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FReeper Canteen ~ Get Out The Military Vote! July Thread! ~ July 15 2004
MoJo2001 and FRiends of the Canteen

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Welcome to the Canteen Sports Corner!

As you can see, we have taken a break from sports for today. If you still can't live without your sports, please look on the bottom left hand side of the thread. The sports links will be provided as usual.

We will be running a "GET OUT THE MILITARY VOTE" thread once a month until September.
 


Today we have decided to do a thread on getting the vote out for our military heroes and their families. While many of you have already taken care of this issue, there are still quite a few that have not. With that in mind, we decided to help you out.

The FReeper Canteen does steer clear of politics as much as possible. We believe that you should be able to visit the Canteen to get away from all the dramas in your life. We include politics as one of them. However, we believe strongly that as you are defending America so bravely around the world and at home; it is important that your voice be heard for the upcoming Presidential election.
Register To Vote
We will try to keep everyone informed about any changes that may occur throughout this process. Links will be provided around this thread with the locations of where you can register. If you are able to get to a computer, you will have no problems doing this. If you have loved ones that can help you with this process, we hope to make this as easy as possible for them. As always, if you have any questions please email us at
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You fight so bravely and valiantly on our behalf. It is the least any of us can expect that your votes are counted and not disregarded because of politics. The way around this is to get the information on absentee ballots as soon as possible. Don't wait to do it. If you have a few minutes on the computer after "visiting" with loved ones, it should be a simple step. If you have any problems, please email us at the above email. We will try to help as much as we can.

Thank you.

By the way, we are kicking off our own Presidential campaign today. Check below for further information. If you want a man for all people, then you won't want to miss this!

Vote America

 


 
What if I am in the military?logo of the Federal Voting Assistance Program

Military personnel may apply for voter registration and/or request absentee ballots with a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) which may be obtained from the Unit Voting Officer. If the FPCA is not available, phone, send a written request to the Supervisor of Elections Office, or use the on-line request form.

Spouses and dependents are considered to be of the same category of absentee voter as military members and generally should follow the same rules.

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Things To Remember:

1. Most officials on the state elections boards are very helpful and will not hesitate to provide as much information as they can.

2. They are not allowed to persuade you to vote for any specific political party. They are there to provide a service to you, not to promote campaigns or political parties.

3. Many States allow you to register to vote when you renew or register for a driver's license. You can find out more information here from the DMV.

4. You must be a US citizen to vote in any election. It is illegal and prosecutable by law if you are caught voting as a non-citizen.

5. Many states require that you have a picture identification when you vote. So? Keep that in mind when you go to the polls to vote.

6. If you are stationed overseas, please click on the "Service Voting Web Sites" on the left hand side. Your commands should have someone on staff to help with any voting issues that may arise. If not, please visit your "home of record" (your home address when you entered the military) to find the information.

7. Postage is important. As soon as you receive your ballot, please vote and then mail it back as soon as possible. Don't wait too long or your ballot may not count. Every vote matters.

8. If you are a dependant, you can help alleviate any registration problems by calling, emailing, or mailing the service member's home of record. Most of the time they will mail out the voting registration information and you will have to send it back to them as quickly as possible.

9. There are deadlines for having absentee ballot registrations filed or returned. Check to make sure that you have plenty of time to file and return your ballot.

10. Your voice. Your vote. Stand Up and Be Counted!
 
 
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Help us ensure that all of our Troops have their voices heard. It is imperative that we sign up as many of our brave heroes as possible.

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To: beachn4fun

I'm thinking 20# sledge might help....


