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Fresno, California's Annual Tailgate Picnic 9/13/03
9/13/03
Posted on 09/13/2003 11:01:31 PM PDT by mtngrl@vrwc
Today was Fresno, California's annual FReeper Tailgate Picnic and we had a wonderful time! I am not sure how many attended today's picnic but would estimate that there were about thirty-five to forty of us who attended.
We caught up with FReepers we hadn't seen in ages, discussed the upcoming recall election, ate fantastic food (including JKPhoto's famous tri-tip), listened to music, watched a tape recording of last night's news where they discussed whether or not FRee Republic was a hate group, and just all around had a fabulous time.
I am going to post just a few pictures that I took today and hope that all who were there will post their pictures if they have any and tell their thoughts about the picnic.
If you were there today, please speak up!
TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; fresno; fresnotailgate; picnic; tailgate
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To: mtngrl@vrwc; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; diotima; Bob J; Jim Robinson
Thanks for putting up the photos Mtngrl! It looks like you had a great time, so nice to see all the FReepers...I can hardly wait until CPAC! JustAmy and Mama_Bear, big FR's Finest hostess BUMP! Also, I'm happy to hear that things went smoothly (no "ants") and hope our picnic next week will be the same. Sorry to say that I don't recognize everyone in the pictures...names- we must have names :)!
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posted on
09/14/2003 7:58:29 AM PDT
by
Libertina
("Leaders" cannot lead me without my consent. I, citizen, have power.)
To: stuart weil
I have your sign. Freep mail me to let me know how I can get it back to you. How was the church event in YLP?
To: No More Gore Anymore
Hi No More ......
we have not learned much more regarding the
Press Release. We plan to check into it next week.
Did you read our
rally thread? We first heard of the Press Release at our Rally when a Channel 24 news reporter and cameraman showed up.
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posted on
09/14/2003 8:41:51 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: Ben Hecks
PING!!!
To: Libertina; No More Gore Anymore; Jim Robinson; All; gracie1; Victoria Delsoul; Mama_Bear; ...
Look what was on the
front page of today's
Fresno Bee!!!
Looks like we now know the culprit!
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:03:44 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: Diamondhead
Dang! Wish I could have been there! You and Mrs. Diamondhead are lookin' great......that really doesn't look like a "hate group" to me. LOL!
To: ladyinred; chadsworth; at bay; spirit_free; slowburn; Diver Dave; fxrdeb; ZDaphne; mlo; ...
Did you see the Fresno Bee article?
A link is in my prior post ......... interesting!
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:22:10 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: JustAmy
LOL!
"EXTREMELY VIOLENT:"
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:33:01 AM PDT
by
diotima
(So it's sorta social, demented and sad, but social.)
To: JustAmy
Oh my goodness! And kudos to the mayor who is standing up for all you (hatefilled ;) people. LOL hope this group gets SUED for slander! (Let's throw hate speech crime in as well, shall we?)
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:36:14 AM PDT
by
Libertina
("Leaders" cannot lead me without my consent. I, citizen, have power.)
To: JustAmy
Very interesting. I think we should contact the mayor of Fresno in support of his actions. That guy is showing some leadership.
I like how the hate group ,DU, is going to disrupt a family picnic ,and the hag at the city office wants to" prevent people from gettting hurt, by calling the people attening the family picnic, for purposes of eating and having fun, a hate group that would be mad if they were disrupted by a planned mob of lunitics. Oh I see a lefist's line of logic.
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:36:53 AM PDT
by
Diva Betsy Ross
((were it not for the brave, there would be no land of the free -))
To: JustAmy; Jim Robinson; ladyinred; chadsworth; mtngrl@vrwc; Mama_Bear; diotima; Bob J; All
Please forgive me.
I just can't stand to look at all those pictures with blood and gore all over the place.
But that's what "hate" groups do best!
(sarcasm off!)
Looks like y'all had a great time!
I'm jealous!
Way to go, Fresno!
To: JustAmy
I did read the article in today's paper! Yowzers! My daughter called me this morning and asked if I had read the paper yet and when I said no, she said I had better sit down first. LoL! Front page! Wow. Just wow.
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:42:26 AM PDT
by
mtngrl@vrwc
( We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails.)
To: mtngrl@vrwc
Friday night, I told the Bee reporter that war protestors get all the press; we were there every week so our military would know that they have support back home!!
I could find no bad press from the Bee.
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:52:20 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: mtngrl@vrwc
A very relaxing setting with everyone enjoying the shade. And on the very left, we have Mr. Cookie King (FReep name Diamondhead) he brought some of the best cookies I have ever had, he should market his recipe (since I have a copy of it). We want to welcome you Mr. Diamondhead and your lovely wife to our group. And on their left is the hard working,dedicated FReeper- MTNGRL and then my pretty wife (who doesn't like her picture taken)- LadyinRed- I guess I am in the doghouse again!
Then we have the Tri-tip King, JKPhoto preparing the meat for the meal. IT WAS GREAT with his patented sauce.
You can see how serious these hard working ladies are to be sure every detail was just perfect. AND IT WAS.
A really great time was had by all and no disrupters showed their ugly mugs.
And just to show you that we are not a "hate group, this docile, easy going bunch didn't even douse anyone this year. We even held off on using the water pistols, although I was tempted.(Mtngrl, I still need to talk to you about your obvious pleasure in see me get doused.
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posted on
09/14/2003 9:56:53 AM PDT
by
chadsworth
(Hillary MUST BE STOPPED BEFORE 2004 ; Davis MUST BE REMOVED)
To: chadsworth; TexasCowboy
Chads ..... why didn't you ping the Cowboy? He loves that picure of you from last year!!! LOL
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posted on
09/14/2003 10:05:34 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: diotima
LOL
We look like we're ready to take start a war, don't we?
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posted on
09/14/2003 10:07:25 AM PDT
by
JustAmy
(God Bless our Military, Past and Present. Thank a Veteran for your FReedoms!)
To: mtngrl@vrwc; chadsworth; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; jkphoto; All
What a bunch of hate filled looking people. Scares me!
Kidding aside...thanks for all you do. Am looking forward to more pictures AND the tri-tip recipe JK!!!!
Am going to the link to Friday to read all about you nasty leftcoast freepers :o)
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posted on
09/14/2003 10:08:29 AM PDT
by
dutchess
To: ladyinred
"The food was great, thanks JK for the fabulous Tri-Tip! We also had some awesome cookies which I ate too many of made by Diamondhead. YUM!"
He's too modest to tell you but Diamondhead also does a fantastic job with tri-tip.....and Santa Maria beans.
To: mtngrl@vrwc
Well crap! Looks like I missed a great party. I just read the paper (Fresno Bee) and saw that there even WAS a party. (Being in Lemoore I certainly COULD have gone, too.) That's what I get for not checking FR more often and closely at home. Hate Group, indeed. I'd have just hated to eat tri-tip, meet some of you and have some fun to boot. Mrs T-T would have liked the break as well...
To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear; All
DeGraff, a member of Peace Fresno, said he read messages on the Web site that stated Free Republic members were armed and "extremely violent."
UNBELIEVABLE! I though maybe you guys were exaggerating just a bit...(and thought the references to the HRC were references to Hilliary Rodham Clinton...was confused how she jumped in the frey LOL)
FOR THIS you left coast freepers deserve TRIPLE KUDOS!
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posted on
09/14/2003 10:15:42 AM PDT
by
dutchess
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