I came within 20ft of W today, Ask me anything!

[WLKjr]

And I know all of you DU'ers will love me now, I also gave a local interview with Fox-Lima OH.

15 Protestors in the pouring rain. Hardcore, lots of support by passerbys,......well ask me anything.

how the bushistas acted while in line and what we got called
see some pics (tell me where I can upload them so I can post them)
ask about my newspaper interview with the local.

You name it, my friends and I became famous today and made an impression for this small town in Ohio.


Go ahead ask me anything, I will be monitoring this thread


1st edit:
the fox anchor that interviewed me
http://www.foxlima.com/lindsay_bio.html

[Vladimir]

1. What was the slogan from you guys? n/t

[WLKjr]

5. I had signs

that read

"971" in large numbers with text reading "If you don't know what this # means then you haven't been paying attention."


"Just Say NO Ohio" anti GW circle (the windowtreatmentnyc one)

"Bush 'cheneyed' Ohio's MFG. Jobs 170,000 times"


and one fellow had a "Theif, Killer, Traitor Liar" sign

[Vladimir]

14. Good solid work

Shame you couldn't get closer though. :)

In the run-up to the war, about 100 of us surrounded the office of our local MP (and a government minister) Andrew Smith... he came out and had to go through the crowd to his car with a police escort while we chanted various things to the tune of resign etc. I have never seen anyone so shit-scared in my life.

[brainshrub]

2. Did you smell the desperation?

[WLKjr]

8. Well

judging by the catcalls and stuff,


Getting called a hippie pot smoking faggot was precious :D

they had bibles in hand when they said these things.

[Sparkly]

19. Did they seriously have Bibles?

Tell me that wasn't literal... Or did they really?

[WLKjr]

26. They did

That is the truth, also carrying Hannity's "let freedom ring"

[Rose Siding]

67. OMG, Do you think Bush is signing them?

Is he SIGNING Bibles!?

[Warren DeMontague]

69. In crayon n/t

[alphafemale]

79. He is. Photo proof. Yahoo Link.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/040818/480/wvpm11408180007

[Rose Siding]

95. Thank you for that link- how obscene!

It just gets worse and worse.

[salin]

97. That seems sacreligious

very, very creepy.

[alphafemale]

99. He scribbles on flags too.

http://soundingcircle.com/newslog2.php/_d195/_v195/__show_article/_a000195-000407.htm

[NMDemDist2]

3. did the freepers cuss you out? n/t

[WLKjr]

11. Fipped off, cussed out

called godless liberals, pinko commies bastards and lazy bums who should be working on saturdays :wtf:

[zeemike]

21. You have a lot to be proud of

It is rare to get that much abuse in a civil society in the mid west.
you must have really made your point.

[WLKjr]

28. about every 5 or so in the 1000+ crowd said some shit

one even got in my face and tried to use me as a human trashcan while another smacked the face of girl handing out anti bush fliers, smacked her a couple of times right in the forehead. I shit you not and she did nothing back.

[zeemike]

33. If they would have smacked me

I may have smacked back, and that would be the stupidest thing to do.
She showed great wisdom and restraint to not strike back.
Good work.

[WLKjr]

35. This is what they need to do in NYC

pass it around to those attending NYC, Protestors in OH are showing restraint and it works! they become invinsible....

[Capn Sunshine]

49. she should have filed assault charges

striking someone for exercising their rights is a felony. You could have made a citizens arrest.
THAT would get you front page I bet

[WLKjr]

52. We told reporters about it

a local NBC affiliate anchor woman about shit her drawers when we told her of the act and we had 5-7 witnesses.

[mitchtv]

76. I would have fallen like Vlade Divac

screaming in pain.

[vetwife]

48. Someone should have brought some Crisco !

Should have said, You need healing My friend !

[WLKjr]

53. teach me about the crisco thing

what are you talking about exactly, I have heard this used before but have forgotten what exactly it meant.

[vetwife]

71. Ashcroft annoints himself with Crisco (head) before his prayer meetings

with the prez. Now it is bibilical by faith in context , it says to annoint with oil (olive) but it is just a symbol of faith and in a faith setting. Not in the oval office and not with Crisco. these people use Archie Bunkers bible

[WLKjr]

60. nm, I remember now

Asshat and his oil ceremony

[Enraged_Ape]

57. Gotta bring cameras to these things, people!

Get 'em on film. Get 'em on tape. Word is that more than half the time, when they see the cameras, they hide their filthy faces anyway, probably because a lot of them are traveling paid operatives.

[WLKjr]

59. Fox believe it or not got the camera on one

guy that was shouting at my friend, while he sat there in silence as the guy made fun of his shirt.