281 posted on 07/15/2004 7:48:05 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

On This Day In History


Birthdates which occurred on July 15:
1573 Inigo Jones London, architect; restored St Paul's cathedral
1606 Rembrandt van Rijn Leiden, Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)
1704 August Gottlieb Spangenberg founder of Moravian Church in N America
1779 Clement Clarke Moore US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)
1796 Thomas Bulfinch mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology)
1850 St Frances Xavier Cabrini [Mother Cabrini], 1st US saint
1875 Frank "Pop" Morgenweck basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)
1902 Jean Rey Belgium, pres of European Commission (1967-70)
1935 Alex Karras Gary Ind, NFLer (Detroit Lions)/actor (George-Webster, Mongo, Blazing Saddles)
1944 Jan-Michael Vincent Denver, actor (Hooper, Tribes, Buster & Billie)
1945 Gene Upshaw NFL offensive tackle (Oakland Raider)
1946 Linda Ronstadt Tucson Az, singer (Different Drum)
1952 Jesse Ventura, [James Janos], wrestler/actor/blowhard (mayor-Brooklyn Pk-MN Gov. MN.)
1960 Kim Alexis Lockport NY, model (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover)
1962 Brigitte Nielsen Eisinore Denmark, actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV)



Deaths which occurred on July 15:
0668 Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37
1274 John F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies
1291 Rudolf I, King of Germany and Holy Roman Empire, dies
1381 John Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged
1738 Baruch Leibov, converted Russian Naval officer to Judaism, executed
1862 David Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72
1869 A J Hayne black captain of Arkansas militia, assassinated
1881 William "Billy the Kid" Bonney killed by Pat Garrett
1883 Tom Thumb, famous small person (40"), dies of a stroke at 44
1904 Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44
1931 Clive Cussler (author: Raise the Titanic, Deep Six, Sahara, Cyclops)
1940 Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32
1948 John J Persing US General (WW I), dies at 87
1958 Julia Lennon mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident
1982 Wendy Caulfield 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
1983 Eddie Foy Jr actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78
1991 Bert Convy actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57
1997 Gianni Versace, designer, shot to death by Andrew Cunanan at 50


Reported: MISSING in ACTION
1966 CONNELL JAMES JOSEPH---WILMINGTON DE.
[03/06/74 REMAINS RETURNED]
1966 DENNIS MARK V.---OH.
[NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST. LOST IN DONG HA AREA]
1967 CASSELL ROBIN B.---FORT HUACHUCA AZ.
1968 BIRD LEONARD ADRIAN---WILMINGTON DE.
1968 JAMES GOBEL D.---FAIRLAND OK.
[03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV, ALIVE AND WELL 98]
1968 MARTIN LARRY E.---WAKEFIELD KS.
[REMAINS RETURNED 7/31/89, ID 11/08/89]
1969 POLSTER HARMON---CLEVELAND OH.
1969 WALKER MICHAEL S.---COLUMBIA LA.
1971 TAYLOR TED J.---LANCASTER SC.

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.


On this day...
1099 1st Crusaders capture, plunder Jerusalem
1205 Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitudea and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus
1410 Poland & Lithuania defeat Teutonic Knights at Tannenberg
1662 Charles II grants charter to establish Royal Society in London
1779 US troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY
1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem
1806 Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte captured
1830 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk and Fox, signs a treaty giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri
1856 Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony
1862 CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R
1864 Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard
1869 Margarine is patented in Paris, for use by French Navy
1870 Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to US
1870 Hudson's Bay & Northwest Territories transferred to Canada
1870 Manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province & NW Territories created
1876 Baseballs 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford
1888 Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for 1st time in 1,000 years
1890 A Charlois discovers asteroid #294 Felicia
1893 Commodore Perry arrives in Japan
1904 1st Buddhist temple in US established, Los Angeles
1909 Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park HRs
1911 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Phillipines
1912 British National Health Insurance Act goes into effect
1916 22.22" of rain falls in Altapass NC
1918 2nd Battle of Marne began during WW I
1922 1st duck-billed platypus publicly exhibited in US, at NY zoo
1929 1st airport hotel opens-Oakland Ca

