A rally in Times Square…while anarchists cheer the bombing

By Michelle Malkin  •  March 7, 2008 09:36 AM

My friends with the Gathering of Eagles send word that they have secured permits for a rally to support military recruiters in Times Square this Saturday. James Bancroft e-mails:

The Gathering of Eagles, a patriotic organization dedicated to the public support of all Military persons, active duty or veteran, announces a patriotic rally in front of the Times Square Recruiting Station in New York City, NY on March 8 from 1PM to 4PM.

The Police have allowed us a rally at the Times Square Recruiting Station Island, 43rd Street and Broadway, to hold a patriotic rally as a show of encouragement for our troops and our recruiters in New York City.

The action of trying to destroy public property and place the lives and safety of Americans in jeopardy just to make a political point must be answered with the firmest response from Patriotic Americans. In times past, these actions were considered abnormal and best ignored. The actions and national responses to the bombings and protests of the 1960’s and early 1970’s and the failure of Americans to rise up and demand an accounting of those who engage in criminal acts under the false banner of FREE SPEECH led to a national embarrassment at the end of the Vietnam War, and eventually to a Military pullout and subsequent deaths of a Million People when the North Vietnamese broke the Paris Peace Accord treaty and invaded South Vietnam in 1975.

This criminal action against the recruiting station in Times Square has the potential of leading a national downturn in the minds of those who disagree with the war.

It is imperative that Patriotic Americans demand a show of force by law enforcement and Patriotic Groups in calling these acts what they are: cowardice and criminal.

GOE’s Chris Hill has more:

As you all know, I was lucky enough to be invited to the christening of the USS New York this past weekend. It is doubly disturbing then to have the recruiting station in Times Square, the heart of Manhattan, bombed by an act of domestic terrorism. We at GOE are therefore, calling all Eagles and supporters in the Northeast to join us as we stand in support of the troops stationed there. We will gather at 1230hrs until 1600hrs, this Saturday, 8 March in Times Square to serve notice that our troops do not cut and run, and neither do we. We recognize that most of you do not live within easy driving distance of NYC, so we are asking that everyone else don your military or patriotic garb and visit your local recruiter station. It is important for them to know we love and respect them, and will stand with them always. New York City has, once again, been the victim of terrorism; this time of the homegrown brand it appears. This despicable act can be laid right at the feet of the vehement anti-American groups we have countered so often. They have made it okay in the minds of some to attack recruiter stations and deface our war memorials. We must not allow this to continue! I have contacted law enforcement agencies in several of the cities where recruiter stations have been previously targeted. They assure me that security has been stepped up. Respectfully, that is not enough. We must show support publicly and proudly for our brothers and sisters in uniform. This is our line in the sand. This nonsense will stop. I look forward to standing with you all again and appreciate your unqualified support. I love New York. Manchu.

Chris Hill
National Director of Operations

Meanwhile, some NYC anarchists are cheering the bombing…and suggesting more havoc is on the way later this month. Be aware:

I got into work this morning and someone was playing the radio. Bloomberg was giving a speech about how our armed forces were protecting us, and protecting our AmeriKKKan freedoms and so forth. After the billionaire finished his propaganda statements via the corporate conrolled radio station, pig commissioner Kelly came on and I then perked up. He was looking for rats to come forward and finger the male (according to them) who early this morning placed a bomb at the Times Square Armed Forces recruiting statement and who then buzzed away on his bicycle.

News also reports that the police began stopping cars around New York and questioning the drivers…no, I am just kidding. The news does actually report that police began stopping those beatnik, gas-hating people riding bicycles this morning and questioning them.

Unlike the bombs the US Armed Forces drops on brown people around the world, this bomb hurt no one. It just makes our Keystone Kops and the “FBI New York Joint Terrorism Task Force” look silly, incompetent and impotent. The boys in blue will be scratching their heads and downing their donuts trying to crack this caper for some time to come I’m sure.

And this:

The pump don’t work..

Mar 07, 2008 02:34AM EST
delgado

“It was ONE station in ONE city and got minimal coverage..”

Not quite. 1,445 news articles, with extensive international coverage according to Google News.
link

Wonder how much corporate media coverage the M19-20 protests will get?

Meanwhile, loose lips sink ships.

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  1. #1
    On March 7th, 2008 at 9:39 am, jcflindsay said:

    If these are the rules the left wants to live by and the government chooses to allow it, then patriots must respond in kind. Party on.

  2. #2
    On March 7th, 2008 at 9:45 am, ACHefty said:

    Notice that those who truly support the military obtain permits and show their actions in the light of day. Cowards have to use violence under the cover of night.

  3. #3
    On March 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am, MrVIBEMAN said:

    The boys in blue will be scratching their heads and downing their donuts trying to crack this caper for some time to come I’m sure.

