One of the best parts of my job is getting to crash lefty protests.  What makes it so much fun is that the lefties that throw these protests are so far off the deep end, that it really doesn’t take much effort to show that they have absolutely no understanding of the issues.

Yesterday, we received an email from our informant within MoveOn.org (lefties, you may now begin your witch hunt) alerting us that the group would be protesting against Republican efforts to bring Congress back from vacation to work on a solution to the high cost of fuel.  The protest was scheduled for 4:00pm in front of the Statue of Ulysses S. Grant at the west front of the Capitol.  We started sending out emails, and a strong network of conservative grassroots activists instantly began coordinating a counter-protest.

At 3:45pm we arrived at the sight to figure out where the lefties were going to set up.  As it turned out, they had also alerted the main stream media, who was more than happy to provide their large cameras even though they still refuse to cover the protest going on inside the House chambers.

If you have never been to Grant’s statue, it is a two-tiered statute located in front of the reflecting pool.  In a move that would have made General Grant proud, we sat back with our compatriots and waited until the cameras were on and the MoveOn spokesman began shouting into a bullhorn.  Then, we struck.  All of a sudden, a large group of young conservatives rushed to the top tier of the statue and took the high ground.  This enabled us to be seen above the MoveOn protesters and prevented them from covering up our signs.

True to form, the lefties began freaking out and tried to violate our Constitutional right to freedom of assembly and expression.  It never ceases to amaze me that the left apparently believes that the Constitution applies only to them.  While our group remained peaceful, the lefties took to Gestapo tactics by tearing signs and physically threatening some of our folks.  To be fair, there were a few “diamonds in the rough” with whom I was able to have civil discussions about the issue.

After about 30 minutes, the left packed up and headed home.  With General Grant observing from high above, our intrepid band of conservatives congratulated one another because, once again, we had won the day.

John, at “This Ain’t Hell,” has great pictures and video of the protest.