[NMDemDist2]

32. how many of you were there? n/t

[WLKjr]

34. I'd say around 15 or so

a couple left early and went to the mall to register people to vote and pass out fliers. Said that repubs wouldn't be around so it was a perfect time :)


One dude was from Decatur IN and protested quite a while too.

[WLKjr]

44. but it's not a real big town either

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Did you spray yourself down with Lysol afterward?

:)

[WLKjr]

12. Nope

but you wouldn't beleive me if I told you, it rained REALLY HARD DURING HIS VISIT, we stayed and protested in the massive downpour and even more people came by in support and awe at our determination!

[R3dD0g]

6. Could you see the puppet strings? n/t

[WLKjr]

13. No

He gave us the "Cleland" treatment

[johnfunk]

7. Did you take a long, hot shower afterwards?

n/t

[WLKjr]

22. We protested

in a HEAVEY DOWNPOUR

[nostamj]

9. based on your subject line...

I was going to ask if you had showered but, I guess the showers took care of the showering...

paging gertrude stein!

is he even more hideous in person?

[WLKjr]

15. Yup

nuff said, freepers are some scary fucks. I have seen the up close and personal.

[WLKjr]

17. It rained so hard

nostamj, you should have seen it. It was somber protest in the rain with some protestors singing "America The Beautiful"

brough tears to my eyes and pride to my heart as more and more passed by in support.


What happend today is almost story book like in a way from what happend.

[nostamj]

27. bravo to you... it has been a 'teary' couple of days

for me and so many of us on DU.

Mari333's son back home but only because her husband and his father is dead. now, we have to find a way to keep him here.

and, Cuban_Liberal's post about his 19yo nephew... if you heart didn't break you'd have to check for a pulse (or republican part membership card)

i am hoping that tomorrow's protests here in NYC don't go violent. can't take much more bad news.

[WLKjr]

29. Spread it around to anyone that you know attending that rally

to follow the example of those few in Ohio, who stood in the rain a couple of hours PEACEFULLY WHILE REPUBLICANS ABUSED US PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. What was the Faux interview like? n/t

[WLKjr]

20. You wanna know what I said to them?

I was asked about what my sign meant and why I was out protesting, at whichpoint I basically said it was because of GWB laughing about not finding WMD when a lot of troops had died and how sick it made me feel when I saw that and how ashamed I am to have him as a leader among other things.

I also told them I DO NOT HATE BUSH, I JUST DON'T LIKE HIS POLICIES AND HE IS WRONG FOR THE COUNTRY.

followed by I am sick and tired of the lies, sick and tired.

[gollygee]

16. How tall does he seem in person?

Deleted other question because I don't think you were quite close enough :)

[WLKjr]

23. Dewine is the only one I saw

W. gave us the 'cleland' treatment, but dewine is a little guy

[madmax]

18. Get a rabies shot ASAP

Monkey's are notorius for carrying rabies ;p

[sweetladybug]

24. Were you able to spit in his face?

[WLKjr]

30. AND YOU KNOW WHAT WAS AWESOME??????

NO FUCKING PIG PEN FREE SPEECH ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


We asked a local officer and he smiled and said we could 'free speech zone' it whereever the hell we wanted to, just not to cross the fence to the highschool because it is considered private property still(still construction work and REALLY CLOSE NO MATTER WHERE)

[Norquist Nemesis]

72. Is that a new policy flip-flop?

I also haven't heard anything about FSZ's at the RNC... :shrug: After the big deal about 'the pen' in Boston, I would've thought there'd be at least some news about it.

Do you think it was just this particular stop or all over?

[WLKjr]

90. don't know

but the cop kind of snickered when he told us we could free speech it where ever we felt neccessary. And smiled.

[WLKjr]

31. AND YOU KNOW WHAT WAS AWESOME????

NO

FREE

SPEECH

ZONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We asked a local PD officer where the zone was, and he replied very happily and kind of quitely that we could "free speech" where ever we pleased!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We were still close to the school and were at the entrance where W pulled up.

[WLKjr]

25. check

I just countered it with karma, lots of karma

[underseasurveyor]

74. ~YESssssssss~ ;-)

Karma works ;-) :thumbsup:

I just read through this whole thread and WLKjr. It sounds like an all around Great Day. I had to giggle at nostamj's earlier query when I read it, "is he even more hideous in person"? ROTF Ha ha then ...ARGH that gave me a chill after a second. Think about it, who would wanna be within twenty feet of THAT piece of chimppuke? Not me :bigshudder: Not for a second :puke: Scary thought :eek:

WLKjr. You Sir are definitely a very brave young man. Much braver than I ;-) ChimpythePuke seriously creeps me out. He has to be more hideous in person! :evilgrin:

:yourock: On wards WLK :headbang:

[WLKjr]

36. I HAVE PICS TOO

most are of early on in the protest with me and two other buddies, plus a building shot that had "Kerry On UP" in the windows facing the school"


MOPAUL, I have a pic for you to caption :)

[olddem43]

37. Do you think we're gonna win Ohio?

If we do, it's really all over for them.

