Nan's FReeper Party for the President – Newark OH

April 30. 2004 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

Nan's FReeper Party for the President – Newark OH

About the warmest day of the year and SUNSHINE galore was the welcoming "committee" at Cherry Valley Lodge ( http://www.cherryvalleylodge.com/packages/seasonalpackages.cfm ) in Newark OH. This was the Ohio/WV FReeper Party for the President.. hosted by WVNan. Nearby is Dennison College & just a little further is Kenyon college.. both prestigious small private liberal arts schools. The country side is beautiful & bucolic. Here are a few shots of the grounds:

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All of us met at least one new person.. Many of us met several. There were 9 FReepers and 3 spouses who shared the afternoon. I understand President Bushes' committee had hoped for 2004 different groups to be held that day/night. As usual we were over expectation with over 8000 parties being held around the nation. I also attended a large (150+)PM party in Mentor Ohio (another thread…later, eventually ????) where there was a video from the president & also live questions from parties answered by VP Cheney. That being said, I should interject that .. We had our own VIPs in Newark..

Included are below.. Dr. Deb.. our "poll lady" who did not disappoint with a great handout & good presentation that was in sync with Common Tator's prior presentation. Deb as a professional educator is a tribute to womanhood & to Politics done Right…she is fun to watch & listen to.! Thanks Dr. Deb.

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It is always a pleasure to listen to Common Tator's words.. some personal, some historical, some political, FULL of information with a smattering of humor & a smattering of uplifting material. His presentation was great & the question & answer following added depth. What a shame more could not have made the choice to attend & hear him. Alone that was worth the time, effort & $$$.

ohioWfan.. what a heavenly voice doing a luscious Sandi Patti presentation of God Bless America. She said she didn't like to PA.. but she is a pro & her genuine grace flowed & oozed around the room. She had a display of photos & memorabilia from son Eric's tour in Iraq. Many on FR have been prayer warriors with ohio & Eric… (Dr . Deb is holding a ceremonial "something" in her pix)

And then there is Nan.. dear WVNan.. our resident preacher and party organizer.. .. with a huge smile & hearty laugh. She brought 2 friends.. one Kathey , a returnee from last summer & newbie Jennifer. Hope they will register & be part of the FR family. Nan provided many "special things" including a flip flop a piece… (wont mention which FReeper took 2 – okay, accident?)…Thank you Nan for a wonderful job & the financial & time spent to make it a special day of sharing for us all.

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The FLIP FLOPS

Newbie mntntop3 & wife were fun to chat with.. from Marietta .

Below are Dutchess & Common Tator

BTW…. Dutchess won the doorprize.. Sean Hannities new book..

Below Mountaineer & Molly Pitcher "whoopin' it up"

Mountaineer, Dutchess & WVNan share some "chat"

Most of you know I live with my invalid mom. Her ALWAYS question (no matter where I go etc) is: "What did you have to eat?" I always take a pix to show her .. and FYI.. it was a deluxe deli tray. Delicious bread, red skin on potato salad & I had a tomato Vegetable soup. The tea was called Long Island Cola Tea.. it was good but didn't taste much like the drink. I gobbled down my entire dish of goodies. Restrained myself from eating the Atkin's followers deserts. Good DollyCali. Richard our server was a delight. College student who was majoring in economics.

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Another shot of WV attendee is Mountaineer.. Gentle, funny, smart, considerate.. love her posts & love to listen to her when she gets a chance amonst many of we more "vocal (pushy, obnoxious) Freepers" .She is proudly displaying her flip/flop. From her sweet spirit one would never guess she to be a former asst Prosecuting Attorney !!!

Here are the FReepers present…

Back Mtntops3, WVNan; Mountaineer; Dutchess
Front: ohioWfan; Molly Pitcher ; Dolly Cali, Dr. Deb , Common Tator

[DollyCali]

Finally... Here it it.. chime on in

[giznort]

Hello Dolly (have you ever heard that before?)

It's nice to have faces to go with the screen names!!!

[DollyCali]

What ever am I doing??? Sure it is in wrong category etc.

Ta DA ~~~ my first thread ... This takes forever.. man do I admire you folks who do this regularly!

