Diary Entry by Jon Gold
http://www.opednews.com/populum/diarypage.php?f=My-Fondest-Memories-Of-Cam-by-Jon-Gold-100325-395.html...Joshua Smith was the second to post a tent, and then Harry was the third. There was a heavyset woman there from the Park Service Cindy Sheehan named "Officer Buzzkill." She drove up to the camp in her car, and parked on the sidewalk two or three days in a row, I don't remember. She made sure to take as many pictures of the ground and the people as possible, and she was also responsible for the Police telling us to take down our personal tents within hours of posting them. It was a disappointment not being able to post the tents, but it also gave us an opportunity to be warm in the church.
Cindy was an inspiration from the moment I saw her until the moment I left on Tuesday. I remember first seeing her arrive at the camp, and her face lit up like it usually does. Very few people I know have a kinder, more glowing smile than Cindy Sheehan. She wrote on my tent, "1st Amendment Tent," and signed her name at my request....
...After Tuesday, the weather just became phenomenal for the remainder of the week. Every day it got a little warmer, and made the stay at camp that much more fun. I even played frisbee with Ward Reilly.
I had brought my megaphone, my first megaphone, to the camp, and occasionally went on a little rant on the sidewalks of Camp OUT NOW. I'm not very good with one, but I loved to ask people to "raise their hands if you think the wars should end." Handing out flyers for Camp OUT NOW was fun. It gave you a chance to talk to everyday people...
One night, we held a candlelight vigil on the lawn of the Monument for the fallen. We gathered in a circle, and randomly mentioned people's names. The name I mentioned was 9/11 victim, and husband of Lorie Van Auken, Kenneth Van Auken. After the vigil, people placed their candles on the ground to form a peace sign. It was really beautiful...
Wednesday night, around 11PM, we went to bullhorn the White House. I gave Cindy my bullhorn, and she started a chant, "B-A-R...A-C-K... HOW MANY KIDS DID YA KILL TODAY?!?" The po po told us that we weren't allowed to bullhorn near the White House that late at night, so we verbally started. What can only be described as a provocateur walked up to us and started screaming about waking up the President, and how unpatriotic we were. He asked if anyone served in the military (thinking no one did), and it was funny to see three people raise their hands. He got into Cindy's face, was ranting an raving, and then eventually threatened to put a bullet in her head. I called him a stupid f*ck, and he called me a n*gger. I was walking toward him, and the cop stopped me. It wasn't one of my best moments. He apparently knew some of the officer's names, so that's why we think he was a provocateur. It was nice to see Connie (the woman who lives in front of the White House on the sidewalk as a protest).
It's important to note that each night, Food Not Bombs fed us. I especially loved their soups, but all of it was delicious. They even had some tasty chicken one night. Thank you to Food Not Bombs.
One time during the day, I tried to get people to play, "War Crimes Trivia." It eventually turned into a conversation about 9/11, and a lot of people were asking me questions. At the end, they applauded, and that was cool. I didn't expect it...
Thursday was the night that I got to speak about 9/11. I got to speak right after Cindy gave her talk. I talked a little bit about my history in the 9/11 Truth Movement, how the media has portrayed 9/11 Truth Activists, what I consider to be the "real 9/11 Truth Movement," I did my best to demolish the 9/11 Commission (from memory, with a few notes jotted down), how 9/11 Truth has always been "anti-war," and how Cindy understands that. Someone showed up to be supportive of me, and had a lot of nice things to say about me. Thank you to whoever that was. The Q&A was fun...
Friday was fun fun fun. We went to protest John Yoo at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. The van ride was the most fun. At least for me. Ann Wright was our driver, and in the van, there were other notables like Cindy Sheehan and Michael Ferner (the President of Veterans for Peace). We played road games, and the conversations were just great. The protest itself was also great. People like Cindy Sheehan, Ann Wright, David Swanson, Debra Sweet, and Ray McGovern spoke. We eventually made our way to where John Yoo was talking, but they would not let us in the building. I started a chant, "SHAME ON YOO," and everyone joined in. On the ride back, I got to speak with long-time 9/11 Truth musician Vic Sadot.
When we returned from the Yoo Protest, the memorial on the lawn was finished. It was an absolutely amazing sight to see. I got out of the van, and was really astonished. Thank you to EVERYONE who was responsible for putting up that memorial. You did a service to everyone that has died because of these wars, and should be very proud of yourselves.
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