NEARLY 60 U.S. CITIES SET TO
SHOWER TRUMP WITH PATRIOTIC SUPPORT, 'This
is not about left or right. We are proud of our president and of our country',
2/22/17, WND
Since President Donald Trump’s
campaign and election, America has repeatedly witnessed vitriolic protests and
riots.
In June 2016, leftist agitators in
San Jose, California, threw eggs and water balloons at Trump supporters,
stealing and burning their “Make America Great Again” hats. And after Trump’s
election victory in November, rioters in Portland, Oregon, smashed windows and
pelted police officers with objects. By Inauguration Day, anti-Trump protesters
in Washington, D.C., had lit a limousine ablaze and struck cops with rocks and
bottles.
But now there’s a new, peace-loving,
Trump-backing crowd in town – make that in nearly
60 towns across America. It’s a patriotic crowd that
describes itself as “the heart and soul of America.” And this crowd is pushing
back with a series of Spirit
of America rallies scheduled for Feb. 27 and
March 4.
The rallies “are inclusive,
non-partisan, and open to anyone supporting President Trump in his efforts to
bring back manufacturing jobs to America, put the security of our nation ahead
of political correctness, improve our infrastructure, revitalize the inner
cities and secure our nation’s borders,” according to rally organizer Debbie
Dooley, a national co-founder of the tea-party movement. The pro-Trump rallies,
Dooley said, are meant to be a peaceful show of force from the “silent
majority” that propelled the real-estate billionaire to the White House.
“President Trump’s America
First policies will grow our economy, create
high-paying jobs and strengthen our national security,” said Louisiana
coordinator Rob Maness in a press release. “While we see a well-funded
effort on the left bent on destroying anything that would strengthen our
country, we will come together as a true, organic grassroots movement in
support of the president.”
Barbara Hemingway, a host of a March
4 rally in Sarasota, Florida, told WND the upcoming event is meant
to counter the recent anti-Trump rhetoric and protests. “We are also
showing our support for President Trump because we are very happy that he is
keeping his promises to the American people, especially to keep America safe
and put America first in his policy decisions,” Hemingway said. “We want him to
know that we appreciate his hard work. “We believe that our support of America
and of our president, Donald J. Trump, can prove to be a driving force to drown
out the ‘protesters’ and anti-everything people. We are thrilled that he is
continuing his message and striving to make good on all of his campaign
promises, and we will continue to support him in his efforts.”
Hemingway said the rallies are made
up of “good, hard-working Americans letting the liberals know that we are not
going to take their hateful, left-wing radical approach to destroying our
country anymore.”
She continued, “This is not about
left or right. This is about right and wrong. Enough is enough! Our voices will
be heard in a peaceful approach, and we will continue to let others know that
we are proud of our president and of our country.”
Betty Blanco, a coordinator for
Colorado’s rally in Denver, said, “Trump outlined his policies in his ‘Contract
with the American Voter’ as found on
the Internet, and we intend to hold him accountable to that contract. So far,
he has done pretty much what he said he would do.”
WND also spoke with Washington,
D.C., rally coordinator Rob Sherwood, who is hosting a rally in President
Trump’s backyard, directly across the street from the White House.
But there’s one problem: The Spirit
of America D.C. rally is in need of funds to ensure its crowd of patriots can
blast their powerful message of support straight to the president himself.
“Together with the other event
organizers around the country, the organizers of the Washington, D.C., Spirit
of America rally want to put on a first-class event,” Sherwood said. “To do
that, we’ll need stage and sound equipment to be delivered and installed at the
rally location. We’ve started a GoFundMe to cover the cost of these
essentials.”
Sherwood’s
GoFundMe account had raised just more than
$2,000 of the $5,000 goal at the time of this report.
He expressed gratitude for the
big-hearted financial support the rally has seen from Americans across the
country.
“We’ve been amazed and humbled by
the outpouring of generosity we’ve experienced from passionate conservatives
around the country who have donated to help make the D.C. rally a great
occasion,” Sherwood said.
The following is a list of at least
59 rallies planned for Feb. 27 and March 3 and 4:
Alabama
Birmingham: March 4
from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Hoover Tactical Firearms, 1561 Montgomery Highway,
Birmingham For more information, contact
organizer Deanna
Frankowski or visit the Spirit
of America Facebook page.
Arizona
Phoenix: March 4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Arizona state
capitol building, 1700 W. Washington Street For more information, contact Arizona
organizer Vera Anderson or visit
the Spirit
of America Arizona Facebook page.
California
Ventura: March 4
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at E. Main Street and South Mills Road. Contact Lea Williams. For more information, contact
California organizers Emma Emz and Harim Uziel at the Spirit of America
California Facebook page.
Colorado
Denver: Feb.
27 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on west steps of Capitol building at 200 E. Colfax
Ave. For more information, contact Colorado organizer Betty
Blanco or visit the Spirit of America
Colorado Facebook page.
