A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-23-02

JohnHuang2 and Billie | JohnHuang2

[Billie]

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

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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

                     

Maureen Dowd -- All The Drool that's fit to...

JohnHuang2

Dowdy's latest rant, The Soufflé Doctrine, reminds me of that age-old axiom, 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.'

Poor gal. You almost feel pity for the miserable wretch.

For Dowdy, life just isn't the same anymore, not after sweetheart Michael Douglas traded the weather-beaten battle-ax for shiny heartthrob Catherine Zeta-Jones. Michael, adding insult to injury, calls the swap a bargain.

And what a b-o-r-i-n-g life. Even George Burns (1896-1996) has a better sex life.

Her evenings are about as monotonous as Al Gore speeches.

Her typical night? Going-a-begging, scouring for crumbs of comfort. It's either bar-hopping with the Hampton set, or hanging out with Annette Bening, Ron Silver, Richard Dreyfuss and Bianca Jagger. Dowdy calls it 'staying in touch' with the common man, something Warren Beatty taught her.

Once home, after tripping and stumbling around in a fruitless zigzag search for the computer, the sozzled hag droops over onto her couch, drunker than Teddy Kennedy on St. Patrick's Day.

Through the Bourbon mist, the pie-eyed shrew notices the Power Mac on the coffee table right in front of her, keyboard still sticky after spilling a bottle of viagra-laced Jack Daniels the last time around. In a burst of maniacal delirium, the mad-as-a-hatter scribbler imagined the keyboard had morphed into Michael's puckered lips.

She puts down the bottle this time, though, and starts banging and whacking the keys away in a frenzy, shrieking and moaning at the top of her croaky voice as she goes.

Neighbors say that's how you know Dowdy's penning yet another hate-Bush bleat, especially when she squawks, "Michael! Michael! Why, you son-of-a-(rhymes with itch)! I'll teach you yet!"

But I think I understand what's eating Dowdy, frazzled that Bush's popularity still rates higher than her I.Q. The problem is 7-fold:

• 1) Bush ain't no felon.
• 2) Bush ain't no perjurer.
• 3) Bush ain't no traitor.
• 4) Bush ain't no coward.
• 5) Bush ain't no crook.
• 6) Bush ain't no liar.
• 7) Bush ain't no rapist.

In other words, George W., as Dowdy sees it, has some serious character flaws, not the least of which is that he loves his family -- including (gasp!) his wife!

'What?! No dress-staining, bimbo-chaser defiling the People's House? That's defining morality up. No way, can't have that,' says Dowdy.

Speaking of which, Dowdy-Democrats love to wallow in "moral" crusades, untethered to any substance. To give meaning to her life, Dowdy now fancies herself the keyboard warrioress, doing her part, battling bravely the world's most odious regime -- Bush's.

She's an "army", all right -- an army of none.

Dowdy -- petty, childish, irrelevant -- has become a caricature of ... Dowdy.

Small wonder.

For the weather, you see the weather pages.

For sports, you open the sport pages.

For fashion, you find the fashion pages.

But for no-fact pap, Dowdy's column is the place to go.

Her stuff has all the substance of Diet Coke. Indeed, between Dowdy and "Barbra", the only difference is a spell-check.

'She ain't playing with a full deck,' some say.

I say, what deck?

Her columns are living proof you don't need pea brains to string drivel together into sentences. Dowdy's the little engine -- that couldn't.

The unfettered hate which flows from her Bush-bashing harangues illustrate another point: You don't need to scour caves in Tora-Bora for remnants of al-Qaeda: Pravda West swarms with Taliban-wannabes.

I thought of using Dowdy's column as bird-cage liner.

My bird felt insulted. 'Get that no-talent out of here!'

Dowdy, O Dowdy, hate to burst your bubble, but outside the Beltway, no-one gives a lick what you think. Smear and innuendo from smarmy partisan hacks like you weigh nothing in the balance.

