A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-09-02

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
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are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which
we can express ourselves.

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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

                     

ONE OF FR'S FINEST

Physicist
FReeper since 10-01-98

near Philadelphia PA

Physicist comes by his screen name logically and honestly. He has an Undergraduate Degree majoring in Physics and Earth and Space Sciences; a Masters in General Physics and a Ph.D. in Experimental High-energy Physics. His thesis experiment was performed with the AMY detector at the KEK laboratory in Japan, where he lived from 1988 to 1989. He is a Staff Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Here is a link to his homepage at Penn.

Physicist was raised in Bethlehem PA of old Pennsylvania Dutch stock. His genealogical research has uncovered ten direct ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War in various Pennsylvania militias, primarily in Berks county. His Pennsylvania roots are deep; his family has been in Pennsylvania for almost 300 years.

"A FAMILY AFFAIR"

Physicist's wife is also a FReeper being registered as "Mrs. Physicist". Physicist has two siblings and both are registered on FR as "Enzymologist" and "Molecular Biologist", respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Physicist met in middle school, were married in 1991 and have three beautiful children. When Jake was born in 2001, Physicist shared the news with his FRiends by posting a poignant vanity thread. PHYSICIST AND MRS. PHYSICIST HAD A SON TODAY

"DON AND TERI ADAMS"
(Don Adams pictured above at FR Garden Party)

Physicist first started reading Free Republic just after the Lewinsky scandal broke, from a link on the Drudge Report. He lurked until October 1, 1998, when he made his first post regarding an appearance by Bill Clinton in Philadelphia the next day. Large crowds had been protesting against Clinton around the country, and he expected a similar occurrence in Philadelphia.

As it turned out, only around three dozen people were there to protest Clinton (including five FReepers), while around 500 members of the Teamsters and Carpenters unions were there to support him...and brutally to suppress anyone who dared to protest against him.

Physicist was the first person attacked that afternoon; he thinks he is the only FReeper ever to have his blood shed by the Clintonistas while protesting. Later that evening he witnessed firsthand the bloody beating of Don and Teri Adams, a brother and sister whom he met shortly after he was attacked.

The events of the "City Hall Putsch" in Philadelphia had a galvanizing effect on Free Republic. As a result of the incidents of that day, Jim Robinson made the fateful decision to go to Washington to demand the impeachment of Bill Clinton.

In a few weeks' time, 5000 FReepers decided to join him, and the result was the March for Justice on October 31, 1998. During that time, Physicist managed to establish contact with Don and Teri Adams, and he arranged for Don Adams to speak at the March for Justice that evening at the Octogon in Washington, D.C.

In the years since then, five different court cases have resulted from the beating. Physicist has participated directly in two of them, and has chronicled all of them in a series of posts to FRee Republic.

A good background source for the Teamster beating incident is the four-part write-up Physicist did for the 2-10-99 pre-trial hearing of Kevin McNulty and Marc Nardone. The links to "Philly Teamster Update" are here:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Please visit the following links for more information; still others are bookmarked on Physicist's Home Page: 9-12-00, 10-25-00, 11-01-00, 11-03-00, 12-18-00, 1-15-01, 1-28-02, 1-28-02

"FREE REPUBLIC PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER"

In December of 1998, Physicist became incensed when the City of Philadelphia began criminal proceedings against Don Adams, the victim. (Although he was ultimately acquitted, he remains the only person actually to stand trial as a result of the beating that was administered to him.) In response to this outrage, Physicist formed the Free Republic Philadelphia Chapter to organize local support for the Adamses, and to support Free Republic activism in the Phildelphia area. Abner is the current president of FRee Republic Philadelphia Chapter.

The FR Philadelphia Chapter staged protests against Clinton in the Philadelphia area more than ten times from 1998 to 2000, among other activities. Here are links to some of them, others are bookmarked on Physicist's Home Page:

Clinton and Kennedy FReep 10-29-99
Clinton Rendell Protest FReep 12-02-99
Clinton Philadelphia Profest FReep 2-24-00
Clinton solo FReep 5-19-00
Clinton FReep 6-30-00
Clinton 10-11-00 Eagles Up
Clinton FReeped on 25th anniversary 10-11-00

Bush Cheney Rallies:
Media Pa 11-19-00
Philadelphia 11-24-00

"IN HIS OWN WORDS"

"I spend much of my time on FreeRepublic defending libertarian principles, defending evolution and fielding physics questions. If anyone has any, ask away!"

"At home, I engage in the only hobby that is also clinically recognized as a mental illness: book collecting. I most avidly collect academic imprints of the '40's and '50's, especially Mentor, Pelican, Modern Library and Anchor, but many others besides."

