Crawford Counter-protesters chant "We don't care"

[ohio_liberal]

Folks at Camp Casey are singing "God Bless America". Counter protesters are chanting "we don't care. we don't care."

via the dKos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/201056/101

After they arrived, the Sheehan supporters stood and sang "God Bless America."

The response?

A repeated chant of "We don't care. We don't care. We don't care..."



edited to add second diary:
http://deepintheheartoftx.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/20941/5955

There are 50-60 counter-protesters set up on the other side of the road, the police have been joined by Secret Service who have their vehicles parked in between the two groups in the triangular area that was made off limits.

snip...

Mike Gallager group -- they all have flags and the military families are really upset at this....as you might imagine.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Someone needs to get a video shot of this, and put it together with those

sad pics of Cindy...

[Pirate Smile]

Here is what the Diaries say - since they are short and to the point.

They're Chanting WE DON'T CARE!
by deepintheheartoftx
Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 17:09:40 PDT
I just got a call from Tracy in Crawford. She says:

"The brownshirts have arrived! Anyone willing to walk the walk needs to get to Crawford NOW!"

If you were just thinking of going, go. If you have the means to get there, get there.


deepintheheartoftx's diary :: ::
There are 50-60 counter-protesters set up on the other side of the road, the police have been joined by Secret Service who have their vehicles parked in between the two groups in the triangular area that was made off limits.

Tracy says they are chanting WE DON'T CARE!!

Mike Gallager group -- they all have flags and the military families are really upset at this....as you might imagine.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/20941/5955

and

Crawford Counter-Protestors chant: "We Don't Care"
by YouAreMyFavorite
Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 17:10:56 PDT
My wife just called me from Camp Casey.
Counter-protestors showed up in a bus.
Don't know with whom or what they're affiliated.

After they arrived, the Sheehan supporters stood and sang "God Bless America."

The response?

A repeated chant of "We don't care. We don't care. We don't care..."

I'm blogging updates from my wife here:
http://ellagoes.typepad.com

YouAreMyFavorite's diary :: ::

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/201056/101

[Pirate Smile]

50. There is a Diary by patrioticliberal that is already on the Recommended

List.

Update <2005-8-12 21:18:29 by patrioticliberal>:They're gone, no violence. Thank goodness. Let's hope someone taped these right wing fascists. If you do, please send it to iconoclastic cat . Thank you!

This in from Annie Spell, at DefianceinPink.org :


"We have counter protesters showing up a little at a time, carrying little American flags and attempting to agitate the peaceful protesters. We have 5 law enforcement vehicles including county, city, state & SS. The media is on site. People are still being shuttled back and forth to the CPH. Ward & Andrea are heading back to CPH because they are sick like Annie was yesterday.

At the top of the triangle where the counter protesters are getting out of the car, is the same location where the vets & military families are. It's almost as if they are deliberately picking that location to cause agitation."


Use this diary to keep updated. Hopefully this will stay peaceful.




http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/2005/19928

[Pirate Smile]

19. Dupe - whoops! - happy clicker finger problem

[lonestarnot]

28. Absolutely get a video!

[AuntieM1957]

2. Those RWers really are quick with the witty repartee

perhaps they forgot the words to

nanna nanna booboo

[jsamuel]

3. They don't care so much, that they have begun counter-protesting... that

makes sense

:sarcasm:

[ironman202]

12. typical....angry apathy in the face heartfelt truthseeking

[jsamuel]

15. RW sum up: "It is easier to not care."

[bluestateguy]

4. Give them credit

They are telling the truth. I'm sure they don't care.

[proud patriot]

5. get it on film

Don't engage them ..they look like fools

[Justitia]

6. Good God, I hope the worthless media is taping that!

:wow:

[AlCzervik]

7. We don't care? WTF is that? oh they don't care about the troops or their

families.

[AuntieM1957]

10. Maybe they don't care because they're paid protestors

it wouldn't surprise me if someone on the other side dipped into their deep pockets to fund a counter protest

and it would likely be lame because the protestors really don't care - unless of course they get stiffed on their payment.

[ironman202]

16. no I doubt it. They're probably volunteers...

Republicans are big on getting volunteers. You know why? It's work with no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a very long time, and to their credit, they pretty good at it..

[Sal Minella]

36. Do they look as wildly enthusiastic as the D.C. office-types paid

to go to Florida and stand in the hall looking foolish muttering "Stop the count?"

"Jews for Buchanan" has a pic of that hallway with many of the hired and flown-in "protesters" identified by which Republican's office they worked for in D.C. Hope the same can be done for this busload.

