Fort Worth's May 6 Protest - Stop the Invasion

Fort Worth May 6th Protest Photos!

All are at the following link. Click on the first one and click next.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ftwpro...AR70EBw91gA.Sp

I pulled the images but you can look at the above Photo album

Below is just a few of my favorites
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My sign because I'm not in any of the pictures! :?

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I think we had a spy. 8O She didn't participate in our protest but she
sure hung around and kept close enough to hear everything we said.

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We had Hecklers, which were confused about the issues. :roll:

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We had some Skin-head kind of guys show up and they kept the hecklers busy.

:!: I'm going to say this about the protest. We did not invite the skinheads. However, they told the
protest organizer, they found our flier on a Pro-Nazi website, which may have actually invited the
other group because they were watch dogging their website. I would like to know if the opposition
posted it there for us, hoping it would cause us to be branded as racist. We did chant "It's Political,
Not Racial". I don't know how to keep the haters away, since the invitation is public. The only thing
we can do is expel them, if they behave badly. However, the press being the press will put that on the
front page. Fortunately, they didn't get into a fight or say anything racial. We were lucky.

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The Skinheads did a pretty good job because one of the hecklers got so
mad and ugly, that he got a ticket. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Fort Worth's Finest! Whew, it was hot! :oops:

8) Thanks for the Update. your doing us proud. :lol:

Great pics. Good going!

I've got about 50 friends now that can help me plan the next one. We actually got some press coverage. KERA - Public TV, the Paper showed up, Corbis Photographer and a news crew did interviews.

Wooo Hooo!

Dixie

Great photos, great job! you should be proud!!

Good Job Dixie! Nice pictures also. :D

great pictures and picture quality. I liked the officer on horseback -- just waiting to gallop to the rescue!

you have wonder what that girl with the bewildered look was thinking ... maybe she was thinking south of the border was looking pretty good

Thanks Guys!!!!!!!!!

The Spy looked sick to her stomach.

:lol: I know they were a pretty messed up looking bunch. They sure had that unwashed - morning after- the night out look. I had to take their picture from across the street. I really like my camera it's a Kodak 5 megpixil Easy Share Mdl CX 7530 with a digital zoom.

The crazies yelled "Go Home Nazis. 8O
Das ist nicht gut.

Another lady they interviewed, said all of our ancestors got amnesty and our ancestors didn't speak English, when they got here either. More screwy history lessons or someone's been in the sauce.

I've been pulled over by a horse. LOL No kidding. I ran a stale light in front of the courthouse and an officer cloppety clopped on over and gave me a warning. Back when I was still cute. :wink:

Dixie

UPDATE: Two of the protesters were ticketed. The one I photographed and I'm not sure what his offence was. However, "Tory Cloud of Austin, who is part of the coalition, was issued a citation by police after she made an obscene gesture, a class C misdemeanor". Ft. W. Star Telegram

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Originally Posted by Dixie

Another lady they interviewed, said all of our ancestors got amnesty and our ancestors didn't speak English, when they got here either. More screwy history lessons or someone's been in the sauce. Dixie

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these people are so ignorant,

our ancestors language depended upon what territory they were in -- the British colonists spoke English, the Spanish territories spoke Spanish and the French territories spoke French.

it's amazing to me that all these American people forget about the 'little' war that our ancestors fought and won and the Constitution they established which provided for a "uniform rule of naturalization" -- I wonder what they think the 4th of July celebration is all about

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More screwy history lessons or someone's been in the sauce.

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Probably both.

The couple in the first picture appear to be of Hispanic origin. Did you get to talk with them? They seem to be proud Americans! :D

Mamie,

Yep and the Statue of Liberty has become a Welcome Mat.

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Mamie,

Yep and the Statue of Liberty has become a Welcome Mat.

Jane

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I keep saying people need to understand the Statue of Liberty is not the Constitution or Immigration Policy

MopheadBlue,

There is something to be said about the "quote" "More screwy history lessons or someone's been in the sauce. "
Considering, in your comment, it is positioned next to your picture of Bush. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Here are the most recent links to the protest. Seems like the paper is publishing it in every issue. I was on the News but I didn't speak to the paper's reporter. I was too busy.