Connecticut
Delaware
Dover: March 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Dover
Legislative Mall, Legislative Avenue. For more information, contact Delaware organizer Alden
Tonkay.
Florida
St. Augustine: Feb. 27 at
12 p.m. at Castillo de San Marco Fort, 1 S Castillo Dr. Contact Diane Scherff.
Inverness: Feb. 27 at
12 p.m. at Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, 1 Court House Square. Contact Andrew Hallinan.
Georgia
Atlanta: Feb. 27 at
12 p.m. at Liberty Plaza Georgia Capitol on Capitol Avenue. For more
information, contact Georgia organizers Debbie Dooley and Jose Perez.
Hawaii
Idaho
Idaho
Falls: March 4 at 12 p.m., location
to be announced.
Illinois
Woodstock: March 4 at 12 p.m. at Woodstock Square, 205 W. Todd
Ave. For more information, contact Illinois organizer Teresa Kopec.
Indiana
Iowa
Des
Moines: March 4 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Iowa State
Capitol, west lawn, 1007 E. Grand Ave. Contact Michelle.
Ottumwa: March
4 at 10 a.m. at Central Park Band Shelter, N. Court St. and 3rd St. Contact Kathleen Hawk.
Kansas
Overland
Park: March 4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
at 110th and Lamar, next to the Overland Park Convention Center.
For more information, contact
organizer Cheryl
Degler or visit the Spirit of America by
Mainstreet Patriots Facebook page.
Louisiana
Mandeville: Feb.
27 at 12 p.m. at Tammany Trace Kids Town Pavilion, 21490 Koop Rd. Contact Rob Maness.
Baton Rouge: March 4 at
1 p.m. at Louisiana State Capitol, main steps, 900 N. 3rd St. Contact Rob Maness.
Michigan
Lansing: March 4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Michigan State
Capitol, east steps, 100 N. Capitol Ave. Contact Tami
Schwartz.
Missouri
St. Louis: March 4
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Robert A. Young Federal Building, 1222 Spruce
Street. Contact
Becky Noble.
Nebraska
Scottsbluff: Feb. 27 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Scottsbluff
McDonald’s, 419 W. 27th St. Contact
Ruth Ku.
New
Jersey
New
Mexico
Albuquerque: March 4
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North Domingo Baca Park, gathering west of the tennis
courts. Contact
Jalene Nobel Lyon. For more information, visit
the Spirit
of America New Mexico Facebook page.
New
York
Hauppauge: March
4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the H. Lee Dennison Building, 100 Veterans Highway. For more information, contact New
York organizer Judy
Pepenella.
North
Carolina
Concord: Feb.
27 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Rotary Square, 111 Union St. South. Contact Chris O’Shea.
Matthews: March
4 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Stumptown Park at S. Trade St. Contact Chris O’Shea. For more information,
visit the Spirit of America Raleigh Facebook
page.
Ohio
Cleveland: March 4 at
12:30 p.m. at Voinvich Bicentennial Park at E. 9th Street Pier. Contact Ralph King.
Jackson: March 4 at 1 p.m. at Jackson County Court House, 295
Broadway St.
Ontario: March 4 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at W. 4th St &
Lexington-Springmill Rd. Contact Bonnie
Oleksa.
Oklahoma
Tulsa: March
4 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Hunter Park, 5804 E. 91st St. Contact Shawna
Sartin. For more information, visit
the Spirit
of America Oklahoma Facebook page.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Greensburg: March 4 at 12 p.m. at Westmoreland County Courthouse
Courtyard, 2 N Main St. Contact Tricia
Cunningham.
Wilkes Barre: Feb. 27
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Wilkes Barre Public Square Park, 2 Public
Square. Contact
Leann.
Wilkes Barre: March
4 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Wilkes Barre Public Square Park, 2
Public Square. Contact
Leann.
For more information, contact
Pennsylvania organizer Tricia
Cunningham or visit the Spirit
of America Pennsylvania Facebook page.
South
Carolina
Columbia: Feb. 27 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at South Carolina Statehouse, 1100
Gervais St. Contact Allen Olson. For more information, contact South
Carolina organizer Joe
Dugan.
Tennessee
For more information, contact
Tennessee organizer Mark
Skoda or visit the Spirit of America
Tennessee Facebook page.
Texas
Virginia
Washington,
D.C.
Washington,
D.C.: March 4 at 12 p.m. at Lafayette Square, 1608 H St
NW. Contact
Robert Sherwood. For more information, contact
Washington, D.C., organizer Ansen Hatcher.
Washington
State
Olympia: March 4
from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Heritage Park, 330 5th Ave SW. Contact
Peggy Hutt. For more information, contact
Washington state organizers John
Charleston and Peggy Hutt.
Wisconsin
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