[Windy]

18. thank you. How ridiculous!

Shows their mentality. Don't care about what..the fact the the children of Camp Sheehan parents have died in this ill begotten war?
Don't care about the troops, don't care about America?

They are SICK

[DawgHouse]

67. They should finish their childish chant

We don't care!
We don't care!
We'll pull down your underwear!!

I mean,that would make as much sense, right?

[tk2kewl]

8. At least they're honest

and not pretending to be compassionate conservatives :eyes:

[tavalon]

70. Or friendly fascists

Yeah, I think it's refreshing for them to be so honest that they don't care about the troops or the troops family.

[William Seger]

76. They're only half honest

They definitely don't care how many die because their lying chickenhawk "great leader" dragged us into this mess -- not when it's someone elses kids doing the dying -- and they didn't need to go to Crawford to tell the world that. But they definitely do care that Cindy and a growing number of Americans are holding * accountable for the destruction his lies have caused. Obviously, they care about that a great deal or they wouldn't be there.

[ironman202]

9. i'm speechless....

[Cha]

11. Are they even of the

humanoid race? I question it!

[RoyGBiv]

13. They don't care?

What, that her son died?

Well, that just about says every damn bit of it right there, doesn't it.

Fuck 'em. I hope they rot.

[DemInDistress]

14. I'd like to see this same group

Standing outside Dover Air Force base yelling/chanting,"WE DONT CARE" how many troops die.!!!Died in a war based on lies and forgeries,yes let them chant WE DONT CARE

[dogday]

17. They are right, they don't care who dies

as long as it is not them or their family, they don't care. At least for once they are shouting some truth....

[annabanana]

20. ..reminds me of that B*sh "Whatever" song that Randi plays..

I sure hope that people will link to some video of that debacle..

[iconoclastic cat]

21. Get me video of Crawford "counter protesters" chanting "We don't care"!

Just DUmail me, and I'll give you an address to upload the video. I'll edit it and make JPEG stills within about 25 minutes. Then we'll send it out.

I want the world to see these bastards yelling, "We don't care"!

go here for a discussion on this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4333574

[annabanana]

22. I hope they have a bunch of these to hand out!

enlistment form pdf:

http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd0004.pdf

[mia]

23. Counter protestors making plans

Click here and here.

[iconoclastic cat]

33. It seems like the PW forums have more trolls than PW's, doesn't it?

[mia]

45. It looks that way

Plenty of anti-PWs are on to them.

The PWs attended our counter-inaugural in Miami and brought more publicity to the event because of all of their shouting and arguing. They even chanted their slogans while the names of the fallen soldiers were being read.
In some ways it's good that these heartless souls are rallying against
the soldiers and their families. Maybe more will hear about Cindy's story.

[William Seger]

83. Protest Warriors is the lamest "politcal" site on the Web

Really seems to be just a bunch of head-far-up-the-ass brownshit-wannabe kids. My advice is to take a squirt gun when you know they're going to be around, and then when you see they're about to get some media attention, shoot them in the crotch.
:evilgrin:

[Rebellious Republican]

49. I just sent Mike an email.........

I see you are holding a support the troops rally in Crawford, Texas this saturday. Will you be holding this in conjuction with Cindy Seehan's rally.

Of coarse, I know you would understand what it is like to experience the horrors of war firsthand. How just one lose of life or limb sends a ripple effect like a stone being tossed in the water.

I think it is great that the you have chosen to support this poor woman, given all she has been through. I would love to be in attendance, however I will be unable to, due to such short notice.

Your concern has moved me to send a generous donation to the Crawford Peace house to show my humble support, since I can not be there.

Wave a flag for me, after all I am Beirut Era Navy Veteran myself. While I have a ribbon rack two and a half deep, of all my ribbons and maedals, the Navy Expeditionary Forces Medal (Beirut "83") is the most precious to me next to my "Navy Wings of Gold" Naval Aircrewman wings.
Thanks for your support, xxxxx xxxxxx, xxx xxxxxxx, Fl.

I would like to leave you with this, maybe you could share it with everyone at the rally.

The following is from a corpsman ("Doc") in Beirut who wishes to remain anonymous:

Jeff,
I was thinking...The way Ive learned to deal with Beruit is through my poetry. I've been told by friends that I should get them published, however the poems are my pain on paper... things I couldn't share with strangers. Now as I sit thinking about it all, I think Id like to share it with my brothers who were there. Is there a place on your board for this type of expression?

