RED FLAG Demo @ HOGAN's House! This Sat. 2pm!

IronEye · Apr 13, 2018

There were a couple of looks that I got on Monday that weren't quite stares. I would equate that look to the face of someone that stepped out in the yard barefoot and stepped in a pile. Pure revulsion. Maybe someone thought the 4th Amendment encouraged the killing of baby animals.
And I swear I took a shower that morning and everything.

I'm coming back for more.

dblas · Apr 13, 2018

Rack&Roll said:
Press notifications are going out and we expect good media traction because it is a Saturday (a slow news day) and this RED FLAG bill is a pretty hot topic.

Patriot Picket Co-leader Stoveman is handling all Rally/PP media interviews for the day. If you are approached by the media for a comment, please direct them over to Paul so we can get our side's most effective responses into the news cycle on a VERY complex and tricky subject. Thank you for your attention to this!

There will be FOUR opportunities for the media to cover us:

(1) We will leave promptly from Lawyer's Mall with signs and flags at 11:30am to march down Main Street to Mission BBQ for lunch in their reserved upper dining area. Be aware the media can have long lenses to capture us long before you see them, so look sharp, don't bump pedestrians with our signs, and keep flags off the ground. We expect to wrap up lunch and conversation by 1pm.

(2) We will then gather on the sidewalk next to the Market House at City Dock at 1pm for 30 minutes for media camera coverage and to give the public a chance to snap pictures that can make their way to social media. We expect questions from the public, as in, "What is this all about?", and this is our chance to talk one-on-one with the folks who probably don't know much detail about the RED FLAG bill. Take your time explaining the RED FLAG problems because you are not on a "soundbite" posture when talking to curious passersby. Again, if credentialed media are there, please refer them to Stoveman.

(3) We will stage our return march, with signs and flags, to the Statehouse from 1:30-1:50pm. We expect new media will latch onto this return march because it is an opportunity to get March-&-Rally coverage in a shorter timeframe, so again look sharp, and manage our signs and flags well.

(4) At 2pm we will rally under Gov. Hogan's window with our signs, flags and a great list of speakers. We will keep the Rally short & sweet--meaning less than an hour to maximize the number of speakers who can get TV and newspaper coverage.

Again, beautiful weather expected on this very important day. Unlike the risk of abuse/assaults we faced in downtown DC at the anti-gun March For Our Lives last month, this can be a great outing with your wife and kids for all or any part of the day, as we don't expect any heated opposition as we do this.

Again, plan on finding parking at the Calvert Garage (Bladen & Calvert) at 11:15 to stay on out March schedule.

So this is separate from the 2A rally and speakers??

dblas · Apr 13, 2018

Rack&Roll said:
At the 2pm Rally, here's the line-up:

General Announcements
Opening Prayer: Joel McCracken
The Pledge of Allegiance
The National Anthem
Jeff Hulbert (Rack&Roll) - The Patriot Picket
Mike Smigiel - Lawyer, 2A Activist and former MD Delegate
Jorge Solis
Dan Blasberg (dblas) -former President, Maryland Shall Issue
Christine Chase
A Letter From April Rose
A Conference Call w/ Rio Heitt
Closing Announcements

Our hope is to be completed in an hour or less, to maximize the chance for each speaker to be covered by the press.

Not what I am being told by the organizer and permit holder of the Rally.

Rack&Roll · Apr 13, 2018

dblas said:
So this is separate from the 2A rally and speakers??

Nope, same rally!

The Patriot Picket joined forces with the Maryland Militia (who obtained the permit for Lawyer's Mall) to invite attendees from MDS, MSI and those following on social media, and to make the "Red Flag" bill hanging over all of us the major focus of this event.

We are in regular contact with Gary over at the Maryland Militia and have added the March up and down Main Street before the Rally (with lunch in between), and we have consensus that the Rally should be around an hour--give or take-- to maximize interest with attendees and the press.

When I posted "less than an hour" I was talking about the speaker's portion after the Welcome, the Pledge, and the National Anthem. I personally will only speak for a few minutes to brief everyone on Red Flag provisions so that Mike Smigiel can launch right into what it all means.

