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A personal remembrance of FReeper BKO (Barbara Olson) "let us never forget..."
one man's opinion....

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.


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To: Lauren BaRecall; Miss Marple; Exit148; EternalVigilance; rintense

Please see #120..can anyone help Lauren our with links to clips or Barbara?


121 posted on 09/12/2011 2:28:58 PM PDT by ken5050 (Save the EARTH...it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: ken5050
Ken....I remember how much I enjoyed your ‘Report from Chappaqua’. Yesterday, I thought about Barbara Olson and felt sad again over her loss.

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.

122 posted on 09/12/2011 7:35:41 PM PDT by JulieRNR21 (OMG means Obama Must Go in 2012!)
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To: ken5050

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?


123 posted on 09/15/2011 2:10:30 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Jihad THIS!! America Forever!!! Let's Roll!!)
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To: La Enchiladita
Thanks for your kind comments..

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.

124 posted on 09/15/2011 5:51:05 PM PDT by ken5050 (Save the EARTH...it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: ken5050

thank you. I will always remember BKO.


125 posted on 09/15/2011 11:36:23 PM PDT by no-s (B.L.O.A.T. and every day...because some day soon they won't be making any more...for you.)
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To: potlatch; ken5050

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.


126 posted on 09/18/2011 10:06:54 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: ken5050

Hey there... is this the graphic you’re referring to?

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blclintonchappaqua.htm


127 posted on 09/22/2011 3:10:05 AM PDT by PowerPro (TN State O4P Coordinator | http://tennessee4palin.com | Twitter @TN4P)
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To: ken5050

Thank you for sharing this, she was a very special person in my eyes.


128 posted on 09/28/2011 10:11:53 AM PDT by ratzoe (damn, I miss Barbara Olson)
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To: ken5050

WOW..!!! Great report! ^_^

I remember your original reports, too.

:( Poor Barbara.


129 posted on 09/28/2011 11:41:54 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: ken5050
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..


130 posted on 10/09/2011 1:09:46 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (The 'Land of Opportunity'... NOW BECOMING... The 'Land of Entitlements'!!!)
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To: Yellow Rose of Texas; ken5050

Remembrance ping to you my dear Rosie.

Ken thanks for sharing this with us.


131 posted on 11/08/2011 9:26:37 PM PST by amom
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To: ken5050

I’m still in shock over BHO’s brutal murder.


132 posted on 11/08/2011 9:30:19 PM PST by Randy Larsen (Hang in there Herman, conservatives love you!)
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BKO’S...Dang it!


133 posted on 11/08/2011 9:33:18 PM PST by Randy Larsen (Hang in there Herman, conservatives love you!)
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To: Stand Watch Listen

The only difference in the Arkansas sign from then to now are the bullet holes!


134 posted on 11/08/2011 10:16:54 PM PST by kcvl
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To: ken5050

Beautiful


135 posted on 11/08/2011 10:18:26 PM PST by wardaddy (Ethnonationalist...I'll cop to that....Suicide of a Superpower)
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To: ken5050

Ping


136 posted on 09/11/2012 10:47:48 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Communist Party = Democrats. Socialist Party = Republicans. WE NEED A CAPITALIST FREEDOM PARTY!)
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To: ken5050; Micki; flaglady47
Ken's story at the top of this thread is a riveting, tender, loving account of a freeper friendship....and how 9/11 impacted so many lives on a personal level.

RIP, freeper BKO, Barbara Olson.

Leni

137 posted on 09/11/2013 7:36:27 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Laur

Also I remember the Homily @ her funeral Corinthians 15:55 wa quoted. O death where is your sting O death where is your victory.


138 posted on 09/11/2013 7:54:00 AM PDT by wordsofearnest (Proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs it. C.S. Lewis)
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To: ken5050

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......;(


139 posted on 09/11/2014 6:47:36 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: ken5050

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


140 posted on 09/11/2014 8:46:11 AM PDT by ballplayer
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