[WLKjr]

38. Let's put it this way

not all of them lined up going into that place were supporters if you know what I mean.......


Ohio is quite when it comes to who it's voting for, I have noticed that, but judging by the support we recieved by passerbys, there is a sleeping giant here.

[Andy_Stephenson]

39. 31 counties have the Diebold central tabulator...

of course we won't win Ohio...not by a longshot even.

[WLKjr]

41. We will, and we will win big

I got some good vibes today.

The sneers remined me of a animal dying slowly.

These people are mental, they have to suffer from some degree of mental illness. They acted so strange and childish, had nothing but talking points to spew. I saw HATRED for democrats. Good Karma is on our side this time around.

[Vickers]

40. How did the halo look?

Plus...was a rainbow following him?

Good work out there, friend!

[WLKjr]

42. No Rainbow, no halo

just a couple of french made buses and press corps, and republicans driving escalades flipping us off telling us to get jobs and calling us

weed smokin hippie faggots, while they held thier "hannity and bible"

[vetwife]

46. I wish you had had a sign that said Jesus Saves..Bush Lies

They would have to had to think twice to throw something at a Jesus sign. I think Jesus Saves..Bush War Kills
Jesus is Lord...Bush is nothing
Have you prayed for Bush's lies today?

Some of the pharaseee catcher ..I would have to , i swear I would have to !

[WLKjr]

51. According to my mom

they interviewed one lady that was a supporter across the way from us that was just bawling her eyes out (literally, with her child) saying how we should pray for our president and support his decisions and when the camera turned, she was still bawling and you could hear it over the reporter too.

[peekaloo]

43. Did you smell sulphur? Did he change forms?

Did anyone throw a bible at you?

[WLKjr]

45. Just fingers, hands at heads, trash

one lady told me to hold out my hand so she could dispose of her trash properly while laughing in my face as I just stared at her holding my sign. now that I can say something, I would like to say a few choice words to her and freepers, republican trash just like her:

GO SIT ON A DILDO AND TWIRL YOU FUCKING BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!



ahhh I feel better now :D

[peekaloo]

50. Sounds like a good Christian woman to me.

Kompassionate Kancervatives.

I admire your restraint, don't think I would have been as cordial. }(

[WLKjr]

54. lol, yup, a lot of them were that way

one said to my friend who held the sign "GOD Does not Play Politics, Take Bribes, or Endorse Candidates"

and her freeper head about exploded on him, she started foaming about us godless liberals were going to hell and that GOD DID ORDAIN W TO BE THE LEADER OF THE USA AND THAT WE ARE WRONG and stuff to much to rant here about.

[0rganism]

47. You could upload to Cleveland indymedia

http://cleveland.indymedia.org/

There are already a bunch of pictures and stories up there

[WLKjr]

55. Couldn't find the link on the page to upload photos

got another link?

[0rganism]

73. Just go to the "publish" form, enter your story in html, and upload images

http://cleveland.indymedia.org/publish.php

[WLKjr]

89. thanks

[leesa]

56. Did anyone get the abuse by the Godly Republicans on film?

I hope many people remember to take cameras so that their abuses can be documented.

[WLKjr]

58. Unfortunately no

The local paper has nothing about us in the sunday paper or on line yet, they interviewed us all and took A LOT of pictures of us, but its a repug paper, dissent must be silenced in republican Lima, OH

http://www.limanews.com/story.php?IDnum=7796

[RetroLounge]

61. Can you spit 20 feet?

just asking...

RL

[WLKjr]

62. Um that woudl be a no

I would get more gratification out of deficating in my hand and throwing it at the front wind shield of the bus

[RetroLounge]

63. LOL

RL

[DemBones DemBones]

64. You know, bad weather often follows Bush*, ever since he

was illegally inaugurated in a downpour.

:evilgrin:

There are some really crazy RWers out there in America. Crying because you love a politician seems demented to me. And of course all their behavior toward protesters is sick, sick, sick. In general, we don't hassle them when they protest. They're the ones who hate free speech.

