Three weeks ago, I told you about the violent postings of Iraq Veterans Against the War member Evan Knappenberger, who threatened the Gathering of Eagles and advocated my assassination. I offered thanks to an IVAW official who announced that Knappenberger had been indefinitely suspended. Well, now that IVAW's Winter Soldier hearings are over, it looks...
Read More"Peace" my you-know-what.
I am pointing you to this left-wing nut's threat so you know what we are up against--and to ensure that the screencap is saved. This menacing jerk's blog is hosted on Blogspot. Here are their terms of service. Support the Gathering of Eagles and get the latest on Friday and Saturday's counter-protests here. Justin at...
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The Gathering of Eagles and many other pro-troops activists turned out in the rain yesterday to show support for the recruiters at Times Square. Jennifer sends video: Flickr photo set here. More blog coverage here. The NYDaily News has coverage. GoE and a coalition of other counterproteste
Gathering of Eagles.
My friends with the Gathering of Eagles send word that they have secured permits for a rally to support military recruiters in Times Square this Saturday. James Bancroft e-mails: The Gathering of Eagles, a patriotic organization dedicated to the public support of all Military persons, active duty or veteran, announces a patriotic rally in front...
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"You do realize that Malkin is a C.F.R member made to be a puppet for the Globalist agenda right?" That's one of the reactions over at YouTube to our simple video of the weekly Friday gathering at Walter Reed to show support for wounded troops. Who are the haters? Enjoy the vid. It's a great...
Read MoreUpdate: Check out our video highlights of Them. Update: Gee, which side do you think the protester charged with felony possession of an incendiary device was on...Us or Them? Via ABC News (hat tip - bpmonaco): "Thousands of anti-war protesters holding black and yellow signs saying "End the War" filled the park in front of...
Read More"Surrender is not a word in our vocabulary."
Update 5:45pm Eastern. Here's the AP's dispatch mentioning some of the arrests of demonstrators who jumped the fence at the base of the Capitol. We were up the steps in the middle of the crazies who started barking "Fascism!" when the police took away the fence-jumpers. Update 5:00pm Eastern. Well, they came, they spewed, they...
Read MoreThe Eagles joined Free Republic.com members at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for the weekly Friday "Freep" tonight to show support for the troops. Bryan Preston and I were there to join in, meet fellow Eagles, and film the gathering for a future Hot Air special (see our video report on the first Gathering...
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Read MoreUpdate 9/13 10:30am. Just received an email from reader Dave... Bravo. Update 9/13 10:15am. I have been asking you to be in Washington on Saturday to answer the ANSWER mob. I have been reporting on their disruptive plans and die-ins. I've reported before on the vandalism at military recruiting centers. They are going to do...
Read MoreNo-spit zone. Hate speech and blind spots. Update: Video link added.
Update: Here's the video. Tonight's topic: Hate speech on the Left. No, not Geraldo's. The focus is MoveOn.org's despicable ad. I worked in a plug at the end of the segment for all of the pro-troops, pro-mission counter-demonstrations taking place this Saturday. See my Gathering of Eagles category for more info. Hope you can be...
Read More8:50am Eastern. Moonbats have turned out in Australia to protest President Bush's visit. Here's your second photo of the day. Makes me appreciate PM John Howard's stalwart support for the U.S. all the more: More on Howard vs. the protesters here. *** The photo of the morning comes from reader John M., who e-mailed: "I...
Read MoreThe dog days of August have drawn to a close. This is the calm before the gathering political storm. On September 15, the far Left group ANSWER ("Act Now to Stop war and End Racism") will descend on the nation's capital to demand what they've been demanding for the last six years in the aftermath...
Read MoreCombating the moonbat convergence.
Photo courtesy of Leslie Grainger 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...
Read MoreAs promised, our full video report on The Gathering of Eagles: Many highlights there, but take special note of the face-off at the 6:00 minute mark. As you can see, we spent most of the day covering the march on the Eagles' side of the fence. Why? Because almost all of the news camera crews...
Read More***Update: Heidi at Gathering of Eagles reports on the National Park Service estimate of the GoE turnout: 30,000 strong. The silent majority no more.*** ***Update March 18, 2007 1:30am: The NYTimes lies...*** Pure bullcrap. Yup, the journalistic standard-bearers of the NYTimes relied on "several veterans of the antiwar movement" to give them crowd estimates of...
Read MoreBryan Preston and I are headed down to the Gathering of Eagles. Hope to see you there, too. I'll blog when my fingers and connection aren't frozen. Also hope you have enjoyed the milbloggers this week. Smash has bid adieu, but everyone else may still be popping in through the rest of the day. My...
Read MoreI'll be away for the next few days on a short trip. But you are in for a treat. In my absence, I've invited a few of my favorite military bloggers to guest blog. With the Walter Reed story still unfolding, the Democrat crack-up continuing, an initial test vote on the overall military spending bill...
Read MoreThe GoE organizers need a head count. Sign in here if you are able to join the event in Washington, D.C. at the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial on Saturday, March 17. Less than 700 people have made a commitment. By contrast, tens of thousands of anti-war zealots are expected. In case you needed any more...
Read MoreYou want an action alert? Here it is. The Gathering of Eagles. March 17. Be there.
12 more days until The Gathering of Eagles in Washington, D.C. Are you ready?
From my column today: How many times have you sat in front of the TV over the last four years, watching anti-war activists march on Washington, chase the ROTC off your local college campus, vandalize war memorials, insult the troops and wreak havoc under the surrender banner? How many times have you thought to yourself:...
Read MoreThe Eagles are looking for a few good men and women to help out with the efforts on March 17 to protect the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial targeted by anti-war zealots from ANSWER: *** Just received this e-mail. Excellent:
Photo credit: Charles Ryder Vietnam veterans held a press conference yesterday about their mission on March 17. On that day, anti-war activists from ANSWER plan to protest at the Vietnam War memorial in Washington. From their mission statement: 1. Gathering of Eagles is non-partisan. While each member has his or her own political beliefs, our...
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