[SlightOfTongue]

Mine are as follows:

1. - I am thankful for our brave troops who are the best in all the world.

2. - I am thankful that our country dodged two fatal bullets in a row in not electing Al Gore and John Kerry for POTUS. (Unfortunately we took a hit for 8 years of Clinton - a scare which may never heal)

3. - I am thankful for the Robinsons who founded FR and all the great freepers who have made my life worth living in the midst of al the liberal mind manipulation and corruption.

4. - I am thankful that I am not a liberal and never will be.

Guess I'd better leave some thankfuls for you guys.

[LisaMalia]

I am thankful for the love of my daughter, son, and son in law, my wonderful fiance (Common Tator), my family and my friends.

I am thankful for Free Republic, as I met my soulmate here. It has also been a great sounding board for me, and for the first time in my life, I feel like I have a voice, politically.

I am thankful that our great President was re-elected. I am also thankful for his wonderful wife, children, and the rest of the Bush family, as well as the Cheney family, and all the others in the administration.

I am thankful for our brave soldiers, who are fighting against the terrorists in Iraq.

I am thankful for John O'Neil and the Swiftboat Vets, and all the other Veterans, especially my family members, both living and dead, for their service to our country. I am VERY grateful for having known my dear friend, James William "Billy" Lunsford, who gave his life in Vietnam by coming to the aid of a begging child.

And finally, I am thankful for having 48 years with the best daddy in the world. He passed on May 25th, but his giving heart and kind spirit will be with me forever.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FReeper FRIENDS.

[ElkGroveDan]

I am thankful for Vikings and even more thankful that they only turn their kitties lose on liberals.

[Vicki]

I am thankful for the University of Washington Medical Center who after a year and a half of going to doctors was able to make a diagnosis and cure me.

I am thankful for my husband who stuck by me during this difficult time.

I am thankful for Free Republic and fellow freepers in the liberal saturated Washington State.

[RaceBannon]

I am thankful for the generosity of strangers.

[kimchi lover]

I am thankful that three years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, we became a FAMILY . We adopted our beloved son from South Korea. It is hard to believe that three years have passed since the day his wonderful foster mother lovingly placed him in our arms in that tiny agency office in Seoul.
I thank God every day that our son's birthmother was strong enough to give him life and brave enough to let him go. I can never repay her for her sacrifice. All I can do is try to be the best mommy I can be to the son she set forth into the bullrushes. The little boy who would become the son of my heart...MY son.
Thanksgiving will always be very special for us. God's reminder that we have so very much to be thankful for.

[luvie]

I am thankful for Jesus who loves us, President Bush who is a righteous man, our troops who protect us and our families (including the FR family) who are supportive of us.
GOD PROTECT OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR TROOPS WHO FIGHT AND DIE TO KEEP US FREE TO WORSHIP YOU.

[Wicket]

I'm thankful that we again (yay!) have a President who prays and who speaks the truth, in spite of the consequences.

I'm thankful that we live in a country where we have freedom to live out our faith without fear.

I'm thankful that my family will be together this Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for the abundance we have been entrusted with in this country, where even the poorest individual has wealth beyond the belief of many in the Third World countries.

I'm thankful that I have been gifted with many people whom I love and who love me.

I'm thankful for those in the military who willingly would give their lives to protect their families and our nation.

I'm thankful for Free Republic, a sanity check in a politically correct world.

Most of all, I'm thankful that the God of the Universe would choose to send His son to die for my sins, that He lives, and that I am His much-loved child.

[anonymoussierra]

Be strong America good country!!!

[queenkathy]

I'm thankful that President Bush is the one in the White House. And the God has blessed this nation. I'm thankful for my family, church, home, and FREEPERS to share my days with...

[copwife]

I'm thankful that the Red Sox won the World Series ,I'm thankful that My President will be in the White House for 4 more years, I'm thankful that we serve an awesome God, and I'm thankful that Ethan Rossi will spend Thanksgiving at home!!!!!God is good!

[bray]

I am Thankful for a God Fearing President

I am Thankful for this Great Country

I am Thankful for our Brave Troops

I am Thankful for my Wife and Son

Pray for W and Our Troops

[REDWOOD99]

I'm thankful for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth!

[Albion Wilde]

I'm thankful for our Founders, whose wisdom continues to inspire and encourage us to agitate for the full measure of our freedoms.

I'm thankful for our President, George "Dubya" Bush, a man among men, and for his parents and his Lady Laura, and the rest of his family. They have had to be so brave to put up with the abuse of the moron hordes.

I'm thankful for the Internet, and to Al Gore, for inventing it.

Thanks, Robinsons, for FreeRepublic! The name alone is inspiring...

