Just Back from the DC Demonstrations...

What an exciting day! So many counter-demonstrators turned out to support victory in Iraq and to let the American troops around the world know that the radical "peace" crowd does not speak for most of America. Here are the pictures as promised with a bit of commentary:

Freedom's Scorecard...

Hundreds turned out to support victory in Iraq at the Navy Memorial

The crowd made clear that the anti-war crowd was not the only game in town

Meanwhile, Code Pink & Co. was yucking it up around the White House...

Some in the "peace" crowd clearly haven't changed clothes or signs since 1968...

Another great intellect for "peace"

Bush = Hitler

Bush = Blood Sucker

Bush = Agent of Satan

Fear the Peace-Skull...

Dude...are you related to Ward Churchill?

Don't exploit kids...unless it's for a "peace" demonstration... (scroll up and down for more pics)

Near the White House: Another group takes-on the anti-war mob...

Pro-victory babe: "Give Peace A Chance. It Worked at Munich". I think I'm in love... (sound of author being brutally beaten by wife in background...)

Elsewhere the pro-victory group confronted the "peace" crowd all along the march route...

The "peace" marchers approach the counter-demonstration...

Across the street a long row of counter-demonstrators let the passing cut-and-run crowd have it...for hours on end...

Many anti-war people were afraid to uncover their faces...another sign of true conviction...and their turnout was clearly much smaller than expected...

Smash the tanks...Bush is evil and stuff...dude, my handkerchief itches...

Enlightened left-wing debate: If you don't agree: F*ck you!

Give peace anarchy a chance! (the demonstrators in this photo clearly display a common message and shared fashion-sense with certain German demonstrators...)

Thanks to everyone who attended, especially to ProtestWarrior. It was also a pleasure to meet two other top bloggers: The first was Richard, the author of "Hip-Hop-Republican" and the second was the founder of The People's Cube, whose name I didn't catch, but his site is the funniest on the entire web in my opinion.

On a side: More than one person noticed my "Medienkritik" t-shirt and asked me: "Are you David?" I had to humbly tell them that I was just Ray the Amerika Korrespondent. It was delightful to see how David has grown into somewhat of a celebrity in the US. Hopefully bloggers can gain a greater profile in Germany soon!

Endnote: Michelle Malkin has some excellent pics as well. Check her site out. Instapundit also has an outstanding roundup.

(Article and photos by Ray Drake)

Comments

[LC Mamapajamas]

Congratulations to all on a job well done! :D

Wish I could have been there!

[Tom Penn]

Ray, great photoblogging. Thank you.

[Mike H.]

Thank you from the western side.

[James W.]

Thank you!!!

You're right about the Peoples Cube. Very funny.

http://www.thepeoplescube.com/images/ThisFallWomanPres_Hill_sm.jpg

[dtlc]

Ray, something is wrong here! Do you mean to say, 99% of the Americans didn't support the appeasement rally? Hmmm...my CNN and my New York Times told me there were 10,000,000 of those peaccccccccceee-lovingggggggggggg-let's-be-friends-with-islamofascists who descended on DC.

I don't believe my lying eyes.

Good job, Sir.
:=)

[Helian]

@dtlc

>>"Hmmm...my CNN and my New York Times told me there were 10,000,000 of those peaccccccccceee-lovingggggggggggg-let's-be-friends-with-islamofascists who descended on DC."

Right, and there were a few things they didn't tell you, too. For example, although the WaPo had tons of coverage of the "peace" march, they apparently thought it would be "tasteless" to mention that it was organized and funded by a Stalinist organization. They mentioned the head honcho's name, but not a thing about his background. As for the "peaceful" nature of these hypocrites, check out the home grown anarchists. Every once in awhile a big pack of them would gather and threaten those of us on the other side. They were going to find out where we lived, track us down, catch us after the demonstration, etc., etc. You won't read about that in the WaPo or the New York Times, either. They were just the heroes to carry out those threats, too. Most of them didn't look like they could have weighed more than 98 pounds if they were sopping wet, making allowance for the accumulated crud, since most of them looked like they hadn't bathed in some time (see Ray's photos). They were quite courageous in large packs, behind police lines, surrounded by their fellow Stalinist stooges in "peace" and "love" regalia. Surreal!

[Doug]

QUAGMIRE!

[Sock Puppet of Doom]

So many cover their faces. Must be afraid to be identified as being for "peace"? Someone mentioned some place that their was a huge Book Fair going on the mall and that the papers were spinning those going to the Book Fair at attending the march. I take that to mean the number at the Book Fair dawarfed the "peace" protesters.

[James W.]

@Everybody who's sick of the MSM coverage of the protests. Take a break and visit the "Saddam Show" and click on the videos.

Maybe it's because I'm tired, but I'm still wiping tears of laughter from my eyes. :-)

http://saddamshow.com/frameset.htm

[Mike H.]

SPOD, maybe there's a reason for the masks. If they were let off their leash and they tried to catch an oncoming 18-wheeler, they would need a mask. Kinda like Wiley Coyote.

[Pi.]

The German press seems to have noted the anti-war demonstrations but not the pro-war ones. Of course, in a country which, along with France and others, protested the illegality of the invasion and moved for peaceful means to end the problem, this might well be expected.

Pi.