Yesterday in DC
By Mitch Berg
Michelle Malkin has the blogburst coverage of yesterday’s Gathering of Eagles counterdemonstration Vietnam Vet’s memorial – which, according to many observers, matched the well-funded ANSWER-sponsored protests against the war:
A pure, grass-roots effort, the Gathering of Eagles’ volunteers matched the massive Soros-funded anti-war machine sign for sign, chant for chant, and marcher for marcher. The contrast was most stark right before the entrance to the Memorial Bridge, where Eagles gathered with a field of American flags–while anti-Bush, 9/11 conspiracy nuts wrapped themselves in a figurative blanket of yellow “Out of Iraq” placards. Several of the vets shouted, “Yellow! How appropriate!” in between spirited chants of “U.S.A! U.S.A!” While the classless Cindy Sheehan ranted profanely, the Eagles raised their voices in polite, but roaring disapproval and raised their American flags in answer to the ANSWER socialists’ Che banners and peace pennants.
Why did the Eagles come? One common refrain: Vietnam veterans, some fighting back tears, told us they came to show the kind of support for the troops that they did not receive when the surrender lobby marched on the Pentagon 40 years ago today.
Mission accomplished.
Read the whole thing.
The American cultural right – with families and day jobs and mortgages – doesn’t do a lot of picketing in the streets; we don’t have people who’ve been organizing the kind of stuff since the Johnson Administration.
So the turnout – in DC and here – is gratifying and encouraging.
