A Few of FR's Finest...Every Day...10-21-03...The Best Defense: GodluvsAmerica

10/21/2003 | FreeTheHostages

[FreeTheHostages]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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The Best Defense: GodluvsAmerica -- 10 -- -- 20 -- Let's Take a Break from Baseball Please meet a guy you'd want to be on your side in any political contest: an NFL scout from New York who joined Free Republic in January of 2003 and has already become a very vibrant activist and poster.   Although frankly I think he could be honored on grounds of his name alone, GodluvsAmerica, the story of his baby daughter's birth just has to be known.   It's sure to become a part of Freeper history.   Join us on the gridiron today!   -- 30 -- Playing to Win Well, in this sports-infused time of the year, let's hear from a guy who runs his own NFL scouting service on the political playing field: DEFENSE!!!   DEFENSE!!!   As an NFL scout I realize you win or lose based on the strength of your defense.   Being from New York and watching the previous liberal idiot who occupied the White House let our military and intelligence services deteriorate, then watching the events of 9/11 and losing friends in that tragedy puts things into perspective. Makes sense.   GodluvsAmerica is the kind of strong and healthy defensive player that you'd want on the frontlines.    Forty years young, he trained for the Olympics nearly a decade (track and field/decathlon) and now owns his own business (an NFL scouting service).   But read on and you'll see what keeps him young now. -- 40 -- Making One for the Team GodluvsAmerica has participated in three Freeps since joining Free Republic in January of 2003.   His first Freep was most auspicious. His first Freep was in mid-February of this year in NYC, when he and 30 other Freepers met in 10-degree weather and "we took on nearly 100,000 people who said they were protesting for peace (yet only held signs condemning the United States and President Bush) at the UN. It got pretty intense at times as we moved to meet our opponents head on and it felt good to finally confront these people I consider cowardly hypocrites.   The day ended in a great way for me as one little Freeper couldn’t wait any longer and had to rally for America with her dad!!   My wife, who was due with our first child on 2/25 but went into labor while I was rallying with other Freepers in NYC. Oh my gosh!    He had to rush home from the Freep, and his child Sophia Anne was born on February 12 at 11:56 p.m. that night! GodluvsAmerica indeed. Way to play the game!   What a story he'll have to tell Sophie, huh? GodluvsAmerica told this story in a live post about the NYC Freep and received almost 8 pages of congratulatory comments!!    GodluvsAmerica printed out the comments and put them in his daughter's baby book.   Everybody say: "Awwwwwww." -- 50 -- A Dogged Defense GodluvsAmerica took to the field just more than a month later, when on March 23 he took part in a Support Our Troops rally in Times Square with 1000 Freepers. It was very emotional; the prior day 100,000 anti-Americans marched down Broadway and berated police protesting the war yet our rally was peaceful, patriotic and just left many feeling great for what we did!   Many families of our brave troops fighting to defend our nation were on hand holding up pictures of their loved ones and it is something I’ll never forget. Yup.   The best defensive players hang in there.  They are not one-trick ponies.  They've got their head on straight and they're playing the game for all the right reasons. -- 40 -- A Hilary Freep-of-One GodluvsAmerica did this clever Freep-of-One of Hilary, a self-described "solo mission."   I really recommend this thread to you.   GodluvsAmerica recounts his witty reparte, including what he said to one purchaser of Hilary's "Marxist manual" who told GodluvsAmerica his Freep was a waste of time: "I replied, 'You're wasting your money' after pointing to the books!" Bravo! GodluvsAmerica thoroughly enjoyed his Freep: I . . . totally enjoyed it cause it felt like me against the world (though I did have plenty of passerby’s who supported me).   I felt it was my duty to protest, even if I was solo, as the Clintons feel they are above criticism and want to believe everyone supports them.    The best part about it was I caused a stir amongst the people who attended and really got under the skin of Hitlery’s people and other liberal groups who witnessed my solo Freep. GodluvsAmerica explains that his Freep proves that one person with a strong opinion can make a difference. Hmm, his hero Ronald Reagan had a sign that said something like that -- that there's not limit to what a man can do if he lets others take the credit -- on his desk in the Oval Office. -- 30 -- God Luvs C-SPAN too GodluvsAmerica's wonderful presence here also confirms the long-held belief of tgslTakoma of the DC Chapter that the C-SPAN broadcasts of the DC chapter's rallies and spikes in Free Republic membership are not coincidental. He explains: One Saturday night last January I happened to stumble across a Freep rally taking place in Washington DC on C-Span. It was directed against the C.A.N.S.W.E.R. protest taking place that day. I immediately said, "These are my type of people" and signed up that night after seeing a "Free Republic.com" banner on the podium. Ah, it makes my toes cold just thinking about the January 2003 rally, but my heart warm to see proof positive of how many more "attended" the rally via C-Span. -- 20 -- Does it feel like you missed something? When you saw this thread was about football, did you ever suspect how touchy-feely it was going to get?  The thread starts out about football and suddenly we're talking about baby girls. I’m sure He luvs every place else in the world but when He sees a country where His people are not repressed and have the freedom to praise His name in any or all capacities while not be condemned, (unlike the majority of other nations on our planet) I’m sure God does luvs America! We're sure we like YOU, GodluvsAmerica! -- 10 -- In Which Everyone Says Thanks GodluvsAmerica, thank you for coming and thank you for staying and thanks for your great posts and Freeps. For his part, GodluvsAmerica says thanks you Freepers right back: Freepers are fair and unlike liberals, realize our side is not perfect, so you can rationally disagree with people.  Free Republic also gives an outstanding venue for breaking news; to this day you’ll never find a post or news story like that Saturday when Space Shuttle Columbia tragically went down.   And obviously to vent my frustration or opinions on current affairs and/or news.  Also the Freepers I’ve met on-line and in person are good people. And that's the story. Rather than getting physically ill watching the anti-war movement lie, he has found an avenue to share his pro-troops, pro-Bush, pro-America feelings with others.   Here he is, pretty much a perfect fit for us. Keep the conservative fire burning in you, GodluvsAmerica, and God Bless you, your wife, and little Sophie Anne.   You are truly one of . . . -- GOAL LINE -- Freeper's Finest!