I'm thankful for Ronald Reagan, and his incredible example to the world of a clear, simple and pure devotion to our American ideals. Even his death was as aptly timed as his laugh lines -- he reminded everyone what he stood for, and why, with just enough time to spare to let the lessons sink in before the election season.

I'm thankful for my son, and the surprising pleasure of being able to talk politics without ticking each other off, something I couldn't do with my parents. Thank God, I've been born again as a conservative! You look marvelous, and you know who you are. Call me.

Happy Thanksgiving to all FReepers and to our magnificent fighting forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and all around the world. Not only your bravery, but your grace under pressure, your stature and good health, your American optimism and humor are your best weapons!

Thanks, Freepers, for your true Americanity!

[jp3]

I am thankful for FR, (discovered y'll in October). I am thankful that I found true love for a 2nd time. I am thankful for Rush Limbaugh, because he kept me calm the week b4 the election and has been a good radio friend since 1990. I am thankful for the unwavering parenting of George H.W. and Barbara Bush. I am thankful for the Military men and women in harms way. I am thankful for the men who fought for this country in 1776 and paid with their lives. I am thankful for the founding brothers who worked diligently to create the freest, coolest country on earth. A happy and safe Thanksgiving to all!

[trussell]

I am thankful for

1. My Children...including one of the 4 legged persuasion
2. My parents/family
3. My Freedom
4. My President
5. My health/life
6. My FRiends...Freeper friends are the best!!

[trussell]

I am ALSO thankful for

1. My faith
2. Jim Robinson and Free Republic
3. That God with bless me with a job soon

[FreeKeys]

I'm thankful for Thanksgiving! For what it REALLY has to teach us:

The REAL Story Behind Thanksgiving

Did you know that the first [Plymouth Colony Pilgrim's]
Thanksgiving was a celebration of the triumph of private
property and individual initiative?

William Bradford was the governor of the original Pilgrim
colony, founded at Plymouth in 1621. The colony was first
organized on a communal basis, as their financiers
required. Land was owned in common. The Pilgrims farmed
communally, too, following the "from each according to his
abilities, to each according to his needs" precept.

The results were disastrous. Communism didn't work any
better 400 years ago than it does today. By 1623, the
colony had suffered serious losses. Starvation was
imminent.

Bradford realized that the communal system encouraged
and rewarded waste and laziness and inefficiency, and
destroyed individual initiative. Desperate, he abolished it.
He distributed private plots of land among the surviving
Pilgrims, encouraging them to plant early and farm as
individuals, not collectively.

The results: a bountiful early harvest that saved the
colonies. After the harvest, the Pilgrims celebrated with a
day of Thanksgiving -- on August 9th.

Unfortunately, William Bradford's diaries -- in which he
recorded the failure of the collectivist system and the
triumph of private enterprise -- were lost for many years.
When Thanksgiving was later made a national holiday, the
present November date was chosen. And the lesson the
Pilgrims so painfully learned was, alas, not made a part of
the holiday.

Happily, Bradford's diaries were later rediscovered. They're
available today in paperback. They tell the real story of
Thanksgiving -- how private property and individual initiative
saved the Pilgrims.

This Thanksgiving season, one of the many things I'm
thankful for is our free market system (imperfectly realized
as it is). And I'm also grateful that there are increasing
numbers of Americans who are learning the importance of
free markets, and who are working to replace government
coercion with marketplace cooperation here in America and
around the world.

Paul Schmidt

PS: A special thanks to long-time Advocate volunteer Cris
Everett, who told us about this neglected bit of history
several years ago, and who celebrates Thanksgiving on --
you guessed it -- August 9th.

-- copied from http://FreedomKeys.com/thanksgiving.htm
which was copied from the Nov. 20, 1997 issue of THE
LIBERATOR ONLINE at
http://www.theadvocates.org/liberator/vol-02-num-21.htm

for more detailed accounts see The Great
Thanksgiving Hoax at http://snipurl.com/apur
Thanksgiving: The Producers' Holiday at
http://snipurl.com/apuv
andHow Private Property Saved the Pilgrims
athttp://snipurl.com/apuw
Find a general commentary, Creating Our Own
Blessings at http://snipurl.com/apuy
ALSO SEE: Giving Thanks for the Big Tent HERE:
http://snipurl.com/apv0

Please pass it along!

[katdawg]

I am thankful for this country, family, and friends. Hope everyone here has a great holidays!

[I'm ALL Right!]

1. Our troops defending our freedom and that of others as well.

2. Our President

3. My husband and 3 beautiful kids

4. Freeper named Buckhead--I really think he played an important role in this election.

5. I'm so thankful I'm too smart to be a liberal.