The following media outlets have received our Press Release for our March down to City Dock and back, and for the Rally:

WJZ-TV Baltimore
WBAL-TV Baltimore
WMAR-TV Balimore
WBBF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore
WUSA-TV DC
WJLA-TV DC
WRC-TV DC
WTTG-TV FOX 5 DC
The Capital Gazette
The Washington Post
The Baltimore Sun
The Daily Record
MarylandMatters.org

Glaron · Apr 13, 2018

Time to dance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Rack&Roll · Apr 13, 2018

The strategy we are employing--in conjunction with the MD Militia-- is designed to leverage media attention to the max.

Our rally under Governor Hogan's windows is a demonstration for an audience of ONE. (Or if we are lucky this event will also be witnessed by Hogan aides, or Hogan family members, too).

Remember, Lawyer's Mall on a Saturday--and with the legislature gone--is a veritable ghost town. This is where the March up and down Main Street comes in. The Marches are where the most attractive visuals for the press will occur because it involves our side interacting with the public--literally in the public square, and a crowded one at that. The TV coverage and news pictures of this is where we get the biggest bang for our buck in our efforts to get more people invested in this Hogan Veto decision.

Rack&Roll · Apr 13, 2018

We are also happy to have a NEW2SHARE live-streaming crew following our exploits in the morning.

The Patriot Picket had a NEWS2SHARE team with us when we ventured Behind Enemy Lines for the "March For Our Lives" in DC last month with our support for 2A. The video they produced of us has been viewed almost A QUARTER MILLION TIMES.

How's that for ramping up your messaging?

frogman68 · Apr 14, 2018

The flags are planted !!!!! Where are you????

Be here or be square

iH8DemLibz · Apr 14, 2018

Does the state house flying upside mean that it's in distress and considering surrendering over HB1302?

swinokur · Apr 14, 2018

In position at Mission BBQ

aray · Apr 14, 2018

Sadly I'm out of state for a funeral that's about to begin in about 40 minutes. But here's a thread bump, and best wishes for the day. Already contacted the gov's office.

All the best.

Dogmeat · Apr 14, 2018

Just popping my head up from Tax Hell to catch any updates. Sure hoping it all went well today.

Schipperke · Apr 14, 2018

Dogmeat said:
Just popping my head up from Tax Hell to catch any updates. Sure hoping it all went well today.

BRONZ · Apr 14, 2018

It was a good day

BeoBill · Apr 14, 2018

Schipperke said:

Tweeted.

Brownl345 · Apr 14, 2018

Honestly, nowhere near enough people showed up in Annapolis today. Annapolis was also packed because of the Annapolis Cup Croquet Match. Parking was nearly impossible. It took me over 40 minutes driving around Annapolis to find a parking spot. Despite all that, I am very glad that I attended.

welder516 · Apr 14, 2018

The Governor was in St. Michaels all day I seen on FB . He missed the rally .

buellsfurn · Apr 14, 2018

I would have to agree parking was no issue jimboy and myself arrived 30 or more minutes early so parking wasn't bad but i will say when you see Facebook numbers of attendees and maybe a third or less show it's disappointing As the i think captain of aa police said couldn't hear everything don't give up on second amendment rights keep fighting when their gone you'll never get them back and it will be to late keep fighting. Otherwise another proud moment

Wendigo · Apr 14, 2018

Croquet Cup huh.. that’s what all those weirdos in pastel were about, lol. Well, the Gotts garage said full but I found a spot right away, although getting out of the garage was a different story. The weather was nicer than the old 2A Tuesday rallies, the turnout should have been better. I hope it isn’t a sign of how many have given up or moved away. I took some video as well, I’m not that good at editing and I’m worse at talking to the camera, lol. But you only have to listen to me for 48secs

Schipperke · Apr 14, 2018

The weirdos were in pastel? They were having a good time, and it really brought me back to the 1980's. That was the everyday fashion in Miami back then. I was wondering if they knew that.
Smigiel's line "Shrimp on a Cracker", was epic.. lol

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