    Unlike the bombs the US Armed Forces drops on brown people around the world, this bomb hurt no one.

    Although this guys is obviously a moron, he clearly holds the same views as the majority of the military hating leftists, liberals, and dems (if they’re not all the same.)

    “No one was hurt”, “Crack this caper”, etc. They think of this as basically a prank instead of the vicious domestic terror attack that it was. These people just don’t live in the same world we do.

  4. #4
    On March 7th, 2008 at 9:48 am, twiggman said:

    Why are the people doing this stuff not in jail?

  5. #5
    On March 7th, 2008 at 9:49 am, yt1300inHtown said:

    You mean the city actually caved in and gave permits to the law abiding patriots??? That’s crazy!

    Sin,
    Berkely

  6. #6
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:03 am, TexasTiger said:

    Go, GOE, go!

  7. #7
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:07 am, Army said:

    These freaks are welcome to come over here and whine to me about how bad they have it.

    Well, just before I kick their yellow ass.

    Personally though, I would love to catch one…or twelve….of these “anarchy” lovers, beat the snot out of them, and laugh loudly when they cry for the Police to protect them from the mean ‘ol Army man. It’s anarchy baby! You don’t get a second chance!

    Besides, according to all the PC liberal pukes, I get to blame it all on PTSD!

  8. #8
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:11 am, live to tell said:

    OT: Those in the Twin Cities area need to know that there will be an attempt to disrupt the Republican National Convention this September .

    http://www.rncwelcomingcommittee.org/2007/11/28/anarchy-and-the-rnc-protesters-wont-rule-out-2008-violence/

  9. #9
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:13 am, Lan Astaslem said:

    Meanwhile, loose lips sink ships.

    I’d say they need to find this guy…

  10. #10
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am, tre said:

    Let’s see that anarchist moron try to bomb those vets. I would pay money to watch them have their merry way with him then. Would be better than watching a cage match!

  11. #11
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:19 am, englishqueen01 said:

    If these are the rules the left wants to live by and the government chooses to allow it, then patriots must respond in kind. Party on.

    Yep.

    Peaceniks, lefty-types and anti-war proponents are the most violent people out there.

    If the government is going to allow this behavior, those of us who support our troops and love this nation need to be prepared to defend her from within as well.

  12. #12
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am, sfcmac said:

    Unlike the bombs the US Armed Forces drops on brown people around the world,

    That’s funny, I could have sworn the “brown people” “dropped” the first “bomb” on 9/11.

  13. #13
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:22 am, DBNinKY said:

    “…this bomb hurt no one.”

    It was a bomb, you pinhead!

    That it “hurt no one,” was by sheer accident on your part and an act of the Lord’s Grace on the part of humanity!

  14. #14
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

    I really don’t know what else to say. These people make me want to commit crimes of the violent kind. But I take solace in the fact that our troops face worse and stomp their asses into the ground. These smelly, yellow belly hippies are no match.

  15. #15
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:30 am, zorro said:

    I think those freaks will be present when Gathering of Eagles has their turn on Saturday. Scan the perimeter, the perpetrator will most likely be in the crowd.

  16. #16
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:33 am, terrig said:

    I saw on the news this morning where they’re now saying that the letters the NY congressional delegation received and this bombing are not related. To qoute the late Tom Lantos, “with all due respect, I don’t buy it”.
    This delgado and his “lose lips sink ships” is a scary dude. I wonder if they will catch this person but at the same time, these leftist lunatics probably can’t stop peeing all over themselves about this event. One of them will talk eventually but if there is a trial, it would be a good chance that person would get off. There are a lot of people who didn’t think this was such a bad thing. Just read the kooky kos kids.

  17. #17
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am, Peejz said:

    I am linking to your post Michelle, but I am troubled by the fact that the Post has this article basically saying that there is no link..blah blah blah…I think that there is a link!

  18. #18
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am, Pat said:

    I got into work this morning and so…

    They work?!

  19. #19
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:56 am, Thunder_Run said:

    The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the - Web Reconnaissance for 03/07/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.

  20. #20
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:01 am, BrianNY said:

    So the pendulum swings further? United 93 pushed back. Brian Morgenstern pushed back. Jeanne Assam pushed back.

    I demand law and order, but in order for this pendulum to be corrected quickly before many innocent people get hurt, law enforcement really needs to work with local communities, and allow them to step up and clean house without the fear of reprisal.

    In other words, liberal anarchists are simply immature adults who are “begging” to be taught right from wrong.

    With bombs now going off in Times Square, school should definitely be in session.

  21. #21
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am, BrianNY said:

    Unlike the bombs the US Armed Forces drops on brown people around the world, this bomb hurt no one.

