Free Republic Tenth Anniversary Plans (Vanity)

Me ^ | 06-18-06 | WestVirginiaRebel

[WestVirginiaRebel]

The tenth anniversary of Free Republic is coming up (this November!) As a result, I would like to see some sort of a get-together take place, in either San Diego, Arizona, Texas or Florida (or some other venue in a Freeper-friendly part of the country). What I would really like to see is someone, perhaps a well-known or wealthy lurker, help organize a Freeper Convention that would include banners, flags, Freeper stuff for sale at booths, a Freeper "museum" with displays centering on famous Freeper moments (threads, Freeper Actions, well-known and infamous Freepers, and Freeper lore, etc). Also, I'd like to see a well-known guest speaker emcee the event (Rush Limbaugh? Ann Coulter?) For entertainment, I'd like to see Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Cosby or some other well-known, preferably conservative (or at least not rabid left-wing) entertainers. Any plans afoot for something like this? It would be a blast and we could all get to meet each other in person (travel arrangements could be made for Freepers in other countries).

[uglybiker]

If it will be a large gathering, Las Vegas is always good in terms of number of hotels with a wide range of prices.
.........
The only downside is that Kos will think we are copying them, as far as the location.

Fr was already in Vegas back in '02.

[prairiebreeze]

TEXAS gets my vote, mid-country, easier for more folks to get to.

bump!!

[Landry Fan]

we should invite OIF vet Luke Stricklin to play.

http://www.lukestricklin.com/

[johnny7]

NYC... or DC would allow for more media coverage.

[Tampa Caver]

Texas or DC

[SoCalPol]

San Diego is a RED County.
Largest Republican County in CA

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

November? How about a LOT of local Chapter events and tie it in with Get Out The Vote effots?

And/or as a FReepathon tie-in.

I could symbolically carry the Eternal Flame torch Live Thread Ping List from one Chapter event to another but since I'm driving an old car that doesn't do warp speed, the events would have to be sequential, not simultaneous... ;^)

[SoCalPol]

We have in San Diego, FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC, etc.that feeds all over the U.S.

[SoCalPol]

ping

[wizr]

Freeper sleepers (footed jammies for the pajamadeen).

[cardinal4]

NYC... or DC would allow for more media coverage.

Complete with a DU,ANSWER,CODE PINK, and TRUTHOUT counter rally. Free Mumia!

[Momaw Nadon]

I would like to see a list of the Top 100 threads in FR history.

Here ya go!

It does need a bit of updating.

Free Republic Hall of Fame Threads

[hocndoc]

I think it's a doggone shame that Rush, Matt, Sean and Ann aren't asking Jim Robinson and his sons to come to *their* anniversaries!

The Robinsons are, in large part, the reason these people are famous!

[patriciaruth]

Sales tax still goes to a Socialist legislature to spend.

[cardinal4]

I have that thread saved, too..

[patriciaruth]

Why do we give a rat's patootie about DBM coverage?

[SoCalPol]

Republicans had their National Convention here in 1996.
Didn't bother Republicans where taxes went.

[Mike Fieschko]

of course, "Post 442" - Buckhead

It was Post #47 (posted on 09/08/2004 11:59:43 PM EDT by Buckhead) in the thread Documents Suggest Special Treatment for Bush in Guard [post 47].

[altura]

You forgot to add that it's hotter than the hinges of the hot place here!

[tiredoflaundry]

Many talk shows use Freerepublic as a source of info for "show prep." Tony Snow & Mark Levin are the only talk show hosts that I know of ,who have given FReepers credit for some of their "show prep" work.