Coming Home

Change will come,
Change is here.
Love fades out,
Then reappears.
Now my water has turned
to wine and these
thoughts I have I now claim
as mine..
I'm coming home.

Change has been,
change will be,
time will tell,
Then time will ease.

My curtain has been drawn
and my heart can go to where
my heart does belong
I'm going home.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And I will have to be braver now,
than I have ever been.
And I will have to be stronger now,
Than I ever was before.
And I will have to be more loyal now,
Than I have ever been.

A warriors heart will never change...
Only its direction..
Only its focus.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I could see the man
I was yet to become..
And the man that was not to be..

But only with the eyes
of the man who
is.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some things are better
left unsaid,

But they turn me inside
out,
And I can barely speak
of them,
Their only recourse,
Is to visit me...While I sleep.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'd give anything to silence those sounds...
the crying out,
the screams,
the choppers,
I hear it as if its happening
now..

Today I woke to the sound of a chopper in flight__
and I was back,
in Beruit again.
All the sounds mixed in...
Then I heard a man crying for his mother
and I started my day
sobbing.

I wonder if he ever made it home to his mother.
I sometimes wonder if anybody got home..
Anybody?
Am I alone?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I saw J.P today hitchhiking...
(Like he ever would have!)
(was he going home?)
Yet there he was, for a fraction of a second..
(asking?)
No smile, no frown, no recognition..
no eye contact.
(like a stranger, which he was)
I wonder if he knew I did all I could?
(I wonder if I did?)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was like a god...
I could do anything.
I could keep a man alive...
(Or so I thought.)
I was the corpsman...
I had to.
And now...
What compares?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The only ones for who the war is over,
are those who died fighting it.
For the rest of us it will always be,
just a nightmare away.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A man should live everyday,
as if it were a preflight check.
He has to ask himself every morning
"am I ready for liftoff?"
And if not...
Find the strength to go
anyway.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How can another know...?
The storys, untold by me?
How could another understand...?
The chaos? The terror?
The destruction of ourselves?
I should not have had to be there.
I should not be the one to explain...
I am the one who is owed an explaination...
And that will never happen.

http://www.beirut-memorial.org/theatre/docpoems.html

[mia]

65. nice poetry RR

Thanks for the link.

[Rebellious Republican]

68. I thought the same first time I saw it. It really tugs at the heart string

I could not help but send this to that asshat, I hope my email confuses the hell out of him. I was trying not to be to obviously sarcastic, I know most here will see the sarcasm in my tone immediatly.

Thanks and feel free to pass the poem around, its not mine and I can not take credit for it. But it really does convey a deep message.

[sunnystarr]

73. Thanks for sharing for those beautiful poems

They brought tears and more tears just thinking about man's inhumanity to man and those who are ordered to war, those who have to carry it out, then have to live with the nightmares.

[Rebellious Republican]

77. Your welcome, I have sent them to the Peace house, maybe they

can use them on some signs or something?

Makes me want to well up with tears every time I read them.

[Not_Giving_Up]

24. OK, in addition to cops, the Secret Service is out there now

If these fuckwads (the "counter-protesters") don't CARE, then WHY are they on a road in Crawford screaming anything?????

They are there to cause a problem. Hope all at Camp Casey remain calm and just ignore the bastards.

[stellanoir]

25. May a plague of fire ants desend upon their

unconscious unfeeling insensitive vacuous souls and devour their empty facades of humanity post haste.

So there.

These are the same ilk indulging in useless and hurtful impropriety who sported purple bandaids at the Repug convention last year.

Sure, they support the troops, my ass.

[proud patriot]

35. I shall start visualizing that

:evilgrin:

[stellanoir]

43. what?

the plague of fire ants or my ass???

kidding.

[proud patriot]

61. LOL

the ants :rofl:

[stellanoir]

63. awww

shucks.

kidding again. sorry I can't help it.

[William Seger]

78. Does Crawford have dung beetles?

If so, those freepers better not think about setting up camp there.

[SillyGoose]

26. Even though they are expressing the truth that is in their black hearts

it amazes me that they would actually have the nerve to show up and shout "I don't care" to families who have lost children in combat. It amazes me that they loudly and proudly proclaim that they "don't care" that other people's kids are sacrificed for the war.

They are much stupider than I ever imagined. Way to go, morans.

[lonestarnot]

31. That is what we are up against! Wouldn't have paid for me to be in

Crawford!