1932 President Hoover cuts own salary 15%

1933 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around the world
1937 Buchenwald Concentration Camp opens
1940 1st betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Il
1941 Florey & Heatley present freeze dried mold cultures (Pencillin)
1944 Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb
1946 British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown
1948 Pres Truman nominated for another term
1952 1st transatlantic helicopter flight begins
1954 1st coml jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)
1958 Pres Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months
1960 Balt Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle
1964 Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republicans
1965 US scientists display close-up photos of Mars from Mariner IV
1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV
1969 Rod Carew ties the record with his 7th steal of home in a season
1971 Pres Nixon announces he would visit People's Rep of China
1975 Soyuz 19 & Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later
1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif
1982 Body of Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
1982 Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0
1983 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France
1987 John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings
1991 US troops leave northern Iraq
1996 MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV
1996 Prince Charles and Princess Di sign divorce papers


Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Brunei : Sultan's Birthday
Japan : Bon Festival/Feast of Lanterns/Black Ship Day (1853)
Pakistan : Mohammed's Ascension
National Therapeutic Recreation Week (Day 5)
National Eye Exam Month


Religious Observances
Anglican : St Swithin's Day
Muslim-Pakistan : Mohammed's Ascension
RC : Commemoration of Bl Anne Mary Javouhey, French virgin
Luth : Commemor of Vladimir, 1st Christian ruler of Russia
Old Catholic : Feast of St Henry II, Holy Roman emperor (1014-24)
RC : Commemoration of St Bonaventure, bishop/confessor/doctor


Religious History
1099 The Muslim citizens of Jerusalem surrendered their city to the armies of the FirstCrusade. The Crusaders then proceeded, through misguided religious zeal, to massacrethousands of unarmed men, women and children.
1779 Birth of Clement C. Moore, American Episcopal educator. His fame endures today,not as a theologian, but as the author of a completely mythical poem: 'Twas the Night BeforeChristmas' (1823).
1814 Birth of Edward Caswall, English clergyman and hymn translator. Today we stillsing Caswall's English versions of the hymns 'Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee' and 'WhenMorning Gilds the Skies.'
1823 In Rome, the church known as St Paul's Outside the Walls was destroyed by a fire.Its original edifice was erected in AD 324 by the Roman emperor Constantine.
1951 The First Southern Baptist Church to be constituted in the state of Wyoming wasformed in Casper by a group of families principally related to the oil industry.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.


Thought for the day :
"It is better to live rich than to die rich."


Things To Do If You Ever Became An Evil Overlord...
DO NOT imprison members of the same party in the same cell block, let alone the same cell. If they are important prisoners, keep the only key to the cell door on your person instead of handing out copies to every bottom-rung guard in the prison


PUNishment of the the day...
A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.


Dumb Laws...
Michigan:
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.


Fifty Ways To Annoy Osama bin Laden If You're Invited To A Dinner Party At His Secret Afghan Lair...
3. Ask him if he's looking forward to replacing Hitler as Satan's favorite chew toy in the lowest inferno of Hell.


282 posted on 07/15/2004 8:02:25 AM PDT by Valin (Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's just that yours is stupid.)
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To: StarCMC
Oh, well in that case.......


283 posted on 07/15/2004 8:03:18 AM PDT by beachn4fun (Michael "Lies, Lies and Moore Lies" probably would like to be President of the country he hates.)
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To: All

Good Morning troops!! Good Morning everyone! Here is today's humor attempt!

A retiring farmer in preparation for selling his land, needed to rid his farm of animals. So he went to every house in his town.

To the houses where the man is the boss, he gave a horse. To the houses where the woman is the boss, a chicken was given.

He got toward the end of the street and saw a couple outside gardening. "Who's the boss around here?" he asked.

"I am." said the man.

"I have a black horse and a brown horse," the farmer said, "which one would you like?"

The man thought for a minute and said, "The black one."

"No, no, no, get the brown one." the man's wife said.

"Here's your chicken." said the farmer.


284 posted on 07/15/2004 8:07:08 AM PDT by minor49er (I do not want to buy a burka!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Valin; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 2LT Radix jr; Radix; LaDivaLoca; Severa; Bethbg79; southerngrit; ..

