A Few of FR's Finest.....Every Day 8-26-02

Billie and daisyscarlett

[daisyscarlett]

A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues;  salute
and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new
word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who
are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.  I
can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands
of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.

A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete
MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1

TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet

MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga

BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc

TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette

MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid

BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf

TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP

MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian

BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma

TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68

MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack

                     

The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic is a high profile chapter. And, as such, we have high expectations of them. They have more than lived up to these high expectations. They make us proud on a regular basis. They enjoy a good reputation and work hard, together, to maintain their integrity.

What Have They Been Doing Recently?

The D.C. Chapter had a chapter meeting just yesterday (8/25/02) and on the agenda were items such as: How to Observe 9/11 Anniversary and How to Reach out to Conservative College Students.

Last Thursday (8/22/02) they were invited to attend Sean Hannity's promotional appearance in Washington, D.C. for the release of his first book, "Let Freedom Ring". This invitation was issued by Hannity through a mutual friend of the Chapter and Hannity.

D.C. Chapter attend Hannity book signing

Background and History of the D.C. Chapter

It is hard to know where to begin when highlighting the D.C. Chapter of FR. They have inspired us, informed us, delighted us and entertained us.

They are composed of many of FR's Finest. In fact, we initially approached one of the members of the D.C. Chapter for profiling on the Few of FR'S Finest Thread. This member politely declined and requested that we do the D.C. Chapter as a whole rather than single out individuals. So, therefore, we will attempt to do just that.

The D.C. Chapter began when MrConfettiMan invited people to join him in front of the White House. He showed up on September 26, 1998 with a sign that read GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE! and IT'S THE LAW, STUPID! (FIRE THE LIAR and JAIL TO THE CHIEF was his signature sign that MrConfettiMan used later).

Only one other person joined him marching in front of the White House for a couple of hours, and MrConfettiMan went home and wrote the first after-action report challenging the rest of us by asking, "I Was There, Where Were You?" The next week, 24 people showed up with handmade signs. Patriot, Doctor Raoul, Kristinn and Angelwood were in the first group of 24 protesters.

The official notice of the DC Chapter formation was posted on November 7, 1998 by MrConfettiMan and Patriot.

Today kristinn serves as the Warlord of the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic and Angelwood serves as the Ringleader of the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic. The D.C. Chapter and its members have won many Free Republic awards, with the D.C. Chapter being awarded Chapter of the Year on at least two occasions, and both Angelwood and kristinn being awarded Freeper of the Year on more than one occasion.

Freepin', freepin' and more freepin'...

To say that the D.C. Chapter has done many freeps is an understatement. This is D.C., after all, and there's always some liberal wacko in need of a FReeping, from politician to media mouthpiece. There are many creative people in the D.C. Chapter, and they sometimes show up in costumes (convict Bill Clinton and cellmate Hillary!, Hillary!'s brother the devil, a purple-haired hippie throwback, King Suckerfish, the Gorinch, Nurse Ratchet, and many more), and folks who make some very pithy signs, folks who go for humorous signs to get their point across, and folks who make some incredibly effective speeches.

You are now directed to kristinn's Profile Page, where he has bookmarked many of the D.C. Chapter FReeps.

The DC Chapter protested almost every Saturday in front of the White House from September 1998 through January 2001 (28 straight months). This photo was taken September 23, 2000 to celebrate two years of Freepin' at the White House.

Havin' fun..

The D.C. Chapter knows how to have fun. They have sponsored many events for all members of FR to attend.

At the top of the list of fun, of course, was the FRee Republic Inaugural Ball and Count the Silverware Party featuring Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and his band, Capital Offense.

Another fun event was a tour of the White House last August for 100 Freepers. It was a victory tour and was organizd through the office of Rep. Bob Barr.

One of the D.C. Chapter's favorite gathering spots in the D.C. area is Luigi's, where they would usually gather after one of the Freeps at Gore's House. This particular graphic is a 'doctored' photo of a few of the regular FReepers, enjoying pizza with the newly inaugurated President and Mrs. Bush and Vice President Cheney. (Hey, it could happen) :)

Left to right: Angelwood, Ironman, Doctor Raoul, Kristinn, Vice President Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush, and President Bush.