    Further proof that anarchists are just extreme liberals…they all seem to view the world in “brown and white” instead of “right and wrong.”

  22. #22
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:10 am, Brian72 said:

    When this punk is captured, he should be waterboarded until he gives up his co-conspirators, and they should all be tried by the feds on terrorism charges.

    After the convictions, it’s not a federal prison, but straight to Club Gitmo!

    Then they can hang out with the AQ recruiters.

  23. #23
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:32 am, jwm said:

    I thought it was amusing that the author stated that the NYPD would be “eating their donuts” and would be unable to catch the bomber. Please. Anyoone who works in law enforcement (and I do) knows that with the possible exception of Scotland Yard, the NYPD is the finest police department on the planet. The bomber will be caught and will get no sympathy from old school democrats like me. I really do wish RFK was still the Senator from New York. I think I know what he would be doing right now and I guarantee you, it wouldn’t be endorsing some limpwrist that is the second coming of Jimmy Carter. It’s time to stand up, put on your hard hat and get down to the local recruiting stations and take out the trash.

  24. #24
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am, cpodug said:

    Waiting for the candidates to denounce this as an act of terrorism … *Gasp* Can’t hold my breath that long.

    *crickets*

  25. #25
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:42 am, Barry F. said:

    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:19 am, englishqueen01 said:

    Peaceniks, lefty-types and anti-war proponents are the most violent people out there.

    I would agree, EQ.

    But, one additional point is that they are “violent” in a cowardly manner, as AC noted early on.

    They either work under the guise of darkness or in mob settings. They don’t have the fortitude to stand up and do it in the open without throngs of their subversive ilk with them.

  26. #26
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:45 am, Barry F. said:

    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am, Pat said:

    I got into work this morning and so…

    They work?!

    Probably in academia, Pat.

  27. #27
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:45 am, oregonelam said:

    This will continue until someone finally gives the order of “shoot to kill” on these loons. Unfortunately, only Congress can act:

    “The Congress shall have the power to… provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions…”

    Article One, Section 8, US Constitution

  28. #28
    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:50 am, cpodug said:

    “I, ______________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I
    will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all
    enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance
    to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the
    United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according
    to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

    I don’t ever remember there being a time limit on that oath. And these (can’t quite work myself up to calling them people) are directly attacking that Constitution. I take that as a personal affront. They took away our honor once, and we did nothing to stop them - never again!

  29. #29
    On March 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm, BrianNY said:

    In light of Hillary’s bland response to yesterday’s bombing in Times Square, has anyone noticed her archivist’s statement today that all Clinton Library documents regarding pardons will remain sealed?

    I suppose this will allow her and her husband’s memos on pardoning the NYC bombing terrorists of the 1970s and 1980s to remain unread?

    Sounds like a pretty convenient decision for her current campaign, as long as it remains unchallenged.

  30. #30
    On March 7th, 2008 at 12:33 pm, madchef said:

    ‘UNBELIEVABLE COINCIDENCE’
    NO LINK BETWEEN LETTERS, BLAST

    They are half right, it is unbelievable!
    I don’t buy that crap for one minute.
    “We will build 700 miles of fence”
    ” The virtual fence is up and running”
    “The Ricin is not terror related”
    “There is no link between letters and bombing”

    BULL F**KING CRAP!

  31. #31
    On March 7th, 2008 at 12:37 pm, Chuck said:

    cpodug said

    never again!

    I disagree - they will do it again given half a chance. They’ve been trying to do it ever since we went into Iraq.

    As to these anarchists, almost all these acts occur in big cities. Almost all the liberals and lefties are the majority in big cities. Not much chance of punishment even if our great cops nab these traitors. Deja vu all over again.

  32. #32
    On March 7th, 2008 at 12:41 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am, Pat said:

    They work?!

    The words meth lab come to mind.

    On March 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am, cpodug said:
    Waiting for the candidates to denounce this as an act of terrorism

    That is why they want to bring the troops home - to fight terror at home.

    /max sarc of course (maybe)

  33. #33
    On March 7th, 2008 at 3:48 pm, LarryD said:

    Emphasis mine.

    “No one was hurt”, “Crack this caper”, etc. They think of this as basically a prank instead of the vicious domestic terror attack that it was. These people just don’t live in the same world we do.

    Yeah, fantasy ideology, “… he nonetheless made himself out as a hero — a hero of the revolutionary struggle.

    The bomber has gone further than most in acting out his fantasy, but nevertheless, everyone else “were there merely as props, as so many supernumeraries in his private psychodrama.