1779 US troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY


285 posted on 07/15/2004 8:08:07 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp........summer camp)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

F-16s of the New Mexico Air National Guard over Shiprock, NM.

KEWL!!!!!!!!


286 posted on 07/15/2004 8:15:24 AM PDT by HiJinx ("The commitment of our Fathers is now the calling of our time." ~ GWB)
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To: StarCMC
I seem to have developed "trouble" this morning. Ugh!!! There are some really cool loft beds out there. Be sure to get us a picture when you decide on one.

If you are only looking for a single kid, with only a small space, this is really cool....even a trundle.


287 posted on 07/15/2004 8:20:17 AM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Troops Who Protect Her)
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To: LaDivaLoca; 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub; Kathy in Alaska; Fawnn; MoJo2001; bentfeather; beachn4fun; ...
Good Morning Canteen FReepers! Just PT'd and ready for some coffee. BTW I am registered to vote in the upcoming election. I voted absentee in Florida during the last presidential election, this time it's personal.


288 posted on 07/15/2004 8:20:56 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Kathy in Alaska; MoJo2001; beachn4fun; tomkow6; Radix; bentfeather; ...

Great idea for today’s thread MoJo! ! !

Instead of a “warm-up” exercise today – just EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE!

Funny bone exercise for today. . . . . Can you spot the pessimist?

An optimist sees the best in the world, while a pessimist sees only the worst. An optimist finds the positive in the negative, and a pessimist can only find the negative in the positive.

For example, an avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck. Shocked by his find, he was sure none of his friends would ever believe him.

He decided to try to break the news to a friend of his, a pessimist by nature, and invited him to hunt with him and his new dog.

As they waited by the shore, a flock of ducks flew by. they fired, and a duck fell. The dog responded and jumped into the water. The dog, however, did not sink but instead walked across the water to retrieve the bird, never getting more than his paws wet. This continued all day long; each time a duck fell, the dog walked across the surface of the water to retrieve it.

The pessimist watched carefully, saw everything, but did not say a single word.

On the drive home the hunter asked his friend, "Did you notice anything unusual about my new dog?"

"I sure did," responded the pessimist. "Your dog can't swim!"

289 posted on 07/15/2004 8:22:17 AM PDT by SouthernHawk
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To: tomkow6
TomKow6 for Prez! Underwater EXPLORER!

Is this the same "voice" who's afraid to take a bath?


290 posted on 07/15/2004 8:23:19 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: SouthernHawk

WOO HOO, SH!! Great to see you!!! Pretty good joke, too!!! LOL

291 posted on 07/15/2004 8:30:20 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: beachn4fun
Oh, Jinxie, where are you?

At 6:35 MST? I'm sitting at the kitchen counter munching a muffin and sippin' coffee, watching John Scott on Fox News, waiting for Mrs. HJ to put polish on her nails before taking her to work.

But now, 2 hours later, I'm like you...workin' and lurkin'!!!!


292 posted on 07/15/2004 8:31:16 AM PDT by HiJinx ("The commitment of our Fathers is now the calling of our time." ~ GWB)
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To: darkwing104

Morning, darkwing!!

We gonna get dangerous today?? LOL


293 posted on 07/15/2004 8:31:31 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: SouthernHawk
BTTT!!!!!!!

Good morning, Southerhawk. How's it going?

294 posted on 07/15/2004 8:32:13 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: bentfeather
We gonna get dangerous today?? LOL

I figure if I poke fun at Tomkow and Mud Boy it might get dangerous


295 posted on 07/15/2004 8:33:14 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Mine


296 posted on 07/15/2004 8:34:02 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Mine


297 posted on 07/15/2004 8:34:02 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Mine


298 posted on 07/15/2004 8:34:05 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Mine


299 posted on 07/15/2004 8:34:05 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: darkwing104
Mine


300 posted on 07/15/2004 8:34:09 AM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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