[Peace-discuss] Fwd:Second News-Gazette Article on Competing Rallies on Pros

[Ricky Baldwin]

I always thought the last line of this article was
priceless - especially the necessity of that last
clarifying phrase.  Imagine the artcle ending just
before "he said."
-R


--- jencart <jencart at mycidco.com> wrote:
> A friend writes --
>
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> This article points out that it was Good Vibes that
> donated the use of a sound system for the pro-war
> rally that Mark Thompson, of Slot and Wing Hobbies,
> organized. It's good that I know what businesses to
> avoid now.
> 
>    Pro America rally organizers expect large crowd
>       Published Online Mar 22, 2003
>       By PAUL WOOD
>       News-Gazette Staff Writer
>        CHAMPAIGN - The organizer of a Pro America
> rally on North Prospect
>    Avenue says today's crowd should be much larger
> than last week's.
>        The rally is competing for space on Prospect
> Avenue to try to
>    influence Saturday shoppers. For more than six
> months, a Prospect For
>    Peace rally has been held from 2 to 4 p.m.
> Saturdays.
>        The Pro America Rally will run from 1:30 to 4
> p.m., with an
>    oversize flag, music and miniature flags.
>        Organizer Mark Thompson said he has contacted
> groups and expects
>    hundreds of people.
>        The first week, the rally never had more than
> about 60 people at a
>    time, but Thompson expects far more today.
>        It looks huge, he said Friday. But 500,
> 50,000 or 500,000 is not
>    enough people, considering that our soldiers are
> giving their lives
>    for America.
>        It may seem so insignificant for an
> individual to come out on the
>    street. But just ask a Vietnam veteran how
> important it would have
>    been to him. This is a darn good way to show
> support.
>        Thompson said he expected his crowd to grow
> slowly.
>        After the Illini (basketball) victory, we can
> all come out for the
>    second half of the rally, he said.
>        He said fellow organizers have contacted many
> organizations,
>    including local American Legion and Veterans of
> Foreign Wars posts,
>    Veterans Administration facilities and political
> Web sites.
>        The anti-government crowd is getting under a
> lot of people's
>    skins, he said.
>        He is also running radio ads on WPGU The
> Planet and WDWS.
>        Initially, Thompson, who owns Slot And Wing
> Hobbies, was paying
>    for promoting the rally out of his own pocket.
>        We're getting donations now, he said. People
> are realizing the
>    costs involved in doing this. One anonymous donor
> gave me $200.
>        Good Vibes is providing a sound system so
> that the rally can play
>    the Illini vs. Notre Dame game, then patriotic
> music, and Pepsi has
>    donated some beverages, he said.
>        We got the word out to a number of the
> unions. We're just crossing
>    our fingers that there will be a lot of people,
> he said. You would
>    think a war would motivate people - it seems it's
> motivated the other
>    crowd.
>        Thompson said he believes most Americans
> support President Bush's
>    military policy.
>        Our country's not divided. The people who
> really stand on that
>    other side are really quite slim. I think people
> realize war is an
>    incredibly horrible thing, but we've got a madman
> in office who, just
>    for the sake of his lifestyle, wasn't willing to
> stand down, even at
>    the cost of his country, he said, referring to
> Saddam Hussein.
> 
>       You can reach Paul Wood at (217) 351-5203 or
> via e-mail at
>    pwood at news-gazette.com.
> 
> 
>     
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