A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....07-07-03....Military Monday

Billie

[Billie]

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

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

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A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I could no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I had been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that didn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why we've created a place for just that. This is a friendly room in JimRob's house where FReeper FRiends can gather every day and just say hello if that's all they want to do.

There's more of course. We sometimes feature different FReepers, with a little background information on who they are and what makes them who they are, along with a few photos you might not have seen on other threads; sometimes others write an essay for us to post as the feature for the day; sometimes our presentation is a human interest story found elsewhere that you might not have read; sometimes special holiday threads; but whatever the topic of the day, it is always with FR's Finest in mind and that is YOU!

If you would like to be featured, or would like to see someone else featured, please send me a private FR mail.

Every Monday we will post the photos of FR's Military Personnel that I have collected and put into groups; these will be available to view through a link the remainder of the week - every day just a click away. :)   If you would like to add a photo of yourself or a loved one in the military, past or present, please let me know; I will hold it until I have enough for a new group.

Thank you, and please have fun with us...every day! ~ Billie

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Thank You For Serving Our Country!

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet
MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga
BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette
MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid
BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP
MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian
BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.

TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang

TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog.
MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son.
BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.

TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon.
BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.

TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband
poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son;
BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset);
WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.




                     

THE WEEKEND THREAD 07-04,05,06-03 4th of July Holiday Thread

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

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[dutchess]

Hi Before...congratulations on your son...and enjoyed the background on Mr. Before. You must be mighty proud!

[dutchess]

hi lovely sistahs! Snuck home early to finish up tomorrow's thread...a HUGE thunderstorm blew in...(We lost our modem once so wasn't taking any chances and shut down the computer and grabbed some catch up reading material). So...I'm in the study with Giz shivering on my lap...trying to appear cool, Codee deaf and oblivous on her "wooby", Fred, not deaf but oblivous, on the couch....Rush "crackling on the radio in the background" and suddenly there is a crash and sparks coming from our study patio door!... I don't know who jumped first! It was a definate Kodak moment. All appears okay at home...am just a little behind now. Hate being home and computer impaired but better safe than sorry....especially after hearing Dansy's harrowing experience!

{{{{{sistahs}}}}}}}

[MeekOneGOP]

I like grilled chicken - but only the white meat. :) Don't even need barbeque
sauce - just grilled, over fetuccini with alfredo sauce, please. :)

Sure, I'll whip that up and have it ready in no time at all!

Remember him ??? . . .

[JulieRNR21]

Dear Lady:

Thank you for posting that moving email. The media chooses to focus on the post-war problems in Iraq but reports very little about all the good changes our brave decent military has brought to that country.

[JulieRNR21]

Dear Lady:

Thank you for posting that moving email. The media chooses to focus on the post-war problems in Iraq but reports very little about all the good changes our brave decent military has brought to that country.

[deadhead]

God Bless Our Military

Thank You all for your constant support of the Military. Thank You for Military Monday, Billie. Thank You, LadyX for posting this heart touching letter, reading the words of someone that is living the experience that I only read about in the daily paper and online and see on the TV touches my heart deeply. I have received a letter from Alex, a family friend. The following sentences in the letter you have posted and the letter I received are so similar:

"In March, when we first crossed the border, I was unsure if our mission was justified. I had heard the stories of the poverty, the torture, and the genocide. After my experiences with the people in and around Baghdad, I know that my cause was just."

My Prayers are with the Military, Thank You to each and every one of them.

Colleen

[JustAmy]

Happy Military Monday!!
God Bless Our Military, Past and Present!

[deadhead]

Billie, love the graphic of the pups. Absolutely adorable, and Wolfie hanging with the Rottweilers is so cute. Yep, our pets are sure glad that the fireworks are over with. As pretty as they are, just too noisy for the pups! My Holiday was wonderful. Hope you all enjoyed yours.

Colleen

[MeekOneGOP]

They were funny - can't imagine anyone in this whole world could ever be as 'dumb' as Jethro!

Hold on folks !! We have Breaking News !! . . .

Jethro Bodine To Head Blue Ribbon Commission

Jethro

Washington -- President Bush announced today that his long time friend, Jethro Bodine, will head up the 9/11 "Blue Ribbon" Commission to investigate events leading up to the 9/11 intelligence failure.  "Mr. Bodine is one of the few experts in our nation that has the skills needed to 'cipher' all of the complex events that led up to the 9/11 disaster."  said Mr. Bush. 

