Skye @ Flopping Aces

Hello Flopping Aces fans ~ Skye is in Da House!

I am pleased to accept Curt’s invitation to join the ranks of the illustrious Flopping Aces Posse. It is an honor for me to stand with such intelligent and dedicated individuals.

Instead of posting a biographical CV, I decided to introduce myself and what I have to share with the readership through a Vlog.

You can view my videos on YouTube, Live Leak and Bliptv
You can read up on the history of the West Chester Rally on my blog: MidnightBlue and at the newly minted website entitled ‘American Sheepdog’

For more information on Rich Davis and his Chester County Victory Movement – click HERE

I thank Curt for this wonderful opportunity to share the story of West Chester, Pa with the readership of Flopping Aces. I’m looking forward to their comments and opinions.

As promised, I submit to the readership the following newsletter. It was written by the director of the Chester County Peace Movement detailing her thoughts about the pro victory patriots countering her vigil. I have preserved the orginal spacing and formatting of the newsletter so you can fully appreciate what Rich Davis and our merry band of patriots face on a weekly basis.

Enjoy!

Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:35:07 EDT
From: Ccpeacemovement@aol.com
Subject: [Peace] VIGIL RULE (not a “request”) – TIME FOR REALISTIC
WORDS – MUST READ
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One of you wrote me last week and suggested we “shun” the
counter-protestors. I wasn’t quite ready to go to that extreme, but –
after yesterday’s
spectacle on the corner – we must shun them:
“Shunning”(Wikipedia):

“Shunning is the act of deliberately avoiding association with, and
habitually keeping away from an individual or group. It is a sanction
against
association often associated with _religious_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious) groups and other tightly-knit
organisations and communities. Targets of
shunning can include, but are not limited to _apostates_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostates) , _whistleblowers_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistleblowers) , _dissidents_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissidents) , people
classified as “sinners” or “traitors” and other people who defy or who
fail to
comply with the standards established by the shunning group(s).
Shunning has a
long history as a means of organisational influence and control.”

SOUND EXTREME? You bet it is. But we are faced with an extreme
situation.
Some of you have tried, in your peaceful, loving ways (that’s who we
are)- to
“dialog” with these people. But that’s not who THEY are. There is no
dialog.
Make no mistake. If there were dialog, they would be doing something
entirely different. I have notified the police and other authorities
(and am
pursuing all possibilities) about just who these people are.

Here’s what the people on that street corner are NOT:

* NOT for the troops
* NOT for the war
* NOT for anything even arguably “good”

Instant replay:
* Picture the Civil Rights Movement – picture dogs on chains and

waterhoses on African Americans.
* Picture jack-booted guards in Nazi concentration camps.
* Picture jack-booted guards in the Soviet Gulag.
The word, “jack-booted” has been in my mind ever since these people
first
appeared. It means this:

Cruelly and violently oppressive: “a revival of the aggressive,
jack-booted
militarism of the Thirties and Forties”.

These people were trained by someone in vicious taunting, in vile
language,
in cruel tactics. They are dogs on chains. My guess is that at least a

couple of them – if, in fact they were ever in the military, and we
cannot even
believe that – have been trained in the military or elsewhere
(Blackwater-type
organizations?) in the most vile interrogation tactics. They have
been
trained, folks, to do what they are doing – which is to break us down.
If you try
to have a “friendly” and “peaceful” conversation with them, they have
been
trained to figure out a way to turn it on you. I have sensed this from
the
beginning – and have been trying to warn you. But some of you, in
your sweet
and loving ways, keep trying to talk with them. I’m not asking you
now, but
I’m telling you: DON’T TALK WITH THEM. I’VE MADE THAT MISTAKE – BEEN
THERE,
DONE THAT, AND NOW THEY USE EVERY WORD I SAY AGAINST ME. They will
follow
you around, they will curse you, they will call you names – they will
not let
go. Don’t let them do that to you.

When you are on that corner, from now on, these people don’t exist.
We can
smile and talk with each other – but put on your old childhood “let’s
pretend” – and “let’s pretend” they aren’t even there, they don’t even
exist for one
hour every week. If you don’t follow this rule, YOU CAN CAUSE TROUBLE
FOR
ALL OF US. PLEASE DON’T DO THIS out of regard for all of us.

AND, if they touch you, if they follow you, if they do anything you
consider
harassment: I have requested police protection on the corner from now
on.
Go to them (or come to me if I’m closer, and I’ll walk you to an
officer).
Or, if you don’t see a policeman, CALL 911. This is a police matter
– we
cannot handle what these people are trying to do. We are not
professionals. In a
few days, I am going to peacemaker training (for crowds) for the Oct.
27
national antiwar protest in Philly – and that will be helpful. I
highly
recommend that some of you attend this session, too – it can help us
here at home.
BUT we are still not professionals. I also encourage what some of you
are
doing: Going to the police and/or the mayor this week to voice your
concerns –
they need to hear from more than just me. So does the press. Get those
letters
written and in!

I have noticed a few people who came for the first time yesterday –
and have
expressed shock at what they saw. I saw old friends in town yesterday
who
aren’t at our vigils or involved in the peace movement (maybe not even

sympathetic to it) – but are shocked at what they are seeing. YOU
HAVE TO BE THERE
TO SEE THIS HAPPENING. If you are reading this e-mail and can’t
visualize it
– visualize the worst. What we are enduring on that corner in the
name of
peace is now at a new level: It is a self-sacrifice for all of you.
BUT,
despite your concerns, not one of you has expressed fear. YOU ARE THE
BRAVE
ONES – not these jack-booted thugs.

So who are these people, and what is behind it? Do I think it’s more
than
one disgruntled person? Yes, I do. Without a private investigator or

authorities investigating (for which I hope we never have cause), I
firmly believe
there’s “more to this picture”:
* Some key elections are coming up – use your imagination.
* The war is growing more and more unpopular.
* This country uses private mercenaries – jackbooted thugs – and
has
huge bases for them here in the U.S. for whatever the government wants
to do
TO us.
* The Bush regime and the far right face “losing it all” –
again, use
your imagination.
* Infiltrators were the rule in the Vietnam War – infiltrators,
instigators, trouble-makers, agents provacateur – think there’s any
difference
today? The only difference is that technology makes it much easier for
them
today.
* The stakes are high right now.
* I’ve received reports of this happening in at least two other
situations nationwide – and I don’t doubt it will grow – we might be
the “trial
run” for something bigger.
* They are TRAINED by someone.
* Are they paid? that’s my guess – no proof, but I doubt
they’re
doing this free.
* The “Christian right” is on a campaign that is every bit as
dangerous as the “jihad” that some characterize extremist Muslims as
engaging in.
Remember, people who have “God is on tgheir side” will stop at
nothing and
truly believe that the ends justify the means – they can rationalize
everything
they do.
All you have to do is take a look at the two groups on that corner:
* A bunch of about 20 or 30 guys in leather and metal on
motorcycles
* And then there’s us – about 100 (count yesterday) women,
children,
old folks, babies, ministers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, truck
drivers,
secretaries, nurses, homemakers, veterans (a growing group amongst
us), people
from every walk of life.
Take a look at what the two groups do:
* One drowning us out with amplifiers and motorcycle engines
running,
curses, names, constant harassment, jumping in front of our
signs,blocking
the crosswalks.
* And look at us – praying, smiling, talking, singing
(unamplified)
songs, not interfering with anyone.

ANY QUESTIONS?