San Antonio Rally for America - Take THAT anti-American protesters (56Kers many pics)

[daveleau]

Story about the pro-America rallies.

Glen Beck's site for The Pro-American Rally

About 10,000 showed up for an invigorating Pro-America, Pro-troops rally at San Antonio's Verison Amphitheater. Even the poor weather could not dampen our spirits as many showed support for troops, support for President Bush and his policies and support for America.

During the rally, we sang the NAtional Anthem, God Bless the USA, My Country Tis Of Thee. We said the Pledge of Allegiance and when it came to the part where we said "Under God", everyone shouted it and it was three times as loud as the rest of the Allegiance. The Declaration of Independence was read to us. A WWII flag was displayed and Glen Beck gave an inspiring speech. It included a part honoring a Vietnam Vet who struggled after returning to the US because of our society's DESPICABLE treatment of our vets. The key to this part is to NOT LET THIS HAPPEN EVER AGAIN. Our citizens owe so much to those who have server and given their lives and we should NEVER dishonor them or ourselves by doing anything but honoring our HEROES.


Pic when we got to the Amphitheater.


Patriotic man helping us chant "USA! USA! USA!"


SO TRUE!!!


Some patriots behind us.


The above pictured chanter poses for a pic.


Have YOU forgotten about 9/11? Did we have as much a warning from the Muslim terrorists who flew into the WTC?


Pics of the crowd


A great patriot!


More below...

[daveleau]

Man on stage reads the Declaration of Independence.


A Patriot with our friend's flag...


A pic I forgot to rotate.. A motivated patriot.


How can we ever have peace when there is a mass-murderer onthe loose who has it out for the US and is working on nukes?


A very beautiful and a very rough looking attendee.


A motivated but camera-shy attendee.


Vintage WW2 flag sent to Glen Beck for his tour.


Love it and appreciate it or leave it, period.

[ClubMed]

Don't think I have seen any anti-American protests anywhere.

[Gomer]

jingosim is alive and well...

why does anti-war = anti-american?

got nothing against the above rally tho

[vass0922]

Very cool
Umm you may want to put a warning for 56k'ers in the subject line

[ClubMed]

Originally posted by Gomer
why does anti-war = anti-american?

Yup, that's what I was getting at.

[daveleau]

Every anti-war rally has had anti-American comments. They are not centered around anti-Americanism, but it is present in every anti-war rally. If you haven't heard it, you haven't been listening. Look at the rallies that got out of hand and looting and plunder ensued. It has happened at least twice so far this year.

This was not a pro-war rally. This was a rally in support of our troops and for America in general. Some pro-war sentiment was raised, but it was always preceded with a hope for a change of Saddam's heart to fully disarm before we have to act.

[Gomer]

Every anti-war rally has had anti-American comments.

for example? "Every" is a pretty ignorant statement. There was one here in Lansing a couple of weeks back and I saw nothing "anti-american" about it.

No so far has said anything about the above being "pro-war."

Yer painting anyone who is anti-war with a pretty broad brush there.

[daveleau]

Ok Gomer. I will play your semantics game. Every anti-war protest I have read about or seen on TV or on the web has talked about how the military is a bunch of baby killers, are trying to brainwash the public, are dishonest and corrupt, that the government is lying about Saddam, that Bush is the next Hitler and we are out for oil or imperialism and not out for the safety of the US even though we have shown no perpensity for this in the past and there is no proof for this.

Is that a fine enough brush?

I would post the link if I could find it again, but there is a great example that a guy did. He taped a video documentary of the anti-war protestors and there were tons of anti-American rhetoric in between anti-war statements.

I also didn't say that anyone said this was a pro-war rally.

[ClubMed]

I find it quite unfair and very naive to call an anti-war protest anti-American because some minority within the group makes anti-American comments.

Is the whole of America racist because you have some morons in the kkk? Equally is it fair to label an entire demonstration of tens of thousands of people anti-American because some of them make such statements?

If it is not fair in your opinion, then why bother to mention it in your title and post but to taunt the anti-war people?