"I like to read classics, lit-crit, history, science, science biography, politics, Sovietology, philosophy, science fiction, fantasy, techno-thrillers and mysteries."

A final ending quote from Physicist:

......."here's the main difference that FreeRepublic has made in my life: I can look myself in the face in the mirror.".....Physicist, Post #33 My Life Has Never Been the Same Since I Found www.freerepublic.com

CONGRATULATIONS PHYSICIST YOU ARE ONE OF FR'S FINEST

THIS WEEK'S THREADS

10-07-02 Remembering Angelique

10-08-02 COB1

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[daisyscarlett]

Thanks for the nice spotlight on the Physicists....Hard to believe that Mrs. Physicist does not like that photo....

[Mama_Bear]

In anticipation of your arrival today, ta dah, I saved a graphic to post for you. Alas you will not be surprised to learn that I appropriated it from the net and I am sorry she does not have a hat, but this is for you...

Awwwwwww.........she's perfect! Thank you! I have her tucked away in my "bear" folder. She will be popping up here on the thread often. :-)

Daisies for daisy.........

[lodwick]

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[daisyscarlett]

And I love you all too....So let's sit down and have some tea...It's tea time...Everyone is invited...

I'll pour...

[JustAmy]

"These days when a guy takes a girl to his room to show her his hardware, it usually turns out to be a 33MHz 486DX with a 120Mb hard drive and SVGA."

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Heh Heh Heh

[Mama_Bear]

You four do a fabulous job. I'm sure I've never thanked you for this thread; it's like spending the day with very dear friends.

How sweet, Amy.

The way I look at it, this thread has many hosts and hostesses who come by every day to welcome newcomers and share their thoughts, humor, graphics and kudos. The four of us would be quite lonely here without FReepers like you who support this thread and our efforts to spotlight the contributions of FR's Finest. It's a group effort and we appreciate everyone who plays a part. (Yes, even JustFrank, LOL!) :-)

[JustAmy]

"Thanks, Sweetie"



See, Amy, I told someone likes me!!

[Diver Dave]

You four do a fabulous job. I'm sure I've never thanked you for this thread; it's like spending the day with very dear friends.

Yeah, I'll second that if I can include Amy

[lodwick]

[Pippin]

Howdy, DD and MB!

[Mama_Bear]

(html brings out the worst in me!!!),

Hang in there, Angel. Tables were my biggest challenge too, especially after JohnRob instituted his new html program that automatically turns off html commands. I have never been so frustrated as I was trying to work around his program. For a while any little change I made would cause the black background table on my profile page to end half way down the page........then I would spend an hour or so trying to find the problem!

But, don't give up, Billie is a pro with html, she will guide you through it. :-)

[Pippin]

h, Amy, I'm back. It looks like I'm not going to DC tonight after all.

My rider freepmailed me at the last minute to say he was sick and couldn't make it and I have no time ti find anither way unless a member of the DC chapter is lurking on this thread.

[Mama_Bear]

Tea time! I love tea time. I'll pour.

[JustAmy]

LOL ...... That is so cute!

[JustAmy]

That's too bad; I hope you get another chance soon.

[Pippin]

i'm hoping to be able to go to that Patriot's Rally on Oct. 26th. in DC.

[JustAmy]

The first little pig walked into the bar and said, "Can I have a rum and coke?" The bar man said, "Okay." Then the little pig said, "Can I use your toilet?" The bar man said, "Straight ahead."

Then the second little pig walked into the bar and said, "Can I have a rum and coke?" and the bar man said, "Okay." Then the little pig said, "Can I use your toilet?" and the bar man said, "Straight ahead."

The third little pig walked into the bar and said, "Can I have a rum and coke?" Once again, the bar man said, "Okay." Then the bar man said, "I suppose you want to use the toilet?"

The third little pig said, "No, I'm the pig that goes wee wee wee all the way home."

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Is Billie taking her nap?
Heh Heh Heh

[Diver Dave]

Howdy Pipster. Hope everything is going well for you.

[Mama_Bear]

Hello Pippin.

My mother told me this morning that she heard on the news that the police are searching Fort Washington for a suspicious person who they think could be the sniper. I know that part of Maryland well, when I was growing up my dad would take us on Sunday drives to Indianhead and we often picniced at Fort Washington. It is so beautiful there. I would dearly love to go back and see the places of my childhood again. Such wonderful memories.

I pray they capture the sniper before he is able to shoot anyone else. What kind of a warped person shoots people for no reason?

Stay safe back there, Pip.

[JustAmy]

Has anyone seen my BRO today?



I miss you ((( LOUIE )))