SPRING IN DC. Well, it's spring in DC and ... the puerile insanity just continues. My real job took me up to Capitol Hill today [yes, I do have a real job] and, as usual, I ran into at least one delusional narcissist holding a sign. Another moron in a costume. .... displaying as you can readily appreciate, the standard leftist lack of any sense of design. Absolutely no concept regarding how to display a message. Not a clue how to take best advantage of one's canvas. And, as usual, I had my camera to record the meshuggener. Gevalt.

PROTEST CODA: MARCH 17, 2007

I have no idea what to say, so I'll just let this one speak for itself. I wish I could use the Warner Bros. Cartoon exit music... Th-th-th-th-that's all folks!

MARCH 17, 2007: ANSWER ANTI-WAR RALLY [Scroll down for more posts and video] As I said in my previous post ... while the American flag was prominent at the Gathering of Eagles rally, ANSWER and their fellow-traveller friends and thugs had their own flags. Here's a few. That Iraqi flag represents the insurgents and terrorists. Make no mistake. These ANSWER events aren't "peace" rallies. They're all for the "insurgents" killing American troops. That's OK. Don't question their patriotism. The funny thing is that this flag is the product of US industry. Plus, his daddy probably works for one of those dreaded conglomerates. Of course, now that I think of it ... that's probably what gets him so worked up. Nor are these things cheap. This number right here probably cost him his whole week's allowance. DC and vicinity is full of this type. I read an article a few month's back ... I think it was the New Republic ... talking about McLean VA [one of our more prominent suburbs] and how it's a nest of Republicans. Sheesh, I grew up in McLean and go back there quite often. I have no idea what he was talking about. The Kennedys live in McLean for cripes sake. All the kids there drive to Langley High School [my own alma mater] in brand-new BMWs while reading The Nation and complaining about CO2. The dreaded Keffiyeh was also prominent. Again ... no "peace" statement that. Killing Jews is OK. I'd like to believe that these people are simply naive. However, the more "rallies" like this I go to, the more I'm convinced of just the opposite. ANSWER is the worst. They were nothing until they co-opted the anti-Semitic, Hamas thugocracy and gave them a portal into their own list of fellow-travellers. These thugs know exactly what they're saying. And they're proud of it. Well ... at least he was warm. I spoke with this guy. No accent. Probably goes to High School in McLean VA or Potomac MD. What are they teaching those kids? What a putz. The outfit looked brand new. There are any number of hooka bars sprouting up in the DC area and you can always buy other accessories there as well, and sometimes some native clothing. Keffiyehs of course. OK ... I know that because I own a hooka. A nice one. Sue me. 911 "Truth" is a growing phenomenon at these rallies. Every time I go to one the contingent gets bigger and more vocal. Nicer posters, too. I think this one was professionally printed. Some thought (at least a little anyway) went into the logo as well as the choice of font. Good use of space. Readable from a distance. Good marks, all in all. Bravo. This one, too. Nice contrast. These people are beginning to learn, I think. In addition to these larger posters, there were gazillions of smaller ones ... all pre-printed and stapled to a wooden handle. People were walking the crowd passing them out. When I first saw them appear at the previous rally I was a bit taken aback. Not at the fact that there were groups willing to spread this odious message ... I was surprised by how many people willingly and appreciatively took them. What's happening to this country? Here's the rare "Truther" in a costume. Money was spent. Thought given. Energy wasted. There's always one or two costumes at every rally. I've given some thought myself to using costume as a disguise but then I thought ... what are you, an idiot? Still, one of these days I just might do that. Get right up to Brian Becker and the rest of the thugs. Might be worth it. In addition to their many obvious qualities, ANSWER protesters have a ... what's the word ... "jones" ... for a certain, er, epithet. They use it I guess for shock value. After a while, though, it just gets to be routine. Ah yes, another ANSWER rally. Another f*ck. This lady showed up with her "significant other" who was wearing something similar but significantly more tame. Is there something going on in Texas that I don't know about? I have family in Texas. I don't know any Texans who would find this amusing. Except, maybe, in Austin. Nicely done, though. A good size ... readable ... original imagery. The swastika is a bit small, though. Still, they don't have to be big to get the "message" across. Plus the "flag" gave him a chance to use red, which is always good as an eye-catcher. My guess is that he's either an art student or is dating one. Speaking of swastikas ... There's always one or two "Che"s. There were very few puppets at this rally. This one is a bit unusual. Please note the use of the "Fox News is evil" meme so popular now among the lefties. Don't dare disagree with these folks. Don't dare question their patriotism. This poor puppet critter was having a bad bad day. In addition to being quite cold, it was also a typically windy March day in our Nation's Capital ... which just gets even more windy when crossing a bridge ... like Memorial Bridge ... which is what we were crossing when I took this photo. The poor puppet was getting battered. Just battered. I don't think it survived the march. I could be wrong. Oh ... and never forget ... these are the intelligentsia ... the educated ones ... the smart ones ... the "reality-based" community. They've got it all together. They see through all the deceptions. They read the Times. They scoff at Fox News. If only they could spell.