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-20-03 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' The guy's good, folks!

Thanks, Mixer!

1) Click on the graphic to open the Calendar.
2) Once there you can click on any month and even click to the right to go into next year. Once you are in the month that you joined FR you will need to click on the number in the calendar and then an add item screen will come up.
3) In the next box enter your name in the "Calendar Text" field and then click on submit.
4) If any of the screens fail to load simply click on refresh in your browser and that will usually fix it.
5) If all else fails or simply if you want me to do this for you send me a FReepmail and I will gladly do it for you. ~Mixer

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[JohnHuang2]

Sleep well :-)

[JohnHuang2]

[Pippin]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY!

Get Well (((HUGS))) for LadyX and Louie!

Free, Great write up!

GodLuvsAmerica, Love your screenname! and congratulations on bieng in the spotloght as one of FR's Finest!

a belated congratulations! I'm sure you'll have wonderful stories to tell Sophie! :O)

God Bless You all!

[GailA]

Good Morning FRiends

Coffee's on

[The Mayor]

[dixie sass]

Morning Pippin!

[FreeTheHostages]

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God Bless Our Military

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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Mama_Bear; Dansangel; Dutchess; Aquamarine and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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OhioWfan........................son mystery-ak..........son, husband Gogrammy................grandson Inspectorette...................son Blessed American..........nephew Slip18..........................nephew anniegetyourgun...........nephew Pippin....niece,nephew,loved one Doug from Upland......son-in-law weldgophardline.....brotherinlaw Future Snake Eater..........cousin WaterDragon..son-in-law,grandson BeforeISleep...................son The Mayor........................niece LadyX.........................grandson fawn796.....................nephew ValerieUSA................2 sons Warrior Nurse...........active duty SK1 Thurman...........active duty David Osborne.........active duty fc2tomschermuly......active duty bkwells..................activve duty LongCut..................active duty TexKat..................son and stepson Trish.......................active duty ODC_girl.................active duty

Maigrey................cousin ladtx....................2 sons Mama_Bear...........2 nephews gator girl............husband severa................husband MozartLover......son, nephew LBGA........................son SpookBrat...........nephew Himyar.....................son boxerblues............2 sons the piper...................son sheeza...............husband kemathen7...........husband Tiffee4Bob.......boyfriend Diver Dave................niece deadhead................cousin JimRobinson.....2 nephews Armymarinemom.....3 sons Consort..2 daughters,son-in-law Darheel..................niece dixie sass.............nephew BeAllYouCanBe.........son AgThorn...............2 sons homeschoolmama.......nephew kneezles.................son StarCMC.................brother visualops..........cousin

[FreeTheHostages]

Well, congratulations, you're back in shape. Sort of. "Hilary" is the way I spell Hilary. There's also Her Heinouss and Hitlery and a variety of acceptable spellings.

[Mixer]

Hey all,

I have such wonderful news. My wife is pregnant and we are due in June of 2004. I wanted to come by and share this wonderful news with all of my friends here at the FR Finest thread. I guess this also means that I will be around even less then I have been, if that is poosible.

Hope all is well with each of you.

[FreeTheHostages]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! That's *wonderful* Mixer!!

[FreeTheHostages]

Hint: you missed a typo right before the last 30-yard line.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks for the coffee, Gail, and thanks especially for posting about wolfie, Mama_Bear. It shows (1) he knows we think of him every day and (2) you're not too upset about the hostess graphic! Hee hee.

[FreeTheHostages]

"I loved your football captions" Thanks -- high praise since you're the acknowledged Queen of Captions. I've always enjoyed your captions of photos.

[FreeTheHostages]

"Right through the goalposts"

LOL, thanks, but I couldn't find any goalposts I liked to go with the graphics. So I figured hey, we're playing defense today, we don't need goalposts!

[FreeTheHostages]

Good morning!

[FreeTheHostages]

Do you EVER sleep?

[Aquamarine]

ROTFL!! at your football hostess graphic!

You did a great job on the Opening Post Free. :)

Congratulations GodLuvsAmerica on being featured at the Finest and for the baby girl!

[Aquamarine]

Oh WOW! This is such great news! Congrats to you and the Missus!

[FreeTheHostages]

Hee hee. Yup, it's pretty much a first: I don't think you guys have ever suited-up before.

[FreeTheHostages]

I'm pinging you to today's Freeper's Finest thread because I think it's a bit of Free Republic history here: our guest of honor today, GodluvsAmerica, had to leave his very first Freep early to welcome his first born, a baby daughter, into the world. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that has to be a FR first!