And there was that great photoshopped sign that I think Freeper "Register" did..the "Welcome to Chappaqua..home of registered sex offender Bill Clinton" I don't have it anymore...it was several computers back..but if anyone does, please post it..
Posted on 09/09/2011 12:49:05 PM PDT by ken5050
Among the victims on 9/11 was Barbara Olson, the beautiful and brilliant author and political commentator who perished when American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. Many here will recall that she was an avid Freeper ( her screen handle was "bko" )...and many who are new to FR may not have known it. It was because of FR that I had the very good fortune to get to know Barbara..indeed, the week before she died we'd spoken on the phone, to talk about actually meeting in NYC for the first time later that month. She was an absolute delight, and I thought I'd like to briefly share with all of you a little bit about my experiences with her.
Please see #120..can anyone help Lauren our with links to clips or Barbara?
I have both of her books. As you know, ‘Final Days’ was published after her death. She was an extraordinary woman....brilliant, beautiful, witty and dedicated to truth.
We both joined FR about the same time...and like you, I also attended the March for Justice. I think the Freepers were the ‘Tea Party’ of the Clinton era.
FRegards, Julie
PS: I hope you like your new location.
A belated thank you for your remembrance of Barbara K. Olson. I was not yet a FReeper when the 9/11 holocaust occurred.
I hope you heard her name read on this past Sunday morning by the 9/11 family members. I did. And, in Beverly Hills, the city and fire department dedicated the newly constructed 9/11 Memorial. It also has every name etched in black marble. I looked for her name there, among others and touched it.
Will you be visiting the 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero?
I may go back up to NYC this fall...if so, will probably stop by to see the Memorial..I was downtown that day, so it will always be alive in my mind....Bloomberg and the city have so screwed it all it...a part of me has no desire to go.
thank you. I will always remember BKO.
Potlatch, I was going to post a reply to this thread. You got to it first, word for word. That’s exactly what I experienced. I still have her books, and think of her as the person I “lost” on 9/11.
Thanks, Ken, for the personal anecdotes.
Hey there... is this the graphic you’re referring to?
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blclintonchappaqua.htm
Thank you for sharing this, she was a very special person in my eyes.
WOW..!!! Great report! ^_^
I remember your original reports, too.
:( Poor Barbara.
And there was that great photoshopped sign that I think Freeper "Register" did..the "Welcome to Chappaqua..home of registered sex offender Bill Clinton" I don't have it anymore...it was several computers back..but if anyone does, please post it..
Remembrance ping to you my dear Rosie.
Ken thanks for sharing this with us.
I’m still in shock over BHO’s brutal murder.
BKO’S...Dang it!
The only difference in the Arkansas sign from then to now are the bullet holes!
Beautiful
Ping
RIP, freeper BKO, Barbara Olson.
Leni
Also I remember the Homily @ her funeral Corinthians 15:55 wa quoted. O death where is your sting O death where is your victory.
Ken, thank you so much for this. I think about Barbara often........the years have not taken away the sense of loss for this wonderful lady. RIP bko......;(
Remember Barbara well from her work loved her,I know Chappaqua,my son attended Pace University in Pleasantville,I had hoped you would post a picture of Barbara.
Very nice tribute to her
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