Whew.. complain a lot don't I?

[DollyCali]

How did you post before I was finished?? glad to see you.. but I have no clue what I am doing... I thought it wasn't officially up until I did my first ping list.

I love putting faces w/screen names also

[cmsgop]

That was just Awesome, wish I could meet you all.

[ohioWfan]

GOOD JOB, Dolly!!

What a GREAT time we had!!

Too bad it was so short!

Thanks, all for a wonderful afternoon yesterday, and thanks DOLLY for your excellent thread. Ya done GOOD! :o)

[Miss Marple]

Oh, thanks for doing this thread! I am glad you all got together and were able to do this. And the pictures are GREAT!!

[DollyCali]

I love putting faces w/screen names also

And it is so NICE when the names are correct !!!

In this pix.. the names for Dr.Deb & DollyCali in group pix are reversed. Sheesh, one would think they could get their own name right! (guess I was/am nervous doing this)

[Lakeside]

Thanks for the report DollyCali. I like putting the names I'm so familiar with here on FR with faces. And what a beautiful setting.Sounds like a good time was had by all.

I had to laugh at your mother wanting to know what food was served. My Mom's the *same* way. That's one of her first questions when ever I get back from somewhere food is involved. Conversely she goes into great detail concerning her menu when she has gone to eat somewhere. And all this is long distance phone conversations!

[The Mayor]

BUMP!!

[Aquamarine]

You did good on posting your first thread! Congrats!

It's so nice to see the pictures of you all, thanks for the report.

[prairiebreeze]

Excellent Dolly! Thanks for posting these, you folks had a great party! That reminds me that we had pictures at our party last night too and they were to be available on Bush-Cheney website, so guess I'll go check.

Prairie

[lysie]

Great thread, Dolly. Thanks. What beautiful pictures of all of you. Looks as though you had a great time.

[North Coast Conservative]

Hey Dolly, Great to see you last night at the Pres's Party in Mentor.

And may I add that I thin you did a great job for your first post.

Hopefully I will see you and Bill next Thursday at heritage Club. I talked with BJ last night, and there is no agenda. We never follow it anyway, so why go through the routine?

In God We Trust…..Semper Fi!

[jtill]

Dolly, congrats on your first ever thread. Excellent commentary and the pictures are fabulous. Everyone in the group photo looks so happy to be there!

Thanks for sharing.

[RonDog]

Way to go, WV/Ohio FReepers!!!

GREAT report, DollyCali!!

(WONDERFUL PICTURES, too!)

[RonDog]

See also:

Via phone, Cheney fires up GOP activists
[Please post YOUR "Party for the President" report here]
www.SLTtoday.com ^ | April 29, 2004 | Jo Mannies, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Correspondent
Posted on 04/30/2004 6:32:13 AM PDT by RonDog

Via phone, Cheney fires up GOP activists
By Jo Mannies
Post-Dispatch Political Correspondent
04/29/2004

Right: Vice President Dick Cheney,left: Senator John Kerry (AP)

Seated next to a life-size cutout of President George W. Bush, Aaron Herr was pumped Thursday night when the call finally came.

Vice President Dick Cheney was on the line.

The vice president was seeking out Herr and the 40 or so others gathered around the speakerphone at Cusanelli's restaurant in Lemay because of who they are - rock-ribbed Republicans devoted to re-electing the Bush-Cheney ticket in November.

"We need to have the largest grass-roots army in history," Cheney said during a 20-minute teleconference with backers gathered at more than 5,000 sites around the country, including at least 65 in the St. Louis area.

Called "National Party for the President Day," the aim of Thursday's gatherings was less about snagging new voters and more about energizing those already committed to the cause...

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[Carolinamom]

What a great gift you've given us w/these delightful pictures! I can see from all of your faces that the party was wonderful...the song "Getting to Know You" comes to mind. (Wish I could have been there too!)

[dutchess]

Thanks so much for doing this thread. You did great. My pictures were terrible...had just started sizing what Nan sent to me. Anyway....thanks!

[archy]

Ta DA ~~~ my first thread ... This takes forever.. man do I admire you folks who do this regularly!

Very nice. We'll be expecting similar repeat performances.