The Rally for America
was sponsored by D.C. Chapter on 4/21/02.

Rally For America After Action Report

WE HAVE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST....

"GET OUT OF CHENEY'S HOUSE"
"SORE LOSERMAN"

Following the election of George W. Bush as President in 2000, VP Gore attempted to steal the election. Free Republic, in general, and D.C. Chapter of FR, in particular, were not about to let this happen.

For one month following the election, the D.C. Chapter sponsored daily and evening protest vigils outside the Vice President's residence. They were joined by FReepers from across the U.S.A who were in the area at various times during the month.

Through these protests, which were highly visible in the media, Free Republic let Mr. Gore, the media, the nation and the world know that we would not put up with the stealing of the election and that Mr. Gore should "Get out of Cheney's house !" He (and they) heard us.

For those of us who were unable to attend these FReeps, we lived vicariously through the D.C. Chapter. It has been stated by many on the Forums how reading FR daily about the VP Freeps is the only thing that got them through the nightmare of the Presidential Election aftermath in 2000.

Thanks to all who gave so much of their time, efforts, supplies and genius. In the eyes of many, the "Get Out of Cheney's House" and "Sore Loserman" Freeps rank second only to the March for Justice in significance and importance to Free Republic.

This photo was taken at the White House where FReepers met prior to journeying over to the VP's residence one day in November 2000.

Gore family upset by FReepers
VP Mansion Protest Report IV

You are now directed to the Profile Pages of Angelwood and tgslTakoma where you will find listed the numerous other activities and accomplishments of the D.C. Chapter of Free Republic.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE D.C. CHAPTER OF FREE REPUBLIC.

YOU ARE, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, SOME OF FR'S FINEST!

WEEKEND THREAD 8/24-25-02

[dutchess]

Okay....I'm getting a little frustrated with the lack of posts by the DC freepers....BUT....KNOWING THEM....I bet we get a major post tonight.. (Do you think their meeting yesterday was just coincidence?????)

I have no evidence...but....there's "a little Colombo" in me.... I can't imagine the DC Chapter being so silent!!!!!!!!

Look out freepers....if they decide to "freep" us tonight, you're in for a major treat!!!!!!

[WVNan]

They set the standard, but you guys in Mo. took it up and ran with it. BTW, you are one good looking woman (I saw the pictures).

[Diver Dave]

Howdy Pippin. I took a peek at your profile page too. Looks good.

[Pippin]

Good evening, everybody!

Well, It's evening in Maryland anyway.

I wonder if you all could keep me in your prayers, no, I'm not sick or injured or anythig like that.

I'm scared!

I just got through listening to the Fox news channel, to John Gibson and Brit Hume and of course the big story was Iraq. I know this is probably not the right thread to voice these fears on, but I trust you can help me to deal with this fear.

I am also confused, I am a loyal supporter of President Bush and the United States of America and whatever the President decides to do I will support him 100%.

As You all know I'm a Secular Franciscan, and am supposed to be praying that we do not attack Iraq, that we instead find a peaceful sulutoin.

Here's the problem, I'm all for any means of avoiding a war, but from what I here on Fox and fron what everyone is saying, There is no negotiating with that maniac who is running and ruining Iraq. I agree he must go! I cannot convice others that Saddam is a real big threat to us all and must be stopped before he get's any further in his ambitions.

I am afraid of both senarios, though, If we do nothing, we risk being attacked with far worse than hijacked planes. But, on the other hand, If we attack, there will be such a horrible destruction that will make the War of the Rings in Tolkien's triology look like a croquet match!

I have been having this growing fear for President Bush, I keep haveing to strongest urge to pray hard and every day for him.

I have a fear of something I know deep down inside I should trust that God will allieviate, I must trust in HIM that HE is in charge. I pray that we do not have to attack Iraq and avoid a war, but, if war is the only way right now, than I pray for the people of both countries and other countries that will be drawn into it. I pray the casulities will be few in both military and civilians of both nations.