  34. #34
    On March 7th, 2008 at 4:57 pm, Tantor said:

    Looks like the bomber has a pretty good chance of getting caught. There’s probably some chance of fingerprints left on what’s left of the bomb, or a distinctive signature of the bomber. However, there is an excellent chance of the grabbing fingerprints and other trace evidence off the abandoned bike, which the bomber obviously didn’t think would be found nor connected to the bombing. And he made the mistake of picking a military recruiting office in Times Square rather than Cheboygan. The FBI’s best are gonna be all over this. I’d say the bomber is overmatched.

  35. #35
    On March 7th, 2008 at 5:16 pm, DBNinKY said:

    Oops! To be redacted :

    That it “hurt no one,” was by sheer accident on your part and an act of the Lord’s Grace on the part of humanity!

    The fixed version:

    That it “hurt no one,” was by sheer accident on their part and an act of the Lord’s Grace on behalf of humanity!

    Sorry for the misplaced blame; the perpetrators deserve the ire but, on the first reading, that piece really seemed to me to be an unwarranted excuse for the bombers.

  36. #36
    On March 7th, 2008 at 8:44 pm, WarTip said:

    Well, about the only good thing I can see out of any of this is that when the time comes, maybe the vast majority of the Military will be on the “Right” side when **it hits the fan … I fear it will very soon be time to water and refresh the tree of liberty.

  37. #37
    On March 7th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, Lifeofthemind said:

    A tip of the hat to jwm. There is a history of Democrats with a spine that some need to remember. All this ineffectiveness and failure to defend the integrity of the political process and the institutions of national security is a fairly recent phenomenon.

    The public schools make a big deal out of teaching about the Alien and Sedition Acts. This accomplishes two things. It allows for early indoctrination by demonizing the Federalists, who are used to stand in as proto-Republicans, and it gives the impression that the concept of Sedition was discredited almost two hundred years ago.

    The fact is that the reference in the oath to “all enemies, foreign and domestic” was meant to be taken seriously. Every successful war this country has prosecuted has been accompanied by a vigorous domestic defense against those who would suborn the ability of the republic to defend itself. Lincoln suspended the writ of habeous corpus during the Civil War as the Constitution permits. Wilson aggressively controlled subversion during WW-I and FDR used every tool at his legal disposal, and a few more that he shouldn’t have, to ensure our victory in WW II.

    It is only after that War and the break with the Soviets that main stream elements of the domestic left rallied to the ACLUs campaign to emasculate the ability of the government to defend the nation. This has proceeded step by step until the party of RFK and JFK and Scoop Jackson has become the party that evicted Lieberman.

    We are now in what the courts have recognized as the equivalent of a congressionally declared state of war. Actions that disrupt impede or threaten the ability of the government to fight the war give “aid and comfort to the enemy” and could be prosecuted as treason. If done by non-citizens then these acts would make those persons into “unlawful combatants” and subject to capital charges. Advocacy of such acts or other acts that do not rise to that level but support it could be charged as sedition. These tools are very much part of the current law. A reminder of that fact could have a most salutary effect.

  38. #38
    On March 8th, 2008 at 7:20 am, ArmoredCAV said:

    Army

    Good idea; blame it on the PTSD. I feel like I am about to snap. “Sorry, officer; when i heard the BOOM I just reacted. I thought it was an IED and the bearded-and-Birkenstock-wearing guy was clearly the triggerman.”

  39. #39
    On March 8th, 2008 at 11:12 am, KCK said:

    lifeofthemind
    Keep in mind that our hostess, MM, has written extensively on why the internments and detentions during WW II were not the evils that the left has tried to make them to be.

    Yes, the Killing Fields of Cambodia, shown in Hollywood as hand in glove with American action, were actually the the Communist’s orgy of violence resulting from our withdrawal from the Vietnam war. Keep that in mind when you want to go easy on these anti-war types.

    Losing or giving in regarding war is way, way overrated.

  40. #40
    On March 8th, 2008 at 11:39 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    Unlike the bombs the US Armed Forces drops on brown people around the world, this bomb hurt no one.

    If they are referring to Iraq and Afghanistan, a good chunk of the population is WHITE. Have they ever heard of the CAUCUS mountains, or the idea that many Afghan Tajiks and mountain tribesmen are so light-skinned, you couldn’t tell the difference if you moved them to Lapland.

    Honestly, these racial arguments are getting very, very old, and most conflicts are based on ideology, not race.

    Tell a leftist that and they’ll either simmer in hatred or call you intolerant and ignorant and educated, but it’s true.

  41. #41
    On March 9th, 2008 at 1:53 am, Tantor said:

    Good on GOE for planting the flag back on Times Square and showing support for the recruiters.

    You can see the photos of the Times Square GOE rally here, hot from the Conservative Propaganda correspondent in New York.

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