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I spent much of the time at the march with a brand-new friend, "Patch W Adams" of St. Louis or thereabouts. He's one of the St. Louis group of conservative bloggers--his blog is The P/Oed Patriot.

He took pictures along the way, including one of yours truly. It's in this post. I'm the second picture from the top, in the red t-shirt.

You know, for an out-of-control, enraged right wing wacko, I look pretty darn happy, don't I?

The overall spirit of the thing was a cheerful determination to hold, keep, defend, and restore our American freedoms--for ourselves, and for everyone--including and especially Democrats, "progressives," and authoritarians of all stripes. We just don't want them running the government, let alone our lives. A lot of us forgot that, during the Bush years, and perhaps for years or decades before.

We remember now. This nation was conceived in liberty. In liberty it stands or falls. If you love freedom and liberty, join us.

Liberty has been under attack since this Republic was founded, from those who wish (for good or ill) to hold power over their fellows. The 9/12 march was a protest against them, and a warning to them.

Despite what you're constantly told by enemies of liberty, to join us as defenders of liberty there is no religious test, no skin color requirement pro or con, no qualification by sex or sexual orientation involved right now. There's no dress code. We're not "astroturf"--one look at the atrocious message control of the signs in the march should tell you that. We're the real thing. We believe in non-violent political change, reserving the last resort of a free people for a truly desperate situation that we are, as yet, nowhere near. We know that there are some who fear or hate liberty and freedom--we feel sorry for the former, and we oppose the latter. The only qualifications to join us are a belief that freedom is a thing worthy of defense, and the willingness to stand up and say "Enough! This is the Land of the Free, not the land of the intimidated."

We seek to convince, not to force others into submission.

We believe in freedom--our freedom, and your freedom, too.

If you love freedom and liberty, join us. We have no leaders, because every free man and every free woman is a leader in his or her own way.

Join us and lead.