But, most of all I pray That God will enter Saddam's heart and change it.

May HE give strenght to President Bush, and give him wisdom to do what is right and just.

Tell me do I sound silly and cowardly? I hope not. I'm just saying how confused I am and I trust in God that all will be well no matter what happens.

May God bless all who post and lurk on this thread.

God bless and protect President Bush and his family. Give him wisdom to make the right decisions.

God bless and protect America!

Sorry for the long-winded post but it was something that was bothering me and I had to get it out.

[Pippin]

Thank You, DD!

Look at post #204, I forgot to ping yuo to it.

[lodwick]

Hey - and great to see ya here. ;-)

[lodwick]

algore cannot make a cogent response - with or without the freepers assistance. ;-)

[Pippin]

Hey! How are you doing?

[lodwick]

Evening there - God expects us to do whatever is necessary to protect ourselves.

In this case, it means taking out Saddam.

Sad, but true. imo

This could be the EndGame for us all, and I say, 'Bring it on.+"

[Pippin]

Amen,

What ever happens, I will trust in the Lord.

[MrConfettiMan]

For historical purposes, allow me to provide everyone the following information. This link http://www.mcmprod.com/protest/ points to the site where I posted the original photos from the DC Chapter freeps that occurred back in late '98 and early '99.

Some directories contain only numbers in their names. These numbers correspond to the dates on which freeps took place. The format of these dates is xxyy(zz), where xx is the month, yy is the day and zz is the year. If the zz is missing and the month is 09 to 12, then the year is assumed to be 98. If the zz is missing and the month is 01 or greater, the year is assumed to be 99. For example, the March for Justice took place on October 31, 1998, so the pictures will be in the directory named 1031.

Other directory names are clearly names referring to other freepers. The directory 'commies' belongs to CommiesOut. The directory 'exp89' belongs to Explorer89 and contains a few pictures from our excursion to the Supreme Court building during the election debacle. The directory 'kristinn' belongs to Kristinn (duh) and the directory 'raoul' belongs to Doctor Raoul. The directory 'mcm' contains a few FR related images that didn't seem to fit anywhere else. (The numbered directories were my contribution to the protest images over those many months.)

Feel free to peruse the directories. I apologize in advance for not having some easy way to match up the event with the photos. I will attempt to put together a list of as many of the original threads as I'm aware of and providing a link to this thread for historical purposes.

Joe (MCM)

[Billie]

Well double drat - I was hoping that someone besides me had flashed some skin. ;-)

Coming in very late to today's thread, and I've been reading ALL the posts - but this one made me laugh, loddy!

[Pippin]

HOWDY, BILLIE!

[Billie]

Got it, daisy. I'll lighten it and shoot it back to you via regular email and you can replace on your server. :)

[Billie]

Done! - Attachment's on it's way to you - just upload it to your server under same name and it will replace the dark one.

[Billie]

LOL! I should have known as late as I was seeing the post that you had already taken care of the photo of Angelwood and Nan!

[Aquamarine]

It's odd how that Wall can bring back so many memories. It's like a big chunk of your life sitting there...a very sad chunk of life at that.

[Mama_Bear]

Yes, but you might be able to do a better job of it. It could use a little more tweaking. I didn't have time to do anything more than run it through photoshop and brighten it and bring up the contrast a bit. Maybe you can do something more with it.

[Pippin]

It's 9:00 here. Time for me to go to bed! UHG!

I wish everyone a peaceful and blessed night!

I'll SEEYA! Tomorrow!

Pippin

[Billie]

I hate to use my whole big ping list, but there are so many of you I missed saying hello to today on this tribute to the DC FReepers, and I've read all your posts to date, and you're all just the finest! Your generous remarks are appreciated so much by all of us who have a hand in creating these threads, and we are most thankful to all of you who are helping to keep it alive and growing. We're getting more guest writers to contribute their time and talents, and we welcome any recommendations you have for FReepers you'd like to see in the spotlight! Please FReepmail me, or daisyscarlett, or Mama_Bear. Thank you again!