Later in the day Jed Clampett,  Jethro's former guardian, stated:   "I must admit that I was surprised when I heard the news.  George and Jethro have always been the best of buds.  They just love it when the San Diego Chicken comes a callin'.  And lord knows,  I really do love those two knuckleheads, but if brains was lard, neither one these boys could grease a pan.  If n' ya knows whats I mean."

[MeekOneGOP]

No offense intended to anybody on that post, btw!

[firewalk]

Hello Dutchess (-:

Yes, I'm very proud *big huge smile*

Hope you're having a good day

[Mama_Bear]

"Terrorist Catch and Release Program"

LOL!! That's funny.

Happy Military Monday backatcha. :-)

[Mama_Bear]

Proud to honor our active duty military
and our verterans!


Good afternoon, Finest ladies. I'm late, but finally here.

Pippin, thank you for your heartfelt post on the 4th of July. You sure did put your red, white and blue patriotic heart into that! :-)

LadyX, I received your e-mail with the link to the bear website, thank you so much for thinking of me. I am so far behind on my e-mail and thread replies! Oh, and thank you too, for everything you bring to the Finest thread. You never fail to inspire.

Now, I am going to go back and review Billie's beautiful weekend thread and try to catch up with all my pings. Sistah hugs to you all!

[Billie]

So...I'm in the study with Giz shivering on my lap...trying to appear cool, Codee deaf and oblivous on her "wooby", Fred, not deaf but oblivous, on the couch....Rush "crackling on the radio in the background" and suddenly there is a crash and sparks coming from our study patio door!... I don't know who jumped first! It was a definate Kodak moment. All appears okay at home...am just a little behind now. Hate being home and computer impaired but better safe than sorry....especially after hearing Dansy's harrowing experience!

You're so good at writing these Kodak moments! Sparks from your patio door! That would scare me to death! Do you know where the lightning hit?

[Billie]

I couldn't think who that was, so I cheated and hoped his name would be on the url! Graham Kerr. LOL! Is the Chicken Fettucine 'his' recipe? Is HE the Galloping Gourmet?

[Dubya]

The Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon is underway!

Howdy everyone. Time to get rolling again on raising the funds necessary to keep FR on the air. We've accomplished quite a bit in the last few years on FR, but there is much more work to be done. FReeper activism was an important factor in Clinton's impeachment effort as well as helping to block Al Gore's attempted theft of the White House. And more recently, FReepers organized and supported hundreds of rallies in cities all across the nation countering the peaceniks and rallying public support for our President and our troops. I thank God that George W. Bush was our President on 9/11 instead of Al Gore! And I thank God for the tens of thousands of patriotic FReepers who worked so hard to help make that happen!

The next 18 months or so are going to be supercritical in our continued fight against liberalism. The liberals will be attempting to retake control of our government and they will no doubt pull out all stops in regards to corruption in fundraising, campaigning and electioneering. And we still have the Clintons and their followers waiting in the wings. Even though President Bush enjoys high popularity ratings, anything can happen.

We must double and redouble our efforts to block the liberals and win a landslide election for Bush and the Republicans. If we give Bush and the Republicans a conservative mandate and a filibuster proof Senate then we will have an historic opportunity of appointing and approving a conservative court and a possibility of overturning decades of liberal activist rulings!

It's time to get this show on the road! I'm urging a nationwide FReeper drive to register voters and get out the conservative vote. This is not an election where we can afford to stay home or sit on our hands or register protest votes. Every conservative vote is critical!

And, as always, we must remain diligent. FReepers gathering and disseminating relevant news items, exposing and refuting liberal lies, propaganda and corruption coupled with our nationwide rallies and protests and activism are making a difference.

Looking forward to an exciting election cycle and many years of conservative successes to follow.

Thanks very much for your continuing participation and support!

FReegards,

Jim Robinson

[Dubya]

Free Republic 3rd quarter FReepathon underway!

GOD BLESS AMERICA

[Billie]

Hi, Julie - funny how we can all read letters like the one Maggie posted, and the first thing that comes to our minds is that we don't normally read this kind of stuff in our newspapers or hear stories like this on TV.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep, that's Graham Kerr, alright.
And correct again - his show was The Galloping Gourmet.
The pic/recipe was from HERE .

[Billie]

Thank you, Colleen, for your daily support - of the Finest and of course the Military. I think we're all in agreement that the letter LadyX posted made quite an impact on the readership today.