Patriotism is sexy.
Perhaps it is Jane's kink for leather, but I have never been in one place so full of hunky Retrosexual men with American flags in all my life. The Eagles were 20 to 1, men to women, so ladies, if you weren't there, you missed way more than a chance to visit The National Zoo of The Unwashed. The few female Eagles were feisty to say the least and equally arrayed in cowhide and bunting.
By one park policeman's estimate, the Eagles outnumbered the ANSWER crowd almost four to one by 11:30am. Since he had patrolled the entire area, I would be inclined to agree with him. He added that everyone was minding their manners so far.
The smattering of protesters that ANSWER scraped together for the event could easily have been piled up in a stiff breeze using only a fan rake. The Libs attempted to create the illusion of numbers with the standard strident womyn screeching into an overblown speaker system exhorting all 400 or so protesters to bunch up close to the stage so they could be counted.
The Eagles needed no such encouragement to be counted. They were there with a job to do. They strung themselves along either side of the sidewalk and taunted the Peaceniks, plenty of whom did not back down. Metal detectors at the mouth of the Vietnam Memorial were enough to keep all but the hard core patriots from visiting The Wall. Libs may stand in line for handouts, but not for a cavity check.
This day was a testament to an American patriot's willingness to report for duty in spite of miserably cold conditions, show restraint in the face of immeasurable temptation, and do it all with style.
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More details coming, but enjoy Jane's first batch of GoE photos on flickr :
Next post, I meet up with some cyber buddies, some for the first time.
Some of us were lucky enough to link up with the very hottest of the patriot-ladies that attended. *GRIN*
I had an absolute blast spending time with you and Sniper.
Meeting the two of you was absolutely the icing on the cake of a fantastic day!
For those of you that have never met Jane, let me tell you...
"Hot" doesn't do her justice and she has a wickedly-funny sense of humor. You'll never know what you're missing unless you get a chance to meet her.
I am now be the envy of all of you "Jane-iacs." hahahaha
(Eat my dust Gary. hahahaha)
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Jane,
My only regret (well besides my wheelchair batteries dying) was not being able to meet your "favorite Marine" aka "HH." Please extend my thanks to him for the gift of the Marine patch. I have my Army combat patch, complete with Airborne tab, set aside for him. I'll pass it on to you the next time we get a chance to meet up. At the Mil-Blog conference maybe??
My very best regards to you and HH.
Your new friend.
V5
(or am I now V1?) hehehehe
[JANE SAYS: V5, you are just plain #1. And HH thanks you for squiring me through the muck of the unwashed. He was grateful for someone to watch over me and keep my happy ass out of the clink. His clearance isn't worth my satisfaction of scrapping with the enemy, so you served your country ONCE again without even realizing it!
Be well, and I look forward to your next tour of duty. XOXOXOXO V5]
Posted by: V5 | March 18, 2007 at 09:12 AM
I wasn't able to attend, but it sounds like it was made of pure awesome! Teaching those idiotic, mind-numbed, self-loathing lunatics a lesson. I was amazed Cindy Sheehan stopped defacating on her son's grave long enough to give a moonbat speech in DC. Her son didn't die for nothing, at the very least it catapulted insane mother Sheehan into a very cushy career screeching insanity.
It is not my place to condemn people, but I imagine there is a special place in hell for people who use their own son's honorable death for their own selfish wishes while proclaiming they died for nothing.
btw. I thought of something witty for the international racism day thing featured below: International Colored-Only Day (cause ya know, only Whitey is racist). I'm sure that'll raise a few brows [Of course, now segregation is in vogue, Jim Crow would be proud].
Posted by: Brian Kennedy | March 18, 2007 at 09:38 AM
I am SOOOOOOOO jealous. I hate that I wasn't able to go. But words can't express the American Pride I felt looking at those pictures and hearing that we did indeed outnumber and outevent the hippies.
And V5, that is the most kick-ass looking chair. What's the Mil-Blog thing all about?
[JANE SAYS: Make sure you check out my SECOND stream of photos on flickr that I took with SNIPER ONE'S cool Canon. We missed you all, but know that you were there in spirit--because there was LOTS of spirit there, for sure!]
Posted by: Stealthkix | March 18, 2007 at 10:50 AM
ok... I'm jealous. You got a mention on H/A.
You rock.
:-)
[JANE SAYS: Who got a mention, WHERE? I saw nothing about any of us on Hot Air...what did I miss?]
Posted by: 1angrychristian | March 18, 2007 at 11:22 AM
V5, you got class buddy, but better yet you're a Buckeye fan! Native or just know good stuff when you see it?
Jane, great pics/post.
Wish I had been there.
[JANE SAYS: Yes, V5 HAS got class. And I can cheer for anybody who plays The Gators. And Ed? You come next year, okay? We'll have a HUGE meet-up!]
Posted by: mRed | March 18, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Umm, no pictures of Jane or Sniper One?? Hmm, I guess I better check my inbox -- I'm sure you sent some privately through email -- RIGHT????
PJ
[JANE SAYS: Its all about my brain, baby. Looks are so overrated. SO take the whole MENSA thing and add a booty.Who wants a picture of THAT? heh...someday maybe, pence, just for you.]
Posted by: ProphetJoe | March 18, 2007 at 03:45 PM
ProphetJoe,
Jane's to hot for mere photos. Her presence alone melts camera lenses. They'd need some special camera to catch a picture of her. Like the camera at the Kitt Peak Solar Observatory in Arizona. Even then they'd have to be at least a mile away to safely record her image.
Talk about your "heavenly bodies"... *GRIN*
V5
[JANE SAYS: Y'all have just GOT to stop. I have turned all kinds of red reading this thread of comments...what to do with you??? You WILL need AT LEAST a telescope to see me, though, for sure---my head is a big ol' balloon. ;) ]
Posted by: V5 | March 18, 2007 at 04:14 PM
great photos ros
[JANE SAYS: Thanks for dropping in! Don't be a stranger! ]
Posted by: ros echols | March 18, 2007 at 05:05 PM
Jane, ya kick ass...
Posted by: Sniper One | March 19, 2007 at 04:40 AM
Sniper1,
You and Jane both KICK ASS!! It was my pleasure to spend the day with the both of you.
V5
Posted by: V5 | March 19, 2007 at 06:37 AM
Excellent photos on Flickr, Jane. Great job!
Posted by: Chuck | March 19, 2007 at 06:39 AM
Great pics, Jane. Thank you so much for sharing! :)
[JANE SAYS: You are a newbie! Don't be a stranger! Welcome!]
Posted by: Nicki | March 19, 2007 at 05:47 PM
Jane, as a red-blooded American woman in my mid-thirties, I have to agree with your assessment that there is nothing sexier than Real Patriot Men!
I was walking along the sidewalk from the rally area over to the moonbat area (past the Wall), and as I passed through a large crowd of 20 Rolling Thunder Dudes (as my son called them) I stopped and said, "This has GOT to be the safest place in America right now." :D
[JANE SAYS: SNIPER ONE and I looked for YOU!!! AND I SAID THE SAAAAAAME THING...HH was totally cool with me going...isn't that a scream. I kept telling the guys over and over, MAN ,I'm glad these guys are on MY SIDE!!!! Don't be a stranger, Red....WELCOME TO The Realm, as I call it!...and GOOD SHOW AT THE GoE...]
Posted by: Redhead Infidel | March 20, 2007 at 06:50 AM