[Swamp Rat]

27. "Jesus cares! The Lord cares! Jesus cares!" n/t

[riverwalker]

29. Mike Gallagher

has never been in the military. He has 4 grown sons in their twenties who are not in the military! :mad:
Send enlistment forms over to every one of them.

[ohio_liberal]

32. He's wearing some kind of bogus

military uniform on his site. Go check it out--it's worth a chuckle:

http://www.gallaghersarmy.com

[SillyGoose]

41. Wonder if he'll wear that stupid get-up to his little protest?

He looks like a kid playing dress-up on Halloween.

[tsuki]

42. That is absolutely disgusting. He's exploiting the deaths in the war

to fill his bank account. A pox on that Greedy, Lying, Chickenshit Chickenhawk.

[Rebellious Republican]

69. See my reply post # 49, its a little tongue in cheek, wonder if it will

confuse the shit out of his little freeper brain.

[PassingFair]

86. Oh, that is truly funny!

He looks like a foreign airline pilot!
Someone should outline that pic, and the shot of bunnypants on the deck of the Abraham Lincoln in his package highlighting flightsuit, slap the headline "PHONIES" or "CHICKENHAWKS" on it and use it as a talisman against the bustards when they come back around!

[SledDriver]

30. MSM probably won't air it.

They'll probably do a nice piece showing those assholes being "peaceful" and well behaived.

This story has gotten attention because of this medium. So definitely get video -- especially Gallagher's face -- and let's get it out to show just how they "support the troops".

Fucking pigs. Is that asshole wearing his "army" uniform?

[tinfoilinfor2005]

60. Betcha The Daily Show would air it...

Please, someone, send them a copy!

[mongo]

34. For the past 3 days

I've been really wishing that my life was in a place where I could just pack up and drive to Crawford - loaded with supplies.

But I guess I'm glad I'm not there now. I don't think I could have calmly handled seeing that.

What a bunch of assholes. They deserve to be pelted with water balloons at the very least - although I can think of much, much more devious things to do...

[iconoclastic cat]

38. No shit! I would totally be there if I didn't have so much to do.

I would literally become homeless if I went. I'd have to stay!

[DanCa]

37. Counter God Bless America with This Land is your Land

And these inbreeds have the nerve to call themselves christians. Plaugh.

[Hubert Flottz]

39. They don't care because they know Bush don't care either!

We know they don't care enough to vote smart!

[leesa]

40. At least they are being truthful. What a bunch of assholes.

[titoresque]

44. Can you imagine waking up

trapped inside the mind of a bible beating, bush love'n, inbred, superior, homo hating, "bring it on" Iraq and I Roll, Republican son-of-a-bitch?

I'd plead for death!

Well, I hope someone thinks about taking shifts sleeping.....someone needs to keep an eye on these assholes round the clock. I wouldnt trust any of them hillbillies!

[SammyWinstonJack]

58. The horror!

:scared:

[Duncan Grant]

46. Evil is done by people who know exactly what they're doing!

Despicable. :grr:

[iconoclastic cat]

47. Racist origin of the "We Don't Care" anti-Sheehan protest in Crawford

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4333819&mesg_id=4333819

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

48. Gotta be the "Protest Warriors"

They state they're there to "exercise their 1st amendment rights" but their true intention is to get us to shut up or get us arrested by antagonizing protestors until someone gets mad enough to throw a punch.
Heartless fucking bastards, the lot of them.
I only hope the people on Sheenan's side keep their cool.

[City Lights]

51. They shame themselves.

It doesn't get much more un-American than that.

I hope the local recruiters show up.

[meg]

52. Please take lots of pictures

Let's see if these glib chanters are DeLay's staffers.

[Miss Chybil]

53. Those nutbags don't own the flag. We need to get some flags on our

side of the road. Unfortunately, the flags on our side came with coffins. Still we need to get some of the waving kind.

[TorchTheWitch]

54. OMG! I've never been more sickened!

For the love of anything left in this world that is still sacred, get a video of that and send it to every MSM outlet, every single Congressperson regardless of party ties, and ESPECIALLY every single military base the US has... start with Ft. Hood!

There is simply no soldier anywhere on earth that wouldn't be disgusted beyond belief by this even if they're the most hardened Bush butt sniffers alive... these repulsive INSANE individuals may as well shoot all of our own military personnel their own selves.

Just what the FUCK could they possibly be thinking???

There is absolutely NOTHING, NOTHING, that could be more shameful, more repulsive, more treasonous than proudly proclaiming YOU DON'T CARE about our military personnel getting killed! NOTHING!!! AND RIGHT IN THE FACE OF A GRIEVING MOTHER WHO LOST HER SON FOR A FUCKING LIE!

