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Boulevard of Broken Cardboardby Wayne Boettcher A cool day was beginning as I drove towards the Military Recruiting Center at 2302 E. Speedway Blvd, in Tucson Arizona. It was February 7, 2007 in the desert, and though the winter snow and extra rain had given the city lots of water this year, there would never be enough for the thirsty city. Angry residents constantly write letters to the editor saying they will not conserve water as long as the city continues to show a bad example, to no avail. But there was another shortage today…of moonbats!* Of late the number of left-wing activists on Wednesdays had dwindled in front of the recruitment offices located in the strip mall on Speedway Blvd, while troop supporters increased. At the same time reports of moonbat activity at a nearby busy corner by the University of Arizona (Speedway and Campbell) had been rising. Today I decided to check it out. Were liberals realizing that demonstrating in front of the Recruitment Center showed their true agenda of demoralizing the troops and the country, or were they just tired of looking at the signs, flags and cheerful attitudes of counter protesters? The numbers of Pro-Americans were down this day as well, due to combination of flu, work schedules and appointments. Yet with 10 troop supporters against only 4-5 moonbats, the Military Recruitment Center was well covered. I enlisted a young man known on FreeRepublic.com as Superman-Z to take a few signs and come down to Campbell Street with me. He grabbed a placard well known to Tucson liberals from the pile and we headed over to the suspected gathering. It was immediately obvious that these left wing propagandists were not too concerned with subtlety or finesse. All four corners were covered with a conglomeration of outlandish displays. The Southwest area was haphazardly strewn with about nine pieces of variously sized cardboard, crudely lettered with white paint. Only a few people manned the spot; running around holding up the shaggy edged box sides. On the Southeast side a single activist illegally encouraged military personnel to refuse lawful orders. Anything for the "cause," I suppose. Even if a sign is technically illegal, helps terrorists or ruins a soldier's life the mantle of "free speech" gives extra leeway to "peace" activists, and they take maximum advantage. The Northeast side had the most people and included signs like "Just Say No To Recruiters" (illegal in time of war) and "Jobs for Peace Not War." I guess it's just too bad if another fellow's "job" is Islamic Jihad because it's not your "job" to deal with that. This corner also exhibited an effigy of President Bush looking for all the world like it was hanged from a streetlight, although upon closer examination there was no actual rope. A graphic example of what has come to be known as "Bush Derangement Syndrome." The Northwest corner was like a breath of sanity; a large professional banner requested people call Congress and gave the number. Finally, a real anti-war protest banner I could respect, although of course I still disagree with the position it encouraged. (I'd rather tell Congress to support our troops by sustaining President Bush's troop increase, and have done so.) However, I couldn't read the hand-lettered signs of the two people on that corner because I was too far off. Had I been able to, I would have probably would have had to take back my diagnosis of normalcy there. Superman-Z and I went one block East of the intersection on the North side of Speedway to catch the traffic flowing downtown to work and the University of Arizona. My "Say No To Communism" sign was an immediate hit, while my younger companion wielded both "Bin Ladin Loves Lefties" and "We Support The Troops And Their Mission" with alacrity. The signs shaded us from the morning sun so we were able to clearly see the many thumbs up, waves of support, handclaps and smiles of joy aimed our way. A young man yelled "We Love Bin Ladin!" Perhaps just a frat joke, but you never know. Superman-Z has sadly lost his brother, a Marine, in the Iraq war. However, his strong family, headed by his Christian Marine Veteran father kept them all going and encouraged everyone to strike back against left-wing propaganda that would sully the memory of their fallen hero. The entire family has been countering liberals for years. The tall, sturdy young man is slated to join the Marines himself in December 2007. I told him that his family's stability would cause him to stand out as a leader once he reached Basic Training and he could rely on his worldview learned while growing up. The intelligent future Marine shared some insight into why liberals are so grouchy. "They have to act like they are so sad about everything to look noble," he explained. I left him momentarily to get some photos and made my way to the median on Speedway and Campbell, recording digital images of the various signs. Then I crossed back to the North Side to obtain a close-up of the Bush effigy if I could. "Get a shot of the dummy!" postulated a piqued, pointing protester. "Got it," I replied calmly, as I snapped both he and the effigy. "Thanks for surveilling us!" called out a moonbat, defiantly braving the oppressive wrath of the "Bush Regime." If I actually were a government agent instead of an average citizen with a website the statement might have meant something, instead it was just funny in a paranoid sort of way. "You're welcome," I replied. The complicated concepts of "anti-war" liberals strike a delicate balance. On one hand, liberals want to get their anti-USA message out. On the other hand, they know citizens don't like being lied to and about. Extremist activists want to present themselves as Mr. and Ms. Average American who are suddenly shocked to discover the war was all a lie for Big Oil. But more people are beginning to realize that "anti-war" leadership is chiefly comprised of wacky terrorist appeasers and Communists. The populace doesn't get this information from mainstream news media, who are too frightened of the word "McCarthy" to mention even self proclaimed Communists. Nevertheless, word of "anti-war" affiliations are getting out. And liberals are becoming desperate. The significant lack of casualties compared to other wars makes their death count signs less effective. And it's hard to denigrate and pretend to support US troops simultaneously for very long. Enemy acts like the recent market bombing are too heinous to defend, yet leftists are still forced to cry "They're not terrorists, they're freedom fighters" to maintain their flimsy web of deceit. Also more people are seeing the nuttier groups in the "anti-war" movement, like 9/11 conspiracy theorists and anarchists. Liberal news media are constantly bombarded by facts that are increasingly harder to cover up, like our many military successes. Writing letters to Congress and your local newspaper are key elements in countering left-wing propaganda. Don't let our troops come home to a different world than they left. You don't have to stand with a sign on a sidewalk in order to support them, although that's not a bad idea and it's good exercise! Write a letter or email today to Congress. Write one tomorrow to the newspaper. Print out an article and give it to just one person. Find out about troop support rallies and counter-protests in your town or start one yourself. Now is a good time to stand up for America! Wayne Boettcher is the head of AmericanProtest.net Related Links: * Moonbat is a common nickname for extremist "anti-war" protesters |