Backers of stiffer measures plan demonstrations
Fri. May 5 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14513105.htm

'Stop the Invasion' rally is scheduled for today
Sat. May 6 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14517153.htm

Supporters of tougher laws plan demonstrations today
Sat. May 6 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/14517038.htm

Rally pitches immigration reform
Sat. May 6 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/14518532.htm

Marchers want immigration crackdown
Sun. May 7 http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/local/14523310.htm

"Marchers want immigration crackdown"

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On its Web site, the Anti-Racist Action Network says its mission is to demonstrate "whenever fascists are organizing or active in public. ... Never let the nazis have the street!"

"Hate speech breeds hate crimes," Cloud said. "There should be cultural awareness. People shouldn't forget that this country was founded by immigrants."

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these people that have no RIGHT to "freedom of speech" want to prevent citizens whose rights are protected under the Constitution from exercising their guaranteed rights -- that's an "enemy" of the state and an act of terrorism if you ask me


"Backers of stiffer measures plan demonstrations"

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Down Interstate 35, other demonstrators say they’ll convene in Crawford, a few miles from President Bush’s ranch. That group will protest Bush’s wish list for immigration overhaul: guest-worker programs and paths to citizenship for most of the estimated 11 million immigrants in this country illegally.

“Crawford will be a steppingstone for other things to come,” said Shannon McGauley, president of the Texas Minutemen.

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You know what, the Skinheads gave us contact information so they could be invited to the next rally. I think I'm going to give that part of my address book away to some real special men in blue I know. :twisted:

Don't judge a book by it's cover. Not all skinheads are bad. I'd rather be standing on the side of the road next to one of those than on the other side.

Anyway, you did a great job! Pictures are perfect!
Oh, and you should have asked the "spy" if she wanted to borrow a sign. he he :lol:

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"Hate speech breeds hate crimes," Cloud said. "There should be cultural awareness".

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Yes and we heard their hate speeches loud and clear! Obviously they don't think anyone has any 'culture' but them!!!

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"People shouldn't forget that this country was founded by immigrants."

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How so? Our country was not founded by immigrants. It was founded by settlers, immigrants came later.

They had a coach and obviously they didn't retain much of the information.


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I think that guy came with the female spy.
They left about the same time. Too bad I didn't keep a better eye on them.
I was just having too much fun to watch them.

Dixie

Mamie,

This is for you!

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Yelrihs,

I agree about judging a book by it's cover. Actually they behaved this time.
It's just irritating because the media implied things and focused on them and tried to play up
their involvement by saying tensions between the groups... We don't need bad press.

It's that old saying, "one bad apple spoils the whole bunch" that concerns me.

Dixie,

I asked this earlier but you must have overlooked it because you were evidently focused on my avatar since that was the issue you commented on. :P

Here's my question again.

The couple in the first picture appear to be of Hispanic origin. Did you get to talk with them? They seem to be proud Americans!

Sorry about that and yes I got caught on the avatar 8O

I think that is my favorite picture. Oh yes, they were so sweet. He works for a local defence contractor and they have been here many years. In fact, she appologized for other Mexicans and said what they are doing is very wrong. We told her not to worry about that because they are American and that has nothig to do with race or national origin. And that she shouldn't carry the burden of others. One lady said a friend of hers was naturalized about 3 weeks ago and said she was so happy and it took them 6 years and a lot of money to become citizens. She was really POed at the thought of Amnesty.

Of course the press didn't interview them. I'm learning some on the fly marketing tricks. Next time, I'm finding the stories before the press gets there and we are shoving those people in front of them. There stories should be the ones that are told.

I think all the people that immigrated legally should demand a refund from the government for all the trouble they went through if they let these scoundrels in. Reimburse them and pay them restitution. File suit against the US Government for discrimination.

Dixie