NEVER have I been more ashamed to be an American... NEVER!

[SledDriver]

59. Amen

[wli]

55. more paid brownshirt shill -based astroturf

[kwolf68]

56. How quickly

These people descend on Crawford to "confront" a greiving mother. Funny they aren't joining this war with the same zest. CHICKENHAWK PRICKS.

[Q]

57. Strange that these self-described 'patriots'...

...say that they support the troops...but only those troops and their families that offer themselves as cannon fodder without complaint.

They are this generation's Brownshirts...threatening and intimidating anyone that doesn't march in lockstep with their 'war president' and show blind loyalty for his illegal wars.

[Corgigal]

62. my daughters boyfriend is stationed over in one

of those "stan" countries. He's USAF but his job, get this,is morgue assistance which means he packs up the human remains to be shipped home. He and everyone else at the Air Force base will freak out if they saw idiots yelling we don't care.

Have they thought for a moment what the hell they are doing?

[Junkdrawer]

64. Gallager's Goons have left...

Anti-American Losers Depart Protest: Cindy Sheehan Won't Back Down
by patrioticliberal
Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 17:00:04 PDT
Update <2005-8-12 21:18:29 by patrioticliberal>:They're gone, no violence. Thank goodness. A message to you right wing freaks: Cindy Sheehan and her group of peaceful protesters will not back down. You can try to attack the mother of a soldier who died in the war you love so much; you will not win. You are the cowards, and your "leader" is a coward for passing up two opportunities to meet with Cindy today. Thank you Cindy and her fellow protesters for remaining peaceful. Let's hope someone taped these right wing fascists. If you do, please send it to iconoclastic cat . Thank you!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/8/12/2005/19928

Prolly got a few bug bites, then left....

[proud patriot]

72. Thank goodness

:hug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

79. GOOD, they should go to the recruiters and sign up

[graywarrior]

66. Hope Camp Casey is cautious of the professionals who come

in and stage violence. It happened in the 60's and 70's. There are not above planting people to disrupt a peaceful protest that is gaining power.
Hate to be a downer, but keep your eyes open.

[McCamy Taylor]

71. I want to see this video! Where is it?

[rateyes]

74. I'm glad the RWers are there...

just means more press for Cindy, whom most of the country sides with right now...makes the RWers look like the mean-spirited people they are.

As I posted in another thread, their protest is like burning books--which George Bernard Shaw said was the greatest compliment that can be paid an author. Cindy is hitting a nerve, which is what she intended to do. The fact that they are there means we are winning.

Bring attention to it RWers, keep on shouting "we don't care." We know you don't, otherwise you'd enlist. And, yes, somebody get some American Flags for Cindy---we are the REAL PATRIOTS down there.

[ismnotwasm]

75. Chanting the obvious

They don't care? Indeed they don't care. I would list the many ways I already thought that they didn't care but I'm not that great of a writer or a typist. I now know they don't care about our military dead. As the mother of a active duty soldier who did her duty in Afghanistan, and then reenlisted, I urge them to crawl back under their respective rocks. We have heard you. You don't care. Now get the fuck out of the way.

[noamnety]

80. How could anyone look at those crosses and react that way?

My God, that's like making a special trip to see the Vietnam Wall, just to scrawl "I don't care" on a post-it note and stick it on there.

[ailsagirl]

81. That's just bizarre!! They're out of ammunition, folks!! The masks

are off. They admit it!! THEY DON'T CARE

What a bunch of effing losers

:puke:

[AtomicKitten]

82. I'm furious.

It's probably just as well it's logistically impossible for me to get to Texas because I'd feel compelled to carry a baseball bat and makes those *&&^^%-&%%#$ care.

[Catherine Vincent]

84. Republicans Don't Care American Soldiers Died for Their Country!

How nice. Wake up out of your bushcoma asshats!

[ohtransplant]

85. I hope someone had a camera.

When the pictures are posted, I bet we'll see John Bolton front and center - just like Florida 2000!:evilgrin:

[derby378]

87. My own favorite version of "I Don't Care"

Courtesy of the Circle Jerks:

I don't care
Where you from anyway?
I don't care
Lots of money anyway
I don't care
What you say anyway
I don't care
Lots of clothes anyway

I don't care
I don't care

Don't care
Nice car anyway
Don't care
Nice parents anyway
Don't care
Nice home anyway
Don't care
Lots of money anyway

I don't care
I don't care

Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
I DON'T CARE!