[neverborn]

65. I cried during the primary season.

[cmd]

66. No questions, just congratulations

And a big thank you to the Lima police. No free speech zone is good news. I've been to two Bush protests. No one there was physically attacked. I've been told where to go numerous times and flipped off regularly, but never attacked. You were awesome. Thanks again. cmd

[OneBlueSky]

68. just one question . . . how did it feel . . .

to stand in a crowd that large whose collective IQ is lower than your own? . . . just wonderin' . . . :)

[WLKjr]

82. well, it was interesting

our little crowd of 15 had more knowledge between us to debunk everyone's talking points in line, hell. We probably could have done it on the individual level too.

[Crago]

98. Only 15 showed up.

Only 15 of you showed up. That is a shame and is worrisome. Kerry needs Ohio.

[WLKjr]

100. There were only 15 at our protest, more were outside town on 65

There were more, just not where we were, AFL-CIO members heard of ours and came up to talk to us that were outside of town at a protest when he was comming into Lima. The Bank One building in downtown had in some of it's windows at the top "Kerry on Up"

plus, people in this area aren't used to protests. We showed them how to make a stand and to not be ashamed to come out against a terrible president.

[ezekiel333]

70. Watch out for PBSD!

Post Bush Stress Disorder. Nasty stuff. He drove by my house a few weeks ago using the loudspeaker on the bus and I haven't been the same since. Can't get his evil voice out of my head. Nightmares of four more years. Sometimes it is almost too much.

[WLKjr]

83. You know that's weird

cuz I had a nightmare for the first time last night myself, and I care not to discuss it becuase it was that weird.

I came close to the bus, real close.

[ezekiel333]

92. I Understand

Warn all! Stay away from the bus, far away.

BTW - Great work out there the other day!

[WLKjr]

101. thanks

[Seabiscuit]

75. Only one question

Did you get an uncontrollable urge to hold your nose?

[WLKjr]

84. I had an uncontrollable urge to

start talking on my soapbox to the crowd and debunking everything they were saying in my direction. But I didn't, it was funny to see them fall apart from thier own bile.

[VolcanoJen]

77. Great work, WLKjr!!

Lima is indeed a small town, and I'm impressed that you all were so brave to show up and express your displeasure.

:thumbsup:

:D

[Tsiyu]

78. I second that

I've never thought about getting that close to the Spawn. But now that I consider it, I admire your courage.

But i agree with those who say, "bring cameras" because a picture is worth a thousand votes....

[WLKjr]

86. I got a really good picture

it's a funny one too, I hope Mopaul sees this thread so I can send the pic his/her way if they want to chop it up.

a random shot with the words "For a LIE" showing the bush cheney bus up CLOSE.

[WLKjr]

85. it was awesome

all the news people locally interviewed us, kind of shyed away from the bush supporters still out there(not many) but I haven't seen anything on tv or in the paper about us yet. Maybe it won't be in there.

[shade]

80. Awesome post.

Sounds like you had a good day. It was raining when * was here in Findlay yesterday afternoon before heading on down to Lima, so hopefully he got soaked a few times. :)

I was out of town for part of yesterday afternoon, but judging from the two helicopters circling around when I got home, he was still there. I did happen to drive down Main Cross on my way back from a friend's house around 1:30 (several hours before chimpy arrived) and there were already supporters lining up along Main Street for a chance to see him. There was also some little kid holding up a "God Bless W" sign... :puke:

I did drive past two guys standing in the rain holding a rainbow flag and a Kerry/Edwards sign... they got a honk and a thumbs-up from me. :)

[democratreformed]

81. Did you get cold chills? Did you feel the cold dark shadow of evil

pass over you?

[WLKjr]

87. nope

n/t

[WLKjr]

88. Newspaper read a sign I made

here's the story


http://www.limanews.com/story.php?IDnum=7795

[randome]

91. Did he smell like a chimp?

[Citizen Daryl]

93. What Does It Feel Like To Be That Close To Pure Evil?

I mean, could you feel it physically? Like heat or an overwhelming sense of nausea?

:)

[WLKjr]

96. It was disgust

that I was that close to a man that laughed at not being able to find WMD's

[Nobody]

94. Congratulations

Interesting how ubiquitous the "Get a job" line is....

My stock retort for those dweebs is this: You want me to get a job? OK, I'll take yours.

Just love how this administration supports outsourcing of jobs and then their idiot supporters tell people to just "get a job". I suppose that if you're working at Wal Mart in the AM and McDonalds in the PM you can't afford to take time off and therefore won't protest.

But you can still vote. And your employer HAS TO BY LAW allow anyone who wants to work as an election judge and they have to make up the difference so that you don't miss a day's pay.

Way to go! Good work! Love the signage.

Your responses were articulate. You came across as being civilized while the Bush supporters came across as being barbarians (apologies to Ghengis Khan and Attila the Hun).

[bushwakker]

102. make sure you shower