometimes violently opposed to any American intervention overseas, no matter how justified it may be.
Code Pink, headed up by Medea Benjamin, shows up at any anti-American gathering that happens to have media (no pun intended) coverage scheduled. That organization is frequently joined by IVAW in its pursuit of America-bashing.
Now, Rep. Paul cannot be held totally responsible for who attends his rallies and who organizes his Iowa Straw Poll effort, but the public should not be kept in the dark about who it is that has become so close to the congressman.
Rurik is referring to some of the comments there as the ‘fire’. Larry’s seen much worse so I doubt he’s much moved, but it might be fun to join in if so inclined.
Coupla caveats: Larry is a friend (as is Rurik) and I’m proud to say that I’m one of the dozen or so who helped pull off GoE-1, so I’ve seen much of what Larry describes. Secondly, much of what Larry discusses in his article is NOT news to regular TAH readers.
Jonn adds:
Adam Kokesh and his upside down flag and IVAW banner at a Ron Paul rally in DC.
Since I got Larry Bailey’s email I’ve been struggling to rationalize this evil? Sometimes it is hard.
Last Wednesday, in Texarkana TX, some lowlife scumsucking asswipe murdered a good friend of mine and both of her children. Then the lowlife scumsucking asswipe set fire to her house to cover up the act.
Amanda Prewett Doss was the most incredible person I’ve ever worked with. I met her in 2006 at the Veterans for the Truth/BootMurtha Rally in Johnstown PA. We immediately became friends. She was a tireless advocate for veterans, POW/MIA issues and she absolutely hated Murtha and Kerry, which immediately earned her a place in my heart. She was beautiful physically and mentally. She believed in what she did.
She was a Soldiers Angel before the concept was ever thought of. Her support for Viet Nam veterans and the issues those veterans dealt with is legndary in our circles.
I had the privilege of spending time with her, but, sadly, I didn’t stay in regular contact.
An Angel indeed, thanks Bob.
Update: SKK is on this. As is Blackfive in the person of Laughing_Wolf.
Bev Perlson of Band of Mothers sent out this video of very nice reportage from a local TV station in Norfolk, VA WTKR Channel 3 on the GOE Laptops for Wounded Warriors program;
If you’re moved that way, here’s the PayPal link for the GOE Laptop Program.
Ya know there are hundreds of ways to give money that would help the troops, whether you want to help them live in a house made to the specifications which allow them to live a normal life in their own home, or buy laptops that keep them connected to the world despite their injuries. Now, how much money would you figure that Michael Moore spends on Ho-Hos in a week? Which organization would you figure is the last organization on Earth you’d give money if you really wanted to help injured troops?
I’ll give you a clue – it’s an organization that is light on Iraq veterans, but the first two words in it’s name is Iraq Veterans. But guess which organization reaps the benefit of a raffled meal with Michael Moore;
Would you like to have dinner with me? It would be just us — and up to three of your friends, if you want — and we can talk about anything…movies, politics, or whether LeBron, Bosh and Wade are going to live up to the hype. (I’m betting yes.)
If you’re interested, just go here and make a bid. The money from the winner will go to Operation Recovery, a project of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
I’m participating in this auction because the IVAW is, quite simply, one of the most important organizations in our country.
Of course, we don’t expect Michael Moore to give his own money to any organization that benefits the troops, Hollywood just doesn’t work like that. But of all of the organizations that actually benefit troops, Moore picks the least likely to do anything for anybody except them-stupid-selves.
IVAW also participates in the nationwide Truth in Recruiting campaign, so that young people can make informed decisions about joining the military. And they organized the 2008 Winter Soldier conference, at which veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan told the unvarnished truth about what we’re doing in our wars — and what our wars are doing to our vets.
We all owe every member of IVAW a debt of thanks. And there’s no better way to help pay that debt than to support Operation Recovery, which is a new campaign to stop the military from sending already-traumatized veterans back into combat zones.
They’d benefit the country more if IVAW had a “Truth in Michael Moore’s documentaries” campaign so that people can make informed decisions about entering theaters. Of course, as TSO and I proved when we attended the 2008 Winter Soldier hearings, IVAW would have trouble recognizing much truth in…well, anything.
Some dimwit has bid the meal up to $7250 (the next bid will be $7750) at this writing. It’s gone up a bid in the half hour it took me to write this.
I had a few jokes to toss in this about the fear of sitting at a dining table with Michael Moore and the potential for choosing fork stabbings or starvation, but I’ll leave those for you guys. The jokes almost write themselves.
Our buddy, DanNy at Gathering of Eagles NY has some pictures and videos of the protest at the so-called Ground Zero Mosque that you need to see. Not the least of which is this union carpenter whose sign reads “As an out of work Union Carpenter, I’d rather starve than earn a bloody check from this job”
I see actor Jon Voight is calling for a protest against ObamaCare on Saturday. So I guess you can come to DC for the hippies and stay for the Democrats.
I’ll do my best to cover as much of the three events as possible. Looks like I’ll need my bicycle.
Just got back from a day at Walter Reed and thought I’d share some of it with you.
First, we ate courtesy of the organizational skills of Concretebob and his crew;
Then it was off to the front gate where the action was, courtesy of the DC Chapter of Free Republic who has standing at Walter Reed to welcome the wounded soldiers home for 230 consecutive weekends, rain, shine, heat and cold. They were gratified with the huge turn out tonight;
Of course the other side was there, too, in pitiful numbers;
There were a pair of matching trucks with a huge sign in the bed that we all signed;
Did I mention that at This Ain’t Hell we love dogs?
If the turn out tonight is any indication of what tomorrow is going to be like, the news media is going to be real sorry that they didn’t cover it. This was the largest crowd I’ve ever seen at Walter Reed on Friday night – and I left when I was losing light and folks were still arriving.
Video Added;
There are more pictures, as always, at my Flickr Photostream.
1stCavRVN11B sends a link to the live streaming photos from Walter Reed.