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Topic: UN flag burning in Keene, NH 12/18/04 (Read 31942 times)
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bookish_lass
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Everything turned out great! More later  |
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23 in attendence, including 3 journalists, one stopping passerby and zero counterprotesters heh heh. Keene authorities appropriately apathetic, though I understand a couple fish and game folks watched from a distance.
Kat and John are working to get the word out beyond NH though national coverage is a long shot we'll do our best. Kat will have pics posted shortly on her soulawakenings.com site
BTW not many free stater immigrants there: It was longtime locals coming out of the woodwork to do something they'd wanted to for a long time.
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« Last Edit: December 18, 2004, 04:21:55 pm by Dada Orwell »
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bookish_lass
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Liberty lovers from across the state converged on Keene, New Hampshire today to demonstrate their defiance of the United Nations. Citizens from Keene and as far away as Rochester and Etna joined in opposing the UN by burning multiple UN flags. Various reasons for disgust with the UN drew them together. Some were there in opposition to UN attempts to ban private gun ownership as was proposed at the 2001 UN Small Arms and Light Weapons Conference. A few gun rights advocates wore their firearms openly in celebration of the fact that our right to defend ourselves and our families is respected in New Hampshire. The oil-for-food scandal drew many to protest the excesses of Kofi Annan and the theft of our tax dollars. The loss of sovereignty inherent in world government, and in particular from the giving over of US parklands to UN control angered many. Many were surprised to learn that the UN controls a large section of forest land in New Hampshire, the Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Forest, located in the White Mountain National Forest. Participants in the demonstration hope for passage of 2005-H-0002-R, which if passed will urge Congress to withdraw the United States from the United Nations. Photos |
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bookish_lass
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Dave, can we get a copy of your poem? It was awesome! It'd be good to indclude on the second press release.
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Here's a rewrite of the press release. I wouldn't worry about the poem for now just get this thing cranking out to the world as best you can. One question though: I assumed you are referring at the end to the NH resolution to get us out of the UN....And have indicated that in the release. If I'm incorrect about that you'll need to correct it before sending. NH residents torch UN flag Liberty lovers from across the Live Free or Die State converged on Keene, New Hampshire today to demonstrate their defiance of the United Nations. Twenty citizens from Keene and as far away as Rochester and Etna joined in opposing the UN by burning multiple UN flags. A promised counter-protest failed to materialize. Various reasons for disgust with the UN drew this group together. Some were there in opposition to UN attempts to ban private gun ownership as was proposed at the 2001 UN Small Arms and Light Weapons Conference. A few gun rights advocates wore their firearms openly in celebration of the fact that our right to defend ourselves and our families is respected in New Hampshire. The oil-for-food scandal drew many to protest the excesses of Kofi Annan and the theft of our tax dollars. The loss of sovereignty inherent in world government, and in particular from the giving over of US parklands to UN control angered many. Many were surprised to learn that the UN controls a large section of forest land in New Hampshire, the Hubbard Brook Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Forest, located in the White Mountain National Forest. Many participants in the demonstration hope for passage of New Hampshire's 2005-H-0002-R, which if passed will urge Congress to withdraw the United States from the United Nations. Photos: http://www.soulawakenings.com/underground/tikiwiki/tiki-browse_gallery.php?galleryId=5 |
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« Last Edit: December 18, 2004, 05:13:24 pm by Dada Orwell »
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Russell Kanning
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Chatted with the Free Talk Live guys. Man those guys are nuts.  .... just had to throw that in there Ian.  It was good talking with you two. |
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lloydbob1
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A good time was had by all
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The cookies were great!
Lloyd
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FTL_Ian
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We're the fun kind of nuts. Thanks for the call.
Ian
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John
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New Hampshire Sunday News, page A12 (State & Region), . . . with nice picture . . .
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Russell Kanning
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The flag burning attracted just the right crowd from Keene. The first guy that showed up early was a veteran that hangs out in downtown Keene waving flags to support the troops. He cut it short yesterday to join us and brought his flags and a big smile. The rest trickled in from there and we had a good group going before the newspapers showed up. We mostly attracted the pro-gun crowd that heard about us on the radio and wanted to support anything anti-UN. It was great fun watching those babies go up in smoke. |
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« Last Edit: December 19, 2004, 07:25:44 am by Russell Kanning »
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bookish_lass
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Here are the articles from the Keene Sentinel and Union Leader: Press coverage |
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lloydbob1
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Here are the articles from the Keene Sentinel and Union Leader: Press coveragePretty good articles. I keep forgetting that the FSP was inspired by the Libertarian Party...Oh....thats right...because it wasn't! Lloyd |
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