I was not there and do not know if the following is true, but here goes:

On Sunday July 21, 2013 it was a hot summer
day at Indian Lake, NY when a dedicated band of Grassroots 2AR
loyalists converged upon a bogus Cuomo "so called” Governor’s
Invitational Whitewater Race. Cuomo was completely exposed and
thoroughly protested. For 4 hours of thousands of festival goes and the
heavy traffic passers by clearly saw our signs and heard LOUD Voices
repeatedly calling out LOUD chants of  Repeal the Safe Act / Cuomo’s
Gotta Go. The Grassroots participants put on a spectacular professional
rally protest second to none. What a great bunch of Grassroots loyalist
we have connected to our worthy cause.


 


Before I get into the
details I must send praise and thanks to Lewis County Sheriff Mike
Carpinelli and  Hamilton County Sheriff Karl G. Abrams. These 2 men are
shinning examples of what we are fighting for.


Their actions and
participation deserve a special tribute and extreme praise – thank you
is not enough for these fine men, Our event would not have been
successful without the help of Mike Carpinelli and Karl Abrams. THANK
YOU SIRS !!!!!! – Keep Fighting with pride. Rightness is on your
side!!!


 


For weeks our Grassroots organizers did research to
document the details of Cuomo’s dog and pony show to be held somewhere
in the Adirondacks called Cuomo’s "Adirondack Challenge”. Extreme
paranoia of the Cuomo camp kept the details of a widely promoted and
advertised tourist event a complete secret. WOW – how bazaar is that? In
the end we were unable to determine when and where this event was to be
held but we decided to call for a protest being confident we would be
able to find the action when we arrived in Indian Lake. Boy, we were in
for the shock of a lifetime to find just how well Cuomo shut everything
down for miles around.


 


On Sunday July 21 We began gathering at
Puterko Family Pizza in Indian Lake at 8am to plan our strategy for the
day. We sent scouts out throughout the area to find Cuomo and the when
and where the so called races would be held and where we would be
holding our picnic and protests. What we found was a complete shutdown
of all picnic sites, parks, roads, lake areas, beaches, boat launches
and camping where potential viewing areas might be of the so called
race. This resembled a martial law type encounter. We were stonewalled
and threatened at every point –quite dismaying. With the phrases in mind
of "We WON”T Quit – We WON”T Back Down” we carried on with persistence –
in the end we did accomplish our mission. Our group of Grassroots
performed spectacularly! The courage and dedication maintained by our
people is truly something all of US should be proud of – Thank you Folks
– Thanks to every one of you!!!!

At approximately 9:30am Sheriff Carpinelli
was notified that we were unable to secure a location for our events.
Sheriff Carpinellli promptly notified the proper authority - Hamilton
County Sheriff Karl G. Abrams. Sheriff Abrams promptly came to Puterko
Pizza where we told him about the situation. He was dismayed and asked
where we would like to hold our event. We told him of the area we would
prefer. It is an area at the base of the lake directly adjacent to Byron
Park but it was barricaded and closed to the public. Sheriff Abrams
informed us that the area was a public area and there should be no
reason for it to be closed. He then gave us permission and authority to
remove the barricades and to hold our activities at that location. WOW –
We were amazed that this man would stand for justice and defy Cuomo and
the public official. Sheriff Abrams stood with us through this
heralding experience every step of the way. Absolutely Remarkable!!!!
THANK YOU SIR !!!!


 


We directly went to the picnic and boat
launch site and removed the barricades and entered the site. Within
minutes the State Police arrived and told us we had to vacate the
property. We resisted and informed them we had permission from Sheriff
Abrams. After a short hassle we told them to contact Sheriff Abrams and
that the only way we would vacate is upon Sheriff Abrams request. The
State Police promptly left the property but then began trying to arrest
our Grassroots people that were walking on the street to our location.
We again told them we would contact the Sheriff – they quickly ceased
the arrest. At that time other "officials” began removing our signs and
balloons we were installing for the event. Again we threatened them with
the Sheriff – again their actions promptly ceased. WOW – a few hairy
moments but we stood our ground – how’s that for courage? At this time
Sheriff Mike Carpinelli arrived at the site. There was not a single
incident after this good man arrived.


 


We set up our picnic and
lit the grill for hot dogs and then took our bullhorns, signs and
flyers to the edge of the road. I was completely amazed – Sheriff
Carpinelli joined us – side by side for the entire 4 hours of LOUD
voices chanting Repeal the Safe Act / Cuomo’s Gotta Go. I was personally
amazed at the inspired motivation and resolved shown by our Grassroots
dedication. For 4 straight hours our voices were so LOUD we drowned out
the activities at Byron Park. 85% of the passers by gave us honks and
thumbs up signals. We completely discredited Cuomo and the Safe Act. As
our efforts grew the "officials” changed their plan and rearranged the
whole schedule of Cuomo events. We caused Cuomo to go deeper into hiding
and make a bigger mockery of his planned staged bogus event. Don’t get
me wrong they still have the power to spin this to their advantage. Only
the people that were at Indian Lake that day will be aware. Cuomo will
still hoodwink the media and the general public but WE have now set the
bar even higher for Cuomo to maintain his tyrannical grip on New
Yorkers.