Right-Wing Mike Gallagher Stages Counter-Protest against Sheehan

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Right-Wing Mike Gallagher Stages Counter-Protest against Sheehan
by Dana Garrett
Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 15:34:31 EDT

Rightwing Radio Shock Jock and frequent guest on Fox News Mike Gallagher today organized a counter-protest that will occur this evening in Crawford Texas at 6:00 p.m.:

http://www.mikeonline.com/

No doubt Gallagher organized the event hastily in order to offset any counterdemonstrations to his. I'm sure that FOX got a heads up and will probably cover the PR event. His express goal is to get more counter-protestors than Sheen has protestors. Of course, Gallagher won't stay there for the month of August like Sheehan is doing because it might muss his hair and he only wants a quick publicity shot in the arm.

Gallagher, who is notorious for prerecording his broadcasts in the morning but advertising them as live broadcasts in many markets during the afternoon, organized the bus parade to Crawford to begin this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. He was soliciting people to caravan behind the bus if they didn't want to ride it (he had some takers), to provide food for the participants and to cover the bus rental costs. The man is such a cheapskate. Given the success of his new book "Surrounded by Idiots: Fighting Liberal Lunacy in America," you'd think he would pay the costs. His book is published by Harpers, the sister-company of Fox his frequent employer--a fact that neither he nor Hannity are wont to disclose whenever they praise the book:

http://delawarewatch.blogspot.com/2005/08/mike-gallagher-many-things-he-doesnt.html

Gallagher recently visited Wilmington DE (my town) on the book tour. I covered the event for my blog. He deliberately misrepresented the protest that greeted him in Wilmington:

http://delawarewatch.blogspot.com/2005/07/mike-gallaghers-fantasy-tour.html

My coverage of the event caused him to write some particularly scurrilous comments on my blog.

Cindy, beware! Gallagher might engage in some mischief.

Does anyone at the camp know about this?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. They better stay the heck away from the protestors. Randi is right.. it

would be so disrespecful to have a party next to what is essentially a memorial service.

[flakey_foont]

2. The woman lost her son, Mike!

he was in the military, serving his country........
why is that so hard to understand,Mike?

[Ian David]

3. bastard

Join Mike Today for his Pro-America Bus Trip to Crawford, TX!

EMAIL MIKE or call [phone] to find out how you can be a part of it.
[e-mail]

http://www.mikeonline.com


More contact Info:
http://tinyurl.com/ax9al

[converted_democrat]

13. I wrote him a nice letter. n/t

[PunkPop]

4. He's calling it the "Pro-America" bus trip.

Another rightwing moron.

Cindy is protesting the war and *'s lies you dumbshit, not America.

He doesn't even have enough confindence in chimpie or his "noble cause" to call it what it is - a "Pro-War" bus trip.

[deutsey]

5. The anti-Freedom Ride

[JaneGat]

6. They will look like bullies and fools

They don't have the moral stuff to get what Cindy is doing, and they don't get how she is affecting the country.

[meganmonkey]

12. I was thinking the same thing

They have every right to do it, and they are just going to look like the assholes that they are. Particularly since the RW keeps saying Cindy is just doing this for a publicity stunt, and that is EXACTLY why the RW is countering it. Assholes.

And welcome to DU, JaneGat!!

:toast:

[BOSSHOG]

7. What's he gonna do - kill more American Soldiers??

[Dr Fate]

8. Is Mike a vet? How about his chillrens?

Big Eddie could kick his ass, BTW. :)

[Dr Fate]

9. Idiots are taking the bait. More free publicity for this story.

n/t

[w8liftinglady]

10. Another Dallas neo-con

Now you know why we were SO relieved to get AAR here

[riverwalker]

11. he has 4 adult sons, none in the military

Hey Mike, we can send over some recruitment info for your boys, ok?

http://mikeonline.com/pg/jsp/general/bio.jsp;**

"Mike's proudest achievement is his family. Mike and his wife Denise live in New York City and the Dallas area. Their four boys, Bryan, Trevor, Matthew and Micah have "sprung the nest" and are living all over the country either going to college or working. However, beloved dogs Thumper and Buster are still home and require constant care and attention."

[bvar22]

14. Agree. Mike should be met...

..by either an Iraq War Vet in uniform, or a member of a Gold Star Family and handed enlistment forms with his name, and his son's names already filled in. He should be handed these forms in front of a Camera!!!!

[Hugin]

15. Hmmm... Have porta-potties will travel... eh?

Believe me, this showboating will blow up in their faces.

[patrioticliberal]

16. WHY CANT WE FIGHT THIS FUCKFACE?

[dogday]

17. My Letter To Mr. Gallagher

I don't think it is a good idea for you to do this. Regardless of your politics, this woman lost her son. Do you have a child? Do you have one that could go to war? I do and mine is going to Baghdad in a month. I can't not begin to think that it could be me standing on the side of the road trying to make sense of my child's death.

While I am thinking how am I going to deal with this death and why he died and what this war is really about. You and your faithful come to what offer me solace? Tell me you appreciate my son's efforts? No to malign me and to undermine the media to manipulate the facts, to play politics with our son's lives.

I am advising that this will be a bad move on your part, you will look like the bully that you sound like you are. You will look bad and the republicans will look bad. You are opposing a woman from grieving and asking the leader of our Country why? Where is the honor?

All America knows is that this woman has lost her son. They relate, what if it was my child or my spouse? They understand the pain and anguish of a death caused by this war and they will see you as a bully in this effort.

If for any reason, I have to go public with my story or my Son's story, I will be sure to mention that I wrote to you and asked you this day not to do this please.....

The Mother Of Another Son On His Way To Iraq

[patrioticliberal]

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[iconoclastic cat]

25. is 'cause Jeff's choking, too.....

[iconoclastic cat]

24. is for Cheney, turning blue

[iconoclastic cat]

23. is for the idiocy, too

[iconoclastic cat]

22. ...is for the killing Bush will do,

[McCamy Taylor]

26. They will hve to get their own ditch lol. Cindy's is full.

[flyarm]

27. what filthy pigs these people are..

who in gods name supports a murderer?? * is a murderer and a filthy liar..who in their right mind supports that?

these jerks make me sick!
they better take lots of kool aide for their liar lovers to the crawford ditches!

they need gallons of the crap!

[Synnical]

28. So this is happening right now?

From his website:

[e-mail] or call [phone]

[Fleshdancer]

29. Quick! Can anyone get some enlistment forms over there???

Perfect opportunity for these people to walk the walk for a change.