Posted on 08/18/2002 5:18:22 PM PDT by Auntie Mame
Dear Freepers:
I just returned from the First Annual Free Republic Network Convention in Las Vegas.
The Free Republic Network Cruise last October was the most fun I've ever had in my whole life. The Free Republic Network Conference I just attended was the most informative and inspiring two days I've ever had in my whole life.
The Free Republic Network is stretching its muscle, not by talk, but by action. The Free Republic forum is liberty's college. The Free Republic Network is liberty's workplace.
If you attended, please use this thread to post your observations, comments and highlights of the conference. I will give mine below. But before I do, I'd like to take this time to thank Bob Johnson and the FRN board for putting on this conference. It's hard for me to find the words to adequately describe how great this experience was--and how much I learned.
Nah... I gave my cat away months ago and fed it to my inner piggy instead. (It was luscious spooned over the salmon pâté ;^)
Closet? I thought she was always out there in the open...
My excuse for the poor state of my notes can be chalked up to one Mr. Jack Daniels. He and I cha-cha'ed several times the night before, and I came out the worse for it ;)
Hope you can use what I have though - if there are gaps, let me know and I'll pore through my rough notes and try to fill them in.
It was really great seeing you again!! I just wish we could have spent more time chatting. The weekend was far too short.
See you at the next one. xo!
OPH has been sworn to secrecy about the action figures, though.
Oh, and what was that about "tag team tactics"?
Obviously it kills you guys to see our friends from FRiva saying nice things about the FR Network. Why not just stick with your freepmail character assassination campaign, and leave these good folks alone?
Really? I didn't know that! BUMP from a not-so-closeted Trekker who can tell you what kind of soup Spock likes best ...
Tell me. Do you... do you wear the Ears?
Askel5, you've met me so please don't think I'm flaming or talking down.
Many tactics and/or strategies are value nuetral, meaning that either side can use them without lessoning tha values that they espouse. Even when they are NOT value nuetral, and we would not use them, we need to study them in order to plan an effective countermeasure.
I heard no one at the conference, speaker or attendee, say that we need to use ALL the demonrats tactics or strategies. There are some tactics and strategies, however, that would be suitable for a conservative to use also.
Please don't misunderstand me, I don't agree with some of the tactics used by demonrats but there are some that they use with much greater success, that we COULD use also with just as much success if we only would. Many times, IMO, a conservative will NOT use the very same tactic ONLY because the demonrats use it.
Just because a demonrat uses a particular tactic/strategy does not mean that a conservative cannot use the same tactic/strategy, as long as it is not counter to the integral core belief that is needed by all conservatives.
Oh my... although I only heard about, as opposed to "participated in", the incident that line made me laugh_particularlyout_loud.
I own a set. My dad bought them for me when we had lunch here: Vulcan, Alberta
It's a neat place to visit and they have lots of great Trek goodies. (No, I didn't buy the uniform dress....yet)
Someone used the example of AnnaZ cleaning some male's clock at some 2d Amendment debate in the recent past.
Oh, Bleccccccch(pitouie!), you mean the lawyer-husband of the Million (sic) Moms: TKO-Liberty Belles Trounce "Million Moms"
Perhaps I can live without seeing Laura Ingraham in person, but I REALLY wanted to meet the elusive Snow Bunny. :(
My (depressed) sentiments EXACTLY!!!
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