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...

THIS WEEK'S THREADs

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[Billie]

What I just said to Gail. :) Only, how's your mom doing instead of the pup?

[lodwick]

Hope that everything works out for you this time Pips.

I'll be heading down to Houston for the al clayda shoot-out and Glocktoberfest. Wish you were here with us. ;-)

[Pippin]

Right now, Houston seems a lot safer that Baltimore and Washington!

[daisyscarlett]

[lodwick]

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?


Huh...didn't know that. Thanks for something to think about.

Marueen, you ignorant, incoherent slut, you. Get off W's ass before the BWSniper figgers you're more of a target.

[Aquamarine]

My mom is doing very well, she has recovered from her stint surgery and is back to her old self now.
Meek I am so sorry to hear about your dad. We'll miss you here.

[Pippin]

Wich is the before and wich is the after picture?

[GailA]

Rocky is doing great weighed 6 lbs when he got his 2nd round of shots Tuesday. Loves to ride in the van... (marroon not white)

No, I don't have a note for being late...hubby has JUST GOT to get a job soon, he hogs the computer to watch the weather radars.

[ru4liberty]

...he hogs the computer...

One of the few good things about being single is that I never have to share my computer or my remote control. If/when I ever do remarry, we'll have 2 computers. But I will NEVER relinquish my remote!

[ru4liberty]

Meekie, we'll keep you covered in prayer. You go take good care of your father and holler at us when you get back.

[GailA]

Normally I'd get the computer all day, but with hubby being unemployed he has TOO much time on his hands to hog the computer. Jobs in his field are nearly non-existant right now and may not be there for a long time to come. Add in age 55 you have a problem. He needs to make up his mind to go for additional training in a new field.

[Pippin]

Good night all!

I was over at the Dose thread for a bit, but I'm ready for bed, so I'll seeya all tomorrow!

May God bless you all!

[Lorelei]

Hi - just wanted you all to know that I appreciate what you do here. FR's Finest has helped me to get to know some of the other people on freerepublic - thank you to everyone involved in doing these bios. I have been coming to freerepublic for almost a year, - but I just signed up this morning, in fact, this is my very first post. I thought this would be a good place to start.

Thanks again for introducing me to some fine people over the past few weeks.

[HiJinx]

Please forgive me, I know I should be pinging more people right now, but I'm not sure who'all is on and responding to Meek's earlier (#181) post. I FReepmailed him, and have received an update...he's sleeping now (I hope), and will be heading out very early Thursday morning. Here 'tis:

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Re: Drive to Denver October 23, 2002
From MeeknMing | 2002-10-23 20:26:37 read

Dad's in Swedish Medical Center in Engelwood Colo, actually. This thing is getting a bit worse as we go forward. I find out after my posts that he has a neck fracture and after a 3 hour surgery (supposed to be 45 minutes) that he's in ICU. Sheesh. (There are tests they've done waiting results and more to do). My cousin here in Dallas is a retired Dallas police and he's on top of it better than I could ever be....thank goodness for Ray - he is always on top of family stuff. :O) The arm surgery went ok, but they had to do muscle repair, and I won't really know much til I get there tomorrow. Just tell everyone that I'm on my way EARLY in the morning and you can post any of my note here to anyone you want to.

I'm tired right now and gotta get up early so I have to go right now. My best to everyone, ok?

[Mama_Bear]

Hi Meek! I just now got here. So sorry to hear about your Dad. I don't know if you will get this ping before you leave or not, but prayers are being sent your way......for your safe arrival in Denver and for your Dad's quick recovery from his accident.

We will hold down the fort for you.

[Mama_Bear]

Dad's in Swedish Medical Center in Engelwood Colo, actually. This thing is getting a bit worse as we go forward. I find out after my posts that he has a neck fracture and after a 3 hour surgery (supposed to be 45 minutes) that he's in ICU. Sheesh.

Oh, so sorry to hear this. Meek, I will keep both you and your dad in my prayers.

Thanks, HiJinx, for the update.

[HiJinx]

Both a duty and a pleasure, Mama_Bear!
I was beginning to wonder if anyone was still up...that's sort of a curse for us here in the West!
You ok?

[Mama_Bear]

Sorry I missed all of you today. I will see you tomorrow, for sure.

Lorelei, like most everyone else, you are probably not here at this hour, but want you to know we are happy you honored us with your first ever post. Please stop by often, we love welcoming new Finest FRiends! :-)

[Mama_Bear]

I was beginning to wonder if anyone was still up...that's sort of a curse for us here in the West!

LOL! I know. We always lag behind, don't we? But, I suppose it could be worse, we could be in Hawaii!

You ok?

I'm fine.....just pushed for time as always. Same ol' story......work interferes with my on-line time, but, unfortunately I can't figure out a way to get paid for this. LOL!

[Diver Dave]

Thanks from me also for that update Jinx. Praying for Meekie, his dad and the family.