MARCH 17, 2006: GATHERING OF EAGLES [Scroll down for more posts and video] Ok, guys ... that wasn't funny. I mean, well, it was sorta funny. But not that funny. True story: these guys wouldn't let me into the Gathering of Eagles rally. Seriously. They called me names. I tried to explain to them who I am and what I'm trying to do, but no go. Is it my fault I need to "blend" when covering ANSWER? One of the marshalls explained patiently to me that ... while I had every right to protest the war ... I needed to keep to my own side of the street. Sheesh. And when I said (patiently) that I'm really on their side to begin with I thought the cops standing around were going to arrest me. Crimminy. I had to high-tail it back into moonbatland. I mean ... would you mess with these guys?! Other than that, though, I was very impressed with the Gathering. I did manage to get in by another route. A nice job was done by all. If we're counting numbers ... and I haven't seen any "official" count yet ... I'd say that the Gathering of Eagles and ANSWER were about even. 25,000 to 35,000 each ... give or take. I sorta felt sorry for Medea Benjamin and Code Pink, though. I think that they managed all of 10. That's a one (1) followed by a zero (0). Period. But that's not even counting Cindy Sheehan. So, OK ... what ... eleven. Tops. As you can see, the American flag was displayed prominently and proudly. The ANSWER blokes had their own flags. You'll see those in another post. Check back. The Gathering of Eagles rally was spread out ... a sizable crowd near the Vietnam Memorial where the speeches were taking place ... a lot at the Memorial itself ... a very large crowd at the Lincoln Memorial (seen here) just opposite the ANSWER rally and "commenting" [loudly] on the speeches there ... a whole gaggle at the entrance to Memorial Bridge ... and more down in front of the entrance to Arlington Cemetery at the end of the bridge. This is a picture of the line waiting to get into the Vietnam Memorial. You can't see much of it. It was a huge line. Normally one can simply walk into the Memorial, but for the "event" some tents were put up to screen people. Wise. The ANSWER crowd scoffs at the notion that they'd desecrate the Memorial but I know those people and I know better. Some, true, wouldn't hurt a fly. But there's a sizable number of them who are dangerous. You've got to watch your step. There are other, smaller Memorials and statues scattered around the mall nearby and each one had a group of Eagles keeping watch. Good job. This is another dude who called me names after I took the photo. He ... curiously ... told me to "enjoy it". I'm not sure what he meant ... and I certainly hope he didn't mean what I think he might have meant. But ... OK ... here it is and I'm "enjoying" it. He's holding an American flag (fluttering on the other side of the multi-colored Peace sign in the hands of the crazy lady standing next to him). The things I put up with.

SO BRAVE All right. Here it is.... Gathering of Eagles .... I love you all. I did my best. Scroll down for more...

Protest Music Protest Sounds or "music". Enjoy. Or not.

ANSWER "End the War" Protest Rally: March 17, 2007 Ok, I'll begin with a joke. Cheap shot? Sure. Dig the heart shape as a "dot" over the i? Love it. Check back for more photos and video? You know the routine.

It Begins ... March 17. Saturday. Another incompetent, ill-conceived, poorly run, walking, shrieking, fist-shaking menagerie of geriatric boomers, bullhorns, angry "youths", "Che" tote-bags and lefty beret-wearing "revolutionary" wannabes. The made-in-media, pseudo-anarchist "Revolution" of suburban poseurs once again rears it's unkempt, bed-matted head. These folks have to do something between bong parties in their parent's basement while dad cleans the gutters. And, yes, someone has to blog it. See you there.