And only shows your pitifully thin grasp of reality. As you try to fill the hate-Bush niche, your tiresome, predictable one-track pony-ism is wearing numbingly dull.

In closing, here's 4 sincere words of advice: Get a life, already.

Gotta hand it to the New York Times, All The Drool That's Fit To Spit.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents...

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[Pippin]

Travel safely!

[Pippin]

How are you doing ?

I read were you were visiting the US. Did you go to Maryland? To Baltimore or Annapolis?

[Pippin]

I love reading John's columns!

[Pippin]

Tow more days til the Patriot's rally in DC!

[dutchess]

I admit to reading JohnH's commentary earlier. Wanted to reply...but I had...like...five minutes...and "my boss" was directing my moves for the rest of the afternoon. Mr. D. needed some extra special attention tonight...out of his staff of 13...11 are female...and all seem to be in the PMS mode.... (AS AM I...LUCKY MR. D!)

ANYWAY...the essay was GREAT....What I don't understand is I thought Dowd and Thomas were like the same. Is Dowd really a young decent looking thing??? Did Douglas REALLY reject her? I just thought she was a fat old shriveled up prune.. What am I missing and PLEASE fill me in on her rejection story....Love when Dems. ditch Dems!!!!!

[daisyscarlett]

The bad news is you missed tea....The good news is it is time for dinner...

[knighthawk]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/753838/posts

NY and New Haven. I could only leave for 5 days, so I was not able to travel around a lot.

[daisyscarlett]

Hi there...Thanks for the lovely sunset photo and very pleasant music....

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping Billie

[Pippin]

Sounds like you had a great time in NYC and meeting those freepers. Did you see the President, who was there for the ceremonies on Patriot's Day?

Next time you get to come here maybe you can come a see Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC. Maybe we can meet and go to the captal.

Since you love history, we can see the Smithstonian Muaeum of American History, It has a lot about the Civil War and has a whole section on the presidents and the presidency.

[daisyscarlett]

Oh yes, Dowd and Douglas were quite the item a few years back. Around the time he made the movie "American President". He squired her to all sorts of Clinton social events. And Douglas got really hammered for expressing political views and he got mad because he said stupid things like "Just because I am an actor does not mean my opinion does not count".

Anyway, he dumped Dowd and hooked up with a much younger, prettier lady (Ms Jones) and some say Dowd never got over it...She turned 50 this year and Ms. Jones turned 30. And Douglas has said some unkind things about Ms. Dowd since the split, too.

Dowd has always "hated" the Bush family. Her father worked for the Secret Service during the first Bush admin. I have often wondered if he got demoted or fired by the Bush's and that is why she hates them so much?

So, does that answer any of your questions? lol....

[daisyscarlett]

We are very happy to have John as part of the Finest Thread. It will be even better when his computer woes are over and he can join us for discussion of his column on posting day.

[knighthawk]

I didn't see Bush, it was impossible to come close. Also most streets around the WTC area were blocked, one could only get to St. Paul's. At the end they opened one barrier, but it was crowded and I could not see anything.

Washington and the south are high on my agenda!

[Pippin]

I heard they came up with a patron saint for computers and the internet and computer/internet users. I'll find out who it is.

[Pippin]

Very good!

You'll love the southern states, especially North Carolina and Tennessee and Maryland, in my unbiased opinoin, that is!

But seriously, we do have some very lovely places in the south. BTW, Don't come to Washington in the summertime, between June and September it is awfully hot and humid and yucky.

[daisyscarlett]

[daisyscarlett]

I am wondering if you have seen the movie or read the book "Gone With the Wind"?

[Pippin]

LOL!!!

That's a good one!

[dutchess]

Thanks for the dowd background. I just thought Douglas left his wife for whats-her-name. PLUS...I just assumed Maureen Dowd was an old hag LIKE Helen Thomas.... God..to be so young AND have potential...but to be SUCH A LOSER!!!!! Ah well....

[Billie]

Hi, Gail - you've been late getting here lately - do you have a written excuse signed by Mom? :)

How's the 'pup' doing?